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BIOGRAPHYTHE GOIN’ SOUTH BAND is one of the most

dynamic and respected ensembles performing traditional

American music on the West Coast. The band members play

a variety of southeastern American musical styles, amazing

and inspiring listeners of all ages with its show stopping

performances. Touches of good-hearted humor and fine

music-making take the audience back in time to learn about

America’s musical roots. Members of The Goin’ South

Band are: Director John Zeretzke on fiddles, Stroh violin,

Cherokee flute, and vocals; Cody Bryant on banjo, vintage

presents

THE GOIN’ SOUTH BAND

Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 7:30 PM

There will be one 20-minute intermission.A question-and-answer session will immediately follow this performance.

The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

guitars, mandolin, and vocals; Rick Cunha on vintage

guitars, ukulele, slack-key guitar, and vocals; Paul Lacques

on guitar, dobro, jaw harp, vocals, and fiddlesticks; Rick

Shea on guitar, mandolin, vocals, and diddley bow; and Vic

Koler on bass, washtub bass, mandolin, and vocals. For more

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Represented by:

Cadence Arts Network, Inc.

www.cadencearts.com

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OPUS 3 ARTISTSpresents

MOISEYEV DANCE COMPANYIGOR MOISEYEV STATE ACADEMIC ENSEMBLE

OF POPULAR DANCE (RUSSIA)ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER

IGOR MOISEYEV(1906-2007)

ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHERSLarisa Aristova • Lev Golovanov • Victor Nikitushkin • Elena Shcherbakova

ACCOMPANISTMikhail Drokov

SOLOISTS OF THE BALLETLarisa Aristova • Evgenia Bakhareva • Ekaterina Kulikova

Natalia Matus-Marchuk • Natalia Ugrozova • Olga Volina • Anna Zinkova Andrey Artamonov • Dmitry Diakonov • Evgeny Chernyshkov • Oleg Chernasov

Airat Karimov • Rudiy Khodzhoyan • Dmitry Klokotov • Kirill Kochubey Sergey Kuznetsov • Konstantin Kostylev • Viacheslav Kozhin

Evgeny Masalkov • Vladislav Ozeryanskiy • Dmitry Orlov • Denis Pankov Sergey Rukavishnokov • Nikolay Rubtsov • Alexander Tikhonov

MEMBERS OF THE BALLET

Ksenia Basova • Veronika Denisova • Irina Galushkina • Alsu Gayfullina Ekaterina Guseva • Anna Glukhova • Elizaveta Filatova • Anastasia Kovaleva

Ekaterina Korobova • Victoria Mishukova • Maria Nikolaeva • Margarita Rebetskaya Ekaterina Rozanova • Yulia Stebletsova • Irina Sibirtseva • Anna Shchukina • Yulia Shutova Ksenia Teslya

Marina Vasilenko • Olga Voronkova • Anastasia Volkova • Yuri Chernyshkov • Roman Ivashchenko • Danii Kasatkin Roman Kozyukov • Roman Kuznetsov • Ramil Mekhdiev • Dmitry Mikhalin • Vladimir Mikhalenko • Igor Okhlopkov

Vladimir Pavlyuchenko • Nikolay Postnov • Sergey Prohorov • Alexander Samarin • Nikolay TarasovAnatoliy Trofimov • Yury Vasin • Ilya Vlasov • Pavel Zinkov • Albert Yusupov

DIRECTOR OF MOISEYEV DANCE COMPANYElena Shcherbakova

Friday, February 15, 2008, 8:00 PMSaturday, February 16, 2008, 8:00 PM

There will be one 20-minute intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

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PROGRAMSubject to Change

RUSSIAN DANCE SUMMERMusic: S. Galperin and V. Zhmykhov

Choreography: Igor Moiseyev

In his many arrangements of traditional Russian Folk songs, Moiseyev reflects on different aspects of the Russian national character. This dance from the suite The Seasons depicts the humor, mischief, romance, and lyricism so often ascribed to the people of the countryside. The setting is a harvest festival, and villagers of all ages have gathered to cheer on a young couple.

