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Williams Center for the Arts 2015/16 September
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17 Takács Quartet
Past/Present: Selections from the Lafayette Art Collection opens
Julian Sands / A Celebration of Harold Pinter
11 Barry Harris Trio with special guests Jon Irabagon and Marquis Hill
14 Seán Curran Company with Ustatshakirt Plus Ensemble
16 Mark Morris Dance Group
16 In the Line of Duty: Collecting African American Art opens
18 Cimarrón
16 Cécile McLorin Salvant
27 PRISM Quartet
21 The Cashore Marionettes
December 14 Sancho: An Act of Remembrance
20 Riyaaz Qawwali
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Dear Friends: Welcome to the 2015/16 season at the Williams Center for the Arts, the 33rd year of providing outstanding encounters with some of the most imaginative minds on the planet. In the Performance Series and Gallery, and in concerts and productions by the Lafayette College Departments of Music and Theater, we stand firm in our commitment to presenting a rich array of experiences designed to inspire and delight.
This year we expand the artistic palette of the Performance Series with our inaugural Theater series: among these premier events are Julian Sands’ homage to poet and playwright Harold Pinter, and Filter Theatre’s Twelfth Night, which will demonstrate, once again, why the Bard is relevant, adaptable, and enduring. The Theater series includes two superior puppetry artists: Joseph Cashore, with his exquisitely engineered marionettes;
and Robin Frohardt’s bunraku-inspired urban morality play, The Pigeoning. We’re excited to launch our new Family Matinees series with specially scheduled Saturday performances of these two shows. The Williams Center will be further distinguished by work from visionary choreographer Mark Morris, the incomparable Takács Quartet, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
January
February
April
18 Gail Skudera / In Time, Out of Time: Woven Photo Collages opens
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30 Bill Charlap
29 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with pianist Khatia Buniatishvili
20 The Bill Goodwin Experience
May
24 BODYTRAFFIC
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Filter Theatre / Twelfth Night
12 Vox Luminis
27 The Pigeoning
March 4
Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light opens
5 DanĂş 13 Kenny Endo Contemporary Ensemble 30 New York Neo-Futurists
with pianist Khatia Buniatishvili, and an exclusive appearance by French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky. In tribute to the late Mulgrew Miller, Barry Harris and Bill Charlap offer their perspectives on the jazz keyboard, and the next generation of jazz masters comes to the fore with award-winning vocalist CĂŠcile McLorin Salvant. World music on our stage arrives from Ireland, Japan, Colombia, South Asia, and the Kyrgyz Republic.
Discover for yourself how a season like this can be avant-garde and classical, beautiful and startling, fresh and timeless. These artists will leave an indelible impression on you, and I hope that their performances resonate for a long time to come. I look forward to seeing you at the Williams Center! Hollis Ashby Executive and Artistic Director of the Performance Series
Philippe Jaroussky
PRISM Quartet
Orpheus
Takács Quartet
PRISM Quartet Sunday / September 27 / 3 p.m. “This bold ensemble has set the standard for contemporary-classical saxophone quartets with its rhythmic acuity and elegant sound,” hails The New York Times of the PRISM Quartet. Ever intrepid champions of new music, Timothy McAllister, Taimur Sullivan, Matthew Levy, and Zachary Shemon have commissioned more than 200 works in their quest to explore every surprising nuance the instrument has to offer. In a program that promises to be discriminating and revelatory, fresh and intriguing, PRISM’s Williams Center debut will feature saxophone quartet music from the world’s most far-reaching 20th- and 21st-century composers. $23
Takács Quartet Tuesday / November 17 / 8 p.m. Widely acclaimed the leading string ensemble of our time, no other group of musicians command the scope of quartet literature at the level of the Takács Quartet. Violinists Edward Dusinberre and Károly Schranz, violist Geraldine Walther, and cellist András Fejér share a unique capacity to discern each composer’s particular intent with complete understanding. Shostakovich’s richly textured Quartet No. 3 and Haydn’s expressive Quartet in C major, with its symphonic reach, showcase the musicians’ virtuosity. “This is chamber music playing of overwhelming intensity…simply the best I have ever heard in concert” (The Guardian, London). $29
