ArtPower 2022–23 Season Brochure

2022–23 MULTI-ARTS SEASON Chamber Music Dance Global Music Jazz American Routes Special Events

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TABLE OF CONTENTS pg 5 Performance Calendar pg 6 Subscriber Information pg 7–36 Events pg 37–39 Student Engagement pg 40–43 Support pg 44–45 Ticket & Parking Information

Atamira Dance Company, courtesy of the artist 2Photo: Cover photo: Esmé Quartet by Sihoo Kim

WELCOME TO THE 2022–23 SEASON We are so excited to be bringing back a full series of performances, our first since the pandemic hit. This one has many firsts for us at ArtPower.

It includes our first programs at the new Epstein Family Amphitheater, named after longtime ArtPower supporters Dan and Phyllis Epstein. These performances include the San Diego premieres of Argentinean rockers Fémina, the kick off to offerings during Latinx Heritage Month that will conclude with the world premiere of Las Cafeteras’ multimedia performance Hasta La Muerte, a celebration of Día de los Muertos. Later in the spring we will be back in the amphitheater with two San Diego premieres: Dream House Quartet with indie rocker Bryce Dessner and New Zealand’s Atamira Dance Company and their show Te Wheke.

This is also the first season in which we are presenting not just one, but two Pulitzer Prize finalists—playwright/performer Kristina Wong who will be screening her work on Asian American mental health in Wong Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and composer Leilehua Lanzilotti whose new work, an ArtPower co-commission, Ahupua’a, will be performed by Lanzilotti in its world premiere with the Argus String Quartet.

ArtPower will also be, for the first time, focusing on the work of indigenous artists. In November, we will celebrate UC San Diego’s Native American Heritage Month with a performance by Charly Lowry, who is of Lumbee and Tuscarora descent. We will be presenting Māori artists Atamira Dance Company from New Zealand in April and Argus Quartet will perform an evening of new music by contemporary indigenous composers in March, including Leilehua, a Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian).

ArtPower has always loved making connections between artists and our community. It’s fantastic to see the artists like Kristina and Leilehua, who we’ve been working with for several years, succeed with this national acknowledgement. We are looking forward to the connections with students and community groups on and off campus.

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A NOTE FROM THE CHANCELLOR Not only is UC San Diego a preferred destination for education, medicine and research, but it is also a major center for arts and culture. The arts are a dynamic part of our transformative interdisciplinary environment—they ignite creativity, raise cultural awareness, and promote a sense of belonging. This year, we are inviting everyone in our greater region to reacquaint themselves with one of their best public assets for inspired programming in music, dance, and student and community engagement activities. With new venues, excellent offerings from ArtPower, and increased access to campus via the UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley, there are more reasons than ever to explore your artistic side at UC San Diego. Thank you for supporting ArtPower and our extraordinary campus.

Pradeep K. Khosla Chancellor, UC San Diego

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SUPPORT Become an ArtPower donor today and receive valuable benefits, unlock exclusive access to artists, and support access to the arts for our students (P. 41).

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2022–23 PERFORMANCE CALENDAR CHAMBER MUSIC Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Fri, Oct. 14, 2022 (P. 10) Castalian String Quartet Fri, Nov. 4, 2022 (P. 16) Quatuor Van Kuijk and Sean Shibe Fri, Feb. 17, 2023 (P. 22) Esmé Quartet Fri, Mar. 17, 2023 (P. 26) Hermitage Piano Trio Fri, Apr. 28, 2023 (P. 32) JAZZ Marquis Hill Tue, Oct. 25, 2022 (P. 12) Joel Ross Thur, Feb. 9, 2023 (P. 20) Cyrille Aimée Tue, Feb. 14, 2023 (P. 21) Brandon Coleman Tue, Feb. 28, 2023 (P. 24) Ehud Asherie Tue, Apr. 18, 2023 (P. 29) Connie Han Trio Thur, May 11,2023 (P. 34) DANCE Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group Wed, Nov. 2, 2022 (P. 14) Ephrat Asherie Dance Company Thur, Jan 19 – Sat, Jan 21, 2023 (P. 18) A.I.M by Kyle Abraham Wed, Feb. 22, 2023 (P. 23) Atamira Dance Company Wed, Apr. 5, 2023 (P. 27)

AMERICAN ROUTES Charly Lowry Thur, Nov. 3, 2022 (P. 15) Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole Thur, Feb. 2, 2023 (P. 19) Dirk Powell Band Thur, Apr. 13, 2023 (P. 28) Steve Riley and Racines Thur, May 25, 2023 (P. 36) GLOBAL MUSIC Yamma Ensemble Thur, Sept. 29, 2022 (P. 7) Bedouin Burger Thur, Nov. 10, 2022 (P. 17) Aynur Doğan Thur, Apr. 20, 2023 (P. 30) SPECIAL EVENTS Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Mon, Oct. 3, 2022 (P. 8) Fémina Fri, Oct. 7, 2022 (P. 9) Lei Liang with Mivos Quartet Sat, Oct. 15, 2022 (P. 11) Las Cafeteras Thur, Oct. 27, 2022 (P. 13) Leilehua Lanziolotti & Argus Quartet Thur, Mar. 9, 2023 (P. 25) Dream House Quartet Wed, Apr. 26, 2023 (P. 31) David Sedaris Tue, May 2, 2023 (P. 33) Takae Ohnishi Fri, May 19, 2023 (P. 35)

