Mondavi Center 13-14 Series Brochure by Mondavi Center

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Welcome (back) to the Mondavi Center!

Maybe you have been with us since day one. Maybe you have been here once. Maybe you experienced something great last year with friends and you want to come back. Whatever your story, we want you to join us in 2013–14, in the way that fits you best. The Series Subscription A series subscription is a journey among friends. Whether you relish in the familiar or want to discover something new, we believe the series journey offers the most enriching Mondavi Center experience. Series subscribers save 20% off regular ticket prices and that’s just the beginning:

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Series subscribers are seated first. Additional single tickets can be purchased throughout the season at a 15% discount. • No exchange fees when you need to swap your tickets for another performance. • Keep the same series seats from season to season.

The Choose-Your-Own (CYO) Subscription You know what you love! Browse through the next 50 pages and pick at least five shows. That is your very own subscription. You save 15% off regular ticket prices plus:

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You get the flexibility to pick any show in any series. • No exchange fees when you need to swap your tickets for another performance. • Purchase additional tickets in the season at a 10% discount.

Single Tickets Single tickets will be available August 9 by phone and online.

2013–14 Subscription Brochure

2 Season Themes 4 Director’s Choice

Stewart Goodyear, piano Leah Crocetto, soprano Bill Frisell

6 Western Health Advantage Orchestra

San Francisco Symphony Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Bahia Orchestra Project St. Petersburg Philharmonic San Francisco Symphony

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8 Wells Fargo Concert

Gil Shaham, violin Murray Perahia, piano Cameron Carpenter, organ Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell Sharoun Ensemble

10 Distinguished Speakers

Laura Dern Brian Greene Peter Sagal Nicholas Kristof

12 Dance

Cover photo of Grupo Corpo by José Luiz Pederneiras

22 Special Events

38 Alexander String Quartet

Rising Stars of Opera Salzburg Marionette Theater American Bach Soloists: Messiah Caladh Nua The King’s Singers

Fred Hersch Trio Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio Sachal Vasandani

Porgy and Bess Samson and Delilah Otello

41 Focus on film

Hamlet Looking for Richard Henry V

26 Crossings

42 UC Davis Department of Music

Asphalt Orchestra Sangam AKOKA: The End of Time

28 Studio Classics

Theo Bleckmann Anthony de Mare Lara Downes

30 Chevron World Stage

32 Marvels

18 Capital Public Radio Studio Jazz

40 Focus on opera

The Intergalactic Nemesis Mnozil Brass Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

16 Capital Public Radio Jackson Hall Jazz

New York Polyphony Two Men Talking

Anush Avetisyan, soprano Jay Campbell, cello Curtis On Tour Wind Ensemble Young Artist Competition Winners Concert

24 With A Twist

Ahmad Jamal SFJAZZ Collective DeJohnette, Lovano, Spalding and Genovese Quartet

Vanderhoef Studio Theatre

36 Debut

Emmylou Harris and Rodney Cowell True Blues Chris Thile, solo Jonathan Batiste and Stay Human Band

14 VST Visions

Jackson Hall

Stephen Petronio Company Ballet Hispanico Grupo Corpo

20 American Heritage

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® AnDa Union Spirit of Uganda Eva Yerbabuena

MOMIX Circus Oz Circa

34 Hallmark INn, Davis Children’s Stage

Story Pirates Lara Downes Family Concert Compagnia T.P.O.

44 UC Davis Department of theatre & Dance 46 47 48 49 50 52

Engagement Education the art of giving subscriber benefits Policies seating & area map

Throughout the brochure, this mark indicates an Uncorked event, featuring complimentary wine pours for Inner Circle donors one hour prior to show time and during intermission in the Bartholomew Room.

The Mondavi Center spirit is inspired by our home on the UC Davis campus, and by you, our audience.

A message from Don Roth Welcome to the Mondavi Center’s 13–14 Season! I am pleased to introduce you to the remarkable collection of musicians and composers, dancers and choreographers, writers and actors that will join us at UC Davis in the year ahead. These artists embody the Mondavi Center spirit: curiosity, passion, virtuosity and a deep appreciation for beauty in all its forms. It is a spirit that is inspired by our home, here on the UC Davis campus, and by you, our audience, as well. Time and time again our artists comment not only on the beauty and acoustics of our wonderful venue, but on the wonderful reception they experience in our community. We very much appreciate our special good fortune to be able to bring our artists and audiences together. To the right, we have outlined some key themes to help guide you through the riches of the season ahead. But there is so much to discover: I encourage you to take your time with this book and linger over the descriptions of the many great artists and ensembles, from the familiar to the new, we will present as part of our 2013–14 season. I look forward to sharing this journey of discovery and enjoyment with you!

Don Roth, Ph.D. Executive Director

13–14 season themes Keyboards

Connecting

VST Visions

It is always a good idea to defer to the wisdom of Thelonious Monk, who famously told a radio DJ, “The piano ain’t got no wrong notes.” The same sentiment easily extends to the dizzying variety of keyboard artists in the 13–14 season.

We believe that presenting performances is only part of our role in the arts ecosystem of our region. Forging personal connections between audiences and local artists of all ages to these amazing performers is a key to building the next generation of Mondavi Center fans. To that end, we always strive to make those connections happen with artists throughout each season.

The Larry and Rosalie Vanderhoef Studio Theatre (VST) has long been the place to experience artists pushing at the boundaries, stretching traditional formats and looking to the future of their respective art forms. Often, this work does not fit neatly into a series, so we have decided to embrace the intrepid spirit of the VST and sell these events on their own.

The Mondavi Center will host debut solo recitals from acclaimed pianist Murray Perahia, organ phenomenon Cameron Carpenter and a day-long marathon of all 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas by Stewart Goodyear. Anthony de Mare will interpret the songs of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim and Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins the young musicians of the Bahia Orchestra Project in a performance of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Minor. The keyboard riches are (almost) embarrassing in our jazz series, starting off with the long-awaited Mondavi Center debut of Ahmad Jamal in Jackson Hall. Two stunning trios will be featured in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre led by Fred Hersch (a pianist who knows his way around the Monk songbook) and the inimitable Hammond B-3 guru Dr. Lonnie Smith.

Residency activities are built into many of our series including Concert, Debut, Dance, Crossings and Distinguished Speakers. Additionally, the San Francisco Symphony regularly works with the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra as well as area high school musicians. In 2013–14, one residency deserves special recognition: Stephen Petronio, one of the leading choreographers working today, will settle in for a week-long visit that will include master classes, a conversation with UC Davis Provost Ralph Hexter, a run of shows highlighting Petronio’s 30-plus years of creativity, all capped by the Mondavi Center debut of his new work, Like Lazarus Did.

To kick off this new approach, and to make this innovative work more accessible, we have lowered prices for all VST Visions events, starting at just $10 for all students and children. From the immersive multimedia family performances by Italy’s Compagnia TPO to the intimate “reality” theater of Two Men Talking these are performances that deserve the widest possible audience. We hope you will follow us into the world of VST visions this season.

Lara Downes, Leo Genovese, Martin Helmchen: the list just goes on and on ...

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director’S Choice Each season, I select a group of performances that I feel deserve special notice. For 2013–14, that list includes an all-day piano marathon featuring a pianist of awesome talent, a recital by one of the finest young sopranos on the opera scene today, and a jazz legend paying tribute to a “working class hero” and rock and roll icon. Please join me for all three of these amazing performances. Imagine!

Director’s Choice three events $146/$127/$108 Jackson Hall Standard Seating

—Executive Director Don Roth

Stewart Goodyear

Stewart Goodyear, piano Complete Beethoven Sonatas

Program 1: 10AM–2PM Op. 49, 1-2; Op. 2 to Op. 22 (includes “Pathetique”) Lunch Break Program 2: 3PM–6:30PM Op. 26 to Op. 57 (includes “Moonlight,” “Pastoral” and “Appassionata”) Dinner Break Program 3: 8:30PM–11:30PM Op. 78 to Op. 111 (includes “Hammerklavier” and the remarkable late sonatas) Ludwig Van Beethoven wrote 32 piano sonatas between 1795– 1822—a span of more than 25 years. Acclaimed young pianist Stewart Goodyear will play the entire cycle, from memory, in less than 24 hours! Known for his imaginative playing (he is one of the rare classical musicians to always improvise his cadenzas when performing concertos from the classical period), Goodyear’s decision to tackle these masterworks in one day is an inspired choice. “The Beethoven piano sonatas are what compelled me to become a pianist, and I knew that my first solo recordings must start with all of them,” Goodyear says in the liner notes to his recording of the Beethoven cycle. “I cannot choose a group from these sonatas to record and feel whole. From the time I first heard them, I saw all the sonatas as a set, a retrospective of Beethoven’s art and his life.”

saturday, October 5, 2013 ALL DAY Add-on & CYO

$64

Includes admission to Programs 1–3. All-Day pass holders will enjoy in and out privileges between sonatas.

