December 1, 2004
January 2005 Music Calendar
The Northwestern University School of Music will celebrate the New Year with the six-concert 2005 Winter Chamber Music Festival (Jan. 7 to 23) featuring pianists Daniel Barenboim and Elena Bashkirova, flutist Mathieu Dufour, violinist Robert Chen, the Vermeer Quartet and the trio of Ani Kavafian, André-Michel Schub and David Shifrin.
January also marks the beginning of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series (Jan. 15 to May 7) with a duo performance by guitarist Eliot Fisk and flutist Paula Robison.
A series subscription to the six concert 2005 Winter Chamber Music Festival is $114 for the general public; $104 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $54 for students.
A series subscription to the five concert 2004-05 Segovia Classical Guitar Series is $90 for the general public; $80 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $38 for students.
Events listed below will be held on Northwestern’s Evanston campus at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr.; Regenstein Recital Hall, 60 Arts Circle Dr.; or Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, 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 Ticket Office at (847) 467-4000.
JANUARY 2005
2005 Winter Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The first 2005 Winter Chamber Music Festival program features the Vermeer Quartet, comprised of violinists Shmuel Ashkenasi and Mathias Tacke, violist Richard Young and cellist Marc Johnson, who will perform with flutist Mathieu Dufour, harpist Sarah Bullen and pianist Andrea Swan. The program features Schubert’s String Quartet in B flat major, op. 168; Beethoven’s String Quartet in C major, op. 59, No. 1; and Debussy’s Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp and Sonata for Cello and Piano. Single tickets are $22 for the general public; $18 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for students.
2005 Winter Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, Pick Staiger Concert Hall. The performers for the second festival concert of the series are the Lincoln Quartet (violinists Lei Hou and Qing Hou, violist Lawrence Neuman and cellist Brant Taylor) and the Meadowmount Trio (pianist Eric Larsen, violinist Gerardo Ribeiro and cellist Owen Carman) in addition to pianist James Giles and horn players William Barnewitz and Gail Williams. The program includes Beethoven’s Sextet in E flat major for Two Horns and String Quartet, op. 81b; Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, op. 99; Rachmaninoff’s “Trio élégiaque” for Piano and Strings; and Tanayev’s Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 30. Single tickets are $22 for the general public; $18 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for students.
Guest Artists, Bob Ravenscroft Trio, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, Regenstein Recital Hall. Renowned pianist-composer and Northwestern alumnus Bob Ravenscroft has dedicated years to breaking new ground in jazz. Ravenscroft is currently developing new performance concepts as part of his Jazz in Sacred Spaces series. He tours internationally and in the United States and is the artist-in-residence at Taliesin West, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture in Arizona. He will join bassist Bill Harrison and drummer Rusty Jones for this jazz trio performance. Single tickets $8.50 for the general public; $7 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $4 for students.
Bob Ravenscroft Jazz Master Class, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, Regenstein Recital Hall. Renowned pianist-composer and Northwestern alumnus Bob Ravenscroft and Dwight Kilian, bassist for Phoenix’s Discovery Jazz Trio and faculty member at Arizona State University, will present a jazz master class. Kilian has appeared at the World Arts Festival in Prescott Valley and as an artist-in-residence for the Wichita Jazz Festival. Admission is free.
Transcendental Piano Series, Winston Choi, piano, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, Lutkin Hall. During his performance, pianist and School of Music alumnus Winston Choi, will highlight the connections among Berio’s Sonata, Ravel’s “Gaspard de la nuit” and works by Brian Ferneyhough and Jacques Lenot. Single tickets are $8.50 for the general public; $7 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $4 for students.
2005 Winter Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. During the third concert in this series, pianist André-Michel Schub, violinist Ani Kavafian and clarinetist David Shifrin will perform Mozart’s Trio in E flat major for Piano, Clarinet and Viola, K. 498; Brahms’ Sonata in E flat major for Clarinet and Piano, op. 120, No. 2; Fauré’s Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano, op. 13; and Bartók’s “Contrasts” for Piano, Clarinet and Violin. Single tickets are $26 for the general public; $22 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for students.
