[NEohioPAL]Artist Recital Series Set to Begin 127th Season at Oberlin College
Marci Janas
Marci.Janas at oberlin.edu
Tue Aug 2 06:10:09 PDT 2005
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Marci Janas
August 2, 2005 =
440-775-8328//marci.janas at oberlin.edu
THE 127th SEASON OF OBERLIN COLLEGE=92S ESTEEMED ARTIST RECITAL SERIES=20=
BEGINS SEPTEMBER 25
<Editors please note: Complete concert schedule is included and digital=20=
photos are available by contacting Marci Janas.>
=09
OBERLIN, OHIO =96 Oberlin College=92s Artist Recital Series, one of the=20=
oldest continuing concert series in the United States, launches the=20
2005-2006 season =97 its 127th =97with renowned pianist and Beethoven=20
interpreter Richard Goode on Sunday, September 25, at 3 p.m.
Season subscription tickets are now available for the eight-concert=20
series, which includes the Mir=F3 String Quartet, the chamber orchestra =
I=20
Musici de Montr=E9al, the King=92s Singers, violinist Nadja=20
Salerno-Sonnenberg, the Wayne Shorter Quartet, the Swedish percussion=20
ensemble Kroumata, and the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Donald=20
Runnicles. All concert performances for the series take place in=20
Oberlin=92s historic Finney Chapel. All seats are reserved. Free parking=20=
is available throughout the campus.
Two bonus events are available to those who purchase the entire series=20=
of eight concerts (Package A): free tickets to a rare public coaching=20
by legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne in Finney Chapel on October=20
16, and admission to a performance by the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra,=20
conducted by Bridget-Michaele Reischl, at Severance Hall April 18,=20
2006. Seating for the bonus events is general admission.
In addition, those purchasing either the complete, eight-concert series=20=
(Package A) or the six-concert package (Package B) before October 1=20
will be given the opportunity to purchase a second identical=20
subscription at half price. The six-concert package consists of Richard=20=
Goode, the Mir=F3 Quartet, I Musici de Montr=E9al, Nadia=20
Salerno-Sonnenberg, Kroumata, and the Cleveland Orchestra.
Prices for Series Package A are as follows:
Student rate: $46
OCID rate (Oberlin College faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and area=20
educators): $125
Senior Citizens: $125
General Public: $139
Prices for Series Package B are as follows:
Student rate: $32
OCID rate (Oberlin College faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and area=20
educators): $85
Senior Citizens: $85
General Public: $93
Please call Oberlin=92s Central Ticket Service=92s (CTS) 24-hour=20
reservation line (440-775-8169) for complete ticket information or to=20
request a free brochure. The CTS box office is located in the lobby of=20=
Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St. (Route 58), between the Oberlin Inn and=20=
the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Box office hours are Monday through=20
Friday, noon to 5 p.m.
Single tickets will be available for purchase after September 18.=20
Tickets purchased at the door the day of the performance are an=20
additional $3. Concert artists, programs, and dates are subject to=20
change. Finney Chapel is wheelchair accessible and is located on the=20
southwest corner of Lorain St. (Route 511) and N. Professor St., across=20=
from Tappan Square.
Detailed information about the performers, dates, and times for this=20
year=92s Artist Recital Series is available online at=20
www.oberlin.edu/arseries. For additional information, please call=20
440-775-8169.
Since the inception of the Artist Recital Series in 1878, more than=20
1,000 of the most acclaimed and accomplished musicians, conductors,=20
orchestras, chamber ensembles, and composers have graced the stage of=20
Finney Chapel. Stars of such international stature as Dave Brubeck,=20
Alicia de Larrocha, Glenn Gould, Denyce Graves, Jascha Heifetz,=20
Vladimir Horowitz, Yo-Yo Ma, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Isaac Stern, George=20
Szell, and Eugene Ysa=FFe, to name but a few, have performed under the=20=
auspices of the series. Since 1919, the Cleveland Orchestra has=20
appeared on the series every season for a total of 204 performances=20
under the baton of such illustrious =97 and varied =97 conductors as=20
Nikolai Sokoloff (38 times), Artur Rodzinski (25 times), George Szell=20
(60 times), Robert Shaw, Pierre Boulez, Lorin Maazel, Simon Rattle,=20
Yoel Levi, Christoph von Dohn=E1nyi, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jahja Ling,=20
Robert Spano, Franz Welser-M=F6st, Mitskuko Uchida, and Steven Smith.=20
More than an impressive "Who=92s Who," the list of artists and ensembles=20=
to appear on the series is an illumination of the best of serious=20
music, spanning the late 19th century to the present.
