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Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the UW-W College of Arts & Communication, Dept. of Music

Sonict presents Ogni Suono Saxophone Duo

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is pleased to announce that Ogni Suono Saxophone Duo will be presented by Sonict on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 7:30 pm in the Light Recital Hall. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased online at tickets.uww.edu or by calling (262) 472-2222. Masks are required for anyone entering a campus building and each performance in the Light Recital Hall will have a social distance seating option. The Light Recital Hall is located in the Greenhill Center of the Arts at 950 W. Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190. Do not come to campus if you are ill. For the most up to date campus safety information, visit the Warhawks are Back webpage at the link below. uww.edu/warhawks-are-back.

Formed by American saxophonists Noa Even and Phil Pierick in 2010, Ogni Suono is committed to expanding and promoting repertoire for saxophone duo by commissioning and performing new works. The duo values the longevity and repeated attention to new works over the novelty and revolving door of mass commissioning. Their debut album, “Invisible Seams,” features some of the duo’s first collaborations with composers. Supported by a grant from New Music USA, Noa and Phil launched “SaxoVoce” in 2015, commissioning works that explore the wide-ranging musical, dramatic, and theatrical possibilities inherent in the synthesis of saxophone and voice. From haunting whispers to nonsensical shouts, each composer uniquely integrates the human voice. Many of these works can be found on the duo’s 2018 album, “SaxoVoce,” on New Focus Recordings.

Ogni Suono celebrates ten years together with the premiere of /tele/path by Atlanta-based Singaporean composer Emily Koh alongside a retrospective of the twenty-some works commissioned by the duo from the past decade and Shelley Washington’s BIG Talk. This includes selected works from our 2018 album “SaxoVoce” (New Focus Recordings) and our 2015 release “Invisible Seams”. The full program includes “Two Broken Records: by Hong-Da Chin, “Chroma” by Chris Fisher-Lochhead, “BIG Talk” by Shelley Washington, “Dart: don’t be his shadow” by Quinn Collins, “Walking After Midnight” by David REminick, and the world premiere of “/tele/path” by Emily Koh.

“The saying ‘sound like a broken record’ means to say something over and over again. In ‘Two Broken Records’, each saxophone is treated as a broken record that is constantly in a love-hate relationship with the other. Argument and harmony can be heard back-to-back, or even overlapped during the emotional interaction between these two mischievous broken records.” —Hong-Da Chin

“Chroma explores a series of questions relating to color and time: Is color an intensive or an extensive phenomenon? Is our experience of color an instantaneous apperception or does it unfold temporally? At what temporal level do rational durational relationships create the experience of implied rhythmic striae? When does harmony become color and color harmony?”  —Chris Fisher-Lochhead

“‘BIG Talk’ was written for two baritone saxophones as a personal response to the repulsive prevalence of rape culture that can be observed in catcalling and sexual harassment that female-identifying persons experience and endure on a daily basis. Many women experience these situations enough to psychologically alter their self-perception and their perception of others in a long-lasting negative way: fear, anger, depression—emotions that seep deeper into the self and permeate deeper into society. This unrelenting, churning duo is written to be somewhat of an endurance piece that incorporates all aspects of the body—the muscular ability to play the piece, the wind to power the horn, the focus to see it through… I carefully considered the everyday endurance of a constant barrage of physical and verbal abuse, how we as women bear the brunt of the cultural burden, how we are expected to silently maintain physical and emotional poise to align with many “social graces” and how sick of it I am. How sick of it we are. The piece, the poetry, and the visual components are all linked to send a very clear and targeted message: stop perpetuating rape culture by any and every means necessary.” —Shelley Washington

“‘Dart: the verb. don’t be his shadow’: In 2001 or 2002, when I was still living in Cincinnati, I went to see a Juilliard jazz trumpeter play a guest concert at the Blue Wisp. A local trumpeter showed up (presumably uninvited) to sit in. At one point an aging hipster, donning a beret and smoking a Black and Mild, got up from the bar and confronted the intruder while he was playing, pointing at him and saying, ‘Don’t be his shadow, man. Don’t be his shadow.’ And so much of the piece focuses on heterophonic close canons and near-unison playing, sometimes slipping into true unisons. The end of the piece quotes ‘A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond’ from Captain Beefheart’s 1980 album Doc at the Radar Station.” —Quinn Collins

