2015
2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS National Youth Orchestra of the USA National Ballet of China The 5 Browns Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Vertigo Dance Company Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Ana Gasteyer: I’m Hip!
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Munich Symphony Orchestra Arturo Sandoval Black Violin Art of Time Ensemble: Sgt. Pepper Jessica Lang Dance
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A Chanticleer Christmas Ray Chen The Rob Mathes Holiday Concert
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Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour Martha Graham Dance Company Decoda Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana The Intergalactic Nemesis Zuill Bailey
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Montana Rep: All My Sons Eileen Ivers Apollo’s Fire: St. John Passion
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DEAR ARTS LOVER,
Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood Metropolitan Opera Rising Stars State Street Ballet: Carmen Clifford the Big Red Dog LIVE! Robin Spielberg John Pizzarelli & Ramsey Lewis
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Opera at the Cinema National Theatre Live
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Arts in Education
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About Purchase College Two Evenings of Piano 2015 Conservatory of Music Conservatory of Theatre Arts Conservatory of Dance Visual Arts
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More recently, the concert sequences from the TV series Mozart in the Jungle, starring Malcolm McDowell, Bernadette Peters, and Gael Garcia Bernal were filmed here. Pretty heady stuff.
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Millions of pairs of eyes have seen The Center in movies and on television, but the eyes that are especially important to us are your eyes.
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I have a fact to share with you: somewhere far off in the world someone is probably looking at The Performing Arts Center at this very minute. That’s a grand statement, but very true because of something that happens here during the days, and sometimes nights, prior to or after our performances. Filmmaking. The climactic scene from Bob Fosse’s motion picture All That Jazz was filmed here at The Center. The dance and backstage sequences of The Black Swan took place on the stage of our Concert Hall and downstairs in the dressing rooms and hallways. The Concert Hall stage was host to the Academy Awards ceremony in the movie In & Out. At this very minute someone is likely watching a DVD of Roy Scheider taking center stage, Natalie Portman weeping in a dressing room mirror, or Matt Dillon accepting an Oscar here, at The Center.
We have an extraordinary season planned for next year and we hope you will see all of it. There are familiar faces among the artists in our series, including Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Martha Graham Dance Company, and jazz great John Pizzarelli. The broad spectrum of artists making their Performing Arts Center debuts ranges from the violin virtuosity of Ray Chen to the comedy improvisation of Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood; from the wickedly funny singing of Ana Gasteyer to the exuberance of the Monterey Jazz Festival musicians; from the National Ballet of China fusing Western and Chinese dance to pop icons performing Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Take a look through this brochure. It’s a feast for the eyes. Your eyes. As for us, we look forward to seeing you often at The Center in 2015-2016.
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GREAT ORCHESTRAS Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (2 performances) Munich Symphony Orchestra Apollo’s Fire: St. John Passion
GREAT PERFORMERS The 5 Browns, piano Ray Chen, violin Zuill Bailey, cello
CHAMBER MUSIC
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (4 performances)
GREAT VOICES
A Chanticleer Christmas Apollo’s Fire: St. John Passion Metropolitan Opera Rising Stars
CENTER DANCE
Vertigo Dance Company Jessica Lang Dance Martha Graham Dance Company State Street Ballet: Carmen
CENTER JAZZ
Arturo Sandoval Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour John Pizzarelli & Ramsey Lewis
CENTER FAMILY
Black Violin The Intergalactic Nemesis Clifford the Big Red Dog LIVE!
CENTER CINEMA
Opera at the Cinema* National Theatre Live* * Fixed package only. Individual screenings cannot be purchased as part of a Create Your Own series.
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NYO-USA
FRIDAY JULY 10 8PM Concert Hall A $55 B $45 c $30
NYO-USA is a project of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
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“Delight in all that youthful fervor is heightened by the thought that this is only the beginning” – London Telegraph
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Be the first to meet and applaud this year’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America. After a two-week residency at Purchase College, these 122 extraordinary young musicians will give their first performance right here at The Center before they embark on a seven-city tour of China. They will perform under
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the baton of the great conductor Charles Dutoit and will be joined by China’s superstar pianist YUNDI. On the program, a new work by Tan Dun commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, “Emperor,” and Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.
SATURDAY JULY 18 8PM Concert Hall A $55 B $40
“Brings together old and new forms, eastern and western styles and quite possibly the best looking set and costume design you’ll see” – The Scotsman
Direct from the 2015 Lincoln Center Festival, China’s national ballet fuses classic western ballet with traditional Chinese dance, creating a style of ballet that is uniquely their own. Their program will juxtapose the familiar, including excerpts from Act III of Don Quixote and Act II of Giselle,
with works that encapsulate the Chinese spirit and experience, including the contemporary works Guangling Verse and Close Your Eyes When It Is Getting Dark, as well as selections from two of their signature ballets: Yellow River and The Red Detachment of Women.
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Program DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (arr. Jeffrey Shumway)
BROWNS “Rarely does one see five grand pianos huddled onstage, much less hear them played simultaneously in concert. But play them the 5 Browns did in a performance that was as spontaneous as it was personable.” – The Washington Post
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STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring: Part One (arr. Jeffrey Shumway) SMETANA Die Moldau (arr. Jeffrey Shumway)
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When one looks at five attractive, well-dressed young musicians, ages 28 to 35, one is inclined to think, “ah, a pop group.” Looks can be deceiving: these five brothers and sisters, the first family of five siblings to enroll at New York City’s prestigious Juilliard School, are classical music artists of the highest caliber. They dazzled audiences when they opened our 2012-2013
season as a special event, so much so that we knew we had to bring them back on our Great Performers series. The 5 Browns: five Steinway Artists at five pianos, performing individually or in various combinations from duos to complex five-piano arrangements, classical and contemporary music played flawlessly.
BALAKIREV Islamey: Fantasy for Five Pianos (arr. Greg Anderson) The above pieces are all for five pianos. The program will also include a selection of duets and solos, TBA.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 4 3PM Recital Hall A $45
UKULELE ORCHESTRA
“Iconoclastic. Unabashed genre crashing antics. Nothing is spoof proof.” – London Sunday Times No drums. No pianos. No banjos. No electronic trickery. Just ukes… and singing…and a bit of whistling. Don’t let the formal wear fool you; a concert by the Ukulele Orchestra is a virtuosic, funny, awesome, foot-stomping event, a collision of rock-n-roll, light entertainment, post-punk, and toe-tapping oldies. Formed in 1985 just for fun, their first gig was a sell-out, and they’ve been at it ever since with sold-out concerts around the globe, happily taking the blame for the current ukulele revival. These first-rate artists slide easily from Tchaikovsky to Nirvana, maybe with a touch of Otis Redding in between. As one critic suggested, it’s just one plucking thing after another.
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VERTIGO
“Noa Wertheim and Adi Sha’al are a powerful force in the Israeli contemporary dance scene” – Dance in Israel
SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 8PM
Hailing from some of Israel’s most respected dance companies, Noa Wertheim and Adi Sha’al’s first professional collaboration was a short duet called Vertigo. Soon after, in 1992, they established their own company of the same name. Based in an Eco Art Village midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, an environment
in which the arts are fostered in an ecologically and socially responsible manner, Vertigo explores the powerful connections that exist among society, art, and the environment, and seeks to bring audiences closer through the universal language of movement.