The Artist Recital Series is sponsored by the Oberlin Conservatory of=20
Music at Oberlin College with additional support from the Friends of=20
the Artist Recital Series. There are many benefits to becoming a Friend=20=
of the Artist Recital Series, including additional discounts on=20
subscription packages, complimentary recordings, recognition in concert=20=
programs, and invitations to receptions with guest artists. Membership=20=
fees are tax deductible. For additional information, please call=20
440-775-8169.
Media sponsorship for the Artist Recital Series is provided by WCLV=20
104.9-FM, Cleveland=92s classical music radio station, WVIZ and =
90.3-WCPN=20
ideastream, and Northern Ohio Live magazine.
Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
127th Artist Recital Series 2005-2006
Richard Goode, piano
Sunday, September 25, 2005
3 PM MATIN=C9E
Finney Chapel
~
An afternoon of Beethoven and Schubert sonatas:
Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Beethoven: Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, =93Moonlight=94=
Beethoven: Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3
Schubert: Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. Posth., D. 960
Pianist Richard Goode has been hailed for music making of tremendous=20
emotional power, depth, and expressiveness, and is acknowledged=20
worldwide as one of today=92s leading interpreters of the music of=20
Beethoven. In regular performances with major orchestras, recitals in=20
the world=92s music capitals, and on acclaimed Nonesuch recordings, he=20=
has won a large and devoted following.
=93What one remembers most from Goode=92s playing is not its=20
beauty=97exceptional as it is=97but his way of coming to grips with the=20=
composer=92s central thought, so that a work tends to make sense beyond=20=
one=92s previous perception of it. ... The spontaneous formulating=20
process of the creator [becomes] tangible in the concert hall.=94
=97 David Blum, The New Yorker
_________________________
Mir=F3 String Quartet
Thursday, October 20, 2005
8 PM
Finney Chapel
~
Beethoven:=A0 Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
Brent Michael Davids: Tinnitus Quartet
Schubert: Quartet in D Minor, =93Death and the Maiden,=94 D. 810
The Mir=F3 Quartet has established itself as one of America=92s =
brightest=20
and most exciting young chamber groups, captivating audiences around=20
the world, dazzling listeners with its fiery intensity and mature=20
interpretations of all corners of the repertoire, and winning first and=20=
grand prizes in the most important international chamber music=20
competitions. Formed at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 1995, the=20=
quartet features two Conservatory graduates, violinist Daniel Ching and=20=
cellist Joshua Gindele.
=93Playing of this caliber casts light on the path ahead.=94
=97 Anne Midgette, The New York Times
_________________________
I Musici de Montr=E9al
Sunday, November 6, 2005
8 PM
Finney Chapel
~
Borodin: Nocturne
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (for strings)
Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile
Tchaikovsky: Serenade
Formed by cellist and conductor Yuli Turovsky in 1983, I Musici de=20
Montr=E9al is a chamber orchestra of 15 musicians that performs a vast=20=
repertoire extending from the baroque to the contemporary. Public=20
enthusiasm and critical acclaim for the group=92s performances underline=20=
their precision, cohesion, and virtuosity. I Musici de Montr=E9al=92s=20
brilliant and distinctive sound confirms its importance on the world=92s=20=
musical stage.