DancersAnna Shchukina • Vladimir Pavlyuchenko

or Olga Voronkova • Nikolay Rubtsov • Alexander Tikhonov

and The Company

KALMUK DANCEMusic: P. Rybakov


Until recently, the Kalmuks lived as nomads, wandering with their herds on the vast Nogai steppes near the mouth of the Volga River. They are thought to have migrated from Central Asia, but few details of their history or culture are known. The dancers of the Kalmuks suggest a deep connection to the animals and birds that provided them with their livelihood. In this

piece, one can recognize the flight of eagles, the running of horses, and the contest of bulls in mating season.

DancersRamil Mekhdiev • Evgeny Chernyshkov • Yuri Chernyshkov

or Denis Pankov • Roman Ivashchenko

Accompanist(Saratovskaia Garmoska)

Mikhail Drokov

TATAROCHKAMusic: E. Avksentiev


Unlike their ancestors who concentrated on behaving unpleasantly toward their neighbors from the 12th to the 16th centuries, Tartars are noted for their vitality at work, their athletic prowess, and their broad sense of humor about themselves. These dances grew out of Moiseyev’s observations of the life in the villages of the Tartars of the Crimea. It is also the later of two

Tartar dances he created for the repertoire and is a North American premiere on this tour. Tatarochka - Chernomorochka is based on elements of the traditional Tatar dance.

Dancers Dmitry Klokotov • Olga Volina • Oleg Chernasov

or Veronika Denisova • Vladimir Pavlyuchenko • Alexander Tikhonov

Ramil Mekhdiev • Danii Kasatkin

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RUSSIAN DANCE POLYANKAMusic: E. Avksentiev


This dance takes place in a “polyanka” or “small clearing or meadow.” During the spring and summer seasons, young people gather here to amuse themselves with song and dance. Their initial shyness and formality toward each other gradually give way to the high spirits of youth. The dance grows faster and faster until it explodes in a climactic round, with the

accompaniment of tambourines and balalaikas. The music is based on the Russian Folk song Polyanka.

DancersThe Company

SUITE OF MOLDAVIAN DANCES: HORA – CHYOKIRLIE – ZHOKMusic: D. Fedov


In Moldavia, Zhok means a dance, but it can also be interpreted as a musical promenade. The ebullience, color, and speed of this dance have made it one of the most popular Folk dances. The Moiseyev version of this dance consists of three parts:

Hora – lyrical female round dance.Chyokirlie – (the Lark) a series of individual and group dances, which end with a general boisterous round dance and is based

on the popular Moldavian melody.Zhok – a mass dance characterized by impetuosity and diversity of pattern.

Dancers

Veronika Denisova • Irina Galushkina • Konstantin Kostylevor

Olga Volina • Yuri Chernyshkov • Natalia Ugrozova • Evgenia Bakhareva • Sergey Kuznetsovand The Company

SUITE OF THE GREEK DANCES SIRTAKIMusic: Traditional


This piece is based on local Folk dances observed by the choreographer when he attended a village wedding during a tour of Greece.

DancersVladislav Ozeryanskiy • Airat Karimov • Kirill Kochubey • Denis Pankov

or Alexander Tikhonov • Vladimir Pavlyuchenko • Evgeny Masalkov • Anatoliy Trofimov

and The Company

INTERMISSION

YABLOTCHKO (A PART OF THE NAVAL SUITE)Music: Traditional


There are a lot of hardships in the life of sailors, but they are always in good spirits.

DancersEvgeny Masalkov • Nikolay Rubtsov • Vladislav Ozeryanskiy

Andrey Artamonov • Dmitry Orlovand The Company

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GYPSIESMusic: S. Galperin


In Bessarabia, near the Romanian border, a band of gypsies rests in the vineyards that line the road. Suddenly the women begin to move languorously. The men, with shadows, are stirred to action and a frenzy of dancing begins.

DancersAnna Glukhova • Viacheslav Kozhin • Yulia Stebletsova • Kirill Kochubey • Anastasia Volkova

Alexander Tikhonov • Dmitry Diakonov • Dmitry Mikhalin • Roman Ivashchenkoor

Airat Karimov • Rudiy Khodzhoyan • Maria Nikolaeva

DANCE OF ARGENTINEAN COWBOYS GAUCHOMusic: N. Nekrasov


This is a dance of Argentinean cowboys in which they compete in skills among themselves. It is danced by three male soloists.

