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November 25, 2003

January 2004 Music Calendar

January 2004 program highlights include the six-concert Winter Chamber Music Festival (Jan. 9 to 25), this season featuring renowned artists such as pianist Daniel Barenboim and cellist Janos Starker, along with the Vermeer Quartet, Chicago String Quartet, and the Lincoln Quartet world-class guitarist Raphaella Smits will perform during the second of five concerts in the 2003-04 Segovia Classical Guitar Series (Jan. 24).

Events listed below will be held on Northwestern’s Evanston campus at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive; Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place; Josephine Louis Theatre, 20 Arts Circle Drive; or Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Road, as noted below.

For more information, call the Pick-Staiger Concert Office at (847) 491-5441, or go to the Pick-Staiger Web site at www.northwestern.edu/pick-staiger. To order tickets by phone, call the Pick-Staiger Concert Office at (847) 467-4000.

January 2004

Bergen Woodwind Quintet, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, Lutkin Hall. This Scandinavian quintet unites the principal winds of one of the world’s oldest orchestras, the Bergen Philharmonic. Flutist Gro Sandvik, oboist Steiner Hannevold, clarinetist Lars Kristian Holm Brynildsen, bassoonist Per Hannevold, and horn player Ilene Chanon are visiting guest artists at the University of Minnesota and serve on the faculty of the University of Bergen’s Grieg Academy in Norway. Admission is free.

2004 Winter Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The first concert of the series will feature the Vermeer Quartet comprised of violinists Shmuel Ashkenasi and Mathias Tacke, violist Richard Young and cellist Marc Johnson; as well as pianist Andrea Swan and clarinetist Russell Dagon. They will perform Schubert’s String Quartet in E flat major, D. 87; Brahms’ Trio in A minor for Piano, Clarinet and Cello, op. 114; and Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet No. 2 in F major, op. 22. Single tickets are $22 for the general public; $18 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for full-time students.

2004 Winter Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The performers for the second concert of the series are the Evanston Chamber Ensemble comprised of pianist Andrea Swan, violinist Blair Milton and cellist Stephen Balderston; the Lincoln Quartet with violinists Lei Hou and Qing Hou, violist Lawrence Neuman and cellist Brant Taylor; in addition to harpsichordist David Schrader, flutist Richard Graef, oboist Michael Henoch, clarinetist J. Lawrie Bloom and double bassist Michael Hovnanian. The program features Beethoven’s Piano Trio in B flat major (“Archduke”), op. 97; Falla’s Concerto for Harpsichord, Oboe, Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Cello; and Dvorák’s String Quintet in G major, op. 77. Single tickets are $22 for the general public; $18 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for full-time students.

2004 Winter Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. During the third concert of this series, the performers will be pianist Alan Chow, flutist Richard Graef, oboist Scott Hostetler, clarinetists J. Lawrie Bloom and Larry Combs, bassoonist Robert Barris, horn player Gail Williams, violinists Russell Hershow, Gerardo Ribeiro and Yuan-Qing Yu, violist Diane Mues and cellist Stephen Balderston. The program will include Poulanc’s Sextet for Piano and Winds, Grieg’s Sonata No. 3 in C minor for Violin and Piano, op. 45; and Brahms’ Quintet in B minor for Clarinet and Strings, op. 115. Single tickets are $22 for the general public; $18 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for full-time students.

2004 Winter Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The concert will feature pianist Daniel Barenboim. Accompanying Barenboim will be clarinetist Matthias Glander, violinists Robert Chen and Blair Milton, violist Felix Schwartz, cellist Kyril Zlotnikov and double bassist Nabil Shehata. The program will feature Mozart’s Quintet in A major for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581; Schubert’s Quintet in A major for Piano and Strings (“Trout”), D. 667; and Dvorák’s Quintet in A major for Piano and Strings, op. 81. Single tickets are $28 for the general public; $22 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for full-time students.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The University Chorale and University Singers, conducted by music faculty members Robert A. Harris and Judith Willoughby, will present concert music, spirituals and gospel-inspired choral works by African American composers as part of Northwestern’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration. The program also will feature speakers and special guests, along with choral works sung by the Northwestern Community Ensemble. Admission is free. (Note: This program will be broadcast to several satellite locations on campus as well as via Webcast.)

2004 Winter Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The Chicago String Quartet, comprised of violinists Joseph Genualdi and Jasmine Lin, violist Rami Solomonow and cellist Marina Hoover, will perform with pianist Deborah Sobol, oboists Michael Henoch and Scott Hostetler, clarinetists J. Lawrie Bloom and Russell Dagon, bassoonists Lewis Kirk and Dennis Michel; horn players Oto Carrillo, James Smelser and Gail Williams, cellist Gary Stucka and double bassist Michael Hovnanian. The performance will include Mozart’s Quintet in E flat major for Horn and Strings, K. 407; Shumann’s Quartet in E flat major for Piano and Strings, op. 47; and Dvorák’s Serenade in D minor for Winds and Strings, op. 44. Single tickets are $22 for the general public; $18 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for full-time students.

