Temple University Concert Series
2009-2010
All
events are free unless otherwise noted. Programs subject to
change. For further information or to confirm events, please
call 215.204.7600.
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2010
February
Monday, February 1 at 3:00pm *
Master Class: Arnold Steinhardt, violin
Rock Hall Auditorium
Friday, February 5 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 6 at 7:30pm
Danse4Nia Meets Forces of Nature: The Move/Meant
Tickets: $25 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $10 with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass / $5 for students with OWLcard
Tickets for this performance only available at www.danse4nia.org or via phone at 267.987.5581
The Saturday, February 6th performance has been cancelled. Ticket holders, please call 267.987.5581.
Conwell Dance Theater
Friday, February 12 at 2:00pm *
Orlando Cole Tribute Master Class: Timothy Eddy, cello
Rock Hall Auditorium
Friday, February 12 at 8:00pm
Kimmel Center Presents:
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia with
Temple University Concert Choir and
Westminster Choir
Eric Plutz, organ
BACH Cantata BWV 29 (We thank thee, oh Lord, we thank thee)
BACH Cantata BWV 146 (We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God)
BACH Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
Presented by the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
Tickets available through the Kimmel Center Box Office, 215.893.1999 or www.kimmelcenter.org.
Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Sunday, February 14 at 3:00pm
Temple University Symphony Orchestra
Luis Biava, conductor
Mary Loftus, violin, winner, concerto competition, preparatory division
Jarred Antonacci, trombone, winner, concerto competition, collegiate division
BACH-STOKOWSKY Toccata and Fugue
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19 (1st mvmt)
ROTA Trombone Concerto
KHACHATURIAN “Adagio” from Spartacus Ballet
RAVEL La Valse
Centennial Hall, Haverford School
Wednesday, Februaruy 17 at 7:30pm
Jazz Faculty Recital: Duos
Featuring pairings of jazz faculty members
Klein Recital Hall
Friday, February 19 at 7:30pm CANCELLED
Faculty Recital: Lorie Gratis, mezzo-soprano and
Laura Ward, piano
Featuring works by Brahms, Britten and Purcell.
Rock Hall Auditorium
Sunday, February 21 at 3:00pm
Temple University Wind Symphony
Arthur D. Chodoroff, conductor
Carol Jantsch, tuba
HIGDON Fanfare Ritmico
FOLIO Timepieces
GIANNINI Symphony No. 3
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Toccata Marziale
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Concerto for Tuba
HOLST Jupiter from the "Planets"
Centennial Hall, Haverford Schoo
Wednesday, February 24 at 3:30pm
Master Class: Gabriel Kwok, piano
Klein Recital Hall
Thursday, February 25 at 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: Glaux
Rock Hall Auditorium
Friday, February 26 at 7:30pm
CYBERSOUNDS
Featuring electroacoustic music and video pieces
Rock Hall Auditoriuml
Friday, February 26 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 27 at 7:30pm
Faculty Dance Concert
Featuring works by faculty and guest artist Nicole Canuso
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $10 with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass / $5 for students with OWLcard
Conwell Dance Theater
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March
Tuesday, March 2 at 7:30pm
Temple Composers' Orchestra
Featuring new works by student composers, performed by students.
First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia
Wednesday, March 3 at 7:30pm
Temple University Singers, Chorale and Women’s Choir
Jeffrey Cornelius, Rollo Dilworth and Paul Jones, conductors
Great Court, Mitten Hall
Thursday, March 11 at 2:30pm *
Temple Music Prep Master Class: Ida Levin, violin
Rock Hall Auditorium
Monday, March 15 at 7:30pm
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital:
Jeffrey Lang, horn and Carol Jantsch, tuba
Rock Hall Auditorium
Wednesday, March 17 at 3:00pm *
Master Class: John O’Conor, piano
Rock Hall Auditorium
Friday, March 19 at 7:30pm
Saturday, March 20 at 2:30pm
SCUBA National Touring Dance Alliance
The next generation of contemporary dance artists
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $10 with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass / $5 for students with OWLcard
Conwell Dance Theater
Sunday, March 21 at 3:00pm
Ninth Annual Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Concert
Temple University Symphony Orchestra
and Combined Choirs
Luis Biava and Alan Harler, conductors
Terell Stafford, trumpet
BARBER Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17
CLEARFIELD The Golem Psalms
BRUBECK Ansel Adams: America
(Philadelphia Premiere)
CUNLIFFE fourth stream...La Banda (The Band)
(World Premiere)
Tickets: $20-35, $10 for students
Tickets available at the Kimmel Center Box Office, 215.893.1999 or www.kimmelcenter.org.
Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Friday, March 26 at 7:30pm
Saturday, March 27 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm
MFA Dance Thesis Concert
Featuring works by Angela Sigley, Jessica Warchal and Laura Zimmerman
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $10 with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass / $5 for students with OWLcard
Conwell Dance Theater
Saturday, March 27 at 4:30pm *
Temple Music Prep Master Class: Miro Quartet
Temple University Center City, Room 222
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April
Friday, April 9 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 10 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm
Student Dance Concert
A juried selection of the best dances of the season, this concert is choreographed, designed and produced entirely by the students.
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $10 with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass / $5 for students with OWLcard
Conwell Dance Theater
Friday, April 9 at 8:00pm
Temple University Symphony Orchestra
Luis Biava, conductor
Terell Stafford, trumpet
BARBER Essay No. 2, Op. 17
BERNSTEIN On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
CUNLIFFE Rhapsody for Trumpet and Orchestra
(New York Premiere)
BRUBECK Ansel Adams: America
(New York Premiere)
Tickets: $20-35, $10 for students
Tickets available at the Alice Tully Hall Box Office, 212.721.6500 or www.lincolncenter.org after 1/21/2010.
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday, April 10 at 4:45pm *
Temple Music Prep Master Class: Jupiter String Quartet
Temple University Center City, Room 222
Friday, April 16 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 17 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm
MFA Dance Thesis Concert
Featuring Carolina Del Hierro, Maritza Ogarro and Marcelo Rueda
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $10 with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass / $5 for students with OWLcard
Conwell Dance Theater
Tuesday, April 20 at 7:30pm
Temple University Concert Choir
Alan Harler, conductor
Pre-tour concert.
Rock Hall Auditorium
Friday, April 23 at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 25 at 3:00pm
Temple University Opera Theater presents
LEOŠ JANÁČEK’s The Cunning Little Vixen
Sung in English with English titles
John Douglas, music director
Marc Astafan, stage director
Jamie Johnson, producer
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $5 for students with OWLcard
Tomlinson Theater
Tuesday, April 27 at 7:30pm
Temple University Sinfonia
Jay Krush, conductor
Featuring late 20th and 21st century chamber orchestra repertoire.
Tomlinson Theater
Wednesday, April 28 at 7:30pm
Temple University Singers, Chorale and Women’s Choir
Jeffrey Cornelius, Rollo Dilworth and Paul Jones, conductors
Great Court, Mitten Hall
Thursday, April 29 at 7:30pm
Temple University Percussion Ensemble
Glenn Steele, director
Tomlinson Theater
Friday, April 30 at 7:30pm
Temple University Wind Symphony
Arthur D. Chodoroff, conductor
Tomlinson Theater
Friday, April 30 at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 1 at 2:30 and 7:30pm
BFA Dance Concert
Choreography by graduating seniors
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $10 with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass / $5 for students with OWLcard
Conwell Dance Theater
Friday, April 30 at 7:30pm
Temple Music Prep: Chamber Ensembles
Rock Hall Auditorium
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May
Saturday, May 1 at 3:00pm
Temple Music Prep: Large Ensembles
Chamber Players Orchestra and Baroque Players: Davyd Booth, conductor
Classic Strings: Aaron Picht, conductor
Tomlinson Theater
Sunday, May 2 at 3:00pm
Temple University Collegiate Band and Wind Ensemble
Arthur D. Chodoroff and Matthew Brunner, conductors
Tomlinson Theater
Wednesday, May 5 at 7:30pm
Temple Music Prep: Senior Spotlight
Rock Hall Auditorium
Friday, May 7 at 7:30pm
Temple Music Prep: Chamber Ensembles
Rock Hall Auditorium
Saturday, May 8 at 7:30pm
Gala Concert
Youth Chamber Orchestra: Luis Biava, conductor
Harp Ensemble: Kim Rowe, director
Church of the Holy Trinity
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2009
September
Friday, September 4 at 7:30pm
Global Dance and Music
An informal student exchange of global dance and music traditions.
Free admission, no tickets required
Conwell Dance Theater
Friday, September 18 at 4:00pm-6:00pm
Mixed Body
A performance/installation by Marcelo Rueda and Lisa Marie Patzer supported by the Provost’s Commission for the Arts. Visit Conwell Dance Theater and the Joe First Media Center (Annenberg Hall, 1st floor) for the complete experience.
Free admission, no tickets required
Read more about Mixed Body.
Conwell Dance Theater
Friday, September 25 at 7:30pm
Postponed to Friday, October 23 at 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: Jeeyoung Park, soprano
Featuring works by Puccini, Wolf, Pauline Viardot and Ben Moore as well as Korean art songs.
