Smith Fine Arts Series

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UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT WOU FOUNDATION ALUMNI PARENTS AFFILIATED GROUPS	Mission The Edgar H. Smith Fine Arts Series provides quality performing arts presentations for the mid-Willamette Valley community and supports the community service and educational missions of Western Oregon University. Further, the Series provides master classes and workshops for University students; performances and discussion for our elementary and secondary schools; and informal lectures and demonstrations for the public, preceding performances. History An outstanding element of Western Oregon University’s public service mission for the past 30 years has been the Smith Fine Arts Series, contributing to the University’s growing reputation as a center for the arts in the mid-Willamette Valley. The series was created in 1976 by Edgar H. Smith, a leading arts advocate and educator, to inaugurate the opening of Rice Auditorium. The series was later named for Dr. Smith on the occasion of his death in 1979. The Smith Fine Arts Series is supported by ticket sales, grants, individual membership donations, and private and corporate sponsors. Western Oregon University provides the venue, management, and technical support. The 600- seat Rice Auditorium on the WOU campus serves as the performance venue and outreach facility; it operates with support of in-kind services from the University. An 18-member board selected from Monmouth, Dallas, Independence and Salem governs the series, serving three-year terms. The board includes representatives of the business community; education; senior citizens; and University faculty, staff and, students. The Board of Directors is a working board with each member actively participating in committee assignments and board responsibilities throughout the year. The Smith Fine Arts Series is managed by an artistic director with many years of experience in the arts. The series presents jazz, classical music, dance, and world music. Many artists also present outreach or master classes aimed at K-12 and university students Smith Fine Arts Series Board of Directors Terri Gregory, President Mark Fancey, President Elect Vonnie Good, Past President Janeanne Rockwell-Kincanon, Secretary Gail Arkley Jack Frauendiener Nancy Hier Bill Hughes Bruce Mayhall Rastrelli Betsy Messer Cindy Musgrove Karl Paulson Dr. Hilda Rosselli Ray Sagner Pat Schrader Maggie Triplett John Van Dreal Nancy Magill, Ex Officio Grieke Moran, Ex Officio Evelyn Smith Lorence, Honorary Member Dr. Keller Coker, Executive Director Sandy Newland, Assistant Director Becca Scott, Associate Director Performance History 2012-2013 Vagabond Opera Andrew York Rainbow Dance Solas-Shamrock City Joe Lovano & American Metropole Orchestra 60s Soul featuring Marilyn Keller & Neil Thurston & Western Hemisphere Orchustra 2011-2012 OREGON Francesco Buzzurro & Richard Smith Toronto Consort Martha Reeves & Western Hemisphere Orchestra Do Jump! Rio Nights featuring Eduardo Mendonça & American Metropole Orchestra Asleep at the Wheel 2010-2011 Cirque Mechanics The Travelin McCoury's Adam Del Monte Ensemble Galilei Allen Touissant & American Metropole Orchestra 2009-2010 Danza Contemporanea Universitaria Rebecca Fromherz Moscow String Quartet Inti-Illimani An Evening with Mel Brown Lizz Wright 2008-2009 Brasil Brazil The Impressions Portland Baroque Orchestra 2007-2008 Freddy Cole & Kevin Mahogany Pearl Django Garth Fagan Dance Lazer Vaudeville 2006-2007 Regina Carter Alonzo King Tears of Joy Boston Brass Obo Addy 2005-2006 Rainbow Dance Pink Martini Do Jump Emerson String Quartet Mark Morris Dance Group 2004-2005 Michael Allen Harrison Capitol Steps Jazz Tap Ensemble Vienna Choir Boys Opera A La Carte 2003-2004 Ladysmith Black Mambazo Imago-Masked Theatre Ensemble Blind Boys of Alabama Taylor 2 Dance Company 2002-2003 Quartetto Gelato Peking Acrobats Moscow Chamber Orchestra David Parson's Dance Company 2001-2002 BeauSoleil Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Preservation Hall Jazz Band American String Quartet 2000-2001 Mystical Arts of Tibet Margie Gillis Fred Hersch Trio Eroica Trio 1999-2000 Arturo Sandoval Sextet Trio Voronezh Pilobolus Dance Theatre Ying Huang 1998-1999 Carlos Nunez Chanticleer Charlie Haden's Quartet West St. Petersburg Ballet of Russia Click here to see full performance history
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