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SEASON AT A GLANCE
August
December
April
September
January
7 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
25 HOKIE HI EVENT CASSADEE POPE
14 SEASON OPENER PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY PABLO ZIEGLER ENSEMBLE Piazzolla Caldera and other repertory 30 ITZHAK PERLMAN, violin ROHAN DE SILVA, piano
October
5 EL SEPTETO SANTIAGUERO 12 AMBIENT ORCHESTRA MAYA BEISER, cello David Bowie’s Blackstar 19 LES VIOLONS DU ROY ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO, countertenor Handel/Glass Vocal Program 26 NW DANCE PROJECT Woolf Papers and other repertory
November 2 5TH ANNIVERSARY GALA CALLAS IN CONCERT
8 ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Holiday Pops Concert
12 TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET CYRUS CHESTNUT, piano Carry Me Home
23 BROADWAY IN BLACKSBURG EVITA Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
26 FRED HERSCH, piano KURT ELLING, vocals and KATE MCGARRY, vocals Leaves of Grass
30 CIRQUE ÉLOIZE Saloon
February
May
2 SOUNDS OF CHINA
10 JOHN HOLLENBECK LARGE ENSEMBLE
11 PILOBOLUS Shadowland 2: The New Adventure
15 BERLIN PHILHARMONIC WIND QUINTET 22 CZECH NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Bernstein Centennial Celebration Tour
March
1+2 THE TEAM NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND Anything That Gives Off Light 6 BROADWAY IN BLACKSBURG Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA
N SALE
7 T S U AUG
SIN
8 AN EVENING WITH BÉLA FLECK, banjo ZAKIR HUSSAIN, tabla EDGAR MEYER, bass
16 DANÚ St. Patrick’s Celebration
14 THEATRE RE The Nature of Forgetting
23 POSTCLASSICAL ENSEMBLE Deep River: The Art of the Spiritual
30 MARTHA REDBONE Roots Project
30 DAVID ROUSSÈVE/REALITY Halfway to Dawn
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1 TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS, author, environmentalist, and activist
19 ZADIE SMITH, author
O C K ET S GLE TI
Cover photo: Ambient Orchestra with Maya Beiser, photo by Iou Lex
We invite you to celebrate the Moss Arts Center’s fifth anniversary with us in the year ahead through the performances, exhibitions, and experiences you’ll find in these pages. You are invited to… · Listen to legendary voices that transcend time. · Discover powerful artists of today that inspire new ways of seeing the world. · Transcend the everyday with timeless classics from the world’s masters. · Immerse yourself in exhibitions featuring artists from around the globe and close to home. · Applaud Virginia Tech’s student performers and ensembles as they take the stage.
Stretch your imagination. Embrace the unfamiliar.
GO BEYOND. Ruth Waalkes Associate Provost for the Arts Executive Director, Moss Arts Center
Saturday
August 25
7:30 PM FRESH
A HOKIE HI EVENT
CASSADEE POPE Cassadee Pope is a powerful singer with a bent toward both pop and country. Pope’s music is “sweet and vulnerable,” “confident and sexy,” and her powerhouse voice, inimitable presence, and endless charm transformed her into a force of nature beloved by millions worldwide. Following her victory on season three of NBC’s The Voice, her 2013 full-length debut, Frame by Frame, reached number one on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart and in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 all-genre chart. In 2017 Pope received a Grammy nomination for best country duo performance (with Chris Young) for Think of You, and she has toured with Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley, and Rascal Flatts. In addition to touring and recording, in 2018 Pope returned to The Voice as an advisor to coach Kelly Clarkson’s team. Blacksburg band J-Stout & the MIX will open for Pope. This is a Moss Arts Center Student Ambassadors’ Choice event. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
$25 general admission | $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under
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Monday-Friday
September 10-14
ARTS@VIRGINIATECH WEEK Inspired by Americans for the Arts’ National Arts in Education Week, Arts@VirginiaTech Week will feature diverse events across Virginia Tech’s campus that celebrate and illuminate the arts in a variety of disciplines. Participate in workshops, learn from arts educators, and advocate for the arts during this week-long festival. VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS VIRGINIA TECH Free
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Friday
September 14
7:30 PM
TIMELESS
“There’s no question that Ziegler takes the tango to levels of sophistication and refinement probably undreamed of by Piazzolla.” —The Chicago Tribune
SEASON OPENER
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY PABLO ZIEGLER ENSEMBLE Piazzolla Caldera and other repertory
Celebrate the opening of our season with two greats, Paul Taylor and Pablo Ziegler, who join forces for this passionate performance. Taylor is an American titan of modern dance, a soloist with Martha Graham and George Balanchine, who has led the dance world through his own choreography since 1954. Fresh from his 2018 Grammy win for Best Latin Jazz Album, Argentine pianist Ziegler realized his own tango visions after touring the world with tango grand-maestro Astor Piazzolla’s quintet for over a decade. Ziegler’s quintet moves the nuevo tango tradition into fresh territory in the program’s opening set, followed by repertory from the Paul Taylor dancers and culminating with their combined Piazzolla Caldera. Taylor’s poetic masterwork exploring tango’s sultry, raging essence springs to life with live music provided by Ziegler. This performance is supported in part by a gift from Ms. Sherwood P. Quillen.
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL, ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available dance + motion | artscenter.vt.edu
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Sunday
September 30 4 PM
TIMELESS
ITZHAK PERLMAN, violin ROHAN DE SILVA, piano Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. Born in Israel in 1945, Perlman completed his initial training at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. An early recipient of an America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship, he came to New York and soon propelled to national recognition with an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1958. He has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, a Kennedy Center Honor in 2003, the National Medal of Arts in 2000, and a Medal of Liberty in 1986. Longtime collaborator Rohan de Silva has performed with Perlman and other violin greats in venues and festivals around the world. This performance is supported in part by gifts from: Mr. John W. Cox and Mrs. Sally Schweitzer Cox Mr. Edwin H. Talley III and Mrs. Melinda P. Talley Dr. Kenneth J. Walker and Ms. Mary Ann Walker
Category A $125 | Category B $75 | Category C $50, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available
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STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Tuesday + Wednesday
October 2+3
SCHOOL-DAY PERFORMANCES
SONIA DE LOS SANTOS
La Golondrina: A Musical Journey from Latin America to New York City Open to students in kindergarten through fifth grade in public, private, and homeschools connected to the Virginia Standards of Learning Born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, Sonia De Los Santos shares songs that reflect on her experiences growing up in Mexico, moving to another country, learning about other cultures, and in the process, feeling closer to her own heritage. This unique concert is filled with original songs, Latin American party tunes, and new bilingual versions of American classics, making it a personal, and yet universal, musical story from a soulful and important voice in family music. Messages of joyful community music-making and cultural bridge building will inspire and excite children and grownups of all backgrounds. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Free; registration required. To learn more and to reserve your seats, visit santos.eventbrite.com.
