2015-16 LEGENDS:
KEOLA BEAMER & HENRY KAPONO WITH KUMU HULA MOANALANI BEAMER
Feb 6, 2016
JESSICA LANG DANCE Feb 19, 2016 MENG SU Feb 25, 2016
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WELCOME AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.
Throughout its 25 seasons, Irvine Barclay Theatre has maintained its commitment to support artists whose dedication to their craft has made them true traiblazers in their respective fields. The artists featured in this program book all have made leading-edge contributions to music and dance and never fail to leave an intense emotional impact. Keola Beamer & Henry Kapono are two legends of Hawaiian music. These musical icons shaped Hawaiian music from the ’70s on, as part of the “Hawaiian Renaissance” — the seminal movement in Hawaiʻi’s cultural history — and have continued to lead the way for over 4 decades. Jessica Lang’s contemporary works unite dance and theatricality with her individual sensibility — constantly inventing new vocabularies with vigorous imagination and a sophisticated sense of design. Meng Su is captivating the world with her passionate musicianship. Winner of the gold medal in the 2015 Parkening International Guitar Competition, the most prestigious title in classical guitar, Meng Su serves as inspiration for new generations of guitarists to come. I want to thank our sponsors and you, the audience, for supporting these extraordinary artists. I hope to see you in the theatre in the coming months.
Jerry Mandel, Ph.D. Interim President, Irvine Barclay Theatre
Board of Directors CHAIR Ken Rohl Chairman/Founder Rohl LLC
Stephen Barker Interim Dean, Claire Trevor School of the Arts University of California, Irvine
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Francisco J. Ayala Professor and National Medal of Science Laureate University of California, Irvine
Michelle Grettenberg Assistant to the City Manager City of Irvine
Sean Joyce City Manager City of Irvine
Lynn Schott Mayor Pro Tem City of Irvine
Michael Kerr Community Leader
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William Parker Professor Emeritus Physics and Astronomy University of California, Irvine
HONORARY Steven S. Choi, Ph.D. Mayor, City of Irvine Howard Gillman, Ph.D. Chancellor, UCI IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE | 3
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LEGENDS:
KEOLA BEAMER & HENRY KAPONO WITH KUMU HULA MOANALANI BEAMER
February 6, 2016 | Cheng Hall This performance will include a 15-minute intermission. Songs will be announced from the stage. Please, no video or audio recording of any kind. The artists will be available after the show to sign CDs.
Sponsored by: Richard & Elizabeth Steele Fund Trisha Steele
KEOLA BEAMER Keola Beamer: “The art of the Hawaiian slack key guitar is trying to match the composition with the tuning. When you really get into it, you discover that each tuning is kind of a tonal palette. You can really present a piece in a different light than it’s ever been seen before.” Born in 1951, Keolamaikalani Breckenridge Beamer was raised in Kamuela, on Hawai‘i Island, surrounded by members of one of Hawai’i’s most illustrious and beloved musical families. Keola established himself early on as the family’s youngest standard-bearer. A child of the rock and roll era, he has always been on the vanguard of the Hawaiian contemporary sound. However, he also helped drive what has become known as the Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance and recorded many of the songs written by his ancestors. He has recorded and produced more than a dozen albums, winning numerous Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards (Hawai‘i’s Grammy), including one for Lifetime Achievement in 2009, and has even appeared on Sesame Street and NBC’s The Today Show. He was nominated for a Grammy in the Hawaiian Music category in 2011 and in Regional Roots Music in 2013, and received the Best Compilation Soundtrack nomination for the film, The Descendants. Keola Beamer was awarded the prestigious 2014 NACF Artist Fellowship by the Native Arts & Cultures Foundation in recognition of his significant contributions to Native Hawaiian cultural life. Keola’s legendary great-grandmother, Helen Desha Beamer, was one of Hawai‘i’s most prolific and accomplished singer-songwriters. She was also a skilled dancer whose intricate footwork and fluid grace left a lasting imprint on the hula. Her granddaughter and Keola’s mother, Winona “Nona” Kapuailohia Beamer, was also a noted chanter, 4 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE
composer and author who spent a lifetime researching and teaching “Hawaiiana,” a term she coined. Indeed, Keola’s career as a musician began in his mother’s Honolulu hula studio, where he played guitar as an accompaniment for the dancers. Keola Beamer has been an influential figure in the recognition of kī hō’alu (“loosen the [tuning] key”) as one of the world’s great guitar traditions. In 1973, he created the first ever comprehensive instruction book on the subject. Keola continues to remain committed to teaching through seminars, tablature, instructional books and videos. He was one of Hawai‘i’s first recording artists to integrate Hawaiian chants and instruments, like the tiny gourd whistle and the nose flute, with contemporary forms of music. Willie Nelson has called his style “the best there is on the planet…There’s no better slack key player than Beamer.” Keola Beamer’s performances on his double-ported nylon and steel string guitars provide the foundation for each of his concerts. These are unique, hand-crafted instruments made of hand-selected, native Hawaiian wood. These instruments represent a different paradigm in guitar construction. The double-ported design was created by Keola with the help of Maui-based luthier Steve Grimes. Their philosophy is to embrace and accent the tonal palette of Hawaiian slack key guitar through the use of an extended soundboard and modified bracing system. Keola feels that this design more accurately portrays the coloration of his art. He describes this open resonance as ka moe‘uhane or more specifically, “the language of dreams.” “In my family, music was taken seriously,” Beamer says. “It was an integral part of our lives, almost like a religion. But Hawaiians are up against a shallow stereotype, often demeaning to the native culture. That hurts.” It has been the life passion of Keola Beamer to counter such images.