SUNDAYS OCTOBER 11 3PM JANUARY 31 3PM Concert Hall A $80 B $65 C $50
October 11 MENDELSSOHN Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
“Never had a conductor, never seemed to need one. It’s proved its point over and over...the results astonish.” – Los Angeles Times Some musical partnerships are so powerful that the names become synonymous. Think of Lincoln Center and one thinks of the New York Philharmonic. What would Preservation Hall in New Orleans be without the jazz band of the same name? We feel that way about Orpheus. Their recitals are clever, compassionate, and creative, and they’ve been with us for so long, it just wouldn’t be a season without them.
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61 RIHM Concerto for Violin and Cello (World Premiere) January 31 HAYDN Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Hob. I: 1 MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 ARENSKY Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35A
JAN VOGLER CELLO
MIRA WANG
KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI
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RACHMANINOFF Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17 (arr. Paul Chihara)
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“The city’s supreme chamber music series” – The New Yorker
This marks the second season of residency at The Center for the nation’s premier repertory company for chamber music. This year’s four extraordinary concerts continue Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han’s commitment to bringing audiences the finest chamber music performances, repertoire, and artists.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 5PM
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HAYDN, MENDELSSOHN, & SCHUMANN
NIGHTS IN VIENNA
The CMS season at The Center kicks off with three jewels of the chamber music repertoire, taking listeners on a journey from the Classical to the Romantic era. Michael Brown piano Anne-Marie McDermott piano Wu Han piano Chad Hoopes violin Ani Kavafian violin Matthew Lipman viola Paul Neubauer viola Dmitri Atapine cello Joseph Conyers double bass
HAYDN Trio in A Major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Hob. XV:18 MENDELSSOHN Sextet in D Major for Piano, Violin, Two Violas, Cello, and Bass, Op. 110 SCHUMANN Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 44
Gilbert Kalish, one of the greatest pianists of our time, leads a cast of formidable CMS artists in a program spanning three centuries of music in Vienna. Gilbert Kalish piano Nicolas Dautricourt violin Kristin Lee violin Paul Neubauer viola Nicholas Canellakis cello Torleif Thedéen cello Tara Helen O’Connor flute Tommaso Lonquich clarinet
HAYDN Trio in E Minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Hob. XV:12 SCHOENBERG/ WEBERN Kammersymphonie arranged for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 9 BRAHMS Quartet No. 3 in C Minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 60
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SATURDAY, MAY 7 5PM
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HORN CALLS
Alessio Bax piano Juho Pohjonen piano Orion Weiss piano Wu Qian piano
Nicholas Phan tenor Gloria Chien piano Juho Pohjonen piano Paul Huang violin Nicholas Canellakis cello Mihai Marica cello Radovan Vlatkovic´ horn
Four exceptional CMS pianists share the stage (and sometimes, piano!), performing works that range from playful to fiery.
ARENSKY Silhouettes, Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 23 BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 19 LUTOSLAWSKI Variations on a Theme by Paganini for Two Pianos RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances for Two Pianos, Op. 45
Internationally renowned horn virtuoso Radovan Vlatkovic´ is featured in a program of beloved chamber works for this remarkable instrument. DVORˇÁK Selected Slavonic Dances for Piano, Four Hands SCHUBERT “Auf dem Strom” for Tenor, Horn, and Piano, D. 943, Op. 119 SCHUMANN Andante and Variations for Horn, Two Cellos, and Two Pianos, WoO 10 SCHUBERT Allegro in A Minor for Piano, Four Hands, D. 947, Op. 144, “Lebensstürme” BRAHMS Trio in E-flat Major for Horn, Violin, and Piano, Op. 40
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I’M HIP! ANA GASTEYER “A sure-to-be-memorable mix of comedy and music” – Rage Monthly
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You know she’s funny (6 years on Saturday Night Live). You may know that she sings (she was on Broadway in Wicked and The Threepenny Opera). But did you know that she swings? Really swings? When she steps up to a microphone she evokes the swagger of an era when a lady ruled a nightclub and an audience knew they were in for a good time. The patter is real, the themes adult, the lyrics
are timeless, and the vibe recalls that of a time when entertainers truly entertained with sultry standards and saucy stories. Ana Gasteyer and her high-octane back-up band — they’ll have you swinging here at The Center.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 24 8PM PepsiCo Theatre A $55 B $45
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6 8PM Concert Hall A $95 B $75 C $50
Program GEORGES BIZET Excerpts from Carmen Suites No. 1 and No. 2 JOAQUÍN RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez and Concierto Andaluz
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JULES MASSENET Le Cid: Ballet Music
PHILIPPE ENTREMONT HONORARY CONDUCTOR
“The ensemble’s incisive playing earned an enthusiastic standing ovation” – Miami Herald The last time the Münchner Symphoniker toured the US was in 2011, and this ensemble’s return, with its signature classical-romantic repertoire, has been a highly anticipated event. This time, the world-class orchestra will share the stage with renowned guitarist Pepe Romero, the self-proclaimed ambassador of classical guitar who has entertained audiences worldwide for six decades, and Pepe’s real-life family, The Romeros, about whom The New York Times proclaimed, “Collectively, they are the only classical guitar quartet of real stature in the world today; in fact, they virtually invented the format.”
THE ROMEROS GUITAR QUARTET
PEPE ROMERO GUITAR SOLOIST
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“From Cuba to America, Arturo Sandoval is an ambassador for jazz” – National Public Radio
What better pedigree could there be in the jazz world than to be known as the protégé of the one and only Dizzy Gillespie? It’s a claim that can be made by the singular master of the jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, Arturo Sandoval. You may have seen him performing on the Oscars, the Grammys, or in the Super Bowl halftime show. But if you haven’t yet seen him
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live on stage, you haven’t truly experienced one of the most dynamic and vivacious jazz artists of our time, one who also happens to be a renowned composer and classical musician, performing regularly with the world’s leading symphony orchestras. The bottom line: whether it’s straight-ahead jazz, Latin jazz, or classical, Sandoval is one of today’s most brilliant and multifaceted musicians.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7 8PM Concert Hall A $60 B $50 C $45
SANDOVAL
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15 3PM PepsiCo Theatre A $25 B $15
BLACK
“Black Violin works hard, but makes it all look like play. Sometimes they play with the intense seriousness of orchestral soloists; at others they fiddle as if at a hoedown” – The New York Times
VIOLIN Wil B and Kev Marcus, the two brilliant performers on violin and viola who made their debut at The Center last year, return for another high-energy celebration of music, with a broadranging repertoire encompassing classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and bluegrass. The guys started playing together in high school, received
the best classical training, and for the past decade have been traveling the world, averaging 200 shows each year, sharing their signature sound: “something everyone can enjoy, whether you’re an 80-year-old grandmother or a kid in kindergarten.” Recommended for ages 6 and up.
