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The
Cashore Marionettes
Sunday,
January 20, 2008
at 3:00 pm
Recital Hall - $10
Not Just for Kids
Sponsored by Bank of America
Enter the breathtaking world of Joseph Cashore’s exquisite marionettes,
amazingly lifelike, unmatched in artistry, grace, and refinement of
movement.
Mr. Cashore has received the UNIMA Citation of Excellence—the highest
honor an American puppeteer can receive. Through a combination of virtuoso
manipulation, beautiful music, theatrical illusion and artistic insight,
Cashore’s marionettes are transformed into characters that are
incredibly convincing and engaging. Set to stunning classical music by
Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, and Copland among others, the touching scenes
that celebrate life and explore a range of emotions, from comic to tragic,
will captivate the whole family. This is a must-see, one of a kind,
powerfully entertaining show! This one-hour performance is recommended for
adults and for children ages 8 and up. Make sure to stay after the show as
our famed puppeteer demonstrates how his magic is done.
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Ken
Peplowski Sextet
“A History of Jazz in 92 Minutes
and 37 Seconds”
Saturday,
January 26, 2008
at 8:00 pm
Recital Hall - $32
RenaissanceJazz sponsored by Renaissance Technologies
Virtuoso clarinetist Ken Peplowski brings his warmth, wit and musicianship
back to Staller Center in his new “History of Jazz” show. Explains
Peplowski, “It’s an ‘audience-friendly’ look at the history of
jazz, starting with early New Orleans music, and travelling up through big
band, swing, be-bop, post-bop, post-op, pre-nup, etc., with lots of songs
and stories from me and the members of my sextet.”
The late Mel Tormé said, “Since the advent of Benny Goodman, there have
been too few clarinetists to fill the void that Goodman left. Ken
Peplowski is most certainly one of those few. The man is magic.” The
New York Times pronounced a concert to be “Goodman straight up, with
a twist of lightning.”
“A History of Jazz in 92 Minutes and 37 Seconds” will also feature
Derek Smith on piano and the smoky voice of Kim Liggett. Mr. Peplowski
promises it will be both fun and enlightening.
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BERNADETTE
PETERS
The 2008 Staller Center Gala
Saturday,
February 2, 2008
at 8:00 pm
Main Stage - $75
Bernadette Peters will be the star of the Staller Center’s Gala Benefit
Performance in 2008. Accompanied by an orchestra, Ms. Peters will present
an evening of Broadway tunes and popular songs. Throughout her illustrious
career, the Tony Award-winning actress has dazzled audiences and critics
with her performances. In 2003, she received her seventh Tony Award
nomination for her electrifying portrayal of Momma Rose in the
record-breaking Broadway revival of Gypsy and her brilliant
performance was captured on the Grammy award-winning cast recording. Her
stage appearances have included Dames at Sea, Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s Song and Dance, Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun,
The Goodbye Girl, Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with
George, On The Town, Mack and Mabel and Sondheim’s Into the Woods
for which she received a Drama Desk nomination for her portrayal of the
Witch.
Ms. Peters boasts an impressive list of television credits and has
appeared in 17 films. She has recorded six solo albums as well as numerous
Grammy award-winning Broadway cast albums including Gypsy and Annie Get
Your Gun.
Don’t miss Bernadette Peters’ extraordinary Gala performance.
To
become a GALA Benefit Supporter follow this link.
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Joyce
Yang, Piano
Friday,
February 8, 2008
at 8:00 pm
Recital Hall - $32
In 2005, at nineteen years of age, Joyce Yang was awarded the silver medal
at the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The youngest
of the Cliburn Competition’s participants, she was the recipient of both
the award for the Best Performance of Chamber Music as well as the award
for Best Performance of a New Work. She made her New York Philharmonic
debut with Lorin Maazel in November.
Born in Korea, Joyce moved to the United States in 1997 and grew up in the
Stony Brook area. She began studies at the pre-college division of the
Juilliard School of Music and during her first year there, won its
Pre-College Concerto Competition. She performed the Prokofiev Piano
Concerto No. 3 with the Philadelphia Orchestra when she was just
twelve. She currently resides in New York City where she continues to
study at the Juilliard School. Ms. Yang’s program will include Bach Chromatic
Fantasy, Schumann Carnaval Op. 9, Brahms Klavierstuke Op.
