Alma Symphony Orchestra I
Beethoven and Bagpipes
The Alma Symphony season begins with the exciting music of Ludwig van Beethoven: his thrilling Egmont Overture, coupled with his noble Piano Concerto No. 5 (the “Emperor”) performed by Alma’s own Anthony Patterson. This opening concert also features a unique piece written for the Boston Pops by Peter Maxwell Davies, a composer who lives in the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. Davies wrote An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise about an actual wedding he attended on a stormy night in 1978 — a wedding with a very unusual ending!
Sunday, October 7, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
$10 adults; Alma College staff, students, and youth 18
and under are free; seating is reserved
ASO season tickets are also available; inquire at the Box Office
Ted Kooser
U.S. Poet Laureate
A professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ted Kooser is the author of 11 full-length collections of poetry, including Delights and Shadows (Copper Canyon Press, 2004) and Weather Central (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994). From 2004-2006 he served as U.S. Poet Laureate and Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. This event is sponsored by the Alma College English Department and the Co-Curricular Affairs Committee.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
Free, no ticket is required
Alma College Theatre
The Diviners
A touchingly human, poignant and deeply humorous play, The Diviners by Jim Leonard Jr. won the National Student Playwriting Award at the 1980 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Set in the 1930s during the Depression, it is the story of Buddy Layman, a teenage boy with a special gift of divining water. He is haunted by a sense of guilt because of the drowning of his mother but learns to overcome his fears with the help of a burned out ex-preacher who tries to heal him of his trauma.
Thursday, October 11, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Friday, October 12, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 13, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 14, 2007, 3:00 p.m.
Remick Heritage Center, Strosacker Theatre
$10 adults; Alma College staff, students, and youth 18 and under are free; seating is reserved
Percussion Ensemble
Homecoming Concert
Featuring music they performed at the Centrum Jazz Festival in Port Townsend, Washington, this summer, the Alma College Percussion Ensemble graces the stage of the Remick Heritage Center for a special Homecoming show.
Friday, October 12, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
$10 adults; Alma College staff, students, and youth 18 and under are free; seating is reserved
Alma College Choirs
Homecoming Concert
Go Scots! Bring your day back to campus to a triumphant close with the champion Alma College Choirs. “Undefeated” again this year, the Choirs promise an evening of great singing and Scots pride!
Saturday, October 13, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
Free, no ticket is required
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Van Dusen Commons
A shot in the dark, a scream is heard, a detective arrives and you are set for fun! TjohnE presents “Murder Mystery” where the audience becomes involved as aspiring sleuths. Join us for an evening of food, fun and mystery where at any time you may become part of the plot.
Saturday, October 15, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Tyler-Van Dusen Campus Center, Van Dusen Commons
$15 adults; Alma College students are $6 plus board exchange; seating is reserved; payment is due at the time of reservation
Johnny Tuitel
Disability Awareness Speaker
In 1974 Johnnie Tuitel became the first student with a disability to be mainstreamed into the public school system. He later went on to receive a bachelor’s degree from Hope College. He has spent his life helping people with disabilities become more mobile and educating audiences about acceptance. In 1997, former President Gerald R. Ford presented Tuitel with the WOOD TV-8 Unsung Hero Award. This event is sponsored by the College’s Service Learning Office.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
Free, no ticket is required
Gala Benefit Musicale
Benefit for the Music Department
Join the Alma College Music Department faculty and guest artists as they perform works from both classical and popular repertoires. This second annual event benefits music scholarships and the Alma Symphony Orchestra.
Saturday, October 27, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
$20 adults; Alma College students are free.
Ticket required.
