/news-archive/tag/bevan-keating/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:09:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/10/24/seussical-tickets/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:09:02 +0000 /news/?p=72440 ... Wildwood Park for the Arts offers discounted tickets for Seussical to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock community]]> is offering reduced pricing to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty, staff and students for its production of 鈥淪eussical the Musical,鈥� running Oct. 26-28 at the center, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock. The discounted ticket price is $20 for the general public and $10 for students, which includes anyone under 18 and college students of all ages. That’s $10 off the regular general public price and $5 off the regular student price.聽Tickets can be purchased . The discount will automatically apply and no additional code is needed. The show鈥檚 dates and times are as follows:

• Friday, Oct. 26 – 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 27 – 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 28 – 3 p.m.

鈥淪eussical鈥� is directed by Dr. Bevan Keating, who is associate professor of music and director of conducting and choral studies at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Keating also serves as director of music and the arts at Little Rock鈥檚 Second Presbyterian Church, home to the performing arts organization. He recently became Wildwood鈥檚 executive director. For more information, call Wildwood Park for the Arts at 501-821-7275.   Pictured top right are Gertrude, Horton, Mayzie and Thing from “Seussical the Musical” at Wildwood Park for the Arts.  ]]> /news-archive/2018/10/15/bevan-keating/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:18:00 +0000 /news/?p=72262 ... Keating named executive director at Wildwood Park for the Arts]]> Dr. Bevan Keating, associate professor of music and director of conducting and choral studies at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been named executive director at Wildwood Park for the Arts, effective Oct. 8. Keating has been teaching and conducting for 14 years at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and directs 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, and Community Choir. He will leave 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock at the end of the semester. 鈥淒r. Keating is an outstanding musician with a passion for the arts,鈥� said Vicki Lind, chair of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Music Department. 鈥淭hroughout his years at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, he has been a valued colleague, teacher, and friend. He has continually provided opportunities for our students to sing great works and to perform alongside world class musicians. It is hard to imagine 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock without him, but we wish him the very best as he pursues his passion for community engagement in the arts.鈥� Keating previously served as Wildwood鈥檚 artistic director and will now replace former executive director Leslie Golden in the top post. 鈥淚 am honored by the opportunity to continue Wildwood’s mission of enriching the lives of Arkansans of all ages through nature and the arts,鈥� Keating said. 鈥淚 look forward to exploring the possibilities for community engagement and development at Wildwood Park for the Arts.鈥� Keating also directs music and the arts at Little Rock’s Second Presbyterian Church, home to the Praeclara performing arts organization.]]> /news-archive/2018/10/09/halle-boo-jah/ Tue, 09 Oct 2018 19:22:41 +0000 /news/?p=72185 ... Music Department to present 鈥楬alle-boo-jah鈥� on Halloween]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 Department of Music will present its annual Halloween-themed concert Halle-boo-jah at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building. Admission is free and open to the public. Halle-boo-jah will be directed by Dr. Bevan Keating, assistant professor of conducting and choral studies. Performers include members of the Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, vocal student soloists, and faculty members Diane Kesling and Dr. Michael Underwood. Musical selections will include 鈥淎nd So It Goes鈥� by Billy Joel, 鈥淎 Million Dreams鈥� from 鈥淭he Greatest Showman,鈥� and classical selections by J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, and Ren茅 Clausen. Attendees are welcome to wear costumes. For more information, contact the Music Department Office at (501) 569-3294.]]> /news-archive/2017/12/07/commencement-december-16/ Thu, 07 Dec 2017 14:20:26 +0000 /news/?p=68758 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock commencement set for Dec. 16]]> More than 1,200 students are expected to graduate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Saturday, Dec. 16.聽 Commencement will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Jack Stephens Center on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus.聽 The Jack Stephens Center will open for guests at 8 a.m. Guests are advised to arrive early. Graduating students should arrive at least one hour early and meet in the Derek Fisher Court on the first level of the Jack Stephens Center. The Jack Stephens Center is accessible off 28th Street via Fair Park Boulevard or University Avenue. Guests are encouraged to park in the lots nearest the Jack Stephens Center 鈥� Lot 13, Lot 14, and Lot 16. 聽However, all interior campus parking lots will be open during commencement, including the parking deck and Lot 8. The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Jeremy Lane, will provide music for the academic processional. Featured music will be provided by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Concert Choir, led by Dr. Bevan Keating. Dr. Kathryn A. King, assistant professor of anthropology and the winner of the 2017 Ted and Virginia Bailey Foundation Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching, will give keynote remarks, followed by the conferring of degrees by Chancellor Andrew Rogerson. Immediately following the ceremony, a commencement celebration for the graduates and their guests will be held at the Bailey Alumni and Friends Center with desserts provided by Community Bakery. Rogerson also will host a light breakfast and reception for faculty and staff from 7:30-8:45 a.m. in the Legends Room to celebrate 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees鈥� contribution to helping students succeed. Special seating will be available for guests with disabilities. For more information, please contact the Disability Resource Center at 501-569-3143.]]