EVENTS

Montclair State alumni are invited to participate in a wide variety of dynamic programs throughout the year. These include lifelong learning lectures and panels, special activities for recent graduates, as well as social and networking opportunities ranging from career services to athletics, musical and theater performances and more.

Below is a list of current programming. We encourage you to check back often as new events and programming are under development and being added to the calendar continuously. Click the links where applicable or call the Office of Alumni Relations at 973-655-4141 for more information.

OCTOBER 2011

Imagination in the Post - 9/11 World: How have we changed?
Date: October 12
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Memorial Auditorium
Description: The Creative Research Center (CRC), and the Office of Education & Community Outreach (OECO) co-sponsor a live event commemorating the tenth anniversary of 9/11. This event includes a special performance by BFA dance majors of the 1956 Jose Limon classic, There is a Time, as well as interdisciplinary panel discussion and audience-participation Q&A on the uses of the imagination in the post-9/11 world, moderated by Prof. Neil Baldwin, of the Theatre and Dance department and CRC director.
For more information, contact Neil Baldwin at creative@mail.montclair.edu or click here.

CHSS Marie-Frazee-Baldassarre Speakers & Poets: Eilean Ni Chulleanain
Date: October 13
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Cohen Lounge, Dickson Hall - First Floor
Description: Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin is one of the most distinguished poets writing today. Her most recent volume, The Sun-Fish, was awarded the Griffin Prize for Poetry and was a runner-up for the T.S. Eliot Prize and several other awards. Her first volume, Acts and Monuments, won the Patrick Kavanagh award. Other volumes include The Brazen Serpent and The Girl who Married the Reindeer. She has translated poetry from Irish, Italian, and Romanian. At Trinity College Dublin Eiléan taught the literature of the English Reformation and the European Renaissance for many years, and she has also been Head of the Department of English and Dean of the Faculty of Arts. Although her poetry has been considered “difficult,” students here at MSU liked it very much and appreciated its brilliance and subtlety.
Contact: mcdiarmidl@mail.montclair.edu or 973-655-4274

Borrowed Gods? The Reception and Translation of Greek Myth in Archaic Cyprus
Date: Thursday, October 13
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Cohen Lounge, Dickson Hall
Description: The Archaeological Institute of America and the Center for Heritage & Archaeological Studies invite you to an illustrated lecture by Dr. Derek Counts, Department of Art History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (AIA Kershaw Lecture). Divine figures bearing the trademarks of the traditional Greek Herakles–the lion, bow, and club–are found in nearly every artistic media present in the archaeological record of Iron Age Cyprus, illustrating the disposition of Cypriote artists to appropriate and transform borrowed divine images and assimilate them into a local, polyvalent religious tradition. The ambiguity that arises from the liberal borrowing, mixing, and reconstitution of divine representations characterizes the visual record of Cypriote religion as early as prehistory. This talk will examine the relationship between sculptural images of the so-called “Cypriote Herakles” with images of another warrior, a triple-bodied figure identified with the Greek Geryon, giving special attention to their function within a Cypriote religious context. Dr Counts received a PhD in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology from the University of California, Berkeley. He specializes in the archaeology of Greece, Cyprus, and the Eastern Mediterranean, Cypriote sculpture and its associated iconography, Cypriote sanctuaries and cult, and the archaeology of religion. Additionally, he is Co-Principal Investigator, under a National Science Foundation Grant, for a project on Research Experiences for Undergraduates, and, since 2003, Associate Director of the Athienou Archaeological Project at Athienou, Cyprus. He has also excavated in Israel.
For more information, contact 973-655-3479 or 973-655-7420, rennert@mail.montclair.edu

Kaleidoscope
The John J. Cali School of Music
Date: October 14, 7:30 p.m. and October 15, 8 p.m.
Location: Alexander Kasser Theater
Ticket Cost: $15
Description: Don't miss this 90-minute non-stop showcase featuring music of all styles: choral, orchestral, band jazz, vocal, chamber, musical theatre, and solo instrumental!
For more information or to purchase tickets: www.peakperfs.org / 973-655-5112

Campy & Yogi: The Men Behind the Myths
Date: October 15
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center
Details: Allen Barra, author of Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee, and Neil Lanctot, author of Campy: The Two Lives of Roy Campanella, will explore the lives and legacies of baseball’s two greatest catchers in program moderated by historian Marty Appel. Both authors' books available for purchase. Regular Museum admission.
RSVP: 973-655-6891