DancersAlexander Tikhonov • Dmitry Klokotov • Rudiy Khodzhoyan

or Vladislav Ozeryanskiy • Nikolay Rubtsov • Andrey Artamonov • Evgeny Chernyshkov

NANAYAN NATIONAL PLAY TWO BOYS IN A FIGHTChoreography: Igor Moiseyev

Wrestling is a favorite sport of the Nanayan people who inhabit the frigid Northern region of Russia. Moiseyev conceives it as a pastime that is also full of surprises.

POLOVETSIAN DANCESMusic: A. Borodin


In honor of the premiere, the pleasantly stunned Parisians engraved a gold memorabilia medal with the words “Triumph Polovetsian Dances of Igor Moiseyev” – a high praise for new staging of the Ballet. This Ballet originally premiered in Paris in 1909 and was choreographed by Mikhail Fokin in Sergei Diagilev’s Russian Seasons. The story takes place in the city ruled by the Great Khan Konchak. It’s dawn in steppe. Konchak appears accompanied by his wives, the military leader, and soldiers.

The military leader shows the young women taken into captivity. Mournful dance of the captured begins. It is followed by the dances of Khan’s army: Tatar boys, Archers, and Spear Warriors brag to Konchak of their fighting achievements, competing in force, and dexterity. At the height of their dancing, the captured ask for mercy again – in vain, as their destiny is to fall prey to soldiers. From steppe, the shepherd scouts return with a joyful message that the enemy is finally defeated and it’s time to celebrate a victory. The army exults, glorifying with a dance of victory, force, and greatness of the Great Khan Konchak.

DancersCommander: Vladislav Ozeryanskiy or Alexander Tikhonov

Captives: Anna Shchukina, Yulia Stebletsova, or

Yulia Shutovaand The Company

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BIOGRAPHIESNow entering its seventh decade, the MOISEYEV

DANCE COMPANY is recognized as Russia’s official State Academic Ensemble of Popular Dance. The company’s origin can be traced back to 1936 when Igor Moiseyev, the then-current Ballet Master and former principal dancer and choreographer of the Bolshoi Ballet, was asked by the Soviet government to organize the first Festival of National Dance. On February 10, 1937, he gathered together approximately 40 of the best dancers from amateur companies from around the country, and a few professional Ballet dancers from the Bolshoi School and other Classical companies. His intent, as he wrote at the time, was not to exactly reproduce examples from the body of more than 3,000 existing national dances, but to raise the performance to the highest artistic level to influence the creation of new national dances. Moiseyev’s strong background in Classical Ballet would provide the basic training for his company, and his keen powers of observation and thorough knowledge of Folklore would lead him to establish a unique style for his company that would be at once dramatic, entertaining, and larger-than-life.

Six months later, the Moiseyev Dance Company gave its first performance. Within the next few years, Moiseyev molded Russia’s first professional ensemble of Popular dance into an acclaimed company of 100 dancers.

When the Cold War first eased in 1955, the Moiseyev Dance Company began to tour the world. It has since performed in more than 60 countries, covering all continents. The company now has more than 200 members, its own orchestra and school, and a repertoire in excess of 200 dances.

In 1958 the Moiseyev Dance Company first appeared in the United States. The great impresario Sol Hurok brought the company to New York’s old Metropolitan Opera House, where it received a 25-minute ovation. The 2007-2008 tour marks the company’s 12th U.S. tour.

IGOR ALEXANDROVICH MOISEYEV was born in Kiev in 1906. Shortly thereafter, Moiseyev’s father moved the family to Paris. His mother added to the family income by sewing costumes for productions at the Theatre Chatelet, which may have stimulated his early interest in drama and dance.

The family returned to the Soviet Union in 1914 to Poltava, Ukraine. The legendary villages of Dikanka and Sorochinsty became real and the festivals, fairs, and dances became vivid, indelible images. Moiseyev later described it as “a kind of unconscious gravitation I felt all throughout my life.”

A year later, the family settled in Moscow where Moiseyev concentrated on painting, poetry, and sports. At age 12, he began Ballet training at a well-known private school directed by Vera Moslova. Two years later, he attended his first Bolshoi Ballet performance and realized his calling. Moslova took Moiseyev and Asaf Messerer to the Bolshoi Ballet School where they were the only two chosen from 100 applicants.

