[NEohioPAL]Oberlin College Announces 2007-08 Artist Recital Series Subscription Season
Marci Janas
Marci.Janas at oberlin.edu
Fri Aug 17 11:06:20 PDT 2007
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER CHANTICLEER OPENS
ARTIST RECITAL SERIES AT OBERLIN COLLEGE
Special Subscribers Treated to the Legendary Marilyn Horne
<Editors please note: Complete concert schedule is included;
digital photos are available by contacting Marci Janas.>
OBERLIN, OHIO (August 17, 2007)=97For almost 130 years, Oberlin College =20=
has been hosting its renowned Artist Recital Series, one of the =20
oldest continuing concert series in America. Launching the 2007-08 =20
season in style is Grammy award-winning Chanticleer, the world=92s =20
leading men=92s chorus. Ranked as one of Billboard magazine=92s top 10 =20=
best-selling classical groups, the Chanticleer =93orchestra of voices=94 =
=20
is known for its brilliant sound and its vast repertoire, from =20
Gregorian chants to jazz, gospel, and pop.
The 12-member ensemble performs in Finney Chapel on =20
Wednesday, October 3, at 8 p.m.
Music lovers will enjoy 10 exhilarating concerts in the Artist =20
Recital Series that include the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, named =20
after the venerated music hall in New Orleans; Imani Winds, a Latino =20
and African-American wind quintet; the Cleveland Orchestra performing =20=
Brahms and Mozart; the Tak=E1cs Quartet, one of the world=92s premier =20=
string quartets; composer and performer Edgar Meyer on double bass; =20
pianist Angela Hewitt; violinist Hilary Hahn with singer and =20
songwriter Josh Ritter =9299; and Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von =20=
Otter.
The months of November and April are particularly rich in Artist =20
Recital Series concerts. All performances for the series will take =20
place in Oberlin=92s historic Finney Chapel, praised by Charles =20
Michener of the New York Observer as =93acoustically wonderful.=94 All =20=
seats are reserved unless otherwise noted. Free parking is available =20
throughout the campus.
Marilyn Horne, the Legend
Guests who purchase a subscription package (see below) to the entire =20
series of 10 concerts will be treated to three special bonus events: =20
free tickets to two master classes conducted by the legendary mezzo-=20
soprano Marilyn Horne, on Friday, September 28, at 8 p.m. and on =20
Sunday, September 30, at 3 p.m. The third event is a recital by =20
Marilyn Horne Foundation Artist Keri Alkema. The mezzo-soprano will =20
perform in the Conservatory=92s Warner Concert Hall on Saturday, =20
February 16, 2008, at 8 p.m. The Marilyn Horne Foundation, which =20
sponsors young artists in residencies, was created by Ms. Horne to =20
help fulfill her mission of educating young singers and encouraging, =20
supporting, and preserving the art of the vocal recital.
Seating for all three bonus events is general admission.
The World of Music at an Affordable Price
Oberlin College continues its tradition of offering the public =20
superb, yet affordable, concerts by world-renowned artists. As a =20
special incentive, those who purchase the 10-concert subscription =20
package by Friday, September 14, are entitled to a second =20
subscription at half price. If a new, non-student patron purchases a =20
full subscription by September 14, he or she will receive a second =20
subscription free. September 10 is the deadline for returning =20
subscribers who wish to retain the seats they had last season.
Prices for the subscription packages are: students, $53 each =20
subscription; Oberlin College faculty, staff, alumni, parents, area =20
educators, and seniors 55 or older, $129 each subscription; and the =20
general public, $159 each subscription. Group rates are also available.
Single tickets will be available for purchase after September 16. =20
Tickets purchased at the performance are an additional $3 each. =20
Concert artists, programs, and dates are subject to change. Finney =20
Chapel is wheelchair accessible and is located on the southwest =20
corner of Lorain St. (Route 511) and N. Professor St., across from =20
Tappan Square.
For reservations or information, or to request a free brochure, =20
please call Oberlin=92s Central Ticket Service (CTS) 24-hour =20
reservation line at 440-775-8169, or 800-371-0178. The CTS box office =20=
is located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St. (Route =20
58), between the Oberlin Inn and the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Box =20
office hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and select =20
Saturdays.
Detailed information about performers, dates, and times for the =20
2007-08 Artist Recital Series is available online at www.oberlin.edu/=20
arseries.
About Oberlin College=92s Artist Recital Series
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 at Oberlin College. Stars of such international stature =20=
as Dave Brubeck, Alicia de Larrocha, Juan Diego Fl=F3rez, Glenn Gould, =20=
Denyce Graves, Jascha Heifetz, Vladimir Horowitz, Yo-Yo Ma, Sergei =20
Rachmaninoff, Isaac Stern, George Szell, and Eugene Ysa=FFe, to name =20
but a few, have performed under the auspices of the series. Since =20
1919, the Cleveland Orchestra has appeared on the series every season =20=
for a total of 205 performances under the baton of such illustrious=97=20=
and varied=97conductors as Nikolai Sokoloff (38 times), Artur Rodzinski =20=
(25 times), George Szell (60 times), Robert Shaw, Pierre Boulez, =20
Lorin Maazel, Simon Rattle, Yoel Levi, Christoph von Dohn=E1nyi, =20
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jahja Ling, Robert Spano, Franz Welser-M=F6st, =20
Mitskuko Uchida, and Steven Smith. This growing roster is more than =20
an impressive =93Who=92s Who.=94 It is an illumination of the finest of =20=
serious music, spanning the late 19th century to the present.
