Cecilia Violetta L贸pez is a world-class soprano, named by听Opera News听as one of opera鈥檚 鈥�25 Rising Stars.鈥� Known for her portrayals of heroines such as Violetta in Verdi鈥檚听La traviata,听she has performed at major opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, among others. L贸pez, a Mexican American native of Rupert, Idaho, got her musical start at a young age singing mariachi music that she learned from her mother.

Nathan Salazar is a collaborative pianist who has performed in Europe, Russia, and throughout the U.S. at premiere performance venues including the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. Salazar, a native of Santa Fe, performs and coaches with Serenata of Santa Fe, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, the Santa Fe Opera, and the Boston Lyric Opera where he is an emerging artist.

Public Concert: Cecilia L贸pez, Soprano with Nathan Salazar, Piano
Sept. 10, 2021 | 7:30 p.m. | Reynolds Performance Hall

JOEY TARTELL | trumpet听| SEPT. 20-23

Joey Tartell, Professor of Trumpet at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, enjoys a career as an in-demand lead trumpeter performing with most of the major symphony orchestras in the U.S., as well as with Maynard Ferguson’s band, the Canadian Brass, and the Boston Brass. Tartell is also a thought leader within and an advocate for the arts through his podcast, “The Open Bell” and his ongoing blog, “The Tartellog.”

笔耻产濒颈肠听Concert: Joey Tartell with the 每日大赛网站 Jazz Ensembles
Sept. 23, 2021 | 7:30 p.m. | Reynolds Performance Hall

MARITA GOLDEN | fiction writing | SEPT. 28-29

Marita Golden is an acclaimed author of 17 works of fiction, nonfiction, and anthologies. As a teacher of writing, she has served on the graduate faculties at George Mason University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Johns Hopkins University. Her books include the novels The Wide Circumference of Love, After, and The Edge of Heaven. Her soon-to-be released book, The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women is due out in October.

Public Reading: Marita Golden with Q & A and Book Signing
Sept. 28, 2021 | 7:30 p.m. | College of Business Auditorium, 106

IVALAS QUARTET |听strings听| OCT. 7-8

The Ivalas Quartet, founded in Ann Arbor in 2016, comprises violinists Reuben Kebede and Tiani Butts, violist Aim茅e McAnulty, and cellist Pedro S谩nchez. Currently, the quartet serves as the Graduate Quartet in residence at The University of Colorado 鈥� Boulder, where they study under the renowned Tak谩cs Quartet. Ivalas has performed with artists such as the Calidore String Quartet and the Imani Winds. In January 2020, they had their debut at Carnegie Hall in NYC.

Public Concert: Ivalas Quartet
Oct. 8, 2021 | 7:30 p.m. | Reynolds Performance Hall听

JON METZGER |听percussion听| NOV. 2-5

Three-time Grammy nominee Jon Metzger has performed throughout the world as a jazz ambassador for the U.S. Department of State. He is the author of听The Art and Language of Jazz Vibes听and has appeared on more than 40 recordings for the VSOP, Soul Note, Jazz Karma, Summit, and Elon Improvibes labels. A recipient of the Miles Davis Jazz Education Service Award and 30 consecutive ASCAP听Plus Awards听for the use of his compositions, Metzger is the Artist in Residence and Professor of Music at Elon University.

Public Concert: Jon Metzger with 每日大赛网站 Studio Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo听
Nov. 4, 2021 | 7:30 p.m. | Reynolds Performance Hall

FABIOLA JEAN-LOUIS听 |听听paper textile design, photography, & sculpture听 |听听NOV. 15-18

Haitian-born and New York-raised Fabiola Jean-Louis uses photography, film, ceramics, and paper to create work that examines the absence of Black and Brown people in historical imagery and seeks to restore them. Her work has been exhibited widely at the Andrew Freedman Home (Bronx, NY), Lux Art Institute (San Diego, CA), DuSable Museum of African American History (Chicago, IL) and, most recently, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, MA).