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Photo: Marquis Hill, courtesy of the artist

Global Music/Israel

YAMMA ENSEMBLE Thur, Sept. 29 8 pm The Loft

Israel’s leading world music ensemble, Yamma Ensemble presents original contemporary Hebrew music. Staying true to the character of the Middle East, the group performs soulful, exotic music accompanied by ancient Section A: $33 musical instruments (kopuz, duduk, hand drums) from the Section B: $28 region. In addition, Yamma performs traditional music and General material from the various Jewish diasporas—songs of the Admission: $25 Jewish communities from Yemen, Babylon, and Sepharad, UCSD Student: $9 as well as Hasidic music, with the fascinating forms and Bites & Beverages rhythms that have been preserved by generations of Jewish traditions.

Campus Partner: UC San Diego Hillel

Photo by Zohar Ron

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Special Event/USA

WONG FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST Mon, Oct. 3, 8 pm The Jeannie Auditorium General Admission: $10 UCSD Student: $5 Post-screening panel with Kristina Wong After touring Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest across the country for five years in over 40 live engagements, Wong’s critically acclaimed one woman show is finally captured in her first ever concert film through the dynamic direction of Michael Closson. An unforgettable tour de force performance.

Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is Kristina Wong’s raucous and whip-smart take on the high rates of depression and suicide among Asian American women.

She sets out to single-handedly save them all by the end of her 80-minute film! She fails fantastically, creating hysterical laughter and a sobering coda. It’s one hell of a roller coaster ride! But don’t worry… it’s all fiction.

Campus Partners: Asian Pacific Islander Middle Eastern Desi American and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

Photo by Tom Fowler

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Special Event/Argentina

FÉMINA Fri, Oct. 7, 8 pm Epstein Family Amphitheater

Lyrically poignant with hip-hop and Latin folk major influences, Fémina is Argentine soul music with a purpose.

The harmony-soaked vocals and electro-folk charisma of the Trucco sisters propels a new project by this acclaimed Lower Bowl: $30 female powered band and carries messages of equality Upper Bowl: $20 and empowerment. Hailing from the tiny mountain town UCSD Student: $9 of San Martin de los Andes in Argentina, the band’s live shows are often theatrical in nature, and mix a variety of Latin American genres with rap, spoken word and beautiful melodies. A unique and thrilling combo.

This event is part of UC San Diego’s Latinx History Month celebration.

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Chamber Music/England

ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS CHAMBER ENSEMBLE Fri, Oct. 14, 8 pm Dept. of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall

Drawn from the principal players of the world-renowned chamber orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, this “luminous, often breathtaking” (Washington Post) ensemble was created in 1967 to perform larger-scale works from the chamber music repertoire, such as wind Section A: $65 trios and string octets. Directed by academy director/ Section B: $50 leader Tomo Keller, the ensemble has released over 30 UCSD Student: $9 recordings—more than any other chamber ensemble— of classical, romantic, and modern music from the last ArtTalk (7 pm at century.

The Loft) Program: Purcell (arr. Britten): Chacony in G Minor; Brahm: Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18; Enesco: Octet for Strings

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Special Event/China & USA

LEI LIANG WITH MIVOS QUARTET Sat, Oct. 15, 8 pm Dept. of Music’s Conrad Prebys Experimental Theater

UC San Diego Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor, composer Lei Liang has been collaborating with Scripps oceanographers John Hildebrand and Joshua Jones in exploring the sound of the Chukchi Sea in the Arctic—one of the most inaccessible places to humans on earth. The resulting composition, Six Seasons, combines the sound of General the ambient environment (ice, waves, wind), its inhabitants Admission: $30 (beluga whales, bowhead whales, bearded seals)— UCSD Student: $9 captured by hydrophones deployed at the sea floor— and creative response from one of the world’s leading contemporary music string quartets, Mivos Quartet.

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Jazz/USA

MARQUIS HILL NEW GOSPEL REVISITED Tue, Oct. 25, 8 pm One of the finest trumpeters in jazz today, Marquis Hill is The Loft also a composer and bandleader whose comprehensive vision highlights the unity and continuity within the Section A: $45 musical heritage of African Americans. On acclaimed Section B: $38 albums like his latest, Modern Flows Vol. II, and his 2016 General breakout project, The Way We Play, Hill and his working Admission: $30 band, the Blacktet, use their next-level musicianship and UCSD Student: $9 deeply interactive dynamic to break down the barriers Bites & Beverages separating bop, hip-hop, R&B, and electronic music. At ArtPower, Hill performs from his latest album, a live reinterpretation of his 2012 debut album New Gospel.

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Special Event/USA

LAS CAFETERAS: HASTA LA MUERTE Thur, Oct. 27, 8 pm Epstein Family Amphitheater

Hasta La Muerte is an enthralling new production rooted in the indigenous Mexican practice of celebrating Life and Death, universally known as Día de los Muertos.

Honoring the ancestors who came before us, Hasta La Muerte is a passionate, multi-dimensional performance Lower Bowl: $40 filled with Zapateado, dance, song, altares y flores, and Upper Bowl: $30 featuring original and new music from Las Cafeteras.

