New members of SFA Friends of Music Board

The newest members of the SFA Friends of Music Board were introduced at the group's March meeting. The organization is composed of members of the Nacogdoches community who have an interest in and passion for music and who lend their support to the SFA School of Music.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Nashville-based photographer and videographer David McClister will present an informal slide presentation, "Outtakes & Ramblings," at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, in Room 106 of the Stephen F. Austin State University Art Building. The public is welcome.

McClister, who specializes in documentary, photojournalism and portraiture, has photographed a host of celebrities ranging from Willy Nelson, Dolly Parton, LeAnn Rimes and Brad Paisley, to Vince Young and Spinal Tap. His corporate clients include Newsweek, Billboard, Outside's GO and Marie Claire.

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and Friends of the Visual Arts will present a one-night screening of "Who Does She Think She Is?" at 7 p.m. Friday, April 2, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St. in downtown Nacogdoches.

The 73-minue film was directed by Pamela Tanner Boll, co-executive producer of the Academy Award-winning Best Documentary Feature "Born Into Brothels."

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Baritone David Howard and pianist Andrew Parr, both members of the SFA music faculty, will present Franz Schubert's "Die Winterreise (Winter Journey)" in a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 29, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Based on 24 poems by Wilhelm Müller, the song cycle follows a heartbroken lover as he leaves the town where his beloved lives and falls further and further into desolation. It is a "great psychological study," Howard said.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Stephen F. Austin State University's Steel Drum Band will present a program of pop, Caribbean and Latin favorites during its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

The 10- member ensemble performs on a full set of steel pans (made from 55-gallon oil drums), an electric bass guitar, drum set and a large array of Latin percussion-or as they say in Trinidad, the "Engine Room," explained Scott Harris, SFA associate professor of percussion and the group's director.

Stephen F. Austin State University will host the Family Issues Summit at 9 a.m. Friday, March 26, at the Early Childhood Research Center on the SFA Campus.

Students, professionals, volunteers and anyone working with families are encouraged to attend. Several topics ranging from financial management to nutrition and health will be discussed.

Samuel Rothobort's granite "Smiling Face" is one of the pieces included in "Samuel Rothbort," which the SFA College of Fine Arts and School of Art will open at 6 p.m. Friday, March 26, in Griffith Gallery.

NACOGDCOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Art will open an exhibition of sculptures and paintings by renowned artist Samuel Rothbort at 6 p.m.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Tenor Christopher Hollingsworth, assistant professor of music at Illinois State University, will present a guest artist recital at 6 p.m. Monday, March 22, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. Admission is free and open to the public.

Performing with Hollingsworth will be pianist Ron Petti, SFA director of accompanying.

"We are pleased to bring Dr. Hollingsworth to campus," said Scott LaGraff, SFA associate professor of voice. "He will be performing a recital of classics, standards in the vocal repertoire."

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present two recitals on Sunday, March 28, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

At 2:30 p.m., guest artists John Lane, percussion, and writer Ann McCutchan will present "Musically Speaking," a celebration of the art of combining spoken word and music in performance. Admission is free and open to the public.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Dr. Milton Allen, director of bands at Eastern Illinois University, will guest conduct the Stephen F. Austin State University Wind Ensemble during its concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 26, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Under Allen's baton, the ensemble will present Kenneth Hesketh's "Masque" and Pavel Tschesnokoff's "Salvation is Created."