MUSIC EVENTS AT BOWDOIN COLLEGE Fall 2010 George Lopez, piano Friday, September 10 at 7:30 PM Mr. Lopez will inaugurate his two-year appointment as Artist-in-Residence at Bowdoin with a recital which will include Schumann s Five Posthumous Variations, Opus 13, Beethoven s Sonata in A Flat, Opus 10, and Bach s Goldberg Variations. Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Thursday, September 16 at 7:30 PM Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall Grammy-nominated Irvin Mayfield, a versatile trumpeter, bandleader, composer, arranger, and recording artist, is a passionate spokesman for the rich history and cultural significance of jazz and New Orleans. He was appointed cultural ambassador for both the state of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans. He formed the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra in 2002. The Road to Carnegie Hall concert tour culminates on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and is a landmark journey that affirms that jazz, the city of New Orleans, and its people are ascendant and ready to reclaim their position as a center of cultural influence. Bowdoin ID, and $25 for the general public, available at the David Saul Smith Union information desk, 207-725-3375; $10 for members of the Association of Bowdoin Friends with membership card, available at the
SPONSORED BY the Donald M. Zuckert Visiting Professorship Fund. Quintetssentials Sunday, September 19 at 3:00 PM Quintetssentials is a string quintet comprised of the Lydian String Quartet (violinists Daniel Stepner and Judith Eissengberg; violist Mary Ruth Ray; and cellist Joshua Gordon) and their longtime colleague cellist Rhonda Rider. This splendid fivesome (playfully self-described as Rhonda and the Lyds) is dedicated to performing and treating listeners to the magisterial Schubert Quintet in C Major and, as icing on the cake, some of the other magical but less-often performed works for what one calls a "cello quintet": the four strings of a standard string quartet with an additional cello. Among these also-engaging composers are Boccherini, Borodin, George Onslow (known to his peers as the French Beethoven), and Frank Martin. A pre-concert lecture will be held at 2:00 PM in the auditorium. Aniruddha Knight and Ensemble Bharata Natyam Dance and Music of South India Demonstration: Friday, September 24 at 7:30 PM Tillotson Room, Gibson Hall Performance: Saturday, September 25 at 3:00 PM Knight is a ninth generation performer from one of India s most distinguished families of professional musicians and dancers, and is the only grandson of the world-famous T. Balasaraswati. In the tradition of his family, he is both a musician and a dancer, and he shares with his accompanists an understanding of the integration of music with dance that is unique to the style he inherited from his mother, Lakshmi Knight, Balasaraswati s daughter and principal student.
Both events open to the public; admission free of charge; no tickets or reservations Hassan Muhammad Trio Friday, October 1 at 7:30 Pm 2010 Bowdoin graduate Hassan Muhammad (piano), Phil Mcgowan (drums), and Adam Frederick (bass) will kick-off their fall U.S. tour with an evening of jazz at Bowdoin. Joe Lovano Us Five Friday, October 15 at 7:30 PM Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano appears with Us Five, a dynamic ensemble and one of the most exciting of his acclaimed career that collectively breathes a youthful exuberance into the first-ever Lovano album entirely comprising his own original compositions. The secret to Lovano s success is his fearless ability to push the conceptual and thematic choices he makes in a quest for new modes of artistic expression and new takes on what defines the jazz idiom. Bowdoin ID, and $15 for the general public, available at the David Saul Smith Union information desk, 207-725-3375; free tickets for members of the Association of Bowdoin Friends with membership card, available at the SPONSORED BY the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation President s Arts and Lecture Fund. University of Southern Maine presents Bach s B-minor Mass Robert Russell, director Sunday, October 17 at 3:00 PM
Admission at the door: $15.00; no tickets or reservations; free to Bowdoin ID holders and the Association of Bowdoin Friends Bowdoin College Concert Band Parents Weekend Concert John P. Morneau, director Sunday, October 24 at 2:00 PM A Little Night Music Musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 4, 5 & 6 at 8:00 PM Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall Mismatched lovers, jealous rivals, and youthful passions sweep across the stage in this physical theater adaptation of one of Sondheim s greatest scores, based on the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night. Directed by Professor Davis Robinson. Bowdoin ID, and for the general public, available at the David Saul Smith Union information desk, 207-725-3375. Free tickets for members of the Association of Bowdoin Friends with membership card available at the Bates/Bowdoin Orchestra Hiroya Miura & Roland Vazquez, directors Saturday, November 13 at 7:30 PM Olin Arts Center, Bates College, Lewiston Sunday, November 14 at 3:00 PM, Bowdoin College
