The Moreau Marquee - Spring 2025
Upcoming events in the Division of Performing Arts, Communication Studies, and Art
Music Department Events
String Ensemble
Enjoy an evening of music performed by the Saint Mary’s College String Ensemble, led by Rachel Goff.
String Ensemble will perform in Stapleton Lounge on April 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Spring Choir Concert
Join us as Saint Mary's singing groups, Belles Voix and the Collegiate Choir, present their spring concert, conducted by Nancy Menk.
The Spring Choir concert is April 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Church of Our Lady of Loretto. Admission is free and open to the public.
Flute and Piano Recital
On February 3 at 3:30 p.m., enjoy an afternoon of music in Stapleton Lounge!
Dr. Aleksandra Kemble, flute, and Dr. Dror Baitel, piano, will perform works by Debussy, Karg-Elert, Doppler, and Matinú.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Music Major Auditions
Are you interested in majoring in Music? Visit https://www.saintmarys.edu/academics/departments/music/audition/sign-up-form to sign up for an audition. Scholarships are available!
Key of T
Join us on February 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre for Key of T!
Key of T is an audience co-created music/theatre show created by and starring transgender singer Ari Agha (they/them).
The show uses sing-alongs to empower everyone to break out of the gender binary, building on Ari’s experience of transgender voice change with testosterone. Key of T is built on the belief that collective singing is a powerful tool for community care and creating the world we want to live in.
Kimball Gallagher Piano Recital
On March 4 at 7 p.m. in the Little Theatre, pianist Kimball Gallagher will perform his program New Perceptions, New Worlds.
Pianist and composer Kimball Gallagher, described as “a poet of otherworldly sounds,” shares a program shaped by travel, curiosity, and human connection. Two musical triptychs form the heart of the evening: Debussy’s Estampes, influenced by Eastern sonorities and impressionistic color, and the pre-world premieres of Hwaen Ch’uqi’s Three African Études, informed by North African Gnawa traditions, West African Kora, and Ethiopian jazz. Kimball Gallagher's own "ruminative jazz" Preludes will also be heard. The program concludes with Brahms’s monumental Sonata No. 3.
Recital Forum
The SMC Music Department presents Weekly Concerts & Music Presentations
Tuesdays from 3:30-4:20 p.m.
Jan. 13 | Faculty Presentation, Dr. David Vess: The Portfolio Career | Moreau 114
Jan. 20 | Senior Comprehensive Presentation: Abby Burns | Moreau 114
Jan. 27 | Guest Presentation: Krysta Hawkley, South Bend Area Music Teachers Association | Moreau 114
Feb. 3 | Faculty Recital: Aleksandra Kemble, flute, Dror Baitel, piano | Stapleton Lounge
Feb. 10 | Guest Presentation: Ari Agha, “Singing While Trans” | Moreau 114
Feb. 17 | Student Recital #1 | Stapleton Lounge
Feb. 24 | Guest Presentation: Dr. Kevin McMahon, “Women in Music Trailblazers” | Moreau 114
Mar. 3 | Concert: Carson-Newman College Choir, Dr. Brandon Hollihan, conductor | Little Theatre
Mar. 17 | Senior Comprehensive Presentation: Isabella Jaworski, Music Composition | Moreau 114
Mar. 24 | SMC Faculty Recital | Stapleton Lounge
Mar. 31 | Student Recital #2 | Little Theatre
Apr. 7 | Guest Presentation: “The Life and Solo Vocal Works of Carlotta Ferrari da Lodi,” Jennifer Kreider, soprano, Andrew Sun, piano | Moreau 114
Apr. 14 | Faculty Recital: Jae Sung Lee, violin, You Min Lee, piano | Stapleton Lounge
Apr. 21 | Faculty Presentation, Ellis Anderson: “The Company Face: Conformity in Frank Loesser’s How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying” | Moreau 114
Apr. 28 | Student Recital #3 | Stapleton Lounge
Take Your Music to College Day
The Saint Mary’s College Music Department will host Take Your Music to College Day on Saturday, April 11! Take Your Music to College is designed specifically for high schoolers interested in bringing their music interest to college with them!
