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A SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT YOUR CENTER FOR THE ARTS HAS IN STORE FOR NEXT SEASON Watch for your 2008-2009 Season Brochure in the mail
NOTE THAT ALL LISTED SHOWS ARE TENTATIVE AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS September 25, 2008 7:30 PM It has been more than 40 years since a group of young men and women made their national television debut on THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW in the fall of 1962. That group, THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS, would go on to win a Grammy for their debut recording, “Presenting The New Christy Minstrels”. Formed by Randy Sparks in 1961, the group had several Top 40 folk music hits, including “This Land Is Your Land”, “Green, Green”, “Today” and “Ramblin”. They are still singing and delighting their fans, old and new.
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FESTIVAL OF FOUR October 13, 2008 7:30 PM This virtuoso quartet is indeed a “world” of music on a single stage. Guillermo Rios is an unusually passionate flamenco guitarist and plays with an exhibitionist’s flair and an underlying sense of drama. Chilean-born flutist, Viviana Guzman, has been described as “an imaginative artist”. Viviana has played in 56 countries featuring flutes from her collection of over 100 gathered from her concert tours and definitely possesses an engaging command of any flutelike instrument. Radim Zenkl, born in the Czech Republic, discovered bluegrass by listening to records that were smuggled in to his communist country. In America, Zenkl has made a name for himself becoming the U.S. National Mandolin Champion (1992) and one of the world’s premier mandolin virtuosos. Richard Patterson, founder of Festival of Four, enjoys an active international career. As a student, Patterson lived in Spain, studying the guitar in the land of its creation. He has studied personally and in master classes with virtually all of the world’s leading guitarists, including Segovia. Patterson projects a deep understanding of and admiration for the music he performs and plays with style, taste and elegance. Together these four musicians perform with sensitivity and grace, each masters of their instruments. Together they bring a “world” of musicality to the stage.
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CHESTNUT BRASS October 18, 2008 7:30 PM The Grammy winning Chestnut Brass Company has earned international acclaim for brilliant performances on modern and historical brass instruments. Since beginning as a street band in Philadelphia in 1977, they have performed in North and South America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Asia. The chamber ensemble is active in the performance and commissioning of contemporary music, and has introduced numerous new works to audiences around the country. Composers who have written works for the Chestnut Brass Company, or have been commissioned by the Chestnut Brass Company, include Richard Wernick, Peter Schickele, Leslie Bassett, Eric Stokes, Theodore Antoniou, Jan Krzywicki, and Paul Basler. The brass quintet has received awards for commissioning and performance from the NEA, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Chamber Music America and Meet the Composer.
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A VIENNESE CHRISTMAS December 2, 2008 7:30 PM Ring in the holiday season with “America’s First Touring Pops Orchestra:” the New Sigmund Romberg Orchestra & Soloists. Through their old-world charm and masterful musicianship your Christmastime favorites and unforgettable melodies will dance to life for the entire family. The music ranges from Leroy Anderson’s medley “A Christmas Festival” to Victor Herbert’s march “Babes in Toyland.” The New Sigmund Romberg Orchestra combined a full pops orchestra (complete with lush strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion) and four virtuoso vocal soloists to carry the audience through a charming winter wonderland.
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TURTLE ISLAND STRING QUARTET December 11, 2008 7:30 PM Its name derived from creation mythology found in Native American Folklore, the Turtle Island Quartet, since its inception in 1985, has been a singular force in the creation of bold, new trends in chamber music for strings. Cellist nonpareil Yo-Yo Ma has proclaimed Turtle Island to be “a unified voice that truly breaks new ground – authentic and passionate – a reflection of some of the most creative music-making today.” Back-to-back Grammy Award winners, Turtle Island fuses the classical quartet esthetic with contemporary American musical styles, and by devising a performance practice that honors both, the state of the art has inevitably been redefined.
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RUSTY EVAN”S TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASH January 22, 2009 7:30 PM Join Rusty Evans and his band, Ring of Fire, for A Tribute to Johnny Cash. Hear tunes like Ring of Fire, Thoughts Have Wings, Chaos Lady, I Walk The Line, Sea of Heartbreak, Big River, Get Rhythm, Folsom Prison Blues and More. Rusty Evans is an original Rockabilly who recorded for Brunswick at the same period as Buddy Holly. His love for Country music was inspired by a meeting with Johnny Cash. With a voice like rolling thunder and a spirit like gentle rain, Rusty brings you the true presence of Johnny Cash.
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TO KILL A
MOCKINGBIRD March 26, 2009 7:30 PM Harper Lee’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, now celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of its publication, was brought to the screen in an Academy Award-winning adaptation by Horton Foote in 1962 and was later adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel. Though over 35 years old, this stage adaptation continues to compel and delight viewers worldwide with its warmth, wit, and wisdom. Audiences find themselves transported to a sleepy Southern town in the 1930s and discover that the issues of that time – prejudice, racism, and human values – are issues of all time.
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JOHN BROWN BIG BAND April 24, 2009 7:30 PM Bassist John Brown has moved from south-after sideman to the sought-after front man. From trio to quintet – from “little” big bands to a 20-piece jazz orchestra – his performances exude joyous spontaneity, warmth, showmanship and peerless musical master. John Brown has performed with Elvin Jones, Wynton & Ellis Marsalis, Nnenna Freelon, Frank Foster, Nicholas Payton, Rosemary Clooney, Lou Donaldson, Fred Wesley, Mark Whitfield, Linda Lavin, Diahann Carroll, Freda Payne & scores more. A Grammyâ nominee for his performance and co-writing on Nnenna Freelon’s Concord release, Shaking Free, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Blue Note, the Kennedy Center and Hollywood Bowl. Festival appearances include the Playboy Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival and Jazz `e Vienne in France.
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