Kids Fare, “Boom! Bop! Clang!,” 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Children aged 3 to 8 will have the opportunity to play along with faculty member and seven-time Grammy Award-winning percussionist Paul Wertico and the Chicago Percussion All-Stars. Music from Africa, India, and North and South America will feature exotic drums, body percussion and drum battles. Single tickets are $5 for the general public; $4 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $3 for full-time students and children.

Master Class, Janos Starker, cello, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, Lutkin Hall.The celebrated cellist and longtime Indiana University faculty member will present a master class in conjunction with his performance in the 2004 Winter Chamber Music Festival. Admission is free.

Segovia Classical Guitar Series, Raphaella Smits, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, Lutkin Hall. The first woman to win the Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition and a widely acclaimed teacher of guitar and chamber music, Smits has appeared in major concert halls throughout the Americas and Europe. She will perform Romantic-era guitar music by J.K. Mertz and Mauro Giuliani. This event is part of the five-concert 2003-04 Segovia Classical Guitar Series, supported in part by the Chicago Classical Guitar Society. Single tickets are $19 for the general public; $16 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $8 for full-time students.

Paul Wertico and the Chicago Percussion All-Stars, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Paul Wertico, seven-time Grammy Award winner and longtime drummer for the Pat Metheny Group performs with an ensemble of Chicago’s finest percussionists for an evening of jazz and world music. Accompanying him will be guitarist John Moulder and bassist Eric Hochberg, along with Brazilian percussion virtuoso Dede Sampaio, tabla master Kalyan Pathak, and vibraphonist and percussionist Ed Harrison. The program’s grand finale will feature an appearance by Boomshaka, Northwestern’s percussion/dance ensemble. Single tickets are $12 for the general public; $7 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $5 for full-time students.

2004 Winter Chamber Music Festival, 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The final concert in the 2004 Winter Chamber Music Festival series will feature cellists Janos Starker and Stephen Balderston, violinists Robert Chen and Blair Milton, and violist Yukiko Ogura performing Mozart’s Divertimento in E flat major for String Trio, K. 563 and Schubert’s String Quintet in C major, D. 956. Single tickets are $25 for the general public; $20 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for full-time students.

Karel Paukert, organ, 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, Alice Millar Chapel. Czech organist Karel Paukert has impressed audiences worldwide with his virtuosity and musicianship. He is currently the curator of musical arts at the Cleveland Museum of Art. He has been a member of the Iceland National Symphony Orchestra and deputy organist of the Royal Conservatory in Ghent, Belgium. Paukert will perform works by César Franck, Franz Liszt, Northwestern alumna Marilyn Shrude and Czech composers Bedrich Antonin Wiederman and Leos Janácek. Single tickets are $13 for the general public; $10 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $5.50 for full-time students.

New Music Northwestern, Marilyn Nonken, “Sonatissimo,” 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, Lutkin Hall. Pianist Marilyn Nonken has been recognized by critics worldwide as one of modern piano’s most gifted young performers. Nonken has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and other world-class venues in France, Italy and Australia. Her program, coordinated by music faculty member Jay Alan Kim, includes Charles Wuorinen’s Second Sonata, Charles Ives’ “Concord” Sonata and the Midwest premiere of Justin Connolly’s Sonatina No. 2 (“Ennead”). Single tickets are $6.50 for the general public; $4.50 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $3.50 for full-time students.

“Irving Berlin’s American Vaudeville,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31; 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, Josephine Louis Theater.Created and staged by David H. Bell, one of Chicago’s most talented and innovative directors and choreographers, this world-premiere revue explores America’s most volatile era of social, political and ideological change through the words and music of Irving Berlin. Tickets for “Irving Berlin’s American Vaudeville” are available only through the Theatre and Interpretation Center Box office at (847) 491-7282. Single tickets are $26 for the general public; $22 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $12 for full-time students.

Jazz Night III, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Coordinated by Joel Spencer, Northwestern’s Jazz Band, Jazz Ensemble and jazz combos will be conducted by music faculty members Don Owens and Daniel J. Farris. Single tickets are $6.50 for the general public; $4.50 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $3.50 for full-time students.

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Faculty member and pianist James Giles will make his first appearance with the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra performing Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor. Conducted by Victor Yampolsky, the program includes two symphonic poems by Richard Strauss, “Death and Transfiguration” and “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks.” Single tickets are $8.50 for the general public; $7 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $4 for full-time students.