Colleges offering variety of film, music premiering this weekend
Bridgette Redman
Act I: Film explores what comes next after pandemic
When it came time to figure out how his Lansing Community College theater class would tackle their spring performance, Mark Colson wasn’t interested in directing just another regular show translated to Zoom or livestream.
“If we were going to do this, I wanted to test the boundaries of something else,” Colson said.
He and his class started with the idea of devised theater and it grew into an original film that looks forward to what people hope for and expect after the pandemic is over.
Trailblazing musicians: Honoring women composers
Michigan State University College of Music artists will showcase women musicians who broke barriers in the world of music through a live broadcast event that wraps the 11th season of the Joanne and Bill Church West Circle Series. “Trailblazers: Celebrating Women in Music” premieres at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 19
on the MSU College of Music Livestream Channel. The broadcast will include new recordings captured at MSU’s Fairchild Theatre.
The concert theme, “Trailblazers,” signifies the courage of women musicians to push forward despite their artistry being ignored or downplayed. Featured works will highlight the contributions and influence women have had in a variety of musical genres and styles. The event weaves together compositions by Amy Beach, Florence Price, Lena McLin, Ann Ronell, Mary Lou Williams and Keiko Abe.
MSU College of Music to rebroadcast full production of Handelâs Messiah
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LANSING, Mich. â Michigan State Universityâs College of Music will stream a rebroadcast of a beloved holiday tradition with a performance of Handelâs
Messiah. The rebroadcast features 220 choristers and 40 instrumentalists in a powerful 2015 performance at the
MSU Wharton Center Cobb Great Hall under the direction of David Rayl [music.msu.edu], professor of music and director of choral programs at MSU.