In keeping with the collaborative spirit of the show, the Palomar College Chamber Singers – a 28-voice ensemble directed by David Chase – open the program singing Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi as dance students perform choreography set by Faulkner and Jensen-Ismay. Considered a jewel of Baroque era music, Vivaldi’s Gloria has a brisk vitality that is well-suited for dance adaptation.

“Based on the traditional Latin Mass, Gloria is composed in a cantata style in twelve movements of contrasting key, mood and instrumentation,” Faulkner said. “Our dance reflects the music’s origins and uses themes of joyous movement to compliment this magnificent score.”

Using another Baroque masterwork, J. S. Bach’s Easter Oratorio, Jean Isaacs’s choreography features 14 dancers in a spirited and celebratory piece. Isaacs is the Artistic Director of San Diego Dance Theatre and is a member of the dance faculty at UCSD.

Times Gone By is a new work by Jensen-Ismay to the inspirational music of Mark O'Connor and Edgar Meyer. Eight dancers perform the patterns as their relationships change over time. Another O’Connor composition, In Full Swing, is the music for Swing and Fling in which the dancers interact using common daily gestures as the foundation for the work.

Jensen-Ismay utilizes mobility by wheels and by foot in a new quartet, Movin’ On. One of the dancers is in a wheel chair while the others move to and from a rolling chair on their journey of moving in the space together. The spatial designs and patterns take on a different dimension with the use of the constant motion of wheels.

The Howard Brubeck Theatre is on the Palomar College San Marcos campus at 1140 West Mission Road. Tickets for the Mostly Modern dance show are $8.00 for students, $10.00 for staff and seniors (age 55 and up) and $12.00 for general audience. For tickets and information, contact the box office at 760-744-1150 extension 2453.