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Ignite All Your Senses
STRATHMORE 2014–2015 SEASON
Imago Theatre: Frogz, Feb 22
JUL
SUN 20 John Hiatt & The Combo and The Robert Cray Band
Music Center 8PM
AUG
2014
Performances announced as of May 20, 2014
FRI 1 SAT 2 SAT 16 SAT 30
Music Center, 7PM
OCT
SEP
Giada De Laurentiis, August 1
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Oct 8 Dave Koz, Dec 9
Appetite: Giada De Laurentiis Appetite: Andrew Zimmern Best of Strathmore Tribute Shows Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Chatham County Line
THU 18 Nate Smith and Kinfolk SAT 20 Wanda Sykes WED 8 FRI 10 WED 15 THU 16 THU 16 FRI 17 THU 23
Music Center, 8PM Music Center, 8PM Mansion, 7:30PM Music Center, 8PM
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra California Guitar Trio & Montreal Guitar Trio Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Rupert Boyd, classical guitar Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons David Sedaris The Moon and Seven Stars:
Music Center, 8PM
Music Center, 7:30PM Music Center, 8PM Music Center, 8PM Mansion, 7:30PM Music Center, 8PM Music Center, 8PM Mansion, 7:30PM
Ronn McFarlane, lute and Mindy Rosenfeld, flute
FRI 24 The Oxymorons 25th Anniversary Concert Mansion, Doors 8PM SUN 26 Anthony McGill clarinet and Christopher Shih piano Mansion, 4PM
FEB
2015
MAR
Jane Monheit, Feb 14
Simone Dinnerstein, Mar 1
APR
The Chieftains, Mar 4
JUN MAY
Israeli Chamber Project, Apr 16
THU 6 FRI 7 SAT 8 THU 20 FRI 21 SUN 23 SAT 29 SUN 30
Vijay Iyer—RAHDE RAHDE: Rites of Holi Joan Rivers Academy of Ancient Music Bryan Batt: Batt on a Hot Tin Roof Oscar Peñas Guitar Passions Lightwire Theater George Winston piano
Dave Koz The Temptations and the Four Tops Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis Peabo Bryson: Colors of Christmas
TUE 9 FRI 12 SAT 13 FRI 19
Music Center, 8PM Music Center, 8PM Music Center, 8PM Mansion, 7:30 & 9:30PM Mansion, 7:30PM Music Center, 4PM Music Center, 3 & 8PM Music Center, 3PM
SAT 10 SUN 18 THU 22 THU 29 FRI 30
Delores King Williams: “I Love Being Here with You” Step Afrika! Jennifer Koh: Bach and Beyond, Part III Vadim Neselovskyi jazz piano Ladysmith Black Mambazo
FRI 6 SUN 8 THU 12 SAT 14 SUN 22 WED 25 THU 26 FRI 27
Savion Glover’s STePz Cyrille Aimee Spektral Quartet John Pizzarelli and Jane Monheit Imago Theatre: Frogz Tango Buenos Aires: Song of Eva Perón Jenny Lin piano (Alexandra Gardner commission) Tim Whalen Quintet: The Music of Bud Powell
SUN 1 WED 4 THU 12 MON 16 THU 19 FRI 27
Annapolis Symphony with Simone Dinnerstein The Chieftains Steven Lin piano Caladh Nua Trio con Brio Copenhagen Matt Haimowitz cello: Bach Listening Room
THU 9 THU 16 THU 23 SUN 26
Miranda Cuckson violin Israeli Chamber Project Lily Neill harp and Vesa Norilo cello Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Music Center, 8PM Music Center, 8PM Music Center, 4 & 8PM Music Center, 8PM Mansion, 7:30 & 9:30PM Music Center, 4PM Mansion, 7:30PM Mansion, 7:30PM Music Center, 8PM Music Center, 8PM Mansion, 7 & 9PM Mansion, 7:30PM Music Center, 8PM Music Center, 4PM Music Center, 8PM Mansion, 7:30PM Mansion, 7:30PM Music Center, 3PM Music Center, 8PM Mansion, 7:30PM Mansion, 7 & 9PM Mansion, 7:30PM Mansion, 7 & 9PM Mansion, 7:30PM Mansion, 7:30PM Mansion, 7:30PM Music Center, 4PM
SAT 9 Shirley MacLaine
Music Center, 8PM
THU 25 Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Music Center, 8PM
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JAZZ Oscar Peñas guitar FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014, 7:30PM
This Barcelona-born guitarist and composer creates music that pays homage to American jazz masters—with enticing dashes of flamenco and the rhythms of South America. Discover “a master artist who paints with mood and melody” (AllAboutJazz.com), in performance with his trio—the justly renowned jazz violinist Sarah Caswell and master bassist Moto Fukushima. MANSION Tickets $25 (Stars $22.50)
John Pizzarelli & Jane Monheit SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015, 8PM
Cupid will surely smile on this romantic Valentine’s evening! From the Café Carlyle to Carnegie Hall, nobody swings a love song like guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli, whose performances are “a delight—the arrangements are sharp and witty, the singing deceptively easygoing, and the guitar playing just terrific” (The Guardian). He is joined here by Jane Monheit, a sultry chanteuse with a “flair for setting the emotional thermostat to precisely the temperature that can melt the ice from a cold, cold heart” (Variety). MUSIC CENTER Tickets $48–$78 (Stars $43.20–$70.20)
