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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>For more information, please contact:<br><br></span><span lang=NL style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Alison Bibb-Carson, 216-707-6898, </span><a href="mailto:abibbcarson@clevelandart.org"><span lang=NL style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>abibbcarson@clevelandart.org</span></a><span lang=NL style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>Caroline Guscott, 216-707-2261, </span><a href="mailto:cguscott@clevelandart.org"><span lang=NL style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>cguscott@clevelandart.org</span></a><span lang=NL style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cleveland Museum of Art’s 2011-12 VIVA! & Gala Performing Arts Series Welcomes Extraordinary Artists from Around the World</span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br>Season highlights include Maureen Fleming, Jordi Savall, Paul Hillier’s Theatre of Voices and Chucho Valdés<br><br></span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>CLEVELAND (June 1, 2011) –</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> The Cleveland Museum of Art’s 2011-2012 VIVA! & Gala Performing Arts series will open at the end of September with an ambitious schedule that will take audiences on a musical journey around the world. Now in its seventh season, VIVA! & Gala is known for bringing artists to Cleveland that cannot be experienced anywhere else in the region.<br> This year’s lineup ranges from the movement poetry of Maureen Fleming in <i>Black Madonna</i>, her mystical response on the occasion of the 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary of 9/11; to the Grammy Award-winning Cuban jazz pianist Chucho Valdés, as well as the pure genius of Catalan viola da gamba player Jordi Savall. Also back by popular demand is Max Raabe and Palast Orchester, the Berlin-based ensemble that mixes the big band music of the 1920s and ‘30s with a distinctively modern sound.<br> A number of free concerts will be offered this year, including violinist Gregory Fulkerson and harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani in the museum galleries, the semi-final round of the American Guild of Organists national competition for young artists, and a new monthly series of chamber music in the galleries featuring ensembles from the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Case Western Reserve University early music program.<br> “Our 2011-12 season gathers some of the greatest living performing artists and ensembles in the world on the stage of one of the greatest museums in the world,” said Massoud Saidpour, Director of Performing Arts, Music and Film and the Cleveland Museum of Art. “The perfect acoustics and the state-of-the-art facilities of the recently renovated Gartner Auditorium provide an ideal venue for the wonderfully varied programs on the VIVA! & Gala Performing Arts series – unique performances that are otherwise not available in our region.”<br> All VIVA! & Gala performances take place in the museum’s Gartner Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Maureen Fleming: <i>Black Madonna</i> <br>Friday, September 30, 2011, 7:30 p.m.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“Fleming did amazing things…She seemed to transcend the material work and enter a realm of pure spirit…Wondrous choreographic metamorphosis.”—<i>The New York Times<br><br></i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Crossing cultures and art forms, Maureen Fleming invents surreal movement poetry that transforms how we think of the human body. In the artist’s mystical response to the 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the tragedy of September 11<sup>th</sup>, Fleming’s evening length <i>Black Madonna</i> is a meditation on the possibilities of loss when seen within the context of the world’s inner traditions, a world beyond rationality and nationality. In <i>Black Madonna</i>, Fleming juxtaposes her singular movement with three-dimensional video projections, designed by longtime collaborator Christopher Odo, to a stunning effect. Featuring music by Philip Glass and Kim Young Dong performed live by pianist Bruce Brubaker and Korean drummer Joongwon Lee. $43, $38; Museum members $42, $37.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Huun Huur Tu<br>Friday, October 7, 2011, 7:30 p.m.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>“It is unfamiliar yet very accessible, an otherworldly but deeply spiritual music that is rooted in the sounds of nature.”</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>—<span class=apple-style-span><i>The Chicago Tribune<br><br></i></span></span><span class=apple-style-span><i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The overtone singing of these remarkable musicians is unlike anything you have heard. It is at once spine-tingling beautiful, haunting and hypnotic, taking their audiences to a mind-boggling musical landscape. Performing in nearly every European country and all over North America, Huun Huur Tu has emerged as the leading international representative of the outst</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>anding musical culture of Tuva, a</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> South Siberian Turkic people, </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>who </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>uphold one of the world's oldest forms of music-making. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>$43, $38; Museum members $42, $37.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>Jordi Savall: <i>Music Dialogues from Orient & Occident</i><br>Sunday, October 9, 2011, 2:30 p.m.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“A performer of genius.”