> /news-archive/2017/11/07/community-chorus/ Tue, 07 Nov 2017 14:28:40 +0000 /news/?p=68485 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Community Chorus, Second Presbyterian Church to perform 鈥楳ass of the Children鈥�]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Community Chorus and the choirs of Second Presbyterian Church will perform John Rutter鈥檚 鈥淢ass of the Children鈥� Saturday, Nov. 18.聽 The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church of Little Rock, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive. General admission tickets are $20 while 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students and employees can receive one ticket for free with ID. Conducted by Dr. Bevan Keating, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Community Chorus is comprised of nearly 100 members from the university and the community who perform choral masterpieces accompanied by a full orchestra. The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Community Chorus joins with the adult and children鈥檚 choirs of Second Presbyterian Church, the Praeclara Vocal Company, and professional orchestra players from across the state to present two choral compositions that celebrate the fusion of English poetry and song. John Rutter鈥檚 鈥淢ass of the Children鈥� mixes the traditional Greek and Latin text of鈥檚 鈥淢issa Brevis鈥� with the English poetry of William Blake and Bishop Thomas Ken in a five-movement work for two choirs and orchestra. First performed in New York in 2003, this uplifting piece brings together soprano and baritone solo passages that harmonize and contrast with the choral passages sung by the children鈥檚 voices (the songs of innocence) and by the adult group (the songs of experience). Shannon Rookey and Luke Angelo, members of the Praeclara Vocal Company, will perform as the soprano and baritone soloists. Keating prefaces the larger Rutter work with Ralph Vaughan Williams鈥� 17-minute 鈥淪erenade to Music,鈥� another British composition that offers a study in contrasts of voices. Tickets can be purchased online at or at the door. For more information, contact Karen Kuralt at 501-569-8334 or kmkuralt@ualr.edu. In the upper right photo,聽Bevan Keating leads the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Community Chorus and Second Presbyterian Church choirs during a practice at Second Presbyterian Church.]]> /news-archive/2017/02/14/keating-artistic-director-wildwood-park-arts/ Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:48:01 +0000 /news/?p=66274 ... Keating named artistic director of Wildwood Park for the Arts]]> It鈥檚 a goal that Keating, director of conducting and choral studies at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, spends much of his busy life trying to accomplish. At 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Keating conducts the Concert Choir, the Chamber Choir, and the Community Chorus. He is also director of music and the arts at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock and founding artistic director for , a multidisciplinary performing arts company supported by Second Presbyterian. To these positions, Keating adds a new role as artistic director of . Keating previously served as artistic director of the Wildwood Academy of Music and the Arts, which he will continue to oversee. He is the park鈥檚 third artistic director since its founding in 1991. Over the past 26 years, Wildwood Park has provided a home in west Little Rock for both natural beauty and artistic expression, including 105 acres of trails and botanical gardens and a 625-seat theatre and art gallery. Keating will manage the park’s music and arts education programs, all concerts and events in the Lucy Lockett Cabe Festival Theatre, Wildwood鈥檚 Art in the Park visual arts exhibitions, and many seasonal festivals. Through the combination of his leadership roles in the arts, Keating is enjoying helping young artists from childhood through new careers. 鈥淭his is another way to be active in the community and representing the university in a positive way,鈥� he said. 鈥淢any of our graduates from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock participate in productions at Wildwood Park for the Arts. It really shows young students what they can do in their future career.鈥� Keating keeps up with his many responsibilities thanks to an immeasurable amount of energy, help from his co-workers and friends, and a love for the arts. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 have jobs,鈥� Keating said. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock is not a job; Wildwood is not a job. It鈥檚 who I am. When I get up in the morning, I want to do something that I love. So when I get up in the morning, I don鈥檛 go to work. I go do something I love.鈥� He is thankful to the many people who help him with his artistic projects. They include Karen Kuralt, graduate coordinator for the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Rhetoric and Writing, who serves as communications director for Praeclara and handles social media, web design, and publicity documents for many of the choirs Keating leads. Keating enjoys helping artists from childhood through new careers. 鈥淚t takes a community to foster and raise the arts in a city like Little Rock,鈥� he said. 鈥淣ow at Wildwood, I am working the community as a professional. I am helping young performers to gain professional experiences. It鈥檚 a great way to connect the community at all levels, and that is the exciting part to me.鈥�]]>