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Residency Program
Many of the artists performing in the series also accept our challenge to bring the fine arts to the youth of the community. School residencies are carried out in cooperation with Apache Junction, Superior, Miami, Globe, Coolidge, Ray (Hayden), and the San Carlos Apache school districts and with local colleges and universities. The ability to interact with youth in this fashion is a key criterion for artist selection.
Opportunities for 2011-12 Residency Programs
in Cooperation with the Gold Canyon Arts Council
1. Robert Faust – Faustwork Mask Theater
Monday, November 21 – Mr. Faust is available to do a mask workshop for drama students and a general performance open to all district students on the same day as long as both are held at the same venue and both occur in the AM or both in the PM. (If this opportunity is not taken by AJUSD, this residency will be offered to another regional school.)
Friday, November 18 - Mr. Faust will present his public performance at the Gold Canyon United Methodist Church at 7:30 PM. Teachers and students are invited to attend this unique, humorous production.
2. Tucson Boys Choir
Sunday, December 18, 3:00 PM - This is a public performance only and no residencies are scheduled. Students and teachers are invited to attend – especially choral students – to hear and see a first-rate young people’s group with a Western flair.
3. Jeffrey Siegel – Pianist
Friday, January 20 – 10:00 AM bus-in performance at the Gold Canyon United Methodist Church. Students from any regional school or home school students are welcome to attend. This would be a great experience for students studying piano or any other musical instruments. Not recommended for primary students. Piano teachers are encouraged to bring students.
Friday, January 20 – 7:30 PM – Siegel’s public performance at the Gold Canyon United Methodist Church. This will be a Keyboard Conversations presentation in which Siegel speaks with the audience about the music and its performance on the piano. Everyone will enjoy the general audience orientation of this concert. Watch his You Tube clip and you’ll see why.
4. Borealis Wind Quintet
Thursday, February 23 - PM residency available to AJUSD schools. (If not taken, this residency will be offered to another school district.)
Friday, February 24 – AM residency available to AJUSD schools. (If not taken, this residency will be offered to another school district.)
Friday, February 24 – 7:30 PM public performance. This is a great opportunity for district instrumental music students. Teachers and students are invited to attend.
5. American Chamber Players
Friday, March 9 – 10 AM bus-in concert at Gold Canyon United Methodist Church (tentative). Appropriate for middle school and high school students.
Friday, March 9 – afternoon string master class in AJUSD– most appropriate for students studying string instruments but good for all students studying instrumental music.
Friday, March 9 – public performance at 7:30 PM at Gold Canyon United Methodist Church. Teachers and students are invited to attend.
To arrange a Gold Canyon Arts Council residency, contact: Dr. Gary Ackerson
480-753-0022; gackerson@mchsi.com.
To view You Tube clips of the artists, go to the Council’s web site at gcac1.com under the “Canyon Sounds” tab.
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