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“Art of Time chooses to rebuild magic” – Toronto Globe & Mail
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The Art of Time Ensemble, featuring icons of contemporary pop, re-imagines and re-invents the Beatles classic Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through newly commissioned arrangements from pop, jazz, and classical composers. This fresh and vibrant look at such classic Paul McCartney/John Lennon songs as “With a Little Help from My Friends,” “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” and, of course, the title track, channels the Beatles, but with a decidedly 2015 twist.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20 8PM PepsiCo Theatre A $55 B $40
ENSEMBLE
SGT. PEPPER ANDREW BURASHKO, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FEATURING STEVEN PAGE OF BARENAKED LADIES, GLEN PHILLIPS OF TOAD THE WET SPROCKET, CRAIG NORTHEY, AND ANDY MAIZE
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22 3PM PepsiCo Theatre A $50 B $35
JESSICA LANG DANCE “With a long list of commissioned works to her name Jessica Lang finally has a canvas of her own to work on. Lang is a master of visual composition.” – Dance Magazine
The New York Times was rhapsodic when Jessica Lang’s new choreographic work had its premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this past December: “If a Romantic poet were moved to praise the virtues of Jessica Lang’s The Wanderer, he would have many to list. The production, which translates Schubert’s song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin into dance, is a work of high
craftsmanship. With great ingenuity, Ms. Lang’s fine dancers shape it into myriad forms as they tell the story.” Lang, formerly a dancer with Twyla Tharp, and her young company, only a handful of years old, have truly taken the dance world by storm. Also on the program will be The Calling: one dancer and a 20-foot-long white skirt, a striking image in motion. 914-251-6200 CENTER DANCE
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“The world’s reigning male chorus” – The New Yorker Twelve guys in tuxes celebrating the season — what could be better? This orchestra of voices, all of them male (and sartorially resplendent fellows at that), is named for the “clear-singing” rooster in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and will be celebrating its 37th season in 20152016 the way they celebrate every year: with concerts throughout the country and Europe. The voices range from soprano (yes, adult male soprano) to bass, and their vocal interpretation of holiday music, from Renaissance to traditional to contemporary pop, is always stunningly original.
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SATURDAY DECEMBER 5 4PM & 8PM Recital Hall A $55
RAY CHEN
SUNDAY DECEMBER 6 3PM Recital Hall A $50 B $35
Program: SCHUBERT Rondo in B Minor, D. 895 BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major ARVO PÄRT Fratres for Violin and Piano
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STRAVINSKY Divertimento for Violin and Piano RAVEL Tzigane
“Chen’s most impressive strength is the uncompromising rhythmic integrity of his playing” – The Washington Post
The acclaimed young violinist Ray Chen, just 26 years of age, has been described on National Public Radio as “the finest current violinist you don’t yet know, but soon will” and has repeatedly been compared to the great Maxim Vengerov. When Vengerov himself praises him, attention must be paid: “Ray has proven himself to be a pure musician with great qualities such as a beautiful youthful tone, vitality, and lightness.” The Taiwan-born, Australia-raised musician was first-prize winner of the 2008 Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition and the 2009 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition.
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HOLIDAY CONCERT “This holiday production puts a new spin on Christmas classics” – The New York Times
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It just wouldn’t be Christmas without Rob Mathes and his band of New York City AllStar musicians, now in their third decade of holiday performances at The Center. This annual celebration is a heart-warming evening of original tunes, holiday classics, and Mathes favorites that will put you in the spirit of the season. Rob has worked with virtually every big
name in the music industry, arranging, producing, directing, recording, and performing with the likes of Bono, Bennett, Sting, and Springsteen. But despite his busy schedule, he’s here each year, and it’s always great to have him “home” for the holidays.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 18 8PM SATURDAY DECEMBER 19 8PM PepsiCo Theatre A $75 B $50 C $40
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13 8PM Concert Hall A $60 B $50 C $45
Patti Austin vocals Terence Blanchard trumpet Ravi Coltrane tenor & soprano saxophone Gerald Clayton piano & music director Joe Sanders bass Justin Brown drums
“The granddaddy of jazz events” – Wall Street Journal Only one unofficial holiday truly matters to jazz lovers. Every third weekend in September since 1958, thousands upon thousands make the pilgrimage to the fairgrounds in Monterey, California, for a threeday celebration of the best in jazz. In 2016 it’s the Monterey Jazz Festival itself that will be traveling to audiences, bringing with it the Festival’s hallmark “traditionalistuntraditionalist” attitude and jazz-with-a-purpose exuberance, exemplified from the beginning by what founder Jimmy Lyons called “the best jazz people in the whole world.”
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“Think of the magic of the foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It’s a miracle and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.” – Martha Graham
The word “legend” is overused in brochures like this. True legends are few and far between and at The Center we avoid the word. However, sometimes no other word suffices. Such is the case with the legendary (there, we said it) Martha Graham. Now in its 90th anniversary season, the company she founded continues
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20 8PM Concert Hall A $80 B $65
to carry on her legacy, not only with regular performances selected from among the 181 choreographic works she created, but by continuing to foster her spirit of ingenuity, embracing works by artists inspired by Graham’s vision.
DECODA
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21 3PM Recital Hall A $30
“A collective of some of the brightest young classical musicians in the world” – Time Out NY
When a bunch of young musicians first collaborated with one another in a fellowship program overseen by Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, they may not have imagined that the collaboration would evolve into Decoda, an ensemble that in less than four years would travel throughout the United States as well as Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, creating innovative performances and engaging
projects with partners around the world. Now an Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, they were first at The Center in 2012, when they were just starting out, and our audiences embraced them. We are thrilled that they’re back for their fourth consecutive season; audiences can anticipate an afternoon of carefully selected repertoire played with matchless musical fervor. 914-251-6200 CENTER SINGLES
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FLAMENCO VIVO
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 8PM “An infectiously joyful celebration of music and dance” – The New York Times Flamenco: shimmering, seductive, and steeped in tradition and storytelling. When Carlota Santana brought Flamenco Vivo to The Center two seasons ago, audience enthusiasm was such that we wanted them on our stage again as soon as possible. They return with Poema de Andalucía, a choreographic journey through the alluring cultures and traditions of the Andalusian provinces that form the cradle of Flamenco. This special “poem” celebrates the region’s unique and rich heritage through the language of music, song, and dance.
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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27 3PM PepsiCo Theatre A $25 B $15
THE INTERGALACTIC
NEMESIS LIVE-ACTION GRAPHIC NOVEL
“Something you simply must experience if you are a fan of awesome.” –Collider.com
Three actors voice dozens of characters, a Foley sound artist creates the audio effects, and a pianist plays a cinematic score, while projections of more than 1,250 individual full-color hi-res comic book panels tell a hilarious sci-fi adventure story. And, in this family-friendly performance, it all happens live before your very eyes.
The Intergalactic Nemesis has been featured on television, including Conan O’Brien, and on stage in New York where the New York Post called it “Great fun! A happily retro multimedia extravaganza.” Recommended for ages 7 and up.