RELATED EVENT IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOP: SONIA DE LOS SANTOS During Sonia De Los Santos’ visit to Blacksburg, invite her and her ensemble to your school to lead a workshop in Latin American rhythms, percussion, or folk dances. Š Quetzal Photography
Tuesday, October 2, 2018, afternoon Limited opportunity; registration required. For more information and to reserve this workshop, visit santosworkshop.eventbrite.com. moss arts center | artscenter.vt.edu
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Sunday
October 7 3 PM
VIRGINIA TECH WIND ENSEMBLE AND SYMPHONY BAND IN CONCERT Join the Virginia Tech Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band for this afternoon of wind music. The Wind Ensemble will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Karel Husa’s Music for Prague 1968 with a performance of the landmark work for band in this School of Performing Arts performance.
$10 general admission; $7 students
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© Althea Olinger
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Friday
October 5 7:30 PM
GLOBAL (CUBA), JOYFUL
EL SEPTETO SANTIAGUERO The Cuban ensemble El Septeto Santiaguero infuses an adventurous streak into the traditional son music of its native Santiago de Cuba. Before winning the 2015 Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album and sparking collaborations with salsa stars like José Alberto (“El Canario”) and Rubén Blades, the seven captivating performers honed their sound at the famous Casa de la Trova nightclub, cultivating an infectious call-and-response style that heats up dance floors wherever they go. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available world beats | artscenter.vt.edu
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Thursday-Saturday
October 11-13 7:30 PM
BADSTAR: A CONCERT OF IMMERSIVE AUDIO + VIDEO Charles Nichols, electric violin Holland Hopson, electric banjo AndrĂŠ Foisy, electric guitar Zach Duer, video Jon Rugh, architecture This School of Performing Arts performance features ambient metal performed in 134 channels of immersive spatial audio with multichannel video projection on custom architecture surrounding the audience. This performance is supported in part by an Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology SEAD (Science, Engineering, Art, and Design) Major Initiative Program grant. CUBE Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office.
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Friday
October 12 7:30 PM DEEPER
“The truth is, of course, is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time.”
—David Bowie
AMBIENT ORCHESTRA David Bowie’s Blackstar
Evan Ziporyn, conductor Maya Beiser, cello Featuring musicians from Boston Conservatory at Berklee Composer and MIT professor Evan Ziporyn formed the Ambient Orchestra in the wake of David Bowie’s death to perform a tribute concert. This rendition of Bowie’s swan song album, Blackstar—which was released on the singer’s 69th birthday and just two days before he died—stays true to and amplifies Bowie’s themes of transformation. The program features cellist Maya Beiser, who collaborated with Ziporyn to re-imagine Bowie’s complete final album as a cello concerto. Beiser has reinvented solo cello performance in the mainstream classical arena and has performed on the world’s most prestigious stages. The Boston Globe declares, “With virtuoso chops, rock star charisma, and an appetite for pushing her instrument to the edge of avant-garde adventurousness, Maya Beiser is the post-modern diva of the cello,” while Rolling Stone calls her a “cello rock star.” STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available
RELATED EVENT TALK: DAVID BOWIE: WHO CAN I BE NOW? Kevin Concannon, director, School of Visual Arts at Virginia Tech From the glam rock of Ziggy Stardust, the decadent Diamond Dog, the coke-fueled Thin White Duke, the Berlin-based Avant Gardist, Dance Floor Pop Star, and more, David Bowie was always one step ahead of the zeitgeist and, with Lazarus, one step ahead of his own mortality. This slide-illustrated talk considers his many changes. Friday, October 12, 2018, 6 PM MERRYMAN FAMILY LEARNING STUDIO, ROOM 253 Free; registration required. To learn more and to reserve your seats, visit beiserbowie.eventbrite.com. orchestral sounds | artscenter.vt.edu
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Friday
October 19 7:30 PM
GLOBAL (CANADA), TIMELESS
LES VIOLONS DU ROY Handel/Glass Vocal Program
Jonathan Cohen, music director Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor This vocal music concert contrasts Handel’s exquisite baroque music and electrifying vocal works by Philip Glass. The performance features the 15-member Les Violons du Roy and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo. Taking its name from the renowned string orchestra of the court of the French kings, Les Violons du Roy specializes in the vast repertoire of music for chamber orchestra, performed in the stylistic manner most appropriate to each era. Costanzo began performing professionally at the age of 11 and has appeared since in opera, concert, recital, film, and on Broadway. According to Quebec City newspaper Le Soleil, “Costanzo and the Violons du Roy have offered a unique, refined and explosive concert…. Their sublime interpretation of Handel’s music and galvanizing works of Philip Glass gave us a tingling in the chest. We felt them resonate long after we left the concert hall.”
Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available
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© Matthu Placek.
