Jazz & Beyond Series returns to Dayton Art Institute
The Dayton Art Institute’s Bob Ross Auto Group Jazz & Beyond Series, a staple at the museum for more than 25 years, returns for a six-show slate of new faces and returning favorites. The series presents a mixture of groups from the region’s jazz, Latin and R&B music scene.
The 2023 lineup consists of: Premium Blend (March 9); Big Gil and His Funky All-Stars (April 13); Silver Lining Jazz Combo ( July 13); Kiego Hirakawa Trio (Aug. 10); Faux Frenchmen (Oct. 10); and Puzzle of Light (Nov. 9).
Doors open at 5 p.m., and performances run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free for museum members and included in the museum general admission fee of $15 for non-members. A cash bar will also be available.
For more information, visit www.daytonartinstitute.org. The Dayton Art Institute is located at 456 Belmonte Park North.
Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra brings Hollywood to Troy
The Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of guest conductor James Johnston, will salute some of the most iconic music of the movies at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, at the Arbogast Performing Arts Center in Troy.
The MVSO presents a symphonic tribute to such famed composers as Hans Zimmer, James Horner and John Williams. The original composer arrangements from Hollywood’s most memorable movie scores will include “Jurassic Park,” “Schindler’s List,” “Forrest Gump,” “Batman,” “Gladiator” and “Titanic,” among others.
In addition to the MVSO Chorus, the concert will feature Troy artists David Wion on piano and mezzo-soprano Rachael Boezi as soloist, video excerpts from selected films and featured dances from Gem City Ballet, choreographed by founder and artistic director Barbara Pontecorvo.
Tickets start at $15. For more information or to order tickets, call 937-418-8392 or visit at www. arbogastpac.com. The Arbogast Performing Arts Center is located at 500 S. Dorset Rd.
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance presents ‘Mysterious Maestro’
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance presents “The Mysterious Maestro” with the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 12, at the Schuster Center, 1 W. Second St., Dayton.
“The Mysterious Maestro” is a concert with narrative and action set to the story of a little girl named Hannah who loves to sing but has moved to the town of Hamelin, where music is forbidden. Hannah arrives in Hamelin 30 years after the infamous Pied Piper has led all of Hamelin’s children away. She breaks the musical silence with the help of a gossipy rat (played by a courageous Dayton Ballet School student) and her passion for great music. Eventually, she melts the heart of a desperate conductor and frees his imprisoned orchestra.
The concert is fueled by the music of such composers as Verdi, Mendelssohn and Liszt. The DPYO is led by conductor Patrick Reynolds.
Tickets start at $5 and can be purchased at daytonperformingarts.org.
DCDC renames program in honor of former staff member
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company has renamed its longtime education and community engagement program in honor of former staff member and Dayton Public School educator Donald E. Hubbard.
At DCDC’s Director’s Lunch held Thursday, the company highlighted its many community and school engagement programs, which reach more than 25,000 students annually. Originally named Teaching Learning Caring, the programs use integrated kinesthetic (movement learning) activities on subjects such as history, social studies, language arts, literature, writing, poetry, counting, rhythm, geography and more. The new name is DCDC’s Donald E. Hubbard Teaching Learning Caring Dance Arts Enrichment Program.
Hubbard spent more than 30 years in the Dayton Public School system as a teacher, principal and DPS administrator. He retired in 1999 from Dayton Public Schools. Hubbard began working at Dayton Contemporary Dance Company in 2007, where he served as director of education and community outreach for seven years. In November 2014, Hubbard had a stroke, causing him to leave DCDC. He passed away in 2018.
“You can define a man by his actions,” said Shonna Hickman-Matlock, DCDC’s Director of DCDC2 & Arts Enrichment Programs. “Working with and watching Mr. Hubbard’s devotion and steadfast commitment to education and arts enrichment was inspiring and breathtaking — to see the light in his eyes, the pep in his step when he was engaged in bringing the arts into the school setting. He set into motion an enthusiasm for learning, creative outlets for expression and to cultivate arts and culture. He was a key ingredient that supported DCDC’s longstanding legacy of school and community engagement.”
To learn more about the engagement programs, visit www.dcdc.org.