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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28 3PM
“Bailey is one of the most exciting cellists to come along in years”
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– The Kansas City Star
ZUILL The descriptive phrase “rock star” and the word “cellist” are not often uttered in the same sentence, but the two come to mind to describe the astonishingly talented (and, in the words of one critic, “easy on the eye”) Zuill Bailey. This extraordinary classical cellist is gifted with beautiful tone, fabulous technique, sensitive interpretation, and a dynamic personality. The Virginia-born Bailey’s calling card to public attention may have been a bit unusual: for half a dozen years he played a murderous cellist on the HBO prison series Oz. At The Center he’ll be “killing” audiences on the cello he calls “J-Lo” in honor of its deep curves.
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MONTANA REP
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“The 1947 play that made Arthur Miller famous” – The New York Times
ALL MY SONS
Arthur Miller’s first great play foreshadowed the explosiveness of Death of a Salesman and The Crucible still to come. World War II recently ended and Joe Keller, the patriarch of a seemingly allAmerican family, has a secret, one that will slowly unravel during the course of two acts and change
the lives of all the characters forever. Originally produced on Broadway in 1947 and revived several times, this production is from Montana Rep, the theater-in-residence at the University of Montana and one of the most respected touring companies in the United States.
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FRIDAY MARCH 11 8PM PepsiCo Theatre A $40 B $25
“A beautifully inventive fiddler…her playing tradition-rich yet adventurous, spiced with world, jazz and pop” – The Boston Globe Long-time audience members will remember Eileen Ivers, hailed by The New York Times as “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin,” for her frequent appearances at The Center about a dozen years ago. Welcome back, Eileen! We’re looking forward to your Beyond the Bog Road tour, celebrating your newest CD. Adding to the excitement, Eileen will not be alone. Her dazzling and virtuoso fiddle playing will be accompanied by a four-piece back-up band and dancers, all exploring Americana sounds and the growth from Celtic beginnings of Bluegrass, Appalachian, Quebecois, and Cajun music.
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APOLLO’S FIRE
BAROQUE ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
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Jesse Blumberg Jesus Jeffrey Strauss Pilate Amanda Forsythe soprano Terry Wey countertenor Christian Immler baritone
BACH’S
ST. JOHN PASSION
JEANNETTE SORRELL CONDUCTOR
NICHOLAS PHAN EVANGELIST
“Sorrell led a revelatory performance, with impassioned singing and playing bringing Bach’s score to life with contemporary immediacy.” - Opera News
Fresh from their triumph in London as one of the “5 Best Classical Concerts of the Year” (The Telegraph), Apollo’s Fire and conductor Jeannette Sorrell forge a “vibrant, life-affirming approach” to period-instrument performance (BBC Magazine). They bring their distinctive fire and passion to J.S. Bach’s most theatrical oratorio, the St. John Passion. Bursting out of the starting gates from the agitated opening chorus, the
dramatic events of Jesus’ final days unfold with compelling storytelling. An international cast of singer-actors brings the characters to life, while the acclaimed chorus Apollo’s Singers evoke the wild mob with fierce intensity. First performed on a Good Friday nearly 300 years ago, the Passion arrives at The Center just two weeks before Easter of 2016.
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FRIDAY APRIL 1 8PM Concert Hall A $60 B $50 C $45
COLIN MOCHRIE BRAD SHERWOOD “They are laugh-untilyour-sides-hurt funny” – The Cape Cod Times
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The pairing of these two stars of TV’s Whose Line Is It Anyway? raises the question: “Who’s live anyway?” Answer: “They are.” The imaginative mammal Colin Mochrie (Latin name: Hilaritycus Smoothius) and the savant of self-amusement Brad Sherwood (Latin name: Cranius Giganticum) are
alive and kicking with 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song. Is it any wonder that this performance will take place on April Fool’s Day? Come to the performance with your own improvisation suggestions and you may just be asked to join the cast on stage.
TWO MAN GROUP
SUNDAY APRIL 3 3PM Recital Hall A $50
“Opera stars of the future who are on the cusp of extraordinary careers” – New Jersey Monthly
METROPOLITAN
OPERA
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STARS For more than 125 years New York City’s Metropolitan Opera has been the artistic home of the greatest singers in the world. The Met is also the launching pad for the opera stars of the future. Some of today’s leading artists got their first big break by winning the company’s national auditions, as members of the young artist
program, or by catching the attention of Met talent scouts. This Rising Stars concert offers fans a rare opportunity to discover remarkable young singers whose names, someday, will be spoken with the same reverence and respect as those of the opera world’s biggest stars.
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STATE STREET BALLET “SSB’s Carmen is by far the company’s most ambitious and most dazzling ballet yet” – Santa Barbara Independent
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SATURDAY APRIL 9 8PM Concert Hall A $70 B $50
CARMEN A red dress. It hints of passion, jealousy, desire. That one red dress, clinging to a beautiful dancer, embodies all of the elements of Carmen, the classic tragic tale of the Gypsy and her obsessive lover. State Street Ballet’s full-length production is told through contemporary ballet, with both classical and modern influences, choreographed by William Soleau to the rich score by Georges Bizet. State Street, a vibrant and innovative
dance company based in Santa Barbara, has become known for melding familiar story lines with exciting movement to give familiar tales a modern, passionate, and unique twist.
SATURDAY APRIL 16 3PM Concert Hall A $30 B $20
CLIFFORD
THE BIG RED DOG
“Kids who love Clifford’s books and the animated series will enjoy every moment of this production” – Scholastic Entertainment
For more than 40 years Clifford has charmed and amazed children with his zany escapades and “big ideas” and he’s coming to The Center to emBARK on his latest adventure, live on stage! Clifford fans will love every minute of this musical tail (sorry, that should be tale). Perhaps this performance will answer the question that’s
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been asked for many years: How did he get to be so big? With hummable songs and lovable characters, Clifford the Big Red Dog LIVE! is certain to be a “pup”-ular hit. Recommended for ages 3 and up.
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SATURDAY APRIL 16 8PM Recital Hall A $50
ROBIN SPIELBERG
“Spielberg has one of the best sets of hands going.” - All-Music Guide
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Spellbinding Musical Storytelling. The numbers add up. She’s releasing her 17th CD this spring. She has sold over a million recordings and digital downloads since her debut album Heal of the Hand. She has over 54 million listeners on Pandora. With tours encompassing hundreds of dates and tens of thousands of audiences entertained, Robin Spielberg, named to the prestigious Steinway Artist Roster, has truly
become one of America’s most beloved pianist/ composers. Whether performing her ingenious arrangement of Pachelbel’s Canon (which has made her a bona fide “piano star” in Korea), American classics from film and Broadway, or her original works inspired by love, nature, and history, Robin’s neo-classical piano stylings coupled with her ability to connect with audiences always inspire and make us smile.
SATURDAY APRIL 30 8PM Concert Hall A $75 B $65 C $50
JOHN
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PIZZARELLI “By the time the show ended with the audience singing along with ‘Walking My Baby Back Home’ the packed house felt that it didn’t enjoy an evening as much of nostalgia, but of a level of art and musicianship that needs to be passed on to the next generation” – Jazz Weekly
“Mona Lisa.” “Unforgettable.” “Straighten Up and Fly Right.” And oh so many more, one solid gold hit after another. Nat King Cole, the titan of 50s song stylists, is celebrated by two of the jazz world’s best: three-time Grammy winner and master of jazz piano Ramsey Lewis and singer-
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guitarist John Pizzarelli, about whom a local paper in the Northwest quipped, “John Pizzarelli is so impossibly cool he shouldn’t be legally allowed to enter Oregon.” Bring these two together and it’s an explosion of smooth jazz, an evening with a nightclub ambience minus the martinis.