<span style='color:black'>—</span><i>The New Yorker<br><br></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In the field of early music, there is perhaps no more prominent artist than Grammy Award-winning viola da gamba player Jordi Savall, whose commanding presence succeeds at making the old new again. The Catalan string virtuoso’s international prominence and fresh programs make him a major force for the continued relevance of early music for modern audiences and in finding unexpected musical linkages. <i>Music Dialogues from Orient & Occident</i> is a program of mixed pieces originating in Sarajevo, Israel, Afghanistan, Catalonia, Brittany and elsewhere. As <i>The New York Times</i> noted, “No one has played a more pivotal role” in the exploration of the ground that Western early music shares with Middle Eastern performance styles. Savall, performing on a lira da gamba from circa 1500 and a seven string bass viol from 1697, is accompanied by his son Ferran Savall, theorbo and voice. $41, $37; Museum members $40, $36.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>National Chamber Choir of Ireland: <i>An Irish Colloquy</i><br>Friday, October 14, 2011, 7:30 p.m.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“Fresh, positive, and full of energy.”<span style='color:black'>—</span><i>The Irish Times<br><br></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The National Chamber Choir of Ireland</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, founded in 1991 by composer/conductor Colin Mawby,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> is widely regarded as Ireland’s most distinguished choral ensemble and is celebrated both nationally and internationally for its fresh and innovative sound. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Their </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>repertoire extends from early to contemporary music, </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>and the centerpiece of this program is a new work by Grammy-nominated composer Tarik O’Regan (b. 1978). Scored for chamber choir of 16 singers plus harp and guitar, <i>An Irish Colloquy</i> is a musical rendering of the </span><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Acallam na Senórac</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>h</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> (or <i>The Colloquy of the Ancients</i>), perhaps the most important Middle Irish narrative dating from the 12<sup>th</sup> or 13<sup>th</sup> century. The story follows two aged Irish warrior-heroes, </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Oisín and Caílte</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, as they travel across Ireland with the newly-arrived Saint Patrick, expressed through mystical stories and short poems in medieval Irish. Program also includes choral music of Bach, Brahms, Bax, C.V. Stanford and Kevin Volans. $41, $37; Museum members $40, $36.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>Schola Cantorum de Venezuela: <i>Acqua and Fiesta</i><br>Friday, October 28, 2011, 7:30 p.m.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>“Must be counted among the handful of the world’s great vocal ensembles, and they may be unrivaled for the range of sounds they can produce.” —<i>New York Observer</i></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>The 50-strong Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, founded in 1967, is the <span class=A21><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>premiere touring chorus of Latin America. Its broad repertoire includes works from European Renaissance and Baroque as well as contemporary Venezuelan composers and a vast collection of Latin American traditional music. As a specialized ensemble with a uniquely dynamic way of arranging and performing, Schola Cantorum have premiered groundbreaking works such as the John Adams opera <i>A Flowering Tree</i> for Peter Sellers’ 2006 New Crown Hope Festival in Vienna, and Osvaldo Golijov’s </span></span><i>La Pasión de San Marcos</i> for the 2000 European Music Festival (and which also received Grammy nominations in the category of Best Choral Performance). In a mixed program of European and Latin American choral works that is sure to be a vivid and joyous experience, Schola Cantorum brings to life a breathtaking range of repertoire from sacred hymns to propulsive rhythmic and tuneful popular idioms of their rich culture. $41, $37; Museum members $40, $36.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba<br>Friday, November 4, 2011, 7:30 p.m.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“Spectacular…The virtuosity of Bassekou and his musical family is undeniable, but at the same time, it's readily accessible to any music fan.”—<i>NPR Music<br><br><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Winner of the 2009 BBC3 World Music Award for Album of the Year, Malian </span><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17249973"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Bassekou Kouyate</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> is a musical wizard. He is one of Africa's most innovative bandleaders who have revolutionized Malian music by infusing the<span class=apple-style-span> centuries-old rhythms with the spirit of rock 'n' roll and American roots music. Performing all over the world—from summer stages to Zankel Hall of Carnegie Hall—his seven-piece band plays propulsive dance-like grooves that have a hypnotic and euphoric impact on audiences. </span>Bassekou—a Grammy nominee in 2011—is a much sought after player, from<span class=apple-style-span><span style='letter-spacing:.5pt'> </span></span>Bono<span class=apple-style-span><span style='letter-spacing:.5pt'> </span></span>and Bonnie Raitt <span class=apple-style-span><span style='letter-spacing:.5pt'>to Youssou N’Dour and Bela Fleck</span></span>, and has been singled out for collaborative music projects. $34, $29; Museum members $33, $28.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>Yang Wei and Ensemble: <i>Chinese Art Music</i> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Friday, December 9, 2011, 7:30 p.m.<br><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>“The power, variety and eloquence of a master musician…The audience was spellbound during the whole 75-minute set.”