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
SWARM
Talia Greene, Don Maynard, Björn Schülke, Leah Sobsey, and Marina Zurkow Wednesday, October 24-Saturday, December 15, 2018 A selection of works from emerging and established artists explores bodies that converge to occupy, invade, or even dominate our airspace. From insects to birds, planes to drones, SWARM presents an array of digital, sculptural, and site-specific art works that portray the wondrous, delightful, ominous, and unnerving imagery of objects and beings en masse, in flight, all around… Featured here is a detail of Talia Greene’s Cross Pollination, a wallpaper installation teeming with digitally composed honeybees and comb constructed of dried flower stems and stamen, insect parts, and human hair. MILES C. HORTON JR. GALLERY, SHERWOOD PAYNE QUILLEN ‘71 RECEPTION GALLERY, AND FRANCIS T. ECK EXHIBITION CORRIDOR
MULTIPLY Wednesday, October 24-Saturday, December 15, 2018 Participate, collaborate, create! Everyone can be an artist and contribute to creating a one-of-a-kind art installation, titled Mulitiply, in the Moss Arts Center’s prime gallery space. Engage in proliferating thousands of hexagons—one of nature and geometry’s essential forms and structures—throughout the entire gallery space. The process of transforming this space begins Thursday, October 18, and culminates with our fall exhibitions opening on Wednesday, October 24. All ages and abilities welcome. For more information please contact Meggin Hicklin, exhibitions program manager, at megh79@vt.edu. This exhibition is supported in part by a gift from Dr. Charles Y. Davis and Mrs.Carole C. Davis.
RUTH C. HORTON GALLERY Free
Free
RELATED EVENT OPENING RECEPTION Talia Greene Cross Pollination, 2016 (detail) Site-specific wallpaper installation Image courtesy of the artist
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Friday
October 26 7:30 PM
DEEPER
NW DANCE PROJECT
Woolf Papers and other repertory Sarah Slipper, artistic director
Dedicated to the creation and performance of innovative contemporary dance works from established and emerging dance-makers, NW Dance Project brings a program that will feature a selection of company repertoire, including Le Fil Rouge and Sarah Slipper’s Woolf Papers, a provocative and deeply moving reinvention of Virginia Woolf’s classic novel Mrs. Dalloway. Founded in 2004 by acclaimed dancer, mentor, and choreographer Sarah Slipper in Portland, the company has fostered the creation and Portland premiere of over 190 original contemporary dance works to date. Dance International Magazine noted that NW Dance Project has become “a laboratory, factory, and repository for risk-taking new works from the next generation of choreographers from Europe and North America.” STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available
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Saturday
October 27
10 AM-4 PM
VIRGINIA TECH SCIENCE FESTIVAL The Virginia Tech Science Festival, co-presented by the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology; other partners at Virginia Tech; and the Science Museum of Western Virginia, is an expo-style, family-friendly event. Science is bigger than you think! The festival provides families with hands-on experiences, interactive demonstrations, and techno entertainment that will inspire a wonder in science for all ages. Meet scientists and researchers who solve all kinds of problems. THROUGHOUT THE MOSS ARTS CENTER AND NEWMAN LIBRARY Free
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Friday
November 2
6 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Concert TIMELESS
5TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
CALLAS IN CONCERT Constantine Kitsopoulos conducting the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
The Moss Arts Center marks its fifth anniversary with a special gala reception and an extraordinary performance. The opera world lost a legend with the death of Maria Callas in 1977. Her exquisite voice and performances astounded audiences, and her loss devastated millions of fans, many of whom never had the chance to see her perform live. Now Callas returns to the stage through groundbreaking holographic technology, confirming her immortality to fans all over the world. Callas in Concert brings the beloved soprano to the Moss Arts Center to perform with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra in this extraordinary melding of art and technology. Fully remastered recordings of her most iconic performances of Bellini, Bizet, Verdi, and Puccini come to life as she sings them before your eyes. Experience her rapturous voice and timeless beauty, and the legendary emotional force that is Maria Callas as she inhabits her characters and evokes the drama that inspired the world to call her “La Divina.�
This project is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL, ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Category A $150 | Category B $125 | Category C $100, the 5th Anniversary Gala is not eligible for any discounts, including subscriber discounts special event | artscenter.vt.edu
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Tuesday
November 6 7:30 PM
NEW RIVER VALLEY SYMPHONY
Great Moments from the World of Ballet The New River Valley Symphony, Virginia Tech’s student orchestra, presents a varied evening of music selected from great ballets, including Tchaikovsky’s Divertissement from The Nutcracker; Britten’s Matinées Musicales; and Ginastera’s Estancia Suite. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE $10 general admission; $7 students
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Thursday
November 8 7:30 PM
GLOBAL (INDIA/U.S.), JOYFUL
“The world of music seems to have fewer and fewer borders these days. Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and Zakir Hussain are three players who regularly cross the frontier.” —NPR’s Weekend Edition
AN EVENING WITH BÉLA FLECK, banjo ZAKIR HUSSAIN, tabla EDGAR MEYER, bass with
Rakesh Chaurasia Three masterful genre-benders and the undisputed leading virtuosos on their respective instruments, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Edgar Meyer move with ease among the worlds of classical, bluegrass, and world music. All three limitless creators and composers, Fleck, Hussain, and Meyer share an unprecedented array of projects and pairings among them that touch every geographical and stylistic corner of the musical world. This performance is supported in part by gifts from: Dr. J. Michael Kelly and Mrs. Candi M. Kelly Dr. Anne H. Moore and Mr. Ralph M. Byers.