Lawn: $20 With traditional altar on stage alongside the mesmerizing UCSD Student: $9 beauty of Folklorico choreography, Hasta La Muerte show is a night of transcendent color and sound, a moving invitation to travel through time, rhythm, and memory.

This world premiere is part of UC San Diego’s Latinx History Month celebration.

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Dance/USA

REGGIE WILSON/FIST & HEEL PERFORMANCE GROUP: POWER Wed, Nov. 2, 8 pm | Balboa Theatre Section A: $50 | Section B: $40 | Section C: $30 | UCSD Student: $9 Post-performance ArtTalk The presentation of POWER was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.

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Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group is a Brooklyn-based dance company whose mission is to create, research, develop, and present new performance work that investigates the intersections of culture and movement practices. The Company’s body-of-works draw from the spiritual and mundane traditions of Africa and its Diaspora; Fist and Heel believes in the potential of the body as a valid means for knowing.

The company performs POWER, Reggie Wilson’s newest work. It reimagines compelling core Shaker values, contributions, practices and histories through a postmodern American lens.

Campus Partner: UC San Diego Theatre & Dance

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American Routes/USA

CHARLY LOWRY Thur, Nov. 3, 8 pm Charly Lowry, a musical powerhouse from Pembroke, The Loft NC, is proud to be an Indigenous woman belonging to the Lumbee/Tuscarora Tribes. Since her teenage years, Section A: $35 Charly has established a career as a professional singerSection B: $31 songwriter with unique passion and voice. In addition to General performing solo, for over ten years Charly has been the Admission: $28 front-woman for the multi award-winning band, Dark UCSD Student: $9 Water Rising.

Bites & Beverages Among her community, Native women are traditionally barred from the hand-drum, singing behind the men’s drum and/or dancing instead. Lowry defies that norm, following in the footsteps of her mentor, an artist and heir to the Tuscarora Indian Nation, Pura Fé; choosing to battle with her songs, hand drum, and guitar to deliver songs that not only tell the plight of her people but all humankind that face oppression.

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She serves as a voice for her ancestors, as well as the youth of today, and remains committed to music that honors roots but lives vibrantly in the here and now.

Photo by Paul Marc Mitchell

Chamber Music/England

CASTALIAN STRING QUARTET Fri, Nov. 4, 8 pm Dept. of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall

In the decade since its formation, the London-based Castalian Quartet has distinguished itself as one of the most dynamic, sophisticated young string quartets performing today. Hailed for their “powerful individuality of sound” and “instinctive singularity of musical intention” Section A: $65 (The Scotsman) whose performances are “full of poetry, Section B: $50 joy and sorrow” and “realized to such perfection” (The UCSD Student: $9 Observer), the London-based quartet takes immense pleasure in performing for diverse audiences everywhere, ArtTalk (7 pm at from great concert halls to maximum security prisons and The Loft) even a rainforest.

Program: Mozart Quartet in D minor; Britten: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25; Schubert: String Quartet in D minor

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Global Music/Lebanon & Syria

BEDOUIN BURGER Thur, Nov. 10, 8 pm Lebanese indie stalwart Zeid Hamdan and celestially Price Center East voiced Syrian singer Lynn Adib are Bedouin Burger, a rising Ballroom duo from the Middle East. Their music marries traditional Arab sounds of magam, religious songs of ancient Syria, General jazz, and slick pop hooks—all delivered with a sultry, Admission: $28 insouciant flare. Performing as a trio, Bedouin Burger is accompanied by bassist Miles Jay.

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Dance/USA

EPHRAT ASHERIE DANCE COMPANY UNDERSCORED Thur, Jan. 19, 8 pm Fri, Jan. 20, 8 pm Sat, Jan. 21, 8 pm Mandeville Auditorium

UnderScored is a multi-faceted project rooted in the intergenerational stories and memories of New York City underground club heads. Created in collaboration with legendary elders from the underground dance community, Archie Burnett, Michele Saunders, Louis (Loose) Kee, and Brahms (Bravo) LaFortune, the cast ranges in age General from age 25–77. This project takes shape as a series Admission: $40 of performances, community based events and an oral UCSD Student: $9 history archive.

Post-performance Rooted in African American and Latinx street and ArtTalk social dances, Ephrat Asherie Dance (EAD) explores the expansive narrative qualities of various street and club styles including breaking, hip hop, house and vogue, as a means to tell stories, develop innovative imagery, and find new modes of expression.

Co-commissioned by ArtPower at UC San Diego Campus Partner: UC San Diego Theatre & Dance

Photo by Robert Altman

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American Routes/USA

CEDRIC WATSON & BIJOU CREOLE Thur, Feb. 2, 8 pm The Loft

Spearheading the emerging generation of Cajun and Creole musicians, Cedric Watson is a fiddler, vocalist, accordionist and songwriter of enormous talent and potential. With an Section A: $35 apparently bottomless repertoire of songs at his fingertips, Section B: $31 Watson plays everything from forgotten Creole melodies General to more modern Cajun and Zydeco songs, even occasionally Admission: $28 throwing in a bluegrass fiddle tune or an old string band UCSD Student: $9 number.