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College sponsors the =20
Artist Recital Series with additional support from the Friends of the =20=
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 =20
concert programs, and invitations to receptions with guest artists. =20
Donations are tax deductible. For additional information, please call =20=
440-775-8169 or 800-371-0178.
Media sponsorship for the Artist Recital Series is provided by WCLV =20
104.9-FM, Cleveland=92s classical music radio station, and WCPN and =20
WVIZ ideastream. Corporate sponsorship is provided by the DeWitt =20
Stern Group and the Riverside Company.
2007-08 Artist Recital Series at Oberlin College
All seats are reserved unless otherwise noted.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007, 8 PM
Chanticleer, an Orchestra of Voices
Sopranos:
Eric S. Brenner
Michael McNeil
Dylan Hostetter
Altos:
Alan Reinhardt
Adam Ward
William Sauerland
Tenors:
Matthew D. Oltman
Todd Wedge
Brian Hinman
Baritone:
Jace Wittig
Basses:
Gabe Lewis-O=92Connor
Eric Alatorre
Music Director:
Joseph Jennings
Program
=93My Spirit Sang All Day=94
Highlighting early works by Byrd and Palestrina; romantic music by
Poulenc, Barber, and Mahler; newly commissioned works; and exquisite =20
arrangements
of folk songs, spirituals, and familiar gems.
The Grammy Award-winning ensemble Chanticleer has developed a =20
remarkable reputation for its vivid interpretations of vocal =20
literature, from Renaissance to jazz and from gospel to venturesome =20
new music. With its seamless blend of 12 male voices, including =20
Oberlin Conservatory of Music alumnus Todd Wedge =9103, the ensemble =20
has earned international acclaim. Chanticleer has been recording for =20
Warner Classics since 1994 and has been named one of Billboard =20
magazine=92s top 10 best-selling classical artists.
=93Precise, pure and deeply felt singing.=94
-- The New York Times
Thursday, November 1, 2007, 8 PM
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
General Admission Seating
Ben Jaffe, Director/bassist
John Brunious, trumpet/bandleader
Daryl Adams, alto sax
Ralph Johnson, clarinet
Lucien Barbarin & Frank Demond, trombone
Rickie Monie, piano
Carl Le Blanc, banjo
Joseph Lastie Jr., drums
Clint Maegden, guest vocals/saxophone
Program
TBA
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation =20
Hall, the venerable
music venue located in the heart of New Orleans=92 French Quarter. =20
Oberlin Conservatory
of Music alumnus Ben Jaffe =9293, the band=92s bass player, directs the =20=
hall, which was
founded by his parents in 1964. Many of the band=92s charter members =20
performed with the pioneers
who invented jazz in the early 20th century, and they have passed on =20
the lessons of
their music to the younger generation following in their footsteps. =20
Whether performing at
Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center, for British royalty or the King of =20
Thailand, the Band
perpetuates the art form of New Orleans jazz with a joyful, timeless =20
spirit.
=93You can't keep down the energy of this ageless jazz combo.=94
=97The Houston Chronicle
This concert is cosponsored by the Presidential Inauguration =20
Committee and the Student Assemblies Committee.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 8 PM
Imani Winds
General Admission Seating
Valerie Coleman, flute
Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe
Mariam Adam, clarinet
Jeff Scott, French horn
Monica Ellis, bassoon
Program
TBA
Since 1997, the Grammy-nominated Imani Winds, an African-American and =20=
Latino wind quintet whose name comes from the Swahili word for =20
=93faith,=94 has toured and performed throughout the U.S. and Canada =
with =20
significant media exposure. Its repertoire includes numerous works by
African, Latin, and American composers, bringing percussion and folk =20
influences to the traditional wind quartet sound, a fusion genre that =20=
has been labeled =93urban classical music.=94 Composed of five =20
adventurous and delightfully accessible musicians, including Oberlin =20
Conservatory of Music alumnae Monica Ellis =9195 and Toyin Spellman-=20
Diaz =9194, the ensemble has carved out a distinct presence in the =20
classical music world for its dynamic playing, culturally poignant =20
programming, and inspirational outreach programs which explore the =20
culture and heritage of the African Diaspora and provide Western =20
classical traditions to diverse classrooms. In 2008 the quintet will =20
celebrate a decade of success by commissioning 10 compositions by =20
composers of color from different musical disciplines.
=93Gregarious, subtle and intensely alert to details and phrasing, =20
classically or otherwise, the Imani Winds capture the spirit of each =20
work through loving and brilliant playing.=94
=97Gramophone
Presented with the support of the Student Assemblies Committee.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007, 8 PM
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-M=F6st, Music Director
Jayce Ogren, Conductor
Program
Mozart: Symphony No. 34
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
The Cleveland Orchestra stands today among the world=92s most revered =20=
sym phonic ensembles. In concerts at home in Severance Hall, at =20
Blossom Music Center, and on tour, the Cleveland Orchestra continues =20
to set standards of performing excellence and imaginative programming =20=
that serve as models for audiences and performers alike. Conductor, =20
composer, and educator Jayce Ogren has established himself as one of =20
today=92s rising artists. Recently appointed Assistant Conductor of the =20=
Cleveland Orchestra, he has conducted such ensembles as the New World =20=
Symphony, Finland=92s Vaasa City Orchestra, and the Swedish orchestras =20=
of G=E4vle and Helsingborg. This is the 206th appearance of the =20
Cleveland Orchestra on the Artist Recital Series.