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra / Khatia Buniatishvili, piano Friday / January 29 / 8 p.m. Only the pioneering Orpheus Chamber Orchestra could conceive a program that reflects on a musical lineage beginning with Haydn’s Symphony No. 1 and ending at Rachmaninoff ’s Suite No. 2. Along the way, Mozart’s impassioned Piano Concerto No. 20 inspires Tchaikovsky, whom Anton Arensky honors in his Variations on a Theme. Rachmaninoff, who received formative lessons in harmony from Arensky, provides the Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, newly arranged for orchestra by Paul Chihara. The exciting young Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili, recipient of Arthur Rubinstein and Tbilisi International Piano Competition awards, makes her Orpheus debut. $33
Program: Haydn / Symphony No. 1 in D major // Mozart / Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K.466 // Arensky / Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky // Rachmaninoff / Suite No. 2 for Program: Haydn / String Quartet in C major, Op. 74, No. 1 // Shostakovich / String Quartet Two Pianos, Op. 17 (arr. Paul Chihara) No. 3 in F major, Op. 73 // Dvorˇák / String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105, B. 193 The J. Mahlon and Grace Buck Fund Concert. The Croasdale Fund Concert.
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Vox Luminis Philippe Jaroussky
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Friday / February 12 / 8 p.m.
INTREPID EXQUISITE R I C H L Y TEXTURED IMPASSIONED Khatia Buniatishvili
Since its founding in 2004, the young Belgian ensemble Vox Luminis has emerged as one of the foremost practitioners of Renaissance and Baroque vocal music. Under the direction of bass and founder Lionel Meunier, the members are acclaimed for their superb individual voices, flawless tonal quality, and clarity of sound, delivered with unassuming style. Their recordings have garnered such prestigious awards as Gramophone’s Recording of the Year and the International Classical Music Award. The program includes Domenico Scarlatti’s 10-part motet Stabat Mater, the work that inspired the founding of Vox Luminis. $23 Program: Scarlatti / Te Deum and Stabat Mater // J.L. Bach / “Das ist meine Freude” // J.C. Bach / “Der Mensch vom Weibe geboren” // J.S. Bach / “Jesu meine Freude” The Dr. Aaron S. Litwak ’42 Fund Concert.
Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor
Jérôme Ducros, piano Sunday / May 8 / 3 p.m. As master of a rare and finely-wrought vocal technique, French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky possesses an uncommonly beautiful sound. His recordings and concerts are eagerly awaited by admirers the world over, including Cecilia Bartoli, who has said, “There is a beauty in his phrasing and a delicacy, if not fragility, in his soul that touches the listener profoundly.” With pianist Jérôme Ducros, Jaroussky lends his gifted voice to the 19thand 20th-century art songs of Fauré, Debussy, Hahn, and Chabrier, who set fin de siècle poet and countryman Paul Verlaine’s exquisite verse to music. $29
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Barry Harris
Jon Irabagon
Marquis Hill
Barry Harris Trio
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Friday / September 11 / 8 p.m.
Friday / October 16 / 8 p.m.
One is hard-pressed to find a reference to Barry Harris that doesn’t also include Charlie Parker, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, or Thelonius Monk—good company, to be sure. Reared in the Detroit jazz scene and embraced by New York’s, the bebop native brings the angular rhythms and complex harmonies of his style to this tribute to the late Mulgrew Miller. Joined by longtime collaborators Ray Drummond (bass) and Leroy Williams (drums), Harris’ performance is punctuated by the delight with which he is known to mentor younger artists, when Thelonius Monk Competition winners Jon Irabagon (saxophone) and Marquis Hill (trumpet) take the stage. $21
While The New York Times may call her “daring,” Cécile McLorin Salvant might disagree. She doesn’t dare to tackle challenging themes and unexpected songs—she simply does. Doing so has earned her awards and accolades from all corners of the jazz world. As a classically trained vocalist, the skill with which McLorin Salvant can command her considerable talent and her audiences’ emotions are why she has been hailed as heir to the greats. Comparisons with Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, and Ella Fitzgerald abound, yet Cécile McLorin Salvant is her own woman, and her ability to balance swagger and humor, grit and delicacy, will have you rapt. $25
The Brunswick Fund Concert. Presented as part of the 28th Annual Easton Jazz Festival in association with the Boys and Girls Club of Easton.
