2005

Art work from over 1,000 students from all thirteen elementary schools in the Moline School District will befeatured in an upcoming exhibit at Butterworth Center.

The art exhibit will be up from February 25-March 6, 2005. The event is sponsored/coordinated by Butterworth Center and all of the Moline elementary schools. Artwork will be displayed on the main and second floors Butterworth Center in Moline. 

"We are excited to sponsor this art exhibit and offer our resources to the Moline School District to further promote art appreciation.  This exhibit is an excellent fit for our mission which is to support the arts as they relate to children's issues.  We already have the Brinton Art Competition held each June specifically for grades 7-12, and are pleased to now be serving the elementary grades with our resources," said Angela Hunt, who is coordinating the exhibit with the art teachers in the Moline School District, and also directs the public relations and volunteer program at Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House (BWC/DWH).

Regularly scheduled meetings will be still held at Butterworth Center, so some of the areas may not be on display in the event that a meeting is taking place in one of the rooms where artwork is set up. 

All of the areas will be on display at from 3:00-4:30 p.m. on the following dates: 
Monday,February 28; Tuesday, March 1st;and Thursday-Saturday, March 3-5th.  Admission is free. Butterworth Center is located at 1105-8th Street Moline, Illinois. Parking is available in the Butterworth Center and Deere-Wiman House parking lots on 11th Avenue.  Street parking on 8th Street and 11th Avenue is also available. Directions to Butterworth Center.

A reception for family members and the students will be held on March 6, 2005. An online photo gallery of the exhibit will be posted at www.butterworthcenter.com by mid-March.  For more information about this exhibit or the reception for the families, call 309-765-7935 or e-mail ahunt@butterworthcenter.com.

“Fridays at Deere-Wiman House” concert this Friday will feature the Glorian Duo

MOLINE, IL (January 10, 2005) Fridays at Deere-Wiman House, an ongoing free concert series that is open to the public, is hosted by Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House. The next concert will be held this Friday, January 14, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. and will feature the Glorian Duo.  Light refreshments and an opportunity to meet the artists will follow the free 45-minute concert which is held at Deere-Wiman House located at 817-11th Avenue, Moline, Illinois. 

About The Glorian Duo
The Glorian Duo was founded in 1986 by Wendy Kerner Lucas, harpist and Donna Milanovich, flutist. Prizewinners in the National Flute Association’s 2000 Chamber Music Competition, they were selected to play in the winners’ concert at the Convention in Ohio.  The Glorian Duo’s CD, Sounds of the Seine has been released by Delos International to critical acclaim. 

Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House is committed to providing the community with cultural arts activities and events, affordable interactive education programs for schools, teachers and families, and free meeting space and services for non profit organizations.  Deere-Wiman House is located at 817-11th Avenue, Moline, IL. For more information visit www.butterworthcenter.com or call 309-765-7971/309-765-7935.

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Moline High School music department goes high tech with a new “music lab station” thanks to matching grant from Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House

Creating computer-composed music now a reality for Moline High School students

MOLINE, Ill. (November 5, 2004) Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House has awarded Moline High School a grant of $5,000 to create a master unit as a foundation for a potential state of the art music lab.The gift will be matched with available MolineHigh School funds. 

“The use of technology in music is an area that has been overlooked at Moline because of lack of available funds. With this grant for the music lab, we will now have the ability to see students work easily at composing their own work and be able to enhance current projects in our curriculum,” stated the MHS music department that is headed by Amber Dahlen (orchestra),  Ron May (Choir) and Steve Schwaegler (Band).

The “master” music lab unit will consist of a mobile cart to hold all of the necessary elements that can be moved from classroom to classroom, a digital keyboard for pitch entry, a computer system with high memory, as music notation requires a great deal of memory; quality speakers for audio playback, headphones for private work, and digital sequencing equipment with CD burner.

“Without the lab, orchestra students experiment through a very long and laborious process, but with the new music lab they will now have the ability to arrange a song for orchestra, assign parts, print out the notation, and even give the students direct feedback of how it will sound.  This will not only make the project more creative but it will take far less time that now can be devoted to other creative activities,” stated the MHS music department.

The one-time grant was created in honor of George F. Neiley, who served in various capacities on the board, including chairman, from the 1960s until his death a few years ago.The grant was intended for a specific project or program at the high school that would mesh with the mission of Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House of furthering the arts as they relate to children's issues.

“This music lab grant enables a shift from focusing on the production of music to the creation of music.  The music lab will not only allow choir, orchestra, and band students to compose individual pieces, but will enable them to also score and arrange complete productions for high school activities. This opens up one more avenue in the realm of fine arts education, and provides a technical opportunity for students that are inclined in that area.” said Deb Bracke, Scholarship Committee member and Board member of Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House.


<>The first step in creating the music lab will be using a consultant to help them create a music lab that will especially benefit MolineHigh School students with interests in music. 

“The students who are aware of this grant award are pumped up about the potential of what this lab can do. We see this lab as having the potential to reach across the curriculum in several ways.  For example, a student who is writing a scene for AP English or Creative Writing can now collaborate with a music student to compose an underscore for a video presentation.  This cross-curricular type of study is an exciting concept to see happen,” stated the MHS music department. 

How the music lab will be used and benefits to students
The music lab would offer several tonal “ear” training exercises, and immediate feedback and drills for students who are interested in composing and arranging original music using notation and sequencing.Practical benefits would be reaped for students as well. For instance, a student whose instrument is being repaired and cannot join rehearsal or the vocalist who has a cold and cannot sing can be stationed at the music lab station for skill development and feedback. 

The music lab would also introduce students to equipment that they will encounter when the enter college music courses.

"We have several students each year that graduate and continue their music studies at the college/university level.  Through the creation of this lab, these students will no longer be intimidated by technology that is currently in place at the college level,” stated the MHS music department. 

The MolineHigh School music department intends the music lab to be an ongoing project and in the future hopes to add stations once the master unit is designed and put into service.This base/master unit would be the start of a potentially large lab that could contain up to 25 additional stations that could be linked to the master unit.

Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House is committed to providing the community with cultural arts activities and events, affordable interactive education programs for schools, teachers and families; and free meeting space and services for not for profit organizations.Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House is located at 1105-8th Street, Moline, Illinois.For more information call 309-765-7935 or visit www.butterworthcenter.com.

Contact information:
Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House
Susan Staack, Executive Director 765-7970
Angela Hunt, Public Relations 765-7935

Moline High School Music Department
Amber Dahlen, orchestra  743-8911
Ron May, Choir  743-8910
Steve Schwaegler, band  743-8909

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For more information please contact Angela Hunt at  309-765-7935 or ahunt@butterworthcenter.com.