A Letter from the Artistic Director

Dear Music Lovers, Alumni, and Friends,

The Donald P. Bullock Music Performance Institute (BPI) is pleased to invite you, our friends and patrons, to attend our concerts for 2007-08. This season we are pleased to feature our Dalton Series presenting two concerts this fall, the 25th Anniversary of the Dorothy U. Dalton Center. The first, is a free modern dance “informance” by Eddie Taketa of the renowned troupe Doug Varone and Dancers. This event will feature student dancers from our own WMU Department of Dance and will take place on the third floor of the Dalton Center in Dance Studio “B”. Our second Dalton Series event is a performance by the Silvia Smith Percussion Duo, a fascinating all-women ensemble centered around music that integrates percussion, spoken language and theater. This concert is partially underwritten by our School of Music, and its music sorority Sigma Alpha Iota  and fraternity Phi Mu Alpha.

It too remains a privilege for BPI to present the Faculty Artists Series featuring our own internationally acclaimed faculty and resident ensembles. This season we proudly present concerts showcasing five members of our dynamic Voice Area Faculty in a concert of solos, duos, and ensemble pieces form the finest vocal and the hottest operatic literature.  The Western Brass Quintet and the Western Wind Quintet, present their local performances of remarkable works, which are always eagerly awaited. And finally, a special CD Release concert by the vibrant team of violinist Renata Artman Knific and pianist Lori Sims. This concert is to celebrate, and make available to the public, their acclaimed recording of composer William Bolcom’s works for violin and piano.

The School of Music is very pleased to continue presenting the vibrant Young Concert Artists Series, a project of the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation. Over the past two decades, this series has annually introduced four extraordinary young classical musicians to this community on their way towards achieving national and international prominence. Since 1961 some of the brightest lights of the classical music world are continually discovered and presented by Young Concert Artists, Inc.  We invite you to be the first to hear the best. By popular demand, this concerts series continues on selected Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m.

These concerts continue to offer exciting and diverse performances that would not otherwise be part of Kalamazoo's rich cultural scene. Evening concerts this season will begin at 8:15 p.m. and Sunday concerts at 3 p.m. Young Concert Artists Series events will be highlighted by interesting pre concert talks entitled "Words Before Music." by WMUK classical music radio personality Cara Lieurance. We hope you will accept this invitation to experience the great variety of concerts presented by the Donald P. Bullock Music Performance Institute as we continue to celebrate music, "Elevating the human condition through the arts." For more information about the artists, tickets and the specific times and locations of performances, please be sure to see the BPI website at http://www.wmich.edu/mus_bpi/.

I personally encourage and invite you attend these special events throughout the 2007-08 Season.

Sincerely Yours,

Anders Dahlberg, Artistic Director

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