Julien's Journal September 2016 (Volume 41, Number 9) | Page 18

Calendar of EVENTS

Dbq Arts
Council
2016-17 Artist in Residence Series

The Dubuque Arts Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was founded in 1969 by a dedicated
group of individuals who wanted to bring
outstanding performers from many artistic
disciplines to perform into the Dubuque
Community Schools to provide inspiration for young people as they experience
professionals they normally wouldn’t see.
Their mission is to provide diverse, multidisciplinary, artistic, and educational opportunities to expand cultural horizons and
improve the quality of life.
Since 1975, The Dubuque Arts Council has
connected professionals in the performing
arts with elementary and middle school
students through live performances at area
public and parochial schools. This year,
over 20,000 students in Dubuque, Western
Dubuque, Bellevue, IA; Hazel Green, WI;
Galena, and East Dubuque, IL districts will
experience a variety of music and dance
residencies.

Artists have been selected by the Dubuque
Arts Council because of their reputations
as outstanding performers who also excel
in relating to youth while educating and
entertaining. For more information, visit
www.dbqartscouncil.org.

vocaldente

September 19-30, 2016

Germany’s most successful a capella group,
vocaldente, has won numerous international competitions including the worldrenowned U.S. contest, the Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival. The male vocal
quintet’s repertoire covers pop and rock
music taking their audience on a musical
journey from the Roaring Twenties to the
latest pop hits. Their program offers singing,

teaching, choreography, and funny spoken
interludes.
Adapting to each grade level, vocaldente will
cover various themes, using the voice as an
instrument and exploring vocal sound. For
upper grades, the quintet will cover phrasing, breath technique, group and choral
singing, rhythm and voice, instrumental
imitation, mouth percussion, intonation,
blending, groove, staging and stage craft and
presentation. For more information, visit
www.vocaldente.org.

Spill Your Beans!
October 17-21, 2016
November 7-11, 2016

This quartet has their own special repertoire, mixing classic works with unique arrangements; such as J.S. Bach’s Toccata and
Fugue in D minor with famous Star Wars
melodies and Vivaldi’s “Spring” from the
Four Seasons with special bird calls. The
program also includes Bach’s “Prelude”
from Suite No.1 in G Major, “Bulgar” from
Odessa, Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the
Bumblebee”, “Bring Him Home” from Les
Miserables, “Linus and Lucy” (the Peanuts
theme song) by Guaraldi, and Pharrell Williams’ “Happy.”
Spill Your Beans members are: Wes Luke,
a violinst, conductor, and educator; Jack
Luke, a retired physician with extensive experience on clarinet and soprano sax; Jesse
Luke, also of cosmic rock and roll group,
Daylight Savings Account, on the cello; and
Margaret Cornils Luke, a veteran of seven
Carnegie Hall solo recitals, playing flute,
piccolo, and alto flute.

Acoustic Eidolon
February 6-17, 2017

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Acoustic Eidolon will introduce students
to the one-of-a-kind double-necked guitar
(“guitjo”), a 14 string, harp-like sounding
instrument, designed by member Joe Scott,
and performed in a signature “new acoustic”
sound with Hannah Alkire on cello.
Students will learn about the development
of this unique instrument, how the cello is