National Chamber Choir of Ireland
Paul Hillier, Artistic Director and Conductor
Date: October 16
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Alexander Kasser Theater
Ticket Cost: $15
Description: Many stories have been born from the mists of Irish mythology. None, however, can match the epic tale of St. Patrick’s encounter with Caílte and Oisín, the last of Finn mac Cumaill’s legendary band of warriors. This grand saga, the Acallam na Senórach: “An Irish Colloquy”, intertwines the ancient lore and the new religion, creating a new and lasting vision for Ireland. The tale has been adapted into an hour-long English-language music and vocal piece by composer Tarik O’Regan.
For more information or to purchase tickets: www.peakperfs.org / 973-655-5112

Coccia Institute: Film screening – Luchino Visconti’s Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) in recognition of Il Risorgimento – 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy
In collaboration with Montclair State University’s Amici Club and Dr. Teresa Fiore, Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies
Date: October 17
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Dickson Hall-- Cohen Lounge
Description: Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard is an epic on the grandest possible scale. The film is set in Sicily and recreates, with nostalgia, drama, and opulence, the tumultuous years of the Italian Risorgimento--the period that marks the end of foreign occupation and emergence of Italy as a unified and democratic state. Starring Burt Lancaster as Prince Salina, the Sicilian leopard of the title, an aging patrician whose declining fortunes under Garibaldi and the fights for independence of the 1860s lead him to arrange a financially advantageous marriage between his nephew Tancredi (Alain Delon) and Angelica(Claudia Cardinale), the daughter of a rich merchant, Don Calogero Sedara (Paolo Stoppa). The movie exults in the last gasps of the nobility's wealth even as it acknowledges and, ambivalently, endorses the necessity of its end. Awarded the Palme d’Or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, The Leopard translates Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s novel, and the history it recounts, into a truly cinematic masterpiece.
Contact: Dr. Mary Ann Re, Director-Coccia Institute, 973-655-4038 or rem@mail.montclair.edu

MBA Information Session
Date: October 19
Time: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Location: Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ 07738
Description: Now is the time to energize your career...Get your Saturday MBA today. Join us at an information session to see how our new MBA program will strengthen your business skills and help you fulfill your professional goals. The Saturday MBA program is designed to fit the schedule of a working professional. By attending classes on Saturdays, you can earn your MBA in 18 months. Classes meet on the Lincroft campus of Brookdale Community College, in Monmouth County, NJ - a few minutes away from Exit 109 on the Garden State Parkway. The session will provide an overview of the Montclair State University MBA programs, the application and admission process. For more information, click here.

Self-Assessment Workshop
Date: Thursday, October 20
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: University Hall, ADP Center, Room 1121
Description: Are you interested in affirming your career interests? Are you unsure about how your preferences align with the world of work? If you're answering yes, then this seminar is for you! We'll discuss the benefits of self-assessment, while highlighting the need to identify themes and patterns. This seminar will take place in a computer lab and offers the opportunity to complete online self-assessments, including the Holland Code Quiz for self-assessment and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter (similar to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator).If you plan on attending, please RSVP at AlumniRSVP@mail.montclair.edu at your earliest convenience with your name, graduation year, and phone number. Please reference 10/20 Self-Assessment Workshop in the subject line. Space is limited, so register today. Refreshments will be served. All visitors are directed to park in the Red Hawk Parking Deck for a nominal fee. For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 973-655-4141.

A Chorus Line
Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Edward Kleban; Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante;
Directed by Clay James
A co-production by the John J. Cali School of Music and the Department of Theatre and Dance
Date: October 19, 20, 21, 25, 26 & 27, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 22, 23, & 30, 2 p.m.
Oct. 22, 29, 8 p.m.
Location:Memorial Auditorium
Ticket Cost: $15
Description: For 17 dancers, their audition for a new Broadway musical is the one opportunity to do what they've always dreamed—to have the chance to dance. This is A Chorus Line, the musical for everyone who’s ever had a dream and put it all on the line. This singular sensation, winner of nine Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for drama with a book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante; lyrics by Edward Kleban and music by Marvin Hamlisch is the longest-running American Broadway musical ever. Come meet the next generation of Broadway’s best!
For more information or to purchase tickets: www.peakperfs.org / 973-655-5112

