MUSIC Forum at canaaninstitute.org

[Mike_L]

PRESS RELEASE

Pharoah Sanders: Bringing the Legacy of Coltrane and Sun Ra to Ithaca

Pharoah Sanders

"The volume is so high, the tempo so fast and the tension so thick, Pharoah Sanders puts down his saxophone, screams and then returns to it for his sprawling improvisation." - San Francisco Chronicle, April 2006

Ithaca, NY - Saxophonist Pharoah Sanders - highly regarded to the point of reverence by a great many jazz fans - opens the Cornell Concert Series season at Bailey Hall on Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 8 p.m. Arriving direct from a 5-night stint at Birdland in New York City, Sanders and his quartet conclude a brief and exclusive East Coast engagement period with this Ithaca appearance. The line-up features Pharoah Sanders with William Henderson on piano, bassist Nat Reeves, and drummer Joe Farnsworth.

Pharoah Sanders possesses one of the most distinctive tenor saxophone sounds in jazz, harmonically rich and heavy with overtones. Although Sanders made his name with expressionistic, nearly anarchic free jazz in John Coltrane's late ensembles of the mid-'60s, his later music is guided by more graceful concerns. The hallmarks of his earlier style - naked aggression and unrestrained passion – have become tempered by gentler and perhaps more cerebral avenues, but without sacrificing any of the intensity that defined his work as an apprentice to Coltrane. Coltrane himself acknowledged Sanders as "a man of large spiritual reservoir, always trying to reach out to truth. He's trying to allow his spiritual self to be his guide. He's dealing, among other things, in energy, in integrity, in essences."

Born into a musical family in Little Rock, Arkansas, Ferrell Sanders studied art and music at Oakland Junior College in California and began playing bebop, R & B, and free jazz with many of the Bay Area's finest musicians. In 1961, he moved to New York where - unable to make a living with his music - he took to pawning his horn, working non-musical jobs, and sometimes sleeping on the subway. But during this period he played with free-jazz luminaries, including Sun Ra and Don Cherry, and formed his first group in 1963 with pianist John Hicks, bassist Wilbur Ware, and drummer Billy Higgins. The group played at New York's Village Gate, where John Coltrane was in the audience and apparently liked what he heard. By 1965, Sanders was playing regularly with the Coltrane group and exploring some of the most controversial frontiers in the history of jazz.

In the decades since, Pharoah Sanders developed into a more well-rounded artist, capable of playing convincingly in a variety of contexts, from free to mainstream. As a mature artist, Sanders commands a hard-edged lyricism that serves him well.

Pharoah Sanders Quartet: Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxophone; William Henderson, piano; Nathaniel Reeves, bass; Joseph Farnsworth, drums

Bailey Hall, Cornell University - Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 8 p.m. Presented by Cornell Concert Series, www.cornellconcertseries.com.


Tickets
General Public - $36/30/24 (students $1
Cornell employees and students – special rates on-line only
Purchase on-line: www.cornellconcertseries.com [no additional fees]
phone: Ticket Center at Clinton House, 607-273-4497 [service fees apply]
in-person: 214 N. Cayuga St., downtown Ithaca [ticketing fees also apply]

Parking: Free parking in the Schoellkopf Field garage, 1.5 blocks from the hall. Complimentary parking shuttle also provided – for e-mail notification of shuttle schedule, join the mailing list at www.cornellconcertseries.com.
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

TANGO BUENOS AIRES TO BRING LIVE MUSIC AND DANCE BACK TO BAILEY HALL



“Sometimes playful, sometimes dramatic, and always sensuous, the closely entwined bodies and limbs moved with amazing speed through deftly engineered movements, including frequent dips, deep slides, energetic foot stomps and ballet-like turns." - Ruidoso News

Ithaca, NY - Considered the world's most seasoned and authentic tango company, Tango Buenos Aires traces the 100-year-old tradition of the sensuous international dance sensation, translating the seductive spirit of Argentina's soul into passionate movement. On Wednesday, October 3rd at 8:00pm, Tango Buenos Aires will perform at Cornell University’s Bailey Hall. Led by young virtuoso pianist and bandoneón player Cristian Zárate, Musical Director, the performance will showcase dancers, musicians, a singer, dazzling costumes, and provocative choreography throughout. This concert is sponsored by the Cornell Concert Series.

Tango Buenos Aires' extensive global touring has included the introduction of the tango to Indonesia as well as unprecedented master classes with Chinese dancers at the Dance University of Beijing, teaching the origin and evolution of the tango. One of Argentina's great cultural exports, this high-energy company was created by renowned composer Osvaldo Requena for a famous Buenos Aires cabaret, and has since taken the world by storm with its fast-paced rhythms and flawless coordination among dancers.

Tango Buenos Aires
Bailey Hall, Cornell University - Wednesday, Oct. 3rd at 8:00pm.

Tickets: General Public - $36/30/24 (students $1 Cornell employees and students – special rates on-line only.

Purchase
on-line: www.cornellconcertseries.com [no additional fees]
phone: Ticket Center at Clinton House, 607-273-4497 [service fees apply]
in-person: 116 N. Cayuga St., downtown Ithaca [ticketing fees also apply]

Parking: Free parking in the Schoellkopf Field garage, 1.5 blocks from the hall. Complimentary parking shuttle also provided – for e-mail notification of shuttle schedule, join the mailing list at www.cornellconcertseries.com.

