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Performing Arts
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Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” April 12, 13, 19, 20 at 8pm
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Auditions for “The Mikado” April 14, or 16, 7pm
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Open House
Friday April 19, 2013 – Dr. Mary T. Christian Auditorium
- 2:00pm Announcement of the 2013-2014 theatrical season
- 2:30pm Mini-recital featuring Piano prof. Diane Snider*
- 3:00pm Mini-recital Saxophone duets with Woodwind Prof. Richard Hodges and Dept. Chair Michael Sundblad*
- 3:30pm Mini-recital of students from the voice studio of Voice prof. Ellen Petko accompanied by Ms. Nancy Verry*
- 4:00pm Backstage Tours*
- 4:30pm Warm-ups and improv scene with Theatre Prof. Sandra Calderon*
- 5:00pm Selection from the current production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”*
- 8:00pm Full main-stage performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Tickets only $10
- *all events marked with an asterisk are 10-15 minutes in length and will have time for Q&A after in the lobby
The Performing Arts Department is pleased to offer two new programs in the performing arts:
Performing opportunities:
The department of Performing Arts at Thomas Nelson Community College includes opportunities for performance and coursework in Music and Theater.
The department is rapidly expanding and will be increasing course offerings continually. All courses and ensembles are open to any TNCC student.
- Thomas Nelson Concert Choir – MUS 137
- Annual musical productions each autumn
- Plays presented each spring
- Operettas staged each summer
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Coursework Included Performing Arts Faculty
Past events: Performing Arts Gala February 2012
For more information, please contact Michael Sundblad, Chair, Department of Performing Arts: sundbladm@tncc.edu
- CST 131-132 – Acting I & II (should be taken in sequence)
- CST 145 – Stagecraft
- MUS 101 – Basic Musicianship
- MUS 111-112 – Music Theory and Ear Training I & II
- MUS 121-122 – Music Appreciation I & II (do not need to be taken in sequence)
- MUS 137 – Thomas Nelson Concert Choir
- MUS 136 – Applied Voice
- MUS 141-142 – Class Piano I & II (should be taken in sequence)
Sandra Calderon
- MA – Speech Communication (Performance Studies), Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- BA – Theatre Arts (Double: Performance/Design Technology, Minor:Anthropology), State University of New York New Paltz
- Diploma in Theatre Arts, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
- Courses: Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Acting 1, Acting 2
- email: calderon-garzas@tncc.edu
Robert Coates
- DMA – Studio/Jazz Guitar (emphasis in Education, Recording Arts and Jazz Studies), University of Southern California
- MM – Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation, University of Michigan
- BM – Classical Guitar Performance, Butler University
- Courses: Applied Guitar
- email: coatesr@tncc.edu
Joelle Griffin Russell
- BA – Music, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
- MM – Composition, Virginia Commonwealth University
- MEd – Counseling, College of William and Mary
- Courses: Music Appreciation (Historic Triangle)
- email: griffinj@tncc.edu
Richard Hodges
- BM – Wichita State University
- MM – University of Mississippi
- MLIS – Louisiana State University
- Courses: Music Appreciation
- email: hodgesr@tncc.edu
Kwisuk P. McDonald
- BM – Music Education, Kangweon National University
- MM/MA – Music Composition, Chung-Ang University
- MA – Concentration in Music Composition, Pacific Lutheran University
- Courses: Music Appreciation, Basic Musicianship, Music Theory I
- amail: mcdonaldk@tncc.edu
Ellen Fisher Petko
- BM – Vocal Performance, Christopher Newport University
- MM – Vocal Performance, University of Colorado at Boulder
- Courses: Applied Voice
- email: petkoe@tncc.edu
Victoria “Torrie” Sanders, MTCA Theater Manager/Resident Designer
- BFA – Theater Design, University of Florida
- MFA (in progress) – Theater Design, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Courses: Stagecraft
- email:sandersv@tncc.edu
Diane Snider
- BM – Organ Performance, Westminster Choir College
- MM – Organ Performance, Westminster Choir College
- Courses: Music Appreciation, Class Piano, Applied Piano
- email: sniderd@tncc.edu
Michael Sundblad, Department Chair
- BA – Music, North Central College
- MM – Orchestra Conducting, Illinois State University
- Courses: Music Appreciation, Basic Musicianship, Choral Ensemble, Musical Theatre Productions
- email: sundbladm@tncc.edu