HENRY KAPONO Henry Kapono Ka’aihue is a performer who has it all—he’s a vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, composer, thrilling performer and audience favorite. He is an award-winning and Grammynominated singer/songwriter. He has taken home numerous Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards (Hawai‘i’s Grammy), including Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year, Single of the Year, and Album of the Year. He is also the author of the awardwinning children’s book, A Beautiful Hawaiian Day; and has appeared in films and on television. Known as “Kapono,” the Hawaiian word for righteous, Henry was christened “Henry Kapono Hosea Ka’aihue.” He was born in Hawai‘i and raised in Kapahulu, a small town located just outside Waikīkī. Although Henry had no formal musical training, he started singing in a children’s church choir at the age of five. “I was, and still am, a very shy person, but I loved singing —especially in a choral situation,” says Henry. “My Dad taught me how to play the ‘ukulele. He would come home from work and sit in his easy chair and play the coolest stuff. I saw a friend of mine play a guitar one day and fell in love with the sound of it. He taught me a few chords and I’ve been hooked ever since. After that, I taught myself how to play by listening to records, radio and watching other guitarists play.” Henry’s athletic abilities earned him a baseball scholarship to the renowned Punahou Academy in Honolulu. After high school, he earned a football scholarship to the University of Hawai‘i. Injuries prevented him from fulfilling his dream of becoming a professional football player, but, in a profound way, moved him toward his passion for music and allowed him to fully realize his potential as an artist. His professional career started as a solo artist in little joints around Waikīkī, which led to a short stint playing rock in a local island group called Pakalolo. The group played the islands and Asia where a defunct tour company left them stranded in Vietnam. Putting their situation and talents to good use, the group performed for the troops at fire bases throughout Vietnam and eventually made their way to Thailand. The two years that Henry spent overseas became a personal and professional odyssey that profoundly affected his music, his appreciation of life and his love of all people. Returning to Hawai‘i, Henry’s career kicked off in a big way in the early 1970s when he formed a duo with Cecilio Rodriguez from California. The duo, known as Cecilio & Kapono, became an instant phenomenon that took Hawai‘i by storm. Blending together their distinctive and individual talents, Cecilio & Kapono gave contemporary and folk rock a new perspective. They became the first group from Hawai‘i to achieve a national recording contract (Columbia Records); together they recorded 13 albums. Always musically adventurous, Henry went on to launch a solo career in 1981, creating an incredibly broad range of musical expressions with 17 solo albums to date—and 6 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, including most recently in 2015 for Best Rock Album. Henry touches the soul with the simple honesty of his lyrics and music, and the gift of an evocative, plaintive balladeer’s voice that haunts you long after he leaves the
stage. His music transcends his Hawaiian heritage, which he takes pride in, and embodies the spirit of Aloha that he has for all people. MOANALANI BEAMER Moanalani began her hula training in 1960 at the age of four with Kumu Hula, Johnny Hokoana. In her early years, she continued training extensively with several different Kumu in Hawai‘i. Her primary source of inspiration was the famed Kumu Hula, Robert Kalani. After making her professional debut, Moanalani starred in the main revues at several prestigious hotels and resorts on the island of Maui. Her professional experience includes tenures with the shows of George Paoa, Jessie Nakooka, Nephi Hanneman; The Ohana Revue and Here is Hawai‘i. Produced by Keola Beamer, Here is Hawai‘i is one of the most successful Hawaiian shows in the history of the genre. Winona Kapualilohia Beamer, noted elder, culture historian, and mother of her husband Keola, has been Moana’s treasured mentor and teacher for over two decades until her passing in 2008. Since 2004, Moanalani has been a member of Maui hālau (hula group), Na Hanona Kulike O Pi’ilani, under the direction of Kumu Sissy Lake-Farm and Kumu Kapono’ai Molitau. She was offered an opportunity to participate in the preparation and training process known as ‘Uniki (similar to an advanced college degree) as a member of Na Hanona Kulike O Pi’ilani. In October 2011, Moana successfully completed the year-long process of ‘Uniki and received her designation as Kumu Hula. Through the years, Moana has accumulated valuable teaching experience in the art of the hula. Her sensitive nature combines her understanding of the technique with the spiritual and philosophical currents expressed in the hula. Moana remains firmly committed to sharing her cultural knowledge worldwide. She has traveled to Europe to co-teach several workshops on movement and Hawaiian dance with renowned German movement teacher Dorothea Jollenbeck and has also traveled annually to Japan to teach hula workshops. Moana has expanded her role in Keola’s performances. She dances, chants, sings background vocals and plays several ancient Hawaiian percussive instruments, including `ili`ili (river stone “castanets”), ka`eke`eke (cut bamboo) and ipu (gourd drum). Much of Moana’s year is spent dancing, chanting, storytelling and providing percussive interludes on tour with her husband Keola. Artist Representative: Pasifika Artists Network Karen A. Fischer 1-808-283-7007 karen@pasifika-artists.com www.pasifika-artists.comy
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JESSICA LANG DANCE February 19, 2016 | Cheng Hall This performance will include a 15-minute intermission. Sponsored by: An anonymous fund of the Orange County Community Foundation
Artistic Director & Choreographer Jessica Lang
Executive Director Gretchen K. Williams
Dancers Clifton Brown, Patrick Coker, Julie Fiorenza, John Harnage, Eve Jacobs, Kana Kimura, Laura Mead, Milan Misko, Jammie Walker Lighting Supervisor/ Production Manager Matt Miller Stage Manager Dathan Manning
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JESSICA LANG DANCE Founded in 2011, Jessica Lang Dance (JLD) is a New York City-based dance company dedicated to creating and performing the work of Jessica Lang. Jessica Lang Dance enriches and inspires global audiences by immersing them in the beauty of movement and music. Since the company’s inception, marked by Lang’s receipt of a Joyce Theater Artist Residency supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, JLD has made rapid success performing at renowned venues and festivals throughout the country, including Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, New York City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival, the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, the Joyce Theater and the Winspear Opera House in Dallas, Texas where the company’s performance was chosen as the best dance event of 2013. In 2014, JLD received rave reviews for Scape, commissioned by The Kennedy Center and the National Symphony Orchestra to John Adams’ Violin Concerto and played live by violinist Leila Josefowicz with the National Symphony Orchestra. Jessica Lang Dance has received numerous grants and funding from organizations, including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Jerome Robbins Foundation, the O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Japan Foundation New York, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. In summer 2015, JLD performed a rare two-week run of The Wanderer at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, marking the company’s third Pillow season since its company debut at Festival 2012. In November 2015, JLD made its Chicago debut with a world premiere by Lang, co-commissioned by the Harris Theater and the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial featuring a set by world-renowned architect Steven Holl.