Individual programs available when single tickets go on sale in August.

director’S choice

“He’s got blistering technique along with soulful insight and makes this music sound as though you’re hearing it for the first time. This is essential listening for anyone looking to discover Beethoven all over again.” —CBC Music on Stewart Goodyear

Bill Frisell

Leah Crocetto, soprano The Mondavi Center first presented Leah Crocetto in our annual Rising Stars of Opera concert (see pg. 22), when she was still part of the San Francisco Opera’s Adler Fellow program. This young soprano is now earning well-deserved raves from audiences and the press (the San Francisco Chronicle has called her both “outlandishly gifted” and “a major operatic star”). From her standout 2010 win at the Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions to her recent debut at Venice’s storied La Fenice opera house, the stunning trajectory of Crocetto’s career makes us pleased to have her return for a vocal recital in majestic Jackson Hall.

saturday, december 7, 2013 8PM Add-on & CYO

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All We Are Saying: The Songs of John Lennon All We Are Saying has long been in the works, one could say as far back as the first time guitarist Bill Frisell heard the Beatles at the age of 13. “John Lennon’s music has been with me, the band, everybody, the world ... seems like forever,” says Frisell. “The songs are part of us. In our blood. There was nothing we really needed to do to prepare for this. We’ve been preparing our whole lives.” Frisell brings his meditative, open sound and a trusted ensemble consisting of Jenny Scheinman (violin), Tony Scherr (bass), Greg Leisz (guitars) and Kenny Wollesen (drums) to perform a definitive, straight-ahead take on the classic songs of John Lennon.

wednesday, may 14, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO

$42

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San Francisco Symphony

Western Health Advantage

Orchestra

Marek Janowski, conductor Martin Helmchen, pianist Schumann Dvořák

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70

“The San Francisco Symphony plays awfully well under just about any circumstances. But something special seems to happen when Marek Janowski comes to town,” says the San Francisco Chronicle of Janowski, one of the most highly sought-after guest conductors in the world. He leads the San Francisco Symphony in Dvořák’s ambitious Symphony No. 7. The capable hands of rising pianist Martin Helmchen master Schumann’s only completed piano concerto.

Marek Janowski

friday, october 18, 2013 8PM Martin Helmchen

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$76

$62

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pinchas Zukerman, conductor & soloist

Beethoven Overture to “Prometheus,” Op. 43 Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67

Our signature series, Orchestra represents the pinnacle of symphonic artists, ORCHESTRA Five events $340/$278/$188 Jackson Hall Orchestra Seating

acclaimed soloists and rich repertoire, all performed in the pristine acoustic environment of Jackson Hall.

Rapturously received by critics and patrons around the world, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra delivers a monumental all-Beethoven program, including the first Orchestra series performance of Beethoven’s spectacular Fifth Symphony. Renowned conductor and violinist Pinchas Zukerman, hailed as the “forever-young virtuoso,” conducts and performs in this evening of demanding masterworks.

saturday, january 25, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO

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HIGH DEMAND SHOW: We strongly recommend buying the series subscription to guarantee seats.

Pinchas Zukerman

First Orchestra series performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony!

Bahia Orchestra Project Ricardo Castro, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Tchaikovsky Ravel Revueltas Villa-Lobos Márquez

Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Piano Concerto in G Major Sensemayá Trenzinho do Caipira Danzón 2

Ricardo Castro

A trail-blazing initiative from Brazil, the Bahia Orchestra Project assembles the prodigious talents of young musicians into one powerhouse ensemble. Like Venezuela’s acclaimed El Sistema (which brought Gustavo Dudamel to the United States), this youth orchestra vigorously tackles traditional repertoire and new works while winning over audiences and garnering effusive praise from critics. In their debut North American tour, they are joined by the gifted pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, known for his charismatic interpretations and dazzling technical prowess.

saturday, february 22, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO

Bahia Orchestra Project

$50

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Yuri Temirkanov

Michael Tilson Thomas

St. Petersburg Philharmonic

San Francisco Symphony

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2

Sibelius Bartók Brahms

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Yuri Temirkanov, conductor Vilde Frang, violin

From acclaimed performances to world premieres, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic carries a reputation for history-making. Confident and focused, the orchestra sets the standard for the performance of Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich. Under the dynamic leadership of Yuri Temirkanov, the program explores two Russian greats, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff.

Lemminkäinen’s Homeward Journey, Op. 22, No. 4 Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98

Michael Tilson Thomas, no stranger to the Jackson Hall stage, leads a varied and robust program, showcasing the orchestra’s versatility. Violinist Christian Tetzlaff, equally comfortable in both the contemporary and the classical repertoire, deftly handles Bartok’s concerto. The New York Times hails Tetzlaff as “a bold artist with an instinctive feeling for the wild side in music.”

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thursday, may 15, 2014 8PM

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Jean-Yves Thibaudet

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Vilde Frang

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ADD-ON EVENT This event is not included in a Concert Series subscription, but may be added on to the subscription package at a discount.

Scharoun Ensemble Dvořák Rohde Hindemith Beethoven

Czech Suite for Octet New Work Octet Septet

In designing the Berlin Philharmonie, Hans Scharoun (1893-1972) created a concert hall that was unique in the world, undertaking a synthesis between innovation and awareness of tradition and opening up new approaches to artistic communication—ideals to which the Scharoun Ensemble is also committed. Founded in 1983 by members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Scharoun Ensemble is one of Germany’s leading chamber music organizations. Inspiring audiences in Europe and elsewhere for more than a quarter of a century, their wide repertoire ranges from composers of the Baroque period by way of Classical and Romantic chamber music to contemporary works, including, for this performance, a new composition by UC Davis music professor Kurt Rohde.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO

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Gil Shaham, violin

Murray Perahia, piano

The New York Times succinctly sums up the appeal of Gil Shaham’s playing: “flawless precision and gleeful command.” In his 2011 appearance at the Mondavi Center, Shaham turned in a stunning performance of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with the St. Louis Symphony. For his return engagement, the violinist gives a rare solo recital, featuring as a centerpiece William Bolcom’s Suite No. 2 for Solo Violin. Commissioned through Music Accord (a consortium of presenters that includes the Mondavi Center) for Shaham, the Bolcom piece is a lyrical, playful piece with distant roots in the Baroque dance-suite form. As Shaham said: “I feel very proud of my violin knowledge ... But I find that with Bill that he is able to teach me about the violin things that I did not know.”

In the more than 40 years he has been performing on the concert stage, American pianist Murray Perahia has become one of the most sought-after and cherished musicians of our time. His vast discography—recently collected by Sony Classics in a special box set titled The First 40 Years—reveals a compelling, sensitive mastery of multiple pillars of the piano repertoire, including Chopin, Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. This long overdue engagement is certain to be a highlight of the 13-14 season.

friday, November 1, 2013 8PM Add-on & CYO

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Stephen Petronio Company

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American choreographer Stephen Petronio is regarded as one of the leading dance makers of his generation. His work produces powerfully modern landscapes for the senses through a collision of new music, visual art and fashion. For this week-long residency (see more on pg. 3), Petronio and company will perform a raw, stripped down program in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, and bring one of Petronio’s newest works into Jackson Hall.

Like Lazarus Did

Dance three events $125/$97/$68 Jackson Hall Standard Seating

Like Lazarus Did is an evening-length work inspired by the mythology of resurrection. Petronio and his powerhouse dancers explore notions of transformation and rebirth with their trademark “visceral thrill ... unlike anything offered by other contemporary choreographers” (The New York Times). Collaborators include composer Son Lux, renowned visual artist Janine Antoni, costume designer H. Petal, and longtime lighting designer Ken Tabachnick. The work features Petronio’s rich, kinetic movement language and an original electroacoustic score that draws from a range of spiritual music and texts, from early American slave songs to the meditative drones of Eastern mysticism. Petronio and his collaborators draw on ideas of transcendence, elevation and regeneration.

“Petronio and his elegant troupe create indelibly beautiful imagery by matching steps with just the right music and visuals ... a feast for the senses.” —New York Magazine on Stephen Petronio

This Mondavi Center performance, featuring a live choir, will be among its first West Coast performances.