Watch the World Series With Yogi
Date: October 20
Time: 7:00 -11:00 p.m.
Location: Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center
Details: The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center will be hosting its unique “Watch the World Series With Yogi” event on Thursday, Oct. 20 for Game 2 of the Series, with visitors getting to rub elbows with the man who has won more World Series rings (10) than anyone in baseball history. The event, including a ballpark dinner, will take place in the newly refurbished Museum theater, with only 65 guests.
Cost: Tickets are $250, with proceeds to benefit the Museum’s education programs.
RSVP: 973-655-2378

Kūlanihāko‘i: Living Waters by Nā Kinimakalehua
Artistic Director - Hōkūlani Holt
Date: October 20 & 21, 7:30 p.m.
October 22, 8 p.m.
October 23, 3 p.m.
Location: Alexander Kasser Theater
Ticket Cost: $15
Description: For untold generations, the seafaring people of the Hawaiian Islands have looked to the horizon for a glimpse of what is to come. Kūlanihāko‘i: Living Waters is a new hula drama created by Nā Kinimakalehua, a consortium of Kumu Hula (hula masters) that blends the traditional and contemporary stories of Hawaii.
For more information or to purchase tickets: www.peakperfs.org / 973-655-5112

Coccia Institute: Teaching Italian Symposium/Workshop IV
Date: October 21
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: University Hall Conference Center
Description: The AP Italian Exam: Formazione di docenti e discenti (professional development conference for teachers of Italian K-16). Presentation of the national Coccia-Inserra Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Teaching of Italian (K-12)
Contact: Dr. Mary Ann Re, Director-Coccia Institute, 973-655-4038 or rem@mail.montclair.edu

A Chorus Line: Join us for a Special Alumni Event!
Date: Sunday, October 23
Time: 2:00 p.m. Show Time / Reception immediately following the performance
Location: Memorial Auditorium
Ticket Price: $15
Description: Alumni are invited to join us for a production of A Chorus Line. Come back to campus and see all of the exciting changes and enjoy an afternoon of entertainment as our current students take the stage. Meet and greet the company of A Chorus Line at an exclusive alumni post-reception with a welcome from Dean Geoffrey Newman, Director Clay James, and Department of Theatre and Dance Chair, Randy Mugleston. Mingle with CART faculty and staff and reacquaint yourself with fellow classmates. Friends and family are welcome. Backstage and facility tours will be available upon request.
Refreshments will be served. All visitors are directed to park in the Red Hawk Parking Deck for a nominal fee. Peak Performances offers parking vouchers that may be purchased for $6 at the box office.
To purchase tickets, click here. Note that tickets sell out fast, so order your tickets today!
For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 973-655-4141.

Graduate Open House
Date: October 23
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: University Hall
Description: Are you looking to advance your career, improve your salary range and achieve upward mobility in the workplace? A graduate degree from Montclair State University can help! The Graduate School at Montclair State University will be hosting a Graduate Open House on Sunday, October 23, 2011 in University Hall starting at 12:00pm! Faculty from nearly 100 graduate programs will be on campus to answer your program specific questions and explain the benefits of a graduate degree from MSU. In addition, a number of programs will be hosting breakout sessions throughout the day. Please review our schedule below and register for the event today! If you have any questions, email us at graduate.school@montclair.edu or call 973-655-5147.
We look forward to seeing you at our Graduate Open House!
Click here for more information.

MSU Theatre on the Move!
Date: October 25, 8:00 p.m.
October 26, 11:00 p.m.
October 27, 8:00 p.m.
December 16, 11:00 a.m.
Location: L. Howard Fox Theatre
Description: In an effort to extend MSU’s outreach, OECO and the Department of Theatre & Dance will be launching Theatre On The Move beginning Fall 2011. The Touring Company brings performances to schools which feature plays about youth and contemporary social issues. Includes a post-play discussion, and a study guide.
For more information or to book a performance, click here.

Homecoming
Saturday, October 29

Come back to campus for a Homecoming celebration of fun events and programs for the whole family
that will make your return to Montclair State unforgettable.

Class of 1986 25th Reunion Celebration
Date: 10/29/11 (Homecoming)
Description: Calling all 1986 graduates! We'd like your participation in helping to plan your 25th anniversary. We've set the date for October 29 to coincide with Homecoming. If you or anyone you know from the Class of 1986 is interested in chairing a committee to help spread the word to your classmates, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 973-655-4141 or alumni@mail.montclair.edu.