==
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

Odalan Bali: An Offering of Music & Dance
by Gamelan Çudamani - 26 member ensemble direct from Bali, Indonesia
to be presented at Cornell's Bailey Hall

US/Canada Tour Oct/Nov 2007
www.cudamani.org



High-res photos available for download at http://www.jorgevismara.net/downloads/tour2007
Photo credit: Jorge Vismara

“[Çudamani] quietly rebels against the formats that traditionally shape folkloric performances… the performance brought us closer to the essence of a culture than most touring or touristic performances ever can, making us question and perhaps reject the ways that non-western or pre-Western traditions are commonly presented on our stages.” - Lewis Segal, Los Angeles Times

Ithaca, NY - It is extremely rare for an Indonesian ensemble to tour a production of this virtuosity and scale. Gamelan Çudamani offers the American audience a remarkable opportunity to witness a ceremony commemorating the beginning of a life. On Monday evening, October 22, 2007 at Bailey Hall, the Cornell Concert Series presents a 26-member music and dance production by Çudamani, Odalan Bali, featuring cutting edge new works as well as rare classical forms of Gamelan repertoire.

The island of Bali is home to the vast majority of Indonesia's Hindu minority. It is also the largest tourist destination in the country, and the best young musicians are lured into playing solely for tourists, away from any connection with the religious and communal life of the village. As an alternative to the groups formed solely to entertain tourists, in 1997 Sanggar Çudamani called together talented and promising young people from different areas in Bali, and today is a powerhouse of cultural and educational activity and creativity, complete with studios, classes, workshops, and rehearsal space. Members range in age from 18 to 35, youth are taught for free, and they are one of the few groups that also teach girls to play Gamelan music.

Çudamani (pronounced SOOD-a-mani) will also offer a free educational outreach session for Ithaca City School District 6th graders on Tuesday morning, October 23rd. Inquiries regarding this opportunity should be directed to the Cornell Concert Series program office at (607) 255-4363.

Çudamani's music reflects their approach to life as they co-mingle the ancient and modern, globalization and spirituality. The musicians play on a hybrid gamelan orchestra, Semarandana, created in the 1980s. With seven tones rather than the usual five, this special gamelan allows the freedom to play in rare modes. Dances performed by the group include the classic Legong, rare pieces in the Kebyar genre, and new choreography. Their outstanding musicianship and dance technique enliven the classic works, and attest to a respect for and dedication to the senior masters who are too often dismissed as outdated by the commercial artists of Bali. The dancers' bodies mirror every musical nuance of the gamelan as they evoke vivid tales of gods and heroes of Balinese mythology and history.

Gamelan Çudamani
Bailey Hall, Cornell University - Monday, Oct. 22nd at 8:00pm.

Tickets: General Public - $36/30/24 (students $1. Cornell employees and students – special rates on-line only.

Purchase
on-line: www.cornellconcertseries.com [no additional fees]
phone: Ticket Center at Clinton House, 607-273-4497 [service fees apply]
in-person: 116 N. Cayuga St., downtown Ithaca [ticketing fees also apply]

Parking: Free parking in the Schoellkopf Field garage, 1.5 blocks from the hall. Complimentary parking shuttle also provided – for e-mail notification of shuttle schedule, join the mailing list at www.cornellconcertseries.com.
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

LEADING BAROQUE ORCHESTRA to PRESENT a SEMI-STAGED PRODUCTION at CORNELL’S BAILEY HALL

Apollo's Fire, leading baroque orchestra, to present semi-staged production at Cornell's Bailey Hall 11/14/07

Apollo's Fire

“Energy, discipline, style and pizzazz… One of America’s leading Baroque orchestras, capable of competing with Europe’s much-recorded bands.” –The Boston Globe

Ithaca, NY – Taking its name from the classical god of music and the sun, Apollo’s Fire is dedicated to the performance of 17th- and 18th-century music on the period instruments for which it was written. The ensemble unites a select pool of early-music specialists from throughout North America and Europe, and has been praised internationally for stylistic freshness and buoyancy, technical excellence, and for the creativity of Music Director Jeannette Sorrell’s programming.

Dancer for Apollo's FireOn Wednesday, November 14th at 8:00pm, at Cornell University’s Bailey Hall, Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, will present a program entitled Lovers and Lyres: Operatic and Instrumental Works by Monteverdi and His Contemporaries, a semi-staged production featuring vocalists and chorus, baroque orchestra, and a dancer. This concert is sponsored by the Cornell Concert Series.

Apollo’s Fire was founded in 1992 by Jeannette Sorrell, with the assistance of Roger Wright, then Artistic Administrator of the Cleveland Orchestra (now with the BBC), and with start-up funding from the Cleveland Foundation. Since then, Apollo’s Fire has performed at such venues as the Aspen Music Festival, the Boston Early Music Festival winter series, the Library of Congress, the Ojai Festival in California, the New World Symphony’s Baroque Festival in Miami, the Oberlin College Artists Series, the CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, and many more.

Apollo’s Fire has been broadcast across the country in many holiday specials on National Public Radio. In addition, the orchestra has been featured on NPR’s World of Opera and SymphonyCast, as well as many broadcasts and two live studio interview-performances on NPR’s Performance Today. The orchestra can also be heard on Britain’s BBC Radio, Canada’s CBC, and European Community Radio.

