2019 EVENTS
Uncorked Event Director’s Choice Event Free Corin Courtyard Concert prior to performance
JH Jackson Hall VST Vanderhoef Studio Theatre
Pre-Performance Talk
Open Mic Nights
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JAN
25 FRI • 8PM JH
Las Cafeteras and Villalobos Brothers A double bill featuring Los Angeles’ Las Cafeteras playing an alt-Latino mishmash of punk, hip hop, beatmusic, cumbia and rockand—Villalobos Brothers—who blend Mexican folk with classical and jazz.
JAN
26 SAT • 8PM JH
JAN
27 SUN • 2PM JH
JAN
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MC
WED • 7PM VST JAN 30 31 THU • 8PM VST FEB 1-2 FRI–SAT • 8PM VST
29 TUE • 6PM VST
Lara Downes, piano and Theo Bleckmann, voice
The Cut FREE
Open Mic Nights@MC FREE with CoCo Blossom and DJ Lady Char
In Our Time: Ellington, Bernstein and Weill
Directed by Fatih Akin Akin’s film follows the journey of one father’s search for his two daughters during the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
A cabaret evening of the nostalgic yet timeless work of composers Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington and Kurt Weill.
Post-Performance Q&A Session
Singers, Musicians, Poets and MCs: Join us in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre for Open Mic Night. Presented in partnership with campus group Sacramento Area Youth Speaks (SAYS) All are welcome! Students, Faculty, Community & Staff.
A Focus on Film event.
André Mehmari Mehmari and his trio explore a treasure of Brazilian music, the album Clube de Esquina by Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges. The music blends pop, folk music, bossa nova, jazz, and classical to create hymns honoring friendship and dialogue.
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FEB
4 MON • 7:30PM JH
10 SUN • 2PM JH
FEB
FEB
Douglas Abrams
7 Fingers Cirque
Curtis On Tour
Campus Community Book Project
Reversible
Curtis Opera Theatre Vocal Quartet
Co-author of The Book of Joy—the result of a weeklong meeting with Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama—shares the compassionate, hopeful outlook that emerged from this rich conversation.
A riveting mix of theater, circus, dance, music and acrobatics where everyday life is turned upside down, revealing something spectacular.
A program of operatic favorites—arias, duets and ensemble pieces—as well as gems from the Great American Songbook and Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes.
MAR
2 SAT • 8PM JH
Russian National Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev, music director George Li, piano “A living symbol of the best in Russian art” (Miami Herald) performs an allRachmaninoff program, with pianist Li tackling the remarkable “Rach 2.”
MAR
17 SUN • 7PM JH
Eileen Ivers and JigJam St. Patrick’s Day Celebration JigJam blends traditional Irish music with bluegrass and Americana. Virtuoso violinist Ivers is one of the pioneers in the Celtic and world music genres. Fe st ival
MAR
4 MON • 7PM JH
Jodi Kantor The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who, along with Megan Twohey, broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s decades of alleged abuse takes audiences behind the scenes of investigative journalism.
APR
2 TUE • 7PM JH
George Hinchliffe’s Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain A concert by the “ukes” is a funny, virtuosic, twanging, foot-stomping party of rock ’n’ roll and melodious entertainment, featuring only the “bonsai guitar” and a menagerie of voices.
MAR
FREE
60th Anniversary Tour Jeremy Denk, piano The world’s best-known chamber orchestra returns with pianist Denk to perform notable firsts from its acclaimed repertoire, including the Albinoni Concerto Op. 5, No. 5.
3 WED • 7PM JH
The actor will draw upon his oneman stage shows which feature his N C E LE D CA trademark unabashed, uncensored and uninhibited take on being Latino in America.
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12 FRI • 8PM JH
The Havana Cuba All-Stars Cuban Nights This high-energy ensemble of exceptional Cuban musicians and dancers is dedicated to promoting the entire tapestry of Cuban music through a fresh, contemporary lens.