FAR
Wayne Mcgregor | Random Dance (U.K.)
Date: October 27 & 28, 7:30 p.m.
October 29, 8 p.m.
October 30, 3 p.m.
Location: Alexander Kasser Theater
Ticket Cost: $15
Description: Wayne McGregor is hunting the ghost in the machine. Inspired by Roy Porter’s Flesh in the Age of Reason (detailing cognitive exploration during the Enlightenment), FAR is a kinetically explosive interpretation of the mind-body connection. McGregor’s dancers, classically trained and moving with an almost super-human energy, whip themselves around the stage in a blur of spins and disjointed angles - hyperextended arms and legs doing the near impossible. They search for the divine relationship between the body and the soul.
For more information or to purchase tickets: www.peakperfs.org / 973-655-5112

Getting Down to Business: Seminar on Sports Media Careers
Date: October 30
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Details: Conference in conjunction with Lunar Sports Group for students seeking insights into careers in sports. Seminar features presentations from some of the New York area's leading sports media professionals.
For more information: 973-228-5500 or pcapra@lunarsportsgroup.com

NOVEMBER 2011

MSU Symphonic Band and MSU Campus-Community Band
The John J. Cali School of Music
Date: November 1
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Alexander Kasser Theater
Ticket Cost: $15
Description: Thomas McCauley and Shelley Axelson, conductors Including music by Jager, Stamp, Grainger and Respighi.
For more information or to purchase tickets: www.peakperfs.org / 973-655-5112

The Margaret and Herman Sokol Science Lecture: “Persistent physical and mental health effects in World Trade Center survivors”
Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Kasser Theater
Description: Presented by Dr. Steven D. Stellman, Director of Research, World Trade Center Health Registry,
NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene and Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. Ticket available at the Kasser Theater Box Office. Free to all MSU students, faculty, staff and alumni. $15.00 all others.

CHSS Marie-Frazee-Baldassarre Speakers & Poets: Bernard O’Donoghue
Date: Thursday, November 3
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Dickson Hall, Cohen Lounge
Description: Bernard O’Donoghue is an Irish poet living in England. He has taught Old English, Middle English literature, medieval poetry, and modern Irish poetry at Wadham College, Oxford, for many years. His poetry is primarily inspired by his native Cork, but, as it says in Poetry Ireland Review, “Although O’Donoghue may be classified as an Irish émigré poet, he is refreshingly without the anxieties and hang-ups of the exiled, displaced expatriate, revelling instead in his freedom to inhabit more than one place.” Students here connected immediately with his lovely short lyrics, probably because of the tone of intimacy and the language that (according to a review in the Guardian) is “sane and beautiful.” He is the author of five collections of poetry, one of which won the Whitbread Award for Poetry. His newest volume, Farmers Cross, was just published in June.

MSU Symphony Orchestra
The John J. Cali School of Music
Date: November 5
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Alexander Kasser Theater
Ticket Cost: $15
Description: Ken Lam, conductor. Newly appointed Director of Orchestra Studies Ken Lam and the MSU Symphony Orchestra will present a season of contemporary and classical masterpieces, including works by Beethoven, Brahms, Barber and Ravel, and featuring MSU Concerto Competition Winner Wenwen Liu performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3.
For more information or to purchase tickets: www.peakperfs.org / 973-655-5112

The Anti-Bullying Certificate (12 hour training)
Presented by The Center for Child Advocacy
Date: November 5, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. & November 12, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: November 5: University Hall - Room 1030, November 12: University Hall - Room 1040
Description: This certificate will provide training for professionals working with children, parents, and school personnel who wish to gain a deeper understanding of bullying. Expert faculty will present state of the art information on bullying with an emphasis on the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Law and what the law means for our children. Topics include: Definitions and types of bullying, Characteristics of victims, The Bullying Spectrum, Current interventions, Short and long term effects of bullying, Prevention strategies, The Investigation process, and New Jersey's Anti-Bullying Law. Click here for full brochure. To learn more about the Center for Child Advocacy, click here.
Cost: $245 per person (includes welcome packet, attendance at both trainings, breakfast, boxed lunch and light refreshments)
Registration: Click here to Register online.
For more information: 973-655-4188 or montecinosd@mail.montclair.edu

