Wise Wood Metal Wire Word
October 2, 2007, 8:00 P.M.
Columbia Basin College Theatre

"The creative mind is as a window to the universe of idea
An idea is present, as the creative mind is present
Thus
An idea in the universe becomes expression in the present"
D. Robert Burroughs

D. Robert Burroughs - Violin
Dan Myers - Piano
Tom McClelland - Sculptor
Gwen James - Poet
Ronn Campbell - Lighting Design


Night Sounds Gallery #7 for Solo Violin
D Robert Burroughs (c. 2007)
1) Night
2) Wind
3) Fire
4) Sky
5) Star

Dato et Nox -Violin and Piano
D. Robert Burroughs - Dan Myers
1) De Dato
2) Eclipticus
3) Equinox

Metropolis Fencepost
Artist Introduction -Tom McClelland
D. Robert Burroughs - Dan Myers
1) Opposition (piano/violin)
2) Integration (mallets on metal sculpture/violin)

Soundtrack in the Word
D. Robert Burroughs - Dan Myers
Poems - Gwen James
1) Lies
2) Bluegrass
3) For The Dead
4) Your Palm Pressed To Mine
5) Portrait In The Mirror
6) Metropolis (inspired by Metropolis Fencepost)

Music in the Mind of the Universe
D. Robert Burroughs - Dan Myers
1) Wise
2) Wood
3) Metal
4) Wire
5) Word
D. Robert Burroughs, "I create therefore, I am."
Violinist, composer, conductor, teacher, recording engineer, philosopher, Religious Science Practitioner, father, husband and "I believe in an ever expanding infinite source of creativity and expression." He has composed two ballets, a violin concerto, several symphonies, music for film and video documentaries, advertising, numerous works for various instruments and more. He is currently at work on another symphony and a concerto for piano.

He has performed as a soloist with several orchestras including recent performances with the Mid-Columbia Symphony. He has been working as a violinist with the duo Strings Attached for the last twenty years and performs on a custom designed seven string electric violin. After having been captivated by his first violin heroes, Isaac Stern and Yehudi Menhuin, He has since been on a journey of exploration, experience and expression. He has performed around the world with various groups: chamber music on NPR, pit orchestras for Broadway musicals, electric violin in jazz and rock bands, even bluegrass and country. His musical influences include Beethoven, Bartok, Shosatkovich, Zawinul, Zappa, Santana and of course his childhood hero; Leonard Bernstein.

Dan Myers is a performer, composer and recording artist who has devoted his life to music. The Portland native gave his first major concert at age 10 when he performed original piano compositions written for him by renowned composer and music critic Frederick Rothchild of Reed College. As a child, he also performed as a piano soloist for the Portland Symphony Orchestra. Later, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Walla Walla College and a Master of Arts degree in performance piano from Eastern Washington University. His teaching career included several years as head of the piano department at Walla Walla College. He has lived in the Tri-Cites for over 30 years, where he is well-known as a solo performer on piano, flutes, classical guitar, hand percussion instruments, and voice. His recordings have been featured on national public radio.

Gwendolyn James is a member of the English Department Faculty at Columbia Basin College. She publishes under her maiden name, Gwendolyn Cash. Her poetry appears in Cutthroat, Born Magazine, Perigee, and the Birmingham Poetry Review. She has been nominated in 2007 for a Pushcart Prize. A chapbook, Acts of Contrition, was published in 2007 by Lost Horse Press as part of its New Poets: New Books series, edited by Marvin Bell. Her work is supported, in part, by a Grant for Artistic Projects (GAP) from the Washington Artists' Trust.

Tom McClelland
I have made art all my life. Along the way, I also picked up a BA in fine art at Western Washington University in 1984 and an MFA in sculpture at Washington State University in 1987. I have worked as a carpenter, plumbers apprentice, day laborer, and commercial designer and taught college level art courses at WSU, Mesa State College, and CBC. My work is strongly influenced by the landscape of Eastern Washington and almost everything and everybody I come into contact with. I don't believe that art, like life, is meant to be taken literally, but with respect, great curiosity, and a touch of humor.