Kids Fare, “Sounds and Rhythms from Around the World,” 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Children aged 3 to 8 and family members and friends will have the opportunity to feel the beat and then dance and drum along. Tickets are $5 for the general public; $4 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $3 for children and students.
Segovia Classical Guitar Series, Eliot Fisk and Paula Robison, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. These internationally acclaimed virtuosos combine their talents in works by some of the most important composers of our time. Their program -- the first in the five-concert series -- includes Robert Beaser’s “Mountain Songs,” George Rochberg’s “Muse of Fire,” and a selection of arrangements from Haydn to Stephen Foster to Latin American works. Single tickets are $24 for the general public; $20 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for students. Series tickets are also available by calling (847) 467-4000.
2005 Winter Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The fourth concert in the series will feature pianist Daniel Barenboim, accompanied by harpsichordist Stephen Alltop, violinists Robert Chen and Blair Milton, violist Li-Kuo Chang and cellist Stephen Balderston. Their performance includes Bach’s Sonata for Viola de Gamba and Harpsichord in G minor; Dohnanyi’s Serenade for String Trio, op. 10; and Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E flat major, op. 44. Single tickets are $28 for the general public; $24 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for students.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 17, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Featured speaker Yolanda King, eldest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., is a human rights activist and lecturer who emphasizes the role of theater as a form of expression. A lifetime member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), King serves on the board of directors of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, where she continues to work towards her father’s goal of human equality. This year’s celebration also features performances by Northwestern University music ensembles. Admission is free.
Guest Artists, Dennis Russell Davies and Maki Namekawa, duo-pianists, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. This keyboard duo has performed in venues throughout the world. Cofounder of the American Composers Orchestra, Davies is chief conductor of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, the Bruckner Orchestra Linz and the Linz Opera. He has guest conducted with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Namekawa has performed frequently at major venues and festivals in Germany and Japan. Single tickets are $22 for the general public; $18 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for students.
Student Composer Showcase, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, Regenstein Recital Hall. Members of Northwestern’s Contemporary Music Ensemble and special guests perform works by undergraduate and graduate composers during a New Music Northwestern concert. Amy Williams will coordinate the program. Single tickets are $6.50 for the general public; $4.50 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $3.50 for students.
2005 Winter Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Performers for the fifth festival concert will be pianists Ursula Oppens and James Giles, violinist Blair Milton, violist Li-Kuo Chang and cellist Stephen Balderston. The program will feature Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478 and Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minot, Op. 67. Single tickets are $22 for the general public; $18 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for students.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. This performance features Richard Wagner’s “Huldigungsmarsch,” David Amram’s “King Lear Variations,” Walter Piston’s “Tunbridge Fair” and Ingolf Dahl’s “Sinfonietta.” Mallory Thompson will conduct. Single tickets are $6.50 for the general public; $4.50 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $3.50 for students.
2005 Winter Chamber Music Festival, 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The final concert of the series combines the talent of 14 musicians. Performers will include pianist and School of Music Dean Toni-Marie Montgomery; clarinetists J. Lawrie Bloom and Russell Dagon; bassoonist Robert Barris; horn player Gail Williams; violinists Russell Hershow, Blair Milton and Yuan-Qing Yu; violists Yukiko Ogura and Rami Solomonov; cellists Ronald A. Crutcher, Jonathan Pegis and Gary Stucka; and bassist Robert Kassinger. The program will include Golijov’s “Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind,” Hailstork’s Piano Trio and Kreutzer’s Septet for Winds and Strings in E flat major, op. 62. Single tickets are $22 for the general public; $18 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $10 for students.
Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra: “Vive la France,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Victor Yampolsky will conduct the orchestra in their performance of Hector Berlioz’s “Harold in Italy,” Olivier Messiaen’s “L’Ascension” and Maurice Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloé” Suite No. 2. Single tickets are $8.50 for the general public; $7 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $4 for students.
Guest Artist, Timothy Ehlen, piano, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, Lutkin Hall. Ehlen has performed throughout the United States and Europe as a chamber musician and soloist. A University of Illinois faculty member, he has premiered new piano works and has performed on many live radio broadcasts, including National Public Radio. Ehlen’s program will include works by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Brahms. Single tickets are $8.50 for the general public; $7 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $4 for students.
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