Events 2004-2005
| Fall 2004 |
Spring 2005 |
Sunday,
September 26 Thursday,
October 28 Sunday,
November 7 |
Thursday,
January 27 Sunday,
February 6 Tuesday,
March 1 Friday,
April 15 Wednesday,
May 4 2004-05 |
| Guest Artist Series Presents LIONHEART Sunday,
September 26th, 2004 |
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| Lionheart is one of America's leading ensembles in vocal chamber music. Acclaimed for its "smoothly blended and impeccably balanced sound" (Allan Kozinn, The New York Times), Lionheart (Jeffrey Johnson, Lawrence Lipnik, John Olund, Richard Porterfield, Kurt-Owen Richards, and Michael Ryan-Wenger) is best known for its interpretation of medieval and Renaissance a cappella music, with Gregorian Chant as the keystone of its repertoire. The ensemble also collaborates with instrumental ensembles, dance companies, and contemporary composers, and was recently selected for inclusion on the Star Spangled Touring Roster, the first year of an initiative by Early Music America. Drawing on the richly beautiful, intense and often earthy heritage of medieval English music, Lionheart combines the best of the familiar with the rarely performed to recreate the world of the medieval village cloister. Amidst the angelic and serene splendor or gothic motets, the lively and energetic dance rhythms of popular carols come to life, while masterpieces of the vocal repertoire transform and amplify the spiritual power of chant. "Lionheart's accomplishments appear almost miraculous. Perfect blend, diction, tone production, phrasing and a host of dynamic subtleties characterize their singing. Lionheart embodies the best qualities of the early-music movement -- they are consummate musicians who really love an audience." (Mickey Coalwell, Kansas City Star) |
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Department of Music Presents MUSIC and CONVERSATION Thursday,
October 28th, 2004 Free Admission For Information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011 |
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Two papers will be presented:
Both papers will also be presented at the annual meeting of the American Musicological Society in Seattle, November 10-14, 2004. |
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| Guest Artist Series Presents MEETING:
TWO WORLDS OF MODAL MUSIC Admission:
$15 (Gen); $12 (Sr); $5 (7-17); For
Ticket Reservation / Program Information: |
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| Explore the fascinating links between the ragas of north-Indian classical music and the melodic modes of medieval sacred chant and secular song as tenor Dominique Vellard, one of the most recorded voices in early music, joins Ken Zuckerman, a medieval lutenist and a leading student of Ali Akbar Khan on sarod, in this unusual concert. They are accompanied by drummer Keyvan Chemirani on the Persian zarb and by Swapan Chaudhuri, one of India's greatest tabla players. Thanks is given to "Pro Helvetia, Arts Council of Switzerland" for its help in realizing the program. |
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| College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr ORCHESTRA Wagner:
"Die Meistersingers Overture" For Program Information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011 |
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| College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr CHORALE
Sunday,
December 5th, 2004 For
Program Information: |
An oratorio choir of about 120 singers, performs a major work with orchestra each semester. |
| College Ensembles of Haverford & Bryn Mawr CHAMBER
SINGERS |
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| Department of Music Presents MUSIC and CONVERSATION Curt Cacioppo, pianist and composer, shares music and insights relating to his recent concerts in France, Germany and Italy. Thursday,
January 27th, 2005 Free Admission For Information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011 |
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| Guest Artist Series Presents ADASKIN STRING TRIO
Sunday,
February 6th, 2005 For
Ticket Reservation and/or Program Information: |
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Adaskin String Trio, comprised of Emlyn Ngai, violin, Steve Larson,
viola and Mark Fraser, cello, is the premier ensemble of its kind
in North America. Founded in 1994, the trio has performed extensively
throughout Canada and the United States, including recent and
upcoming performance in New York City at Merkin Concert Hall,
at the Cororan Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, in Los Angeles,
Boston, Winnipeg, Virginia, Maine, and South Carolina. The Adaskin
String Trio’s concerts have been recorded for CBC Radio,
Radio – Canada (CBC’s French-language counterpart),
and National Public Radio. In 1998, the trio was a finalist for
the prestigious Walter M. Naumburg Foundation chamber music award
in New York. |
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Additional Concerts Matt
Bengtson, piano For Information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011 |
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| Critically acclaimed as a “musician’s pianist,” Matthew Bengtson has a unique combination of musical talents ranging from extraordinary pianist, harpsichordist, and fortepianist to composer, analyst, and scholar of performance practice. As a winner of the La Gesse fellowship, he has been presented in concert festivals in France and Italy, in Washington, DC, at Monticello, and in solo recitals at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. He studied piano performance as a Harvard undergraduate with Patricia Zander, and earned his masters and doctoral degrees at Peabody Conservatory, studying with Ann Schein. He has worked with a wide range of outstanding keyboard artists, including Herbert Stessin, Claude Helffer, Robert Levin, Stephen Drury, Philippe Entremont, Webb Wiggins and Malcolm Bilson. As an advocate of contemporary and underperformed music, he commands an unusually diverse repertoire, ranging from Rameau to Ligeti. Also noted as a writer on music, Mr. Bengtson has articles forthcoming in the Polish Music Journal (on Szymanowski’s harmony), in the New Beethoven Forum (on performance practices in recordings of the Diabelli Variations), and in the Journal of the Scriabin Society of America (on his competitive experience in Russia). He teaches privately at Haverford/Bryn Mawr Colleges and the University of Pennsylvania, and is a staff pianist at the Curtis Institute of Music. | |
| Additional Concerts Fisk
Jubilee Singers in Concert
Roberts
Hall, Marshall Auditorium For
Program Information: nmerriam@haverford.edu |