119, and Brahms Paganini Variations Book 1 and 2.
Program subject to change.
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The
Flying Karamazov Brothers -
“LIFE: A Guide for the Perplexed”
Saturday,
February 9, 2008
at 8:00 pm
Main Stage - $32
Sponsored by Teachers Federal Credit Union
The Flying Karamazov Brothers, masters of juggling and comedy, bring their
newest creation, “LIFE: A Guide for the Perplexed,” to Stony Brook. In
a romp through the stages of life, with a complete disregard for
seriousness, The Flying Karamazov Brothers play over twenty characters,
from an Indian seer to a Babylonian Emperor to the infamous “Man in
Black.” Featured in the show is The Juggletron, a circular six octave
electronic instrument played by the Brothers while they simultaneously
juggle and sing. And in “The Gamble,” Brother Dmitri will juggle any
three objects contributed by the audience. They’ve traveled the world
performing and had six successful runs on Broadway among their many
credits.
“They are as nimble of wit as they are deft of hand and your mouth will
open wide in laughter no less than in awe…” -John Simon, New York
Magazine
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Pilobolus
Saturday,
February 16, 2008
at 8:00 pm
Main Stage - $37
This innovative major American dance company of international influence
and reputation combines a unique choreographic process and approach to
partnering. It has formed a new kind of modern dance at its most
imaginative, whimsical, astonishingly athletic and most accessible.
Pilobolus includes acrobatics, body contortions and a mix of humor and
invention; they are truly a dance company at its most sophisticated and
sensual. You may have seen them perform in silhouette at the 2007 Academy
Awards show.
Pilobolus has never forsaken its original impetus. The company remains a
deeply collaborative effort with the core directors and dancers
contributing to one of the most popular and varied repertoires in the
field. Its many decades of consistent artistic activity now stand as a
testament to the group's remarkable fruitfulness and longevity.
“As zany as the Marx Brothers, as clever as Houdini, this sextet of
adept acrobats converts bodies into interlocking and interchangeable
parts, erecting structures on stage that are closer to sculpture than
dance.” — Newsweek
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4-ISH
Dutch Hip Hop and Extreme Sport
Sunday,
February 24, 2008
at 7:00 pm
Main Stage - $37
Come see champion in-line skaters fly up skateboard half-pipes on stage!
4-ISH is a show that combines acrobatic stunts with break dancing, in-line
skating and bungee jumping to a live DJ mix accompanied by video art, film
and cartoons.
ISH (the name was derived from that useful suffix “ish” when one is
unable to make a precise definition of something) was founded in 1999 by
Marco Gerris, then 23 years old, and one of the youngest theatrical
producers in the Netherlands. The performers hail from different corners
of the world and have a wide range of talents and versatility. Enjoy
seemingly impossible feats of balance and dexterity - a visual spectacle
that flies by at breakneck speed – and a surprisingly new form of
theatrical production with nearly non-stop, breath-catching “how did
they do that?” routines.
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The program of English music from the early 1900s will include John Ireland’s “Cavatina
and Bagatelle” for violin and piano; William Walton’s Piano Quartet in D minor;
Benjamin Dale's "Romance" from Suite for Viola and Piano; and Edward Elgar’s Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84. These and other English composers drew inspiration from their country’s beloved landscape and noble heritage to write music that is charming and sentimental in one moment, daring and visionary in the next. “England 1900-1930 - A Musical Renaissance” will feature
Wu Han, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; and Fred Sherry, cello. Program subject to change.
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Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center
“England 1900-1930 - A Musical Renaissance”
Saturday,
March 1, 2008
at 8:00 pm
Recital Hall - $42
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and its Artistic Directors
David Finckel and Wu Han are deeply committed to bringing dynamic
programming and the highest level of performance to the widest possible
audience.
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The
Frog Bride
Sunday,
March 2, 2008
at 3:00 pm
Main Stage - $10
Not Just for Kids
Sponsored by Bank of America
A suspenseful Russian fairytale enfolds on stage with masterful
storytelling. A King sends his three sons to find their brides by shooting
an arrow out into the world; two are returned by worthy young ladies, the
third by a Frog. By law the youngest prince must marry the frog!
