Fisher Center Fall 2017 Events Brochure

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THE RICHARD B. FISHER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT BARD COLLEGE FALL 2017

THE ORCHESTRA NOW Leon Botstein, Music Director

The Orchestra Now (TO ¯N)’s third season is full of moving music, from Modest Mussorgsky’s haunting Night on Bald Mountain to Ludwig van Beethoven’s joyous Ninth Symphony and Igor Stravinsky’s revolutionary The Rite of Spring. ¯N’s 2017 Concerto Competition and winners Soloists include the winner of TO of the Bard College Conservatory of Music’s 2016 Concerto Competition.

Sosnoff Theater Tickets: $25–35 Get great seats with a five-concert subscription for $120.

Bring the whole family! Buy a balcony box starting at $140.

Please note: Program marked with an asterisk is available ¯N series subscriptions. as an add-on to TO

Tchaikovsky’s Third Symphony Leon Botstein, conductor Modest Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain Sergey Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 ChaoJun Yang, piano Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 3 Saturday, September 23 at 8 pm Sunday, September 24 at 2 pm Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Leon Botstein, conductor Frank Martin Six Monologues from Jedermann Nathaniel Sullivan, baritone Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Chloé Olivia Moore, soprano Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano John Pickle, tenor Alfred Walker, bass-baritone with the Bard College Chamber Singers and Bard Festival Chorale Saturday, October 21 at 8 pm Sunday, October 22 at 2 pm Bruckner’s “Romantic” Symphony* Gerard Schwarz, conductor Eugene Goossens Jubilee Variations Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 4, “Romantic”

Mahler’s Seventh Symphony Leon Botstein, conductor Carl Maria von Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1 Elias Rodriguez, clarinet Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 7 Saturday, February 17 at 8 pm Sunday, February 18 at 2 pm Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring Leon Botstein, conductor All-Igor Stravinsky Funeral Song Symphony of Psalms with the Bard College Chamber Singers and Bard Festival Chorale Requiem Canticles Katherine Pracht, mezzo-soprano Jonathan Beyer, baritone with the Bard College Chamber Singers and Bard Festival Chorale The Rite of Spring Saturday, April 14 at 8 pm Sunday, April 15 at 2 pm

Saturday, November 18 at 8 pm Gershwin’s An American in Paris James Bagwell, conductor Jennifer Higdon blue cathedral George Gershwin An American in Paris Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2 Saturday, February 3 at 8 pm Sunday, February 4 at 2 pm

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The Fisher Center and the Bard College Conservatory of Music in association with Upstate Films presents

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SARAH MICHELSON September 2017/\

World premiere/LAB commission Playful, demanding, rigorous, and inscrutable— Sarah Michelson creates dances of unmatched intensity. This new work from the Doris Duke Artist Fellow and Bessie Award–winning choreographer was created over four years of Live Arts Bard residencies with Bard students and professional dancers. The result of their collaboration premieres in three venues in the Fisher Center. In Michelson’s words, “It’s work, studio work, to look at and be with, constructed in this time for this time—an attempt to stay fresh and work hard, but invite no celebration, no opinion, no success.”

“Her disturbing, witty dance-theater-architecture pieces disorient you from the get-go. Let her postmodern reverie delight our eyes and tease our minds.”—Deborah Jowitt, Village Voice LUMA Theater, Weis Atrium, and Resnick Studio Friday, September 22 at 6 pm Saturday, September 23 at 6 pm Sunday, September 24 at 6 pm Tickets: $35; $10 for students Sarah Michelson’s four-year residency and commission are made possible by a Live Arts Bard Choreographic Fellowship, with lead support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

special event

A benefit for the Bard College Conservatory of Music

ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S VERTIGO Live with the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra

Score by Bernard Herrmann Conducted by James Bagwell Film courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Named the “greatest film of all time” by the British Film Institute’s Sight & Sound, this romantic, psychological thriller is accompanied by Bernard Herrmann’s haunting score, performed live by the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra. Starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, this 1958 Hitchcock classic continues to hypnotize audiences. It follows a detective forced to retire after his fear of heights causes the death of a fellow officer and the woman he was hired to pursue. This leads to a cycle of madness and lies, resulting in a definitive Hitchcock work of obsession, manipulation, and fear.

