All events free unless noted.
TODAY
Master of Fine Arts students will present their work at 7:30 p.m. in Prout Chapel in the Creative Writing
Program’s Reading Series.
THURSDAY
The International Film Series will feature "Nollywood Babylon" at 7:30 p.m. in the Gish Film
Theater of Hanna Hall. The documentary discusses the film industry in Nigeria, which is the third
largest in the world.
FRIDAY
MacArthur Fellow Jeremy Denk vwill present a master class at 2:30 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore
Musical Arts Center. Denk was named. Denk, Musical America’s 2014 Instrumentalist of the Year, is the
guest artist for the David D. Dubois Piano Competition.
SATURDAY
High school pianists from around the country and China will compete in the fourth annual and Festival.
The semi-finals start at 10 a.m. in Kobacker Hall. Contest winners, from around the country and China,
will receive $3,000 for first place, $2,000, for second and $1,000 for third.
The BGSU Graduate Saxophone Quartet performs as part of Saturdays at the Church on Church Street. The
quartet of Justin Massey, Andrew Liebermann, Gavin Goodwin and Emily Schultz, will perform at 10:30 a.m.
at First Presbyterian, 126 S. Church St.
Musical America’s 2014 Instrumentalist of the Year Jeremy Denk will perform a piano concert at 8 p.m. in
Kobacker Hall as part ofnthe Festival Series. Tickets range from $18 to $42. Call 419-372-8171 or visit
bgsu.edu/arts for more information. Previous to the concert at 7:15 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall a
Festival Series Forum will discuss Denk’s work.
SUNDAY
The finals round of the David D. Dubois Piano Competition will begin at 9 a.m.
MONDAY
Acclaimed baritone Thomas Buckner will perform at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall. Buckner has recorded six
solo albums and has performed around the globe, including at Carnegie Hall and at the Prague Spring
Festival. He will be performing works by his longtime collaborator, composer Robert Ashley.