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OPERA
SUNDAYS 2PM PepsiCo Theatre GENERAL ADMISSION
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Bellini’s most famous opera, featuring a powerful and vengeful classical heroine, in a production from Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu, sung in Italian and directed by American stage director Kevin Newbury with conducting by Renato Palumbo. Sung in Italian From Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona Recorded in February 2015
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CINEMA “The cinema isn’t just for movies anymore” – London Telegraph
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Introduced during the 2014-2015 season, these highdefinition film screenings of classic operas have taken our audiences to the opera houses of Paris, Berlin, and Vienna. A program of Rising Alternatives, this series brings the world’s richest cultural spectacles to you, all within a short drive from home.
Teatro alla Scala di Milano’s new production of Verdi’s magnificent opera presented by two great masters: conductor Zubin Mehta returning to La Scala and director Peter Stein. This quintessential lyric opera is sung in Italian. Sung in Italian From Teatro Alla Scala di Milano Recorded in February 2015
TOSCA MARCH 20
Belgium’s Opéra Royal de Wallonie presents a new production of Puccini’s tale of jealousy, turmoil, and despair. Paolo Arrivabeni conducts the classic opera, sung in Italian, with stage direction by Claire Servais. Sung in Italian From Opéra Royal de Wallonie – Liège Recorded in January 2015
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE MAY 8
From Austria’s Bregenz Festival, this spectacular production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, sung in German, features fire-spewing “dragon dogs,” mythical creatures operated by puppeteers, and dozens of stunt artists in this staging by David Pountney and conducted by Patrick Summers. Sung in German From Bregenz Festival, Vienna Symphony Orchestra Recorded in July 2013
“Cinema audiences get the best seats in the house for each production” – NT Live New to The Center: the finest theatre from London captured live on stage. National Theatre Live launched in 2009, and its highdefinition broadcasts have now been experienced by over 3.5 million people around the world. NT Live audiences in the U.S. saw Helen Mirren starring in The Audience long before it arrived on Broadway and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time a full year before it became a surprise smash
hit. Other NT Live events have been Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch as well as productions from the Donmar Warehouse and the Young Vic, both part of London’s equivalent of off-Broadway. The series will include nine screenings; dates and titles TBA. PepsiCo Theatre GENERAL ADMISSION $
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GOODNIGHT MOON & THE RUNAWAY BUNNY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 Grades: PreK–2 BLACK VIOLIN MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Grades: 5–12 THE CAT IN THE HAT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Grades: PreK–2
THE NUTCRACKER WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 Grades: K–8 PAWS (PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOPS FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS) TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 Grades: 9–12 DOKTOR KABOOM! THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 Grades: 4–8
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 Grades: 9–12
Discover. Enlighten. Engage.
WALK ON: THE ROSA PARKS STORY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Grades: 3–8 IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE TUESDAY, MARCH 15 Grades 7–12 ELEPHANT & PIGGIE: WE ARE IN A PLAY! THURSDAY, MARCH 17 Grades: PreK–2
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 THURSDAY, MARCH 31 Grades: PreK–2
TITUS FRIDAY, MAY 6 Grades: 5–8
LOVE THAT DOG MONDAY, MAY 9 THE BFG (BIG FRIENDLY GIANT) Grades: 2–5 MONDAY, APRIL 4 NEIGHBORHOOD BRIDGES Grades: 2–6 IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCY FALL/SPRING CLIFFORD Made possible by THE BIG RED DOG™ - LIVE! The Frog Rock Foundation and FRIDAY, APRIL 15 Peckham Family Foundation Grades: PreK–2
THANK YOU!
Peckham Family Foundation The Bee Steinhaus Memorial Arts-inEducation Fund
ARTS IN EDUCATION
We proudly present a series of performances that offer artistic innovation and educational rigor that will resonate in the classroom long after the applause has faded away. We renew our intention to link student creativity to professional artistry and create a dialogue between the work on our stage and the learning in your classrooms, particularly through our celebrated School Time Teaching Artist Program that will continue to offer immersive opportunities both in-school and at The Center. For more information, please call 914-251-6232 or visit artscenter.org/arts-in-education.
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2015-2016
ABOUT
PURCHASE COLLEGE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Founded by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1967 as the cultural gem of the State University of New York system, Purchase College enjoys a world-class reputation for its arts programs and high rankings for its liberal arts and sciences programs. The College attracts students and faculty from around the world to its 550-acre suburban campus located just 35 miles north of New York City. The focus and diversity at Purchase College are notable. The approximately 4,000 students and 300 faculty members at Purchase seek to actively develop their talents, expand their minds, and prepare for a life of intellectual and creative independence. For more information, please visit purchase.edu. 914-251-6200
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Ticket Special: Both Concerts Recital Hall A $30
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS PRESENTS
SUMMER 2015: TWO EVENINGS OF PIANO
MARCUS ROBERTS TRIO JULY 24, 2015 6:30PM Q&A WITH MARCUS ROBERTS 7:30PM CONCERT Marcus Roberts is known around the world for his creative, virtuosic, and powerful jazz piano style. Not only is he a man set apart in his genre due to his exceptional talent, but also for the challenges that he’s had to overcome due to his childhood blindness. A man who has rare insight into the soul of American music, Marcus Roberts is a fierce piano player as well as gifted composer. These talents he combines with the skill of Rodney Jordan on bass and drummer Jason Marsalis to create a group that redefines the typical jazz trio, tackling classic jazz standards with fresh style and musical ingenuity. Founded in 1995, the group is going strong after 15 years, defining themselves through enormous individual talent to create a powerfully rhythmic group sound. The Marcus Roberts Trio believes in “letting the music take over” which they do to impressive effect because of their quick musical reflexes, creative imaginations, and intuitive way of communicating on stage. Concert $20 Q & A with Marcus Roberts is free and open to the public.
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HAYDN, RAVEL, BEETHOVEN JULY 25, 2015 5:30PM MASTER CLASS 7:30PM RECITAL Recital will be preceded by a master class at 5:30pm with Purchase College faculty member Paul Ostrovsky featuring guest artists from PianoSummer at New Paltz. Alexander Korsantia has won great critical acclaim for his versatility, power and the unique sincerity of his playing. Currently he teaches at New England Conservatory in Boston and is on the faculty of SUNY New Paltz’s PianoSummer program. Tonight’s program will feature selections by Haydn, Ravel, and Beethoven. Paul Ostrovsky is is widely recognized as a pianist of extraordinary sensitivity with a special gift for chamber music and has appeared on the world’s great concert stages such as Carnegie Hall, the Philharmonie in Berlin, and the Musikverein in Vienna. Recital $15 Master Class is free and open to the public. School of the Arts summer piano events are made possible by founding supporter Marion H. Levy. Marcus Roberts and Alexander Korsantia are Steinway Artists.
