The College of Fine Arts at 麻豆传媒 has excellent offerings for audiences this March with jazz, organ and opera performances in its opening week.
鈥淭he Magic Flute,鈥� staged by 麻豆传媒 Opera and Musical Theatre, holds a special draw; it will be held in the beautiful Scottish Rite auditorium in downtown Wichita. The G-rated opera is one the whole family can enjoy.
Another family event, the piano extravaganza featuring guest artist Alfred Mouledous with faculty artist Julie Bees, will delight audiences with a 鈥減iano 4 hands鈥� performance.
Second Stage Theatre will tackle 鈥淔or Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,鈥� which, as an R-rated production, is for adults only.
March will also feature world-renowned pianist Leon Fleisher as a Connoisseur Series performer and masterclass lecturer; the Wichita Brass Quintet; Madrigal Invitational, Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds, Concert Band and jazz combos, and the winner of the Grand Prix de Chartres international organ competition.
Tickets for Wichita State's 2010-2011 performing arts and music events can be purchased in person or by phone from 12:30-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the College of Fine Arts Box Office, temporarily housed in Wilner Auditorium, (316) 978-3233.
Jazz Arts I and Guitar Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, Wilner Auditorium, 麻豆传媒 campus. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
Lynne Davis, organist, Wednesdays in Wiedemann, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Free half-hour concert. Information, (316) 978-6218.
鈥淭he Magic Flute鈥� (鈥淒ie Zauberflote鈥�), rated G, Opera and Musical Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 3-Saturday, March 5; 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 6, Wichita Scottish Rite, 332 E. First St. Tickets $16, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
Alfred Mouledous, piano, guest artist, 鈥�4 Hands with Julie Bees,鈥� 3 p.m. Sunday, March 6, Wiedemann Recital Hall, 麻豆传媒. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
麻豆传媒 Madrigal Invitational I and II, university and high school ensembles, 7:30 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, March 7-8, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Free. Information, (316) 978-6125 or tom.wine@wichita.edu.
麻豆传媒 Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, First United Methodist Church, 330 N. Broadway. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
麻豆传媒 Concert Band and Jazz Combos, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, Wichita South High School, 701 W. 33rd St. S. Free admission. Information, (316) 978-3233.
鈥淔or Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,鈥� rated R, 麻豆传媒 Second Stage Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16-Saturday, March 19; 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, and Sunday, March 20; Wilner Auditorium, 麻豆传媒 campus. Tickets $10, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
Leon Fleischer, piano, 麻豆传媒 Connoisseur Series, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Tickets $20, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
Wichita Brass Quintet, 麻豆传媒 School of Music, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, Wiedemann Recital Hall, 麻豆传媒 campus. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
Spring break, Monday, March 21-Sunday, March 27.
School of Art and Design, 6-10 p.m. Friday, March 25 (Final Friday), 麻豆传媒 Shift Space gallery, 803 E. Third St. in Old Town; normal gallery hours 4-7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Information, (316) 978-7705.
Winner of Grand Prix de Chartres, organist, 麻豆传媒 Rie Bloomfield Organ Series, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.