=93I Musici de Montr=E9al is a decided virtuoso group.=94
=97 South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
_________________________
The King=92s Singers
Friday, February 10, 2006
8 PM
Finney Chapel
~
Program TBA
Founded at King=92s College in Cambridge in 1968, the King=92s Singers =
is=20
one of the world=92s most sought-after and acclaimed vocal ensembles.=20
Known for presenting diverse programs encompassing a wide range of=20
repertoire, the group has performed in prestigious venues throughout=20
North America, in the major halls of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago,=20
Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angeles, Philadephia, and San Francisco, and at=20=
major American music festivals such as Tanglewood, Ravinia, and Wolf=20
Trap. Internationally, the King=92s Singers uphold a strong presence=20
across most of the globe.
=93The singing was technically breathtaking, luxuriously beautiful, and=20=
musically intact.=94
=97Ronald Broun, The Washington Post
_________________________
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
8 PM
Finney Chapel
~
Schubert: Rondo (=91Rondo brillant=92) in B-Minor, D. 895 (Op. 70)
R. Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 18
Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg is celebrated worldwide as one of=20
the most original and fearless artists on the concert stage today.=20
Renowned for her electrifying performances, passionate interpretations,=20=
and musical depth, she is sought after by today=92s greatest conductors=20=
and orchestras, as well as by fellow artists for collaborations in both=20=
classical and other genres. Her sense of humor and naturalness make her=20=
an engaging communicator on and off the stage.
=93She will make you hang breathlessly on every note.=94
=97 Richard Ginell, The Los Angeles Times
_________________________
The Wayne Shorter Quartet
Featuring Brian Blade, John Patitucci, and Danilo Perez
Tuesday, April 4, 2006
8 PM
Finney Chapel
~
The program will be announced from the stage.
Tenor saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter=92s career spans nearly 35=20=
years and has crossed paths with many of history=92s indisputable giants=20=
of music. His professional life began in 1959 with the Maynard Ferguson=20=
Orchestra. That year he also became close friends with John Coltrane,=20
and made his breakthrough when he joined Art Blakey=92s Jazz Messengers=20=
with Lee Morgan, where his unique sound and startling original=20
compositions found a major outlet. In 1964 he joined Miles Davis and=20
his quintet, which included Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony=20
Williams. The group would go on to become unique innovators, changing=20
the sound of jazz.
=93[Wayne Shorter is] one of the most significant composers and=20
individual saxophonists in jazz.=94
=97 The New York Times
_________________________
Kroumata
Thursday, April 6, 2006
8 PM
Finney Chapel
~
Program TBA
Kroumata is one of the world=92s leading percussion ensembles. The=20
unequalled dynamism and energy of this Swedish group=92s performances=20
have dazzled audiences all over the world. The unique experience of a=20
Kroumata concert appeals to audiences of all different ages and=20
cultural backgrounds. The six-member ensemble has made tours to more=20
than 35 countries and performed recitals to critical acclaim all over=20
the world. More than 200 works have received their world premieres by=20
Kroumata.
=93The precision of the Kroumata players is no less remarkable than =
their=20
horsepower.=94
=97 Gramophone
_________________________
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-M=F6st, Music Director
Donald Runnicles, conductor
William Preucil, violin
Sunday, April 30, 2006
3 PM MATIN=C9E
Finney Chapel
~
Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201
Paulus: Violin Concerto
Elgar: =93Enigma=94 Variations
This is the 204th appearance of The Cleveland Orchestra on the Artist=20
Recital Series. Long considered one of America=92s great orchestras, the=20=
ensemble stands today among the world=92s most revered symphonic=20
ensembles. Guest conductor Donald Runnicles, Music Director of the San=20=
Francisco Opera since 1992, is regarded as one of the finest conductors=20=
of symphonic and operatic repertoire active today. William Preucil,=20
concertmaster of the orchestra since 1994, performed for seven seasons=20=
as the first violinist of the Grammy Award-winning Cleveland Quartet.
