Out of the Box Festival - April 14-19
About the Festival
Welcome to the Out Of The Box Festival. We hope you see things that you've never seen before, hear things in a way that you've never heard them and experience new innovations in performance. We hope your imagination is enlivened, your mind challenged and your vision of how things should be completely rethought. We have asked all our participants to leave the "Box" of "The way it's always been" and enter the world of "What If We…"
We hope you enjoy the adventure!
- Greg Fritsch, Music Faculty
Festival Director
Ticket Information
Tickets are $7 per event or $15 for a festival pass. Free to NDNU students. Tickets for the MTC benefit are $25. For more information, call (650) 508-3429.
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Festival Schedule
Thursday, April 14
Friday, April 15
Saturday, April 16
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Sunday, April 17
Monday, April 18
Tuesday, April 19
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Projects
Cadillac
Wayne Self, MFA 2013
A workshop of a new musical! Cadillac tells the story of a young man's coming of age amidst violence and scandal in rural Louisiana.
Homeland
Weonsun Joo, MFA 2012
The personal life story of student Weonsun Joo and how coming to America from Korea with her son changed her life dramatically as told through Korean song and poetry.
Shun Yuan – Zi Yen
To Follow or Not to Follow
Vincent Kang, MFA 2012
A blending of two Chinese tales of love and tradition told through original music.
A Service of Evening Prayer
Christine Jarc, MFA 2013
Celebrating NDNU's Mission of Diversity, a traditional Anglican Service of Evening Prayer, with glorious chant and beautiful music. Amidst the madness of our hectic lives, take time to breathe and sit in contemplation while we recover a sense of quiet confidence and peace and give thanks for the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, who have created and nurtured our wonderful community.
Shoe Music
Dottie Lester-White, Faculty
Students in NDNU's Musical Theater Workshop classes will make music with their feet in this tap dance showcase.
Cleopatra
Claire Virginia Karoly, MFA 2013
An experiment in abridging G.F. Handel's opera Giulio Cesare for a modern audience with a mix of Handel and modern music.
Under the Covers
Lauren Herman, MFA 2012
A concert style set of pop songs, rearranged for an acoustic setting to be performed with modern musical theater voices.
MTC Benefit: "Dark Night Cabaret"
A fundraiser on behalf of MTC Scholarships.
Performing: Corinne Kason, James Kason, Debra Lambert, Jenny Matteucci, Gregory Stapp, Lee Strawn, Laurie Strawn, Bailey Batti, Katie Blodgett, Heather Orth, Alanna Pinell, Patricia Urbano
Daniel Lockert at the piano, Marc Jacobs emcees.
Suggested donation $25.
All proceeds benefit summer Music Theatre Conservatory student scholarships.
Opera Scenes
Stories of Love, War, and Mayhem
performed by the students of the NDNU OnStage Opera Workshop.
The Lion Sings
Jenny Matteucci, BFA 2012
A modern adaptation with music of scenes from James Goldman's Lion in Winter, about the King and Queen of 10th century England.
Camerata Concert
IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO:
but we do more with four!
Camerata will be performing Duos, Trios and Quartets with piano, strings, winds and voice. Come enjoy an evening of classical music, tangos and more, performed by NDNU's elite chamber musicians under the direction of Marcelle Dronkers and Dr. Michael Schmitz.
"The Age of the Digital Native"
Roger M. Goodson Ed.D.
Professor of Business & Management, NDNU
This presentation focuses on Digital Natives, those born after the mid to late 1980's, and Digital Immigrants, those born BC (before computers)."Scoring an Independent Film: Composing Drama On Screen and Behind the Scenes"
Joel Phillip Friedman DMA
Professor of Music and Vocal Arts, NDNU
Composer of the score for the independent supernatural-thriller feature film Red Ice (recently accepted to this June's SF IndieFest) will discuss his work.
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