Friday, February 28, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO

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Intravenous Lecture and UNDERLAND This mixed repertory program features excerpts from Stephen Petronio’s critically acclaimed UNDERLAND (2011), a vividly surging work inspired by the dark, bittersweet songs of Australian balladeer Nick Cave; Intravenous Lecture by Steve Paxton (1970/2012), an improvised meditation on censorship utilizing movement and spoken text, performed by Petronio; and a selection of solo and duet highlights from 30 years of Petronio’s unique and powerful movement language.

tuesday–Thursday, february 25–27, 2014 8PM Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Stephen Petronio’s UNDERLAND

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Ballet Hispanico

“They are trained to pirouette as expertly as they samba or shimmy,

From its grassroots origins as a dance school and community-based performing arts troupe, Ballet Hispanico has grown into a world-class towering, influential institution. Elegant, lyrical and smart, under the leadership of Eduardo Vilaro, the company continues along the trail it has blazed for more than 40 years, exploring the Latino voice in modern dance. Included in the program are two of its most powerful works. Sortijas is an exciting duet by accomplished Spanish choreographer Cayetano Soto that celebrates Latino tradition by representing the circular ties of family and friends linking communities together over generations. Mad’Moiselle by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa explores iconic male/ female images and gender identity in Latin American cultures.

Friday, October 11, 2013 8PM Add-on & CYO

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and the steps seem to pour out of their sleek, supple limbs with unstoppable force.”—The Guardian on Grupo Corpo

“This dance company can wake up the neighborhood with a sudden, brassy shout or it can croon softly in your ear, whispering words of love.” —The Star-Ledger on Ballet Hispanico

Grupo Corpo’s O Corpo

Grupo Corpo A Grupo Corpo performance is a microcosm of Brazil itself: exuberant and rhythmic, proudly multicultural and infused with an indomitable, infectious spirit. Their wholly original style joins modern movement with the complexity of AfroBrazilian dance, captivating audiences with stunning physicality, dynamic staging and the wonders of Brazilian rhythms. In the words of renowned Brazilian dance critic Helena Katz: “When one sees Grupo Corpo dance on stage it is as if all questions concerning the transit between nature and culture were being fully answered. All facets of Brazil, past and future, erudite and popular, foreign influence and local color, and the urban and the suburban come to being as art. Brazilian art. World art.”

Grupo Corpo’s Sem Mim

Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO

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VST Visions VST Visions is a new way to enjoy the diversity of artists and art forms we bring to our popular Vanderhoef Studio Theatre. This is a space that inspires exploration, and we want to encourage audiences to come along for the ride. To that end we have lowered the prices for all VST Visions events, starting at just $10 for children and students. Only available as add-ons or CYO purchases.

“Dignified or passionate, hushed or exultant, they perform everything with an expressive intensity that commands attention.” —Fanfare on New York Polyphony New York Polyphony

Faith and Reason

VST Visions

New York Polyphony

Fast-rising stars on the classical music scene, the male vocal quartet New York Polyphony garnered praise for a “rich, natural sound that’s larger and more complex than the sum of its parts” (National Public Radio). They make their Mondavi Center debut with Faith and Reason, a program of ancient and modern a capella works. The centerpiece is the Missa Charles Darwin, a daring new work composed by Gregory Brown in cooperation with New York Polyphony. The work is a modern mass setting that replaces the standard sacred texts with excerpts from Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species and Descent of Man. The vocal ensemble’s refined musicianship and interpretive detail will be on full display as they add a reflective and modern touch to a program that ranges from austere medieval melodies to cutting-edge contemporary works.

Saturday, November 2, 2013 8PM Sunday, November 3, 2013 2PM Add-on & CYO student/child

$26 $10

Two Men Talking

Johannesburg 1974: A teacher asks two rival schoolboys to tell each other a story. Decades later, they meet by chance in New York and set out to transform the world through their real-life storytelling. The result is Two Men Talking, a live, unscripted performance in which Paul Browde and Murray Nossel weave together their life stories, from South Africa to New York City, touching on issues of personal identity, HIV/AIDS, being Jewish in South Africa and the creation of a lifetime friendship. Lauded as “undeniably moving” (The Guardian), Two Men Talking champions the healing power of storytelling and the affirmation of identity and selfacceptance in the face of a seemingly indifferent, sometimes hostile world.

Wednesday–Saturday, February 5–8, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO student/child

$26 $10

Sponsored by Office of Campus Community Relations

Two Men Talking

“Our intention in performing is to create a sacred space, a moment of possibility that is healing for people and inspires audience members to tell stories of their own, and to value their own relationships.” —Paul Browde and Murray Nossel on Two Men Talking Stephen Petronio Company

Intravenous Lecture and UNDERLAND (See p. 12) tuesday–Thursday, february 25–27, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO student/child

$26 $10

Compagnia TPO

(See p. 35)

Bleu! The Mediterranean Sea

Artistic Direction by David Venturini and Francesco Gandi Friday, April 4, 2014 7PM Saturday, April 5, 2014 7PM Add-on & CYO student/child

$26 $10

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SFJAZZ Collective

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10th Anniversary Tour

2013 is a great year for the SFJAZZ organization. The new SFJAZZ Center opened in January in the heart of San Francisco’s performing arts district, and its flagship band, the SFJAZZ Collective, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. As soloists, composers and bandleaders, they represent what’s happening now in jazz. Hailing from Puerto Rico, New York, Venezuela, Philadelphia, New Zealand, Miami and Israel, the Collective’s multi-cultural lineup mirrors the explosion of jazz talent around the globe. The Collective has made a habit of providing fresh perspective on jazz repertoire through original arrangements of jazz legends from Thelonious Monk to Ornette Coleman. To celebrate in style, the octet will reach back into this richsongbook, polishing the gems from each of their preceding annual recordings and taking them out on tour.

Ahmad Jamal

wednesday, October 23, 2013 8PM Add-on & CYO

Like all great jazz masters, Ahmad Jamal plays music that feels both timeless and utterly of the moment. The pianist’s orchestral approach to small ensemble playing influenced generations of bandleaders, including trumpeter Miles Davis, who claimed Jamal as an inspiration: “He knocked me out with his concept of space, his lightness of touch, his understatement.” Jamal’s piano style unites expansive lyricism and trenchant grooves, and his repertoire draws on original tunes and surprisingly fresh interpretations of well-loved standards. In all, a Mondavi Center debut that is long overdue!

Saturday, October 12, 2013 8PM

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DeJohnette, Lovano, Spalding and Genovese Quartet If jazz is about constant reinvention and moving tradition forward, you would be hard pressed to find more fitting representatives than the members of this extraordinary new quartet. Composed of an NEA Jazz Master (drummer Jack DeJohnette) two Grammy winners (saxophonist Joe Lovano and bassist Esperanza Spalding) and remarkable Argentinean pianist (Leo Genovese), the band is a multigenerational wonder that is setting the standard—and pointing the way ahead—for decades to come.

friday, february 21, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO

$42

Sponsored by Office of Campus Community Relations

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Capital Public Radio

Jackson Hall Jazz Unparalleled genius presented on our grandest stage. These three performances with three generations of jazz masters underline the diversity and vitality that are hallmarks of a truly American art form.

jackson hall jazz three events $118/$89/$60 Jackson Hall Standard Seating Esperanza Spalding

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Studio Jazz Your favorite jazz club, right in the Mondavi Center. Join our devoted following of fans who enjoy the thrill of great music, up close and personal, in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre.

studio jazz three events $91 Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Cabaret Seating

These events take place in the intimate environment of the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Cabaret Seating. This special design features a club atmosphere with tables set near the small stage and an in-studio bar.

Fred Hersch Trio

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Fred Hersch Trio

Fred Hersch’s piano playing draws you close and makes you think—a perfect match for the intimate confines of the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre. Over the span of his career, Hersch has quietly, yet forcefully, been pushing jazz piano forward as a pianist, composer, bandleader and teacher. His influence has been widely felt through a new generation of jazz pianists, from former Hersch students including Brad Mehldau and Ethan Iverson of the Bad Plus, to Jason Moran, who has said, “Fred at the piano is like LeBron James on the basketball court. He’s perfection.” An artist of unbounded imagination, ambition and skill, Hersch is, as Downbeat Magazine aptly declared, “one of the small handful of brilliant musicians of his generation.”

