Several Division of Fine Arts faculty recently performed, presented and published work.
Kim Bromley, professor of painting and drawing, was invited to present at the Southeastern College Art Annual Conference, Nov. 9-12 in Savannah, Ga. He discussed his paper, "Hypnosis: A Creativity Enhancement Tool." The purpose of the conference was to present a diverse array of working methods and viewpoints regarding visual arts in higher education. Bromley received support to attend the conference from the North Dakota Council on the Arts.
Douglas Monroe, assistant professor of clarinet, was the featured soloist for the American premiere of Benjamin Britten's Movements for a Clarinet Concerto with the Grand Forks (N.D.) Symphony Orchestra. Composer Britten wrote this incomplete concerto for Benny Goodman in 1939, and Colin Matthews completed the work two years ago by. It was first performed and recorded in England in 2010.
An article by Virginia Sublett, professor of voice, was published in the College Music Society's College Music Symposium. Titled "Pierrot Lunaire at 95: Schoenberg's Music Hybrid and Twentieth-Century Vocal Chamber Music," it comprises the contents of a paper Sublett delivered at the national convention of the College Music Society in 2007. Her article was included in the publication at the request of the editor.
Warren Olfert, associate professor and director of bands, adjudicated at two marching band contests in October – the Mountain West Invitational Marching Contest at Idaho State University in Pocatello and the Kentucky State Marching Contest at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.