—<i>ClevelandClassical.com<br><br></i></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Yang Wei’s tour de force concert was one of the highlights of VIVA! & Gala last season. The Chinese music master returns with an ensemble of Chinese virtuoso instrumentalists in a specially designed program to complement the museum’s special exhibition, <i>Chinese Art in an Age of Revolution: Fu Baoshi (1904-1965)</i>. Yang Wei will lead the ensemble in a thoroughly absorbing evening of music focused on Chinese art music, both traditional and contemporary. </span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>$34, $29; Museum members $33, $28.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><br>Natalie MacMaster: <i>Christmas in Cape Breton</i><br>Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 7:30 p.m.<br><br></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“To call Natalie MacMaster the most dynamic performer in Celtic music today is high praise, but it still doesn’t get at just how remarkable a concert artist this Cape Breton Island fiddler has become.”—<i>Boston Herald<br><br></i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Natalie MacMaster is back on the Gartner stage for a holiday special: a</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> mix of traditional Christmas carols and secular Celtic classics. <span class=apple-style-span>Equally at home on the concert stage or at a folk festival, Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster is one of the most versatile and exciting young musicians on both the folk and Celtic music scenes. MacMaster's many projects have seen her collaborate and perform with Alison Krauss, the Chieftains, Paul Simon and Pavarotti. Her live performances are a testament to her incandescent musicianship and boundless energy, featuring foot-tapping rave-ups, heart-rending ballads and world-class step dancing felt by audiences of all ages. </span>$45, $40; Museum members $44, $39.</span><span class=apple-style-span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>Theatre of Voices: <i>Arvo Pärt Creator Spiritus</i><br>Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 7:30 p.m.<br><br></span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Everything Paul Hillier touches turns to choral gold.”</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> —</span><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The New York Times<br><br></span></i><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The serenely beautiful choral music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt is at the heart of this program by Theatre of Voices, widely recognized as one of Europe’s foremost vocal groups. Pärt’s spare and deeply moving sacred music appeared prominently in the west after the demise of the stifling Soviet state, and yet sounds like music we have known for centuries. Since the creation of Theatre of Voices twenty years ago, director Paul Hillier has championed Pärt’s music, performing it globally. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>He was Principal Conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (2001-2007) and has been Chief Conductor of </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Ars Nova Copenhagen since 2003. In 2006 Hillier was awarded an OBE for services to choral music, and his hundreds of recordings have earned worldwide acclaim and numerous prizes. The program also includes choral music by Guillaume de Machaut, John Dunstable, Kevin Volans and Pelle Gudmundsen Holmgreen, and features organist Christopher Bowers-Broadbent. $41, $37; Museum members $40, $36.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>Chucho Valdés </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>With The Afro-Cuban Messengers</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br></span></b><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 7:30 p.m.<br><br></span></b></span><span class=apple-style-span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>“Few headliners bring such colossal technique, expressive exuberance and ancient artistic tradition to a single performance.”—<i>Chicago Tribune</i></span><i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hailed as “the dean of Latin jazz” and “one of the world’s great</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> virtuosic pianists” by <i>The New York Times,</i> multi-Grammy Award winner Chucho Valdés has recorded over eighty CDs during his illustrious career, performing with countless jazz masters, including Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis and Chick Corea. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>$45, $40; Museum members $44, $39.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>Signal: <i>Music of Steve Reich</i><br>Friday, March 9, 2012, 7:30 p.m.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“The most original musical thinker of our time.”—<i>The New Yorker<br><br></i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Process music, pulse music, minimalism. None of these well-known descriptors fully captures the essence of perhaps the major musical innovation of the second half of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, but it is instantly recognizable to the ear. The shimmering, revolving, driving sounds of the minimalist composers stripped away ornament and artifice in music in the service of hypnotic power, and composer Steve Reich (recently turned 75) is its best known proponent. The exciting young ensemble Signal, conducted by Brad Lubman, is dedicated principally to the music of Reich, who describes his work as “compositional process and a sounding music that are one and the same thing.” Program features<i> Sextet</i> (1985) and <i>Double Sextet</i> (2007), which won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Music and receives its CMA premiere in the rare, entirely-live version. $32, $28, Museum members $31, $27.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Max Raabe and Palast Orchester: <i>You Cannot Kiss Alone</i><br>Sunday, March 11, 2012, 7:30 p.m.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“Enormous grace and acuity…and a dapper host of unflappable silliness.”—<i>Plain Dealer<br><br></i></span></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester return by popular demand! With a slick, nostalgic and unmistakably modern sound, the Berlin-based ensemble channels the high style musical glory of the 1920s and early-1930s Weimar big band with uncanny precision and humor. A singer of incredible range, Raabe has a singular ability to capture the cunning rasp of the cabaret singer, the confident belcanto hero, the oily melodiousness of the revue beau, the carefree timbre of early jazz, as well as the falsetto of ragtime, all backed by his stellar 12-member band.