Fred Hersch

Sachal Vasandani

Wednesday–saturday, November 6–9, 2013 8PM

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$32

Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio There are few pairings as natural and inspiring as Dr. Lonnie Smith and his Hammond B-3 organ. Underneath his trademark turban, flashing an infectious smile, Smith conveys nothing less than the sheer joy of music making. His 2012 album, The Healer, is a master class in organ trio dynamics, slipping between funky soul-jazz and gentle balladry, with all kinds of musical byways in between. His current trio (featuring guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg and drummer Jamire Williams) proves that, after 40plus years behind the keys, the good doctor is most decidedly in the groove and has plenty more to teach us mere mortals.

Dr. Lonnie Smith

Wednesday–Saturday, February 12–15, 2014 8PM

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$32

Sachal Vasandani

“An awesome young male singer who has the chops, the smarts,

The tide of great male jazz vocalists has ebbed since its 20th century peak, but those few that have burst on the scene in the past decades are well worth paying attention to. Sachal Vasandani is at the top of this next wave. Three albums into a very young career, he has proven his status as one of the freshest, most versatile artists to emerge in recent memory. His latest release, Hi-Fly, is testament to the enduring power of jazz vocals, filled with stunning technique, an eclectic selection of songs including “One Mint Julep” and “The Very Thought of You” and remarkable interplay with his fellow musicians.

and the charisma ... to forge a genre of his own.” —New York Sun on Sachal Vasandani

Wednesday–Saturday, april 30–may 3, 2014 8PM

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$32

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Chris Thile, solo Chris Thile, of the Punch Brothers, is a mandolin virtuoso, composer and vocalist. With his broad outlook that encompasses progressive bluegrass, classical, rock and jazz, Thile transcends the borders of conventionally circumscribed genres, creating a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic for performers and audiences alike. Recently awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, in February 2013, Thile also won a Grammy for his work on The Goat Rodeo Sessions, collaborating with Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan. Punch Brothers, described by The Times of London as “brilliant, audacious, original and, above all, entertaining,” released its latest album, Who’s Feeling Young Now?, in 2012 on Nonesuch Records. In Spring 2013, Thile releases Bach Sonatas & Partitas Vol. 1, also on Nonesuch Records. On this new program, he draws from his new Bach recording, while also exploring his own compositions and contemporary music.

True Blues

Corey Harris, Guy Davis and Alvin Youngblood Hart Modern audiences are accustomed to seeing the blues performed by electric guitars, but a thriving community of contemporary musicians continues to keep the music’s acoustic roots alive. True Blues chronicles the extraordinary living culture of the blues in an evening of music and conversation hosted by Corey Harris, a MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and featuring renowned roots musicians Guy Davis and Alvin Youngblood Hart. Inspired by the film of the same name, the True Blues concert vividly brings to life this crucial wellspring of American music.

wednesday, February 12, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO

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Saturday, February 15, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO

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Jonathan Batiste and Stay Human Band Sometimes the greatest superlative you can assign to an artist is “indescribable.” Jonathan Batiste would likely take it as a compliment. From a renowned lineage of performers, this New Orleans native (he’s been featured on HBO’s Treme) has taken New York by storm, performing everywhere from jazz clubs to subway cars—literally wherever the music takes him. The Juilliard graduate’s main instrument is the harmonaboard (you might know it as a melodica), but he and his band are known to pick up anything that isn’t bolted down if it makes them groove. Whether it is second line marches or the latest track by Lady Gaga, Batiste and his bandmates break stereotypes while staying true to their roots—and do it in a way that is as indescribable as it is insanely entertaining.

Wednesday–Saturday, March 19–22, 2014 8PM Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Add-on & CYO

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Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell Emmylou Harris’s contributions to country-rock, the bluegrass revival, folk music and the Americana movement are widely lauded. Rodney Crowell’s songs have been recorded by the top names in American music, making him an icon in multiple genres and decades of music. These two old friends and occasional band mates join together for Old Yellow Moon, an album that comes from a long-standing creative partnership. Carving out a sound that is uniquely their own, Harris and Crowell blend their voices, talents and stories for a rich and genuine musical experience.

american heritage american heritage four events $172/$134/$98 Jackson Hall Standard Seating Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Cabaret Seating

monday, september 30, 2013 8PM Add-on & CYO

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“This dreamy duet concept ... succeeds as much on the strength of the material as it does the blending of her assertive pipes with his sweeter, more malleable ones.” —USA Today

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special events

“A mesmerizing spectacle.”

These are individual events and not part of a series. Shows are only available as add-ons or CYO purchases. All performances take place in Jackson Hall, Standard seating.

—The New York Times

Rising Stars of Opera

Brian Jagde, tenor UC Davis Symphony Orchestra Christian Baldini, music director and conductor Adler Fellows:

Philippe Sly, bass-baritone Ao Li, baritone

Mark Morash, piano Rising Stars of Opera presents San Francisco Opera’s Adler Fellows, a select group of exceptionally gifted young singers who are gracing renowned opera house stages throughout the world. Now a celebrated Mondavi Center tradition, the Rising Stars of Opera performance will feature Adler alumnus tenor Brian Jagde and current Adler Fellows baritone Ao Li and bass-baritone Philippe Sly with arias and duets from Puccini’s Tosca and Verdi’s Don Carlo. This special event is provided free to the community through the generosity of our dear Mondavi Center friend, Barbara K. Jackson.

Friday, October 4, 2013 8PM FREE (This event does not count towards a CYO Subscription. Limit 4 per order.)

Salzburg Marionette Theater The Salzburg Marionette Theater calls itself a large theater with small “actors.” A performance of Mozart’s Bastien und Bastienne marked the founding of the group by sculptor Anton Aicher in 1913. Since then they have continued to develop new interpretations of beloved stage works in their home theater and studios in Salzburg, Austria. In celebration of their 100th anniversary, the Salzburg Marionettes return to the United States in 2013, offering performances of The Sound of Music, Hansel and Gretel and Mozart’s The Magic Flute, and a new 75-minute version of Wagner’s complete Ring Cycle. Thursday, November 7, 2013 7PM: Wagner’s Ring Cycle (in 75 minutes) Friday, November 8, 2013 7PM: Mozart’s The Magic Flute Saturday, November 9, 2013 7PM: Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel Sunday November 10, 2013 3PM: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music Each Show:

Salzburg Marionette Theater Add-on & CYO

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Your Holiday Plans Are Already Made!

Holidays

Make the holidays less stressful, and create your own traditions, by joining friends and family at the Mondavi Center.

These are individual events and not part of a series. Shows are only available as add-ons or CYO purchases. All performances take place in Jackson Hall, Standard seating.

American Bach Soloists: Messiah

Sing hallelujah! Handel’s masterwork returns to the Mondavi Center. Revealing a new perspective at each hearing, Messiah holds a place of reverence in the music canon. The superbly polished, the American Bach Soloists, under the direction of UC Davis Choral Director Jeffrey Thomas, join with the American Bach Choir for one of Northern California’s most treasured holiday traditions.

Sunday, December 15, 2013 4PM Add-on & CYO

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Caladh Nua

Caladh Nua, meaning “new harbor” or “new haven” is a tightly-knit, vibrant and talented band with its origins deeply rooted in the southeastern counties of Ireland. Capturing the essential qualities of traditional Irish music and balancing them finely with an innovative contemporary styling, the ensemble is sure to bring out all the splendor and rambunctious fun of St. Patrick’s Day. Five versatile musicians and singers play a wide selection of instruments and carry forward a rich musical heritage. “Solid traditional music with plenty of flair and lots of musical imagination" is Irish Music magazine’s resounding endorsement!

The King’s Singers

Monday, March 17, 2014 8PM

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Celebrated worldwide, The King’s Singers are a class act with delightfully British wit, “still unmatched for their sheer musicality and ability to entertain” (The Times, London). Love is in the air for this Valentine’s Day concert, and these Brits are kind enough to serenade a Mondavi audience with some of the most endearing classics from the Great American Songbook. Spot-on intonation, impeccable vocal blend, flawless articulation of the text and incisive timing all come together for a not-to-be-missed event.

Friday, February 14, 2014 8PM

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THE INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS Live-Action Graphic Novel Book One: Target Earth

The year is 1933. Are you ready for the adventure? The Intergalactic Nemesis Live-Action Graphic Novel is a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience that mashes up radio drama with comic-books. Three actors voice dozens of characters; one Foley artist creates hundreds of sound effects; one keyboardist performs a score of thousands (yes, thousands!) of notes; while on a two-story high screen we project more than 1,250 individual, full-color, hand-drawn, hi-res, blow-your-mind comic book images to tell the story visually. Inspired by Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars and the pulp serials of the 1930s, The Intergalactic Nemesis is a spectacle unlike any other, and it’s for the kid in everyone.