PROGRAM Solo Bach (2008) Choreography: Jessica Lang Music: Johann Sebastian Bach Lighting: Nicole Pearce Costumes: Elena Comendador Patrick Coker
Works from Bach The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Violin Solo; Lara St. John, violin performed courtesy Ancalagon Records and Lara St. John. Partita No. 3 in E Major, BMV 1006: Gavotte en Rondeau. PAUSE
Among the Stars (2010) Choreography: Jessica Lang Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto Costumes: Elena Comendador Lighting: Nicole Pearce
Laura Mead and Clifton Brown
Commissioned by TITAS with support from the Strelizia Foundation. SNOWY VILLAGE & THE GIRL Written by Ryuichi Sakamoto (ASCAP) ©2007 KAB America Inc. (ASCAP) All Rights Administered by Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) 8 Music Sq.W., Nashville, TN. 37203 All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. PAUSE
Thousand Yard Stare (2015) Choreography: Jessica Lang Music: Ludwig van Beethoven Lighting Design: Nicole Pearce Costume Design: Bradon McDonald
Clifton Brown, Patrick Coker, Julie Fiorenza, John Harnage, Eve Jacobs, Kana Kimura, Laura Mead, Milan Misko, Jammie Walker
This work was generously underwritten by Geoff Fallon and was co-commissioned by Des Moines Performing Arts. Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132. Third movement: Adagio “Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart” (Holy song of thanksgiving of a convalescent to the Deity, in the Lydian Mode).
Program Notes: Created in June 2015, Thousand Yard Stare sheds light on the theme of war and those who have been affected by it, most specifically veterans. In preparation for the work, Lang talked with numerous soldiers to learn about their experiences as well as to gather their reactions to
samples of music. Her research included themes of injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and arts-based therapies for veterans, to name a few. The music used for this piece, Beethoven’s late String Quartet No. 15, is an adagio written while the composer himself was battling a serious illness. INTE R MISSIO N
The Calling (excerpt from Splendid Isolation II) (2006) Choreography: Jessica Lang Music: Trio Mediaeval Costume Concept: Jessica Lang Costumes: Elena Comendador Original Lighting: Al Crawford, Recreated by Nicole Pearce Julie Fiorenza
Commissioned by Ailey II. “O Maria, stella maris” Performed by Trio Mediaeval (p) ECM Records 2005. Used by arrangement with ECM Records, Munich. White A Dance on Film (2011) Choreography and Direction: Jessica Lang Director of Photography: Shinichi Maruyama Editor and Compositor: Tetsushi Wakasugi and Jackson Notier Music: Edward Grieg Costumes: Elena Comendador
Julie Fiorenza, Kana Kimura, David Leventhal,* Hanan Misko, Kanji Segawa,* Andrea Weber* *Jessica Lang Dance Affiliated Artist
This work was created during Lang’s Joyce Theater Residency with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. i.n.k. (2011) Choreography: Jessica Lang Video Editor/Compositor: Tetsushi Wakasugi and Jackson Notier Original Score: Jakub Ciupinski Costumes: Elena Comendador Lighting: Nicole Pearce Video Art KUSHO: Shinichi Maruyama
Clifton Brown, Julie Fiorenza, Eve Jacobs, John Harnage, Kana Kimura, Laura Mead, Jammie Walker
Inspired by the work of Shinichi Maruyama, i.n.k. was created during Lang’s Joyce Theater Residency with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The third movement of this piece was originally created for The New York Choreographic Institute’s 10th Anniversary Celebration in November 2010 and redeveloped with permission. Additional funding for i.n.k. was provided by The Rockefeller Brothers Fund through a DRA Major Sponsorship.
Jessica Lang (Choreographer/Artistic Director) is a choreographer and the artistic director of Jessica Lang Dance. Hailed as “a master of visual composition” by Dance Magazine, Lang seamlessly incorporates striking design elements and transforms classical ballet language into artfully crafted, emotionally engaging contemporary works. Since 1999, Lang has created more than 90 works on companies worldwide, including Birmingham Royal Ballet, The National Ballet of Japan at the New National Theatre Tokyo and Joffrey Ballet, among many others. American Ballet Theatre has presented her work at the Metropolitan Opera House, and she has received commissions from the Dallas Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum for its Works and Process series. For opera, Lang received outstanding acclaim for her directorial debut and choreography of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater at the 2013 Glimmerglass Opera Festival. Lang is a New York City Center Fellow for 2015 and the recipient of a prestigious 2014 Bessie Award. Her ballet, Lyric Pieces, commissioned and performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet, earned a nomination for a coveted 2013 Manchester Theatre Award in the U.K. Lang has received numerous grants for her work on ballet companies from organizations, including the Jerome Robbins Foundation, the NEA, and the Choo San Goh Foundation. Her receipt of a 2010 Joyce Theater Artist Residency supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation helped launch her own company, Jessica Lang Dance (JLD) in 2011. Since 2002, Lang has been a teaching artist at American Ballet Theatre for their Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, Summer Intensive Program in NYC and Make a Ballet program. Lang has also taught and choreographed for numerous educational institutions, including The Juilliard School, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and The Ailey/Fordham BFA Program. With her strong belief in the importance of education, Lang recently developed her own methodology called LANGuage, a unique creative curriculum that teaches individuals from all populations to cultivate the habit of creative thinking through exercise. Lang, a graduate of The Juilliard School under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy, is a former member of Twyla Tharp’s company, THARP! Clifton Brown (Choreographer’s Assistant, Dancer and Rehearsal Director) began his professional career when he joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1999. There he was featured in many works, named assistant rehearsal director and served as Judith Jamison’s choreographic assistant. While dancing with the Ailey company, he was nominated in the U.K. for a Critics Circle National Dance Award for best male dancer. Brown has received a Bessie Award in recognition of his work with the Ailey company, as well as a Black Theater Arts Award. He has had the privilege of performing at the White House and for President Obama. He has also danced with Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, and as a guest artist with Miami City Ballet, Rome Opera Ballet, Nevada Ballet and Parsons Dance Company. He has made several television appearances, including performing as a guest artist on So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With The Stars. As a répétiteur, he has set the work of Alvin Ailey, Earl Mosley and Jessica Lang on various companies. He continues to assist Lang on her creations across the globe, most recently for Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Glimmerglass Opera Festival. Brown is a founding member of JLD.