At 18, Moiseyev graduated from the Bolshoi School of Choreography and joined the Bolshoi Ballet. Soon after, he was promoted to principal dancer. His most famous roles included Raoul in Theolinde, Joseph in Joseph the Beautiful, the Phoenix in The Red Poppy, and leading roles in the standard Classical

repertoire. Choreography became his passion. He created new productions for the Bolshoi Ballet, including Salammbo, in which he danced the leading role of Matho, Three Fat Men, and The Football Players. Even the most conservative members of the dance world and opponents of his departures from the strict programming of Classical Ballet hailed him for his great choreographic inventiveness and his dazzling theatrical form. It was during this period that he established his reputation as a scholar of all aspects of Russian Folklore.

In 1936, Moiseyev was appointed Ballet Master at the Bolshoi Theatre. Shortly after, he was asked to organize a festival of national dance, and began the work that is recognized as one of the greatest artistic contributions to the dance world. The festival’s success inspired him to form the state ensemble of Folk dance, the Moiseyev Dance Company. Since its first performance in 1938, the company has toured more than 60 countries and is internationally recognized as the premier Folk dance company of the world. Just as famous today are the signature dances he choreographed for his ensemble, which include the Ukrainian Gopak, the soccer-inspired Football Players, and Summer.

Moiseyev won numerous awards for his contributions to world culture. He was the recipient of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Mozart Medal for “Outstanding Contribution to World Music Culture;” the Government of Moscow Award for “Legend of the Century;” and the award for “Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Cultural Relations Between the United States and Russia”– an honor only accorded to two others: pianist Van Cliburn and cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. For Moiseyev’s 100th birthday, a gala performance was held at The State Kremlin Palace in Moscow in honor of his contribution to the world of dance. Moiseyev was presented with Russia’s top civilian honor for service to the nation from President Vladimir Putin

STAFF

COMPANY DIRECTOR Elena Shcherbakova

Manager ........................................... Aleksey GladyshevMaster of Ballet ..................... Antonida MarnopolskayaMaster of Properties ........................ Sergey CherepanovSound Engineer .......................... Alexander Radzetskiy Wardrobe Supervisor ......................... Tamara TimohinaWardrobe Assistant ........................... Nonna KarytkinaBootmaker ............................................ Pavel ChekunovMake-up Supervisor .......................... Lubov TuleninovaMasseur .......................................... Alexander Mizonov

PRODUCTION STAFF

Company Manager ............................... John PendletonProduction Supervisor ......................... Judith Daitsman Technical Coordinator ............................ Adam DexterWardrobe Supervisor ............................... Riva Pizhadze

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BIOGRAPHIESLES BROWN BAND OF RENOWN has a rich

musical legacy dating back to the late 1930s. The group

was Bob Hope’s official band on his radio shows, 18 of his

television specials, and his historic USO shows (for 50 years).

Its hit Sentimental Journey, sung by Doris Day, became the

unofficial anthem commemorating the return of American

presents

LES BROWN BAND OF RENOWN THE SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY TOUR

starring

LES BROWN, JR. and

DEANA MARTINwith

JANA KING EVANS

Sunday, February 17, 2008, 3:00 PM


troops at the end of World War II. The group also served as

the house band for the Dean Martin Variety Show for

10 seasons.

LES BROWN, JR. started his career in the

entertainment world at the age of 15. He spent his summer

vacations on the road with his father’s famous Band of

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Renown as a drummer. He left Duke University in 1960 to

join the band full time. By 1962 Brown, Jr. began acting

and worked freelance and under contract for CBS and ABC,

appearing in more than 200 segments of situation comedies

and dramas to include The Young Marrieds and General

Hospital. Six years later, he returned to his music career as

head of production for International Management Combine

(IMC). In 1973 Brown, Jr. became president of Gold Dust

Productions, Inc., producing record albums and concert tours

for major singers such as Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina.

He rejoined the Band of Renown in 1987 as the “boy singer”

and assistant leader. He also supervised the production of the

band’s recordings.

Brown, Jr. enjoyed a second career producing variety

and reality televisions shows including Swing Alive; Bob

Hope: Hollywood’s Brightest Star; and Titantic.

