PVCC Instrumentalist Selected to Perform in Vienna, Austria

Brandon Berg, a music major in percussion performance and composition at Paradise Valley Community College, has been selected for the 2020 Young Adult Honors Performance Series at Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. Brandon will perform percussion in June with the Young Adult Honors Wind Ensemble.

Participation in the Young Adult Honors Performance Series Ensemble is limited to the highest-rated 18-25-year- old instrumentalists from across the world. Acceptance to the elite group is a direct result of the talent, dedication, and achievements demonstrated in his application and audition recording.  

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Brandon will join over 30 performers from around the world, including 21 United States and several provinces of Canada, for a special performance at the world-famous Musikverein, a 150-year-old venue that marks the pinnacle of musical achievement. 

The Honors Performance Series was created to showcase accomplished individual young performers on an international level by allowing them to study under master conductors and perform in world renowned venues. The Honors Performance Series is proudly presented by WorldStrides, the nation’s leading educational travel organization.

Brandon is fundraising for his travel costs. To donate, click here.

Learn more by visiting www.honorsperformance.org and www.worldstrides.com. 

Free Family Storytelling Festival at PVCC

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It’s that time of year! The FESTIVAL OF TALES returns to PVCC Campus. This fun day of reading, literacy and cultural activities for children includes storytelling, arts and crafts, games, face painting, live music, food trucks and much more!

In its ninth year at Paradise Valley Community College, the event brings books to life through the art of storytelling and provides almost 8,000 FREE books to children who participate in the activities.

December 7th

9am-2pm

Free Admission



Upcoming Events for Faculty Jazz Ensemble Union32

Led by Dr. Brett Reed (vibraphone) Union32 explores the rich musical traditions of various jazz composers and genres. For the past 10 years, Union32 has brought great music to audiences around the Southwest. Whether playing the music of West Coast Jazz giants like Cal Tjader and Dave Brubeck, exploring Afro-Cuban jazz, or creating original jazz arrangements of the Stones iconic Sticky Fingers record, Union32 presents vibrant and thrilling instrumental jazz music.

Union32 at the MIM

Friday, November 15th, 2019

7:30pm

BUY TICKETS

Paradise Valley Community College faculty members join to form Union32, performing jazz renditions of Rolling Stones classics. Learn more here.


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Union32 Presents:
A Tribute to Brazilian Jazz

Friday November 22nd
7:30pm

$6-$15 Admission.
*$4 additional ticket fee at the door 1-hour prior to show times.

Playing Bossa Nova and more, join the PVCC Faculty Jazz Ensemble at the Center for the Performing Arts.

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Union32 CD Release Event

December 6th, 2019
7:30pm

The Nash
110 E Roosevelt St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004

The revered ambience of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama is the birthplace of The Stones 1971 album, Sticky Fingers. Drawn there by the power of the R&B records that were flowing out of that studio, the band ultimately would craft a wide ranging collection of tunes, from the country inspired Wild Horses to the gut punch that is Brown Sugar. Our look at this iconic album visits every tune, painting with broader brushes – more introspective and concerned with ambience than the originals backroom brawling style.

www.thenash.org/event/first-friday-union-32-cd-release-party/

26 Pebbles Opens at PVCC

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“A true story in the style of The Laramie Project. Sometimes theatre is fun, this show is about real life. Connections. How we take care of each other.” — Joe Flowers, Director

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On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed twenty-six innocent souls before taking his own life. These twenty-six innocent deaths, like pebbles thrown into a pond, created ripples and vibrations that were felt far beyond the initial rings. This is the story of those vibrations.

Similar in style to The Laramie Project, playwright Eric Ulloa conducted interviews with members of the community in Newtown and crafted them into an exploration of gun violence and a small town shaken by a horrific event.

Center for the Performing Arts
Paradise Valley Community College
18401 N. 32nd St.
Phoenix AZ 85032

Tickets available at https://www.paradisevalley.edu/cpa/cpa-tickets.

October Events at PVCC: film festival, jazz under the stars, saturday concert series and more!

October 2 & 23

Film Festival at PVCC Presents: The Hidden Face
October 2, 2019
2011 ‧ Drama/Thriller ‧ 1h 43m

A woman (Clara Lago) accidentally becomes trapped in her new home's panic room while trying to spy on her boyfriend (Quim Gutiérrez).

Film Festival at PVCC Presents: Ilo Ilo
October 23, 2019
2013 ‧ Drama/Family ‧ 1h 39m

Pregnant Hwee Leng Lim and her husband Teck hire a Filipino live-in maid for household chores and to help with their son Jiale, whose behaviour has deteriorated since the recent death of his grandfather.

October 4 & 5

STUDENT DIRECTED ONE ACT PLAYS

Studio Theater/M-East Building. $5 Admission.
Oct 4th @ 7:30pm.
Oct 5th, 6th @ 2:00pm

Click here for tickets

The first show is Trifles, directed by Rosemary Dann. Trifles is a show set in 1916, a very impactful piece for it's time! The show tackles themes such as gender, isolation, and justice!

The second show is Hell Cop, written and directed by Jason Jones. A hysterical comedy about, well, cops... in hell! One could say that it's a hell of a time!

October 5

CALUMET (Funk/Soul)

The Valley's funkiest good-time band since 2001, Calumet brings the best old-school jams and favorites.

