Arts Calendar

Welcome to the Arts Calendar on Gordon's website. Below you will find a listing of arts events on campus--including art, music and theatre--for the fall semester. All events are free unless otherwise noted. Events are subject to change. Check this page regularly for updated information.

Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 978.867.3400. They are also available at the Gordon College bookstore, or in limited quantities at the door, one hour before a performance. 

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AUGUST

HOST & HUNGER: Recent work of Jim Zingarelli
Dates and times: August 30-October 11
Lecture and Reception: Saturday, September 6, 3-6 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Location: The Gallery, Barrington Center for the Arts
An exhibition of 20 carved heads that incorporate influences as diverse as pop art and ancient African sculpture.

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SEPTEMBER

The Thompson Chamber Music Series: Carol Ou, cello and Ya-Fei Chuang, piano
Date and time: September 19; 8 p.m.
Location: Phillips Recital Hall
Internationally recognized for stunning performances, Ya-Fei Chuang and Gordon¹s Carol Ou will perform the first of the 2008-­2009 Thompson Chamber Music Series. $20 general admission; $15 seniors

A Number
Dates and times: September 24-27; Wednesday and Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 5 p.m.
Location: Jensen Theatre, Barrington Center for the Arts
Written by Caryl Churchill and performed in conjunction with the opening of the Science Center, this play asks unanswerable questions about human experience. $10 general admission; discussions after every performance.

The Doctor in Spite of Himself
Date and time: September 27-28; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m.
Location: Ken Olsen Science Center
As part of the Science Center's dedication, the Department of Music presents Charles Gounod's comic opera, based on a Molière play that playfully skewers the medical profession. A treat for all ages.  

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OCTOBER 

The Gordon Jazz Ensemble: Homecoming Concert
Date and time: October 11; 4:30 p.m.
Location: Phillips Courtyard, Phillips Music Center
A Homecoming tradition continues as the Coy Pond Piranhas perform a program of jazz standards, big band favorites and student vocal soloists.

CURRENT WORK: Art by adjunct faculty
Dates and times: October 18-November 15
Panel Discussion and Reception: Saturday, November 15, 3-6 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Location: The Gallery, Barrington Center for the Arts
Artwork by Tim Ferguson Sauder, Jean Sbarra Jones, Chris Minidis, Sue Trent and George Wingate.

The Adams Piano Recital Foundation Series: Simone Dinnerstien, piano
Date and time: October 18; 8 p.m.
Location: Phillips Recital Hall
Praised by critics for "some of the most beautiful, sensitive, intelligent and manifestly sincere playing you're ever likely to hear" by Piano Magazine, Dinnerstein will present a program of Copland, Webern, Bach, Lasser, and Beethoven. 

Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Fall Concert
Date and time: October 25; 7 p.m.
Location: AJ Gordon Memorial Chapel
The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, under David Rox, will perform standard wind band selections. $10 general admission; $7 seniors.

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NOVEMBER 

The Gordon Symphony Orchestra
Date and time: November 1; 7:30 p.m.
Location: AJ Gordon Memorial Chapel
James Buswell and Carol Ou will direct this first orchestra concert of the academic year. $10 general admission; $7 seniors and children.

Gordon College Chamber Singers
Date and time: November 2; 4 p.m.
Location: Phillips Recital Hall
The Chamber Singers will present an enthralling afternoon of madrigals, art songs and more under the leadership of Thomas Brooks.

Scene and Song Revue
Dates and times: November 6-8, 13-15; all shows are at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Jensen Theatre, Barrington Center for the Arts
A play directed and performed by students. $5 general admission; $3 seniors and students.

The Thompson Chamber Music Series: Alina Polyakov, Michael Zaretsky and friends
Date and time: November 14; 8 p.m.
Location: Phillips Recital Hall
Gordon¹s Alina Polyakov, piano, will perform with Michael Zaretsky, viola, and others from the Boston Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players. $20 general admission; $15 seniors.

Jazz Ensemble Concert
Date and time: November 20; 8 p.m.
Location: Phillips Recital Hall
The Coy Pond Piranhas will perform big band, bebop, Latin, and fusion jazz. $10 general admission; $7 seniors.

The Annual Thanksgiving Festival
Date and time: November 22; 7 p.m.
Location: AJ Gordon Memorial Chapel
A Symphonic Band and Symphonic Chorale performance, directed by David Rox and Ellen Gilson Voth. $10 general admission; $7 seniors.

Magnificat: Art Exhibit
Dates and times: November 22-December 18
Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Location: The Gallery, Barrington Center for the Arts
Recent work by Gordon faculty Bruce Herman and Tanja Butler on the life of the Virgin Mary.

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DECEMBER

ADVENT FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

• Making Culture: Tradition and Innovation
  Date and time: December 3; 7 p.m.
  Gallery Schedule: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
  Location: Barrington Center for the Arts, Room 138 
  A panel discussion on art, culture and the Magnificat theme. Panelists include Bruce Herman, Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in fine arts, whose recent artwork on the life of the Virgin Mary will be on display in the gallery Nov. 22-Dec. 18, Walter Hansen, professor of global theological education at Fuller Theological Seminary and president of Rivendell Stewards' Trust and John Skillen, director of the Gordon in Orvieto program.
  
  
• Advent Exhibit and Performances
  Date and time: December 4; 7 p.m.
  Location: The Gallery, Margaret Jensen Theatre and Lobby of Barrington Center for the Arts
  The unveiling of Miriam: Virgin Mother, a cycle of paintings by Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in Fine Arts, Bruce Herman, infused with music and theatrical response to the mystery of Christ¹s advent.
  
  
• The Magnificat
  Date and time: December 5; 8 p.m.
  Location: A. J. Gordon Memorial Chapel
  Featuring the music of Morten Lauridsen from Lux Aeterna, performed by choral ensemble Lyricora with special guest Sarah Herman Heltzel '01, along with the Gordon College Choir and Women's Choir.

Carol Sing
Date and time: December 6; 4 p.m.
Location: A. J. Gordon Memorial Chapel
A family event featuring music of the season to sing and enjoy.

Christmas Gala
Date and time: December 6; 7:30 p.m.
Location: A. J. Gordon Memorial Chapel
The North Shore's most popular Christmas celebration, featuring the Gordon College Choir, Children's Choir, Women's Choir and more, and special guest Sarah Herman Heltzel '01. $15 general admission; $12 seniors

Chamber Music Gala
Date and time: December 8; 8 p.m.
Location: Phillips Recital Hall
Student chamber music ensembles, directed by Carol Ou, will present the final student performance of the fall semester.

Duo Piano Recital: Mia Chung and Alina Polyakov
Date and time: December 12; 8 p.m.
Location: Phillips Recital Hall
Piano faculty member Alina Polyakov and Mia Chung, artist-in-residence, will perform a program of music for two pianos.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Art: 978.867.4414
Music: 978.867.3400
Theatre: 978.867.3400

Support the Arts at Gordon College--join the Art Guild, Theatre Guild or Music Guild today. For details or to make a gift, contact Dan White at 978.867.4843, email dan.whitegordon.edu or visit www.gordon.edu/giving.