Open rehearsals and talks by guest artists are announced on our website throughout the season. ///
The Bill Goodwin Experience Saturday / February 20 / 8 p.m. A three-time Grammy Award winner and winner of France’s Grand Prix du Disque, drummer Bill Goodwin has joined forces with the likes of Charles Lloyd, Art Pepper, Gary Burton, Mose Allison, Keith Jarrett, and Tom Waits. He is a powerful and energetic performer, as demonstrated on Phil Woods’ memorable Live from the Showboat, yet is capable of a subtle, fluid style that makes for skillful spontaneity among collaborators. With Bill Washer (guitar), Tony Marino (bass), Adam Niewood (saxophone), and Kirk Knuffke (cornet), the Bill Goodwin Experience embraces the straight-ahead to free-form composition where anything goes. $21 Cécile McLorin Salvant
Bill Goodwin is the 2015/16 Alan and Wendy Pesky Artist-inResidence at Lafayette College.
Bill Charlap Saturday / April 30 / 8 p.m. “One of America’s foremost interpreters of standards…his ear is subtle and his grasp of arrangement is peerless,” attests the BBC of this extraordinary pianist. Known for honoring tradition without suppressing his own creative impulses— which are marked by elegance, romance, and warmth—the Grammy-nominated Blue Note recording artist offers his take on the Great American Songbook and selections from the jazz canon that are anything but standard in his hands. Bill Charlap’s solo performance at the Williams Center is a rare chance to experience one of the world’s premier jazz pianists at his best. $25 The H. Ellis Finger Concert.
Bill Goodwin
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Cimarrón Friday / September 18 / 8 p.m. Cimarrón sets the Williams Center ablaze with música llanera from the Orinoco river plains of Colombia. The driving, rippling joropo—“South American cowboy music”—is played on folk-harp, bandola llanera, and cuatro, accompanied by bass, cajón, maracas, and high-pitched vocals. Evoking its Andalusian gypsy roots, inflected by indigenous and African influences, this joyous music must be experienced live to fully appreciate its exuberance. Led by harpist Carlos Rojas, Cimarrón honors the rich joropo tradition without shying away from experimenting and pushing the form further. $19
Riyaaz Qawwali
Riyaaz Qawwali Tuesday / October 20 / 8 p.m. Few of the world’s traditional musics are as captivating as the 700-year-old form of qawwali. Returning to the roots of this ecstatic, mystical music, Riyaaz Qawwali conveys a universal message of oneness and joy that transcends religious and political boundaries. With lively rhythmic cycles, gripping melodies, and inspirational poetry, Riyaaz Qawwali weaves new songs and texts from Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, and other religions into the fabric of this venerable devotional music. The musicians embrace their diverse linguistic and religious backgrounds to extend qawwali to new, enthusiastic audiences. $19
Danú Saturday / March 5 / 8 p.m. Take the chill off winter and warm up for St. Patrick’s Day with historic County Waterford’s Danú. One of Ireland’s most-loved traditional ensembles, these virtuosic musicians on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, bouzouki, and vocals (Irish and English), infuse ancient music with fresh energy and bring new repertoire to sparkling life. Irish Music magazine trumpets: “[Vocalist] Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh has never sounded better… ‘Lord Gregory’ is a standard and she has probably made her version the benchmark for this century.” With reviews like that, is it any wonder Danú plays to standing-room-only crowds? $23
Kenny Endo Contemporary Ensemble Sunday / March 13 / 3 p.m. Celebrating four decades in the field, Kenny Endo remains one of the principal voices in contemporary percussion and rhythm. Always at the vanguard of taiko, he continues to break new ground in this Japanese idiom while his roots in jazz drumming influence what has become a signature style. Incorporating improvisation conversant to jazz and funk, and rhythms from around the world, Kenny Endo’s is a versatile, vibrant, and adventurous take on percussive music. With his Contemporary Ensemble providing accompaniment on taiko, vibes, bamboo flute, strings, and percussion, he challenges the stage to remain standing beneath the sheer force of their sound. $23
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Mark Morris Dance Group
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Wednesday / September 16 / 8 p.m.