In 2001 Brown, Jr. became the full-time leader of the

Band of Renown, which continues to perform throughout the

world. He also co-hosts with Deana Martin (Dean Martin’s

daughter) the Music of Your Life syndicated radio program. In

2004, Brown, Jr. and the band moved from Los Angeles to

their new home in Branson, Missouri.

The daughter of the late Dean Martin, DEANA

MARTIN continues the Martin legacy as a star on stage,

screen, television, and recordings. In 1966 Martin made

her television debut on The Dean Martin Show. She became

a frequent guest on the show and appeared on many of

television’s top variety shows, including The Joey Bishop

Show, The Merv Griffin Show, and The Mike Douglas Show.

She also starred in her own talk show, The Deana Martin

Show, which ran for four seasons. Her theatrical credits

include performances in the United Kingdom ranging from

The Taming of the Shrew to A Taste of Honey. In North

America, she performed in Star Spangled Girl, Wait Until

Dark, A Shot in the Dark, and The Tunnel of Love.

Martin’s first hit single was Girl of the Month Club. In

2006 she released the album Memories Are Made of This. She

made her film debut in Young Billy Young, and later starred in

the films Strangers at Sunrise and A Voice in the Night.

Martin’s talents are recognized in the literary and

fitness worlds. Her memoir, Memories Are Made of This: Dean

Martin Through His Daughter’s Eyes, became a best-seller. A

champion for health and fitness, she created the company

Bodies by Deana, which led to her top-selling workout video,

The Deana Martin Total Body Workout.

JANA KING EVANS first performed with the Band

of Renown at the opening ceremonies of the Veteran’s

Homecoming Celebration in November 2004. She has

a long and successful career as a singer, working with

performers including Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Neil

Diamond, and Tom Jones. Her voice is easily recognized in

the State Farm Insurance jingle “Like a good neighbor, State

Farm is there,” and from her performances in Pam Tillis’

show in Branson, Missouri. Evans has Country music in her

blood and her sultry performances of the standards are an

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BIOGRAPHYIn the world of Irish music, TONY KENNY needs

little introduction. Ireland’s 1998 and 2004 “Entertainer

of the Year” has thrilled audiences around the world

with his concert, television, and theatrical performances.

Kenny began his career in musical theater starring in such

productions as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

He then joined the cast of the world-famous Jurys Irish

Cabaret in Dublin, performing in Ireland and on numerous

world tours for nearly two decades.

Since then, Kenny has achieved phenomenal success,

recording 12 albums, including his Platinum-selling The Very

Best of Tony Kenny’s Ireland. Equally skilled at performing

Irish music, standards, and show tunes, his albums include

presents

TONY KENNY’S IRELAND

Friday, February 22, 2008, 8:00 PM


A portion of this program’s proceeds will be used to support the arts education activities of the Friends of Arts Education.

Sentimental Irish, Tony Kenny’s Ireland – The Green Island,

Songs of Joy and Inspiration, and The Prayer. In 2005 he

released Tony Kenny Live in Branson, a DVD of his highly

acclaimed performance. When not touring with Tony

Kenny’s Ireland or in the recording studio, Kenny stars on his

own television show on RTE Television in Dublin, Ireland.

In 2001 Kenny was honored at a special reception

by Irish President Mary McAleese. His other awards and

accomplishments include a 1995 invitation to perform on St.

Patrick’s Day at the White House for former President Bill

Clinton, and the prestigious 1998 Performing Artists Trust

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presents

GRANVILLE VAN DUSENin

THE MEMOIRS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLNWritten by Peter King BeachDirected by Delbert Mann

Friday, February 22, 2008, 7:30 PMSaturday, February 23, 2008, 7:30 PM

This performance will not include an intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

BIOGRAPHIESGRANVILLE VAN DUSEN was last seen in Los

Angeles in Darwin in Malibu at the Falcon Theatre, for

which he earned an Ovation Award nomination, and in

Honour with Susan Sullivan at the Matrix Theatre. In

addition to touring with his production of The Memoirs of

Abraham Lincoln, Van Dusen has won Drama-Logue Awards

for Otherwise Engaged and Undiscovered Country, both

performed at the Mark Taper Forum. His other Los Angeles

credits include Golf With Alan Shepard with Jack Klugman,

Charles Durning, and Paul Dooley; One Slight Hitch with

Michael Learned; and as Scar in the Pantages Theater’s

production of The Lion King. Van Dusen is a member of

the Matrix Theater Company, where he has appeared in

Waiting for Godot, The Homecoming, Dangerous Corner, and

Habeas Corpus. He has also starred with Len Cariou in the

Manitoba Theatre Company’s production of The Dresser.