Mnozil Brass In 2012–13, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain took the Mondavi Center by storm in a sold-out show. With that success in mind, we declare this season the year of the brass band, and there is none better than Austria’s Mnozil Brass. This is infectious, energetic, downright effervescent music that conveys joy and skill in equal measure, all rolled up with offbeat humor, physical comedy and serious chops (an a cappella-infused cover of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” anyone?). One glance at Mnozil’s YouTube videos (many of which have well over 1,000,000 views) quickly turns the curious into converts, but it is the unforgettable live experience that will create lifelong fans.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 8PM Add-on & CYO

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“Something you must see if

friday, november 15, 2013 8PM Add-on & CYO

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you’re a fan of awesome!” —collider.com

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Dancing the fine line between high art and high camp, Les Ballets Trockadero has been delighting audiences since 1974 with its parodies of classical ballet and modern dance. Though the repertoire and casts may change, the humorous sight of male bodies delicately balancing in toe shoes continues to induce hilarity while serving the Trockaderos’s original purpose: to bring the pleasure of dance to the widest possible audience. Returning on the heels of two packed-house performances in Jackson Hall, the “Trocks” are the quintessential With A Twist artists!

Thursday, march 27, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO

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Graphic novels spring to life, male dancers transform into swans and an Austrian septet upends the way we think about brass bands.

with a twist Expect the unexpected in this popular, fun-loving series!

With A TWist three events $119/$94/$60 Jackson Hall Standard Seating

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

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Asphalt Orchestra Unpack the Elephant

Asphalt Orchestra unleashes innovative music from concert halls, rock clubs and jazz basements and takes it to the streets and beyond. Bringing together rock, jazz and classical players from New York City, this wild collective boldly fuses all sorts of sounds into one genre-bending but coherent melody. Unpack the Elephant is a wild musical ride driven by the tunes, and Asphalt’s band members physically bring the music to life. Configurations are created and torn apart; order is wrested from chaos; alliances are formed and lost. Rousing, ingenious, eclectic, Asphalt Orchestra reveals a new form altogether—a mobile-musical-dramatic ensemble, bringing its unstoppable sound and top-notch talent to the stage.

crossings Sunday, October 6, 2013 7PM

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Sangam

“Part parade spectacle, part halftime show and part cutting-edge contemporary music concert.”

—The New York Times on Asphalt Orchestra

Charles Lloyd, Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland In Sanskrit, sangam means confluence. A fitting metaphor for these three revered improvisers working across cultures and genres to create a wholly original musical experience. Born as a tribute to drummer Billy Higgins, who passed in 2001, the trio has evolved into a fascinating project, built on the complex rhythmic interplay of Zakir Hussain (tabla) and Eric Harland (drums), tethered together by the unifying presence of Charles Lloyd on saxophones, flutes, tarogato, piano and percussion. Spiritual, playful and undeniably virtuosic, this is music that reaches for transcendence and rarely falls short of the mark.

friday, March 7, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO

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“Their music is not unlike a river: sometimes a trickle, sometimes a torrent, but always improvisational.” —NPR on Sangam

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AKOKA: The End of Time David Krakauer, Matt Haimovitz, Socalled and friends The story behind AKOKA is simple, but the spiritual and humanitarian themes of this work are profound. Olivier Messiaen composed “Quartet for the End of Time” in a German prison camp. Renowned clarinetist Henri Akoka performed the premiere, also in a prison camp, and remarked that it was “the only memory of the war that I wish to keep”; however, he never again performed it. The piece would become a seminal work of the 20th century, transcending the bleak circumstances from which it came.

Crossings is where genre walls collapse, leaving audiences and artists the freedom to focus on the work itself. Liberating, free-spirited and always featuring the highest artistry around.

The Messiaen work is bookmarked between two new compositions (one by Krakauer, the other by hip hop artist Socalled) in a way that “lifts” it out of the polite confines of a normal chamber music performance. The collaboration brings out the human aspect of Messiaen’s composition seen through the “eyes” of one individual caught up in terrifying events beyond his control.

Saturday, April 5, 2014 8PM Add-on & CYO

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Socalled

David Krakauer

Matt Haimovitz

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Studio Classics: Songbook three events $91 Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Cabaret Seating

“You’re going to a Theo Bleckmann concert? Forget everything you have

Studio Classics is about stretching the limits of classical performance, from the casual seating to the staggering variety of musical styles. This season, three remarkable artists reach back into three classic Songbooks—German Cabaret, Sondheim and Billie Holiday— re-imagining them for the 21st century and beyond.

studio classics: songbook

heard before!”—Chicago Reader Theo Bleckmann

Berlin: Songs of Love and War, Peace and Exile Descriptions of Theo Bleckmann tend to run long and effusive: long, because his singular talent is so difficult to capture in words, and effusive because his gifts are so profound. His three-and-a half octave voice delights both through its beauty and through the element of surprise and mischief Bleckmann builds into each performance. A salve for ears tired of yesterday’s standards, Bleckmann returns to the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre to pay tribute to his native Germany and Weimar-era cabaret with selections by Kurt Weill and others, drawn from his 2008 recording, Berlin: Songs of Love and War, Peace and Exile.

Saturday, November 16, 2013 8PM Sunday, November 17, 2013 2PM Add-on & CYO

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“An adventurous project ... Mr. de Mare performed with vivid commitment throughout, fully plumbing the nuances of each work.” —The New York Times on Liaisons Anthony de Mare

Lara Downes

Sondheim without lyrics? It might seem counterintuitive, but a first listen to Anthony de Mare’s visionary Liaisons project reveals the genius in the idea. These solo piano pieces, arranged by a who’s who of composers (including Fred Hersch, Jake Heggie, Frederick Rzewski and Nico Muhly), put the focus on Sondheim’s power and complexity as a composer. Under the sure touch of acclaimed concert pianist de Mare (who last appeared at the Mondavi Center as part of the American Piano Project in 2009) this is a solo piano project that brings the best of musical theater into the concert hall.

Frank Sinatra called Billie Holiday his single greatest musical influence—and he wasn’t alone; no less than Sarah Vaughan, Anita O’Day and Dinah Washington, and countless others, claim “Lady Day” as a formative influence. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the jazz icon’s birth (April 7, 1915), pianist Lara Downes remembers Holiday with solo transcriptions of songs Lady Day made famous, including “God Bless the Child,” “I Cover the Waterfront,” “Strange Fruit,” “Solitude” and “But Beautiful.” Solo piano transcriptions by Jed Distler.

Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim for the Piano

Saturday, March 29, 2014 8PM Sunday, March 30, 2014 2PM

But Beautiful: Billie Holiday Remembered

Saturday, May 17, 2014 8PM Sunday, May 18, 2014 2PM

songbook

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Studio Classics performances are supported by

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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AnDa Union Hailing from the Xilingol Grassland area of Inner Mongolia, AnDa Union is part of a musical movement that is finding inspiration in old and forgotten songs. This vibrant young group of musicians and singers draw from a repertoire of enchanting music that had all but disappeared during China’s tumultuous recent past. Holding on to the essence of Mongolian traditions while creating a form of new music, they perform with indigenous instruments—the morin huur (horse-head fiddle), maodun chaoer (a three-holed flute), Mongolian versions of the lute and the mouth harp— combining different traditions and styles of music from all over Inner and Outer Mongolia.

worldstage Wednesday, october 30, 2013 8PM

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Spirit of Uganda

Eva Yerbabuena

“Young, proud and marvelously spirited musicians and dancers” (Village Voice). There’s no better way to describe Spirit of Uganda. These messengers of courage and hope are impassioned ambassadors of a rich culture. To the melodic tones of standing drums, with dramatic choreography, bright, layered rhythms and gorgeous call-and-response vocals, the ensemble, ages 8–18, oscillates between ferocity and softness as it brings to life the sounds and movements of East Africa. Representing Uganda’s 2.7 million orphans, these children personify the resilience and promise of Africa’s next generation.

Eva Yerbabuena transforms fiery, passionate flamenco into an equally powerful unspoken language. Forget the clichés of fans, frills and clacking castanets. Yerbabuena is electric with emotion—stomping out monologues and mastering the moment of a long, slow burn. Recognizing the need to take the art form in exciting new directions while celebrating the flamenco tradition, Yerbabuena maintains the purity of the rhythms and lines of flamenco, while marking herself as one of the most exciting figures dancing today.