Saturday, October 5th at 6:30pm

CPA Outdoor Stage
Admission is FREE!

Food Truck: Cheese, Love, and Happiness

Kids Craft Table provided by PVCC's Education Program

October 7 & 21

CAST Theatre Club Meetings

The College Artists Society of Theatre (CAST) does various activities such as workshops in all areas of theatre, parties, flash mobs trips to theaters and more.

October 7: Makeup Workshop taught by Haley Larsen

October 21: Puma Fest Planning

C.A.S.T. is open to currently enrolled PVCC students.

October 11-13

Desperado LGBTQ Film Festival

Desperado showcases quality films that are related to the experiences of the LGBT community. The event is educational, enlightening, entertaining, and enjoyable. In addition to the screening of films, local artisans, painters and photographers are showcased in the art gallery.

Center for the Performing Arts.

For additional information and to purchase tickets, click HERE.

October 22

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1:30-2:15pm

Sponsored by the PVCC Creative Writing Program, join Seth Michelson, poet, translator and professor of poetry for a visiting lecture in The Bridges Series.

October 23

PVCC Music presents: Jazz Under The Stars
Featuring PVCC Large and Small Ensembles and guests.

Wednesday, October 23rd at 7:00pm

CPA outdoor stage
Admission is FREE

The Divine Feminine. Christina Carmel. wwww.artistchristinacarmel.com

October 23

Opening Reception for artist Christina Carmel

Join us for the opening reception of artist Christina Carmel in the Center for the Performing Arts Gallery.

5:30-7:30pm
Center for the Performing Arts
Refreshments provided

Christina Carmel has always had a passion for humans. This is why she has chosen to use human beings and their myriad of expressions, conditions, and experiences as the subjects for her art. She hopes her art will inspire us all to find the things that connect us, that bring us together, and that tell our collective story.

An Evening in the Arts: One Night, Two Events, Free Admission

One night, two events, free admission! Join us for an evening in the arts at the Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, September 18th starting at 5:30p.m.

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Raconteur’s Narrative: 2015 - 2019 features painting, drawing and assemblage works by PVCC Visual Arts student Lydia Robb. Open to the public, light refreshments will be provided. Works will be on view from September 16th through October 8th, 2019.

Film Festival at PVCC

A Man Called Ove
2015 ‧ Drama/Comedy-drama ‧ 1h 56m
6:30pm

Ove (Rolf Lassgård) is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife's grave, Ove has given up on life. After a boisterous young family moves in next door and accidentally flattens Ove's mailbox, an unlikely friendship forms.

Visiting Artist Kimberly Harris Joins PVCC to Create Mosaic Tile Mural

Beginning August 30th, the PVCC Ceramics Club will host visiting artist Kimberly Harris in D-Building Ceramics Studio. Held on every Friday from 10am - 2pm, she will guide students, faculty and staff through the process of designing and fabricating seven mosaic tile mural panels, each depicting the seven core values of PVCC:

  • Learning

  • Diversity

  • Innovation

  • Integrity

  • Excellence

  • Partnerships

  • Sustainability

Each panel will be 2'w x 6'h and when completed will be attached to the exterior of G building. Everyone on campus is invited to participate! Registration is not required.

For more information contact david.bradley@paradisevalley.edu.

PVCC Music Department Launches Student-Run Record Label

This Fall PVCC's Music Industry Studies (MIS) Program is pleased to launch UNION32 Entertainment: a student-run music record label/entertainment company that will plan, organize and present one large-scale event per semester.

UNION32 operates as a small independent record label with several departments. The Music Industry Studies program seeks students from all programs, disciplines and majors at PVCC to participate in this exciting new venture.

UNION32 Entertainment will operate the following departments, providing roles for students across disciplines in:

ARTIST AND REPERTOIRE (A&R)

ARTIST DEVELOPMENT

MARKETING/PUBLICITY/NEW MEDIA

RECORDING AND LIVE EVENT PRODUCTION

ART DEPARTMENT

LEGAL DEPARTMENT

BUSINESS AFFAIRS

& MORE

In addition, the MIS program seeks PVCC faculty and staff to serve on the label’s Board of Advisors.

Interested in learning more?

Interested students, faculty and staff should send an e-mail to PVCC’s Music Department with the title RECORD LABEL to music@paradisevalley.edu.

Fall 2019 Visual & Performing Arts Convocation

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VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CONVOCATION

Thursday, August 15th

6:00pm-7:30pm

Center for the Performing Arts (CPA)

On Thursday, August 15th PVCC's Division of Fine & Performing Arts will hold a convocation for current students in Fine & Performing Arts programs as well as new students who have identified an interest in the new Visual & Performing Arts Field of Interest. The convocation will include:

LIGHT REFRESHMENTS

OVERVIEW OF PROGRAMS

FACULTY MEET AND GREET

TOUR OF FACILITIES

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

EVENT DATES

AND MORE!

To RSVP, e-mail christopher.scinto@paradisevalley.edu with your name and specific area(s) of interest in the Visual and Performing Arts:

  • Art

  • Audio Production

  • Dance

  • Digital Arts

  • Fashion Design

  • Film and Media

  • Graphic Design

  • Interior Design

  • Media Arts

  • Music

  • Photography

  • Theatre Arts