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Patrick Coker (Dancer) grew up in Chester, Virginia. He received his training from the Eastern Virginia School of the Performing Arts, the Richmond Ballet and Jessica Morgan’s School of Dance. He was awarded the American Ballet Theatre’s National Trainee Scholarship from the years 2008 to 2010. In May 2014, Patrick graduated magna cum laude from the Ailey/ Fordham B.F.A. program, where he apprenticed with Ailey II in his senior year. He has danced professionally as an apprentice with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and has performed with the Mark Morris Dance Group in The Hard Nut. Patrick began working with JLD in 2015 and joined the company in 2016.
Julie Fiorenza (Dancer) was born in South Korea and grew up in Massachusetts where she trained at the Academy of Dance Arts and the Boston Ballet School. She earned a B.F.A. in Dance from The Ailey School/Fordham University, graduating with honors, and has performed throughout the country as a member of Ailey II, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and Adams Company Dance. Fiorenza has danced at the Metropolitan Opera in its productions of Turandot and Mark Morris’ Orfeo ed Euridice. She has performed with the Mark Morris Dance Group in Romeo & Juliet: On Motifs of Shakespeare, The Hard Nut, and L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, and appeared with MMDG in the television debut of L’Allegro which aired in March 2015 on Great Performances. Fiorenza is a founding member of JLD. John Harnage (Dancer) is a native of Miami, Florida and studied dance with the Miami City Ballet School and New World School of the Arts. In May 2014, he graduated from The Juilliard School under the direction of Lawrence Rhodes, where he had the privilege of learning works by choreographers such as José Limón, Alexander Ekman, Pina Bausch and Lar Lubovitch. Harnage was also a modern dance finalist at the 2010 NFAA YoungArts competition, has worked professionally with Brice Mousset’s Oui Danse, and performed internationally at the 2012 Edinburgh International Festival with the Juilliard Dance Ensemble. Harnage began working with JLD in 2014 and joined the company in 2015.
Eve Jacobs (Dancer) grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, and received her dance training at Dance Center Evanston and North Carolina School of the Arts. Upon earning a B.F.A. from The Juilliard School in 2014, Jacobs was recognized with the Hector Zaraspe Prize for Choreography. Throughout her training, Jacobs performed in works by Jerome Robbins, Lar Lubovitch, Ohad Naharin and Andrea Miller, and was featured in the revival of Pina Bausch’s Wind Von West. She has performed in schools and care centers throughout New York City, and worked professionally with Buglisi Dance Theater. In 2014, Jacobs was granted a residency at Brooklyn’s White Wave Dance, culminating in a dance-theater presentation. Her writing can be found in The Juilliard Journal, Musical America Worldwide, and on StageBuddy.com. Jacobs joined JLD in 2015.
Kana Kimura (Dancer) was born in Hiroshima, Japan, where she began her ballet training at the age of four and studied contemporary dance with Takako Asakawa. After graduating from The Juilliard School, Kimura worked with Wally Cardona Quartet. She also appeared in Nixon in China at The Metropolitan Opera, choreographed by Mark Morris, worked on a dance video performance for Shanghai Expo, and has also performed with Japanese Arts Organization J-Collabo in NYC. She was in an Off-Broadway show, The Nutcracker Rouge, with Company XIV. Kimura is a founding member of JLD.
Laura Mead (Dancer) grew up in Austin, Texas and Berkeley, California. She received a B.F.A. in Dance from The Juilliard School, where she performed works by Jessica Lang, Ronald K. Brown, Eliot Feld and Paul Taylor, among others. Mead originated the principal role of Betsy in Twyla Tharp’s Broadway musical, Come Fly Away, for which she received an Astaire Award nomination. Mead served as dance captain on a national tour of Tharp’s Movin’ Out. She has also performed with American Repertory Ballet, the Metropolitan Opera, Morphoses, Post:Ballet and Los Angeles Dance Project. Mead has been a member of JLD since the full company’s debut in 2012.