Apollo’s Fire has received critical acclaim for its ten CD recordings on the labels ECLECTRA (formerly) and KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS (currently). Forthcoming is release is of Mozart’s Requiem. Together with Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo’s Fire received the 1995 Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society, given for an outstanding project involving the collaboration of scholars and performers.

Apollo’s Fire: Bailey Hall, Cornell University – Wednesday, November 14th at 8:00pm

Tickets: General Public - $25 (students $15). Cornell employees and students, special rates on-line only.

Purchase
on-line: www.cornellconcertseries.com [no additional fees]
phone: Ticket Center at Clinton House, 607-273-4497 or 800-284-8422 [service fees apply]
in-person: 116 N. Cayuga St., downtown Ithaca [ticketing fees also apply]

Parking: Free parking in the Schoellkopf Field garage, 1.5 blocks from the hall. Complimentary parking shuttle also provided – for e-mail notification of shuttle schedule, join the mailing list at www.cornellconcertseries.com.
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

A Classical Branford in Marsalis Brasilianos: saxophonist Branford Marsalis revisits Ithaca with the Philarmonia Brasileira - music by Guarnieri, Villa-Lobos, and Milhaud presented by the Cornell Concert Series

Ithaca, NY – When Cornell Concert Series brought Branford Marsalis to the State Theatre three years ago, the star saxophonist and his jazz quartet regaled an enthusiastic near-capacity house. He also mentioned then, in a pre-concert Q&A session, that he was actively engaged in classical music performance as well, and that he enjoyed this extremely demanding but thrilling challenge. Now Ithaca will have the opportunity to hear Mr. Marsalis in his classical guise at Bailey Hall, where he appears with members of the Philarmonia Brasileira and conductor Gil Jardim on Thursday evening, October 30th.

The featured program, entitled Marsalis Brasilianos, is a celebration of the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Brazilian composer's death (Villa-Lobos lived from 1887 to 1959). The music is uniquely suited to Mr. Marsalis' mastery of both jazz and classical idioms, and the orchestra and Maestro Jardim are well-known for their participation in Brazilian cultural events and dedication to the works of Villa-Lobos.

The concert will open with Abertura Concertante by Camargo Guarnieri, and include pieces by Villa-Lobos and Darius Milhaud, concluding with Milhaud's Scaramouche. Ticket prices range from $18 for students to $25-36 for adults; an on-line discount is available to Cornell students and employees with valid netID. Tickets may be purchased through cornellconcertseries.com or at the Ticket Center at Clinton House, (606)273-4497 or (800)284-8422.

Marsalis Brasilianos - featuring members of the Philarmonia Brasileira and soloist Branford Marsalis, conducted by Gil Jardim - Thursday, October 30, 2008, 8 pm at Bailey Hall

Tickets: Reserved seating. General $25/31/36, Students $18 all sections.
on-line: www.cornellconcertseries.com
in-person: Ticket Center at Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., Downtown Ithaca
by phone: (607)273-4497 or (800)284-8422

Event Parking: Free evening parking is available at the Schoellkopf Field Garage, located between Campus and Hoy Rds. just two blocks from Bailey. Concert Series also sponsors a complimentary shuttle between the garage, Dairy Bar, and hall. A confirmed schedule of stops can be found at cornellconcertseries.com.
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

Marc-André Hamelin in a State of Jazz:
the super-virtuoso spans 2 centuries of pianistic brilliance at Bailey Hall

"Hamelin's legend will grow ... there is no one like him." - Alex Ross, The New Yorker

Ithaca, NY – Cornell's Bailey Hall has gained many positive features through its much-touted renovation, but one of the most successful aspects has turned out to be the new concert grand piano housed therein: this 9-foot Steinway is proving to be an exceptionally beautiful instrument and well-suited to the auditorium space. It has pleased, and even inspired, some of the world's most discerning pianists – which is to say that piano fans and students, and all lovers of a richly acoustic experience, will not want to miss Marc-André Hamelin on this Bailey piano on Sunday evening, November 9th.

This 8 p.m. solo piano recital, by "one of the most adventurous and ... courageous pianists of recent times" (International Piano Quarterly,) is presented by the Cornell Concert Series. Mr. Hamelin's program covers music from Haydn to Hamelin, starting with a pair of 18th-century sonatas (in F and B-flat major, Hob. XVI: 23 & 41) and including some new works written by the pianist himself. The intriguing centerpiece of the concert, Sonata in a State of Jazz, was also composed by a modern piano great, Alexis Weissenberg, in 1982. Weissenberg notes how his work is "like someone in a state of inebriation, hysteria, infatuation or inspiration," and that the "excessive enthusiasm and drunkenness of the soul ... only appears to be lucid when placed in the context of a certain kind of madness."

Relative to this diabolical "state of jazz", Chopin's Barcarolle and 3rd Ballade will be a lyrical respite. However, Mr. Hamelin will conclude the evening with Godowsky's Symphonic Metamorphoses on 'Wine, Women and Song', which will surely keep everyone on the edge of their seats with keyboard-burning feats.