“‘Walking After Midnight’ deals with the unsettling and mysterious phenomenon of somnambulism, or sleepwalking, as it’s commonly known. The text for the piece’s two movements comes from a pair of autobiographical stories by a friend of mine. For the past year or so, nearly everything I’ve written has been part of a massive evening-length cycle of pieces about sleep called Sleep Cycle. Each work in the cycle deals with a different sleep-related topic (sleep-talking, sleepwalking, dreams, lullabies, and lucid dreaming) and each is for a different instrumentation (singing flutist, singing saxophone duo, vocal quartet, singing string octet, and a sixteen-piece ensemble made up of all of the above musicians plus a percussionist). The first story is about my friend’s childhood experiences of sleepwalking. In the absence of caregivers he could count on throughout a traumatic childhood, there emerged from within a support figure in the form of his own ghost—a floating Doppelgänger whose radiant smile provided him comfort and reassurance through it all. In the second story, my friend—now an adult—is the one in the supporting role, soothing and protecting his young son through his recurrent night terrors. The stories are a testament to my friend’s resilience and courage, and I feel honored and grateful for his trust, his generosity, and most of all, for his continued friendship.”       —David Reminick

“‘/tele/path’ is dedicated to the saxophone duo Ogni Suono on the occasion of their 10th anniversary. The word ‘telepath’, made from the Greek roots ‘tele’, meaning distance, and ‘pathos’ meaning feeling, perception, passion, affliction, or experience, describes the duo’s pandemic situation, and the circumstance of this collaboration—working together over a distance. The general form of the work echoes the trajectory of Ogni Suono’s becoming—in the beginning, both saxophones are in close proximity on stage and play strictly in time together, but as the piece progresses, the saxophonists move further apart on stage, each playing more freely and soloistically, but still with the ebb and understanding of an established duo. “ —Emily Koh

Ogni Suono has appeared on concert series such as Permutations (New York), Journeys in Sound (Boston), Frequency (Chicago), Sonic Circuits (Washington, DC) Outpost (University of California-Riverside), Switchboard Presents (San Francisco), nienteForte (New Orleans), Interference (Flagstaff), and SONICT (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater). The duo’s international performances include a 2019 tour through China and Taiwan, the inaugural Singapore Saxophone Symposium, Romanian-American Musical Days Festival in Sibiu (Romania), Berlin University of the Arts, Felicja Blumental Music Center in Tel Aviv, Night of the Museums Festival in Budapest, and World Saxophone Congresses in Scotland and France.

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Autumn, also known as Fall in North American English,^[1] is one of the four temperate seasons. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere). Autumn is the season when the duration of daylight becomes noticeably shorter and the temperature cools considerably. Day length decreases and night length increases as the season progresses until the Winter Solstice in December (Northern Hemisphere) and June (Southern Hemisphere). One of its main features in temperate climates is the striking change in colour for the leaves of deciduous trees as they prepare to shed.

Some cultures regard the autumnal equinox as “mid-autumn”, while others with a longer temperature lag treat the equinox as the start of autumn.^[2] In the English-speaking world, autumn traditionally began with Lammas Day and ended around Hallowe’en, the approximate mid-points between midsummer, the autumnal equinox, and midwinter. Meteorologists (and Australia^[3][4] and most of the temperate countries in the southern hemisphere)^[5][6] use a definition based on Gregorian calendar months, with autumn being September, October, and November in the northern hemisphere,^[7] and March, April, and May in the southern hemisphere.

In North America, autumn traditionally starts with the September equinox (21 to 24 September)^[8] and ends with the winter solstice (21 or 22 December).^[9] Popular culture in the United States associates Labor Day, the first Monday in September, as the end of summer and the start of autumn; certain summer traditions, such as wearing white, are discouraged after that date.^[10] As daytime and nighttime temperatures decrease, trees change colour and then shed their leaves.^[11] In traditional East Asian solar term, autumn starts on or around 8 August and ends on or about 7 November. In Ireland, the autumn months according to the national meteorological service, Met Éireann, are September, October and November.^[12] However, according to the Irish Calendar, which is based on ancient Gaelic traditions, autumn lasts throughout the months of August, September and October, or possibly a few days later, depending on tradition. In the Irish language, September is known as Meán Fómhair (“middle of autumn”) and October as Deireadh Fómhair (“end of autumn”).^[13][14] Persians celebrate the beginning of the autumn as Mehregan to honor Mithra (Mehr).

