The College of Fine Arts at Wichita State University has excellent offerings for audiences this March with jazz, organ and opera performances in its opening week.
“The Magic Flute,” staged by WSU Opera and Musical Theatre, holds a special draw; it will be held in the beautiful Scottish Rite auditorium in downtown Wichita. The G-rated opera is one the whole family can enjoy.
Another family event, the piano extravaganza featuring guest artist Alfred Mouledous with faculty artist Julie Bees, will delight audiences with a “piano 4 hands” performance.
Second Stage Theatre will tackle “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,” which, as an R-rated production, is for adults only.
March will also feature world-renowned pianist Leon Fleisher as a Connoisseur Series performer and masterclass lecturer; the Wichita Brass Quintet; Madrigal Invitational, Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds, Concert Band and jazz combos, and the winner of the Grand Prix de Chartres international organ competition.
Tickets for Wichita State's 2010-2011 performing arts and music events can be purchased in person or by phone from 12:30-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the College of Fine Arts Box Office, temporarily housed in Wilner Auditorium, (316) 978-3233.
Jazz Arts I and Guitar Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, Wilner Auditorium, WSU campus. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
Lynne Davis, organist, Wednesdays in Wiedemann, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Free half-hour concert. Information, (316) 978-6218.
“The Magic Flute” (“Die Zauberflote”), rated G, Opera and Musical Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 3-Saturday, March 5; 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 6, Wichita Scottish Rite, 332 E. First St. Tickets $16, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
Alfred Mouledous, piano, guest artist, “4 Hands with Julie Bees,” 3 p.m. Sunday, March 6, Wiedemann Recital Hall, WSU. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
WSU Madrigal Invitational I and II, university and high school ensembles, 7:30 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, March 7-8, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Free. Information, (316) 978-6125 or tom.wine@wichita.edu.
WSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, First United Methodist Church, 330 N. Broadway. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
WSU Concert Band and Jazz Combos, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, Wichita South High School, 701 W. 33rd St. S. Free admission. Information, (316) 978-3233.
“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,” rated R, WSU Second Stage Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16-Saturday, March 19; 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, and Sunday, March 20; Wilner Auditorium, WSU campus. Tickets $10, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
Leon Fleischer, piano, WSU Connoisseur Series, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Tickets $20, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
Wichita Brass Quintet, WSU School of Music, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, Wiedemann Recital Hall, WSU campus. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.
Spring break, Monday, March 21-Sunday, March 27.
School of Art and Design, 6-10 p.m. Friday, March 25 (Final Friday), WSU Shift Space gallery, 803 E. Third St. in Old Town; normal gallery hours 4-7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Information, (316) 978-7705.
Winner of Grand Prix de Chartres, organist, WSU Rie Bloomfield Organ Series, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.