Picking up the fall previews again …
There are plenty of notable cultural events happening at Millersville University this fall. The Reduced Shakespeare Company will present “The Complete History of America (abridged)” in a “Special Election Year Edition” Sept. 28. mZuri will present the one-woman show “The Fannie Lou Hamer Story: The Right to Vote” Oct. 2. The second ‘Ville Idol singing competition gets under way Oct. 11, continues Oct. 25 and winds up Nov. 9. The American Repertory Ballet will present the world premier of “Worlds end. And worlds begin.” Oct. 17. This new collaborative work is based on a text by Richard E. Miller, choreographed by Graham Lustig to music by Millersville faculty member Rusty Banks. The Millersville University Community Orchestra, led by new music director Reuben Blundell, will perform works by Schubert, Debussy and a new work for strings by Eastman composer Jennifer Bellor Oct. 21. The group Bearfoot, a mix of American musical styles from North to South, will perform Oct. 24. The University Theater will present John Patrick Shanley’s “Italian American Reconciliation” Nov. 7-9. The annual “Glorious Sounds of the Season” concert will take place Dec. 6 and 7.
The Music from Millersville concert series at St. James Episcopal Church has already gotten underway with a Sept. 7 performance by Anita Renfroe on harpsichord of works by the baroque greats Bach, Handel and Scarlatti. The next concerts will be Keith Wiley & the Jazz Ministers Big Band, 4 p.m. Oct. 5 and ”The Son of the Night of Living Composers,” music by Millersville faculty members performed by Christy Banks and the Faculty New Music Consort, 4 p.m. Oct. 26. (This concert will also take place at noon Friday, Oct. 24 in the Ford Atrium of McComsey Hall on the Millersville campus, in case you can’t make it to the Sunday event.)
This really only scratches the surface of things that are happening at Millersville. The Humanities Film Series is open to the public, showing films such as “Ezra” and “Road to Guantanamo,” and there are many other recitals and concerts of interest. Check here for a calendar or here for tickets.