Bites & Beverages Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole resurrect the ancient sounds of the French and Spanish contra dance and bourré alongside the spiritual rhythms of the Congo tribes of West Africa, who were sold as slaves in the Carribbean and Louisiana by the French and Spanish. Moving with ease between fiddle and accordion, and adding his strong bluesinflected vocals, Watson’s albums are a tapestry of pulsing rhythms and Creole poetry, and his live performances are unforgettable, at once progressive and nostalgic.

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Jazz/USA

JOEL ROSS ‘PARABLES’ Thur, Feb. 9, 8 pm The Loft

Joel Ross continues refining an expression that’s true to his sound and his generation. In 2019, the vibraphonistcomposer issued his anticipated Blue Note debut, Edison Section A: $45 Award-winning record KingMaker to eruptive critical Section B: $38 acclaim, followed by his 2020 release Who Are You? which General features his band Good Vibes at their most synchronous.

Admission: $30 New York Times critic Giovanni Russonello praised the UCSD Student: $9 album for the ways it “speaks to a new level of group Bites & Beverages cohesion…more tangle, more sharing, more possibility.”

He returns to ArtPower as bandleader with The Parable of the Poet, his third release for Blue Note Records. The album explores feelings self-awareness— confidence, doubt, regret and forgiveness—through storytellings and retellings.

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Jazz/France

CYRILLE AIMÉE Tue, Feb. 14, 8 pm The Loft

Winner of the Montreux Jazz Festival Vocal Competition and a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocal Competition, Cyrille Aimée is a riveting performer Section A: $45 of new world jazz. She is all about finding herself in each Section B: $38 and every moment! Aimée returns to ArtPower to perform General new, original songs and music from her roots around the Admission: $30 world, always with a focus on groove. In three different UCSD Student: $9 languages and with an international band who met in New Bites & Beverages Orleans, this show is sure to make your heart dance!

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Quatuor Van Kuijk, courtesy of the artists Sean Shibe, Photo by Iga Gozdowska

Chamber Music/France & Scotland

QUATUOR VAN KUIJK AND SEAN SHIBE Fri, Feb. 17, 8 pm Dept. of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall

The Van Kuijk Quartet’s international accolades boast First, Best Beethoven, and Best Haydn Prizes at the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet competition; First Prize, and an Audience Award at the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition; as well as Section A: $65 becoming laureates of the Aix-en-Provence Festival Section B: $50 Academy. They join one of the most versatile guitarists UCSD Student: $9 performing today, Sean Shibe, to present a Spanishinspired program, including two masterworks in the guitar ArtTalk (7 pm at quintet repertoire.

The Loft) Program: Mendelssohn: String Quartet Op. 80; Boccherini Guitar Quintet No. 4, Fandango; Adès: Habanera from The Exterminating Angel; De Falla: Homenaje: Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy for Guitar, Poulenc: Sarabande; Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet Op. 143 23

Dance/USA

A.I.M BY KYLE ABRAHAM Wed, Feb. 22, 8 pm | Balboa Theatre Section A: $50 | Section B: $40 | Section C: $30 | UCSD Student: $9 Post-performance ArtTalk

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"Lush movement, infectious music and magnetic dancers” (New York Times) in an enticing program A.I.M by Kyle Abraham brings a unique program to UC San Diego that ranges from the bold to the sensual to playful. The program includes Big Rings choreographed by A.I.M company member and Dance magazine’s “25 to Watch”, Keerati Jinakunwiphat. This powerful, yet fun, work is a celebration of the unique style and camaraderie of this dynamic dance tribe, as well as an ode to her hometown Chicago. Also featured is Our Indigo: If We Were a Love Song, a series of poetic vignettes that explore the intimacy, intricacies, and vulnerabilities of Black Love set to the songs of Nina Simone. The film adaptation of this work has been nominated for a 2023 NY Emmy. This flavorful gumbo of cultural expression is one you won’t want to miss.

Campus Partner: UC San Diego Theatre & Dance

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Jazz/USA

BRANDON COLEMAN Tue, Feb. 28, 8 pm Bending the future of sound, taking ivory and ebony to The Loft destinations unknown, is keyboard maestro, vocalist, composer, producer, arranger and astral traveler Brandon Section A: $45 Coleman. A regular fixture with Babyface, Donald Glover, Section B: $38 Flying Lotus, and Kamasi Washington’s band, Coleman General represents a new chapter in the evolution of jazz and funk Admission: $30 fusion.

UCSD Student: $9 Bites & Beverages Coleman’s latest electronic funk odyssey, Interstellar Black Space, launched in May 2022. He explains, “I wanted to write some music that reflected how I felt about time, space, and celestial energy. I love space movies like Interstellar and The Martian—and I thought to myself, if I was traveling through space what would I want to hear? I wanted to create some astral Negro music.”

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Leilehua Lanzilotti, courtesy of the artist Argus Quartet, photo by Shervin Lainez

Special Event/USA

LEILEHUA LANZILOTTI AND ARGUS QUARTET Thur, Mar. 9, 8 pm Praised for playing with “supreme melodic control and total Mandeville authority” and “decided dramatic impact” (Calgary Herald), Auditorium the Argus Quartet has quickly emerged as one of today’s most dynamic and versatile ensembles, winning First General Prize at both the 2017 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition Admission: $15 and the 2017 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh UCSD Student: $9 Competition. They will perform an evening of new music by contemporary indigenous artists including Ahupua’a by 2022 Pulitzer finalist Leilehua Lanzilotti.