Cornell Concert Series presents Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Sunday, November 9, 2008 - 8 p.m. at Bailey Hall, Cornell University

Program: Haydn Sonatas, Hob. XVI: 23 and 41; Weissenberg Sonata in a State of Jazz; Chopin Barcarolle op. 60, Ballade op. 47; Hamelin Etudes, nos. 7 and 8; Godowsky Metamorphoses on J. Strauss' 'Wine, Women and Song'

Tickets: Reserved seating. General $22/27/32, Students $16 all sections.
on-line: www.cornellconcertseries.com
in-person: Ticket Center at Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., Downtown Ithaca
by phone: (607)273-4497 or (800)284-8422

Event Parking: Free evening parking is available at the Schoellkopf Field Garage, located between Campus and Hoy Rds. just two blocks from Bailey. Concert Series also sponsors a complimentary shuttle between the garage, Dairy Bar, and hall. A confirmed schedule of stops can be found at cornellconcertseries.com.
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

World-Renowned Estonian Choir and Orchestra at Bailey Hall
Cornell Concert Series presents the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, with founding director Tõnu Kaljuste conducting



"Pure and impassioned, astounding choral artists." – The Wall Street Journal

Ithaca, NY – Widely-known in the United States through their many recordings on the Harmonia Mundi and ECM labels, the Grammy Award-winning Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC) arrives in Ithaca on November 16th for a live performance at Cornell's Bailey Hall. These "mesmerizing voices" are joined by the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra for "music of sustained beauty that is sustenance for the soul" [The Toronto Star].

The EPCC was founded in 1981 by Tõnu Kaljuste, who acted as artistic director and chief conductor for 20 years. Daniel Reuss is the current chief conductor and artistic director, following the directorship of Paul Hillier. The EPCC has worked with such distinguished conductors as Claudio Abbado, Helmuth Rilling, Sir David Willcocks, Neeme and Paavo Järvi, Andrew Lawrence-King and others. Maestro Kaljuste rejoins the ensemble for this North American tour.

The EPCC's partnership with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – also founded by Tõnu Kaljuste, in 1993 as an extension oh his work with the choir – has been long and fruitful. They have made highly-acclaimed recordings together and have toured Europe and the U.S. several times, focusing mainly on works by Arvo Pärt. The November 16th program at Bailey features music of Pärt and fellow Estonian Erkki-Sven Tüür, but also Beatus vir by Antonio Vivaldi for two choirs.

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
Tõnu Kaljuste, Conductor
Sunday, November 16, 2008 – Bailey Hall, 8 p.m.

Program: Arvo Pärt L'Abbe Agathon, Walfahrtslied, Da pacem Domine;
Erkki-Sven Tüür Requiem; Vivaldi Beatus vir

Tickets: Reserved seating. General $25/31/36, Students $18 all sections.
on-line: www.cornellconcertseries.com or www.baileytickets.com
in-person: Ticket Center at Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., Downtown Ithaca
by phone: (607)273-4497 or (800)284-8422

Event Parking: Free evening parking is available at the Schoellkopf Field Garage, located between Campus and Hoy Rds. just two blocks from Bailey. Concert Series also sponsors a complimentary shuttle between the garage, Dairy Bar, and hall. A confirmed schedule of stops can be found at cornellconcertseries.com.
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

Going Strong in its Seventh Decade: the Juilliard String Quartet brings Haydn anniversary program to Cornell’s Bailey Hall

"The Juilliard String Quartet remains the standard by which all other quartets must be judged." - Los Angeles Times

Ithaca, NY – In the 60+ years of its existence, the Juilliard String Quartet has become internationally renowned and admired for performances characterized by clarity of structure, beauty of sound, and extraordinary unanimity of purpose. Recognized for the boldness of its interpretation of the classics as well as for championing new works, the Juilliard has long been recognized as the quintessential American string quartet.

On Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 3:00pm, the Juilliard String Quartet will grace the stage of Cornell University’s Bailey Hall. Violinists Joel Smirnoff and Ronald Copes, violist Samuel Rhodes, and cellist Joel Krosnick will present four of Franz Joseph Haydn’s Op. 20 “Sun” Quartets, a selection commemorating the 200th anniversary of Haydn's death. This special matinée concert, presented by the Cornell Concert Series, will be one of Mr. Smirnoff's final appearances with the quartet [he is leaving the quartet to serve as president of the Cleveland Institute of Music]. Tickets are available at www.cornellconcertseries.com and through the Ticket Center at Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca, (607)273-4497 or (800)284-8422. Ticket prices range from $22-32 for the general public and $16 for students; a Cornell discount is available on-line only with netID authentication.

In January 2008 Chamber Music America recognized the Juilliard String Quartet with its highest honor, the Richard J. Bogomolny National Service Award, in acknowledgement of the Quartet’s artistry, dedication and advocacy of excellence in chamber music. As Quartet-in-Residence at New York City's Juilliard School as well as the Library of Congress, the Juilliard String Quartet is widely admired for its exemplary influence on aspiring string players around the world.

The Juilliard String Quartet has performed a comprehensive repertoire of some 500 works, ranging from the great classical repertoire to compositions of the current centuries. It was the first ensemble to play all six Bartók quartets in the United States, and it rescued the Schöenberg quartets from obscurity. An ardent champion of contemporary American music, the Quartet has premiered more than 60 compositions of American composers, including works by some of America's finest jazz musicians.

More information on the Juilliard String Quartet can be found at www.juilliardstringquartet.org.

Juilliard String Quartet – Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Sunday, February 8, 2009 – Bailey Hall, 3 p.m. matinée

Program: Four of Franz Joseph Haydn’s Op. 20 “Sun” Quartets: No. 4 in in D Major; No. 3 in G Minor; No. 5 in F Minor; No. 2 in C Major.