Rock Hall Auditorium
Wednesday, September 30 at 4:30pm
Jazz Master Class: Javon Jackson, saxophone
Visit Javon Jackson's website.
Klein Recital Hall
Wednesday, September 30 at 8:00pm
"Temple Night" at Ortlieb's Jazzhaus
The Jazz Studies Program continues its relationship with the Northern Liberties jazz institution, Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, with the first of several performances taking place monthly throughout the year.
This month's performance features The Marsha Bowe Project.
Ortlieb's Jazzhaus
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October
Friday, October 2 at 7:30pm
Saturday, October 3 at 7:30pm
Alumni Dance Concert
Featuring Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Charles Tyson
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $10 with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass / $5 for students with OWLcard
Read more about Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Co.
Read more about Charles Tyson.
Conwell Dance Theater
Friday, October 2 at 7:30pm
Temple University Symphony Orchestra
Luis Biava, conductor
Vladimir Dyo, violin
De FALLA El sombrero de tres picos
(The Three Cornered Hat): Suite No. 2
SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No 1 in A Minor, Op. 77
DVORAK Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
Read more about Luis Biava.
Centennial Hall, Haverford School
Tuesday, October 13 at 7:30pm
Temple University Concert Choir
Alan Harler, conductor
Dreams: Featuring works by Eric Whitacre, Debussy, Brahms and Einojuhani Rautavaara.
Rock Hall Auditorium
Friday, October 16 at 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: Brett Deubner, viola
Featuring contemporary works for solo viola
Rock Hall Auditorium
Monday, October 19 at 3:00pm *
Master Class: Claude Frank, piano
Klein Recital Hall
Friday, October 23 at 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: Jeeyoung Park, soprano
Featuring works by Puccini, Wolf, Pauline Viardot and Ben Moore as well as Korean art songs.
Rock Hall Auditorium
Friday, October 23 at 7:30pm
Saturday, October 24 at 7:30pm
Sharp Dance Company
Clean modern dance movement with a strong technique
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students, senior citizens and with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass / $5 for students with OWLcard
Tickets for this performance only available at www.danceboxoffice.com or via email to corpdancer@yahoo.com
Conwell Dance Theater
Saturday, October 24 at 1:00p
Master Class: Lois Herbine, piccolo
Rock Hall Auditorium
Presented in partnership with the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia, Powell Flutes and the New School Institute.
Monday, October 26 at 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: Charles Abramovic, piano
Featuring works by Scarlatti, Carter, Liszt and Chopin.
Rock Hall Auditorium
Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30pm
Temple University Singers, Chorale and Women’s Choir
Jeffrey Cornelius, Rollo Dilworth and Paul Jones, conductors
View the program for this performance.
Great Court, Mitten Hall
Wednesday, October 28 at 8:00pm
Temple Jazz at Ortlieb's
The Jazz Studies Program continues its relationship with Northern Liberties jazz institution, Ortlieb's Jazzhaus. This months program features Katz Scholarship Alumni.
Visit Ortlieb's Jazzhaus for more information and reservations.
Ortlieb's Jazzhaus
Friday, October 30 at 7:30pm
Saturday, October 31 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm
Kariamu and Company: Traditions
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $10 with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass / $5 for students with OWLcard
Read the Philadelphia Inquirer article about Kariamu and Company.
Conwell Dance Theater
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November
Sunday, November 1 at 3:00pm
Temple University Symphony Orchestra
Luis Biava, conductor
Zachary Boeding, oboe
Anthony Carrone, bassoon
Azer Damirov, violin
Jeeyoun Yoo, cello
HAYDN Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Bassoon, Violin and Cello, Hob. I/105
HINDEMITH Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
Read more about the program.
Read more about the artists.
Upper Darby Performing Arts Center
Tuesday, November 3 at 7:30pm
CYBERSOUNDS
A program of premieres for computers and live performers including three Boyer doctoral students, area composers Joo Won Park (Faculty, Community College of Philadelphia), Mark Zaki (Faculty, Rutgers University) and special guest Jeff Stolet form the University of Oregon. Rounding out the program are works by Boyer faculty composer Maurice Wright, and an historic work by Ben Johnston, composed at the University of Illinois in 1968.
Read more about the program.
Read more about the artists.
Rock Hall Auditorium
Sunday, November 8 at 3:00pm
Faculty Recital: Clipper Erickson, piano
Featuring works by Scriabin, Copland, Amy Beach, Laurie Altman, Anthony Baker and the world premiere of David Finko’s Piano Sonata, No. 3.
Read more about Clipper Erickson.