University Singers & Wind Symphony Fall Concert
The John J. Cali School of Music
Date: November 6
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Alexander Kasser Theater
Ticket Cost: $15
Description: Heather J. Buchanan & Thomas McCauley, conductors. The Singers will feature a variety of sacred and secular choral repertoire, including Brahms’ Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren, Wolf’s Verborgenheit, Whitacre’s Lux Aurumque, Stanford’s “Justorum animae” from Three Motets, and the East Coast premiere of Stametz’s “Niño de Rosas” from Three Mystical Choruses. The MSU Wind Symphony will present movements from Czechoslovakian composer Antonin Dvořák's wonderful chamber piece, Serenade, op. 44 and Pulitzer Prize winning composer and fellow Czech composer Karel Husa's Music for Prague 1968.
For more information or to purchase tickets: www.peakperfs.org / 973-655-5112

CHSS Marie-Frazee-Baldassarre Speakers & Poets:Nicholas Grene - “Dancing at Lughnasa: Layers of Memory”
Professor of English Literature, Trinity College Dublin
Date: Tuesday, November 8
Time: 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: University Hall, 2040
Nicky Grene is an expert in Irish, English, and European theatre, acclaimed internationally for his excellent scholarship, dry wit, and personal warmth. His book The Politics of Irish Drama is required reading for my students; he is also the author of books on Shakespeare, Yeats, and Synge, among others. His memoir Nothing Quite Like It: An American-Irish Childhood will be published in September 2011. He is a wonderful lecturer, and will combine lecture with discussion of this play, which will be performed this fall by the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York and is also available on dvd. Reception with refreshments in the middle of the seminar.

Inserra Chair: Joseph Stella’s Futurism between Italy and the U.S.
Sponsored by the Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies at Montclair State University, with the support of the Newark Museum, the Consulate of Italy in Newark, and the Embassy of Italy in Washington, D.C.
Date: November 10
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Billy Johnson Auditorium, Newark Museum
Description: A panel of Italian Studies and Visual Arts experts on Stella’s artistic trajectory. Newark Museum galleries will be open for viewing of his famous polyptych "Voice of the City of New York Interpreted”
Contact: inserra@montclair.edu or www.montclair.edu/inserra/

Diversity Week 2011
Date: November 12 – 18, 2011
Description: The MSU community will once again join celebrating Diversity Week, an initiative of the Office of Education and Community Outreach and MSU Equity and Diversity Programs. In its seventh year, this multi-disciplinary program, is seeking to instill a University and community-wide appreciation and tolerance for diverse perspectives. Consisting of art exhibits, lectures. arts residencies, performances, and a conference - these events unite students, faculty, staff, alumni and surrounding community members in an inclusive setting.
For more information, please click here.

Attorney Alumni Network Event
Date: November 15
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: University Conference Center
Description: The Montclair State University Attorney Alumni Network event will take place at the University Conference Center high atop University Hall with a panoramic view of Manhattan. We hope that you can join us for hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. If you are a Montclair State University alumnus/a who has completed undergraduate or graduate programs at Montclair State and have gone on to become an attorney, please complete this survey to assist us as we work to build the Montclair State Attorney Alumni Network. Please respond to alumni@mail.montclair.edu. Kindly indicate Attorney Alumni Event in the subject line or call the Alumni Relations Office at 973-655-4141.

CHSS Marie-Frazee-Baldassarre Speakers & Poets: Yopie Prins
Professor of English and of Comparative Literature, University of Michigan
Date: Thursday, November 17
1:00 p.m., University Hall 2026, "Reading the Rhythms of Victorian Verse"
4:00 p.m., Dickson Hall, Cohen Lounge, " 'Break, Break, Break' into Song"
Description: Yopie Prins is an expert in Victorian poetry, especially meter, and has become one of the leading scholars in the field. Her book Victorian Sappho (1999) was awarded the Sonia Rudikoff Prize for First Book in Victorian Studies and Honorable Mention for the MLA First Book Prize. Her book Ladies' Greek: Translations of Tragedy is forthcoming from Princeton. Yopie is also co-editor and translator of The Defiant Muse: Dutch and Flemish Feminist Poems. Most important, however, are Yopie’s close connections with our department: Yopie was Lee Behlman’s dissertation director, and in the dark backward and abysm of time (1977 – 1981) she was Lucy McDiarmid’s student and advisee at Swarthmore.