Sosnoff Theater Saturday, September 16 at 8 pm Sunday, September 17 at 2 pm Tickets: $25–75; Upstate Films’ 45th anniversary ticket $125 (includes a membership to Upstate Films)

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in conversation

dance program

STEPHEN KING AND OWEN KING

TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY

on their new father/son collaboration, Sleeping Beauties

The Trisha Brown Dance Company performs selections from its current repertory, presented as an open rehearsal to conclude its Bard residency. Featuring two pieces from the final decade of Brown’s celebrated career, along with one of her most influential works, Accumulation, this program honors Brown, who passed away this year, and her legacy as a monumental force of American dance.

Presented in association with Oblong Books & Music

Accumulation (1971)

Stephen King, author of more than 50 worldwide bestsellers, and fellow author (and son) Owen King discuss their provocative and gloriously absorbing new collaboration. Set in a small Appalachian town whose primary employer is a women’s prison, Sleeping Beauties is the highest of high-stakes stories—what might happen if women disappeared from the world of men?

Choreography by Trisha Brown Music: “Uncle John’s Band” by the Grateful Dead

L’ Amour au théâtre (2009)

Choreography by Trisha Brown Music from Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie

Limited availability Sosnoff Theater Wednesday, September 27 at 7 pm Tickets: $40

Groove and Countermove (2000) Choreography by Trisha Brown Music by Dave Douglas

Each ticket includes one copy of Sleeping Beauties. As a special bonus, a limited number of attendees will be chosen at random to receive signed copies.

LUMA Theater Thursday, September 28 at 7:30 pm Friday, September 29 at 7:30 pm Tickets: $15; free for the Bard community

This event includes an audience Q&A, but not a public book signing.

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TERE O’CONNOR

catskill jazz factory

FRED HERSCH AND SULLIVAN FORTNER Heard Fresh: Music for Two Pianos

Long Run “A pianist of cultivated taste and erudition . . . the sort of jazz musician who brings a lissome elegance to his playing.”—New York Times on Fred Hersch Named “the most arrestingly innovative pianist over the last decade” by Vanity Fair, jazz titan Fred Hersch joins the brilliantly inventive Sullivan Fortner, 2015 American Pianists Association Cole Porter Fellow in Jazz, for a cross-generational, double-piano concert.

One of the most creative pianists of his generation, young powerhouse and native New Orleanian Fortner has performed with greats including the Marsalis family, Donald Harrison, Nicholas Payton, Billy Hart, Gary Bartz, Marcus Belgrave, the Jordan family, Irvin Mayfield, and Dave Liebman.

Hersch’s Fisher Center debut follows the release of a new album, Open Book, and publication of his memoir Good Things Happen Slowly, which chronicles Hersch’s life as an openly gay, HIV-positive jazz player, and examines a jazz culture that made such a status both transgressive and groundbreaking.

Sosnoff Theater Saturday, October 7 at 7:30 pm Tickets: $25–50

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World premiere/LAB commission This is a major new work from Tere O’Connor, one of the foremost choreographers of our day, whose abstractions engage the tension between the geometries of the rectangular stage, the organic forms of nature, and the vast terrain of human behavior. Long Run pushes the emotional content of O’Connor’s movement to new physical extremes, allowing time-based elements like polyrhythms, velocity, and duration to overtake the performers as they struggle to bring their bodies into a state of calm.

LUMA Theater Friday, October 13 at 7:30 pm Saturday, October 14 at 7:30 pm Sunday, October 15 at 2 pm Tickets: $35; 10 for students Tere O’Connor is a Live Arts Bard Choreographic Fellow, with lead support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The presentation of Long Run is made possible 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.