Van Dusen’s recent television credits include The West Wing,

E.R., Star Trek: Enterprise, and Judging Amy. Van Dusen has

narrated hundreds of television and radio commercials, as

well as voiced the role of Race Bannon in the cartoon classic

Jonny Quest.

The late DELBERT MANN is best known for The

Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse and the subsequent

film production of Paddy Chayefsky’s Marty, for which he

was awarded the Oscar for “Best Director.” The film won

Academy Awards for “Best Picture,” “Best Actor,” and

“Best Writing (Screenplay).” It received nominations in

the categories of “Best Actor in a Supporting Role,” “Best

Actress in a Supporting Role,” “Best Cinematography,” and

“Best Art Direction.” Marty also took home top honors

at the Cannes Film Festival. In addition to winning the

coveted Oscar for Marty, Mann was also the recipient of a

Golden Globe Award, five Directors Guild nominations,

three Emmy nominations, and three Christopher Awards.

PETER KING BEACH, a Michigan native, is the

great-grandson of a Union soldier. An accomplished author

as well as copywriter, The Memoirs of Abraham Lincoln was

his first play. Together with William Dunphy, he wrote

Benedictine and Moor: A Christian Adventure in Moslem

Morocco, which was The New York Times’ pick as one of the

100 “Best Books of the Year” in 1960. Beach became the

fifth son in his family to serve in World War II. Following

the war, Beach married Susan Hasbrouck Decker, his college

sweetheart, and they had five children. In addition to

serving his country at wartime, Beach also worked briefly

as a White House staff member. He was invited back to

Washington, D.C., to work on John F. Kennedy’s re-election

campaign – the letter Beach received from the White House

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BIOGRAPHYLittle did MORRIS DAY know back in his junior

high school days, playing drums in Prince Rogers Nelson’s

(also known as Prince) school band Grand Central, that

the two would go on to achieve cult-status stardom in the

1984 film Purple Rain. But that was how it began for Day.

After several years on the local R&B circuit, Day and Prince

reunited in the popular Minneapolis-based Funk band Flyte

Tyme, which later was renamed The Time.

In 1981 THE TIME released its self-titled debut. The

group featured vocalist Day, Jellybean Johnson on percussion

and drums, Terry Lewis on bass, and Jimmy “Jam” Harris and

Monte Moir on keyboards. The album, produced by Prince

under the pseudonym Jamie Starr, was the beginning of The

Time’s rise to the top of the charts. The group climbed the

R&B charts with the hits Get It Up and Cool (Part 1).

The group went on to record What Time Is It? (featuring

the hits 777-9311, Wild and Loose, and Gigolos Get Lonely

Too) and Ice Cream Castles (which included the now-classic

Jungle Love). Jungle Love and The Bird were already Top 40

presents

MORRIS DAY & THE TIME

Saturday, February 23, 2008, 8:00 PM

This performance will not include an intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

favorites, thanks to Morris Day & The Time’s role in

Purple Rain.

Day then launched his solo career, releasing The Color

of Success. Daydreaming, his second solo album, was released

in 1987 and featured the production work of former Time

members Lewis and Harris. Together, they re-created the

funky flair for which the trio is best known. The album’s hit

single, Fishnet, soared to No. One on the R&B chart. Day

next released Guaranteed. The three albums collectively sold

more than 10 million copies.