Live music adapted from Prokofiev and bold video images from paintings by
Kandinsky captivate and pull you into the drama of David Gonzalez’s
magical storytelling, accompanied by violin and keyboard. The Frog
Bride casts a spell as it introduces young audiences to the beauty of
modern art, classical music and jazzy new compositions while giving them a
dose of the hip-hop grooves they already love.
Don’t miss out on this feast of sight, sound, and imagination for the
whole family. A one-hour show recommended for audiences 7 years and older.
“The Frog Bride is enchanting, …absorbing, funny and suspenseful.” The
New York Times
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Pipes
and Drums of
the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
and the Band of the Coldstream Guards
Friday,
March 7, 2008
at 8:00 pm
Main Stage - $37
Enjoy the music of Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales, featuring the
pipes, drums and Highland dancers of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and
the Band of the Coldstream Guards. With their bagpipes and drums, colorful
tartan kilts, and full regalia, the performance by the musicians of the
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards will be glorious. You’ll enjoy the wonderful
sounds of the Highland bagpipes and songs of Scotland and other band
favorites. Dragoon Guards are all regular soldiers who crew tanks as well
as play instruments.
The Band of the Coldstream Guards, direct from the United Kingdom, will
present a mix of music, from Greensleeves to songs of World War II.
The Band of the Coldstream Guards travels internationally and visits
battalions stationed abroad. You’ll feel like you’re witnessing a
spectacle at Buckingham Palace when you see their scarlet tunics and
fluffy black bearskin caps!
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Music
to Welcome Spring
Thursday,
March 13, 2008
at 8:00 pm
Recital Hall - $32
Chase away winter with a concert that conjures up visions of buds and
blossoms. The program includes Vivaldi Spring from “The Four
Seasons”; Haydn Flute Trio in G Major; Bach Brandenburg
Concerto No. 3 in G Major; Kernis Brilliant Sky, Infinite Sky;
and Andrew Thomas Samba! Artists-in-residence include renowned
musicians Gilbert Kalish, piano; Arthur Haas, harpsichord; Eduardo
Leandro, percussion; Chris Pedro Trakas, voice; and Carol Wincenc, flute.
Program subject to change.
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St.
Petersburg Ballet Theatre -
Carmen
Sunday,
March 16, 2008
at 7:00 pm
Main Stage - $42
Sponsored by Times Beacon Record Newspapers
The Ballet Carmen by the magnificent St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre
follows the same story line as the opera by the same name. Both are based
on the novella written by Prosper Mérimée, with Carmen, the beautiful,
seductive gypsy; her lover, the soldier Don José; the dashing toreador,
Escamillo; and the tragic ending that has been foretold in the tarot
cards.
St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre’s Carmen is danced to music by
Georges Bizet while choreography and libretto are by its Artistic
Director, Yuri Petukhov.
The St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre, founded in 1966 is the “younger
brother” of the Kirov and Bolshoi Ballet Theatres. It has been given
honors and the same highest official status as the Kirov and Bolshoi.
Nearly all of the company’s teachers, coaches and dancers have studied
and graduated from the revered Vaganova Ballet Academy which has produced
the greatest ballet artists of all times. Staller Center was host to the
St. Petersburg Ballet in 2005 when they presented their wonderful Romeo
and Juliet. Join us for their return to our stage in 2008.
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East
Village Opera Company
Sunday,
March 30, 2008
at 7:00 pm
Main Stage - $32
“We’re a cover band that plays hits from 250 years ago.” - Peter
Kiesewalter, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, co-founder of the East
Village Opera Company with lead singer Tyley Ross
You’ve heard opera, and you’ve heard rock—but you’ve never heard
opera rocked like the East Village Opera Company. They are a powerhouse
five-piece band, joined by a string quartet and two outstanding vocalists
who bring the towering emotion and timeless musicality of opera into the
21st century. Its inventive, hard-hitting arrangements of the music’s
“greatest hits”— including “La donna è mobile” from Rigoletto,
“Habanera” from Carmen, and “Nessun dorma” from Turandot
— are performed at full length and in the original languages.