Program: Leilehua Lanzilotti: ko'u inoa, ahupua' a for string quartet (newly commissioned work), and beyond the accident of time for five voices/percussion; inti figgisvizueta: mayu: the great river for string quartet and talamh (land) for string quartet

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Chamber Music/South Korea

ESMÉ QUARTET Fri, Mar. 17, 8 pm Dept. of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall

Based in Germany, the award-winning Esmé Quartet was formed by four Korean musicians who had been friends since childhood and has since gained a worldwide reputation as a chamber ensemble of exceptional artistry and achievement.

Praised for their warm sound and powerful stage presence, Section A: $65 the quartet brings together the performers’ brilliant and Section B: $50 distinct musical personalities to form a cohesive, close-knit UCSD Student: $9 group that is passionately dedicated to the string quartet repertoire.

ArtTalk (7 pm at The Loft) Program: Borodin: String Quartet No. 2; Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet; Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1

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Dance/New Zealand

ATAMIRA DANCE COMPANY TE WHEKE Wed, Apr. 5, 8 pm Epstein Family Amphitheater

Atamira Dance Company is the leading international creator of contemporary dance and performance. Based in Aotearoa, New Zealand, a remote and wild landscape where indigenous Māori stories are a powerful voice in Lower Bowl: $40 the arts locally and, increasingly, internationally, Atamira Upper Bowl: $30 is integral to the contemporary Māori performing arts UCSD Student: $9 conversation and movement.

Post-performance The company performs it’s powerful new full-length dance ArtTalk work Te Wheke, which brings together Aotearoa’s leading names in contemporary dance. The piece explores the dimensionsof human experience symbolised by the eight tentacles of the Te Wheke—the Octopus, a powerful guardian on this journey from past into the future.

Campus Partner: UC San Diego Theatre & Dance

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American Routes/USA

DIRK POWELL BAND Thur, Apr. 13, 8 pm Dirk Powell is a musician whose emotional understanding The Loft of American tradition has enabled him to expand on roots extending back more than nine generations in the Section A: $35 southern mountains. His new group is a hard-driving, Section B: $31 exciting testament to the power of the living old-time General music tradition. Powell’s ability to unite traditional and Admission: $28 historical forms with modern sensibilities has led to work UCSD Student: $9 with many of today’s greatest artists, from Sting to Jewel Bites & Beverages to Loretta Lynn to Joan Baez.

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Jazz/USA

SOLO PIANO WITH EHUD ASHERIE (NAZARETH, ASHERIE, & JAZZ CLASSICS) Tue, Apr. 18, 8 pm The Loft Section A: $45 Section B: $38 General Admission: $30 UCSD Student: $9

A mainstay of the New York City scene with admirers worldwide, Ehud Asherie brings many selves to the piano bench: the dazzling jazz improviser with an astonishing range from ragtime to the present and future; the composer of surprising melodies; the living embodiment of Brazilian piano music with a special love for Ernesto Nazareth.

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Global Music/Turkey

AYNUR DOĞAN Thur, Apr. 20, 8 pm Over the years Aynur has become one of the most well Mandeville known musicians from Turkey and a representative for Auditorium the Kurdish people. A best-seller among Kurdish folk albums, Aynur vocal style are praised not just in Turkish General media, but also in international media. Musically she Admission: $28 tries to blend Kurdish with Western music, interpreting UCSD Student: $9 her traditional repertoire in a modern way. She has collaborations with famous musicians and bands like world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble, Kayhan Kalhor, Javier Limon, Kinan Azmeh, Mercan Dede, Salman Gambarov, Cemil Qocgiri, Morgenland All Star Band, Nerderland Blazers Ensemble, and Sertab Erener.

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Special Event/USA

DREAM HOUSE QUARTET Wed, Apr. 26, 8 pm Formed in 2018, Dream House Quartet fuses decades of Epstein Family musical mastery of classical and contemporary forms, Amphitheater featuring luminaries Katia and Marielle Labèque on dueling pianos along with acclaimed composer-guitarists Bryce Lower Bowl: $45 Dessner (The National) and David Chalmin (Innocence, La Upper Bowl: $30 terre invisible) performing radical new commissions from Lawn: $20 visionary composers, including Thom Yorke, and pivotal UCSD Student: $9 contemporary works of the last half century.

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Chamber Music/USA & Russia

HERMITAGE PIANO TRIO Fri, Apr. 28, 8 pm Dept. of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall

Now entering their second decade, the United Statesbased Hermitage Piano Trio has solidified its place as one of the world’s leading piano trios, garnering multiple GRAMMY Award nominations and receiving both audience and press accolades for their performances that the Section A: $65 Washington Post singled out for “such power and sweeping Section B: $50 passion that it left you nearly out of breath.” Hallmarks of UCSD Student: $9 the Hermitage Piano Trio is their impeccable musicianship, sumptuous sound, and polished skill, which have led to ArtTalk (7 pm at demand for many repeat performances.