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TICKETS $20
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS CONSERVATORY OF
PURCHASE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RANSOM WILSON OCTOBER 9 5PM & 7:30PM NOVEMBER 20 5PM & 7:30PM FEBRUARY 19 5PM & 7:30PM APRIL 15 5PM & 7:30PM PURCHASE OPERA JACQUE TRUSSEL HUGH MURPHY HUMPERDINCK’S HÄNSEL UND GRETEL (in German with English surtitles)
OCTOBER 23, 7PM OCTOBER 24, 1PM
MUSIC For the serious, developing musician, the Conservatory of Music in the School of the Arts at Purchase College offers a unique educational experience – intensive training within the context of a spirited, supportive community, where mastery and artistry flourish. Come discover and support our extraordinary musicians in concert! Tickets can be purchased through The Center’s box office. Discounted tickets are available for seniors and the campus community. For more information about our performances, please visit purchase.edu/music.
EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCES (In English)
OCTOBER 21, 22, 23 10:30AM Group sales only For information: 914-251-5909 margaret.vignola@ purchase.edu
SOUL VOICES PETE MALINVERNI NOVEMBER 18, 7PM PURCHASE SYMPHONIC WINDS GRAHAM ASHTON DECEMBER 2, 7PM APRIL 20, 7PM
JAZZ SHOWCASE PURCHASE JAZZ ORCHESTRA TODD COOLMAN & JON FADDIS PURCHASE LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA DAVID DEJESUS DECEMBER 9, 7PM HANDEL’S MESSIAH PURCHASE COLLEGE CHORUS DAVID J. RECCA PURCHASE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RANSOM WILSON DECEMBER 11, 7PM PURCHASE OPERA SPRING PERFORMANCE JACQUE TRUSSEL HUGH MURPHY PURCHASE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MARCH 10, 11, 12, 7PM MARCH 13, 1PM STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC APRIL 19, 7PM SUNDAY FACULTY SALON SERIES MAY 1, 3PM PURCHASE ORCHESTRA – ELECTRIC! JAKUB CIUPINSKI MAY 4, 7PM
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TICKETS $20
CONSERVATORY OF
THEATRE ARTS For over forty years, the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Purchase College has offered the highest level of professional training in acting, theatrical design, and stage technology. Our Purchase Repertory Theatre showcases tomorrow’s leading lights of stage and screen in a season of productions featuring the talents of our Junior and Senior BFA Acting companies and BFA Design/Technology students in bold interpretations of classic and contemporary works. In addition, the Conservatory’s BA programs in Theatre & Performance and Playwriting & Screenwriting present professionally directed and student generated productions in The Performing Arts Center’s Underground performance space, as well as Purchase College’s Humanities Theatre. We look forward to seeing you at our shows! 40
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Tickets can be purchased through The Center’s box office. Discounted tickets are available for seniors and the campus community. For more information about our performances, please visit purchase.edu/ta.
FALL 2015
SPRING 2016
IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER BY TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY OCTOBER 9-17
SERIOUS MONEY BY CARYL CHURCHILL FEBRUARY 12-20
THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE BY DEBORAH BREVOORT OCTOBER 10-17
THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE BY BERTOLT BRECHT MARCH 4-12
BLUES FOR MISTER CHARLIE BY JAMES BALDWIN OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 7
THE COAST OF UTOPIA: VOYAGE BY TOM STOPPARD APRIL 15-23
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DECEMBER 4-12
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Meet the next generation of leading dance artists! Join us for thrilling performances by the Purchase Dance Company. Witness and celebrate the talent, technical virtuosity, and vibrant energy of professional caliber students as they perform diverse programs ranging from classical masterpieces to contemporary modern dances, including new works created especially for the Company by acclaimed choreographers. Come discover our world of dance!
FALL 2015 PERFORMANCE SERIES DECEMBER 11, 8PM DECEMBER 12, 2PM & 8PM DECEMBER 13, 3PM
DANCE
SPRING 2016 PERFORMANCE SERIES APRIL 15, 8PM APRIL 16, 2PM & 8PM APRIL 17, 3PM
Tickets can be purchased through The Center’s box office. Discounted tickets are available for seniors and the campus community. For more information about our performances, please visit purchase.edu/dance. 914-251-6200
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VISUAL ARTS The Neuberger Museum of Art is the premier museum of modern, African, Latin American, and contemporary art in the Westchester/Fairfield County region. An outstanding arts and education institution, the Museum was conceived with the dual purpose of serving both as an important cultural resource to its regional, national and international audiences, and as an integral part of Purchase College. The Museum’s mission is to educate our diverse audiences in, about, and through the visual arts. Our goal is to engage and inspire by actively fostering the story, appreciation, and understanding of our collection and changing exhibitions. This year’s exhibitions include: Plastic: Art in an Era of Material Innovation (Spring 2015), GOLD (Summer 2015); Teresa Margolles: We Have a Common Thread (Summer 2015); Liza Lou: Colorfield 42
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and the Ixube Works (Fall 2015); and Louise Fishman: A Retrospective (Spring 2016). Special events and programming are also planned. The annual benefit in the fall and Paper Jam art auction in the spring are popular events. Visit www.neuberger.org, subscribe to our e-news, or connect on Facebook for updates and information.
also connects students with artists whose work is featured at the Museum. Through this connection, students have the unique opportunity to work with professional national and international exhibiting artists, designers, and cultural producers.
The Passage Gallery serves as a professional quality interdisciplinary media gallery and exhibition space for student work at Purchase College. The gallery opens Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery, located within new shows on a regular cycle of three to four weeks, the school of Art+Design, presents exhibitions that provide professional context for students and interact representing the breadth of cultural production at the school. It provides a venue for a diverse array of with their daily classroom experience. The gallery’s media, including painting, sculpture, photography, program focuses on emerging artists, A+D alumni, current faculty, and student work. This series includes digital media, and video, as well as performance and conceptual art forms. yearly MFA and BFA student group exhibitions. In conjunction with the Neuberger Museum, the School
SATURDAY OCTOBER 31 10AM-6PM SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1 10AM-5PM For more information, contact crafts@ artrider.com 845.331.7900
THE ART OF CRAFT Don’t miss this juried event featuring over 100 of America’s best emerging and established craft artists. Presented by Artrider, producers of the nationally acclaimed Crafts at Lyndhurst, in collaboration with The Center’s volunteer corps, The Prompters. Proceeds benefit The Performing Arts Center. Thank you for your support!
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES* Christopher T. Clark Marjorie Gilbert Harry J. McFadden Vivian Milstein Dr. Betty B. Osman Barry Pearson M. James Sandling Dean Schaffer Thomas J. Schwarz Hannah Shmerler Jeannine Starr Carol A. Strickberger Lucille Werlinich
SUPPORT
For that reason, we invite you to make a gift to the Annual Fund today.
*as of May 2015
Donald Landis†, The Performing Arts Center Foundation Ann Scheuer, The Performing Arts Center Foundation † deceased
THE CENTER “First-rate performances straight from NYC, easy parking, good restaurants nearby, culture without a hassle!” – Elaine & Alan Weiler
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THANK YOU! The PAC acknowledges with great appreciation our major funders and sponsors
The Vivian and Seymour Milstein Endowed Fund
Not only will you be supporting a local organization which brings “culture without the hassle” to Westchester and Fairfield counties, but you will also enjoy the perks and benefits* associated with your gift that will enhance your theatre experience, such as:
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For 38 years, The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College has been committed to providing a stage for the arts and arts education in Westchester and Fairfield counties. Only because of the support we receive from our fellow community members and friends who care deeply about the impact that the arts have on our lives, are we able to bring to you our highly regarded Arts-In-Education programs and world-class performances.