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IN CONVERSATION

Daniel Mendelsohn’s An Odyssey with Nick Flynn

An Evening with Neil Gaiman and Daniel Handler

Award-winning memoirist and critic Daniel Mendelsohn’s new book, An Odyssey, is a deeply moving tale of a father and son’s transformative journey in reading—and reliving—Homer’s Odyssey. When 81-year-old Jay Mendelsohn decides to enroll in the undergraduate Odyssey seminar his son teaches at Bard College, the two find themselves on an adventure as profoundly emotional as it is intellectual. Acclaimed poet, memoirist, and Hudson Valley resident Nick Flynn (Another Bullshit Night in Suck City) joins Mendelsohn, Charles Ranlett Flint Professor of Humanities, on stage to discuss the Odyssey’s themes of deception and recognition, marriage and children, the pleasures of travel, and the meaning of home.

Join a public conversation between Neil Gaiman, professor in the arts, and Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), best-selling author of the beloved A Series of Unfortunate Events series and noted literary critic. Handler and Gaiman discuss a variety of subjects, including adaptation, collaboration, and the role of the writer as giver of advice. “My parents claim that when I was six years old I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, and my answer was that I wanted to be an old man who lived at the top of a mountain giving advice,” says Handler.

Sosnoff Theater Friday, October 20 at 7:30 pm Tickets: $25; free for the Bard community A Q&A and book signing will follow this talk.

Part of a regular series of conversations at the Fisher Center hosted by Professor Gaiman.

Sosnoff Theater Saturday, December 9 at 8 pm Tickets: $25; free for the Bard community

BARD STUDENT PERFORMANCES theater and performance program

dance program

Written by Martin Crimp Directed by Jonathan Rosenberg

Choreographed and performed by Bard students, this concert gives participants a chance to explore new territory in dance making. Some dances are presented in partial fulfillment for acceptance into the program.

Attempts on Her Life

Crimp’s rarely performed masterwork is an examination of the construction of identity in the age of modern media. The protagonist, Anne, never appears, but the question of who she is or was is examined from different, contradictory, and brilliantly theatrical perspectives.

LUMA Theater Thursday, October 26 at 7:30 pm Friday, October 27 at 7:30 pm Saturday, October 28 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm Sunday, October 29 at 4 pm Tickets: $15; free for the Bard community

This event includes an audience Q&A. Signed copies of the authors’ work will be available for sale.

Fall Dance Concert

LUMA Theater Friday, November 10 at 7:30 pm Saturday, November 11 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm Sunday, November 12 at 4 pm Tickets: Free; reservations required

Senior Dance Concert Choreographed and performed by seniors in the Bard College Dance Program, this concert of Senior Projects in dance represents the culmination of four years of intensive choreographic inquiry.

LUMA Theater Friday, December 8 at 7:30 pm Saturday, December 9 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm Sunday, December 10 at 4 pm Tickets: Free; reservations required

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BARD COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Conservatory Orchestra

Conservatory Orchestra

Botstein leads the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra in a special one-hour preview of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, “Titan.”

The Conservatory Orchestra performs Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun; Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2; and the world premiere of Telescope by Daniel Castellanos ’18. Guest conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni is recognized as one of the brightest young conductors of his generation for his eloquent, yet fiery, style.

Leon Botstein, Music Director

Sosnoff Theater Saturday, October 21 at 2 pm Free admission; reservations required

Conservatory Orchestra Leon Botstein, Music Director

Botstein conducts the Conservatory Orchestra in Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat with soloist Szabolcs Koczur, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, “Titan.”

Sosnoff Theater Saturday, November 11 at 8 pm Suggested donation of $20 (orchestra seating) $15 (parterre and first balcony) Free for the Bard community with ID

Jean-Marie Zeitouni, Guest Conductor

Sosnoff Theater Saturday, December 2 at 8 pm Suggested donation of $20 (orchestra seating) $15 (parterre and first balcony) Free for the Bard community with ID

Winter Songfest

James Bagwell, Conductor A holiday tradition of favorites copresented by the Bard Conservatory and Bard Music Program, featuring the Bard Symphonic Chorus with musicians from the Conservatory Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, and Graduate Vocal Arts Program.

