2018/19 Green Guest Artist and School of Music Concert Series

2018/19

GREEN GUEST ARTIST AND SCHOOL OF MUSIC CONCERT SERIES

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BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS: FIELD RECORDINGS Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 7:30 p.m.

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Recognized worldwide for their ultra-dynamic live

performances and recordings of today’s most innovative music, this ensemble has consistently forged a distinct

category-defying identity, freely crossing the boundaries

between classical, jazz, rock, world and experimental music, and traveling into uncharted territories. The ensemble’s

“… the most radical notion that has taken root thanks to Bang on a Can is that of success through generosity, with composers attending each other’s concerts, playing each other’s music and founding record labels that foster new voices.”

– Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times

ongoing multi-media project, Field Recordings, showcases

commissioned works by 14 composers, channeled through the “unstoppable” Bang on a Can All-Stars.

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CONSPIRARE: CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD CRAIG HELLA JOHNSON, COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 8 p.m.

CONSPIRARE.ORG “A brilliant, heartfelt performance … Powerfully cathartic, it leads us from horror and grief to a higher understanding of the human condition, enabling us to endure.”

– Patrick Rucker, The Washington Post

Craig Hella Johnson conducts the Grammy Award-winning

ensemble Conspirare in a riveting performance of Considering Matthew Shepard – his musical response to the tragic death of a young gay man who has become an American symbol

for hope and empowerment. This major new work for chorus, soloists and chamber ensemble sets to music a rich variety

of texts by librettist Michael Dennis Browne, poets Lesléa Newman, Rumi and many others, leading listeners from anguish to understanding.

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NEW YORK VOICES Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 7:30 p.m.

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This quartet of critically acclaimed vocalists has refined its

musical story to a high art. Known for their close-knit voicings, inspired arrangements and unparalleled vocal blend, their

chameleon-like musicianship allows them to move seamlessly

from setting to setting, be it intimate, orchestral or big band – as both our Green guest artists and as headliners for DePauw School of Music’s 2018 JazzFest.

“New York Voices is unquestionably one of the finest singing ensembles ever assembled...”

– Edward Blanco, All About Jazz

This project is made possible by the support of the Indiana Arts Commission, Arts Illiana, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DANIELE RUSTIONI, CONDUCTOR; JULIAN STECKEL, CELLO Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 2 p.m.

INDIANAPOLISSYMPHONY.ORG “[Steckel] seems to have everything in place: technical skill, sensitivity, charisma and intuition... the sumptuous sound he produces is downright magisterial.”

– Tess Crebbin, Music & Vision

Engaging melodies, rich harmonies and orchestral textures describe Rachmaninoff ’s Symphony No. 3, which came 30

years after his second symphony. Italian conductor Daniele Rustioni will lead the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra through the nostalgic Symphony No. 3 and Respighi’s

symphonic poem Fountains of Rome. Cellist Julian Steckel –

with “technical skill, sensitivity, charisma and intuition” – will take on Shostakovich’s challenging Concerto No. 1.

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INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE

Residency I: Sept. 4-6, 2018 Residency II: April 3-5, 2019 Concert: Friday, April 5, 2019 • 7:30 p.m.

Recipients of the American Music Center’s Trailblazer

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America Ensemble of the Year, this NYC-based ensemble serves This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Indiana Arts Commission and the Crane Group.

Award and the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, ICE’s 35 members are soloists,

chamber musicians, commissioners and collaborators with the

foremost musical artists of our time. Named the 2014 Musical as artists-in-residence at Lincoln Center for the Performing

Arts’ Mostly Mozart Festival. Their residency at DePauw will culminate in this season’s final Green Guest Artist concert.

MUSIC OF THE 21ST CENTURY BRIGHT SHENG, GUEST COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE Feb. 25-March 1, 2019 Chamber Concert: Thursday, Feb. 28 • 7:30 p.m.

Gala Closing Concert: Friday, March 1 • 7:30 p.m.