</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> The concert includes a pre-concert reception. $55, $51; Museum members $54, $50.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Masters of Indian Music: Pandit Jasraj<br>Friday, April 27, 2012, 7:30 p.m.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>“Pandit Jasraj cast his magic spell on the audience… For the 20,000 music lovers who were waiting to experience the ragas by Pandit Jasraj, it was a dream come true.”—<i>Indian Express</i> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>While renowned instrumentalists such Pandit Ravi Shankar have brought the gift of Indian classical music to the world through their chosen instrument the sitar, Pandit Jasraj has done it through the gift of nature, his voice. He is one of India’s most celebrated cultural ambassadors to the world. Blessed with a soulful and sonorous voice, which traverses masterfully over all four and a half octaves, Jasraj’s vocalizing is characterized by a harmonious blend of the classic and opulent elements projecting traditional music as an intense spiritual expression, at once chaste and sensuous. This gives his music a unique and sublime emotional quality, reaching out to the very soul of the listener. In his Cleveland appearance he will be accompanied by a five-member ensemble of accompanying vocalists and instrumentalists. $41, $37; Museum members $40, $36.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Boban i Marko </span></b><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Markoviæ </span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Orkestar<br>Friday, May 4, 2012, 7:30 p.m.<br><br></span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>“A stunning blast of exuberance and virtuosity.”</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>—<i>The <span class=apple-style-span>New York Times <br><br></span></i></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Fasten your seat belts and get ready for this furiously fun Balkan Brass Band! Boban <span class=apple-style-span><span style='color:black'>Markoviæ, widely recognized as the king of the genre and the greatest trumpet player to emerge from the</span></span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>region, has received worldwide acclaim and won the highest awards in his native Serbia.</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> The genre of <span class=apple-style-span><span style='color:black'>Balkan Brass Band</span></span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>is a distinctive style of music</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>originating in 19<sup>th</sup> century</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Serbia when trumpeters in the</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>military</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>transposed</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>folk music</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>during harsh times. The</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>beats</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>are usually fast and accompanied by</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>kolo </span></i></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>(dance)</span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>. Through his marvelous films, the</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Serbian film maker</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Emir Kusturica<span class=apple-style-span><span style='color:black'> made the style an international phenomenon. </span></span>$45, $40; Museum members $44, $39.</span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>FREE CONCERTS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Gregory Fulkerson: J. S. Bach complete sonatas and partitas for solo violin<br>Wednesdays, November 9 & 16, 2011, 7:30 p.m.<br>Museum Galleries<br><br></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“Transparent, lucid readings ... countless interpretive shadings.”—<i>The New York Times</i> <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Acclaimed violinist Gregory Fulkerson has gained an international reputation as a virtuoso performer with a zest for exciting repertoire both old and new. It was as a major exponent of American contemporary repertoire that Fulkerson rose to prominence, winning First Prize in the International American Music Competition sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Kennedy Center. He has since gone on to perform more than 30 concerti with orchestra, under conductors including Riccardo Muti, Robert Spano, Marin Alsop and others. Fulkerson’s recording of the J.S. Bach complete sonatas and partitas for solo violin was hailed by the <i>New Yorker</i> as one of the best CDs of 2000. His performance of this monumental set of solo works in the museum’s galleries is a solo tour de force, split over two evenings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Mahan Esfahani: Solo Keyboard<br>Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7:30 p.m.<br>Museum Galleries<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“N</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>othing could have prepared me for the brilliance and artistry of Mahan Esfahani</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.” –<i>Keyboard Magazine<br><br><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Praised by <i>The Times </i>of London as “exceptionally gifted” and by <i>Early Music Today</i> for his “sensitivity and vibrance,” Mahan Esfahani is fast gaining international recognition as a soloist and collaborative artist on the harpsichord, fortepiano and organ in both early and contemporary repertoire. The first harpsichordist to be named a BBC New Generation Artist, Esfahani, at a young age, is already appearing at some of the finest festivals and venues including the City of London and York Early Music Festivals, BBC Proms, the Library of Congress and the Frick Collection. In addition to appearing with outstanding ensembles including the BBC Concert Orchestra, Esfahani also has directing engagements with the Manchester Camerata, the Arion Baroque Orchestra of Montreal and the English Concert. Esfahani makes his CMA debut in a gallery recital of music by Byrd, J. S. Bach, D. Scarlatti and Mel Powell, featuring keyboards from the museum’s collection.