Sosnoff Theater Saturday, December 16 at 8 pm Tickets: $10

special holiday event

CÉCILE McLORIN SALVANT with Sullivan Fortner on piano

“You get a singer like this once in a generation or two.”—Wynton Marsalis

Sosnoff Theater Sunday, December 17 at 3 pm Tickets: $25–65

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Grammy Award–winner Cécile McLorin Salvant has had a remarkable rise to stardom, taking the jazz world by storm since becoming the youngest person ever to win the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocalist Competition in 2010. Through original compositions, timeless hits, and forgotten gems, the breathtaking young vocalist reinterprets jazz, vaudeville, blues, and folk music in her own powerful and distinct style. Returning after a sold-out Fisher Center debut in 2013, Salvant performs an intimate duo concert featuring selections from her new album, Dreams and Daggers (2017), along with some special holiday surprises.

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Online: fishercenter.bard.edu By phone: 845-758-7900 In person: Box office, Sosnoff Theater Lobby (Monday–Friday, 10 am – 5 pm, and one hour prior to Sosnoff Theater performances).

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Getting Here

The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College is located at 60 Manor Avenue, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504. Our venue is accessible by car and train. Directions and parking information will be mailed with your tickets and are available at fishercenter.bard.edu/visit/directions.

For best parking, please try to arrive at least 30 minutes before show time. This will allow you ample time to park and make your way to the theater.

Accessibility

All our venues and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. The Fisher Center utilizes golf carts to assist patrons with disabilities between the parking lot and the Center. If you need any additional assistance, please call 845-758-7928.

Infrared assistive listening devices are available in the Fisher Center. Receivers may be borrowed on request at the box office.

Ticket Policies

Programs, dates, times, and venues are subject to change without notice. All sales are final and normal processing fees apply. If you are unable to use your tickets, we will make every effort to offer a comparable exchange, subject to availability, or issue a credit. You may also choose to donate your tickets in support of the Fisher Center.

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Friends of the Fisher Center enjoy backstage tours, invitations to exclusive events, and access to special services throughout the year.

Friend ($75) Benefits include: • Access to tickets before the general public • Invitations to season previews and open house events • Four complimentary tickets to the SummerScape film series • 10% discount on Spiegeltent dining • Fully tax deductible Supporter ($150) All of the above, plus: • Waived ticket-handling fees (save $4.50 per ticket, $10 per subscription) • Invitation to a behind-the-scenes tour of the Fisher Center • Fully tax deductible

Sponsor ($300) All of the above, plus: • Invitations to opening night parties • SummerScape production poster • $250 tax deductible Sustainer ($500) All of the above, plus: •B ard Music Festival limited edition T-shirt • SummerScape production poster signed by the cast • $415 tax deductible Benefactor ($1,000) All of the above, plus: • Bard Music Festival book (Princeton University Press) •P rivate, behind-the-scenes tour of the Fisher Center for you and your guests • I nvitations to working rehearsals and directors’ presentations • $750 tax deductible

BECOME A PATRON OF THE FISHER CENTER

Patrons enjoy all of the benefits of Benefactors of the Fisher Center, plus access to the best seats in the house, personalized ticketing, preferred parking, and exclusive events.

Patron ($1,500) All of the Benefactor benefits, plus: • Access to the best seats and personalized ticket handling through the Patron Priority Line • Access to the Bard Music Festival Patrons Lounge at Olin Hall • Recognition in performance programs • $1,180 tax deductible

Producer ($2,500) All of the above, plus: • I nvitation for two to an exclusive pre-performance dinner at a Hudson Valley home • $2,030 tax deductible Director ($5,000) All of the above, plus: • Reserved VIP parking for all events at the Fisher Center • I nvitation for two to an intimate dinner with a world-class performer, creator, or scholar • $4,380 tax deductible

For more information: fishercenter.bard.edu/support | 845-758-7987 The 2017 Fall season is made possible in part through the generous support of Jeanne Donovan Fisher, the Martin and Toni Sosnoff Foundation, the Board of The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, and the Friends of the Fisher Center, as well as grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Live Arts Bard is made possible by the members of the Live Arts Bard Creative Council: Alicia Davis, Jeanne Donovan Fisher, Dr. Terry S. Gotthelf, Richard Katzman, Stephen Simcock, and Sarah Stack.

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