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Saturday
November 10 7:30 PM
A NIGHT OF PERCUSSION
Escape Ten Percussion Duo Otu Kojo and the West African Drumming Ensemble Virginia Tech Percussion Ensemble This School of Performing Arts performance features an eclectic combination of percussion artists and ensembles. Along with performances by the award-winning Virginia Tech Percussion Ensemble, the evening features Escape Ten (Annie Stevens and Andrea Venet) presenting their vibrant works for percussion duo and joining the Virginia Tech Percussion Ensemble on Emmanuel Sejourne’s Double Concerto. The performance also features Otu Kojo of Ghana, West Africa, who leads the Virginia Tech West African Drumming Ensemble. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE $10 general admission; $7 students
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Sunday
November 11 4 PM
VIRGINIA TECH CHOIRS IN CONCERT The Virginia Tech Women’s Chorus, Tech Men, and Chamber Singers present their annual fall choir concert in this School of Performing Arts performance. More than 100 students will perform exciting, beautiful music from around the world in many styles. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE $10 general admission; $7 students moss arts center | artscenter.vt.edu
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Š Danilo Moroni
Wednesday
November 14 7:30 PM
GLOBAL (ENGLAND), DEEPER
“There is something, way down deep that’s eternal about every human being… And that’s what’s left when memory is gone.” —Thornton Wilder
THEATRE RE
The Nature of Forgetting
Conceived and directed by Guillaume Pigé Born at the intersection of art and science, The Nature of Forgetting bursts with creativity, joy, and heartache. Theatre Re collaborated with London neuroscientist Kate Jeffery to create a moving articulation of the countless dimensions of memory and amnesia, linking science with real life experiences. Through physical theatre and compelling live music, The Nature of Forgetting tells the story of Tom, a middle-aged father struggling in the early stages of dementia. The piece, and Tom’s memories, are a life-affirming journey into a weakened mind, where broken does not have to mean defeated. It is a journey of shining humanity and the celebration of a life well lived. The Nature of Forgetting premiered in January 2017 at the London International Mime Festival and ran to acclaim in August 2017 at the Edinburgh Fringe. This engagement of Theatre Re is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL, ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available
RELATED EVENTS SCHOOL-DAY PERFORMANCE THEATRE RE: THE NATURE OF FORGETTING Open to students in 6th-12th grades in public, private, and homeschools connected to the Virginia Standards of Learning; includes a brief Q&A with the artists following the performance Wednesday, November 14, 2018 STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL, ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Free; registration required. To learn more and to reserve your seats, visit forgetting.eventbrite.com. PANEL: WHAT IS MEMORY? Panelists: Rachel Diana, assistant professor, Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech; Tina King, executive director, New River Valley Agency on Aging; and Rachel Weaver, assistant professor, School of Visual Arts at Virginia Tech. Moderated by Harald W. Sontheimer, executive director of the School of Neuroscience at Virginia Tech. What do we know about memory, and what remains a mystery? Explore these questions and more, led by panelists in the arts, psychology, social services, and neuroscience. Presented in partnership with the Lifelong Learning Institute at Virginia Tech. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres; beer and wine available for purchase Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 6 PM CUBE Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office. POST-PERFORMANCE Q&A Following The Nature of Forgetting, speak with members of Theatre Re in this open Q&A session. Wednesday, November 14, 2018, following the performance CUBE Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office. theatre + words | artscenter.vt.edu
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© Craig Bailey
Friday
November 30 7:30 PM
DEEPER
“Poised to be Americana’s next superstar…” —The Village Voice
MARTHA REDBONE Roots Project
Martha Redbone is one of the most vital voices in American Roots music. A multi award-winning musician, she is celebrated for her tasty gumbo of roots music, embodying the folk and country sounds of her childhood in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky mixed with the eclectic grit of her teenage years in Brooklyn. With her gospel-singing father’s voice and the spirit of her Cherokee/Shawnee/Choctaw mother’s culture, Redbone broadens the boundaries of Americana, embracing folk, country, Piedmont blues, gospel, bluegrass, soul, and traditional American Indian music. Her latest album, The Garden of Love—Songs of William Blake, was produced by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder John McEuen, and her album Skintalk is recognized as an example of contemporary Native American music in the permanent library collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. She was awarded a National Artist Fellowship in 2015 by the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL, ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available
RELATED EVENT SCHOOL-DAY PERFORMANCE: MARTHA REDBONE, TRADITIONAL SOUTHEASTERN TRIBAL SONGS AND DANCES Open to students in 3rd–6th grades in public, private, and homeschools connected to the Virginia Standards of Learning Friday, November 30, 2018 STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL, ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Free; registration required. To learn more and to reserve seats, visit martharedbone.eventbrite.com. american roots + jazz | artscenter.vt.edu
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FALL CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN MUSIC DISIS Faculty and Guest Artists Event The School of Performing Arts’ Creative Technologies in Music and Digital Interactive Sound and Intermedia Studio (DISIS), in collaboration with the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT), present a performance of experimental computer music, featuring guest artists and Virginia Tech faculty. Monday, December 3, 2018, 6 PM CUBE Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office.
VIRGINIA TECH WIND ENSEMBLE + SYMPHONY BAND IN CONCERT Join the Virginia Tech Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band for an evening of wind music in this School of Performing Arts performance. The Wind Ensemble will be joined by guest conductor Juan José Navarro from Almería, Spain, and Virginia Tech faculty members John Irrera and Jason Crafton in a performance of James Stephenson’s The Messenger. Monday, December 3, 2018, 7:30 PM STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE $10 general admission; $7 students
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FALL CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN MUSIC DISIS STUDENT EVENT The School of Performing Arts’ Creative Technologies in Music and Digital Interactive Sound and Intermedia Studio (DISIS), in collaboration with the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT), present a concert of experimental computer music, featuring compositions and performances by the Creative Technologies in Music/DISIS students. Tuesday, December 4, 2018, 6 PM CUBE Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office.
NEW MUSIC AT VIRGINIA TECH The New Music Ensemble presents a concert of experimental music along with world premieres of works by Virginia Tech student composers in this School of Performing Arts performance. Tuesday, December 4, 2018, 7:30 PM CUBE $10 general admission; $7 students moss arts center | artscenter.vt.edu
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Thursday
December 6 7 PM
VIRGINIA TECH STRING PROJECT WINTER CONCERT Young students of the Virginia Tech String Project perform their annual fall concert in this School of Performing Arts performance. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Free
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Saturday
December 8 4 PM
JOYFUL
ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Holiday Pops Concert
David Stewart Wiley, conductor Blacksburg Master Chorale The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra returns with everyone’s annual favorite, the Holiday Pops program. Gather your friends and family, and celebrate the season with a merry musical program for audiences of all ages. Presented in partnership with the New River Valley Friends of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Category A $75 | Category B $60 | Category C $40, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available orchestral sounds | artscenter.vt.edu
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Wednesday
January 23
7:30 PM
TIMELESS
EVITA Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Eva Perón enthralled a nation and enchanted the world. Her story unfolds in Evita, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, a high flying theatrical experience adored the world over. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s groundbreaking musical captures the rise and fall of one of the world’s most glamorous first ladies in this classic Broadway and London hit. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL, ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Category A $75 | Category B $60 | Category C $40 Youth 18 and under: Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $20 A limited number of Virginia Tech student tickets are available at $10 each. Subscription discounts do not apply to our Broadway series. Moss Arts Center subscribers receive advance ticket sales for Broadway performances. broadway in blacksburg | artscenter.vt.edu
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Wednesday
January 30 7:30 PM
GLOBAL (CANADA), FRESH
CIRQUE ÉLOIZE
Saloon
The wild, wild west comes alive with Cirque Éloize’s newest creation, Saloon. Swing open the saloon doors, belly up to the bar, and lasso up some fun for the entire family. The Montreal-based company creates a mythical world where theatre and circus collide for 80 minutes of non-stop live folk music, featuring songs from Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash, combined with strength, agility, and original choreography. Under the spell of Saloon’s beautiful Belle, the lover sets off on a chase worthy of the greatest Westerns for an action-packed theatrical thrill-ride! This performance is supported in part by a gift from Mrs. Constance Cedras.
Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available
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© Laurence Labat
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Saturday
February 2 7:30 PM
GLOBAL (CHINA), FRESH
SOUNDS OF CHINA Ma Jiuyue, composer and director Led by composer Ma Jiuyue, Sounds of China is a highly polished ensemble from Beijing that blends traditional Chinese music with forward-looking arrangements, mixing the ancient and the modern. While the group incorporates plenty of traditional instruments, Jiuyue’s arrangements recast the ancient melodies into thoroughly contemporary, rock-oriented settings with electric guitar, synthesizers, and a standard drum kit, giving the performances a pop-like energy and sheen. The ensemble features some of China’s greatest musicians from both the classical world and the pop realm. Jiuyue incorporates a wide variety of ideas, mixing in bits of new age, pop, progressive rock, jazz, and cinematic grandeur. This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund: China Tour, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available
RELATED EVENT
MUSIC IN THE LOBBY: SARAH XUEJIAO ZHANG, GUZHENG Before Sounds of China, enjoy music on the Chinese zither, performed by local student Sarah Xuejiao Zhang. Zhang, a talented 13-year-old, has been playing the guzheng, dancing, and drawing since she was four years old. Apart from the guzheng, she is also currently learning 10 languages. Saturday, February 2, 2019, 6:45 PM GRAND LOBBY Free world beats | artscenter.vt.edu
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Sunday
February 10 7 PM
FRESH
JOHN HOLLENBECK LARGE ENSEMBLE Drummer and composer John Hollenbeck is one of the rare artists who has mastered the tradition of big band composition while crossing aesthetic boundaries and speaking directly to the time we live in today. His music is a daring mix of pure, heart-on-sleeve lyricism and robust rhythmic propulsion, and is an audacious example of the power of big band jazz to express emotions well beyond swing-era clichés. His music for this group, a band consisting of top New York musicians, has earned acclaim for its rich, panoramic orchestral textures that retain the power of its members’ individual voices. The Large Ensemble’s second album, eternal interlude, and their debut album, A Blessing, earned Grammy nominations for Best Jazz Large Ensemble Album.
Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available
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© Lukas Beck
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Friday
February 15 7:30 PM
GLOBAL (GERMANY), TIMELESS
“It is rare to hear man perfectly integrated with music— when the two are so inextricably linked, so aware yet selfless, that distinctions between them are rendered meaningless.”
—Washington Post
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC WIND QUINTET Michael Hasel, flute Andreas Wittmann, oboe Walter Seyfarth, clarinet Fergus McWilliam, horn Marion Reinhard, bassoon The first permanently established wind quintet in the famous orchestra’s rich tradition of chamber music, the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet was founded in 1988 during the era of Berlin Philharmonic principal conductor Herbert von Karajan. The ensemble continues to astonish audiences worldwide with their range of expression, tonal spectrum, and conceptual unity. Indeed, many listeners and critics agree that the ensemble has succeeded in virtually redefining the sound of the classic wind quintet. On this, their final North American tour, the ensemble will perform works spanning the late 19th and 20th centuries from composers Reicha, Hindemith, Tomasi, and Taffanel. This performance is supported in part by a gift from Intimate Voices.
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available
RELATED EVENT MASTER CLASS: BERLIN PHILHARMONIC WIND QUINTET Observe the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet conduct a master class with Virginia Tech music students.
© Peter Adamik
Friday, February 15, 2019, 10 AM STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office. chamber expressions | artscenter.vt.edu
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Friday
February 22 7:30 PM
GLOBAL (PRAGUE), TIMELESS
CZECH NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Bernstein Centennial Celebration Tour John Mauceri, conductor Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
We celebrate the legacy of Leonard Bernstein with this program commemorating the 100th anniversary of his birth. John Mauceri, a mentee and conducting fellow with Leonard Bernstein himself, and singer Isabel Leonard, critically acclaimed for her performances of Bernstein repertoire, join the Czech National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) in honoring the world-renowned American composer, conductor, and pianist through his music for the concert hall and theatre. The CNSO is renowned for its versatility and range, from classical through contemporary genre, film scores, jazz, and musicals. Leonard, in demand for both opera and recital performances, recently won a Grammy for Best Opera Recording for Thomas Ades’ The Tempest and received the 2013 Richard Tucker Award. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Category A $75 | Category B $60 | Category C $40, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available
RELATED EVENT LENNY AT 100: LEONARD BERNSTEIN AND THE SHAPE OF AMERICAN MUSIC Richard Masters, assistant professor of piano, School of Performing Arts at Virginia Tech The conductor, composer, educator, and pianist Leonard Bernstein had an outsize impact on the American musical scene but was never content with his own contributions. Learn more about Bernstein and his legacy at this talk directly before the performance.
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Š CAMI
Friday, February 22, 2019, 6 PM CUBE Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office.
