{"id":9949,"date":"2012-02-07T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=9949"},"modified":"2012-02-07T02:30:46","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T08:30:46","slug":"austin-peay-state-university-music-and-dance-faculty-collaborate-on-stravinsky-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2012\/02\/07\/austin-peay-state-university-music-and-dance-faculty-collaborate-on-stravinsky-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University Music and Dance Faculty collaborate on Stravinsky Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"APSUClarksville, TN<\/strong> – The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky\u2019s extraordinary musical\/theatrical\/dance work \u201cThe Soldier\u2019s Tale\u201d premi\u00e8red at the end of World War I, during a time of moral and economic turmoil. Nearly 100 years later, with the world in a similar state, two Austin Peay State University creative arts departments are resurrecting the complex work for a rare, one night only collaborative performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s based on a Russian folk tale about a soldier on leave who unknowingly makes a deal with the devil,\u201d Dr. Gregory Wolynec, APSU associate professor of music, said. \u201cIt\u2019s based on the basic moral that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nAt 7:30pm on February 13th, APSU\u2019s Gateway Chamber Orchestra and its Area of Theatre and Dance will present the Stravinsky work in the Music\/Mass Communication Building\u2019s Concert Hall. The performance will feature a neoclassical score, spoken narration and modern dance.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring graduate school, I had the opportunity to do the suite, and I\u2019ve always wanted to do the full performance,\u201d Wolynec said. \u201cBy being involved in the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, I got in touch with Marcus Hayes (associate professor of dance) and said this would be an interesting collaboration between our two departments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGreg says Stravinsky, and I\u2019m there,\u201d Hayes added. \u201cWhen you say Stravinsky to a dance person, they\u2019re there. I was instantly interested in working with it. The more I get into it, I\u2019m finding all these layers. It\u2019s really beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stravinsky wrote the piece following a highly successful period in his career, when he composed masterworks such as \u201cThe Firebird\u201d and \u201cThe Rite of Spring\u201d ballets. With the war in Europe ending and money tight, he scaled back this new composition, opting to write it for a chamber group of seven instruments \u2013 clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, bass and percussion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe music is very approachable but very different,\u201d Wolynec said. \u201cHe took textures, which has to do with the way different layers of sound are put together, back to the time of Bach, Mozart and Haydn. He\u2019s also starting to get fascinated with jazz.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Gateway Chamber Orchestra will be on the Concert Hall stage, performing in the midst of the dancing and acting. For Hayes, who is directing and choreographing the production, the work lends itself to showcasing these different artistic elements.<\/p>\n

[320left]\u201cThe way that it\u2019s written, it kind of oscillates between the acting and the dancing and the music,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are times when the stage goes dark and we focus on the musicians and times when the musicians provide the tapestry for what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets to this performance are $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for military and students and free for APSU faculty, staff and students.<\/p>\n

For more information on \u201cThe Soldier\u2019s Tale,\u201d contact the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at 931.221.7876.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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