Wednesday / February 24 / 8 p.m.
Simply “the most successful and influential choreographer alive” (The New York Times), Mark Morris has a limitless capacity to touch every emotion. His dances—repeatedly described as masterpieces—reflect his insightful musicality and an extraordinary grasp of human feeling, from the trifling to the profound. This Williams Center debut program realizes Morris’ particular genius, inspired by such wide-ranging ideas as those expressed in Mendelssohn’s “Songs without Words,” the music and poetry of self-described “Oblique Musical Philosopher” Ivor Cutler, and Lou Harrison’s “Grand Duo for Violin and Piano.” Live musical performance accompanies the program. $25 Program: Words (2014), set to Felix Mendelssohn’s “Songs without Words” // A Wooden Tree (2012), set to words and music by Ivor Cutler // Grand Duo (1993), set to Lou Harrison’s “Grand Duo for Violin and Piano” The Albert Seip Memorial Fund Performance.
Seán Curran Company / Ustatshakirt Plus Ensemble / Dream’d in a Dream
Lillian Barbeito and Tina Finkelman Berkett founded their Los Angeles–based company BODYTRAFFIC with a clear mission: to seek out the most original, distinctive, and diverse choreography in the field today. In works by such visionaries as Kyle Abraham, Barak Marshall, Hofesh Shechter, and Victor Quijada, these dancers are expertly adroit at switching artistic viewpoints as they embody each choreographer’s distinct idiom. In a few short years, BODYTRAFFIC has surged to the forefront of the international dance scene. Among the intriguing selections on their Williams Center program is Richard Siegal’s exhilarating O2JOY, set to great American jazz standards. $23 Program: O2JOY, set to the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Glenn Miller, and Oscar Peterson, choreography by Richard Siegal; and other works to be announced.
Wednesday / October 14 / 8 p.m. In 2012, Seán Curran Company traveled to Central Asia as cultural ambassadors of the U.S. State Department. The visit proved momentous when the dancers encountered the traditional mountain music of Bishkek, described by Curran as “beautifully strange and unfamiliar,” a sound rarely heard in the West. Thus began the synergistic collision of two authentic forms—American modern dance and centuries-old Kyrgyz music. Ustatshakirt Plus Ensemble, led by artistic director Nurlanbek Nishanov, joins the company in Curran’s new evening-length work, inspired by Walt Whitman’s “I Dream’d in a Dream,” which describes a peaceful, loving city of friends. $23 Program: Dream’d in a Dream, set to music by Ustatshakirt Plus Ensemble performed live, choreography by Seán Curran.
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Julian Sands / A Twelfth Night Celebration of Harold Pinter Filter Theatre / In association Directed by John Malkovich Tuesday / October 6 / 8 p.m. In 2005, too frail to give a scheduled reading, Nobel laureate Harold Pinter still possessed the force of will to embolden actor Julian Sands (A Room with a View, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) to appear on his behalf. Pinter coached Sands down to every breath and beat the playwright and poet intended, resulting in a performance that is penetrating, humorous, and heroic in scope. Directed by John Malkovich and premiered at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, A Celebration of Harold Pinter channels the writer whose poetry, prose, and observations are as singular and personal as his plays are formidable and engrossing. $31 The Class of ’73 Performance.
