POPLAR BLUFF - The Three Rivers College Music Department, by arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh Ltd., will present the musical “Just So” May 2-4 at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center.
“Just So,” with music by George Stiles and lyrics by Anthony Drewe, is inspired by the children’s stories of Rudyard Kipling, author of “The Jungle Book” and the “Just So Stories.” The musical also features orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke and Associate Orchestrator John Clancy.
Over 1,700 area elementary students from Poplar Bluff, Malden, Twin Rivers and Puxico will visit the Three Rivers campus to watch the show on May 2, 3 and 4. A public performance will be held Friday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. Admission to the evening performance is $5 per person and tickets will be available at the door.
The student cast, crew and orchestra include: Landon Hall, Shelle Killian, Brandon Sindle, Shawn Slavings, all of Dexter; Daniel Atwood, Henry Breitkopf, Jessica Deken, Tierra Higgins, Keith McCoy, Brett Russell, Alexander Swenson, Clayton Vass, Meagan Woodruff, all of Poplar Bluff; Donald Falk, Stephanie Henning, Logan McDonald, Silva Oesterreicher, Stephen Oesterreicher, Jonathon Scott, and Melissa Stark, of Doniphan; Felicia Johnstone, Piedmont; Casey Julian, New Madrid; Olivia Nelson, Tabitha Pierce, Kaitlin Morgeson, Chad Belt, Jessica Jackson, all of Neelyville; Trevor Robinson,Sikeston; Allison Wilfong, Puxico; Cody Wilhelm, Taylor Heskett. Zalma; Cody Young, Naylor; Pride Wilder, Ellsinore; Tom Ricketts, Thayer)with choreographic assistance from Amy Shaver, Hartville.
The orchestra will also include area adult music educators Scott Rybolt from Dexter, Audrey Bjornsen of Bloomfield and Three Rivers College instructors William White and MaryRuth Boone. Technical assistance has been offered by Robert Abney and Jon Abney. The production is directed by Three Rivers College music instructor Cindy White.
Leading The FFA Way
Poppin' Good Readers!
Cindy Warren's fourth class at Central Elementary in Dexter was recognized recently for earning the most points in the Accelerated Reader program, earning a grand total of 1,227 points during the third quarter. The class was treated to a special Popcorn Party for their outstanding reading efforts. Congratulations!! (Photo submitted by Central Elementary; Thanks!)
CAPE GIRARDEAU – Cantus Choralis, Southeast Missouri State University’s Chamber Choir, will pay tribune to the late Dr. Gary Miller, former director of the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts, in a concert at 7 p.m. April 12 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall in Southeast’s River Campus.
Steven Hendricks, who directs the Cantus Choralis, urges concert goers to note the event has been moved up 30 minutes from the originally published start time.
The Cantus Choralis will perform “In Memoriam,” a piece composed by Robert Fruehwald, Southeast professor of music, to honor Miller. The Cantus Choralis also will perform music from the Renaissance by John Wilbye and Elway Bevin, along with contemporary pieces.
Guest artists will include the Southeast Missouri Music Academy’s Suzuki Strings directed by Hays Hendricks, soprano Mary Mims and harpsichordist Sarah Hoffmeister.
“This concert will have something for everyone -- including a surprise or two,” said Hendricks, who also serves as music education coordinator and associate professor of music at Southeast.”
Tickets are on Sale Now
Tickets may be purchased by contacting the River Campus Box Office, located in the Cultural Arts Center, 518 S. Fountain St., weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by calling (573) 651-2265, or online at RiverCampusEvents.com.
