The NeXt Music Festival launches its inaugural weekend event series, Global Glow, today through Sunday at two venues – The Evergreen Center for the Arts, 32003B Ellingwood Trail, and at the Wood Cellar Bar & Grill, 1552 Bergen Parkway.
Global Glow features an integrated series of performances, exhibits and screenings, as well as a free music workshop for teens and a variety of community jam sessions.
Sponsored by the University of Colorado Denver, Global Glow provides an artful experience through cutting-edge musicians and artists. CU Denver faculty and students at the College of Arts & Media are involved in the production, organization and performance aspects of the event.
Global Glow will explore jazz, classical, folk and electronic music, as well as art and film to focus on the relationships between the changing environment and people around the world.
“By participating in all levels of the event, CU Denver faculty and students are demonstrating our commitment to relevant expression and thoughtful conversation about current events through the arts,” said Gregory Walker, CU Denver professor and Global Glow artistic director.
Exhibits feature original drawings reflecting on ecology, history and memory; a large painting/installation that uses the famous Mexican luchadores as a metaphor; digital prints evoking current debates about the environment and needed social change; and a mixed media installation that makes lyrical connections to nature, human presence and loss.
Visual artists participating in Global Glow include CU Denver faculty members Melissa Furness, Quintin Gonzalez, Rian Kerrane and Michelle Carpenter, as well as artist Lanny Devuono. Musical performances feature Peter Stoltzman, Todd Reid, Evan Shelton and Walker, all faculty at CU Denver; and Heather Styka, singer-songwriter from Maine.
For more information, see the Global Glow schedule below:
Friday, June 6 -
- 6 p.m. – opening artist’s reception
- 7:30 p.m. – jazz pianist Peter Stoltzman and Heather Styka will perform a benefit concert with all proceeds going to the Humanitarian International Services for its work with global disaster response (www.hisg.org).
Saturday, June 7 -
- 7:30 p.m. – a showcase performance featuring “Above the Ashes,” Michelle Carpenter’s award-winning documentary about the 2012 Rocky Mountain fires (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84DlOmRFG6Y), electronic percussionist Todd Reid and members of the Evergreen Chorale.
Free lunchtime preview performances will be offered at Evergreen’s Wood Cellar Bar & Grill from noon to 12:30 p.m. today and Saturday.
Sunday, June 8 -
- Noon to 12:30 p.m. – a free audience-participatory jam session at Evergreen’s Wood Cellar Bar & Grill.
- 7:30 pm – Global Glow inaugural weekend finale: performances by cello virtuoso Evan Shelton, members of the Evergreen Chamber Orchestra, artistic director Gregory T.S. Walker’s Electric Vivaldi Guitar Concerto from Centaur Records’ new Global Solstice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=699SARMy9cE)
A free composition and improvisation mini-camp for teens takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday at the Evergreen Center for the Arts. Registration materials can be found at: http://carbon.ucdenver.edu/~gwalker/NeXtMiniCamp.htm. Daily admission: $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens ages 60 and older, $7 for students.
For more information, call the Evergreen Center for the Arts: 303-674-0056.
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