Lyricism, rhythmic propulsion and dramatic gestures are

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that are regularly performed by leading musicians across the

defining qualities of composer-conductor-pianist Bright

Sheng’s music. Awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in 2001, Sheng combines his expertise in traditional musics of China and the Western Classical canon to create works

globe. DePauw School of Music is honored to host University This series is made possible through the generosity of Robert A. ’69 and Margaret Sheridan Schmidt ’69.

of Michigan’s Leonard Bernstein Distinguished University

Professor of Music as this season’s guest composer-in-residence.

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COMMUNIVERSITY

GERMÁN LÓPEZ, TIMPLE SPANISH MUSIC FROM GRAN CANARIA

No passport needed to make your way to Music on the Square for an intimate evening with Germán López, master of the timple, the diminutive, five-string instrument intrinsic to the music of

the Canary Islands. Just close your eyes, leave lingering thoughts

of winter behind and soak in two generations of sunny, Spanishinfluenced music and the epicurean art of chef John Conrad as

you’re transported to the island of Gran Canaria off the western

Thursday, March 7, 2019 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

Music on the Square, 21 N. Indiana St.

coast of Africa. This sensory excursion offers two levels of seating: • Sit and dine ($40/person): Doors open at 6 p.m. for a multicourse meal, including pork verde tostadas, estofado de conje en tomate (braised rabbit and tomato stew) and dessert, handcrafted for the event by Wasser Brewing Co.

• Music and dessert ($15/person): Doors open at 7:15 p.m. for

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those wanting to enjoy a sweet evening of music and dessert.

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BROADWAY SERIES

MASTER CLASS WITH MARLA MINDELLE Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Green Center for the Performing Arts, Moore Theatre “Marla Mindelle showcases her powerful pipes in the rousing ‘The Life I Never Led.’ Watch out for this girl.”

– Joe Dziemianowicz, New York Daily News

Chanteuse and comedian Marla Mindelle, self-described as “a loller, a baller and a shot caller,” most recently portrayed

Phyllis Neffler in the Unauthorized Musical Parody of Troop Beverly Hills in Los Angeles. She has starred in multiple

Broadway shows, including roles as “Stepsister Gabrielle” in

the original cast of Cinderella, “Ensign Cora MacRae” in South Pacific and “Sister Mary Robert” in the original Broadway cast of Sister Act.

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DEPAUW MUSICAL THEATRE SISTER ACT: THE MUSICAL

Stage Direction by Susan Anthony Music Direction by Steven Linville ’06 Choreography by Jared Norman ’12 Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 27-29, 2018 • 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018 • 1 p.m.

Green Center for the Performing Arts, Moore Theatre Produced in collaboration with the Department of Communication and Theatre

Nominated for five Tony awards, Sister Act – based on the

movie of the same title – features an exuberant mix of music

ranging from Motown, soul and disco to poignant ballads and

transcendent hymns, all designed to celebrate music’s ability to

change lives and bring together different communities. Join the sisters and make a joyful noise!

Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

The Moore Theatre renovation project was made possible by the generous support of the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, Inc.

DEPAUW OPERA PRESENTS MASSENET’S CINDERELLA

Music Direction by Orcenith Smith Stage Direction by Kerry Jennings Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 7-9, 2019 • 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 • 2 p.m.

Green Center for the Performing Arts, Moore Theatre

The story of Cinderella plays out in this exquisite French

opera by Jules Massenet. Prince Charming, the self-absorbed sisters, the Fairy Queen and Cinderella’s difficult stepmother all have a part in this age-old, rags-to-riches tale of finding the mysterious girl who lost her slipper! Sung in French,

with English supertitles, this humorous and hopeful retelling transports opera-goers to a more innocent moment in time

The Moore Theatre renovation project was made possible by the generous support of the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, Inc.

with its perennial message of truthfulness and belief in oneself.

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EIGHTH ANNUAL HOLIDAY GALA Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 • 7 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 • 3 p.m.

While the holidays may come only once a year, the DePauw School of Music’s Annual Holiday Gala comes twice –

Saturday, Dec. 1, and Sunday, Dec. 2! Each show features a

wide array of musical ensembles performing holiday favorites, from Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” to the traditional “Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah.” Sunday’s one-hour

family concert warmly welcomes children with Santa and his elves giving sweet treats.