Stage Door by Edna Ferber, and George S. Kaufman
Directed by Susan Kerner
Montclair State University's Department of Theatre and Dance in the College of the Arts
Date: November 17, 18 & 21, 7:30 p.m.
November 19 & 20, 2 p.m.
November 19, 8 p.m.
Location: Alexander Kasser Theater
Ticket Cost: $15
Description: Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman’s classic 1936 comedy reveals the colorful world of young actresses pursuing careers in New York City. A charming love letter to the theatre, Stage Door examines the lure of Hollywood and the temptation to abandon the stage for the silver screen. Hilarity, romance, and despair infuse the characters’ lives as they strive to stay true to themselves and hold onto their dreams.
For more information or to purchase tickets: www.peakperfs.org / 973-655-5112

Works-a-Foot 2011
Montclair State University's Department of Theatre and Dance in the College of the Arts
Artistic Directors - Nancy Lushington and Lori Katterhenry
Date: November 30, December 1 & 2, 7:30 p.m.
December 3 , 8 p.m.
December 4, 2 p.m.
Location: Memorial Auditorium
Ticket Cost: $15
Description: The MSU Dance Department's first show of the season is a must-see event, featuring choreography by world renowned director and choreographer Bill T. Jones. D-Man in the Waters (1989( is Bill T. Jones's joyful tour-de-force and a genuine modern dance classic, set to Mendelssohn's Octet in E Flat Major Opus 20. Dedicated to former company member Demian Acquavella, this renowned work is a celebration of life and the resiliency of the human spirit. Other choreographers for this concert include Earl Mosley and MSU dance faculty members.
For more information or to purchase tickets: www.peakperfs.org / 973-655-5112

DECEMBER 2011

MSU Symphony Orchestra
The John J. Cali School of Music
Date: December 3
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Alexander Kasser Theater
Ticket Cost: $15
Description: Ken Lam, conductor. Newly appointed Director of Orchestra Studies Ken Lam and the MSU Symphony Orchestra will present a season of contemporary and classical masterpieces, including works by Beethoven, Brahms, Barber and Ravel, and featuring MSU Concerto Competition Winner Wenwen Liu performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3.
For more information or to purchase tickets: www.peakperfs.org / 973-655-5112

MSU Jazz Band I
The John J. Cali School of Music
Date: December 4
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Alexander Kasser Theater
Ticket Cost: $15
Description: Jeffrey Kunkel, director. The December jazz concert will present the first Cali School of Music Alumni Jazz Band, featuring alumni who have played in the MSU Jazz Band over the last 13 years under Dr. Kunkel's direction. Following the alumni performance, the MSU Jazz Band will perform Benny Carter's Kansas City Suite, as recorded by the legendary band of New Jersey's own Count Basie.
For more information or to purchase tickets: www.peakperfs.org / 973-655-5112

PARABLES –Robert Livingston Aldridge, composer / Herschel Garfein, libretto
Open Dress Rehearsal - Featuring the MSU Chorale & MSU Symphony Orchestra
Presented by John J. Cali School of Music in cooperation with OECO
Date: Saturday, December 10
Time:1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Alexander Kasser Theater
Description: This exciting new work deals with the themes of tolerance and universality of cultural and spiritual beliefs and utilizes texts drawn from Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The MSU Chorale is joined by the MSU Symphony Orchestra, professional soloists Monica Yunus soprano, Janara Kellerman mezzo-soprano, John Lindsey tenor, Todd Thomas baritone, and professional instrumentalists under the direction of Dr. Heather J. Buchanan, conductor. Audience will have the opportunity to interact with the composer, librettist and conductor.
Admission: Free – ticket required. Contact Kathleen Reddington at reddingtonk@mail.montclair.edu or 973-655 7071; no later than Friday, November 11, 2011.
For more information, click here.

MARCH 2012

Coccia Institute: Italian Language and Culture Day
Sponsored by Coccia Institute and ITANJ (Italian Teachers Association of New Jersey)
Date: March 28
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: University Hall Conference Center
Description: Original performances in Italian by students in middle and high schools
Contact: Dr. Mary Ann Re, Director-Coccia Institute, 973-655-4038 or rem@mail.montclair.edu

APRIL 2012

Coccia Institute: Comic Opera by Giacomo Rossini
Dates: April 28, 8:00 p.m.
April 29, 3:00 p.m. with pre-concert talk with Professor Jeffrey Gall at 1:30 p.m.
Location: Alexander Kasser Theater
Description: Another hit by Giacomo Rossini, the legendary genius of Italian comic opera. Fully-staged performances by MSU Opera Workshop and MSU Symphony of the John J. Cali School of Music. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
Contact: Dr. Mary Ann Re, Director-Coccia Institute, 973-655-4038 or rem@mail.montclair.edu