=93The orchestra was aglow and alive, sounding as fine as I have ever=20=
heard it.=94
=97The New Yorker
=93[Runnicles] has an exceptional sense of sonority, with every detail=20=
immaculately clear yet perfectly fused into the =85 sound of the whole.=94=
=97 Tim Ashley, The Guardian (London)
=93[Preucil=92s] sensitivity to phrasing brought out the poetry in the=20=
music.=94
=97 Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer
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ARS 127th Season Release
August 2, 2005
8/2/05
Media Contact: Marci Janas
440-775-8328
Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440-775-8328
(F) 440-775-5457
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<underline>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</underline> <underline>MEDIA
CONTACT:</underline> Marci Janas
August 2, 2005 =
<underline>440-775-8328//marci.janas at oberlin.edu
</underline><center><bold>THE 127th SEASON OF OBERLIN COLLEGE=92S
ESTEEMED ARTIST RECITAL SERIES BEGINS SEPTEMBER 25
<<Editors please note: Complete concert schedule is included and
digital photos are available by contacting Marci Janas.>
</bold></center>=09
OBERLIN, OHIO =96 Oberlin College=92s Artist Recital Series, one of the
oldest continuing concert series in the United States, launches the
2005-2006 season =97 its 127th =97with renowned pianist and Beethoven
interpreter Richard Goode on Sunday, September 25, at 3 p.m.=20
Season subscription tickets are now available for the eight-concert
series, which includes the Mir=F3 String Quartet, the chamber orchestra
I Musici de Montr=E9al, the King=92s Singers, violinist Nadja
Salerno-Sonnenberg, the Wayne Shorter Quartet, the Swedish percussion
ensemble Kroumata, and the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Donald
Runnicles. All concert performances for the series take place in
Oberlin=92s historic Finney Chapel. All seats are reserved. Free parking
is available throughout the campus.
Two bonus events are available to those who purchase the entire series
of eight concerts (Package A): free tickets to a rare public coaching
by legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne in Finney Chapel on October
16, and admission to a performance by the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra,
conducted by Bridget-Michaele Reischl, at Severance Hall April 18,
2006. Seating for the bonus events is general admission.
In addition, those purchasing either the complete, eight-concert
series (Package A) or the six-concert package (Package B) before
October 1 will be given the opportunity to purchase a second identical
subscription at half price. The six-concert package consists of
Richard Goode, the Mir=F3 Quartet, I Musici de Montr=E9al, Nadia
Salerno-Sonnenberg, Kroumata, and the Cleveland Orchestra.
<bold>Prices for Series Package A are as follows:
</bold>Student rate: $46=20
OCID rate (Oberlin College faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and area
educators): $125=20
Senior Citizens: $125
General Public: $139=20
<bold>Prices for Series Package B are as follows:
</bold>Student rate: $32=20
OCID rate (Oberlin College faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and area
educators): $85=20
Senior Citizens: $85
General Public: $93=20
Please call Oberlin=92s Central Ticket Service=92s (CTS) 24-hour
reservation line (440-775-8169) for complete ticket information or to
request a free brochure. The CTS box office is located in the lobby of
Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St. (Route 58), between the Oberlin Inn
and the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Box office hours are Monday through
Friday, noon to 5 p.m.
Single tickets will be available for purchase after September 18.
Tickets purchased at the door the day of the performance are an
additional $3. Concert artists, programs, and dates are subject to
change. Finney Chapel is wheelchair accessible and is located on the
southwest corner of Lorain St. (Route 511) and N. Professor St.,
across from Tappan Square.=20
Detailed information about the performers, dates, and times for this
year=92s Artist Recital Series is available online at
www.oberlin.edu/arseries. For additional information, please call
440-775-8169.
Since the inception of the Artist Recital Series in 1878, more than
1,000 of the most acclaimed and accomplished musicians, conductors,
orchestras, chamber ensembles, and composers have graced the stage of
Finney Chapel. Stars of such international stature as Dave Brubeck,
Alicia de Larrocha, Glenn Gould, Denyce Graves, Jascha Heifetz,
Vladimir Horowitz, Yo-Yo Ma, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Isaac Stern, George
Szell, and Eugene Ysa=FFe, to name but a few, have performed under the
auspices of the series. Since 1919, the Cleveland Orchestra has
appeared on the series every season for a total of 204 performances
under the baton of such illustrious =97 and varied =97 conductors as
Nikolai Sokoloff (38 times), Artur Rodzinski (25 times), George Szell
(60 times), Robert Shaw, Pierre Boulez, Lorin Maazel, Simon Rattle,
Yoel Levi, Christoph von Dohn=E1nyi, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jahja Ling,
Robert Spano, Franz Welser-M=F6st, Mitskuko Uchida, and Steven Smith.