Sunday, January 26, 2014 3PM

tuesday, march 11, 2014 8PM

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“Combines traditional rhythms with new forms into numbers so dynamic they are transformative.” —Newsday on Spirit of Uganda

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Chevron

world stage The world gets a little smaller

in our Chevron World Stage series, which this year hits four continents from Cuba to Spain (by way of Germany) through Uganda and on to Mongolia.

Opening Night!

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® featuring Omara Portuondo, Eliades Ochoa, Guajiro Mirabal and Barbarito Torres with special guest Roberto Fonseca

As Cuban revolutions go, it was peaceful, but its impact was mighty. For most norteamericanos, the Buena Vista Social Club seemingly came out of nowhere. But this band of Cuban legends, who had set the rhythm of Cuba’s golden era of the 1940s and 1950s, quickly established itself as irresistible, and well beyond fad and fashion. Their sound has remained utterly fresh since the release of their “debut” album in 1997. Following a series of hugely successful performances in recent years, they have come together as the 13-piece Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club featuring a number of Buena Vista Social Club alumni including trumpeter Guajiro Mirabal, laúd virtuoso Barbarito Torres, vocalist Omara Portuondo and trombonist Jesus ‘Aguaje’ Ramos.

World Stage four events $170/$133/$88 Jackson Hall Standard Seating

Saturday, September 21, 2013 8PM Add-on & CYO

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marvels Visual delights. Physical feats. A wonderful series for children and adults alike to explore the wonder of live performance for the first time!

MOMIX BOTANICA

With an eclectic score ranging from birdsong to Vivaldi, BOTANICA reveals nature's changing seasons. Elegant and beautiful interpretations evoke a vivid landscape of life, full of movement, color and wonder. Dance, large-scale puppetry and dramatic props all present dance at its most organic and inventive. Choreographer Moses Pendleton, in MOMIX’s signature illusionary style, created this entertaining multimedia experience called “eye-popping and mindboggling” by The New York Times.

saturday, October 26, 2013 8PM sunday, October 27, 2013 3PM Add-on & CYO

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marvels three events $118/$89/$60 Jackson Hall Standard Seating

Circus Oz

From the Ground Up From New York to Hong Kong, Circus Oz has taken its self-crafted performances of wit, grace and spectacle to 26 countries across five continents to critical acclaim. They sky dive back into the Mondavi Center to gleefully bolt together their latest spectacle for audiences for all ages, From the Ground Up. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a spring-loaded tribute to the absurd. The mob of quickwitted performers, power-packed aerialists, knockabout jugglers and live wire musicians all come fully charged and raring to go. Irreverent, beautiful, spectacular, this is engineering comedy at its best.

saturday, february 8, 2014 8PM sunday, february 9, 2014 3PM Add-on & CYO

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Circa S

S is sinuous, seductive and sophisticated. Inspired by the shape, grammatical functions and sound of the 19th letter of the alphabet, S fills the stage with all the trademarks of Circa performances: dancers pushing their limits, celebrating the possibilities of human strength and the daring interplay of complex acrobatics. A powerfully emotive work, S displays a beautiful mĂŠlange of bodies performing to music from Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen and Kronos Quartet.

Sunday, March 30, 2014 3PM Add-on & CYO

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Story Pirates Who knew literacy training could be such rambunctious fun! Celebrating the words and ideas of local young authors, Story Pirates presents an hour-long sketch-comedy musical based entirely on stories written by students. Based in New York City and Los Angeles, the Story Pirates take the show on the high seas (ok, they actually take I-5 and/or an airplane) to bring this spectacle to the Mondavi Center for the first time, with the audience and actors onstage at the same time!

When the Story Pirates visit the Mondavi Center, they will adapt and perform a few stories written by kids in the audience at the shows! We're now accepting submissions of stories written by kids for those shows. Details on how to submit a story are available at mondaviarts.org/storypirates. The deadline is October 1. We can’t wait to read your amazing story!

Sunday, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 1pm & 3PM jackson hall stage Add-on & CYO

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Lara Downes Family Concert The Magic Fish

What would you do if you caught a magic fish that granted three wishes? More importantly, what would you do if someone came along and stole those wishes from you?! Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “The Fisherman and His Wife,” The Magic Fish is a new, short children’s opera by another set of brothers, Sunny and Jim Knable, that sets out to answer these important questions. The moral of this tale? Greed is a terrible thing! Directed by Mindy Cooper, with pianist Lara Downes and the Vocal Prize winners of the Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition.

Sunday, December 8, 2013 3PM Jackson Hall Add-on & CYO

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story!

Compagnia TPO

Hallmark Inn, Davis

“A sensory feast that embraces the audience with both sights and sounds.” —The Boston Globe on Compagnia T.P.O.

Children’s Stage

Compagnia T.P.O.

Bleu! The Mediterranean Sea

Artistic Direction by David Venturini and Francesco Gandi In its immersive, wholly original brand of interactive theater for children, Italy’s Compagnia T.P.O. has introduced audiences around the world to the wonders of butterflies, Iceland and aboriginal Australia. Now they return home to their native Mediterranean, for a fascinating journey into the sea. Children, accompanied by two dancers, embark on an adventure of discovery in the Mediterranean—a cradle of nature, culture and myths. Bleu! begins on the idyllic Greek Islands among the stones, sea shells and whispers of ancient legends, wandering through bustling sea ports and finally diving into the deep blue abyss populated by fish, seaweeds, mollusks and mysterious ancient ruins of disappeared civilizations.

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3PM Sunday, April 6, 2014 1PM & 3PM vanderhoef studio theatre Add-on & CYO student/child

children’s Stage three events $72/$64/$56

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Curtis On Tour Wind Ensemble Di Wu, piano

Summer Music for Wind Quintet, Op. 31 Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Winds, K. 452 Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano

Barber Mozart Poulenc

The seventh season of Curtis On Tour will feature brilliant pianist Di Wu (Curtis graduate ’05) performing side-by-side with a student wind quintet in a program to include Samuel Barber’s (’34) iconic wind quintet, Summer Music. Curtis On Tour continues to usher new works into the repertoire with the commission of a wind quintet by a Curtis graduate-to-be composed especially for this tour.

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One of the world’s leading conservatories, the Curtis Institute of Music provides its 165 students with full-tuition scholarships and personalized attention from a celebrated faculty. The school’s distinctive “learn by doing” approach has produced an impressive number of notable artists since its founding in 1924. When they graduate, Curtis students become musical leaders, making a profound impact on music around the globe.

Sunday, March 23, 2014 2PM Add-on & CYO

Di Wu

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Anush Avetisyan, soprano

Jay Campbell, cello

For young artists, competitions are an important way to build a resume and to gain wider recognition for their talent. And while Anush Avetisyan has won her share of contests (including a First Place prize in the Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition), what is most impressive about the recent UCLA graduate is her focus on sharing her gifts for good. In addition to notable appearances in the title role of Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea at UCLA and creating the role of Alice B. Toklas in the world premiere of Jonathan Sheffer’s Blood on the Dining Room Floor with text by Gertrude Stein, Avetisyan has regularly performed with the LA Opera Education and Community Programs department in an attempt to bring opera to the community. For her Mondavi Center debut, Avetisyan presents “Behind the Face,” a recital aimed at celebrating and inspiring the talent of our youth.

It is not every young cellist that collaborates with artists ranging from Elliott Carter and Pierre Boulez, to John Adams and David Lang to members of Radiohead and Einstürzende Neubauten. Then again, not every young cellist is Jay Campbell. Armed with a diverse spectrum of repertoire and eclectic musical interests, Campbell is the First Prize winner of the 2012 CAG Victor Elmaleh Competition and has been hailed by the press as an “astonishing cellist” (Seen and Heard International) and for his “electrifying” performances which “conveyed every nuance” (The New York Times). A Berkeley native and currently a student at Julliard, Campbell has appeared as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic for its Young People’s Concert Series and has worked with members of the Arditti, Takács, Kronos and Afiara string quartets.

DEBUT

Sunday, November 10, 2013 2PM Add-on & CYO

$30

Sunday, February 16, 2014 2PM

Add-on & CYO

$30

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ADD-ON EVENT This event is not included in a Debut Series subscription, but may be added on to the subscription package at a discount.

Young Artists Competition Winners Concert Mondavi Center resident pianist Lara Downes hosts a celebratory concert featuring the incredibly talented winners of the annual Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition. The competition, held in October, is juried by a panel of internationally renowned musicians, with winners in multiple instrumental and vocal categories.