Milan Misko (Dancer) was raised in Missouri, where he began his dance training with Jo Noth’s White Oak Dance Academy and the Kansas City Ballet School. He holds a B.F.A. from the Purchase College Conservatory of Dance. Misko has worked with Kansas City Ballet, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Merce Cunningham Dance Company RUG, Kazuko Hirabayashi Dance Theater, Adams Company Dance and Setsuko Kawaguchi Ballet, Japan. He has created dances for Take Dance, Bucknell University and directed his first short dance film, Transportation, which was selected for Lincoln Center’s Dance on Camera Festival 2013. Misko has been a member of JLD since the company’s debut in 2012. Jammie Walker (Dancer) began his dance training at Western Arkansas Ballet under the direction of Melissa Schoenfeld. He earned his B.F.A. from the University of Oklahoma School of Dance under the direction of Mary Margaret Holt. Walker has had the honor of touring in China and Austria with Oklahoma Festival Ballet. He danced with the Dayton Ballet for three seasons, performing works by such choreographers as Septime Webre, Amy Seiwart, Jessica Lang and Stuart Sebastian. He has performed with Dance Grand Moultrie as well as with Clawson Dances. Walker joined JLD in 2015.
Nicole Pearce (Lighting Designer). Previously with Jessica Lang: ten works, including Escaping the Weight of Darkness (National Ballet of Japan); Crossed (Joffrey Ballet); Lyric Pieces (Birmingham Royal Ballet). Selected dance credits: Ten works with Mark Morris (Mark Morris Dance Group, Boston Ballet and Houston Ballet); Seven works with Aszure Barton (Nederlands Dans Theater and Hubbard Street Dance Company); Three works with Andrea Miller (Gallim & Jacoby & Pronk); Ten works with John Heginbotham (Dance Heginbotham and Atlanta Ballet); No Longer Silent with Robert Battle (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater); Episode 31 with Alexander Ekman (Joffrey Ballet); New Dances with choreographers Kyle Abraham, Monica Bill Barnes, Brain Brooks, Matthew Neenan and Pam Tanowitz (all at The Juilliard School); Selected New York theater credits includes work with directors: Edward Albee, Leigh Silverman, Trip Cullman, Pam MacKinnon, Jade King Carroll and Ed Sylvanus Iskandar. With companies including: The Cherry Lane, The Play Company and Labryinth Theater Company. Visit: www.nicolepearcedesign.com Bradon McDonald (Costume Designer) has had a diverse career in both the performing arts and design fields. Upon graduating from The Juilliard School in 1997, McDonald danced with José Limón Dance Company for three years and with Mark Morris Dance Group for 10 years. He has choreographed operas and taught movement to opera singers at companies, including LA Opera, Bolshoi Opera, Royal Academy of Music, Houston Grand Opera, Gotham Chamber Opera, Wolftrap Opera and
Tanglewood Music Festival. Twelve hours after retiring from the stage, McDonald began studying fashion design at LA’s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising where he earned two degrees in fashion design. McDonald was a top four finalist and showed a collection at New York Fashion Week on Project Runway Season 12. He was both costume designer and choreographer for the Kurt Weill opera The Protagonist, a Beth Morrison Projects production at Fire Island Opera Festival. As well as creating couture garments for private clients from his Los Angeles studio, his signature dancewear collection, Bradon@Capezio, is available worldwide. Jakub Ciupinski (Composer), a Polish composer living in New York City, has collaborated with Lang on her works i.n.k. and Within the Space I Hold for JLD; Eighty One for Ballet San Jose; and Droplet for the NY Choreographic Institute. His concert music has been commissioned by the Metropolis Ensemble, the New Juilliard Ensemble, and violinists Anne Akiko-Meyers and Philippe Quint, among others. His works have been performed at prestigious venues such as Tonhalle in Zurich and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Ciupinski studied composition at The Juilliard School, the Cracow Academy of Music and the Birmingham Conservatoire. Visit: ciupinski.pl
Shinichi Maruyama (Visual Artist), born in Japan, studied at Chiba University and was a member of Hakuhodo Photo Creative as well as a freelance photographer from 1992 to 1998. In 2003 Maruyama moved to New York City and created his Kusho series, exhibited at Bruce Silverstein Gallery in 2009. His most recent series, Gardens, was also on exhibit there in 2011. The Peabody Essex Museum in Boston displayed Maruyama’s work from 2011 to 2012. Maruyama has collaborated with JLD on i.n.k. and White; and with Lang for his print and video series entitled Nude. Visit: shinichimaruyama.com JESSICA LANG DANCE STAFF
Artistic Director and Choreographer
Jessica Lang
Executive Director
Gretchen K. Williams
Director of Administration
Julie Fiorenza
Video Content Manager
Milan Misko
Photographers
Clifton Brown
Assistant Rehearsal Director
Milan Misko Takao Komaru
Company Teachers
Graphic Designer
Rehearsal Director
Claudia MacPherson Deborah Wingert David Leventhal Clinton Luckett
Social Media Manager
John Harnage Jim Lang
Website Developer
Allan Hatta
Dancewear and dance shoes courtesy of Gayle Miller & Capezio NYC.
JLD would like to thank its Board of Directors and generous donors who made tonight’s program possible. For booking information, please contact: Margaret Selby-President, CAMI Spectrum: 212.841.9554 | mselby@cami.com | cami.com
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MENG SU February 25, 2016 | Cheng Hall This performance will include a 15-minute intermission.