The Loft) Program: Amy Beach​: Piano Trio, in A minor, Op. 150; Georgy Sviridov: ​​Trio in A minor, Op. 6; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Trio No. 1 in G minor “Elégiaque”​​ & Vocalise​, Op. 34​​; Gaspar Cassadó: ​​Trio in C Major

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Special Event/USA

AN EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARIS Tue, May 2, 8 pm Balboa Theatre Section A: $60 Section B: $52 Section C: $45 UCSD Student: $25

Master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition, best-selling author David Sedaris returns once again with his acerbic humor, social commentary, and outlandish stories. Slashing through cultural euphemisms and political correctness, he will delight the audience with twists of humor and intelligence as he shares both published stories and works-in-progress.

Come early or stick around post-performance for Sedaris’s legendary book-signing sessions.

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Jazz/USA

CONNIE HAN TRIO Thur, May 11, 8 pm Pianist and provocateur Connie Han has created an edgy The Loft blend of modern and traditional jazz with her incendiary Mack Avenue Records debut CRIME ZONE. At 26, this Section A: $45 young lioness is on a fast-climbing trajectory to jazz Section B: $38 stardom with rave reviews from the New York Times, GA: $30 Jazziz magazine, Downbeat magazine, and more. The UCSD Student: $9 New York Times describes her as “the rare musician Bites & Beverages with fearsome technical chops, a breadth of historical knowledge and enough originality to write tunes that absorb your ear easily.” Weaving in and out of the tradition, Han pays tribute to McCoy Tyner, Mulgrew Miller, and Kenny Kirkland with her own unique edge and fire at the piano.

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Special Event/Japan

TAKAE OHNISHI: SPRING NIGHT WITH VIVALDI AND BACH Fri, May 19, 8 pm Dept. of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall Section A: $35 Section B: $25 UCSD Student: $9

Travel back in time with harpsichordist and UC San Diego lecturer Takae Ohnishi as she teams up with friends from the San Diego Symphony to revel in the joys of a springtime evening in the Baroque era. It is certain to be a lighthearted evening filled with virtuosic performances of some of the great works written for the harpsichord.

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American Routes/USA

STEVE RILEY AND RACINES Thur, May 25, 8 pm The late Dewey Balfa once said “A culture is like a tree, you The Loft have to water the roots, but you can’t go cutting off the branches every time the tree tries to grow”. Well, Racines Section A: $35 (which means “roots” in French) both waters the roots Section B: $31 and stretches outward. A collaborative project of five GA: $28 gentlemen who are all well-known Cajun musicians in their UCSD Student: $9 own right, Racines explores the varying musical traditions Bites & Beverages that call Southwest Louisiana home: Cajun music, Zydeco, blues, and more.

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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Through partnerships with academic departments, faculty, and local organizations, we offer meaningful engagement programs that connect our artists to audiences of all ages in the most inspiring and transformative ways.

UC SAN DIEGO STUDENT PROGRAMS ON-CAMPUS JOB OPPORTUNITIES ArtPower works with a bright team of undergraduate student employees during the academic year, teaching them skills in arts marketing, outreach, programming, and production. These future professionals learn firsthand what it takes to execute a performing arts season.

MASTER CLASSES ArtPower offers opportunities for those future artists among us to get personal instruction from some of the best in their field. Taught by guest musicians, dancers, and choreographers, master classes provide that spark of inspiration to continue on the path to artistic excellence. ArtPower is proud to collaborate with the UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance and Department of Music.

To sponsor an engagement program and make a lasting impact, contact Carolena Deutsch-Garcia at carolena@ucsd.edu or 858.534.7657.

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INNOVATORS-IN-RESIDENCE ArtPower engages the world's leading artists to enrich campus life by participating in extended residencies in collaboration with diverse campus departments. Whether artists are leading a panel, acting as visiting faculty, giving a series of workshops, or co-creating work with young artists, our Innovators-in-Residence leave a lasting impact on students of all majors. We are thrilled to connect students to Leilehua Lanzilotti and Argus Quartet, Bedouin Burger, and Ephart Asherie Dance Company—among other creative innovators—in the 2022–23 season.

UC SAN DIEGO STUDENT TICKETS We recognize students' budgets can be tight, so we made sure our performances are not only fantastic, but also very afforadable. Tickets are just $9 for UC San Diego students—even further discounted during Week One of every quarter, at just $5*! It's just another benefit of being part of this great university.

SPONSORS: The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation *Does not apply to special events.

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K-12 STUDENT PROGRAMS STUDENT MATINEES It’s never too early to start loving art. We make it easy and accessible for K–12 students to visit UC San Diego and experience ArtPower Student Matinees.

These fantastic live performances expose students to new cultures and introduce them to the excitement of life on a university campus. This season Bedouin Burger and Leilehua Lanzilotti, and Argus Quartet will dazzle young audiences. To learn how you can participate or to find out about the scholarships we offer Title 1 schools, contact ArtPower at artpower@ucsd.edu.

ARTPOWER IN THE CLASSROOM Imagine experiencing a beautiful performance by a world-class string quartet upon returning from recess. That’s exactly the kind of scene you can expect when our artists visit classrooms at K–12 institutions. Students learn about the history and theory of music right from the comfort of their own desks.

TRANSCENDANCE YOUTH ARTS PROJECT transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project—located in Lemon Grove—ignites the power of creativity in youth, inspiring them to overcome obstacles and providing them with the skills needed to become compassionate catalysts for positive change in themselves, their communities, and the world. We’re committed to connecting transcenDANCE students with ArtPower artists through workshops and discussions, enriching the program’s mission by allowing the students to share their enthusiasm and talent with our artists.