Sancho: An Act of Remembrance Written & performed by Paterson Joseph / Produced in association with the Oxford Playhouse / Co-directed by Simon Godwin / Music by Ben Park Monday / December 14 / 8 p.m. Born on a slave ship in 1729, later the first black person of African origin to vote in Britain and a man of letters, Charles Ignatius Sancho led a life full of surprising, moving, and comical events. On the day Thomas Gainsborough paints his famous portrait, we discover the forgotten but true story of a black man who voiced his political opinion with wit and charm. A tour de force written and performed by Paterson Joseph—currently featured in HBO’s The Leftovers—Sancho is the compelling tale of a man who achieved the distinction of being both wholly African and wholly British. $29 Presented in association with the Office of Intercultural Development at Lafayette College.
with the Royal Shakespeare Company / Directed by Sean Holmes / Music by Tom Haines & Ross Hughes Tuesday / February 2 / 8 p.m. Commissioned for the RSC’s Complete Works Festival in 2006, Filter Theatre’s fast-paced, liberally-edited rendering of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy lands squarely at the intersection of Classical Verse and Riotous Gig. In a swift 90 minutes, this unforgettable story of romance, mistaken identity, gender-bending intrigue, and satire is swept along in a meticulously plotted soundscape and jam session, shuffling folk, jazz, and heavy metal. It’s a sweet, lawless Illyria, where mayhem and melancholy unfold in equal measure. “Rock-and-roll Shakespeare’s a blast…Filter is a company blessed with wit, style, and a touch of magic” (Daily Telegraph, UK). $31
New York Neo-Futurists / Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind Wednesday / March 30 / 8 p.m. Is it possible, 30 plays in 60 minutes? For the New York Neo-Futurists, there’s no question. These dynamic artists—writers, directors, and actors, all— thrive in this tricky format. A critically acclaimed, energetic company that turns theatrical convention on its head, they dispense with character, setting, and plot to instead embrace the actual world within the theater. The tragic and the comic, the personal and the political, the performers and the audience— all come together to bring people to a greater understanding of themselves and each other. $29
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The Cashore Marionettes / Simple Gifts / 2 p.m. Life in Motion / 8 p.m. Saturday / November 21 Master puppeteer Joseph Cashore entrances audiences with astoundingly convincing creations, unmatched in artistry, grace, and refinement of movement. Through skillful design and virtuoso manipulation, the Cashore Marionettes come alive in scenes taken from everyday life that are humorous, poignant, and utterly fascinating. At 2 p.m. Simple Gifts offers a poetic meditation on what it is to be human, a delightful family entertainment set to music by Beethoven, Vivaldi, Strauss, and Copland. At 8 p.m. Life in Motion deepens the impact of Simple Gifts with additional vignettes of emotional gravity and insight. So wellconceived, the illusion so powerful, The Cashore Marionettes is a compelling, unforgettable theatrical experience. $19 ($6 children under 16) We recommend the matinee of Simple Gifts for younger children. Both performances are open to all ages.
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The Pigeoning Written and directed by Robin Frohardt / Music by Freddi Price Saturday / February 27 / 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. There’s no escaping pigeons in the city, but fastidious office worker Frank begins to think that escape is indeed what is called for. Upsetting his sense of order (not to mention proper hygiene), the pigeons simply won’t let him be, and so Frank, ever more suspicious, embarks on a misguided adventure to shake his pigeon plague. Imaginative, compassionate, and darkly comedic, Robin Frohardt’s bunraku-style invention—recipient of the 2014 Arlyn Award for Outstanding Design in Puppet Theatre—considers the divide between man and nature at a time when listening to the animals may just be the thing that saves us. $19 ($6 children under 16)
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The Pigeoning
The Cashore Marionettes
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Past/Present: Selections from the Lafayette Art Collection September 1—October 4 The Williams Center Gallery features paintings, sculpture, and works on paper from Lafayette’s fine collection of art. FOCUS! II, a companion exhibition at the Grossman Gallery, presents works from the photography collection. “There is something beautiful about the movement of tones between black and white in an old photograph that can evoke in the viewer an inexpressive sensation.” —Gail Skudera
Gail Skudera / In Time, Out of Time: Woven Photo Collages January 18—February 28 Gail Skudera’s work incorporates her understanding of traditional textile processes with her painting background and love for antique black and white photographs; her collaged works combine pattern weave structures with phototransferred images using both on- and offloom weaving methods. With paint, washes and glazes, thread and collected objects, as well as non-traditional printing processes, she creates complex images that focus on portraits or the human figure in various environments. The juxtaposition of time past—the photographs—with the present, references the passage of time.