PROGRAM Lute Suite No. 4 in E Major, BWV1006a Prelude Loure Gavotte en rondeau Menuett Bourree Gigue Sonata “Omaggio a Boccherini” Op. 77 Allegro con spirito Andantino, quasi canzone Tempo di Minuetto Vivo energico
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968)
I N T ERM I SSI ON
Five Bagatelles I. Allegro assai II. Lento sognando III. Alla cubana IV. (No title) V. Presto con slancia Rounds Aquarelle Divertimento Valseana Preludio e toccatina
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William Walton (1902–1983)
John Williams (b. 1932) Sérgio Assad (b. 1952)
Sonata Omaggio a Boccherini, Op. 77 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, an Italian composer and a Sephardic Jew forced to flee Italy’s anti-Semitic laws in 1939, eventually settled in Los Angeles where he wrote scores for many Hollywood movies and became the teacher of film composers Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams. CastelnuovoTedesco, whose classical compositions were championed by internationally acclaimed artists including Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, Andres Segovia and Arturo Toscanini, was a gentle man, of aristocratic refinement, who wrote “I want to write good music without prejudice of any kind. I do not believe in theories. I have never believed in modernism, or in neoclassicism, or in any other ism.” First inspired by the great Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia, CastelnuovoTedesco wrote over a hundred works for the guitar, including variations, sonatas, incidental works, chamber music and concerti. The undeniably neoclassic Sonata Omaggio a Boccherini, Op. 77 is one of his finest compositions. CastelnuovoTedesco himself wrote of the work: “The Sonata is in four movements, but it is mainly in the first movement, Allegro con spirito, and in the Minuetto, that one can find the graciousness which was so characteristic of Boccherini. The Andantino, quasi canzone, on the other hand, refers to Boccherini’s ‘romantic’ mood, while the Finale, Vivo ed energico, highlights the bravura elements always present in his music.” − Scott Cmiel PROGRAM NOTES Lute Suite in E Major BWV1006a by Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach wrote six works for solo violin. He designated the first, third and fifth of these compositions as sonatas, and the second, fourth and sixth as partitas. The three partitas are dance suites, each with its own individual characteristics, which transform Baroque social dances into profound personal statements while retaining the element of dance. In these works Bach creates the illusion of a full harmonic and contrapuntal texture by means of single melodic lines which outline or suggest an interplay of independent voices—a technique originally developed by lute composers and perfectly suited to the guitar. The Lute Suite in E Major is an arrangement by Bach of his Partita in E Major for solo violin, perhaps done in connection with a visit paid to Bach by the great lutenist Sylvius Leopold Weiss. The brilliant, celebratory Prelude, which Bach also arranged for orchestra in Cantata BWV 29, establishes the joyful character of the whole suite. The gentle Loure is a slow and elegant dance and a model of peace and contentment. The graceful Gavotte en Rondeau alternates a playful theme with ever more intricate elaborations. The introspective Menuett further explores feelings of peace and contentment. The light, rapid Bourée and the rushing, exuberant Gigue bring this sunniest of suites to an emphatic conclusion. − Scott Cmiel
Five Bagatelles by William Walton William Walton’s earliest musical experiences came as a singer in a church choir where his knuckles were rapped by his father every time he made a musical mistake. He began to compose during his university studies at Oxford as a way to avoid returning to his home family. During this time he attended the Russian ballet, met Stravinsky and Gershwin, listened to jazz and wrote an experimental string quartet. On his first trip to Italy he found a congenial musical tradition and steeped himself in Mediterranean lyricism. The Five Bagatelles were written in 1971 for the great English guitarist Julian Bream. They reflect Walton’s taste for popular music and radiate an ebullient, joyful mood. The Allegro is characterized its rhythmic drive and sensual, sun-drenched Mediterranean color (Walton lived on the Italian island of Ischia during his later years). The Lento is an easygoing piece which exploits the guitar’s facility for pedal bass and parallel chords. Alla cubana is a Caribbean dance enlivened by percussion. The fourth movement is a love song, and Con slancio, always thrusting forward, is a virtuosic tour de force. This is some of Walton’s best-loved music. The thrilling bravura roulades, florid coloratura arias, bittersweet harmonies and graceful ornaments all lie easily on the guitar. Nothing is forced or unnatural, yet it is all totally original. The Five Bagatelles has become a mainstay for guitarists and audiences around the world. In 1976, Walton arranged them into five symphonic variations for large orchestra called Varii Capricci. − Scott Cmiel
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MENG SU