=93The orchestra was aglow and alive, sounding as fine as I have ever =20=
heard it.=94
=97The New Yorker
=93Ogren led each work with exceptional authority and sensitivity, =20
revealing a musical intelligence allied to fine technical skills.=94
=97Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer
This concert is supported in part by the Danenberg Residency Fund.
Friday, December 7, 2007, 8 PM
The Tak=E1cs Quartet
with Franklin Cohen, clarinet
Edward Dusinberre, violin
K=E1roly Schranz, violin
Geraldine Walther, viola
Andr=E1s Fej=E9r, cello
Program
Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 74 No. 1, Hob. III 72
Bart=F3k: String Quartet No. 5
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
Recognized as one of the world=92s premier string quartets, the Tak=E1cs =
=20
Quartet is renowned
for the ability to fuse four distinct, expressive musical =20
personalities into gripping, unified interpretations. Now in its 31st =20=
season, the Tak=E1cs Quartet explores its repertoire with intellectual =20=
curiosity and passion, creating performances that are probing, =20
revealing, and constantly engaging. The quartet performs 80 concerts =20
a year worldwide. It has amassed an impressive list of critically =20
acclaimed and multi-award winning recordings on both the Decca and =20
Hyperion labels. The Tak=E1cs is Quartet-in-Residence at the University =20=
of Colorado in Boulder and Associate Artists at the South Bank Centre =20=
in London.
Principal clarinet of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1976, Franklin =20
Cohen has distinguished himself as one of the outstanding =20
clarinetists of his generation.
=93The Tak=E1cs have the ability to make you believe that there=92s no =
=20
other possible way the music should go, and the strength to overturn =20
preconceptions that comes only with the greatest performers.=94
=97Gramophone
=93=85 in a haunting and poetic account =85 Cohen probed the =85 =
expressive =20
contours [of Krzysztof Penderecki=92s Clarinet Concerto] like a great =20=
actor revealing his psyche.=94
-=97Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer
Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 8 PM
Edgar Meyer, double bass
with Amy Dorfman, piano
Program
TBA
Prominently established as a unique and masterful instrumentalist, =20
Edgar Meyer delights his audiences both as a vibrant performer and an =20=
innovative composer. The recipient of a MacArthur Foundation =93genius=94 =
=20
grant, Meyer=92s unparalleled technique and musicianship in combination =20=
with his gift for composition have brought him praise and =20
appreciation from a vast, varied audience. He has collaborated with =20
some of today=92s most respected artists, including Emanuel Ax, Joshua =20=
Bell, B=E9la Fleck, Garth Brooks, Lyle Lovett, the Indigo Girls, and Yo-=20=
Yo Ma, with whom he recorded the best-selling Appalachia Waltz and =20
Appalachian Journey for the Sony label.
Pianist Amy Dorfman has performed with Edgar Meyer on National Public =20=
Radio as well as in recitals at Alice Tully Hall and Town Hall in New =20=
York and at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
=93[Meyer is] the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively =20
unchronicled history of his instrument.=94
=97Jane Vranish, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Friday, April 4, 2008, 8 PM
and
Sunday, April 6, 2008, 8 PM
Angela Hewitt, piano
Please note that each of Ms. Hewitt=92s performances are considered =20
separate concerts
and are therefore ticketed separately.
Programs
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Friday)
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (Saturday)
Pianist Angela Hewitt is a phenomenal artist who has established an =20
illustrious career in the last few years, much of which has been =20
achieved through her superb, award-winning recordings for Hyperion. =20
Completed in 2005, her 11-year project to record all the major =20
keyboard works of Bach has been described as by the Sunday Times as =20
=93one of the record glories of our age,=94 and has won her a huge =20
following. She has a vast repertoire ranging from Couperin to the =20
contemporary. Her discography includes CDs of Granados, Beethoven, =20
Rameau, Chabrier and Olivier Messiaen; the complete solo works of =20
Ravel; the complete Chopin Nocturnes and Impromptus; and three discs =20
devoted to the music of Couperin. Her recordings of the complete solo =20=
keyboard concertos of J.S. Bach with the Australian Chamber Orchestra =20=
entered the billboard charts in the U.S. only weeks after their =20
release, and were named Record of the Month in Gramophone magazine. =20
The first of a series of CDs featuring the music of Schumann will be =20
released in 2007. Her international orchestral engagements have =20
included appearances with the Detroit and Toronto symphonies, the =20
Cleveland Orchestra, and the London Philharmonic. An avid recitalist, =20=
she has performed in such cities as London, New York, Atlanta, Tokyo, =20=
Seoul, Moscow, Rome, and Dublin. In 2006 she was voted =93Artist of the =20=
Year=94 in the prestigious Gramophone Awards.