Tim Whalen Quintet: Music of Bud Powell
JIMMY KATZ
For a sampling of some of DC’s best jazz musicians, this date is a must. The remarkable Tim Whalen Quintet—Whalen on piano, tenor sax and Strathmore AIR alum Elijah Jamal Balbed, guitarist Paul Pieper, bassist Eliot Seppa and drummer Shareef Taher— have developed a fanatical fan base in DC’s jazz clubs. Now they come to Strathmore to celebrate the release of their new CD—itself a celebration of the music of the legendary bebop pianist Bud Powell. MANSION Tickets $20 (Stars $18)
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015, 7:30PM
WORLD/FOLK Guitar Passions: Sharon Isbin guitar Stanley Jordan jazz guitar Romero Lubambo Brazilian guitar SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2014, 4PM
After being snowed out last season, this extraordinary grouping of guitarists is back on the calendar! “The pre-eminent guitarist of our time” (Boston magazine), Grammy Award winner Sharon Isbin explores music from across centuries and around the world in this evening with jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan, a player of “jaw-dropping technique and lyrical interpretations” (The Washington Post) and Brazilian master Romero Lubambo, “an absolute wizard,” (Acoustic Guitar magazine). MUSIC CENTER Tickets $29–$70 (Stars $26.10–$63)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015, 8PM
Since their groundbreaking 1986 performances on Paul Simon’s Graceland album, each year has brought new fame for this vibrant ensemble, whose 2014 album Live: Singing for Peace Around the World won a Grammy Award—the group’s fourth. Share an evening of pure joy that will leave you “in awe of the power and variety of the human voice” (Yorkshire Post). MUSIC CENTER Tickets $28–$69 (Stars $25.20–$62.10)
KEITH MAJOR
Stanley Jordan
The Chieftains WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015, 8PM
You can hear the mists and myths of Ireland in the music of this legendary group, whose Grammy-winning recordings have made unofficial Irishmen of fans the world around. Over the past half-century, they’ve performed for pub crawlers and presidents, winning six Grammys and countless other awards along the way. Start your St. Paddy’s Day celebration early with “that uniquely distinctive Chieftains sound—mellifluous one moment, rip-roaring the next” (BBC)! MUSIC CENTER Tickets $35–$78 (Stars $31.50–$70.20)
CLASSICAL
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014, 7:30PM
What a story lies behind the black-tied façade of this fabled orchestra! Founded in 1923 by the great Serbian composer and conductor Stevan Hristic, the Philharmonic has maintained its standing as one of Europe’s best orchestras, through wars and economic downturns, playing with courage and hope even as the bombs fell. Their Strathmore program—part of the orchestra’s first ever US tour—will include works by Hristic, Verdi, and Tchaikovsky. MUSIC CENTER Tickets $15–$55 (Stars $13.50–$49.50)
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra with Simone Dinnerstein piano The acclaimed Annapolis Symphony has won the hearts of Maryland’s capital city, and rave reviews for its performances. They are joined at Strathmore by a pianist who leaped to fame with her historic recordings of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, hailed for her “wonderfully expressive interpretation” (NPR) and the “majestic originality of her vision” (The Independent, UK). This not-to-be-missed program includes works by English poet and composer Arthur Bax, Richard Strauss, and Ravel. MUSIC CENTER Tickets $10–$30 (Stars $9–$27)
BILL BLACKSTONE
SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2015, 3PM
LISA MARIE MAZZUCCO
LISA MARIE MAZZUCCO
TIMOTHY SACCENTI
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Jan 30
JAN
DEC
NOV
Peabo Bryson, Dec 19
Miranda Cuckson violin
Israeli Chamber Project
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015, 7:30PM
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015, 7:30PM