Imagine a collaboration between Mozart and The Who or Puccini and Queen
and you begin to get the idea of the group’s provocatively innovative
treatments. In its New York stage debut in the spring of 2004, Time Out
New York raved that the group "…electrifies the classics for a
new generation."
A new, fresh and exciting look at opera, performed by world-class
musicians and singers, bringing the most famous musical works to life. Not
to be missed!
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Beethoven’s
Complete Works for Piano and Cello
Two Evenings of Music
with Colin Carr and Thomas Sauer
Monday,
March 31, 2008 at 8:00 pm
and
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Recital Hall - $42 includes both concerts
Sponsored by WSHU Public Radio
On the heels of their critically acclaimed Lincoln Center performances of
the complete Bach cello suites, Colin Carr and Thomas Sauer now turn their
focus to Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano. Both performers
are active soloists, chamber musicians and teachers who play with major
orchestras and artists the world over. Join the accomplished duo as they
traverse Beethoven’s sonatas and variations in two evenings.
“Mr. Carr and Mr. Sauer made the music sing…preserving its purely
Beethovenian muscularity.” Alan Kozinn, The New York Times
Program 1, March 31 - Sonata, Op. 5, No. 1; Sonata, Op. 102, No. 1;
Sonata, Op. 69
Program II, April 2 - Sonata, Op. 5, No. 2; 7 Variations for cello &
piano, on Mozart’s “Bei Mannern” from Die Zauberflöte; 12
variations for cello & piano, on Mozart’s “Ein Madchen oder
Weibchen”; 12 Variations for cello & piano, on Handel’s “Judas
Maccabeus”
Your purchase includes a reserved ticket to both concerts. Free
pre-performance talks with Thomas Sauer will be held at 7:00 pm in the
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Joe
Lovano Quartet
Saturday,
April 5, 2008
at 8 pm
Recital Hall - $32
RenaissanceJazz sponsored by Renaissance Technologies
Grammy Winner and three-time Down Beat Musician & Tenor
Saxophone Player of the year, Joe Lovano has established himself as a
world-class jazz musician, composer and teacher.
Taking on what defines the jazz idiom, Blue Note artist Lovano has been
“mixing it up” since his debut album in 1991. From playing in the John
Scofield Quartet to performing with a list of artists that includes Joshua
Redman, Christian McBride, Dave Holland, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and others,
Lovano has put out an eclectic mix of albums, including Streams of
Expression, Joyous Encounter, and many others on Blue Note records.
"A master of his Promethean craft, the tenor saxophonist strikes a
balance between passion and intellect... a sublimely confident player with
provocative musical ideas and the vigor to bring them crying forth.”
Steve Dollar, Atlanta Journal
Lovano brings his Quartet to Staller Center for the first time and it is
sure to be an electrifying evening of pure jazz!
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Emerson
String Quartet
Thursday,
April 17, 2008
at 8 pm
Recital Hall - $42
The Emerson String Quartet continues to win accolades. In 2007 The Emerson
won its eighth Grammy Award for Intimate Voices on the Deutsche
Grammophon label. The Quartet also played the music for the Academy
Award-nominated short film from Disney, “Little Match Girl.”
In their third concert in the Staller Center Season, the Emerson String
Quartet will present the following program: Schubert String Quartet in
A minor, D. 804; Kaija Saariaho, new work, “Terra Memoria”
(2006-7); and Beethoven String Quartet in C, Op. 59, No. 3.
Program subject to change.
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The
Tweaksters -
Fabulous Feats of Physical Fun
Sunday,
May 4, 2008
at 4:00 pm
Main Stage - $10
Not Just for Kids
Sponsored by Bank of America
Meet The Tweaksters, two quirky artists with an eccentric take on
performing. Their visually stunning mix of dance, music, juggling, and
acrobatics explores the laws of physics, then seemingly smashes them to
bits. Regan Patno and Julia Snyder are specialists at transforming the
mundane into the magical.
Audiences of all ages will be engaged as The Tweaksters use their athletic
prowess and fertile imaginations to deftly manipulate meteors, flower
pots, luminescent ropes and galvanized pipes—not to mention each other.
From glow-in-the-dark illusions to skillful feats of strength and balance,
this pulse-quickening duo keep audiences “oohing” and “aahing.”
Suitable for ages 5 and older.
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