=93The pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time.=94
=97The Guardian
Thursday, April 10, 2008, 8 PM
Hilary Hahn, violin
Josh Ritter, singer/songwriter
Program
Josh Ritter:
Wings
Baby, That=92s Not All
Girl in the War
Potter=92s Wheel
Kathleen
The Temptation of Adam
The Last Rose of Summer
Thin Blue Flame
The Oak Tree King (adaptation of Schubert=92s Erlk=F6nig)
Hilary Hahn:
Ernst: Variations on =93The Last Rose of Summer=94
The Erlk=F6nig: Caprice for Solo Violin after Franz Schubert, Op. 26
Bach: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003
Ysa=FFe: Sonata for Violin Solo No. 3 in D Minor (=93Ballade=94), Op. =
27, =20
No. 3
Paganini: Caprice No. 24 for Solo Violin, Op. 1
Milstein: Paganiniana for Violin
Singer/songwriter Josh Ritter and violinist Hilary Hahn present a =20
unique program from
their ground-breaking joint 2007 summer tour. Conceived in the belief =20=
that music is meant to be relished regardless of title and form, this =20=
program of both original and traditional works=97previously performed =20=
at the Aspen, Eastern, Ravinia, and Verbier music festivals=97will =20
widen the perspective of both the artists and the audience. Ritter=92s =20=
performance will consist of his refreshing, intellectual songs, and =20
Hahn will perform the most celebrated works from the solo violin =20
repertoire. They will also perform together. This juxtaposition of =20
familiar material allows it to be experienced in an entirely new way. =20=
The goal, in the words of Hahn, is =93to foster a community accepting =20=
of all music and supportive of a broader artistic culture in the =20
future, exposing musicians, audience members and media alike to =20
hidden corners of creativity which they might not otherwise get to =20
discover.=94
At the age of 27, Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn is one =20
of the most compelling artists on the international concert circuit. =20
Renowned for her intellectual and emotional maturity, she was named =20
=93America=92s Best=94 young classical musician by Time magazine in =
2001. =20
She appears regularly with the world=92s great orchestras in Europe, =20
Asia, and North America.
Hailing from the unlikely small town of Moscow, Idaho, Oberlin =20
alumnus Josh Ritter =9199 crafts songs that are rare gifts of natural, =20=
intuitive beauty. The New York Times, Details magazine, USA Today, =20
and the Associated Press have scrambled to describe what makes his =20
music so stunning, invoking comparisons to a young Springsteen or =20
Leonard Cohen.
=93Hahn =85 never fails to dazzle in performance.=94
=97Los Angeles Times
=93=85 [Ritter has] a richly textured voice that was by turns subtle and =
=20
powerful.=94
=97Steve Morse, The Boston Globe
Presented with the support of the Student Assemblies Committee.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 8 PM
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Bengt Forseberg, piano
Program
TBA
Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter is considered one of the =20
finest singers of her generation and is sought after by many of the =20
major conductors, orchestras, opera, and recording companies of the =20
world. She has performed at some of the greatest opera houses, =20
including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House (Covent =20
Garden), La Scala, and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In her critically =20
acclaimed career she has garnered many honors, including being named =20
the 1990 Recording Artist of the Year with an International Record =20
Critics Award; the 1995 Singer of the Year at the Cannes Classical =20
Awards and at Germany=92s Echo-Klassik Awards; and 1996 Artist of the =20=
Year in the Gramophone Awards. She has been a Deutsche Grammophon =20
recording artist since 1985.
Together with Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish pianist Bengt Forsberg =20
has made recordings of songs by composers as diverse as Strauss, =20
Korngold, Stenhammar, Schumann, Weill and Chaminade; and an award-=20
winning selection of Grieg, all on the Deutsche Grammophon label.
=93Anne Sofie von Otter =85 reached for top notes as you would apple =20=
blossoms.
Here was ease and beauty, plus, where necessary, quiet surrender.=94
=97The Times (London)
# # #
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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center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; =
min-height: 16px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></DIV><P =
style=3D"text-align: auto;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<=
/P><P style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height:=
24px;"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px; line-height: =
normal;">OBERLIN, OHIO (August 17, 2007)=97For almost 130 years, Oberlin =
College has been hosting its renowned Artist Recital Series, one of the =
oldest continuing concert series in America. Launching the 2007-08 =
season in style is Grammy award-winning Chanticleer, the world=92s =
leading men=92s chorus. Ranked as one of </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 14.7px; line-height: =
normal;"><I>Billboard</I></SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px; =
line-height: normal;"> magazine=92s top 10 best-selling classical =
groups, the Chanticleer =93orchestra of voices=94 is known for its =
brilliant sound and its vast repertoire, from Gregorian chants to jazz, =
gospel, and pop. =A0</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px =
0.0px 12.0px 0.0px"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px;">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 The 12-member ensemble performs in Finney Chapel on =
Wednesday, October 3, at 8 p.m.</SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px;">Music lovers =
will enjoy 10 exhilarating concerts in the Artist Recital Series that =
include the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, named after the venerated music =
hall in New Orleans; Imani Winds, a Latino and African-American wind =
quintet; the Cleveland Orchestra performing Brahms and Mozart; the =
Tak=E1cs Quartet, one of the world=92s premier string quartets; composer =
and performer Edgar Meyer on double bass; pianist Angela Hewitt; =
violinist Hilary Hahn with singer and songwriter Josh Ritter =9299; and =
Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter.</SPAN></FONT></P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: 24px;"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px; =
line-height: normal;">The months of November and April are particularly =
rich in Artist Recital Series concerts. All performances for the series =
will take place in Oberlin=92s historic Finney Chapel, praised by =
Charles Michener of the </SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px; =
line-height: normal;"><I>New York Observer</I></SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal;"> as =93acoustically =
wonderful.=94 All seats are reserved unless otherwise noted. Free =
parking is available throughout the campus.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P =
style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px"><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 14.7px;"><B>=A0</B></SPAN></FONT></P><P =
style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px"><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 14.7px;"><B>Marilyn Horne, the =
Legend</B></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px =
0.0px"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px;">Guests who =
purchase a subscription package (see below) to the entire series of 10 =
concerts will be treated to three special bonus events: free tickets to =
two master classes conducted by the legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn =
Horne, on Friday, September 28, at 8 p.m. and on Sunday, September 30, =
at 3 p.m. The third event is a recital by Marilyn Horne Foundation =
Artist Keri Alkema. The mezzo-soprano will perform in the Conservatory=92s=
Warner Concert Hall on Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 8 p.m. The =
Marilyn Horne Foundation, which sponsors young artists in residencies, =
was created by Ms. Horne to help fulfill her mission of educating young =
singers and encouraging, supporting, and preserving the art of the vocal =
recital.</SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 14.7px;">Seating for all three bonus events is =
