{"id":180,"date":"2021-04-23T17:38:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T21:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/mother-earths-gallery-of-broken-things\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2021-05-08T11:59:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T15:59:07","slug":"opening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/mother-earths-gallery-of-broken-things\/opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening\/The Trash Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;We Gather Together In Music&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opening number will be featured in Episode 5 of Miami University Symphony Orchestra&#8217;s series of virtual concerts, &#8220;We Gather Together in Music.&#8221;   Symphony conductor Dr. Ricardo Averbach and the MUSO have  created an alternative  orchestra program, where students have weekly sectional rehearsals and  full rehearsals to produce weekly performances. The process is  challenging, he said, and a \u201ctest of our resilience in the face of  unusual circumstances affecting the performing arts all over the world.\u201d  The idea started when student members of the orchestra student board  approached him with the desire to perform music by composers of  underrepresented groups.   Episodes have been filmed and edited by members of MAFIA, advised by David Sholle.   For more information check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamioh.edu\/news\/top-stories\/2021\/04\/muso-video-concert-series-we-gather-together-in-music.html\">this story<\/a>.    To follow the series, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCJ302x2z0qNZNMhcev2B_kw\">Miami University Performing Arts Series YouTube channel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We Gather Together in Music: A Series on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLbWh-rQEJdsZsRnvC5Rs2ndS839S9kihb\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Composer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The musical selection for the &#8220;trash dance,&#8221; Bai\u00e3o, is from Edmundo Villani-Cortes &#8220;Five Brazillian Miniatures.&#8221;   To learn more about this composer, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edmundo_Villani-C%C3%B4rtes\">here<\/a>.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Performers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head Crusher:  Billy Somers    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dancers:  Bethany Brown, Cody Luketic, Mallory Miller, Katelyn Nevin, Anna Page, Tammy Sanow, Sarah Semon, Joseph Sheridan, Emily Stowers<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artistic Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ann Elizabeth Armstrong &#8211;<em> Director<\/em><\/li><li>Gion DeFrancesco &#8211; <em>Scene Designer<\/em><\/li><li>Ashley Goos &#8211; <em>Choreographer<\/em><\/li><li>Maura Kesterson &#8211; <em>Stage Management<\/em><\/li><li>Meggan Peters &#8211; <em>Costume design<\/em><\/li><li>Jason Sebastian &#8211; <em>Sound Design<\/em><\/li><li>Emily Stowers &#8211; <em>Assistant Choreographer<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special thanks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dwight Wilt and the members of MAFIA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We Gather Together In Music&#8221; The opening number will be featured in Episode 5 of Miami University Symphony Orchestra&#8217;s series of virtual concerts, &#8220;We Gather Together in Music.&#8221; Symphony conductor Dr. Ricardo Averbach and the MUSO have created an alternative orchestra program, where students have weekly sectional rehearsals and full rehearsals to produce weekly performances. 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