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The Fisk University Jubilee Singers are the first internationally acclaimed group of African-American musicians who attained recognition, then fame, and along the way financed their school. The talented vocal artists introduced "slave songs" to the world and, in many opinions, preserved this music from extinction. In 1871, the nine original Jubilee Singers ensemble toured the United States and Europe. Two years later the group, having grown to eleven members, performed on the second European tour. Funds raised during these international concerts were used to construct the school's first permanent building, Jubilee Hall, which is one of the oldest structures in use at Fisk University and designated as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior. This beautiful Victorian Gothic building houses a ceiling-to-floor portrait of the original Jubilee Singers, commissioned by Queen Victoria of England as a gift to Fisk University. Over the past decade, under the direction of Paul T. Kwami, the FISK JUBILEE SINGERS have traveled extensively, performing for diverse audiences including adults and children. Financial support has come from Pfizer, Inc., the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Philip Morris, First Tennessee Bank, The Links Foundation and The Links, Incorporated, General Alumni Associations of Fisk University, educational institutions and numerous churches. The Singers have received several awards including the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, awarded to them by The National Arts Club of New York in1996. On October 30, 2000, the FISK JUBILEE SINGERS were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. This historic ensemble has been featured in several television documentaries. Recently, the Public Broadcasting Stations' award winning series, "The American Experience," documented the original Fisk Jubilee Singers in a broadcast titled "Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory." The Singers have been featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Bicentennial Celebration of the State of Tennessee and at the opening of the Adelphia Coliseum. The Jubilee Singers have performed at several UNCF activities organized in Nashville, New York and Los Angeles. The ensemble is made up of students from various disciplines at Fisk University, who come from all over the United States. Paul T. Kwami, the director, was a Fisk Jubilee Singer from 1983 to 1985. In a recent New York Times review about a performance at the Apollo Theater sponsored by Pfizer, Inc. "The singers were performing to a tough crowd, as restive as any high school assembly. But by the end of the concert the audience was clapping along, and it followed the driving optimism of “Ride the Chariot” with a standing ovation. For the Fisk Jubilee Singers, it was one more successful mission." |
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Additional Concerts FOUR
HORIZONS with
pre-concert talk at 3:30 pm by For
Program Information: |
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| Four Horizons is an ensemble specializing in contemporary music with special emphasis on new American music. It performs works not only for the full ensemble but draws from the wealth of literature for all combinations – trios, duos, and solos. The founding members are: Charles Abramovic, piano, Allison Herz, clarinet; Karen Bentley Pollick; violin; Michal Schmidt, cello. |
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| Guest Artist Series Presents PAUL
ORGEL, Piano Sunday,
April 3rd, 2005 For
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| Recent
years have seen a rediscovery of the music of composers who lost
their lives in the Holocaust. Audiences have become aware of the
prison camp Terezin (Theresienstadt) where the Nazis allowed musical
activities to go on, even as its inmates were transported to their
deaths at Auschwitz and other concentration camps. “Music of the Holocaust” is a recital program by pianist Paul Orgel that brings together four outstanding piano works representing composers from before, during and after the holocaust. Orgel has presented this program, in which he speaks about the composers and their works, to the acclaim of audiences in Eastern Europe and throughout the U.S. The music holds great interest aside from the remarkable circumstances in which it was produced. The four selections – two sonatas and two suites - represent several different styles and are varied and accessible on first hearing. The program, including intermission and spoken program notes, takes about 80 minutes. |
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| College Ensembles of Haverford & Bryn Mawr CHAMBER
SINGERS Sunday,
April 10th, 2005 |
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Department of Music Presents MUSIC and CONVERSATION Roberto Prosseda, pianist, performs Mendelssohn Sonatas. Monday,
April 11th, 2005 Free Admission For Information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011 |
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| The young Italian pianist, Roberto Prosseda, has recently attracted the attention of many important musicians for the originality of his interpretations and his markedly lyrical style. His repertoire includes rare and unpublished works and many contemporary pieces. These qualities have led him to an extensive career, with performances in more than 20 countries in Europe, Asia, North and South America, also with famous orchestras and conductors. | |
| College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr ORCHESTRA Friday,
April 15th, 2005 For
Program Information: |
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| College Ensembles of Haverford and Bryn Mawr CHORALE
Thursday,
April 21st, 2004 For Program Information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011 |
An oratorio choir of about 120 singers, performs a major work with orchestra each semester. |
Department of Music Presents MUSIC and CONVERSATION Michele Cabrini, visiting Professor of Music, discusses his thesis: "Expressive Polarity: The Aesthetics of Tempest and Sleep in the French Baroque Cantata." Thursday,
April 28th, 2005 Free Admission For Information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011 |
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| Additional Concerts NETWORK
FOR NEW MUSIC
Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium Sponsored
by: Music at Haverford and the Office of Distinguished Visitors For Program Information: nmerriam@haverford.edu / (610) 896-1011 |
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Widely
acclaimed for its outstanding performances, the Network for New
Music brings the sound of imagination to audiences eager for fresh
adventures. Since 1984, Network has commissioned, premiered and
presented more than 450 new works, a rich variety of innovative
new music of the highest quality, written by outstanding composers
from around the country and the world. The group
draws two-thirds of its members from the Philadelphia Orchestra,
as well as from The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, faculty
members of leading universities, and outstanding guest artists
from the region. |
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