general admission.</SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
14.7px;"><B>=A0</B></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px =
12.0px 0.0px"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px;"><B>The World of =
Music at an Affordable Price</B></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"margin: =
0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
14.7px;">Oberlin College continues its tradition of offering the public =
superb, yet affordable, concerts by world-renowned artists. As a special =
incentive, those who purchase the 10-concert subscription package by =
Friday, September 14, are entitled to a second subscription at half =
price. If a new, non-student patron purchases a full subscription by =
September 14, he or she will receive a second subscription free. =
September 10 is the deadline for returning subscribers who wish to =
retain the seats they had last season.</SPAN></FONT></P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
14.7px;">Prices for the subscription packages are: students, $53 each =
subscription; Oberlin College faculty, staff, alumni, parents, area =
educators, and seniors 55 or older, $129 each subscription; and the =
general public, $159 each subscription. Group rates are also =
available.</SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 14.7px;">Single tickets will be available for =
purchase after September 16. Tickets purchased at the performance are an =
additional $3 each. 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.</SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px;">For reservations =
or information, or to request a free brochure, please call Oberlin=92s =
Central Ticket Service (CTS) 24-hour reservation line at 440-775-8169, =
or 800-371-0178. 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 noon to 5 p.m. Monday =
through Friday and select Saturdays.</SPAN></FONT></P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
14.7px;">Detailed information about performers, dates, and times for the =
2007-08 Artist Recital Series is available online at </SPAN></FONT><A =
href=3D"http://www.oberlin.edu/arseries"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
14.7px;">www.oberlin.edu/arseries</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 14.7px;">.</SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"margin: =
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN=
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
14.7px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px =
0.0px"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px;"><B>About Oberlin =
College=92s Artist Recital Series</B></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"margin:=
0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
14.7px;">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 at Oberlin College. Stars of such international stature as =
Dave Brubeck, Alicia de Larrocha, Juan Diego Fl=F3rez, 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 205 performances under the baton of such illustrious=97and =
varied=97conductors 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. This growing roster is more than an impressive =
=93Who=92s Who.=94 It is an illumination of the finest of serious music, =
spanning the late 19th century to the present.</SPAN></FONT></P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
14.7px;">The Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College sponsors =
the Artist Recital Series 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. Donations =
are tax deductible. For additional information, please call 440-775-8169 =
or 800-371-0178.</SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px;">Media =
sponsorship for the Artist Recital Series is provided by WCLV 104.9-FM, =
Cleveland=92s classical music radio station, and WCPN and WVIZ =
ideastream. Corporate sponsorship is provided by the DeWitt Stern Group =
and the Riverside Company.</SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: =
normal normal normal 16px/normal Palatino; min-height: 20px; =
"><BR></DIV><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"5"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 17.3px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"6"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
18.7px;"><B>2007-08 Artist Recital Series at Oberlin =
College</B></SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">All seats are reserved unless otherwise noted.</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><B>Wednesday, October 3, 2007, =
8</B></SPAN></FONT><B> PM</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"6"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
18.7px;"><B><I>Chanticleer, an Orchestra of =
Voices</I></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
14.7px;"><B>=A0</B></SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sopranos:</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Eric S. Brenner</B></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Michael =
McNeil</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Dylan Hostetter</B></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Altos:</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Alan Reinhardt</B></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Adam =
Ward</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><B>William Sauerland</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Tenors:</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Matthew D. Oltman</B></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Todd Wedge</B></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Brian =
Hinman</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">Baritone:</SPAN></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Jace =
Wittig</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Basses:</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Gabe Lewis-O=92Connor</B></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Eric Alatorre</B></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Music Director:</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Joseph Jennings</B></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"text-decoration: =
underline;">Program</SPAN></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>=93My Spirit Sang All Day=94</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Highlighting =
early works by Byrd and Palestrina; romantic music by</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Poulenc, =
Barber, and Mahler; newly commissioned works; and exquisite =
arrangements</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">of folk songs, spirituals, and familiar gems.</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">The Grammy =
Award-winning ensemble Chanticleer has developed a remarkable reputation =
for its vivid interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to =
jazz and from gospel to venturesome new music. With its seamless blend =
of 12 male voices, including Oberlin Conservatory of Music alumnus Todd =
Wedge =9103, the ensemble has earned international acclaim. Chanticleer =
has been recording for Warner Classics since 1994 and has been named one =
of <I>Billboard</I> magazine=92s top 10 best-selling classical =
artists.</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=93Precise, =
pure and deeply felt singing.=94</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><I>-- The New York =
Times</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><B>Thursday, November 1, 2007, =
8=A0</B></SPAN></FONT><B>PM</B></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center"=
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"6"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
18.7px;"><B><I>Preservation Hall Jazz Band</I></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">General =
Admission Seating</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:=
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Ben Jaffe, </B><I>Director/bassist</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>John =
Brunious</B>, <I>trumpet/bandleader</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Daryl Adams</B>, <I>alto =
sax</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><B>Ralph Johnson</B>, <I>clarinet</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Lucien Barbarin & Frank =