Tickets: Reserved seating. General $22/27/32, Students $16 all sections [Cornell discount rate available on-line only with valid netID.]
on-line: www.cornellconcertseries.com
in-person: Ticket Center at Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., Downtown Ithaca
by phone: (607)273-4497 or (800)284-8422

Event Parking: Free weekend parking is available at the Schoellkopf Field Garage, located between Campus and Hoy Rds. just two blocks from Bailey. Concert Series also sponsors a complimentary shuttle between the garage, Dairy Bar, and hall. A confirmed schedule of stops can be found at cornellconcertseries.com.
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

Leaves from an Unwritten Diary:
A new Penderecki work for the Shanghai String Quartet

“…the alliance of gorgeous tone with an unwavering unanimity of expressive intent …a musical conversation of stunning authenticity and presence." -The Washington Post

Ithaca, NY - The superb Shanghai String Quartet – known for passionate musicality, virtuosic technique and multicultural innovations – has been celebrating its 25th anniversary season in signature style with globetrotting performances, fine wines, and three commissions from three continents. On Saturday, February 28, 2009, this "foursome of uncommon refinement and musical distinction" (The Strad) makes a stop at Cornell's Bailey Hall to present one of these new works: a third string quartet by the 75-year-old Krzysztof Penderecki, intriguingly titled "Leaves from an Unwritten Diary". The concert begins at 8 p.m. with Mozart's K.421 quartet in D minor, and concludes with the ravishing G minor quartet by Debussy.

Quartet members Weigang Li and Yi-Wen Jiang (violins), Honggang Li (viola), and Nicholas Tzavaras (cello) also have a distinguished teaching record as visiting professors at the Shanghai Conservatory, the Central Conservatory in China, and as the Ensemble-in-Residence at Montclair State University. They will hold a masterclass at the Cornell Department of Music earlier on Saturday. Exact time, location, and additional details will post to www.cornellconcertseries.com upon confirmation.

Formed at the Shanghai Conservatory in 1983, the Shanghai Quartet has worked with the world’s most celebrated artists and regularly tours the major music centers of Europe, North America and Asia. Its elegant style of melding the delicacy of Eastern music with the emotional breadth of Western repertoire allows it to traverse musical genres, from traditional Chinese folk music and masterpieces of Western music, to cutting edge contemporary works. The Shanghai Quartet has appeared in a diverse and interesting array of media projects, ranging from a cameo appearance in the Woody Allen film, Melinda and Melinda (playing Bartok’s String Quartet No. 4,) to PBS’s Great Performances series for television. Other film credits include an appearance by violinist Weigang Li in the documentary From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China, and the family of cellist Nicholas Tzavaras’ as the subject of the 1999 film Music of the Heart starring Meryl Streep.

Shanghai String Quartet – Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Saturday, February 28, 2009, 8 p.m.

Program: Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART: String Quartet in D minor, K. 421
Krzysztof PENDERECKI: String Quartet No. 3 - Leaves from an Unwritten Diary
commissioned by Peak Performances, Montclair State University, New Jersey, lead commissioner Modlin Center for the Arts, University of Richmond, Virginia for the Shanghai Quartet in honor of their 25th Anniversary and Maestro Penderecki's 75th Birthday
Claude DEBUSSY: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10

Tickets: Reserved seating. General $22/27/32, Students $16 all sections [Cornell discount rate available on-line only with valid netID.]
on-line: www.cornellconcertseries.com
in-person: Ticket Center at Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., Downtown Ithaca
by phone: (607)273-4497 or (800)284-8422

Event Parking: Free weekend parking is available at the Schoellkopf Field Garage, located between Campus and Hoy Rds. just two blocks from Bailey. Concert Series also sponsors a complimentary shuttle between the garage, Dairy Bar, and hall. A confirmed schedule of stops can be found at www.cornellconcertseries.com.
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

Latin Jazz Legend Eddie Palmieri
to Make Exclusive Stop at Cornell’s Bailey Hall

"Palmieri looms, in the current landscape of tropical music, as the last of the larger-than-life giants." - Los Angeles Times

Ithaca, NY - The world has long admired the Harlem-born, nine-time Grammy Award-winning Eddie Palmieri as one of the foremost jazz pianists who revolutionized the sound of Latin music. Mr. Palmieri, enjoying an amazing 50 plus-year career as a professional musician, brings his 7-piece Latin jazz ensemble to Cornell University’s Bailey Hall on Saturday, March 28, 2009.

For this 8 p.m. concert, sponsored by the Cornell Concert Series, Mr. Palmieri will be a joined by world-class roster of musicians that includes Conrad Herwig on trombone, Richie Viruet on trumpet, Luques Curtis on bass, and a Latin percussion section of Jose Claussell, Vincente Rivero, and Orlando Vega. This Ithaca performance is the only tour tour stop in upstate NY.

Known for his charismatic power and bold innovative drive, Palmieri’s impressive musical career as a bandleader of Salsa and Latin Jazz orchestras includes a discography of 36 titles, nine Grammy Awards and a series of prestigious awards. His gift for broken meters and chromatic passages led critics to dub him "The Latin [Thelonius] Monk." Since the 1960s he has refreshed Latin dance music by introducing rock licks, urban poetry and elements of tango, cumbia, waltz and the folkloric musics of his beloved Puerto Rico. Working with his jazz ensemble, Eddie's music gets audiences on their feet. According to The New York Times: "Mr. Palmieri… can make a piano roar."

Concert Listing:
Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band – Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Saturday, March 28, 2009, 8 p.m.