In the Line of Duty: Collecting African American Art The William C. Robinson Family Collection of African American Art October 16—December 12 The relationship between collector and artist—frequently founded in shared beliefs and passions connected to the creative enterprise—evolves as the patron witnesses first-hand the struggle the artist faces. This is often particularly true in the case of African American artists, who seek to assert their voices among the larger chorus of artists and within the art world in general. In the Line of Duty includes paintings, sculpture, and works on paper by Moe Brooker, Selma Burke, Elizabeth Catlett, David C. Driskell, Sam Gilliam, Charles E. Porter, Charles Sebree, and Charles W. White.
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G A L L E RY Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light March 4—June 4 Two superb art glass windows produced at Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company were commissioned for Lafayette College in the late 19th century: Alcuin and Charlemagne (1898) and The Death of Sir Philip Sidney (1899). Special Collections/Archives and the Art Galleries and Art Collections together present “Tiffany at Lafayette,” examining the history and artistry of the windows. Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light, from the Neustadt Collection, illustrates Louis Comfort Tiffany’s masterful use of opalescent glass to achieve painterly results. The exhibition is made possible by Ellen Kravet Burke ‘76 and Raymond Burke ‘75. Skillman Library presents archival materials documenting the history of the windows and L.C. Tiffany’s relationship with Lafayette.
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Clockwise from top left: Martha Jackson Jarvis, Ancestors’ Bones: Free Spirits II. 2011. Mixedmedia drawing. Lafayette College Art Collection. (From Past/Present) / Alison Saar, Fall. 2014. Etching and chine-collé. Experimental Printmaking Institute Collection, Lafayette College. (From Past/ Present) / Gail Skudera, The Changling. 2006–2011. Woven mixed media. Courtesy of the artist. / Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, Alcuin and Charlemagne. 1898. Leaded glass. Frederick Wilson, designer. Detail of Charlemagne. Lafayette College Art Collection, Skillman Library. / Charles Sebree, Woman in Orange. 1948. Mixed media on board. Courtesy of the William C. Robinson Family Collection, photography by Joose Studios, LLC. (From In the Line of Duty) ///
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Lafayette College Music Department Music Department students benefit from a wide variety of opportunities to study music through performance, composition, theory, and history. Williams Center audiences benefit from their talent! Ensembles perform on the Williams Center main stage throughout the year, to the delight of the audiences that flock to see them. Jazz, world, new music, choral groups, and more are featured twice each year.
15/16 Concerts Chamber Orchestra
Concert Band
Concert Choir & Chamber Singers
Percussion Ensemble
Contemporary Music Ensemble
The Marquis Consort
Jazz Ensemble
Student Honors Recitals
Jazz Combo I & II
Faculty Recitals Skip Wilkins Quartet
December 6 / April 24 Sunday / 3 p.m. December 5 / April 16 Saturday / 8 p.m.
November 20 / April 15 Friday / 8 p.m. December 9 / May 4 Wednesday / 8 p.m. December 1 / April 26 Tuesday / 8 p.m.
December 12 / May 7 Saturday / 8 p.m. December 7 / May 2 Monday / 8 p.m.