APR
14 SUN • 2PM JH
Mayumana Currents Inspired by the historical “Battle of Currents” between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla, this Israeli group is “the perfect escape ... a wonderful performance of light and sound, dance and song.” —Brooklyn Daily Eagle
APR
11 MON • 7PM JH
Vijay Iyer, piano and Matt Haimovitz, cello
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor and Eric Owens, bass-baritone
Cellist Haimovitz, an artist whose barrier-breaking performances have taken him around the world, collaborates with renowned pianist and composer Iyer in a program that truly defies definition.
Myra Huang, piano
6 SAT • 8PM JH
A rare duo performance by two exceptional vocalists and a gifted accompanist. The varied program includes famous arias, spirituals and selections from the Great American Songbook.
APR
10 WED • 7PM JH
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Ballet Preljocaj
Thomas Søndergård, music director Olga Kern, piano
La Fresque
Just AD
MC
Open Mic Nights@MC FREE
A showcase of repertoire across the musical and cultural traditions that electrified generations of civil rights activists.
MAR
Danish conductor Søndergård leads a crowd-pleasing program with Kern playing Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
16 TUE • 6PM VST
A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. featuring Damien Sneed
MAR 10 SUN • 2PM & 7PM VST
APR
John Leguizamo
1 FRI • 8PM JH
We Shall Overcome
Expect new life breathed into nuggets from the Great American Songbook, Tin Pan Alley and beyond by this fearless jazz vocalist.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
APR
MAR
Veronica Swift featuring the Benny Green Trio
8 FRI • 8PM JH
Open Mic Nights APR
WED • 7PM VST FEB 27 28 THU • 8PM VST MAR 1-2 FRI–SAT • 8PM VST
14 THU • 8PM JH
Artistic director Angelin Preljocaj continues his exploration of fairy tales, plunging the audience into the fantastical world of Pu Songling’s “The Painted Wall.”
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17 WED • 7PM VST
APR 18 THU • 8PM VST
19–20 FRI–SAT • 8PM VST
FRI • 8PM VST APR 26 Finalists Showcase
27 SAT • 10AM VST Competition Finals
with CoCo Blossom and DJ Lady Char
Twisted Pine
Singers, Musicians, Poets and MCs: Join us in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre for Open Mic Night. Presented in partnership with campus group Sacramento Area Youth Speaks (SAYS) All are welcome! Students, Faculty, Community & Staf
One of the most acclaimed young string bands in the Northeast, drawing audiences in to their forthright songwriting, lush harmonies, musical daring and charismatic appeal.
27 SAT • 8PM VST Winners Concert
Young Artists Competition The competition celebrates its 15th year, and features the Founders’ Prize in cello.
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8 WED • 7PM VST
APR
28 SUN • 2PM JH
MAY
3 FRI • 8PM JH
MAY
7 TUE • 7PM JH
MAY
MAY 9 THU • 8PM VST
10 FRI • 8PM VST 11 SAT • 2PM & 8PM VST 12 SUN • 2PM VST
8 WED • 7PM JH
In the Fade
Storm Large & Le Bonheur
Vijay Iyer Sextet
Vladimir Feltsman, piano
Directed by Fatih Akin
With her longtime band, Large leads a bold show that includes the Great American Songbook, Broadway standards, rock anthems and some of her own original songs—alongside some unfiltered stage banter that may elicit a few blushes.
With his group, pianist and composer Iyer makes a fascinating leap into ensemble writing that takes advantage of a powerful lineup, veering between tight horn lines, grooves and moments of atmospheric elegance.
Connections, Influences and Inspirations, Part II: Brahms and Schumann
this film follows the story of Katja through grief, the German legal system and the underground world of NeoNazis in Europe after a terrorist attack. A FREE Focus on Film event.
In this second concert of a three-year project, the acclaimed pianist will focus on the work of Schumann and Brahms.
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Alexander String Quartet 3 The Complete Shostakovich String Quartets String Quartets No. 5 and No. 6
JUNE
2 SUN • 2PM JH
Alexander String Quartet with Joyce Yang Mozart and Brahams will be featured with Yang on piano, alongside a new work by Samuel Adams cocommissioned by the Mondavi Center.
Two Pints by Roddy Doyle The VST is transformed into a Dublin pub where two men share a pint and set the world to rights in this immersive, interactive play.
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