Tickets: Reserved seating. General $25/31/36, Students $18 all sections [Cornell discount rate available on-line only with valid netID.]
on-line: www.cornellconcertseries.com
in-person: Ticket Center at Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., Downtown Ithaca [additional fees will apply to in-person and phone orders]
by phone: (607)273-4497 or (800)284-8422

Event Parking: Free weekend parking is available at the Schoellkopf Field Garage, located between Campus and Hoy Roads, just two blocks from Bailey.
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

American Milestones: Music and friendship through Beethoven and Shapey
Cornell Concert Series presents Joel Krosnick and Gilbert Kalish in recital and masterclasses

“We stood for an adventurousness in music, in playing the music of our time.” – Joel Krosnick

Ithaca, NY - The first time cellist Joel Krosnick and pianist Gilbert Kalish collaborated on a performance, it was at the urging of a benefit concert organizer who "thought we would love playing together," according to Mr. Krosnick, "and we did—and have, over all these 30-plus years." The Krosnick-Kalish duo has since become widely acclaimed for their annual recitals in New York, their Arabesque label recordings of Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Prokofiev and many others, and especially for their unwavering advocacy of contemporary American composers including Elliott Carter, Ralph Shapey, Gunther Schuller, and Richard Wernick. Their Bailey Hall concert on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 8 p.m. will feature a signature program of Beethoven (Op. 102, no. 1), Carter, Shapey, and Brahms (Op. 3. Tickets are available online at CornellConcertSeries.com and in person/by phone through the Ticket Center at Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca, (607)273-4497 or (800)284-8422. Ticket prices range from $22-32 for the general public and $16 for students; a Cornell discount is available on-line only with netID authentication.

Music critic Bernard Jacobson describes a recital by the Krosnick-Kalish duo, "two phenomenal instrumentalists" commanding extraordinary "interpretative gifts and technical mastery", as "one of the biggest musical events of the season, if magnitude may be measured not by the size of the apparatus involved but by the bold programming and superb performance of inspired compositions... there are not likely to be many that manifest such grandeur of thought and execution on the part of composers and performers alike."

The duo's musical kinship is bolstered by an equally longstanding personal friendship, and also reflected in their shared dedication to teaching. Gilbert Kalish is Distinguished Professor and Head of Performance Activities at SUNY Stony Brook, and Joel Krosnick has been on the Juilliard faculty (and cellist of the Juilliard String Quartet) since 1974. "We're both very serious teachers, particularly of chamber music – both of us think and talk about music as teachers," says Mr. Krosnick. CCS is honored and pleased to sponsor masterclasses with the guest artists on Saturday morning, April 11th, starting at 10:30 a.m. in Barnes and Lincoln Halls. The classes will feature Cornell and Ithaca College student performers, and are free and open to public audience. Further details will post to the CCS and Cornell Music Department websites upon confirmation.

CONCERT LISTING
Joel Krosnick and Gilbert Kalish, cello and piano – Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Saturday, April 11, 2009, 8 p.m.

Program: a signature program of Beethoven (Op. 102, no. 1), Carter, Shapey, and Brahms (Op. 3.

Tickets: Reserved seating. General $22/27/32, Students $16 all sections [Cornell discount rate available on-line only with valid netID.]
on-line: CornellConcertSeries.com
in-person: Ticket Center at Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., downtown Ithaca
by phone: (607)273-4497 or (800)284-8422

Event Parking: Free weekend parking is available at the Schoellkopf Field Garage, located between Campus and Hoy Rds. just two blocks from Bailey. Concert Series also sponsors a complimentary shuttle between the garage, Dairy Bar, and hall. A confirmed schedule of stops can be found at CornellConcertSeries.com.

--

Cornell Concert Series, 2008-09 season
classics from the world to you...

=
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

Music to Enrich Lives, Inspire Passion, Connect Audiences:
San Francisco's Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra brings its mission to Bailey Hall

Ithaca, NY - The Cornell Concert Series concludes its 2008-2009 season with a special pre-Carnegie Hall performance by the dynamic period-instrument orchestra Philharmonia Baroque, joined by vocal soloists Carolyn Sampson and Robin Blaze and conducted by Nicholas McGegan. The 8 p.m. program at Cornell's Bailey Hall on Wednesday, April 29th, features concerti by Corelli and Vivaldi, selections from Handel oratorios, and Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. Tickets are available at www.cornellconcertseries.com and through the Ticket Center at Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca, (607)273-4497 or (800)284-8422. Ticket prices range from $25-36 for the general public and $18 for students; a Cornell discount is available on-line only with netID authentication.

The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra is dedicated to presenting great music that enriches lives, inspires passion for period-instrument performance, connects audiences to history, preserves tradition and celebrates creative genius. Using authentic instruments and stylistic performance practices of the Baroque to early-Romantic periods, the Orchestra engages audiences through performance, education, and recordings of the highest standard, but above all by presenting music with a joy and vitality that provides a meaningful artistic experience for today’s audience.

Music Director Nicholas McGegan – born in England and educated at Oxford, Cambridge and the Royal College of Music in London – is recognized as "one of the finest baroque conductors of his generation" (The London Independent) and has guest conducted the St Paul Chamber Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, and New York Philharmonic. He has also been acclaimed as "a welcome Energizer Bunny, bringing rhythmic zest to all things baroque" (Cleveland Plain Dealer) and will surely lead a sparkling season finale at Bailey. Joining Mr. McGegan and the Orchestra are: soprano Carolyn Sampson, "one of the wonders of the operatic world" who commands "an exceptionally flexible voice, pure in intonation and deployed with super-subtle refinement" (The Independent); and countertenor Robin Blaze, a foremost interpreter of Purcell, Bach and Handel who concertizes regularly throughout the world and also serves as professor of vocal studies at the Royal College of Music.