Sunday, March 2, 2014 2PM Jackson Hall Add-on & CYO

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ASQ

The Alexander String Quartet returns to explore Bela Bartók’s iconic String Quartets alongside the compelling works of fellow Hungarian composer

Renowned musicologist, author and composer Robert Greenberg provides commentary throughout the concert.

2PM VST Add-on & CYO

Zoltán Kodály. Alexander String Quartet

After a lively exploration of works by Franz Schubert, the acclaimed Alexander String Quartet turns to Zoltán Kodály and Bela Bartók, two Hungarian composers who dramatically influenced the sound of music in the 20th century. The Alexander String Quartet, a major artistic presence in its home base of San Francisco, is a fixture in the music capitals of four continents, securing its place among the world’s foremost ensembles. Admired for its interpretations of major classical works, the ensemble also established itself as an important advocate of new music through more than 25 commissions and numerous premiere performances.

Robert Greenberg

alexander string quartet four events $157 Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Thrust Seating

ASQ Series 1

(2PM performances only) Robert Greenberg, Ph.D. is music historian-in-residence with San Francisco Performances. A graduate of Princeton University, Greenberg holds a Ph.D. in music compositionfrom the Univserity of California, Berkeley and has seen his compositions—which include more than 45 works for a wide variety of instrumental and vocal ensembles—performed all over the world.

$42

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ASQ Series 2

The quartet performs this program without intermission, then remains for a Q&A session with the audience.

7PM VST Add-on & CYO

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Sunday, October 6, 2013 Kodály

String Quartet No. 1

Bartók

String Quartet No. 1

Sunday, January 5, 2014 Kodály

String Quartet No. 2

Bartók

String Quartet No. 2

Sunday, February 23, 2014 Bartók

String Quartet No. 3

String Quartet No. 4

Sunday, March 16, 2014 Bartók

String Quartet No. 5 String Quartet No. 6

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San Francisco opera grand cinema series All three Focus on Opera High-Definition screenings include a behind-the-scenes interview at intermission. The three screenings can be purchased together now at a discounted rate of $50. The package is considered a single CYO or add-on event; series subscription discounts and benefits do not apply. Individual tickets for films on sale August 9.

focus on opera focus on opera three events $50 Jackson Hall General Admission

Porgy and Bess

Samson and Delilah

George Gershwin miraculously melded classical music, popular song, jazz, blues and spirituals in this quintessentially American masterpiece that tells the poignant story of a crippled beggar, the headstrong woman he loves and the community that sustains them both. San Francisco Chronicle praised Francesca Zambello’s production as a “powerful Porgy and Bess ... persuasively led by conductor John DeMain and sung by a strong cast headed by Eric Owens and Laquita Mitchell in the title roles ... Owens brought vocal heft and dramatic sensitivity to the part of Porgy. Mitchell gave an evocative performance as Bess, compounded of tempestuous need and penitence.”

One of the most compelling Biblical tales to emerge from the Old Testament comes to life in this sweeping epic of a hero who is seduced by a woman and loses his heart, his hair and finally his strength. This riveting opera features lush music and one of the most thrilling bacchanalian dance spectacles ever conceived for the stage. Make no mistake, this production is a Cecil B. DeMille-like extravaganza. Tenor Clifton Forbis brings down the temple (and the house) in this sumptuous production featuring Russian mezzo-soprano Olga Borodina and conductor Patrick Summers.

by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin Recorded Summer 2009, 3 hours and 15 minutes. Sung in English.

Monday, November 18, 2013 7PM

by Camille Saint-Saëns Recorded Fall 2007, 2 hours and 35 minutes. Sung in French with English subtitles.

Monday, January 27, 2014 7PM

Otello

by Giuseppe Verdi Recorded Fall 2009, 3 hours. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. In Verdi's masterful adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy, a great warrior discovers the one weapon against which he has no defense—his own jealousy. South African tenor Johan Botha, “endowed with a bright, ringing sound and enough power to project effortlessly even over a full-strength orchestra” (San Francisco Chronicle), sings the title role. Bulgarian soprano Zvetelina Vassileva, in her portrayal of Desdemona, the faithful wife who finds facts are no match for manufactured suspicion, “sings with flawless, rich Italianate sound and graceful phrasing” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Italian baritone Marco Vratogna gives “an arrestingly dark and charismatic” portrait of the villain Iago, with singing that is ”beautifully controlled and dramatically on point” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Monday, April 7, 2014 7PM

Hamlet

Directed by Lawrence Olivier (1948) Not Rated; 2 hours, 35 minutes The first British film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, Hamlet was also the first English sound film of Shakespeare’s famed drama. Controversial at the time (Olivier cut nearly two hours, including the characters of Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern, from the original play), the film remains influential, both as a model of Shakespearean adaptation and for highlighting the psychological and Oedipal overtones of the play. Olivier also won Best Actor for his portrayal of Hamlet.

Monday, November 4, 2013 7PM

This year our theme is Shakespeare, Self-Directed: three classic filmed versions of the Bard’s work, where the director

Looking For Richard

also takes a leading role in front of the camera.

Directed by Al Pacino Rated PG-13; 1 hour, 51 minutes Al Pacino presents a deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare’s significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of Richard III. Interspersing rehearsal footage for the live play as well as interviews with actors and everyday citizens, the film was clearly a labor of love for Pacino, offering a refreshingly casual, unpretentious and enthusiastic approach to Shakespeare.

Monday, March 3, 2014 7PM

Henry V

Directed by Kenneth Branagh (1989) Rated PG-13; 2 hours, 17 minutes Kenneth Branagh’s astonishing feature-film directorial debut is a gritty take on one of Shakespeare’s most epic tragedies. Set during the 100 Years’ War between England and France, the action centers on Henry (Kenneth Branagh) and his efforts to conquer France, including a masterful four-minute long tracking shot after his victory at the Battle of Agincourt.

focus on film The three films can be purchased together now at a discounted rate of $25. The package is considered a single CYO or add-on event; series subscription discounts and benefits do not apply. Individual tickets for films on sale August 9.

Monday, April 28, 2014 7PM

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Christian Baldini

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UC Davis Symphony Orchestra

Christian Baldini, music director and conductor

University Chorus

Jeffrey Thomas, conductor

JH | $8 Students & Children, $12/15/17 Adults

In addition to these fine concerts, the UC Davis Department of Music presents a series of free noon concerts, often in the Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby. Also, the department and the Mondavi Center will co-present the Berlin Philharmonic’s Scharoun Ensemble (see p. 8) and the annual Rising Stars of Opera (see p. 22).

Saturday, November 23, 2013

The Sea and Heaven

All department concerts start at 7PM.

Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 with Michael Seth Orland, piano Brahms: Symphony No. 2

For more specific information on these programs, visit music.ucdavis.edu or call 530.752.7896.

Britten’s: Saint Nicolas and Christmas Carols

As an exclusive benefit to Mondavi Center subscribers, tickets to UC Davis Department of Music events can be purchased with a subscription. Mondavi Center discounts do not apply. Contact the Mondavi Center Ticket Office for details. These events do not apply towards a CYO Subscription.

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Friday, December 6, 2013

University Chorus

Sunday, March 9, 2014 Beethoven: Consecration of the House Overture (Jeffrey Thomas, conductor) Mozart: Requiem (Christian Baldini, conductor) with the UC Davis Alumni Chorus

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Berlin, Leipzig and Stockholm (In conjunction with the Keyboard Festival) Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz Mika Pelo: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (world premiere) with Eric Zivian, piano (artist-in-residence) Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”)

The World and Les Ballets Russes

Sunday, June 1, 2014 Love and the “Apotheosis of the Dance”

featuring the world-renowned Lucy Shelton, soprano Schumann: Genoveva Overture Berio: Folk Songs with Lucy Shelton, soprano Sibelius: Luonnotar with Lucy Shelton, soprano Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

Friday, June 6, 2014

Sunday, February 16, 2014

featuring award-winning soprano Tony Arnold and the winners of the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra’s Concerto Competition & Composition Award Lieberson: Neruda Songs with Tony Arnold, soprano (artist-in-residence) Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Keyboard Festival

Phebe Craig and Kurt Rohde, curators Friday, May 2, 2014 JH | $8 Students & Children, $12/15/17 Adults

Baroque Concerti Eric Hoeprich

One-of-a-kind Concerts

Empyrean Ensemble

Sunday, May 4, 2014 VST | $8 Students & Children, $20 Adults

Mika Pelo and Kurt Rohde, directors

Eric Hoeprich, bass clarinet and the London-Haydn String Quartet

VST | $8 Students & Children, $20 Adults

Friday, January 10, 2014

American Voices

Haydn: Quartet in G Major Weber: Clarinet Quintet JH | $8 Students & Children, $12/15/17 Adults Standard Seating

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 C.P.E. Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord and Pianoforte, Wq. 47

Eric Zivian, piano and pianoforte

Friday, November 22, 2013 Works by American composers Allen Shearer, John Aylward, Rand Steiger, Michael Theodore, Christopher Theofanidis and Tamar Diesendruck, with guest soprano Deborah Norin–Huehn.