Friday + Saturday
March 1+2 7:30 PM
GLOBAL (SCOTLAND/US), FRESH
THE TEAM NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND Anything That Gives Off Light
Written by Jessica Almasy, Davey Anderson, Fraser Ayres, Rachel Chavkin, Brian Ferguson, and Alexander Grierson Music and lyrics by The Bengsons Created in collaboration with Matt Hubbs, Nick Vaughan, Brian Hastert, and Libby King Directed by Rachel Chavkin, with associate director Davey Anderson A co-production by the TEAM, National Theatre of Scotland, and Edinburgh International Festival National mythologies and personal histories collide in this rowdy collaboration between The TEAM and the National Theatre of Scotland. An American woman and two Scotsmen meet in a London pub, nursing their individual grievances and sense of political betrayal. When the ashes of a legendary social activist and feisty grandmother demand to be laid to rest, the trio head off on a transformative journey between the past and present, the real and imagined, Scottish highlands and Appalachian mountains, in search of a fitting ending. In 2016 the artists spent two weeks in residence at Virginia Tech, meeting with people throughout the New River Valley to learn about the cultural and political legacy of the Scots and Scotch-Irish in the area. This research helped shape this performance, which features a throbbing score by award-winning duo the Bengsons that mixes the Scottish-American folk tradition with stomping punk and the TEAM’s trademark athletic performance style. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available
RELATED EVENT POST-PERFORMANCE Q&A After Anything That Gives Off Light, engage with members of The TEAM and learn about the development of this new work during artist residencies in Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
Š Peter Adamik
Friday, March 1, 2019, following the performance CUBE Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office. theatre + words | artscenter.vt.edu
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Wednesday
March 6 7:30 PM JOYFUL
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RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN’S
CINDERELLA
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella is the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical from the creators of The Sound of Music and South Pacific that’s delighting audiences with its contemporary take on the classic tale. This lush production features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations, and all the moments you love—the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball, and more—plus some surprising new twists! Be transported back to your childhood as you rediscover some of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s most beloved songs, including In My Own Little Corner, Impossible/It’s Possible, and Ten Minutes Ago, in this hilarious and romantic Broadway experience for anyone who’s ever had a wish, a dream... or a really great pair of shoes. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL, ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Category A $75 | Category B $60 | Category C $40 Youth 18 and under: Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $20 A limited number of Virginia Tech student tickets are available at $10 each. Subscription discounts do not apply to our Broadway series. Moss Arts Center subscribers receive advance ticket sales for Broadway performances. broadway in blacksburg | artscenter.vt.edu
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Saturday
March 16 7:30 PM
GLOBAL (IRELAND), JOYFUL
“...[Danú] stirs the blood and lifts the heart.” —Irish Music Magazine
DANÚ
St. Patrick’s Celebration Celebrate St. Patrick’s weekend with one of the world’s current leading traditional Irish ensembles. Hailing from historic County Waterford, Danú will make its second visit to the Moss Arts Center. Their standing room only concerts throughout Ireland feature high-energy performances and a glorious mix of ancient Irish music and new repertoire. For two decades, Danú’s virtuosi players on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, bouzouki, and vocals (Irish and English), have performed around the globe and recorded seven critically acclaimed albums. Danú will take you on a musical journey to their native Ireland, offering a moving and memorable concert experience. This performance is supported in part by a gift from: Erv and Betsy Blythe Larry and Lindsey Bowman
Category A $75 | Category B $60 | Category C $40, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available
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© John D. Kelly
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Tuesday
March 19 7:30 PM FRESH
ZADIE SMITH author
New York Times bestselling novelist Zadie Smith was born in North London in 1975 to an English father and a Jamaican mother and graduated from Cambridge in 1997. Her acclaimed first novel, White Teeth, is a vibrant portrait of contemporary multicultural London, told through the stories of three ethnically diverse families. The book won many awards, including the Guardian First Book Award, the Whitbread First Novel Award, the Commonwealth Writers Prize, and two awards from the Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy. Smith’s On Beauty was one of the New York Times’ “10 Best Books of 2012.” Since her debut novel, Smith has established herself not just as one of the world’s preeminent fiction writers, but also a brilliant and singular essayist. She regularly contributes to The New Yorker and the New York Review of Books. Just released in February, her collection of essays, Feel Free, offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics, as well as her own life. Smith is a tenured professor of creative writing at New York University. Presented in partnership with the Department of English Visiting
Writers Series and the Women’s Center at Virginia Tech in celebration of its 25th anniversary
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE $25 general admission, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available
RELATED EVENT MEET THE AUTHOR: ZADIE SMITH After hearing her public talk, engage with author Zadie Smith at this informal book-signing. Smith’s books will be available for purchase. © Dominique Nabokov
Tuesday, March 19, 2019, following the performance GRAND LOBBY Free theatre + words | artscenter.vt.edu
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Saturday
March 23 7:30 PM
FRESH
POSTCLASSICAL ENSEMBLE
Deep River: The Art of the Spiritual Kevin Deas, bass-baritone Virginia Tech and Mixed Choruses Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor Written and produced by Joseph Horowitz Visual track by Peter Bogdanoff Dwight Bigler, choral director
Harry Burleigh (1866-1949) is a forgotten hero of American music. Antonin Dvořák’s assistant in New York City from 1892 to 1895, Burleigh was subsequently the composer and singer most responsible for turning spirituals into art songs. His Deep River (1915), a sensation in its day, took an obscure upbeat spiritual and turned it into the reverent song made famous by Burleigh, Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson, and countless others. This program delves deeper into Burleigh’s impact. Angel Gil-Ordóñez and Joseph Horowitz founded PostClassical Ensemble (PCE) in 2003 as an experimental orchestral laboratory committed to radically rethinking the concert experience and to refreshing both format and repertoire. They lift up works deserving greater advocacy, believing that music of consequence should be contextualized in new spaces for audiences, old and new, in search of deeper paths of engagement both intellectual and spiritual. As of fall 2017, PCE is the ensemble in residence at the Washington National Cathedral. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available
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Saturday
March 30 7:30 PM DEEPER
DAVID ROUSSÈVE/REALITY
Halfway to Dawn
David Roussève’s latest work is a blend of dance, music, video, text, theatre, and visual design that seeks to redefine biography and find the truth of the life of composer Billy Strayhorn. As Duke Ellington’s main arranger and writing collaborator, Strayhorn (1915-1967) wrote or co-wrote Ellington signatures Take the A Train, Satin Doll, Something to Live For, and Rain Check. Being gay, out, and living in Harlem in the 1940s to 1960s, however, he never received full credit for his work. He chose instead to lead a remarkably private life, whether by choice or, as suggested by biographer David Hadju, because he knew that the larger public would not be as accepting of his sexual identity as was the Ellington extended family. Choreographer, writer, director, and filmmaker Roussève founded the dance-theatre company REALITY in 1988. This program was made possible in part by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts. This engagement of David Roussève/REALITY is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with supportfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheArts.