Demond</B>, <I>trombone</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Rickie Monie, </B><I>piano</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Carl Le =
Blanc</B>, <I>banjo</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Joseph Lastie Jr</B>., <I>drums</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Clint =
Maegden</B>, <I>guest vocals/saxophone</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; "><I>=A0</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">Program</SPAN></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; ">TBA</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">The Preservation Hall Jazz Band<B> </B>derives its =
name from Preservation Hall, the venerable</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">music venue located in the =
heart of New Orleans=92 French Quarter. Oberlin Conservatory</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">of Music =
alumnus Ben Jaffe =9293, the band=92s bass player, directs the hall, =
which was</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">founded =
by his parents in 1964. Many of the band=92s charter members performed =
with the pioneers</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">who invented jazz in the early 20th century, and =
they have passed on the lessons of</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">their music to the younger =
generation following in their footsteps. Whether performing at</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Carnegie =
Hall or Lincoln Center, for British royalty or the King of Thailand, the =
Band</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">perpetuates =
the art form of New Orleans jazz with a joyful, timeless spirit.</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=93Y<FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#333333">ou can't keep down the =
energy of this ageless jazz combo.=94</FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span"=
color=3D"#333333"><I>=97The Houston Chronicle</I></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#333333"><I>=A0</I></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><I>This =
concert is cosponsored by the Presidential Inauguration Committee and =
the Student Assemblies Committee.</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#333333"><I>=A0</I></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center"=
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"6"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
18.7px;"><B><I>=A0</I></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
14px;"><B>Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 8=A0</B></SPAN></FONT><B>PM</B></P><P=
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"6"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 18.7px;"><B><I>Imani =
Winds</I></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">General Admission Seating</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center"=
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Valerie Coleman, =
</B><I>flute</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Toyin Spellman-Diaz, </B><I>oboe</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Mariam =
Adam, </B><I>clarinet</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Jeff Scott, </B><I>French horn</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Monica =
Ellis, </B><I>bassoon</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">Program</SPAN></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">TBA</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Since 1997, =
the Grammy-nominated Imani Winds, an African-American and Latino wind =
quintet whose name comes from the Swahili word for =93faith,=94 has =
toured and performed throughout the U.S. and Canada with significant =
media exposure. Its repertoire includes numerous works by</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">African, =
Latin, and American composers, bringing percussion and folk influences =
to the traditional wind quartet sound, a fusion genre that has been =
labeled =93urban classical music.=94 Composed of five adventurous and =
delightfully accessible musicians, including Oberlin Conservatory of =
Music alumnae Monica Ellis =9195 and Toyin Spellman-Diaz =9194, the =
ensemble has carved out a distinct presence in the classical music world =
for its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, and =
inspirational outreach programs which explore the culture and heritage =
of the African Diaspora and provide Western classical traditions to =
diverse classrooms. In 2008 the quintet will celebrate a decade of =
success by commissioning 10 compositions by composers of color from =
different musical disciplines.</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:=
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=93Gregarious, subtle and intensely alert to details =
and phrasing, classically or otherwise, the Imani Winds capture the =
spirit of each work through loving and brilliant playing.=94</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; =
"><I>=97Gramophone</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>Presented with the support of the Student =
Assemblies Committee.</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><B>Tuesday, =
November 20, 2007, 8=A0</B></SPAN></FONT><B>PM</B></P><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>=A0</B></DIV><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"6"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
18.7px;"><B><I>The Cleveland Orchestra</I></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Franz =
Welser-M=F6st</B>, <I>Music Director</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Jayce Ogren</B>, =
<I>Conductor</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">Program</SPAN></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Mozart: =
</B><I>Symphony No. 34</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Brahms: </B><I>Symphony No. 1</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><I>=A0</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">The Cleveland Orchestra stands today among the =
world=92s most revered sym=ADphonic ensembles. In concerts at home in =
Severance Hall, at Blossom Music Center, and on tour, the Cleveland =
Orchestra continues to set standards of performing excellence and =
imaginative programming that serve as models for audiences and =
performers alike. Conductor, composer, and educator Jayce Ogren has =
established himself as one of today=92s rising artists. Recently =
appointed Assistant Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra, he has =
conducted such ensembles as the New World Symphony, Finland=92s Vaasa =
City Orchestra, and the Swedish orchestras of G=E4vle and Helsingborg. =
This is the 206th appearance of the Cleveland Orchestra on the Artist =
Recital Series.</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P style=3D"text-align: auto;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0=93The =
orchestra was aglow and alive, sounding as fine as I have ever heard =
it.=94</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><I>=97The=
New Yorker</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>=A0</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:=
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0=93Ogren led each work with exceptional authority =
and sensitivity, revealing a musical intelligence allied to fine =
technical skills.=94</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height:=
24px;"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
normal;">=97Donald Rosenberg, </SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: normal;"><I>The Plain =
Dealer</I></SPAN></SPAN></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>This concert is supported in part by the =
Danenberg Residency Fund.</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#00800A">=A0</FONT></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#00800A"><B>=A0</B></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#00800A"><B>=A0</B></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
14px;"><B>Friday, December 7, 2007, 8=A0</B></SPAN></FONT><B>PM</B></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#00800A"><B>=A0</B></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"6"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 18.7px;"><B><I>The Tak=E1cs =