Rounds by John Williams An immensely decorated film composer, John Williams has been described by some as the world’s greatest living composer. His film scores, Star Wars, ET, Jaws, Superman, Schindler’s List and many others, have won him 5 Academy Awards, 4 Golden Globes, and 21 Grammy Awards. Rounds was written for the Parkening International Guitar Competition, as a gift and appreciation to Christopher Parkening for his great work in the service of music. − From Christopher Parkening’s speech before the premiere of the piece. Aquarelle by Sérgio Assad Aquarelle is the French word for watercolor, a traditional painting style that uses pigments dissolved in water. The first time I saw a watercolor I was impressed by the number of techniques employed to spread colors in different textures that give an ethereal look to the painted subject. Following the idea of spreading pigments on a paper, I started building a motif of three notes like three different pigments that form the basis of a palette. Based on this single motif, I created multiple voicing layers to simulate the superposition of colors in an aquarelle. The three-note melodic material is reinforced by the 3-3-2 rhythmical pattern that is very common in Latin music and occurs frequently in the music from the northeast of Brazil. The piece was written in 1986 and was my first attempt at composing for solo guitar. It was in that same year that I met David Russell at a guitar festival in Israel, and showed him the piece. I had always been impressed by his excellence as a performer and was very pleased that he promptly decided to include Aquarelle in his repertoire. When the piece was published, it was a pleasure to dedicate it to him. – Sergio Assad 12 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE
The 2015 Parkening International Guitar Competition Gold Medalist, Meng Su is the first guitarist to have won both youth and the main Parkening Competition. She is also the first female guitarist to both make it to the final round of the main competition and win the Gold Medal. Meng Su has performed throughout Europe, Asia and United States, giving solo, duo, trio and quartet concerts. She has collaborated with various orchestras such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra and the Knights Chamber Orchestra. She made her Carnegie Hall debut with Yameng Wang, her duo partner, in the Beijing Guitar Duo in 2010, which launched the duo’s international concert career. This season will take them to countries such as Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Poland, Serbia, China and the United States. Meng Su has also toured extensively with her mentor Manuel Barrueco, performing in trio in Europe and the United States. Meng Su’s performances and recordings have impressed the public with “an ability and artistry that exceeds her years.” Her debut duo CD, Maracaípe, received a Latin Grammy nomination for the titled piece, which was dedicated to the Beijing Guitar Duo by renowned guitarist/composer Sergio Assad. Their second CD, Bach to Tan Dun, has been widely noted for the world-premiere recording of Tan Dun’s “Eight Memories in Watercolor,” specially arranged for the duo. A recording in trio, China West, with Maestro Barrueco, was released in May 2014 to critical acclaim. Born in Qingdao, China, Meng Su began studying the guitar at the age of five. She showed her talents from an early age and won first-prize in numerous international competitions, including the 5th Vienna Youth Guitar Competition, the 48th Tokyo International Guitar Competition, the 1st Christopher Parkening Young Guitarist Competition and the 2nd Iserlohn International Guitar Competition in Germany. In 2006, Meng Su came to the United States to study with the worldrenowned guitarist Maestro Manuel Barrueco. She obtained her Performer’s Certificate and Graduate Performance Diplomas in both guitar and chamber music from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland, where she is currently completing her master’s degree. Meng Su is represented by Asgerdur Sigurdardottir General Management. For more information visit www.MengSuGuitar.com
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Irvine Barclay Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions of our donors who help support the “big talent” in our “small hall.” Gifts to the Annual Fund for Excellence assist the Barclay in presenting an international roster of performers while keeping tickets reasonably priced. They also support our ArtsReach programs provided to the schools at little or no cost and “family-friendly” programming on stage. The Barclay’s mission also embraces making its beautiful facilities available to diverse community organizations, UCI, and other educational institutions. Thank you to all of our generous donors listed here for their contributions during the previous 12 months! If you would like to join the ranks of those who make it all possible at the Barclay, you may make a donation online at www.thebarclay.org or call (949) 854-4607. PUBLIC PARTNERS City of Irvine University of California, Irvine
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ENCORE CIRCLE ENTHUSIAST $250 – $999 Oscar R. Aguirre Richard Alexander Brien Amspoker and Ellen Breitman John W. Ballantyne Robert and Delphi Ballinger Betty Barry Dr. Michael Bear Scott Berry Suzanne Boras Mary and Dave Bruce Lisa and Robert Burnand Harold and Eleanor Carpenter John Coyne Bob and Burnetta Denham Roger du Plessis Joel and Melanie Durst Robert and Nancy Eagan David Falconer Bonnie Rae Feers Nancy Field Cathie Fields Carol Foster Mark A. Franzen Robert and Margaret Green Ramya Harishankar and Hari Krishnamurthy Ginny and Chuck Hayward Barbara Helton Dan and Nicole Honigman Judy and Terry Jones Judy Kaufman and George Farkas Peggy and Alex Maradudin Michael L. and Nancy Meyer Reiko and Mitsuhiko Nakano
Keith and June Nelson Mike and Pat Noggle Ogilvie Family Robert Parker Suzanne T. Peltason Omar and Irene Perez Remembering Mel Posin Edward and Betty Quilligan Dennis Repp Dr. Stephen M. Rochford Nancy Lee Ruyter Judith M. Schmidt Jack and Katharine Schoellerman Dorothea Silavs Nancy Smith Dorothy J. Solinger Kia Stora Diane Stovall Thomas and Marilyn Sutton Shelley Thunen Neurocare, Inc Marilyn and Angelo Vassos Vendini, Inc. Emily Vogler and Daniel Flynn Michael Voronel Kim Waterson Charles and Marilyn Wright Xiaofan Yuan Majid and Sohaila Zarrinkelk
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Katherine Ahn Dennis and Cindy Alderson Steven and Alexandria Allan Debbie Aslanian