Public Panel Discussion
Nov. 18, 2021 | 7:30 p.m. | McCastlain Ballroom

Panelists:

Fabiola Jean-Louis uses photography, film, ceramics, and paper to create work that听examines the absence of Black and Brown people in historical imagery and seeks to restore them.听Her work has been exhibited widely at the Andrew Freedman Home (Bronx, NY), Lux Art Institute (San Diego, CA), DuSable Museum of African American History (Chicago, IL) and, most recently, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, MA) and Metropolitan Museum (NY).

Bryan Winfred Massey, Sr. received his BFA at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC; his MFA at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA and is continuing to work towards completing his EdD at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. Primarily a stone carver, Massey works with a variation of stones from alabaster, soapstone, limestone, marble, and granite. He also casts in iron, bronze, aluminum, as well as fabricating steel for incorporating with many of his stone works.

Crystal C. Mercer. Black, Queer, Create(her), businesswoman and conduit for culture and community. Crystal C. Mercer is a celebrated fiber artist, activist, published author, playwright, and poet. She utilizes theatre, poetry, and textiles to communicate ancestral messages and tell social justice narratives.听In every thread of her being, she is weaving a tapestry of her ancestors, draped in Afro-futurism.

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Dr. K. Adele Okoli holds her doctorate in African American Studies and French from Yale University, where her dissertation was awarded the Sylvia Ardyn Boone Prize in African American Studies and the History of Art.听Her work in Francophone and Creolophone Studies centers on discourses of race, gender, and desire, particularly in Haitian, Louisianan, and nineteenth-century French literature, art, and culture.听Dr. Okoli鈥檚 work has appeared in scholarly journals such as听Nineteenth-Century French Studies听and听Women & Performance: a journal of feminist theory, as well as non-academic venues including听The Haitian Times,听The Luxembourg Review, and听The Paris Review. She also teaches and writes on fashion history and theory.

Master Class by Tanya Orellana: 鈥淒eveloping Aesthetics in Collaboration鈥�
March 9, 2022 | 4-4:50 p.m. | Snow Fine Arts Center 210

Tanya Orellana and Isabel Rubio: Class Visit with Fundamentals of Theatrical Design and Professional Issues in Theatre
March 10, 2022 | 9:25-10:40 a.m. | Snow Fine Arts Center 217

Tanya Orellana and Isabel Rubio: Class Visit with Spanish 3360, 鈥淪taging Spanish One-Act Plays with Conversation about The House of Bernarda Alba by Fredrico Garc铆a鈥�
March 10, 2022 | 2:40-3:55 p.m. | Burdick 213

Master Class by Isabel Rubio: 鈥淔lexibility and Willingness to Explore in Costume Design鈥�
March 10, 2022 | 4-4:50 p.m. | Snow Fine Arts Center 210

Public Presentation: 鈥淧ortfolio Presentation by Tanya Orellana and Isabel Rubio鈥�
March 10, 2022 | 7:30-8:45 p.m. | Bridges Larson Theatre, Snow Fine Arts Center

On the occasion of the creation of College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), July 1, 2020, in the midst of a local and national reckoning with the ongoing violent impact of systemic racism and oppression in our society, we recognize the need for meaningful change and commit to action in our college and spheres of influence.

As a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students who make up CAHSS, we come to the table with a variety of experiences and knowledge about oppression and violence; though we do not all understand or share the same experiences, we are united in empathy.

We know that tables are not always set with everyone in mind, and so we are committed to creating a new table built on belonging, equity, and inclusion. To begin this construction, we will focus on the ways in which our classrooms and curricula need to be re-envisioned for the benefit of all. In the year ahead and beyond, we will be working together to actively listen to students and colleagues, learn and implement anti-racist pedagogy, incorporate more inclusive curricula, and to support our vulnerable students, faculty, and staff.