CONCERT LISTING:
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra – Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 8 p.m.

Tickets: Reserved seating. General $25/31/36, Students $18 all sections [Cornell discount rate available on-line only with valid netID.]
on-line: www.cornellconcertseries.com and www.baileytickets.com
in-person: Ticket Center at Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., Downtown Ithaca
by phone: (607)273-4497 or (800)284-8422

Event Parking: Free weekend parking is available at the Schoellkopf Field Garage, located between Campus and Hoy Rds. just two blocks from Bailey. Concert Series also sponsors a complimentary shuttle between the garage, Dairy Bar, and hall. A confirmed schedule of stops can be found at www.cornellconcertseries.com.

--
Cornell Concert Series, 2008-09 Season
classics from the world to you...

CCS has been bringing great performances to Ithaca, NY since 1903. Originally featuring Western classical artists, the series now encompasses a broad spectrum of the world’s great art musics.

www.cornellconcertseries.com
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

Cornell Concert Series 2009-2010 season brings some of the most dedicated and engaging artists of our times to Bailey Hall

Ithaca, NY - Drawing from the ancient Japanese capital of Nara to the breezy platform at President Obama's inauguration, the Cornell Concert Series 2009-2010 season brings some of the most dedicated and engaging artists of our times to Bailey Hall. The new season opens on Sunday, September 20th when Gabriela Montero – perhaps most familiarly known worldwide as the "inauguration quartet" pianist in fingerless gloves – presents a solo recital featuring live improvisations in classical style. The Series continues to highlight the classical, with Haydn and Mozart symphonies performed by the Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg in October. This concert is in honor of Herbert Gussman Professor of Music Neal Zaslaw's 70th birthday, thus also celebrating Cornell's own tradition of scholarly distinction in 18th-century music studies.

The Cornell Concert Series remains committed to Western classical programs but also encompasses a broader spectrum of art musics, On Sunday, October 4th, the jazz superstars Dave Holland, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter and Eric Harland make a rare appearance together as the Monterey Quartet, bringing the thrill of live performance and the dynamic sounds of the Americas to Bailey Hall. From the other side of the globe, the taiko ensemble Yamato arrives in November with a full array of traditional Japanese drums, and in April 2010, Zakir Hussain and the Masters of Percussion come with their instruments. Spring 2010 also features Armenian-Canadian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian, French pianist Alexandre Tharaud, and bassist Christian McBride and Inside Straight.

Subscription and Ticket Information
Series subscriptions are now being accepted by the Cornell Concert Series office. The deadline for priority seating is May 31; after that date, seating arrangements from previous seasons cannot be guaranteed. Tickets for individual events will go on sale in August 2009. More information - including complete concert listings, dates, ticket prices, and more - is available at www.CornellConcertSeries.com or by calling the administrative office at 607-255-5144 to request a season brochure.

--
CORNELL CONCERT SERIES
classics from the world to you...
101 Lincoln Hall, Ithaca NY 14853

CCS has been bringing great performances to Ithaca, NY since 1903. Originally featuring Western classical artists, the series now encompasses a broad spectrum of the world’s great art musics.
www.CornellConcertSeries.com
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

Improvisations and Inaugurations:

Pianist Gabriela Montero to open Cornell Concert Series 2009-2010 season

Gabriela Montero

Ithaca, NY - Pianist Gabriela Montero's unique interpretations and improvisational gifts have won her a quickly expanding audience and devoted following around the world. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Ms. Montero's musical talent has taken her from a childhood debut, with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra, to scholarship-funded study in the USA and – in January 2009 -- on to the breezy platform of President Barrack Obama's historic inauguration. Ms. Montero begins her fall 2009 recital season in Ithaca, NY on Sunday, September 20th, with an 8 p.m. performance at Cornell University’s Bailey Hall. She will offer a program of solo piano works by Brahms and Ginastera, followed by live improvisations on themes suggested by audience members.

From her first contact with a piano, Gabriela Montero has always improvised. She decided to make it public at the behest of Martha Argerich, the celebrated Argentine pianist, who told her not to be afraid whether people would find it improper or not. “Because improvisation is such a huge part of who I am, it is the most natural and spontaneous way I can express myself,” explains Ms. Montero, “but for many years I kept this aspect of my playing secret. Then Martha Argerich overheard me improvising one day and was ecstatic. [She] persuaded me that it was possible to combine my career as a serious 'classical' artist with the side of me that is rather unique." Thus, in both recital and after performing a concerto, Ms. Montero often invites her audience to participate by asking for melodies to improvise on. "I connect to my audience in a completely unique way, and they connect with me … I do hope that bringing this element to the classical stage will remind us of the freedom … promoted by the great composers of the past when they allowed themselves to ‘just fly’."