Join us at an exclusive event for high school students who have an interest in bringing their music to college. During this event, you will engage in hands-on activities that will give you a taste of music at SMC. You will meet faculty and students from the Department of Music and hear from some of our impressive alumnae about their diverse careers. There will also be a lunch in the dining hall and a short performance by Saint Mary’s music students.
Schedule of Events
9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Refreshments and Introductions
9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Welcome and Tour of Moreau Center for the Arts
9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Alumna interaction: Reagan Adams, Dean of Students at Aspen View Academy in Castle Rock, CO
10:15 - 11:30 a.m. Music Samplers
ex: Music Lab, Mini Conducting Class, Music Ed
11:30 - 12:15 a.m. Mini-Concert
12:15 - 1:10 p.m. Lunch and Q&A with Music Majors
1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Alumna Interaction: Megan Orzolek, Engineer, Radiated Noise and Decomposition Branch, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, West Bethesda, MD
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Drumming Circle
2:30 p.m. Optional Tours
To register, visit www.saintmarys.edu/takeyourmusictocollege!
South Bend Chamber Singers
The South Bend Chamber Singers, an ensemble-in-residence at Saint Mary’s College, is in its 36th season. Over the past 36 years, the Singers have presented major choral-orchestral works such as Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Magnificat, B Minor Mass, and St. John Passion, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Brahms’ Requiem, and Orff’s Carmina Burana. However, the ensemble concentrates primarily on new music.
Join the South Bend Chamber Singers for their 37th Season.
We Are Phoenix: Sunday, March 22, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
Carmina Burana: Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Theatre Department Events
Matilda
Based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl, this fully staged production features a cast of 30 performers and a live pit orchestra. Follow the story of Matilda, a brilliant young girl with extraordinary gifts who discovers courage, friendship, and the power to stand up for what’s right.
Showtimes:
Friday, April 24: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 25: 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 26: 2:30 p.m.
Visit stmc-internet.choicecrm.net/dist/#/events to reserve your tickets!
Dance Department Events
Dance Performance Finals
Dance Performance Finals will take place in the Little Theatre on April 29 at 7:30 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public!
Art Department Events
Anne Lindberg: At the Edge of the Sea
January 23 – February 26, 2026
Anne Lindberg grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and is currently a visual artist living and working in Wilmington, North Carolina. A painter primarily, Anne has exhibited nationally at galleries and museums, including the NIU Art Museum, Des Lee Gallery in St. Louis, the Foundry Art Center in St. Louis, and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in St. Louis. Anne is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She holds a Master’s Degree in Visual Art from the Sam Fox School at Washington University in St. Louis and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
Art Department Senior Comprehensive Exhibitions
March 23 - April 1, 2026
Public reception to be held Friday, March 27th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in Moreau Gallery.
Congratulations to Alessandra Besachio, BA Art History; Wiktoria Drapala, BA Studio Art; Lucy Hall, BA Studio Art; Caitlin O'Connor, BA Studio Art/Design; Monica Schafer, BA Studio Art; Pearl Stengle, BA Studio Art; Lee Visser, BFA Studio Art; Ellie Walters, BFA Design; and Mariana Zavala Almiray, BFA Applied Arts and Design.
Visiting Artist Public Lecture - Regin Igloria: Transitions
Thursday, April 9th, 2:30-3:30 pm - Vander Vennet Theatre
Regin Igloria is a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in the Chicagoland area. His drawings, artists’ books, sculptures, and performances portray the human condition as it relates to the natural environment and inhabited spaces. In 2010, he founded North Branch Projects, an organization that builds connections through the book arts, which allows him to work with various communities to create crossover between disparate populations. Igloria has taught at places such as The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Rhode Island School of Design, Marwen, Snow City Arts, and Carthage College. He received a 3Arts Next Level Artist Award as well as local, national, and international grants, support through artist residencies such as Camargo Foundation and Ucross, and has exhibited internationally. He received his MFA from Rhode Island School of Design.
Mary Ann Roach Butkovich ‘64: You Paint Too Pretty – My Art Journey
April 23 – May 30, 2026
Mary Ann Roach Butkovich graduated from Saint Mary’s College with a degree in art, with further study at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati. She has participated in numerous solo and group shows including the University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, OH, Miami University, Oxford, OH, the Cincinnati Art Museum and The Contemporary Art Center in Cincinnati, OH. Her work is included in numerous corporate and private collections.