Quartet</I></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B><I>with Franklin Cohen, clarinet</I></B></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"6"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 18.7px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Edward Dusinberre</B>, =
<I>violin</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>K=E1roly Schranz</B>, <I>violin</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Geraldine =
Walther</B>, <I>viola</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Andr=E1s Fej=E9r</B>, <I>cello</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"text-decoration: =
underline;">Program</SPAN></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:=
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Haydn: </B><I>String Quartet in C Major, Op. 74 =
No. 1, Hob. III 72</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Bart=F3k: </B><I>String Quartet No. 5</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Mozart: =
</B><I>Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Recognized as one of the =
world=92s premier string quartets, the Tak=E1cs Quartet is =
renowned</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">for the =
ability to fuse four distinct, expressive musical personalities into =
gripping, unified interpretations. Now in its 31st season, the Tak=E1cs =
Quartet explores its repertoire with intellectual curiosity and passion, =
creating performances that are probing, revealing, and constantly =
engaging. The quartet performs 80 concerts a year worldwide. It has =
amassed an impressive list of critically acclaimed and multi-award =
winning recordings on both the Decca and Hyperion labels. The Tak=E1cs =
is Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Colorado in Boulder and =
Associate Artists at the South Bank Centre in London.</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Principal =
clarinet of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1976, Franklin Cohen has =
distinguished himself as one of the outstanding clarinetists of his =
generation.</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0=93The Tak=E1cs have the ability to make you =
believe that there=92s no other possible way the music should go, and =
the strength to overturn preconceptions that comes only with the =
greatest performers.=94</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>=97Gramophone</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#333333">=A0=93=85 in a haunting and poetic account =85 Cohen =
probed the =85 expressive contours [of Krzysztof Penderecki=92s Clarinet =
Concerto] like a great actor revealing his psyche.=94</FONT></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#333333">-=97Donald Rosenberg, =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#333333"><I>The Plain =
Dealer</I></FONT></P><DIV style=3D"text-align: auto;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 16px/normal Palatino; min-height: 20px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#333333"><BR></FONT></DIV><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#333333">=A0</FONT></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><B>Tuesday, April 1, 2008, =
8=A0</B></SPAN></FONT><B>PM</B></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center"=
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"6"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
18.7px;"><B><I>Edgar Meyer, double bass</I></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B><I>=A0with =
Amy Dorfman, piano</I></B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">Program</SPAN></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">TBA</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Prominently =
established as a unique and masterful instrumentalist, Edgar Meyer =
delights his audiences both as a vibrant performer and an innovative =
composer. The recipient of a MacArthur Foundation =93genius=94 grant, =
Meyer=92s unparalleled technique and musicianship in combination with =
his gift for composition have brought him praise and appreciation from a =
vast, varied audience. He has collaborated with some of today=92s most =
respected artists, including Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, B=E9la Fleck, =
Garth Brooks, Lyle Lovett, the Indigo Girls, and Yo-Yo Ma, with whom he =
recorded the best-selling <I>Appalachia Waltz</I> and <I>Appalachian =
Journey</I> for the Sony label.</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Pianist Amy Dorfman has =
performed with Edgar Meyer on National Public Radio as well as in =
recitals at Alice Tully Hall and Town Hall in New York and at the =
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=93[Meyer is] the most remarkable virtuoso in the =
relatively unchronicled history of his instrument.=94</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=97Jane =
Vranish, <I>The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center"=
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
14px;"><B>Friday, April 4, 2008, 8=A0</B></SPAN></FONT><B>PM</B></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><B>and</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><B>Sunday, April =
6, 2008, 8=A0</B></SPAN></FONT><B>PM</B></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center"=
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"6"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
18.7px;"><B><I>Angela Hewitt, piano</I></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3px;"><I>Please note that each of Ms. Hewitt=92s =
performances are considered separate concerts=A0</I></SPAN></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3px;"><I>and are therefore ticketed =
separately.</I></SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; =
min-height: 16px; "><BR></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; =
min-height: 16px; "><BR></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"6"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
18.7px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">Programs</SPAN></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Bach:</B> <I>The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I =
(Friday)</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Bach</B>: <I>The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II =
(Saturday)</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px;">Pianist Angela =
Hewitt is a phenomenal artist who has established an illustrious career =
in the last few years, much of which has been achieved through her =
superb, award-winning recordings for Hyperion. Completed in 2005, her =
11-year project to record all the major keyboard works of Bach has been =
described as by the </SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
16px;"><I>Sunday Times</I></SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px;"> =
as =93one of the record glories of our age,=94 and has won her a huge =
following. She has a vast repertoire ranging from Couperin to the =
contemporary. Her discography includes CDs of Granados, Beethoven, =
Rameau, Chabrier and Olivier Messiaen; the complete solo works of Ravel; =
the complete Chopin Nocturnes and Impromptus; and three discs devoted to =
the music of Couperin. Her recordings of the complete solo keyboard =
concertos of J.S. Bach with the Australian Chamber Orchestra entered the =
billboard charts in the U.S. only weeks after their release, and were =
named Record of the Month in </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;"><I>Gramophone</I></SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;"> magazine.=A0The first of a series of CDs =
featuring the music of Schumann will be released in 2007. Her =
international orchestral engagements have included appearances with the =
Detroit and Toronto symphonies, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the London =
Philharmonic. An avid recitalist, she has performed in such cities as =
London, New York, Atlanta, Tokyo, Seoul, Moscow, Rome, and Dublin. In =
2006 she was voted =93Artist of the Year=94 in the prestigious =
Gramophone Awards.</SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0=93The pre-eminent Bach =
pianist of our time.=94</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>=97The Guardian</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#00800A"><B>=A0</B></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#00800A"><B>=A0</B></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