Rock Hall Auditorium
Friday, November 13 at 7:30pm
Saturday, November 14 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm
Student Dance Concert
A juried selection of the best dances of the season, this concert is choreographed, designed and produced entirely by the students.
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $10 with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass / $5 for students with OWLcard
Conwell Dance Theater
Sunday, November 15 at 3:00pm
Faculty and Guest Artists Recital: Meichen Barnes, violin, Derek Barnes, cello and Charles Abramovic, piano
STRAUSS Sonata for cello and piano in F Major, Op. 6
STRAUSS Sonata for violin and piano in E-flat Major, Op. 18
SCHUBERT Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 28 ("Sonatensatz")
Read more about the artists.
Rock Hall Auditorium
Wednesday, November 18 at 3:00pm *
Master Class: Michael Tree, viola
Rock Hall Auditorium
Friday, November 20 at 12:00pm
Alumni Lecture: Anne-Marie Mulgrew (MFA '82)
Sustainable Art: How to continue making art during difficult economic times
Mulgrew will discuss how she started her own dance company, Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company, the strategies she employed to continue making art fo the past 23 years, and her tips and resources for getting support (financial and otherwise) and becoming a successful professional performing artist.
Conwell Dance Theater
Friday, November 20 at 7:30pm
Saturday, November 21 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm
MFA Dance Concert
Featuring Erin Cairns and Ashleigh Penrod
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $10 with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass / $5 for students with OWLcard
Conwell Dance Theater
Sunday, November 22 at 4:00pm
Temple University Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Alan Harler, conductor
HANDEL Messiah (Part I - complete; Parts II and III - excerpted)
Church of the Holy Trinity
Tuesday, November 24 at 7:30pm
Temple University Sinfonia
Luis Biava, conductor
Jeffrey Lang, horn
SIBELIUS Andante Festivo for strings
SIBELIUS Kuolema: Valse Triste, Op. 44, No. 1
MOZART Horn Concerto No. 3
BIZET Symphony in C
Read more about the artists.
Trinity Center for Urban Life
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December
Tuesday, December 1 at 7:30pm
Temple University Lab Band
Greg Kettinger, director
Temple University Jazz Band
Terell Stafford, director
Karrin Allyson, vocals
$35-45, $10 for students
Tickets available online and at the Kimmel Center Box Office, and 215.893.1999.
Learn more about this performance.
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Wednesday, December 2 at 2:00pm *
Temple Music Prep Master Class: Marcy Rosen, cello
Rock Hall Auditorium
Friday, December 4 at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 5 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm
BFA Dance Concert
Choreography by graduating seniors
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $10 with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass / $5 for students with OWLcard
Conwell Dance Theater
Friday, December 4 at 7:30pm
Sunday, December 6 at 3:00pm
Temple University Opera Theater presents
HOIBY A Month In The Country
Sung in English with English titles.
John Douglas, music director
Andrew Chown, stage director
Jamie Johnson, producer
Tickets: $20 general admission / $15 students and senior citizens / $5 for students with OWLcard
Tomlinson Theater
Sunday, December 6 at 3:00pm
Temple Music Prep: Harp Ensembles
Young Artist Harp Ensemble and Junior Harp Ensemble: Kimberly Rowe, conductor
Rock Hall Auditorium
Monday, December 7 at 7:30pm
Temple University Percussion Ensemble
Glenn Steele, director
Tomlinson Theater
Tuesday, December 8 at 7:30pm
Temple University Wind Ensemble
Arthur D. Chodoroff, conductor
Tomlinson Theater
Wednesday, December 9 at 7:30pm
Temple University Singers, Chorale and Women’s Choir
Jeffrey Cornelius, Rollo Dilworth and Paul Jones, conductors
Tomlinson Theater
Saturday, December 12 at 4:00pm
Temple Music Prep: Winter String Concert
Youth Chamber Orchestra: Luis Biava, conductor
Chamber Players Orchestra and Baroque Players: Davyd Booth, conductor
Classic Strings: Aaron Picht, conductor
Tomlinson Theater
Sunday, December 13 at 2:00pm and 4:00pm
Temple Music Prep: Ensemble Recitals
Rock Hall Auditorium
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2010
January
Wednesday, January 27 at 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: Lawrence Indik, baritone and
Charles Abramovic, piano
Featuring new works by Maurice Wright, Kile Smith, Heidi Jacob and David Carpenter.
Rock Hall Auditorium
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* We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society in the presentation of these master classes.
Dance performances are sponsored in part by the Rose Vernick Fund and the Temple University General Activities Fund.
All events are free unless otherwise noted. Programs subject to change without notice. For further information or to confirm events, please call 215.204.7600.