More than an impressive "Who=92s Who," the list of artists and ensembles
to appear on the series is an illumination of the best of serious
music, spanning the late 19th century to the present.
The Artist Recital Series is sponsored by the Oberlin Conservatory of
Music at Oberlin College with additional support from the Friends of
the Artist Recital Series. There are many benefits to becoming a
Friend of the Artist Recital Series, including additional discounts on
subscription packages, complimentary recordings, recognition in
concert programs, and invitations to receptions with guest artists.
Membership fees are tax deductible. For additional information, please
call 440-775-8169.
Media sponsorship for the Artist Recital Series is provided by WCLV
104.9-FM, Cleveland=92s classical music radio station, WVIZ and
90.3-WCPN ideastream, and <italic>Northern Ohio Live</italic>
magazine.=20
<center><bold><bigger><bigger><bigger>Oberlin College Conservatory of
Music
127th Artist Recital Series 2005-2006
</bigger></bigger></bigger></bold>
<bold><bigger><bigger>Richard Goode, <italic>piano
</italic></bigger></bigger><italic>
</italic></bold>Sunday, September 25, 2005
3 <smaller>PM MATIN=C9E</smaller>
Finney Chapel
~
An afternoon of Beethoven and Schubert sonatas:
<bold><fontfamily><param>Times New =
Roman</param>Beethoven:</fontfamily></bold><fontfamily><param>Times New =
Roman</param>=20
<italic>Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3</italic>
<bold>Beethoven</bold>: <italic>Sonata No.
</italic></fontfamily><italic>14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2,
=93Moonlight=94</italic><fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param>
<bold>Beethoven:</bold> <italic>Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op.
31, No. 3</italic>
<bold>Schubert:</bold> <italic>Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. Posth., D.
960
</italic></fontfamily><smaller>Pianist Richard Goode has been hailed
for music making of tremendous emotional power, depth, and
expressiveness, and is acknowledged worldwide as one of today=92s
leading interpreters of the music of Beethoven. In regular
performances with major orchestras, recitals in the world=92s music
capitals, and on acclaimed Nonesuch recordings, he has won a large and
devoted following.
<italic>=93What one remembers most from Goode=92s playing is not its
beauty=97exceptional as it is=97but his way of coming to grips with the
composer=92s central thought, so that a work tends to make sense beyond
one=92s previous perception of it. ... The spontaneous formulating
process of the creator [becomes] tangible in the concert hall.=94
</italic>=97 David Blum, <italic>The New Yorker
</italic></smaller>
<bigger>_________________________
<italic>
</italic><bold><bigger>Mir=F3 String Quartet<italic>
</italic></bigger></bold></bigger><bold><italic>
</italic></bold>Thursday, October 20, 2005
<smaller>8 PM=20
</smaller>Finney Chapel
~
<bold><fontfamily><param>Times New =
Roman</param>Beethoven:=A0</fontfamily></bold><fontfamily><param>Times =
New Roman</param>
<italic>Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6</italic>
<bold>Brent Michael Davids:</bold> <italic>Tinnitus Quartet</italic>
<bold>Schubert: </bold><italic>Quartet in D Minor, =93Death and the
Maiden,=94 D. 810</italic></fontfamily><italic>
</italic>
<smaller>The Mir=F3 Quartet has established itself as one of America=92s
brightest and most exciting young chamber groups, captivating
audiences around the world, dazzling listeners with its fiery
intensity and mature interpretations of all corners of the repertoire,
and winning first and grand prizes in the most important international
chamber music competitions. Formed at the Oberlin Conservatory of
Music in 1995, the quartet features two Conservatory graduates,
violinist Daniel Ching and cellist Joshua Gindele.