14px;"><B>Thursday, April 10, 2008, 8=A0</B></SPAN></FONT><B>PM</B></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#00800A"><B>=A0</B></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"6"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 18.7px;"><B><I>Hilary Hahn, =
violin</I></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"6"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 18.7px;"><B><I>Josh =
Ritter, singer/songwriter</I></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">Program</SPAN></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Josh Ritter:</B></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><I>Wings</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><I>Baby, =
That=92s Not All</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>Girl in the War</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><I>Potter=92s Wheel</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><I>Kathleen</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>The Temptation of Adam</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><I>The Last Rose of =
Summer</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>Thin Blue Flame</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><I>The Oak Tree King =
(</I>adaptation of Schubert=92s <I>Erlk=F6nig</I>)</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Hilary Hahn:</B></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Ernst: =
</B><I>Variations on =93The Last Rose of Summer=94</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><I>The =
Erlk=F6nig: Caprice for Solo Violin after Franz Schubert, Op. =
26</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><I>=A0</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Bach: </B><I>Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A =
Minor, BWV 1003</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Ysa=FFe: </B><I>Sonata for Violin Solo No. 3 in D =
Minor (=93Ballade=94), Op. 27, No. 3</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Paganini: </B><I>Caprice No. =
24 for Solo Violin, Op. 1</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><B>Milstein: </B><I>Paganiniana for Violin</I></P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><I>=A0</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Singer/songwriter Josh Ritter and violinist Hilary =
Hahn present a unique program from</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">their ground-breaking joint =
2007 summer tour. Conceived in the belief that music is meant to be =
relished regardless of title and form, this program of both original and =
traditional works=97previously performed at the Aspen, Eastern, Ravinia, =
and Verbier music festivals=97will widen the perspective of both the =
artists and the audience.<FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#333333"> Ritter=92s performance will consist of his =
refreshing, intellectual songs, and Hahn will perform the most =
celebrated works from the solo violin repertoire. They will also perform =
together. This juxtaposition of familiar material allows it to be =
experienced in an entirely new way. The goal, in the words of Hahn, is =
=93to foster a community accepting of all music and supportive of a =
broader artistic culture in the future, exposing musicians, audience =
members and media alike to hidden corners of creativity which they might =
not otherwise get to discover.=94</FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">At the age of 27, Grammy =
Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn is one of the most compelling =
artists on the international concert circuit. Renowned for her =
intellectual and emotional maturity, she was named =93America=92s Best=94 =
young classical musician by <I>Time </I>magazine in 2001. She appears =
regularly with the world=92s great orchestras in Europe, Asia, and North =
America.</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hailing from =
the unlikely small town of Moscow, Idaho, Oberlin alumnus Josh Ritter =
=9199 crafts songs that are rare gifts of natural, intuitive beauty. =
The<I> New York Times</I>, <I>Details </I>magazine, <I>USA Today</I>, =
and the <I>Associated Press</I> have scrambled to describe what makes =
his music so stunning, invoking comparisons to a young Springsteen or =
Leonard Cohen.</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>=A0</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:=
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>=A0</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:=
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=93Hahn =85 never fails to dazzle in =
performance.=94</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>=97Los Angeles Times</I></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=93=85 [Ritter has] a richly =
textured voice that was by turns subtle and powerful.=94</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=97Steve =
Morse, <I>The Boston Globe</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:=
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>=A0</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:=
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><I>Presented with the support of the Student =
Assemblies Committee.</I></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#00800A"><B>=A0</B></FONT></P><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#00800A"><B>=A0</B></FONT></DIV><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><B>Wednesday, April 23, 2008, =
8=A0</B></SPAN></FONT><B>PM</B></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>=A0</B></P><P align=3D"center"=
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"6"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
18.7px;"><B><I>Anne Sofie von Otter, =
mezzo-soprano</I></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><B><I>Bengt =
Forseberg, piano</I></B></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center; text-indent: 0px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"text-decoration: =
underline;">Program</SPAN></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;text-indent: 48px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">TBA</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne =
Sofie von Otter is considered one of the finest singers of her =
generation and is sought after by many of the major conductors, =
orchestras, opera, and recording companies of the world. She has =
performed at some of the greatest opera houses, including the =
Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), La Scala, and =
the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In her critically acclaimed career she has =
garnered many honors, including being named the 1990 Recording Artist of =
the Year with an International Record Critics Award; the 1995 Singer of =
the Year at the Cannes Classical Awards and at Germany=92s Echo-Klassik =
Awards; and 1996 Artist of the Year in the Gramophone Awards. She has =
been a Deutsche Grammophon recording artist since 1985.</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Together =
with Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish pianist Bengt Forsberg has made =
recordings of songs by composers as diverse as Strauss, Korngold, =
Stenhammar, Schumann, Weill and Chaminade; and an award-winning =
selection of Grieg, all on the Deutsche Grammophon label.</P><P =
style=3D"text-align: auto;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0=93Anne Sofie von Otter =85 =
reached for top notes as you would apple blossoms.</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Here was ease and beauty, plus, =
where necessary, quiet surrender.=94</P><P align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=97<I>The Times</I> =
(London)</P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0</P><P =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "># # =
#</P><DIV style=3D"text-align: auto;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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12px/normal Palatino; min-height: 16px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Marci Janas</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Director of =
Conservatory Media Relations</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Oberlin =
Conservatory of Music</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">39 West College =
Street</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Oberlin, OH=A0 44074</DIV><DIV =
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