Gabriela Montero's engagements include acclaimed performances with the New York Philharmonic, LA Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, Rotterdam Philharmonic, and in recital at the Edinburgh Festival, Wigmore Hall, Tonhalle Dusseldorf, Istanbul International Festival, Kennedy Centre Washington DC, National Arts Centre Ottawa, Orchard Hall Tokyo, and at the Progetto Martha Argerich Festival in Lugano where she is invited annually. Ms. Montero records for EMI/Angel and her CDs have garnered awards from BBC Music Magazine, Classic FM, and Le Monde de la Musique among others. She has been featured on NPR's Performance Today and CBS's 60 Minutes. Of her participation in the John Williams quartet for the Presidential Inauguration, Ms. Montero says (in the Boston Globe), "It was such a beautiful moment and such an honor to be there. But my God was it cold!"

CONCERT LISTING:
Gabriela Montero, piano – Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Sunday, September 20, 2009, 8 p.m.

Tickets: Reserved seating. General $22/28/32, Students $16 all sections [Cornell discount rate available on-line only with valid netID.]
on-line: www.cornellconcertseries.com and www.baileytickets.com
in-person: Ticket Center Ithaca, located in Center Ithaca on The Commons
by phone: (607)273-4497 or (800)284-8422

Event Parking: Free weekend parking is available at the Schoellkopf Field Garage, located between Campus and Hoy Rds. just two blocks from Bailey. More information can be found at www.transportation.cornell.edu and www.cornellconcertseries.com.

--
Cornell Concert Series, 2009-10 Season
classics from the world to you...

CCS has been bringing great performances to Ithaca, NY since 1903. Originally featuring Western classical artists, the series now encompasses a broad spectrum of the world’s great art musics.

www.cornellconcertseries.com

=
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===

[Mike_L]

London and Hollywood and All That Jazz:
Cornell Concert Series and CU Jazz present two exciting guest artist dates this Fall

Dave Holland with The Overtone Quartet [Sunday, October 4, 2009]
"The commander-in-chief of a first rate, cutting edge group has to be everything: creative genius and effective entrepreneur, power player and diplomat, steeped in experience but fresh and unjaded. Few current leaders exemplify the role as well as bassist Dave Holland." - Downbeat

The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra [Wednesday, November 4, 2009]
“Some of the swingingest big band jazz around … one of the best big bands in the country.” - JazzAdvocate.com

[Both are 8 p.m. performances at Bailey Hall, Cornell University.]

CONCERT LISTING 1:
The Overtone Quartet: Dave Holland (bass), Chris Potter (sax), Steve Nelson (vibraphone), Eric Harland (drums)
[Note: the Overtone Quartet is a re-billing of the originally scheduled Monterey Quartet, with vibraphonist Steve Nelson replacing piano.]
Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 8 p.m.
Bailey Hall, Cornell University

Tickets: Reserved seating. General $25/31/35, Students $18 all sections [a Cornell discount rate is available when purchased online only with valid netID.]
on-line: www.cornellconcertseries.com and www.baileytickets.com
in-person: Ticket Center Ithaca, 171 The Commons - Center Ithaca
by phone: (607)273-4497 or (800)284-8422

Event Parking: Free weekend parking is available at the Schoellkopf Field Garage, located between Campus and Hoy Rds. just two blocks from Bailey. More information can be found at www.transportation.cornell.edu and www.cornellconcertseries.com.

Dave Holland

Born in Wolverhampton, England, Dave Holland started at age 4 on a ukulele, moved up to guitar then bass guitar by 13, and finally to the double bass, which he was playing professionally by age 17 in London. Now over four and a half decades later, Mr. Holland has come to define "the best in jazz" [JazzTimes], commanding attention as few bassists ever have. He is highly regarded for bringing together extraordinary and innovative musicians, and his collaborative fall 2009 project, the Overtone Quartet, showcases dynamic saxophonist Chris Potter, Holland favorite Steve Nelson on vibraphone, and virtuoso drummer Eric Harland.

The collective musicianship of the four Overtone artists – Holland, Potter, Nelson, Harland – is phenomenal and boundless. Brought together by the Guildhall-trained Holland, who has worked in everything from dance and rock bands to classical orchestras and with a veritable who’s-who of the greatest jazz legends (Coleman Hawkins, Betty Carter, Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Anthony Braxton, Sam Rivers, to name a few), the ensemble members’ musical interests encompass “everything from Bach to Schoenberg and gamelan to the Beatles” [Chris Potter] and other creative partnerships such as with Kenny Barron, Ray Brown, Paul Motian, Marian McPartland, Steely Dan, and Zakir Hussain. “There are few musicians in jazz with a more untroubled sense of leadership than the bassist Dave Holland,” notes Nate Chinen of the New York Times, “But he’s after a greater spirit of collectivism with the Overtone Quartet.”

This tour of the Overtone Quartet is made possible by a grant from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Programs.

------------------------------------------------------------

CONCERT LISTING 2:
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 8 p.m.
Bailey Hall, Cornell University
General admission TBA – tickets will go on sale at www.BaileyTickets.com later this month.

Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra from Los Angeles is the premier West Coast big band and one of today’s great jazz orchestras. Co-leader John Clayton, like Dave Holland, is a bassist and composer and influential jazz advocate/educator. The CHJO was formed in 1986 when John and saxophonist brother Jeff Clayton got together with drummer Jeff Hamilton and decided to act on their long-brewing idea of having a big band. Comprised of musicians who are not only technically skilled and excellent jazz players but who also value the camaraderie of the band, the CHJO has served as resident orchestra of the Hollywood Bowl and backed Diana Krall, Rosemary Clooney, and John Pizzarelli. This special concert is co-sponsored by the Cornel Department of Music’s jazz program and the Cornell Concert Series.

==
_________________
Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

===