“An artist to be reckoned with” (Gramophone), violinist and violist Miranda Cuckson is at home in a wide range of repertoire, from early eras to the most current creations. Savor a “deeply satisfying” performance (The New York Times) by an artist of “exceptionally adventurous intellect…fascinating for an originality borne out of making the absolute most of any given moment” (Philadelphia Inquirer). MANSION Tickets $25 (Stars $22.50)
The artists of this award-winning ensemble are joined by a common passion for music-making and the musical traditions of their native Israel. Acclaimed in performances around the world, they mix music from the standard classical repertoire with music born in and influenced by Israeli culture. In the Mansion, the ICP will perform works by Beethoven, Brahms, Ravel, and Israeli composer Paul Ben-Haim. Discover an extraordinary group whose artists “think, breathe and play as one…spellbinding” (Time Out New York). MANSION Tickets $28 (Stars $25.20)
Simone Dinnerstein
HOLIDAY
The Temptations and The Four Tops FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2014, 8PM
George Winston SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2014, 3PM
A favorite of Strathmore audiences, pianist George Winston weaves worlds with his playing: hushed forests blanketed in snow, majestic mountains, sunlit streams. Unique among holiday performances, this concert is Winston’s “ode to the quiet, cold winter that descends upon the northern hemisphere in the twelfth month of the year...subtle keystrokes that sound as if a snowflake touched the piano wire...gentle and honest, along with being damn beautiful” (Houston Press). MUSIC CENTER Tickets $28–$58 (Stars $25.20–$52.20)
Have a merry Motown Christmas! Savor musical memories from the soul supergroups that gave the world such iconic hits as “My Girl,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” “Baby I Need Your Loving” and “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” and get your holiday groove on as the Temps and Tops lend their trademark harmonies and signature moves to your holiday favorites. MUSIC CENTER Tickets $40–$125 (Stars $36–$112.50)
The Temptations
Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour
Peabo Bryson: The Colors of Christmas
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014, 8PM
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2014, 8PM
Grammy-winning saxophonist Dave Koz returns with his high-energy holiday tour, which celebrates its 17th anniversary this year. The 2014 lineup includes R&B and gospel star Jonathan Butler, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Christopher Cross, known for such Top 10 hits as “Sailing” and “Ride Like the Wind,” and Soul Train award winner, Maysa. Enjoy fresh takes on holiday classics in this “mustsee show” and believe: “There really is a Santa Koz” (Examiner.com)! MUSIC CENTER Tickets $38–$85 (Stars $34.20–$76.50)
The stars shine in this soulful celebration! Silken-voiced, Grammy Award-winning R&B legend Peabo Bryson is joined by Tony Award winning singer Jennifer Holliday, pop diva Taylor Dayne, and American Idol winner Ruben Studdard for an unforgettable evening of pop hits and Christmas favorites. MUSIC CENTER Tickets $35–$100 (Stars $31.50–$90)
THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! Lightwire Theater SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 3 & 8PM
Discovered by audiences numbering in the millions in their breakout performances on America’s Got Talent, Lightwire Theater creates worlds of endless possibilities with costumes made of light. Journey to a strange and fascinating place where birds grow 16 feet tall, cats battle with light sabers, and an unlikely hero emerges from the darkness. Gather kids and cousins, family and friends for a show that gives “the ancient art of full-body puppetry a magical, luminous update” (New York Post). MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$42 (Stars $22.50–$37.80)
Imago Theatre: Frogz SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2015, 4PM
The spellbinding Imago Theatre thrilled Strathmore audiences in 2011 with the “Felliniesque mayhem” (Variety) of its brilliant physical comedy and stunning stagecraft. The company returns with its best-known show, Frogz— a double hit on Broadway in two smash engagements at the New Victory Theatre. Enjoy “familyfriendly entertainment” that’s “lively, inventive, mysterious, thrilling, truly goofy fun” (Boston Globe)! MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$38 (Stars $22.50–$34.20)
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