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>AGO National Competition: Organ Marathon <br>Friday, May 25, 2012, daylong<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>The Cleveland Museum of Art hosts the Cleveland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists’ semi-final round of their annual National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance. The competition is intended to serve as a springboard for emerging organists to <span class=apple-style-span>develop their performance ability by participating in the various demanding stages of this competition.</span> Seven fast-rising stars will compete in this round and three will advance to the finals in Nashville. Repertoire in these short recitals includes: <span class=apple-style-span>J.S. Bach: From Clavierübung III: Trio on “Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr’,” BWV 676; J.S. Bach: From Clavierübung III:“Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott,” BWV 680; Georg Böhm: Praeludium in C; César Franck: Choral No. 2 in B Minor; and Anton Heiller: Tanz-Toccata. This daylong event is free to the public.</span></span><span class=apple-style-span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Chamber Music in the Galleries<br>Featuring Students from Cleveland Institute of Music and Case Western Reserve University<br>Various dates throughout 2011 and 2012 <br><br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The galleries come alive with chamber music in a regular series of free concerts devoted to highlighting the extraordinary wealth of classical music talent around University Circle. From string quartets to keyboardists to unexpected small ensembles, young artists from the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Case Western Reserve University early music program perform a wide range of repertoire in matinee performances. Programs to be announced week of performance via the museum’s web site, Facebook page and Twitter. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>VIVA! & Gala subscriptions go on sale beginning July 5 to museum members and July 18 to the general public. Subscribers can save up to 15 percent off single ticket prices through packages that include all concerts ($440-$494 non-members; $428-$482 for museum members) or select programs ($158-$347 non-members; $154-$358 for museum members). Individuals may also choose to create their own, custom packages by selecting four or more concerts at a savings of 5 percent. Details can be found at </span><a href="file:///\\storage01\marketing_comm\Com&Mkt\Communications\Press%20Releases%20and%20Media%20Kits\VIVA&Gala\2011.2012\www.ClevelandArt.org\VivaGala"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>www.ClevelandArt.org/VivaGala</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Single tickets for individual performances go on sale beginning August 10 for museum members and August 17 for non-members. Tickets are available by calling the Cleveland Museum of Art box office at <br>888-CMA-0033 or online at </span><a href="http://www.ClevelandArt.org"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>www.ClevelandArt.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The VIVA! & Gala season is made possible in part by the Ernest L. and Louise M. Gartner Fund, the P. J. McMyler Musical Endowment Fund and the Anton and Rose Zverina Music Fund. Season Sponsor: Glidden, an AkzoNobel brand. Additional support provided by the Musart Society. Gallery concerts are made possible in part by an anonymous donor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>###<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>About The Cleveland Museum of Art<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Cleveland Museum of Art is renowned for the quality and breadth of its collection, which includes more than 40,000 objects and spans 6,000 years of achievement in the arts. Currently undergoing a multi-phase renovation and expansion project, it is a significant international forum for exhibitions, scholarship, performing arts and art education. Admission to the museum has been free since its founding charter. <br> The Cleveland Museum of Art has a membership of nearly 25,000 households and is supported by a broad range of individuals, foundations and businesses in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. The museum is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. Additional support comes from the Ohio Arts Council, which helps fund the museum with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. For more information about the museum, its holdings, programs and events, call 888-CMA-0033 or visit </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'><a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/" title="blocked::http://www.clevelandart.org/"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>www.ClevelandArt.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Editor’s Note: Music and/or video samples as well as photographs of artists are available upon request. Programs subject to change.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>Alison Bibb-Carson </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>Assistant Director of Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>The Cleveland Museum of Art</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>11150 East Boulevard</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1791<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>216.707.6898 Office<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>216.926.3911 Mobile<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'><a href="http://www.clevelandart.org"><span style='color:#17365D'>www.clevelandart.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>