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available
RELATED EVENTS
TALK: CREATING SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART CAN DANCE CHANGE THE WORLD? David Roussève, artistic director, David Roussève/REALITY
Inspired by Billy Strayhorn’s dedication to direct activism in the civil rights movement, Roussève tracks the political themes within his own work and the evolution of his own choreographic focus on “the artist as activist.” Thursday, March 28, 2019, 6 PM CUBE Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office. POST-PERFORMANCE Q & A SESSION After Halfway to Dawn, speak with members of David Roussève/ REALITY at this public discussion.
© Rose Eichenbaum
Saturday, March 30 2019, following the performance CUBE Free; first-come, first-served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office. dance + motion | artscenter.vt.edu
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Monday
April 1
7:30 PM
DEEPER
“My only advice is to read the book. And then read it again, with pen in hand. And then visit a national park…” —New York Times
TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS author, environmentalist, and activist Terry Tempest Williams has been called “a citizen writer,” a writer who speaks and speaks out eloquently on behalf of an ethical stance toward life. A naturalist and fierce advocate for freedom of speech, she has consistently shown us how environmental issues are social issues that ultimately become matters of justice. Known for her impassioned and lyrical prose, Williams is the author of environmental literature classic Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place, Finding Beauty in a Broken World, and When Women Were Birds, among others. Her most recent book, The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks, honors the centennial of the National Park Service and is a New York Times best seller. Among many awards, she is the recipient of a Lannan Literary Fellowship and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in creative nonfiction. In 2014, on the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, she received the Sierra Club’s John Muir Award honoring a distinguished record of leadership in American conservation. Williams also received the 2017 Audubon New York Award for Environmental Writing. Presented in partnership with the Department of English
$25 general admission, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available
RELATED EVENT MEET THE AUTHOR: TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS After hearing her talk, engage with author Terry Tempest Williams at this informal book-signing. Williams’ books will be available for purchase. Monday, April 1, 2019, following the performance GRAND LOBBY Free
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© Zoë Rodriquez Photography, Zoë and Robert Swift Rodriquez
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Sunday
April 7
4 PM
GLOBAL (AUSTRALIA), TIMELESS
“Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra are renowned for pushing the envelope with their adventurous collaborations and dramatic audiovisual presentations.” —The Daily Telegraph
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Richard Tognetti, artistic director Inon Barnatan, piano Internationally renowned for inspired programming and the rapturous response of audiences and critics, the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) returns to the Moss Arts Center for their second visit. The ACO’s unique artistic style encompasses both the masterworks of the classical repertoire and innovative cross-art form projects and a vigorous commissioning program. Richard Tognetti became artistic director and lead violin in 1989. Under his inspiring leadership, the ACO has performed as a flexible and versatile ensemble of soloists, on modern and period instruments, as a small chamber group, as a small symphony orchestra, and as an electro-acoustic collective. Their program will include a new work by Samuel Adams, premiering on this tour, and Mozart’s Piano Concerto, no. 12 in A Major, featuring Inon Barnatan on piano. Barnatan, celebrated for his poetic sensibility, musical intelligence, and consummate artistry, recently completed his third season as the first artist in association of the New York Philharmonic. STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Category A $75 | Category B $60 | Category C $40, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available
RELATED EVENT SCHOOL-DAY PERFORMANCE: AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Open to students in 6th-12th grades in public, private, and homeschools. Connected to the Virginia Standards of Learning
© Nic Walker
Monday, April 8, 2019 STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Free; registration required. To learn more and to reserve your seats, visit australianchamberorchestra.eventbrite.com. chamber expressions | artscenter.vt.edu
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Friday
April 12
10 AM-8 PM
VIRGINIA TECH MUSIC DAY: UT MUSICA FACIAM/THAT I MAY MAKE MUSIC Members of the Virginia Tech community as well as the greater Blacksburg area will come together to share their sounds for the fourth annual Music Day! Musicians of all kinds will be featured at locations across campus. If you are interested in performing or volunteering, email VTmusicday@gmail.com. This event is presented by the Moss Arts Center Student Ambassadors and is supported in part by a gift from Bob and Susan Quisenberry.
VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS CAMPUS Free
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Friday
April 12
7:30 PM
TIMELESS
Š Jati Lindsay
TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET Carry Me Home
Cyrus Chestnut, piano Renowned jazz master Cyrus Chestnut and the Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet continue their remarkable journey together as they traverse the myriad colors of jazz and beyond. Their collaboration is infused with the global reach of gospel and sacred music, ranging from the Appalachian Mountains to the spiritually defined musical landscape of Bach. Presenting a moving night of music from Duke Ellington, Bill Monroe, Bill Withers, John Coltrane, Bach, and more, these five multi-stylistic, singularly gifted musicians come together to embrace the transcendental power of great music and dip into the rhythms of world cultures. This performance is supported in part by gifts from: Merryman family David A. West and Lindsay B. West
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Š Johnathon Abbot
Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available american roots + jazz | artscenter.vt.edu
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Thursday
April 18
5:30 PM
FACULTY/STAFF MIXER Open to Virginia Tech faculty and staff Learn about the Moss Arts Center’s 2019-2020 season at this “sneak preview” social. Explore how you can integrate arts offerings with curricula and university programs, and connect with fellow arts-loving Hokies! STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Free; registration required. To learn more and to reserve your spot, visit facstaffmixer.eventbrite.com.