Diane and Dennis Baker Pauline Baker Sarah and David Ball Ms. Lindy Balmer Cindy and Steven Bandel Rivka Barasch Tony Battaglia and Meredith Lee George and Linda Bauer Larry and Sue Ann Beaty Shelley Beckham Henry Bennett Honorable Marian Bergeson Linda Berquist Jeannie Berryman Susan Bierlich Richard H. Bigelow Christopher Blank Eric S. Blum Michael and Margaret Bodeau Darci Bodin Lupe Borboa Laurie Brady Rosanna Brichta Scott Brinkerhoff Jon and Donna Brownell Susan Bryant and David Gardiner The Bukaty Family Douglas T. Burch, Jr. Linda and Roland Bye Sandra Jones Campbell Denise Chilcote Deanna Choi Kate and Michael P. Clark Tim Collins Jeff Corp Anahid Crecelius Madeleine and Alan Crivaro Shannon Davis Michelle Dean Arturo and Domna Del Rio Deborah Denise Sheila Dennis William Domino Joan M. Donahue Patsy and Douglas Downs Jacolyn Dudley Alan and Rosemary Dugard David Dupre Rad and Toni Dwyer Robert and Nancy Eagan Donna Emmett Peggie Fariss Delores Fields Paul and Sandra Findly Donna Fisher Constance and Dick Fleming
Nelson and Elizabeth Flores Ruby Foo Kimberly Fox Roberta Fox Ellen Fujikawa Heather Fuller Mary Ann Gaido Galeos Cafe Shelli and Majid Ghassemieh Supriya Ghorpadkar Bernard and Phyllis Gilmore Marcella Gilmore and Edward Muehl Lisa Glass S. Glass Family Valerie Glass Dennis Glauber Ben and Sandie Goelman Lawrence Goldberg Mariko Gooden Lori Grayson Linda and George Greene Janice Groh Paul and Nancy Groner Sanjiv and Geeta Grover Patrick and Trisha Guinet Ranjan and Angela Gupta Rebecca Hall Jim and Berri Harris Carole S. Harrison June and Miles Herman David Herzlinger Dan and Nicole Honigman Elizabeth Howard Yonghong Hu IBM Matching Grants Program Robert Ingold Dennis and Irene Iverson Lori Johnstone Christina Kaoh Dr. Mitchell Katz and Mrs. Linda Scott-Katz Michael Kaufman Kenneth Kelly Clare Kiklowicz Jay King Gregory and Maureen Kirkorowicz Steve and Lynne Koffler William Kroener Rosa Kwong Dr. and Mrs. John Lagourgue Dr. Martin G. Langer Edwina Lawrence Carter Lee Josephine Lee Benjamin and Sunny Leos
In Memory of Estelle Levy Alla Liberstein Anne Llewellyn Christa and Gerry Long Junling Ma Christian and Sharon Maas Robert D. and Pat MacDonald Glenn and Laura MacKinnon Peggy and Alex Maradudin William and Nancy March Marshall and Marilyn Martinez Goran Matijasevic William K. Maxwell David and Teryl McDermott William McKaig Helen McMillan Sharon McNalley Ken and Gisela Meier Tony and Barbara Mendoza Vivian Mendoza Wanda Mendoza Mark and Jan Merryfield Dr. Frank and Mrs. Linda Meyskens Gabriella Miotto Jean Montague Hiroko and Yoshiharu Moriwaki Nancy and William Murray John and Marjorie Murray John Nahina Julie Nakata Beth Nicholas Albert and Tricia Nichols Fund Michael and Sylvia Nieto Lorrie and John Odell James Olney and Laura O’Connor Orange County Community Foundation Thomas Paris and Lauren Smith Ann and Bernal Peralta Dan Pillasch Leo and Sheila Pinsky Janice and Richard Plastino Donna Powell Natalie and Nick Punto Sarah Quinn Miriam and Israel Ramirez Elaine Ramsay Margaret Redmond John and Sheryl Redpath Stephanie Reich Shari Rezai Claudia Ried-Kraemer and Alan Kraemer Jill Ries Margaret C. Riggs Betty and Nash Rivera Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Robins
Christopher Rochlen Thomas Roddel Ms. Francie Rope Charles R. Rusky De Anne Sbardellati Walter Scacchi and Christine Fluor-Schacci Psychiatry Schaepper Joann Schaum Carol Schwab Louise Schwennesen Frances Segal and Michael Friedson Trudy Vermeer Selleck Sandra and Arthur Selvan Diana Serio Lori Shapiro Thomas Shimada Diane and Igal Silber Jackie Smiley Shirley and Coy Smith Mr. and Mrs. John L. Smith Betty and Hugh Spilsbury William Spurgeon Hugh Stevenson and Jan Burns Daniel and Jeannette Stokols Ingrid Strayer John and Margaret Sun Richard and Jane Sungaila Alice Swan Law Offices of Jeri E. Tabback Celia and Julio Taleisnik Michael Talens Steve Tamura Thomas Tancredi Earleen Thomas Andrew and Karen Thornburn Johanna Tilley Eric Tobiessen Gary and Peranza Topjon Robert Travers Howard and Marcia Tucker Sylvia C. Turner Lydia and Dennis Tyler Thomas Heinz and Denise Van Horn Kathy Vickers and Jeremy Freimund Anne Walthall Virginia Weddle Diane Wick Daniel and Courtney Wiercioch George and Flo-Ree Woodruff Jing Wu and Wing Wong Sara Yang Kurt Youngs Ruth Yunker Chi Zhang
NATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHERS INITIATIVE
David and Beverly Carmichael Concierge Podiatry Newport Beach Bobbi Cox Sophia and Larry Cripe Bronny Daniels Diane Diefenderfer and David Hanlon Roger du Plessis Gale Edelberg and Bob Butnik Henry and Janet Eggers David Emmes and Paula Tomei Mrs. Kay S. Faranda Robert Farnsworth Cliff Faulkner and Shigeru Yaji Gilian Finley and Robert Labaree Roberta Fox Mary and Andrew Franklin Sandy and Don French William Gillespie Foundation Judith A. Gorski Dr. and Mrs. Denis Gray Judy Jones Dr. Burton L. Karson Joanne and Dennis Keith Michael Kerr
Carolyn and William Klein Dr. Martin G. Langer Phuong and Joseph S. Lewis III Kathryn Lynch and Robert McDonnell Molly Lynch and Alan Andrews Jack Lyons Debra Maxwell Sharon McNalley Ed Moen and Janek Schergen John and Margi Murray Mr. and Mrs. Mitsuhiko Nakano National Endowment for the Arts Carl Neisser Tom and Marilyn Nielsen Northern Trust Bank of California Anne B. Nutt Mrs. J. Matthew Osborne Marshall Parker Cyrus Parker-Jeannette John and Charlene Pasko James Penrod Mrs. Jody Pike Janice and Richard Plastino Dolly A. Platt, Ph.D.
Edward and Diana Putz Barbara Roberts Robinson Foundation Michelle Rohe Andrew Rose Bruce and Jan Scherer Jack and Katy Schellerman Sally Anne and Don Sheridan Igal and Diane Silber Ann Sim Jackie Smiley Grace Songolo Elizabeth R. Steele Studio du Corps Pilates Center of Orange County Jennifer Szabo Chris Thayer Karen and Gary Thorne Barbara and Jack Tingley Gretchen and William Valentine Max and Peggy Weismair Mary Vensel White and T. Jason White Shigeru Yaji
As a partner in the annual National Choreographers Initiative, Irvine Barclay Theatre is also pleased to acknowledge all those who support this important contribution to American dance. Betty B. and Roy Anderson Betsy Andrews and Alex Moad Mrs. Alan V. Andrews Ann Marie DeAngelo Productions Diane and Dennis Baker Ballet Barres West William H. Bardens Victoria Barrett Dr. Michael Bear Honorable Marian Bergeson Paul Blank Theodore Bradshaw Stacie Brandt Laurie and Bart Brown Gale Edelberg and Bob Butnik
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