BRYAN COLLEGEpresents

2017-2018

ARTS

FINE AND

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S E A S O N

Educating students to become servants of Christ to make a difference in today’s world

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THEATRE SPONSORSHIP

PatronCovers one adult and one guest ������������������������������������� $125

BenefactorCovers two adults and all household dependents ����������� $225

MUSIC SPONSORSHIP

PatronCovers one adult and one guest ������������������������������������� $125

BenefactorCovers two adults and all household dependents ����������� $225

PERFORMING ARTS SPONSORSHIP

SponsorCovers two adults and all household dependents ����������� $400

All performances apply only to the 2017-2018 Academic Year.

2 Theatre Performances

1 Musical Performance

2 Musical Theatre Performances

1 Musical Performance

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2 Theatre Performances

2 Musical Theatre Performances

The Bryan College

Fine and Performing Arts Departmentannounces an exciting new

2017-2018 season.All concerts are in Rudd Auditorium at 7:30 PM, unless otherwise

noted. Visit www.bryan.edu and download the schedule.

Sept 15 Guest Artist: Beth DuRoy, soprano

A graduate of Bryan College and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, soprano Beth DuRoy has been heard on stage in both concert and operatic performances� Beth is the Director of Children’s and Youth Music at Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church and is an Adjunct Professor of Voice at Covenant College�Free Admission

Oct 28 Performing Arts Workshop for High-Schoolers: www.bryan.edu/arts-workshop

Nov 2-4 Hilltop Players: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, music and lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman, MTI

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is a delightful musical that centers around a fictional spelling bee where six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three equally-quirky grown-ups� It forces the overachieving “outsiders” to examine themselves, their families, and each other� Infused with empathy and heart, “Spelling Bee” is downright hilarious� The only word for it is “W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L�”BC Community - $8 Non-BC Students/Seniors - $10 Adults - $12

Nov 10 Fall Musical Showcase

Featuring winners of the concerto competition and the Bryan College Chorale performing portions of Handel’s Messiah, all accompanied by full orchestra�BC Community - $7 Non-BC Students / Seniors - $9 Adults - $11

Dec 8 Christmas Concert:

Come and celebrate the magic of Christmas with the Bryan College Choral, Piano and Instrumental ensembles�Free Admission

Jan 25-27 Hilltop Players Dessert Theatre: Feb 1-3 The Mousetrap, Agatha Christie, Samuel French, Inc.

This classic mystery by the foremost mystery writer of her time includes a group of strangers stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm, one of whom is a murderer� The suspects include the owners of the boarding house, a spinster, an architect, a retired Army major, a strange little man, and a judge� Into their midst comes a policeman, and he no sooner arrives and the judge is killed� Two down and one to go� To get the rationale of the murderer’s pattern, the policeman probes the background of everyone present and rattles a lot of skeletons� Come expecting a famous Agatha Christie finish�BC / Seniors - $9 Adults - $12

Feb 23-24 Bryan Opera Theatre: Cinderella, by Gioachino Rossini, performed in English

Inspired by the classic fairy tale, Rossini’s Cinderella follows the story of a young woman who is forced to serve her dismissive stepfather and cruel stepsisters� This story of mistaken identity and the triumph of virtue over pride blends virtuosic singing, beautiful choruses, and lush orchestral effects into a dramatic masterwork�BC Community - $6 Non-BC Students / Seniors - $8 Adults - $10

Mar 2 Faculty Recital: Dr. Olivia Ellis, piano

Solo piano music of the masters�Free Admission

Mar 23 Voices Uplifted

Featuring Bryan College’s vocal ensembles�Free Admission

Apr 6 Piano Ensemble Recital - Silent Film Music: A Night at the Movies with Piano Accompaniment

Please join us for “A Night at the Movies” as the Bryan Piano Ensemble students accompany a classic silent film� To get in the spirit, we invite audience members to wear their favorite 1920s-inspired costume!Free Admission

Apr 13 Bryan College Community Orchestra and Wind Ensemble Concert

A concert featuring selections in a wide variety of styles, ranging from classic orchestra and wind ensemble repertoire, to sacred arrangements, to large-scale works that combine both groups�Free Admission

Apr 19-21 Hilltop Players: Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring, Dramatists Play Service

Two charming and innocent older ladies populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously “acceptable” roomers� Combine that with a brother that thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt, and the activities of the “other brother,” and the budding romance between Mortimer and Ellen, and you have a must see comedyclassic�BC - $6 Non-BC Students / Seniors - $8 Adults - $10

Apr 27 Spring Musical Showcase

Featuring the winners of the solo competition and Bryan College music ensembles�Free Admission

Doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. To obtain tickets online, go to www.bryan.edu/tickets. You may also purchase tickets two weeks before

in the Box Office with cash, check, or credit card. The Box office phone number is 423-775-7500. For further information, call 423.775-7498.

Note: Online credit card purchases incur an additional fee

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Fine And Performing Arts at Bryan College