(Source: wikipedia)

Editor’s note: The following was written by Nancy Wendt.

The First English Lutheran Church quilting group is proud to have set a record of making 287 quilts this year.  Most of the quilts will be shipped to Lutheran World Relief.  However, fifteen will be donated to Bethel House, along with ten others going to the Salvation Army in Janesville.  We are so grateful to the women who help by sewing quilt tops at home and to all who so generously donate fabric and/or sheets so this ministry can continue.  We are always in need of both material and sheets to use as backs for our quilts.

The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library will host local author Peggy Race, this Thursday, September 23^rd, at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom.  Participants should register for the Zoom program on the library’s website www.whitewaterlibrary.org in order to receive the link to the program an hour before it begins.  If you need help registering, please call the library and we will assist you.

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Knight Public Affairs, LLC.

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The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC)’s annual Discover Whitewater Series (DWS): Half Marathon and 5K exceeded last year’s participation numbers for its ninth year, on Sept. 19, 2021. 

The DWS Planning Committee were joined by over 380 participants, more than 240 volunteers and more than 60 sponsors for a hugely successful event. There were sunny skies for everyone that turned out to support the Whitewater community and the runners had the perfect temperature of 64 degrees at the start of both races.

UW-W Interim Chancellor Dr. Jim Henderson and UW-W Athletic Director Ryan Callahan arrived bright and early on race day to give the welcoming remarks and wish all the participants a great race. 

The top runners in the women’s half marathon:First Place: 1:19:24.45 – Runner 982 Naomi FultonSecond Place: 1:23:28.93 – Runner 1015 Samantha SlatteryThird Place: 1:29:23.80 – Runner 1009 Lauren Mordini	The top runners in the men’s half marathon:First Place: 1:10:27.05 – Runner 1027 Alexander CushmanSecond Place: 1:11:41.55 – Runner 931 Danny MacHmuellerThird Place: 1:15:31.97 – Runner 1025 David Krall
The top runners in the women’s 5K:First Place: 19:00.22 – Runner 1465 Kayla WolfSecond Place: 19:44.60 – Runner 1539 Jessie BraunThird Place: 21:31.60 – Runner 1489 Heidi Mane	The top runners in the men’s 5K:First Place: 16:53.98 – Runner 1501 Benjamin StrickerSecond Place: 17:23.27 – Runner 1376 Mark ElworthyThird Place: 18:09.54 – Runner 1519 Corbin Bevry

For all race results, visit www.runwhitewater.com, under race results. 

For some runners, it was their first time racing in the Discover Whitewater Series. A common theme from first time runners, including first place winner Naomi Fulton, was that the DWS is overwhelmingly organized and friendly. 

Every year the DWS is in conjunction with the Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (W3) Fit Kid Shuffle on Saturday, Sept. 18. During the Shuffle, children 10-years-old and younger participated in a one-mile run. This year the Shuffle had 46 participants. 

The main goals of the DWS are to build a stronger community and showcase the City of Whitewater. All proceeds from the event are put directly back into the community each year.  The five local non-profit partners are Bethel House, Whitewater LEADS, Working for Whitewater’s Wellness, Whitewater Unified School District and the J-Hawk Aquatics Club. 

“Everyone involved in the DWS has a mission to support the Whitewater community,” DWS Race Director Dawson Miller said. “It’s always an honor and joy to see the community come together every year.”

The DWS would like to thank everyone involved in making the ninth year a success. The Whitewater community is a great place to visit, live and work. 

The DWS Planning Committee is already starting on next year’s race; new editions and features for 2022 are in the works. Save the date for September 18, 2022 for our tenth anniversary of the Discover Whitewater Series. We hope everyone will join us!

About the DWS

The goal of the DWS is to promote the City of Whitewater and highlight its greatest features, while keeping everyone in the community active. All the proceeds from the race are donated to five local non-profit partners: Bethel House (which provides interim housing for homeless families), Whitewater LEADS, Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (W3), Whitewater Unified School District and the J-Hawk Aquatic Club. The DWS partners with the city, business community, university and the school district to make this a tremendous event that benefits all who participate. For more information about the race visit www.runwhitewater.com.

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by UW-Whitewater.