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Access to VIP Patrons’ Desk Ticketing Service Concierge for VIP seats to all performances Complimentary valet parking at select performances Invitations to private donor events, including exclusive opportunities to meet the artists Access to Patrons’ Lounge Intermission Receptions at all Center Series performances with the Director Joining a community of performing arts lovers who share an affinity for The PAC
*all benefits outlined above begin at the Donors’ Circle level ($1,000+)
To donate, please call Sarah Recca, Associate Director of Development, at 914-251-6189 or visit artscenter.org/support.
Peckham Family Foundation The Bee Steinhaus Memorial Arts-inEducation Fund
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2015-2016 CALENDAR
CENTER FAMILY CENTER CINEMA
JUL
Fri Sat Fri Sat
7/10 7/18 7/24 7/25
8pm 8pm 7:30pm 7:30pm
National Youth Orchestra of the USA National Ballet of China Marcus Roberts Trio Alexander Korsantia Piano Recital
SEP
Sun
9/27
2pm
Opera at the Cinema: Norma
10/3 10/4 10/9 10/9 10/10 10/10 10/10 10/11 10/14 10/15 10/16 10/17 10/17 10/17 10/21-23 10/23 10/24 10/24 10/30-31 10/31
8pm 3pm 5 & 7:30pm 7:30pm 1:30pm 7:30pm 8pm 3pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 1:30pm 5pm 7:30pm 10:30am 7pm 1pm 8pm 7:30pm 1:30pm
The 5 Browns, piano Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Purchase Symphony Orchestra In the Red and Brown Water In the Red and Brown Water The Women of Lockerbie Vertigo Dance Company Orpheus Chamber Orchestra The Women of Lockerbie In the Red and Brown Water The Women of Lockerbie The Women of Lockerbie CMS: Haydn, Mendelssohn & Schumann In the Red and Brown Water Purchase Opera: Hänsel & Gretel Purchase Opera: Hänsel & Gretel Purchase Opera: Hänsel & Gretel Ana Gasteyer: I’m Hip! Blues for Mister Charlie Blues for Mister Charlie
11/4-7 11/6 11/7 11/7 11/8 11/15 11/18 11/20 11/20 11/21 11/22
7:30pm 8pm 1:30pm 8pm 2pm 3pm 7pm 5 & 7:30pm 8pm 5pm 3pm
Blues for Mister Charlie Munich Symphony Orchestra Blues for Mister Charlie Arturo Sandoval Opera at the Cinema: Aida Black Violin Soul Voices Purchase Symphony Orchestra Art of Time Ensemble: Sgt. Pepper CMS: Nights in Vienna Jessica Lang Dance
12/2 12/4-5 12/5 12/5 12/5 12/6 12/9 12/9-12 12/11 12/11-12 12/12
7pm 7:30pm 1:30pm 4pm 8pm 3pm 7pm 7:30pm 7pm 8pm 2pm
Purchase Symphonic Winds All’s Well That Ends Well All’s Well That Ends Well A Chanticleer Christmas A Chanticleer Christmas Ray Chen, violin Jazz Showcase All’s Well That Ends Well PSO & College Chorus: Handel’s Messiah Fall Dance Performance Series Fall Dance Performance Series
OCT Sat
Sun Fri Fri Sat Sat Sat Sun Wed Thu Fri Sat Sat Sat Wed-Fri Fri Sat Sat Fri-Sat Sat
NOV Wed-Sat
Fri Sat Sat Sun Sun Wed Fri Fri Sat Sun
DEC Wed
Fri-Sat Sat Sat Sat Sun Wed Wed-Sat Fri Fri Sat
CHAMBER MUSIC GREAT PERFORMERS DEC Sat
GREAT VOICES CENTER JAZZ
GREAT ORCHESTRAS CENTER SINGLES
Sun Fri-Sat
12/12 12/13 12/18-19
1:30pm 3pm 8pm
All’s Well That Ends Well Fall Dance Performance Series The Rob Mathes Holiday Concert
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Sat Sun
1/23 1/31
5pm 3pm
CMS: Pianos/ Pianists Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
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Fri-Sat Sat Sat Wed-Sat Fri Sat Sat Sun Fri Sat Sun
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7:30pm 1:30pm 8pm 7:30pm 5 & 7:30pm 1:30pm 8pm 3pm 8pm 3pm 3pm
Serious Money Serious Money Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour Serious Money Purchase Symphony Orchestra Serious Money Martha Graham Dance Company Decoda Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana The Intergalactic Nemesis Zuill Bailey, cello
MAR Fri-Sat
3/4-5 3/5 3/9-12 3/10-12 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/13 3/13 3/20
7:30pm 1:30pm 7:30pm 7pm 8pm 8pm 1:30pm 1pm 3pm 2pm
The Caucasian Chalk Circle The Caucasian Chalk Circle The Caucasian Chalk Circle Purchase Spring Opera Montana Rep: All My Sons Eileen Ivers The Caucasian Chalk Circle Purchase Spring Opera Apollo’s Fire: St. John Passion Opera at the Cinema: Tosca
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4/3 4/9 4/15 4/15-16 4/15-16 4/16 4/16 4/16 4/16 4/17 4/19 4/20 4/20-23 4/23 4/30
3pm 8pm 5 & 7:30pm 7:30pm 8pm 1:30pm 2pm 3pm 8pm 3pm 7pm 7pm 7:30pm 1:30pm 8pm
Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Two Man Group Metropolitan Opera Rising Stars State Street Ballet: Carmen Purchase Symphony Orchestra The Coast of Utopia: Voyage Spring Dance Performance Series The Coast of Utopia: Voyage Spring Dance Performance Series Clifford The Big Red Dog LIVE! Robin Spielberg Spring Dance Performance Series Student Chamber Music Purchase Symphonic Winds The Coast of Utopia: Voyage The Coast of Utopia: Voyage John Pizzarelli & Ramsey Lewis
5/1 5/4 5/7 5/8
3pm 7pm 5pm 2pm
Sunday Faculty Salon Series Purchase Orchestra - Electric! CMS: Horn Calls Opera at the Cinema: Die Zauberflöte
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TICKETING & BOX OFFICE INFO ORDERING TICKETS
PATRON INFORMATION
By Mail PAC Box Office, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577-1402 By Phone 914-251-6200 By Fax 914-251-6171 Online www.artscenter.org
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Fees • All prices include a $2.50 college administrative fee per ticket per event. • All single tickets are subject to a handling charge in addition to the price of the ticket. Online: $3 per ticket By phone, mail, or fax: $4 per ticket In person: $1 per ticket. • All college administrative and handling fees are (single ticket sales only, starting at noon on August 4, 2015) non-refundable. In Person • In the event of a cancellation, only the face value The box office is located in the lobby of The Performing of the ticket will be returned. Arts Center, just inside the main entrance. Hours of operation are Tuesday – Friday from noon to 6pm, On-Sale Dates and on evenings and weekends before performances. Single tickets for The Center Series will go on sale August 4. Orders for single tickets added on to a subscription wil be processed at the time of order. Orders for single tickets received before the on-sale date will be held and processed beginning August 4. Purchase
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The Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of Purchase College, just east of White Plains, NY, and just west of Greenwich, CT, easily accessible from routes 287, 684, the Hutchinson River Parkway, and the Merritt Parkway. The address is 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577.