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FACULTY SELECT SERIES

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Aug. 29 Eric Edberg, cello, and May Phang, piano • 7:30 p.m., TRH

Nov. 13 André Campelo, baritone, and Tony Weinstein, piano • 7:30 p.m., TRH

Sept. 12 Tarn Travers, violin, and Chris Wild, cello • 7:30 p.m., TRH

Sept. 25 May Phang, piano • 7:30 p.m., TRH

Feb. 13 Barbara Paré, soprano; Yana Weinstein, mezzosoprano; and Tony Weinstein, piano • 7:30 p.m., TRH

Feb. 20 Telos Trio • 7:30 p.m., TRH

Mar. 19 Ming-Hui Kuo, percussion • 7:30 p.m., TRH

Oct. 2 Nicole Brockmann, viola, and friends • 7:30 p.m., TRH

Oct. 29 Tony Weinstein and Karina Avanesian-Weinstein, piano • 7:30 p.m., TRH

Nov. 8 Kerry Jennings, tenor; Tarn Travers, violin; and Amanda Hopson, piano • 7:30 p.m., M2

M2 – Music on the Square, 21 N. Indiana St.

TRH – Thompson Recital Hall, Green Center for the Performing Arts, 605 S. College Ave.

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ABOUT THE GREENS Judson Green ’74 and Joyce (Taglauer) Green ’75 have

An accomplished jazz pianist who has studied, composed and

Performing Arts at DePauw and the initiative that we call

entertain and teach lessons on leadership and creativity. He

endowed the Judson and Joyce Green Center for the

“Creating the 21st-Century Musician” at the School of Music.

Their generosity has provided for creation of Music on the

Square in downtown Greencastle and, since 2009, they have

sponsored the world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma as the creative consultant for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

performed since childhood, Judson uses jazz as a platform to serves as an advisory trustee of DePauw’s Board of Trustees and is a past chairman. In 2011, he received the Old Gold

Goblet Award, the university’s highest alumni award. Judson spends much of his time composing, playing and recording

his music. Joyce, a nusic major while a student at DePauw, is a trustee of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association.

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TICKET INFORMATION AND PRICING NEW THIS SEASON: GREEN SERIES SEASON TICKETS Available now through SEPT. 4, our early-bird season ticket offers patrons admission to all five concerts in the Green Guest Artist Series for half the price! By purchasing your tickets early, you’ll receive the best selection, along with the same preferred seats to each Green concert. Order your tickets with your friends and family, and you can always sit together!

ONLINE SALES: Aug. 7–Sept. 4, music.depauw.edu IN-PERSON SALES: Green Center box office, Aug. 14-16, noon-2:30 p.m.

ADULT SEASON TICKET: $50 each SENIOR CITIZEN TICKET: $10 each ALL STUDENTS AND YOUTH: Free Season tickets will be mailed out after sales end on Sept. 4.

EXCHANGE POLICY: Can’t attend a performance? Give your ticket to a friend or return it to the box office so another patron can enjoy the performance.

INDIVIDUAL CONCERT TICKETS Green Guest Artist Concerts: $20 Holiday Gala and DePauw Opera: $10 DePauw Faculty Select and Music of the 21st Century: $5 Major Student Ensembles: $5

GCPA BOX OFFICE, 605 S. COLLEGE AVE. Beginning Sept. 5: Monday-Friday, noon-4 p.m.

90 minutes prior to each ticketed event Individual tickets for seniors over 65, children and all students are free thanks to season sponsors Judson and Joyce Green.

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The DePauw University Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts is home to the DePauw School of Music, DePauw Theatre and the University Music Library.

The Green Center strives to create a place of learning, appreciation and love for the arts by providing artistically diverse, stimulating and accessible programs to the university, local and regional communities.

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In addition to a cafÊ, classrooms and rehearsal spaces, the performance area of the center features three main halls: the spacious 1,400-seat Kresge Auditorium, where patrons enjoy attending our endowed Green Guest Artist concerts, the Ubben Lecture series, the school’s Holiday Gala, Music of the 21st Century and large-ensemble concerts; the 400-seat Moore Theatre, home to the annual DePauw Theatre and DePauw Opera productions; and the intimate Thompson Recital Hall, ideal for chamber works.