When Dan Stein, the Department of Homeland Security’s branch chief for cybersecurity education, visited the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2017, he noted the university’s expertise and leadership in business and computer science and encouraged it to develop cybersecurity programs to provide a pipeline for this critical industry.

Just four years later, the university has established a Cybersecurity Center for Business that provides cybersecurity education and training for businesses, local governments and educational institutions throughout the region, launched an online M.S. in Cybersecurity, and, in July, received UW System Board of Regents approval to provide a new B.S. in Cybersecurity, only the second such undergraduate degree offered in the UW System.

Building on the strength of a popular cybersecurity minor within the College of Letters and Sciences, the new undergraduate cybersecurity program will offer both a major and a minor as well as three emphases, including a cyber-operations emphasis that is designed to offer a seamless transfer pathway for two-year technical college graduates. 

Provost John Chenoweth, who was dean of the university’s College of Business and Economics when the online master’s degree in cybersecurity was developed and launched, said, “This undergraduate program responds to the regional and national needs for cybersecurity talent to protect both business and government from cybersecurity attacks and will produce graduates better equipped to pursue lucrative, in-demand cybersecurity careers such as security engineers, security analysts, security consultants, and security managers.”

An interdisciplinary major housed in the College of Letters and Sciences, the program will involve faculty and coursework from the departments of computer science, mathematics, and sociology as well as colleagues in the department of information technology and supply chain management in the university’s business college. Coursework within the degree includes intro to cybersecurity, intrusion detection, information assurance and security, statistics, discrete mathematics, programming, cryptography, and network and computer systems security. 

In a collaboration with the university’s Cybersecurity Center for Business, the center’s cyber range will be used for hands-on simulation practice. And, while not required for the cybersecurity program, an internship will be strongly recommended. 

The degree’s capstone will be in cybersecurity systems engineering.

“Our Cyber 459 course is systems security engineering, which will help our students prepare for an internship,” said Jiazhen Zhou, chair of the Department of Computer Science at UW-Whitewater. “It’s a hands-on course designed to prepare them to apply. Companies and organizations in both the private and public sectors — from American Family Insurance, Acuity, Northwestern Mutual, and Cuna to the U.S. government and the military — are looking to develop cybersecurity talent.”

The 120-credit undergraduate program will initially be offered in person, and online coursework will be added over time. 

According to Cyber Seek, a project supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, the average salary is $91,000 for a cybersecurity consultant, $99,000 for a cybersecurity engineer, and $103,000 for a cybersecurity manager/administrator.

For information on UW-Whitewater’s B.S. in cybersecurity, contact Jiazhen Zhou, chair of the Department of Computer Science, at zhouj@uww.edu or 262-472-5172.

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Jefferson County.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 is World Alzheimer’s Day! Each year, this is a day on which Alzheimer’s organizations around the world concentrate their efforts on raising awareness about Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, a group of disorders that impairs mental functioning.

Every 65 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s disease. So what are some things that you can do to raise awareness?

Raise Alzheimer’s Awareness by:

• Learning the warning signs and sharing those with others
• Talk about the “D” or “A” word!! (D: dementia, A: Alzheimer’s).
• Visit someone with memory loss or someone diagnosed
• Join a Dementia-Friendly Coalition in your community
• Become a Dementia-Friendly Business/Organization
• Share brain health tips (healthy eating, good night’s sleep, etc.)
• Distribute presentations/flyers/upcoming events with others
• Learn all you can about the disease!
• Attend local groups, gatherings and community events
• Share your personal story
• Fundraise
• Wear purple or teal on 9/21 and 6/21 (The Longest Day)
• Share information on your social media pages
• Volunteer to help others
• Support the caregivers in your life
• Become a Dementia Friend
• Make time for self-care  

Helpful websites:

www.alz.org
www.alzfdn.org
www.alzheimers.gov
https://www.jeffersoncountywi.gov/departments/human_services/aging_and_disability_resource_center/dementia_care.php
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/dementia/index.htm
https://www.usagainstalzheimers.org/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Heather Janes, Dementia Care Specialist

(she, hers, her)

Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Jefferson County

1541 Annex Road  Jefferson, WI 53549   920-674-8734

Direct Line: 920-675-4035

Work Cell:   920-728-7261

ADRC Fax: 920-674-7603     

https://www.jeffersoncountywi.gov/

“By giving of ourselves to others, we truly live.” Ethel Percy Audrus (1885-1967)