VST | $8 Students & Children, $12 Adults

Across the Seas

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Seldom heard in the U.S., new works by Filippo Perocco, Michael Norris, Maurizio Kagel, Örjan Sandred and Ezequiel Menalled.

Rita Sahai—Hindustani Vocal Music Monday, March 3, 2014 VST | $8 Students & Children, $20 Adults | Standard Seating

UC Davis Jazz Ensembles

Delbert Bump, director

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Works for Soprano, Cello, and Piano Lucy Shelton, soprano (artist-in-residence) Jolán Friedhoff, violin Susan Lamb Cook, cello Gayle Blankenburg, piano Elliott Carter: Of Challenge and of Love Carter: Cello Sonata Shostakovich: 7 Romances to Poems by Alexander Blok VST | $8 Students & Children, $20 Adults | Standard Seating

Works by Clementi, Mozart and Beethoven on a period fortepiano, followed by works by Christian Baldini, Kurt Rohde, Eric Zivian, Ligeti, Debussy and Ravel on a modern Steinway grand piano.

Monday, April 28, 2014

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Wednesday, March 5, 2014

UC Davis Concert Band

Tribute to D. Kern Holoman D. Kern Holoman has been an outstanding scholar, conductor and member of UC Davis for more than three decades. Works by Christian Baldini, Ross Bauer, Yu-Hui Chang, Sam Nichols, Pablo Ortiz, Mika Pelo, Laurie San Martin, Kurt Rohde, Steven Mackey, Darin Wilson, David Lang and Georg Haas.

Pete Nowlen, director

JH | $8 Students & Children, $12 Adults

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Monday, June 2, 2014

New Works for Voice and Ensemble Soprano Tony Arnold joins the Empyrean Ensemble for an evening of new works by UC Davis Graduate Composers: Philip Acimovic, Bryce Cannell, Chris Castro, Gabriel Bolaños Chamorro, Will Cooper, Alex Van Gils and Feng-Wei Luo.

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Theatre & Dance The Merchant of Venice

Written by William Shakespeare Presented by SOS (Shakespeare-on-a-Shoestring) Thursday–saturday, March 13–15, 2014 7:30PM sunday, March 16, 2014 2PM Wyatt Pavilion Theatre

All photos: SOS 2013. Richard III

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Secret kisses ... stolen jewels ... betrayed fathers and unpaid debts. Described as a comedy, Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is full of intrigue, love and courtroom drama centered on the much-maligned moneylender Shylock and the lawyer-in-disguise, Portia. Journey to Venice—and choose the right casket! This is the second production of the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance’s SOS (Shakespeare-on-a-Shoestring) troupe. In the manner of Shakespeare’s ‘rough magic,’ sets and costumes are at a minimum with maximum drama and audience engagement. SOS was formed in 2012 when Department of Theatre and Dance productions were threatened by financial cuts. Professor Bella Merlin then originated SOS to create more acting opportunities for dramatic art students. The SOS mission is to create immediate drama that stirs, delights and entertains through the Bard's classic works.

engagement

At the Mondavi Center, we know that a great performance is often just the beginning of a much deeper relationship between our audiences and the arts. To that end, we endeavor to provide opportunities for our audiences and fans to develop these relationships. Some of our most popular programs include:

Pre-Performance Talks

Context, conversation and expert opinion from UC Davis faculty, guest artists and local experts. These popular half-hour talks are free to all event ticket holders.

Question & Answer Sessions

In a unique opportunity to share reactions and insights following select performances, we are fortunate to have the artists return to the stage to take questions from our audience.

Harry Belafonte answers student questions before his lecture event.

Google+ live conversation between Eric Byers and Andrew Bulbrook of Calder Quartet and Lara Downes.

Online Engagement

With support by the Andrew W. Mellon foundation, the Mondavi Center has developed a number of initiatives to engage our audience online, including live video chats, informational videos and more. For more information, join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

arts education The Mondavi Center’s celebrated Arts Education programs serve three important goals: • Exposing young people to the full spectrum of the performing arts through school matinees and artist residencies.

• Supporting the growth of young and adult artists by working with professional artist mentors in residence.

• Providing professional development in the performing arts for teachers. School Matinees

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These hour-long performances are high-quality, curriculum-based learning experiences that support the content standards for the California Visual and Performing Arts for K-12 education. Docents from the Friends of Mondavi Center visit area classrooms to deliver half-hour talks designed to support teachers’ preparation for the School Matinee experience.

Artist Residencies For Young and Adult Artists

Many artists appearing at the Mondavi Center conduct master classes, offering advanced classroom opportunities for aspiring artists throughout the Sacramento region.

Professional Development Kennedy Center Partners in Education

The Mondavi Center, in partnership with the Twin Rivers Unified School District and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., provides in depth professional development workshops designed to help teachers integrate the arts into the classroom.

Globe Education Academy

A partnership between the Los Rios Community College District, the UC Davis School of Education and Shakespeare’s Globe in London, this unique program immerses 12 area drama and English teachers in the world of Shakespeare, both in London and at UC Davis. Participants develop practical ways to teach Shakespeare themes that will influence creative approaches to teaching across the school curriculum.

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

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Impresario: $25,000 Virtuoso: $15,000 Maestro: $10,000 Personal Concierge Service distinguishes our Leadership Circle benefits, providing the flexibility to order excellent tickets within a few days of performances. Other benefits include: • Licensed Seats* • Recognition as the individual sponsor of a Mondavi Center performance of your choice and an opportunity to invite your friends to a backstage reception • Invitation to a private dinner with Mondavi Center guest artists • Plus all Inner Circle and Community Circle benefits

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Orchestra: $300

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Assistive Listening Devices are installed in both Jackson Hall and the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre. Receivers that can be used with or without hearing aids are available for patrons who have difficulty understanding the dialogue or song lyrics. They may be checked out at no charge from the Patron Services Desk near the lobby elevators. The Mondavi Center requires an ID to be held at the Patron Services Desk until the device is returned.

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For a healthier community and cleaner environment, UC Davis will be smoke- and tobacco-free effective January 2, 2014.

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December Orquesta Buena Vista® Social Club Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell

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Rising Stars of Opera Stewart Goodyear, piano Asphalt Orchestra Alexander String Quartet Ballet Hispanico Ahmad Jamal San Francisco Symphony Mnozil Brass SFJAZZ Collective MOMIX AnDa Union

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Gil Shaham, violin New York Polyphony Focus on Film: Hamlet Fred Hersch Trio Salzburg Marionette Theater Anush Avetisyan, soprano the intergalactic Nemesis Theo Bleckmann Focus on Opera: Porgy and Bess

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Leah Crocetto, soprano Lara Downes Family Concert Jeff Tweedy, solo American Bach Soloists: Messiah

January sun 5 mon 13 sat 25 sun 26 mon 27

Alexander String Quartet Nicholas Kristof, Campus Community Book Project Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Spirit of Uganda Focus on Opera: Samson and Delilah

February tue 4 wed–sun 5–8 sat–sun 8–9 mon 10 wed 12 wed–sat 12–15 fri 14 sat 15 sun 16 tue 18 fri 21

Grupo Corpo Two Men Talking Circus Oz Focus on Film: Looking For Richard True Blues Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio The King's Singers Chris Thile, solo Jay Campbell, cello Murray Perahia, piano DeJohnette, Lovano, Spalding and Genovese Quartet

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Bahia Orchestra Project Story Pirates Alexander String Quartet Stephen Petronio Company

March sun 2 tue 4 fri 7 mon 10 tue 11 sun 16 mon 17 tue 18 wed–sat 19–22 thu 20 sat 22 sun 23 thu 27 sat–sun 29–30 sun 30

Young Artists Competition Winners Concert St. Petersburg Philharmonic Sangam Trio Focus on Film: Henry V Eva Yerbabuena Alexander String Quartet Caladh Nua Scharoun Ensemble Jonathan Batiste and Stay Human Band Brian Greene Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell Curtis On Tour Wind Ensemble Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo Anthony de Mare Circa

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In Conversation with Laura Dern Bill Frisell San Francisco Symphony Lara Downes

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