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Friday
April 26
7:30 PM
TIMELESS
© Martin Zeman
FRED HERSCH, piano KURT ELLING, vocals KATE MCGARRY, vocals Leaves of Grass
© Anna Webber
Music by Fred Hersch Words by Walt Whitman Jazz composer and pianist Fred Hersch’s Leaves of Grass premiered at Carnegie Hall in 2005. It celebrates the life and poetry of the American bard Walt Whitman, whose work redefined American poetry and had a significant, life-affirming impact on Hersch. Led by Hersch on piano, an eight-piece ensemble evokes sweeping melodicism, while vocalists Kurt Elling and Kate McGarry present Whitman’s words with grace, emotion, and lyrical sweetness. It has been over 160 years since Whitman wrote his epic masterwork, Song of Myself, the centerpiece of Hersch’s Leaves of Grass, and its messages seemed almost alien to society at the time. Now, its promotion of unapologetic love for one’s true self, appreciation of the present, wonder at the miracle of nature, and the openhearted love of all beings is especially timely and important. It is a powerful experience to witness this profound poetry spun into song by one of today’s leading musical visionaries.
© John Abbott
© Jati Lindsay
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE Category A $45 | Category B $35 | Category C $20, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under, 20%-30% subscription discounts available american roots + jazz | artscenter.vt.edu
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Saturday
May 11
7:30 PM
JOYFUL
PILOBOLUS
Shadowland 2: The New Adventure In the more than 40 years since its beginnings as a dance class assignment at Dartmouth College, Pilobolus has performed on Broadway, at the Oscars, and at the Olympic games; appeared on television and in movies, advertisements, schools, and businesses; and has created more than 120 dance works seen around the world. Pilobolus’ new evening-length show, Shadowland 2: The New Adventure, tells a love story about two people and their quixotic quest to save an imaginary bird. Developed in collaboration with SpongeBob SquarePants lead writer Steven Banks, the production uses animation, video, and shadow-theatre for an adventure that dips its toes into the genres of science fiction, film noir, and romantic comedy. With Pilobolus’s acrobatic movement, the humor of cartoons, and the heart of a love story, Shadowland 2 celebrates the power of dreams to help us discover who we’re born to be. This performance is supported in part by a gift from the Easels.
STREET AND DAVIS PERFORMANCE HALL ANNE AND ELLEN FIFE THEATRE
Category A $55 | Category B $40 | Category C $25, $10 students with ID and youth 18 and under 20%-30% subscription discounts available
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DIRECTIONS FROM I-81
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Take exit 118B onto 460 West towards Virginia Tech. Continue for 8.5 miles to the Prices Fork Road exit for “Downtown.” The exit ramp will veer right. Continue on Prices Fork Road for 1.2 miles, and take a right onto Turner Street. This street leads you to the parking deck and the center. Parking will be on your left at North End Parking Garage. The Moss Arts Center will be ahead on the right.
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SEATING CHART
Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre These seating charts show the three levels and ticket pricing structure for most of our performances. Please contact the Moss Arts Center box office at 540-231-5300 with any questions.
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DIRECTIONS FROM I-77 WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE (Southbound)/460 West (Eastbound) In West Virginia, take Exit 9, “U.S. 460-Princeton/Pearisburg, VA.” Turn left at the stoplight at the end of the ramp onto U.S. 460 East. Continue on U.S. 460 East for about 44.9 miles (11.6 in West Virginia, 33.3 in Virginia). Travel east for approximately 47 miles, then take the Prices Fork Road exit. At the top of the exit ramp, take a left. Continue on Prices Fork Road for 1.2 miles, and take a right onto Turner Street. This street leads you to the parking deck and the center. Parking will be on your left at North End Parking Garage. The Moss Arts Center will be ahead on the right.
GALLERY HOURS
CONCESSIONS
The galleries in the Moss Arts Center are open Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To arrange a group tour or class visit, please contact Meggin Hicklin, exhibitions program manager, at megh79@vt.edu or 540-231-0840.
Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase before performances and during intermissions at most performances. Food and drinks are not permitted inside the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre.
BOX OFFICE HOURS
SUPPORT
The box office in the Moss Arts Center is open for in person and phone ticket sales at 540-231-5300 on Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; and an hour and a half before performances. Tickets may also be purchased anytime online at artscenter.vt.edu.
Every gift to the Moss Arts Center helps us raise the curtain on exciting new experiences in visual and performing arts and supports learning opportunities that encourage creativity, exploration, and expression. For information about ways to support the Moss Arts Center, please email givetoarts@vt.edu or call 540-231-0616. To give online, please visit http://bit.ly/ givetoMAC, our secure giving page.
INDIVIDUAL TICKET SALES Individual tickets for all 2018-2019 season performances are available for purchase on August 7, 2018.
GROUP TICKET SALES Groups of 10 or more may receive a 10 percent discount; for more information, contact the box office at 540-231-5300.
SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE With three ways to subscribe to 2018-2019 Moss Arts Center performances, there is a package that is right for everyone.
PREMIER SUBSCRIPTIONS The greatest value; includes all 26 performances, ensures you will not miss a single exciting performance, and includes our deepest discount of 30 percent off ticket prices
GOLD BUILD YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTIONS Entitles you to 15 or more performances at a 25 percent discount off ticket prices
SILVER BUILD YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTIONS Entitles you to 5 to 14 performances at a 20 percent discount
PARKING Parking is available in the North End Parking Garage on Turner Street. Event parking for visitors is $5 and may be purchased when entering the garage (cash only, free for Virginia Tech faculty and staff possessing a valid Virginia Tech parking permit). Visitors can park in the Virginia Tech faculty/staff street parking spaces and lots after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and at any time on weekends. A limited number of accessible parking spaces are available in front of the Moss Arts Center at both the Alumni Mall and Turner Street entrances.
ACCESSIBILITY If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Kacy McAllister at 540-231-5300 or email kacy@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
INCLEMENT WEATHER Moss Arts Center performances and events will be canceled for inclement weather only in extreme cases. If a performance must be canceled due to inclement weather, we will send an email to all ticket holders and call patrons for whom we have no email address. Please check our website and call the box office at 540-231-5300 for timely information about closures. Programs are subject to change.
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