December 13 / May 1 Sunday / 3 p.m. December 4 / May 6 Friday / 8 p.m.
Thursday / October 15 / 8 p.m.
Kirk O’Riordan
Friday / March 4 / 8 p.m. Music Department concerts are always free; tickets are required and can be obtained through the Ticket Office.
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Lafayette College Theater Department
15/16 Season: Acts of Faith
The Theater Department continues to push the boundaries of the theater experience, providing audiences with new perspectives on their world and their place in it.
Doubt by John Patrick Shanley
Lafayette’s dedicated theater faculty and adventurous students collaborate across disciplines with Broadway professionals to guarantee audiences the very best in cutting-edge theater. Join us for Lehigh Valley premieres, original plays, and startling interpretations of the classics in our 2015/16 season: Acts of Faith.
September 30–October 3 / $10 Wednesday—Saturday / 8 p.m.
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare November 11–14 / $10 Wednesday—Saturday / 8 p.m.
The Lives of the Saints by David Ives December 3, 4 / Free Thursday, Friday / 8 p.m.
Tartuffe by Molière March 9–12 / $10 Wednesday—Saturday / 8 p.m.
Talk Radio by Eric Bogosian March 31–April 2 / $10 Thursday—Saturday / 8 p.m.
Faith on the Fringe “God” by Woody Allen, “The Bible in 30 Minutes… Or Less!” by Anton Bucher, “The Fifteen-Minute Crucible,” and more. April 20–23 / Free Wednesday—Saturday / 8 p.m. Subscribe! See Doubt, The Merchant of Venice, Tartuffe, and Talk Radio—and save 20% off single ticket prices.
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James Bradley Memorial Fund Brunswick Fund J. Mahlon and Grace Buck Fund Class of 1973 Senior Fund Croasdale Fund Elizabeth J. Grier Fund Dr. Aaron Litwak ’42 Fund Alan and Wendy Pesky Artist-inResidence Fund Albert Seip Memorial Fund Josephine Chidsey Williams Fund
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PERFORMANCE SERIES
Date & Time Price Qty Subscription Single Subtotal Tickets Subtotal CHAMBER MUSIC SEASON SUBSCRIPTION PRISM Quartet Sun, Sept 27, 3 p.m. Takács Quartet Tue, Nov 17, 8 p.m. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Khatia Buniatishvili Fri, Jan 29, 8 p.m. Vox Luminis Fri, Feb 12, 8 p.m. Philippe Jaroussky Sun, May 8, 3 p.m.
$110 $23 $29 $33 $23 $29
JAZZ SEASON SUBSCRIPTION Barry Harris Trio Fri, Sept 11, 8 p.m. Cécile McLorin Salvant Fri, Oct 16, 8 p.m. The Bill Goodwin Experience Sat, Feb 20, 8 p.m. Bill Charlap Sat, Apr 30, 8 p.m.
$74 $21 $25 $21 $25
WORLD STAGE SEASON SUBSCRIPTION Cimarrón Fri, Sept 18, 8 p.m. Riyaaz Qawwali Tue, Oct 20, 8 p.m. Danú Sat, Mar 5, 8 p.m. Kenny Endo Contemporary Ensemble Sun, Mar 13, 3 p.m.
$67 $19 $19 $23 $23
DANCE SEASON SUBSCRIPTION $57 Mark Morris Dance Group Wed, Sept 16, 8 p.m. $25 Seán Curran Company Wed, Oct 14, 8 p.m. $23 BODYTRAFFIC Wed, Feb 24, 8 p.m. $23 THEATER SEASON SUBSCRIPTION Julian Sands: A Celebration of Harold Pinter Tue, Oct 6, 8 p.m. Sancho: An Act of Remembrance Mon, Dec 14, 8 p.m. Filter Theatre’s Twelfth Night Tue, Feb 2, 8 p.m. New York Neo-Futurists Wed, Mar 30, 8 p.m.