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JOIN THE ARTPOWER COMMUNITY OF DONORS—MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Art has the power to enhance and transform lives. Studies confirm that exposure to the arts increases academic performance, improves criticalthinking skills, boosts empathy, and makes people happier. These lifelong benefits are what we want to cultivate in UC San Diego students. Since our inception in 2003, more than 34,000 undergraduate and graduate students have attended ArtPower performances.

Support ArtPower today and help us stimulate curiosity and expand worldviews by commissioning new works and collaborating with artists across cultures.

Your support can also promote more K–12 student engagement activities that expose students to the benefits of the arts even earlier. Ticket sales and university funds make up a fraction of our annual budget. ArtPower relies on your support to sustain a diverse and stimulating performing arts calendar.

Support ArtPower Today, Make a Donation or a Pledge To make a donation or pledge: Phone: 858.534.7657 Email: carolena@ucsd.edu Online: artpower.ucsd.edu/support 42

Mail: ArtPower at UC San Diego c/o Carolena Deutsch-Garcia 9500 Gilman Drive, #0937 La Jolla, CA 92093-0937

ARTPOWER DONORS RECEIVE VALUABLE AND EXCITING BENEFITS!

Donors who wish to support ArtPower and forgo donor benefits will receive a full tax deduction for the gift amount.

2022–23 SEASON DONOR GIVING LEVELS AND BENEFITS Spark

($250–499) Entire gift is tax deductible

Contributor ($500–999) $48 not tax deductible

Guardian

($1,000–2,499) $98 not tax deductible

Advocate

($2,500–9,999) $420 not tax deductible

Creator

($10,000–19,999) $570 not tax deductible

Catalyst

($20,000+) $570 not tax deductible

Invitations to private travel with Executive Director Invitations to Private Home Concerts Reserved VIP UCSD parking at ArtPower events Invitation to preperformance DanceTalk receptions Invitation to postperformance event receptions 10% off ArtPower ticket purchases Recognition in our programs

Donors at the Contributor giving level ($500+) are invited to Post-Performance Receptions with the Artists: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble (Oct. 14), Castalian String Quartet (Nov. 4), Quartor Van Kuijk & Sean Shibe (Feb. 17), and Hermitage Piano Trio (Apr. 28).

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CREATE A LASTING LEGACY WITH ARTPOWER

HERE’S HOW MAKE AN ESTATE GIFT IN SUPPORT OF ARTPOWER Join the York Society at UC San Diego. Planned or estate gifts carry your philanthropic impact into the next generation. Donors who make provisions for ArtPower in their estate become members of the York Society, an esteemed group of UC San Diego philanthropists whose giving ensures the long-term greatness of the university. The UC San Diego Gift Planning Office can guide you through the process and make your vision for your legacy a reality.

MAKE AN ENDOWMENT GIFT To support stability and long-range programming, ArtPower needs a reliable stream of operating income.

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The Hamburger Chamber Music Endowment Fund, founded by Robert and Sonia Hamburger in 1996, provides crucial stability for ArtPower’s Chamber Music series.

The Joan Jordan Bernstein Student Engagement Endowment Fund, established by Joan J. Bernstein in 2017 and with gifts from the ArtPower community of donors, provides critical annual support for ArtPower’s student engagement activities.

LEVERAGE YOUR CONTRIBUTION THROUGH EMPLOYER MATCHING BENEFITS Many companies offer matching gift programs that make their employees’ charitable gift contributions go further. We are grateful to our corporate partners who provide this important resource. Visit matchinggifts.com/ucsd to see if your employer participates.

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY OF ARTPOWER CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS Share ArtPower with your employees through opportunities to attend vibrant performances and engage with world-renowned artists.There are many ways that you, as a Corporate Sponsor, can create value for your employees by getting involved with ArtPower.

Make Gifts of Securities, Stock, and IRAs Donating stock can be highly beneficial to you as well as to the university. When you donate appreciated securities, you avoid paying capital gains tax and claim a charitable deduction for the full, appreciated value of the securities.

You may also want to consider donating retirement plan assets to ArtPower. When you designate ArtPower as the beneficiary of your retirement plan, your gift passes through tax free.

PowerPlayer donors pledge $2,500 per year for three consecutive years and enjoy insider access to season previews, special events, backstage meetings with artists, and intimate social hours spent discussing the arts. PowerPlayers host international artists in their homes, attend art conferences and festivals, and much more.

Interested? Contact Carolena Deutsch-Garcia for more information: carolena@ucsd.edu.

Join PowerPlayers NextGen Based on the richly diverse interests of donors, we’re bringing together a new group of philanthropic leaders— our next generation of ArtPower PowerPlayers.

Join us! Contact Carolena DeutschGarcia for more information: carolena@ucsd.edu.

ArtPower PowerPlayers— Inquire Today An invitation-only circle of leadership supporters that began with a shared passion for ArtPower, PowerPlayers are philanthropists who provide financial support for ArtPower’s curation, artistic direction, and engagement funds.

PowerPlayers are also treasured ambassadors who raise community awareness for ArtPower and its work, both on and off campus, and advocate for arts and arts education.

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TICKET & BOX OFFICE INFORMATION Tickets to ArtPower events can be purchased through the Triton Box Office online, in person, or by phone. SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE AUG 8.