The program will include Schumann s Symphony #1 and Chopin s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, with world-renowned pianist Frank Glazer as soloist. at Bowdoin, however tickets are required at Bates: www.batestickets.com Roberto Díaz H 07, viola, and Kwan Yi, piano Wednesday, November 17 at 7:30 PM A violist of international reputation, Roberto Díaz currently serves as the president of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. As a viola teacher at Curtis and as principal viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1996 to 2006, Díaz has already had a significant impact on American musical life and continues to do so in his dual roles as performer and educator. Bowdoin ID, and $15 for the general public, available at the David Saul Smith Union information desk, 207-725-3375. Free tickets for members of the Association of Bowdoin Friends with membership card available at the SPONSORED BY the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation President s Arts and Lecture Fund. Exhibition Opening and Performance: Aniksak and Uyaupiq: Traditional Inuit Throat Singers Thursday, November 18 at 7:00 PM Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center In celebration of the opening of the new exhibition, Imagination Takes Shape, Inuit throat singers Lois Suluk-Locke (Aniksak) and Maria Illungiayok (Uyaupiq) from Arviat, Nunavut, Canada, will perform. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets for students, faculty, and staff with Bowdoin ID, and for the general public, available at the David Saul Smith Union information desk, 207-725-3375. Free tickets for members
of the Association of Bowdoin Friends with membership card available at the A reception and an opportunity to view the new exhibition will take place at the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall, following the performance. SPONSORED BY the Friends of the College Fund and the Peary- MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center. Bowdoin Chorus Friday, November 19 at 7:00 PM Saturday, November 20 at 3:00 PM The Bowdoin Chorus, under the direction of Anthony Antolini 63, will perform the Liebeslieder Waltzes and the New Liebeslieder Waltzes by Johannes Brahms, accompanied by pianists Sean Fleming and Chiharu Naruse. Bowdoin College Concert Band John P. Morneau, director Sunday, November 21 at 2:00 PM Bowdoin Middle Eastern Ensemble Eric LaPerna & Amos Libby, directors Monday, November 29 at 8:00 PM
December Dance Concert Thursday and Friday, December 2 & 3 at 8:00 PM Saturday, December 4 at 4:00 PM Wish Theater, Memorial Hall The annual fall dance show features the introductory, intermediate, and advanced repertory classes. Tickets are required. Free tickets available at the David Saul Smith Union information desk, 207-725-3375. Free tickets for members of the Association of Bowdoin Friends with membership card available at the Bowdoin Chamber Choir Saturday and Sunday, December 4 & 5 at 3:00 PM Bowdoin Chapel Terri Lyne Carrington Trio Terri Lyne Carrington, drums; Esperanza Spalding, jazz bassist; Geri Allen, piano Monday, December 6 at 7:30 PM World-renowned drummer, composer, and producer Terri Lyne Carrington is deeply rooted in the classic jazz tradition, yet experiments with new sounds and rhythms that give her music a contemporary edge. Born into a family steeped in talent, Terri developed a reputation jamming with jazz greats including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Al Jarreau, Clark Terry, and many more. Bowdoin ID, and $15 for the general public, available at the David Saul Smith Union information desk, 207-725-3375; $10 for members of the Association of Bowdoin Friends with membership card, available at the
SPONSORED BY the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation President s Arts and Lecture Fund. Jazz Ensembles Frank Mauceri, director Tuesday, December 7 at 7:30 PM Boston Modern Orchestra Project Friday, December 10 at 7:30 PM The Boston Modern Orchestra Project, under the direction of Gil Rose, will present a concert highlighting the works of prominent woman composers. The program will feature works by Chen Yi as well as a world premiere by Jennifer Johnson. * * * * * * Parking on city streets is available on Park Row and Old Bath Road. After 5:00 PM and on weekends, visitors may park in the Blue-Designated Faculty/Staff parking lots. is handicapped accessible with a ramp to the lobby door (West side), near the circle on South Campus Drive. For information on events not produced by the Department of Music, please call the number provided with the description. All events are subject to change. To confirm dates and locations, to inquire about additional concerts, or to be added to our mailing list, please contact the Department of Music at (207) 798-4141 or lrussell@bowdoin.edu. http://www.bowdoin.edu/music
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