</smaller>
<italic><smaller>=93Playing of this caliber casts light on the path
ahead.=94
=97 </smaller></italic><smaller>Anne Midgette, <italic>The New York =
Times
</italic></smaller>
<bigger>_________________________
<bold><bigger>I Musici de Montr=E9al<italic>
</italic></bigger></bold></bigger><bold><italic>
</italic></bold>Sunday, November 6, 2005
8 PM
Finney Chapel
~
<bold><smaller>Borodin: =
</smaller></bold><italic><smaller>Nocturne</smaller></italic><smaller>
<bold>Mussorgsky: </bold><italic>Pictures at an Exhibition
</italic>(for strings)
<bold>Tchaikovsky: </bold><italic>Andante Cantabile
</italic><bold>Tchaikovsky: </bold><italic>Serenade
</italic></smaller><italic>
</italic><fontfamily><param>Times</param>Formed by cellist and
conductor Yuli Turovsky in 1983, I Musici de Montr=E9al is a chamber
orchestra of 15 musicians that performs a vast repertoire extending
from the baroque to the contemporary. Public enthusiasm and critical
acclaim for the group=92s performances underline their precision,
cohesion, and virtuosity. I Musici de Montr=E9al=92s brilliant and
distinctive sound confirms its importance on the world=92s musical =
stage.
</fontfamily><italic>
<smaller>=93I Musici de Montr=E9al is a decided virtuoso group.=94
</smaller></italic><smaller>=97 <italic>South China Morning
Post</italic>, Hong Kong
</smaller><italic>
</italic><bigger>_________________________
</bigger><italic>
</italic><bold><bigger><bigger>The King=92s Singers<italic>
</italic></bigger></bigger><italic>
</italic></bold>Friday, February 10, 2006
8 PM
Finney Chapel
~
<bold>Program <italic>TBA
</italic></bold><smaller>Founded at King=92s College in Cambridge in
1968, the King=92s Singers is one of the world=92s most sought-after and
acclaimed vocal ensembles. Known for presenting diverse programs
encompassing a wide range of repertoire, the group has performed in
prestigious venues throughout North America, in the major halls of
Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angeles, Philadephia,
and San Francisco, and at major American music festivals such as
Tanglewood, Ravinia, and Wolf Trap. Internationally, the King=92s
Singers uphold a strong presence across most of the globe.
<italic>=93The singing was technically breathtaking, luxuriously
beautiful, and musically intact.=94
</italic>
<italic>=97</italic>Ronald Broun, <italic>The Washington Post
</italic></smaller><italic><bigger>
</bigger></italic><bigger>_________________________
</bigger><bold>
<bigger><bigger>Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, <italic>violin
</italic></bigger></bigger>Anne-Marie McDermott<italic>, piano
</italic></bold>Wednesday, March 22, 2006
8 PM
Finney Chapel
~
<bold><smaller>Schubert: </smaller></bold><italic><smaller>Rondo
(=91Rondo brillant=92) in B-Minor, D. 895 (Op. 70)
</smaller></italic><bold><smaller>R. Strauss:
</smaller></bold><italic><smaller>Sonata for Violin and Piano in
E-flat Major, Op. 18</smaller></italic><bold><smaller>
Shostakovich: </smaller></bold><italic><smaller>Sonata for Violin and
Piano, Op. 134
</smaller></italic><smaller>Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg is
celebrated worldwide as one of the most original and fearless artists
on the concert stage today. Renowned for her electrifying
performances, passionate interpretations, and musical depth, she is
sought after by today=92s greatest conductors and orchestras, as well as
by fellow artists for collaborations in both classical and other
genres. Her sense of humor and naturalness make her an engaging
communicator on and off the stage.
<italic>=93She will make you hang breathlessly on every note.=94
</italic>=97 Richard Ginell, <italic>The Los Angeles Times
</italic></smaller></center><smaller>
</smaller><center><bigger>_________________________
<italic>
</italic><bold><bigger>The Wayne Shorter Quartet
</bigger></bold></bigger><bold>Featuring Brian Blade, John Patitucci,
and Danilo Perez
</bold></center><fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily><center>Tuesday, April 4, 2006
8 PM
Finney Chapel
~
<bold><italic>The program will be announced from the stage.
