Kaleidoscope 3

Introduction and Welcome

Mark Scheffler '91, The Appleton Group
Brian Pertl '86, Dean of the Conservatory

Pekaad (from Palawakia) performed by Gamelan Cahaya Asri

Composer: I Gede Manik (1912-1984)
Director: I Dewa Ketut Alit Adnyana
Founder: Sonja Lynn Downing

Video: A behind the scenes interview and look at the Gamelan and rehearsal for this performance.

Scherzo (from String Quintet in G Major, op. 77)

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904)

Helen Rowe, violin
Francie Weberpal, violin
Amy Budzicz, viola
Ruby Brallier, cello
Peter Mancina, bass
Mark Urness, coach

“Svete tihiy” (from Strastnaya sedmitsa, op. 58) performed by the Concert Choir

Alexander Gretchaninoff (1864-1956)
Stephen Sieck, conductor

Take a look behind-the-scenes at the rehearsal for this performance.

“Hoe Down” (from the ballet Rodeo) performed by the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
David E. Becker, conductor

Take a look at the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra rehearsals for "Hoe Down."

Layaanjali (world premiere) performed by the Saxophone Ensemble

Asha Srinivasan (b. 1980)
Steven Jordheim, coach

Behind-the-scenes with a whole lot of saxophones and the composer, Asha Srinivasan.

“Au fond du temple saint” (from The Pearl Fishers)

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Justin Berkowitz and Evan Bravos, soloists
David E. Becker, conductor

Behind-the-scenes rehearsal video for the performance.

Brazilian Batucada performed by Sambistas

Traditional
Andrew Green, student conductor
Dane M. Richeson, coach

The Sambistas are much beloved on campus. Watch them prepare.

“America” (from West Side Story)

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
arr. Derison Duarte
Dario LaPoma, Sunghun Cho, David Keep, piano
Anthony Padilla, coach

Getting three men to play one song on one piano took some rehearsal. Take a look!

Arclight Alley

Arclight Alley (world premiere) performed by the Wind Ensemble

David Werfelmann ’06 (b. 1983)
Andrew Mast, conductor

Readying a world premiere for an event like Kaleidoscope is an amazing thing. Watch!

The Roses

The Roses performed by Cantala

Joan Szymko (b. 1957)
Lee Tomboulian, accordion
Phillip. A. Swan, conductor

Watch rehearsal footage for this beautiful performance.

Signal Fires performed by the Jazz Ensemble

Fred Sturm (b. 1951)
Fred Sturm ’73, conductor

Watching Fred Sturm work is a thing of beauty.

"In the Quest for Understanding"

“In the Quest for Understanding” performed by the entire company

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
(adapted from “Jupiter” from The Planets)
Jill Beck, Lawrence University President, guest conductor

Getting everyone in the show together to rehearse the finale was a tremendous amount of working. Adding President Jill Beck to the conductor's podium made it something special.

Welcome

In anticipation of Lawrence University's sold out Kaleidoscope³ concert, a cadre of intrepid videographers staked out the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in downtown Appleton in anticipation of the musical virtuosity displayed by the students.

Not only were the students' audience-pleasing performances brilliantly captured, but the videographers also ventured backstage to record the story-behind-the story of all those beautiful notes.

Enjoy the lead up as well as the show.

Download the program for Kaleidoscope3 (PDF)

The Trailer

The Day of the Show

Interview with Mark Scheffler

Special thanks

This project could have never happened without Daniel Ceballos who shot all the behind-the-scenes footage, and Anna Ryndova who patiently put the entire thing together.