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DISCOUNTS
Subscribers Fixed series subscribers save 20%, Create Your Own subscribers can save 15 to 20%. See the order form for details. Groups Groups of 15 or more who attend the same Center Series performance save 15% off the regular ticket price. Call Tania Mather at 914-251-6200 to reserve tickets for your group. Purchase College Faculty & Staff Special discounted tickets are available: $25 for most performances. Youth Full-time students with a valid ID and children 16 and under save 50% off the regular ticket price. Seniors Senior citizens age 65 and over receive a discount of 10% off the regular single-ticket price.
Tickets for Conservatory performances will go on sale August 4 by phone, online, and in person. Conservatory Alumni tickets are subject to administrative and handling fees. Purchase College alumni receive 15% off the regular single-ticket price with a valid alumni ID. Accessibility The orchestra levels of all of our theatres are wheelchair accessible; the Grand Tier and Second Tier of the Concert Hall and the Balcony of the PepsiCo Theatre are only accessible by stairs. Please mention your needs when ordering your tickets so that an appropriate seat can be reserved for you.
Student Rush! $5 tickets for Purchase College students with a valid ID are available for most performances. Limit 2 per ID and subject to availability. Keep an eye out for flyers and email alerts about rush sale dates. Note The above discounts are for Center Series performances only. They do not apply to subscriptions, Conservatory, or rental performances, and may not be combined.
ORDER FORM FIVE WAYS TO ORDER
1. Mail this form and payment to The PAC Box Office 735 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, NY 10577-1402 2. Call 914-251-6200 Box office hours: Tue–Fri, noon–6pm 3. Fax this form to 914-251-6171 4. Online at www.artscenter.org
(single ticket sales only, starting at noon on August 4, 2015)
5. In Person at The PAC box office ticket windows.
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THREE WAYS TO SAVE
1. By Series Select the series — such as Great Orchestras or Dance — save 20% and get the same seats for every performance 2. Create Your Own 3 or 4 Select any three or four events and save 15%— flexibility is the key here — pick the variety that best suits your interests.
Best available seats.
STEP 1 Order your Series Subscription Select the series, save 20% and get the same seats for each performance.
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Great Orchestras
$262.00
$210.00
$154.00
Great Performers *
$125.50
$93.50
Great Voices *
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$129.50
Chamber Music
$158.00
Center Dance *
$202.00
$150.00
Center Jazz
$157.50
$133.50
Center Family *
$65.50
$41.50
Opera at the Cinema
$66.00
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$113.50
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National Youth Orchestra of the USA
$55
45
30
47.13
38.63
25.88
44.50
36.50
24.50
28.75
23.75
16.25
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National Ballet of China
$55
40
30
47.13
34.38
25.88
44.50
32.50
24.50
28.75
21.25
16.25
=
The 5 Browns, pianos
$55
45
35
47.13
38.63
30.13
44.50
36.50
28.50
28.75
23.75
18.75
=
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
$45
Vertigo Dance Company
$50
35
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 10/11
$80
65
CMS: Haydn-Mendelssohn-Schumann
$50
Ana Gasteyer: I’m Hip!
$55
45
30
47.13
38.63
25.88
44.50
36.50
24.50
Munich Symphony Orchestra
$95
75
50
81.13
64.13
42.88
76.50
60.50
Arturo Sandoval
$60
50
45
51.38
42.88
38.63
48.50
40.50
Black Violin
$25
15
21.63
13.13
20.50
Art of Time Ensemble: Sgt. Pepper
$55
40
47.13
34.38
44.50
CMS: Nights in Vienna
$50
Jessica Lang Dance
$50
A Chanticleer Christmas (matinee)
$55
47.13
44.50
28.75
A Chanticleer Christmas
$55
47.13
44.50
28.75
Ray Chen, violin
$50
35
Rob Mathes 12/18
$75
50
Rob Mathes 12/19
$75
50
CMS: Pianos / Pianists
$45
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 1/31
$80
65
50
68.38
55.63
42.88
64.50
52.50
40.50
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour
$60
50
45
51.38
42.88
38.63
48.50
40.50
36.50
Martha Graham Dance Company
$80
65
68.38
55.63
64.50
52.50
Decoda
$30
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
$45
35
38.63
30.13
36.50
28.50
23.75
18.75
=
The Intergalactic Nemesis
$25
15
21.63
13.13
20.50
12.50
13.75
8.75
=
Zuill Bailey, cello
$50
35
42.88
30.13
40.50
28.50
26.25
18.75
=
Montana Rep: All My Sons
$45
30
38.63
25.88
36.50
24.50
23.75
16.25
=
Eileen Ivers
$40
25
34.38
21.63
32.50
20.50
21.25
13.75
Apollo’s Fire: St. John Passion
$70
55
40
59.88
47.13
34.38
56.50
44.50
32.50
36.25
28.75
21.25
=
Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood
$60
50
45
51.38
42.88
38.63
48.50
40.50
36.50
31.25
26.25
23.75
=
Metropolitan Opera Rising Stars
$50
State Street Ballet: Carmen
$70
50
59.88
42.88
56.50
40.50
36.25
26.25
=
Clifford The Big Red Dog LIVE!
$30
20
25.88
17.38
24.50
16.50
16.25
11.25
=
Robin Spielberg
$50
John Pizzarelli & Ramsey Lewis
$75
CMS: Horn Calls
$50
38.63 50
36.50
42.88
30.13
68.38
55.63
42.88
42.88
42.88
35
30.13
40
64.13
42.88
40
64.13
42.88
18.75
41.25
33.75
26.25
28.75
23.75
16.25
=
40.50
48.75
38.75
26.25
=
36.50
31.25
26.25
23.75
=
12.50
13.75
8.75
=
32.50
28.75
21.25
=
40.50
34.38
60.50
40.50
34.38
60.50
40.50
26.25
40.50
=
38.75
26.25
21.25
=
32.50
38.75
26.25
21.25
=
41.25
33.75
26.25
=
31.25
26.25
23.75
=
41.25
33.75
=
23.75
= =
16.25
=
=
26.25
40.50 60.50
=
32.50
40.50
42.88
= 18.75
24.50
55.63
=
18.75
26.25
36.50
42.88
=
26.25 28.50
=
26.25 52.50
= =
26.25
28.50
42.88
42.88
52.50
=
26.25
40.50
25.88
64.13
64.50
40.50
30.13
42.88
50
28.50
40.50
38.63
65
40.50 40.50
42.88
=
23.75
40.50
38.75 26.25
33.75
26.25
= =
Single Tickets / Create Your Own Sub-Total = 48
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