</italic></bold></center><smaller>
</smaller><center><smaller>Tenor saxophonist and composer Wayne
Shorter=92s career spans nearly 35 years and has crossed paths with many
of history=92s indisputable giants of music. His professional life began
in 1959 with the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra. That year he also became
close friends with John Coltrane, and made his breakthrough when he
joined Art Blakey=92s Jazz Messengers with Lee Morgan, where his unique
sound and startling original compositions found a major outlet. In
1964 he joined Miles Davis and his quintet, which included Herbie
Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams. The group would go on to
become unique innovators, changing the sound of jazz.
</smaller><italic>
<smaller>=93[Wayne Shorter is] one of the most significant composers and
individual saxophonists in jazz.=94
</smaller></italic></center><smaller> =
=97 <italic>The New York
Times
</italic></smaller><center><bigger>_________________________
<italic>
</italic><bold><bigger>Kroumata<italic>
</italic></bigger></bold></bigger><bold><italic>
</italic></bold>Thursday, April 6, 2006
8 PM
Finney Chapel
~
<bold><italic>Program TBA
<bigger>
</bigger></italic></bold><smaller>Kroumata is one of the world=92s
leading percussion ensembles. The unequalled dynamism and energy of
this Swedish group=92s performances have dazzled audiences all over the
world. The unique experience of a Kroumata concert appeals to
audiences of all different ages and cultural backgrounds. The
six-member ensemble has made tours to more than 35 countries and
performed recitals to critical acclaim all over the world. More than
200 works have received their world premieres by Kroumata.
<italic>=93The precision of the Kroumata players is no less remarkable
than their horsepower.=94
=97 Gramophone
</italic>
</smaller><bold><bigger>_________________________
<bigger>The Cleveland Orchestra<italic>
</italic></bigger>Franz Welser-M=F6st, <italic>Music Director
</italic>Donald Runnicles,<italic> conductor
</italic>William Preucil, <italic>violin</italic>
</bigger><italic>
</italic></bold>Sunday, April 30, 2006
3 <smaller>PM MATIN=C9E</smaller>
Finney Chapel
~
<bold><fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param>Mozart:=20
</fontfamily></bold><italic><fontfamily><param>Times New =
Roman</param>Symphony
No. 29 in A Major, K. 201</fontfamily></italic><fontfamily><param>Times =
New Roman</param>
</fontfamily><bold>Paulus: </bold><italic>Violin Concerto</italic>
<bold>Elgar: </bold><italic>=93Enigma=94 Variations
<bigger>
</bigger></italic><smaller>This is the 204th appearance of The
Cleveland Orchestra on the Artist Recital Series. Long considered one
of America=92s great orchestras, the ensemble stands today among the
world=92s most revered symphonic ensembles. Guest conductor Donald
Runnicles, <fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param>Music Director of
the San Francisco Opera since 1992, is regarded as one of the finest
conductors of symphonic and operatic repertoire active today.
</fontfamily>William Preucil, concertmaster of the orchestra since
1994, performed for seven seasons as the first violinist of the Grammy
Award-winning Cleveland Quartet.
<italic> =93The orchestra was aglow and alive, sounding as fine as I
have ever heard it.=94
=97The New Yorker
=93[Runnicles] has an exceptional sense of sonority, with every detail
immaculately clear yet perfectly fused into the =85 sound of the whole.=94=
</italic>=97 Tim Ashley, <italic>The Guardian </italic>(London)
<italic>=93[Preucil=92s] sensitivity to phrasing brought out the poetry =
in
the music.=94
</italic>=97 Donald Rosenberg, <italic>The Plain Dealer
<x-tad-smaller>
</x-tad-smaller></italic></smaller></center><center>###
</center>
<smaller><smaller>ARS 127th Season Release
August 2, 2005
</smaller></smaller>
8/2/05
Media Contact: <underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFD</param>Marci
Janas</color></underline>=20
440-775-8328
Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440-775-8328
(F) 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu=
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