Ordering Tickets

BY PHONE : 858-534-1430 ONLINE : boxoffice.ucsd.edu IN PERSON : The Triton Box Office is located at LionTree Arena Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 am – 4 pm

TICKET EXCHANGES Triton Box Office has a no refund or exchange policy; however, there are exceptions (i.e. the department will refund in the case of a death in the family or serious illness in which the customer notifies and returns the tickets, canceled or rescheduled events). No refunds are given after the event has been completed.

ACCESSIBILITY Mobility Wheelchair seating and accessible parking are available at all of our venues. Please mention your needs when purchasing tickets so that an appropriate seat can be reserved for you. Information on where to park is available at artpower.ucsd.edu/visit/ directions.

As an ArtPower donor or subscriber, you receive ticket exchanges at no additional charge. Exchanges must be requested in person, by mail, or by phone no later than 48 business hours prior to the performance. Exchanges must be of equal or lesser value and are subject to availability. Tickets may not be donated back to ArtPower for tax-deduction purposes.

Visual Large-print programs are available if they are requested 48 business hours in advance. Please contact us for accommodation at artpower@ucsd.edu.

RESTRICTIONS Children under the age of five years old will not be allowed at ArtPower events. Some select performances have further age limits. For more information, please contact ArtPower at artpower@ucsd.edu.

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Assisted-Listening Devices Arrangements can be made to set you up with assisted-listening devices or an ASL interpreter for our performances. Please place your request 48 business hours in advance.

Please contact us for accommodation at artpower@ucsd.edu.

DISCOUNTS UC San Diego Student Tickets Tickets start at $9. Use SSO to access your benefits.

UC San Diego Alumni As UCSD Alumni, you receive 15% off the regular ticket price. Contact artpower@ucsd.edu for discount code.

Groups (10+) Groups of 10 or more people who attend the same performance receive 15% off the regular ticket price.

UC San Diego Faculty & Staff Join us for an ArtPower event and receive 15% off the regular ticket price. Use SSO to access your benefits.

Youth & San Diego Students Youth (ages 5–18) and students with valid student ID within San Diego County receive 50% off the regular ticket price to series events.

Donors Donors at the Spark giving level ($250+) receive 10% off the regular ticket price.

DIRECTIONS & PARKING Happy Parking Navigating the UC San Diego campus is no longer a hassle with double the signage to get you here. UC San Diego requires parking permits 7 days a week.

Permits can be purchased the night of the performance at permit machines or via the Parkmobile app. This service includes geo-fencing for guidance and wayfinding as well as customizable expiration reminders so you can extend your session remotely by phone. Visit artpower.ucsd.edu/visit for information.

How to Get Here For driving and walking directions, downloadable maps, and information on where to park, visit artpower.ucsd.edu/visit.

Donors Donors at the $2,500+ level receive personalized and reserved parking just steps away from ArtPower Performance Venues. Email Carolena at carolena@ucsd.edu for more information.

Accessibility If you have a Disabled Person (DP) placard or license plate, you can parking in these spaces without a UCSD permit: handicapaccessible spaces designated by the wheelchair symbol; metered spaces (no fee required); and spaces marked S, B, or A (visit website for more information and exceptions: transportation.ucsd. edu/parking/accessible).

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ARTPOWER 2022-23 SEASON Visit artpower.ucsd.edu for tickets & information SEPTEMBER Yamma Ensemble Thur, Sept. 29, 2022 OCTOBER Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Mon, Oct. 3, 2022 Fémina Fri, Oct. 7, 2022 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Fri, Oct. 14, 2022 Lei Liang with Mivos Quartet Sat, Oct. 15, 2022 Marquis Hill Tue, Oct. 25, 2022 Las Cafeteras Thur, Oct. 27, 2022

NOVEMBER Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group Wed, Nov. 2, 2022 Charly Lowry Thur, Nov. 3, 2022 Castalian String Quartet Fri, Nov. 4, 2022 Bedouin Burger Thur, Nov. 10, 2022

Photo: Aynur Doğan, courtesy of the artist

JANUARY Ephrat Asherie Dance Company Thur, Jan 19 – Sat, Jan 21, 2023 FEBRUARY Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole Thur, Feb. 2, 2023 Joel Ross Thur, Feb. 9, 2023 Cyrille Aimée Tue, Feb. 14, 2023 Quatuor Van Kuijk and Sean Shibe Fri, Feb. 17, 2023 A.I.M by Kyle Abraham Wed, Feb. 22, 2023 Brandon Coleman Tue, Feb. 28, 2023

MARCH Leilehua Lanziolotti & Argus Quartet Thur, Mar. 9, 2023 Esmé Quartet Fri, Mar. 17, 2023 APRIL Atamira Dance Company Wed, Apr. 5, 2023 Dirk Powell Band Thur, Apr. 13, 2023 Ehud Asherie Tue, Apr. 18, 2023

Aynur Doğan Thur, Apr. 20, 2023 Dream House Quartet Wed, Apr. 26, 2023 Hermitage Piano Trio Fri, Apr. 28, 2023 MAY David Sedaris Tue, May 2, 2023 Connie Han Trio Thur, May 11,2023 Takae Ohnishi Fri, May 19, 2023 Steve Riley and Racines Thur, May 25, 2023

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