$96 $31 $29 $31 $29
THEATER FOR ALL AGES SEASON SUBSCRIPTION Cashore Marionettes: Life in Motion (Adults) Sat, Cashore Marionettes: Life in Motion (Children age 16 and under) Sat, The Pigeoning (Adults) Sat, The Pigeoning (Children age 16 and under) Sat,
$30/$12* $19 $6† $19 $6†
Nov 21, 8 p.m. Nov 21, 8 p.m. Feb 27, 8 p.m. Feb 27, 8 p.m.
FAMILY MATINEES SEASON SUBSCRIPTION $30/$12* Cashore Marionettes: Simple Gifts (Adults) Sat, Nov 21, 2 p.m. $19 Cashore Marionettes: Simple Gifts (Children age 16 and under) Sat, Nov 21, 2 p.m. $6† The Pigeoning (Adults) Sat, Feb 27, 2 p.m. $19 The Pigeoning (Children age 16 and under) Sat, Feb 27, 2 p.m. $6†
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SUBTOTAL Series Subscriptions: If you’re buying one of the subscriptions above, subtract 10% from additional single ticket purchases. Choose-Your-Own Subscriptions: If you’re not subscribing to a series, but buying tickets to four performances, subtract 10%.‡ If you’re buying tickets to five or more performances, subtract 15%.‡ PERFORMANCE SERIES TOTAL Don’t stop here! Form continues on next page. *Subscriptions for children age 16 and under are $12 for this two-performance series. † No further discounts apply to single tickets for children. ‡ Tickets must be bought in a single purchase.
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THEATER DEPARTMENT SEASON SUBSCRIPTION $32 Choose your night: o Thu o Fri o Sat Doubt o Wed o Thu o Fri o Sat Sep 30–Oct 3, 8 p.m. $10 The Merchant of Venice o Wed o Thu o Fri o Sat Nov 11–14, 8 p.m. $10 Tartuffe o Wed o Thu o Fri o Sat Mar 9–12, 8 p.m. $10 Talk Radio o Thu o Fri o Sat Mar 31–Apr 2, 8 p.m. $10 THEATER DEPARTMENT FREE PERFORMANCES The Lives of the Saints o Thu o Fri Dec 3 & 4, 8 p.m. FREE Faith on the Fringe o Wed o Thu o Fri o Sat Apr 20–23, 8 p.m. FREE MUSIC DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCES Faculty Recital: Skip Wilkins Quartet Contemporary Music Ensemble Jazz Combo I & II Student Honors Recital Concert Choir and Chamber Singers Chamber Orchestra Percussion Ensemble Jazz Ensemble Concert Band Marquis Consort Faculty Recital: Kirk O’Riordan Contemporary Music Ensemble Concert Choir and Chamber Singers Chamber Orchestra Jazz Combo I & II Marquis Consort Percussion Ensemble Jazz Ensemble Student Honors Recital Concert Band
Thu, Oct 15, 8 pm Fri, Nov 20, 8pm Tue, Dec 1, 8pm Fri, Dec 4, 8pm Sat, Dec 5, 8pm Sun, Dec 6, 3pm Mon, Dec 7, 8pm Wed, Dec 9, 8pm Sat, Dec 12, 8pm Sun, Dec 13, 3pm Fri, Mar 4, 8 p.m. Fri, Apr 15, 8pm Sat, Apr 16, 8pm Sun, Apr 24, 3pm Tue, Apr 26, 8pm Sun, May 1, 3pm Mon, May 2, 8pm Wed, May 4, 8pm Fri, May 6, 8pm Sat, May 7, 8pm
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Evening of A Cappella
Fri, Feb 19, 8 pm
$6
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE PERFORMANCES TOTAL *Discounts do not apply. Dates subject to change.
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The Williams Center for the Arts is located at the corner of High and Hamilton Streets on the main campus of Lafayette College in Easton, PA. We are mere minutes from Route 78 and Route 22, and an easy drive from New York City, Philadelphia, Bucks County, the Poconos, Reading, and points in between.
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