In recent years, Day appeared in the 1990 film The

Adventures of Ford Fairlane and gave an unforgettable

performance in Kevin Smith’s 2001 film Jay and Silent Bob

Strike Back. Day and his band were featured throughout the

film and in the movie’s memorable finale, performing Jungle

Love. Day also contributed a cover of Rockwell’s Somebody’s

Watching Me to the soundtrack for Disney’s film The Haunted

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BIOGRAPHYIt’s as though Gene Autry and Roy Rogers were on the

air again, but this time it’s RIDERS IN THE SKY with its

special presentation of RIDERS RADIO THEATER … ON THE ROAD! While the group’s Western harmonies

celebrate the beauty and grandeur of the West, everything

else is tongue-in-cheek, laugh-out-loud funny. One of the

most popular features of Riders Radio Theater is The Ongoing

Saga of the Cowboy Way. In these fantastic and funny

adventures, Riders In The Sky does battle with A. Swinburne

Slocum, the “Prince of Villains,” and his hulking doofus

henchman, Charlie. This pair of dastardly villains is up to its

dirty necks in one big and evil plan after another. These fast-

paced cliffhangers zip blithely along at a real, laugh-a-minute

presents

RIDERS IN THE SKYRIDERS RADIO THEATER …

ON THE ROAD!

Sunday, February 24, 2008, 3:00 PM


pace. Each episode features the firmly tongue-in-cheek

narration of best-selling Western humorist Texas Bix Bender,

the inimitable sound effects wizardry of Professor Zeno, and

the marvelous characterizations and quick wit of Riders In

The Sky.

With more than 30 years and 5,000 performances,

Riders In The Sky is a multi-Grammy award-winning

Western group whose music is firmly grounded in the rich

American traditions of such legendary cowboys singers as

Autry, Rogers, and the Sons of the Pioneers.

One of the group’s greatest achievements was its

induction into the Grand Ole Opry in 1982, making it

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the first and only exclusively Western music group to join.

Coming two years after the release of its first album, Three

on the Trail, its Opry induction recognized the then-trio’s

instantly earned stature, not only as the foremost custodians

of America’s great Western music heritage, but as among

Country music’s leading entertainers.

Indeed, the Riders – Ranger Doug (Idol of American

Youth), Woody Paul (King of the Cowboy Fiddlers), Too

Slim (a licensed driver), and Joey (the Cow Polka King)

have revived and revitalized an entire music genre since

they formed in 1977. Foremost on Riders In The Sky’s

list of achievements are its Grammy award-winning

albums. Woody’s Roundup Featuring Riders In The Sky

was a “companion album” for the soundtrack of the 1999

Walt Disney/PIXAR animated classic Toy Story 2, which

contained the group’s delightful version of Woody’s Roundup.

The album won the Grammy for “Best Musical Album for

Children” in 2001, an honor the Riders received again two

years later for its Walt Disney Records release Monster’s Inc.

Scream Factory Favorites, another animated film classic

musical tie-in. Riders In The Sky also has other musical

credits for animated projects. In 2002, the group composed

the original score to Pixar Animation’s Academy award-

winning short For the Birds. Riders In The Sky also wrote

the theme for an Internet cartoon by renowned Bugs Bunny

creator Chuck Jones – and the group had its own animated

characters make a guest appearance in an episode of Duck

Dodgers, in which they recorded and sang the Ballad of Duck

Dodgers. The group’s animated characters also appear and

perform in episodes of Stanley on the Disney Channel.

The group has starred in its own Saturday morning

children’s television series, Riders In The Sky, for CBS; hosted

Tumbleweed Theater for TNN; appeared on Austin City Limits;

and served as spokesmen for the National Park Service,

Opryland, and various commercial products.

The group was recently inducted into the prestigious

Walk of Western Stars in Newhall, California. It comes

as no surprise then, that Billboard magazine’s Jim Bessman

counts Riders In The Sky as “one of the most historically

significant acts in the history of American music.” g

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ROBERT KAPILOW’S

WHAT MAKES IT GREAT?

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOzARTCLARINET CONCERTO

featuring

THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY PHILHARMONICDEBORAH AVERY, CLARINET SOLOIST

Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 7:30 PM


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BIOGRAPHIESFor more than a decade, ROBERT KAPILOW

has brought the joy and wonder of Classical music – and

unraveled some of its mysteries – to audiences of all ages

and backgrounds. Characterized by his unique and unerring

ability to create an “aha” moment for his audiences and

collaborators, whatever their level of musical sophistication

or naivety, Kapilow’s work brings music into people’s lives

opening new ears to musical experiences and helping

people to listen actively rather than just to hear. As The

Boston Globe said, “It’s a cheering thought that this kind

of missionary enterprise did not pass from this earth with

Leonard Bernstein. Kapilow is awfully good at what he does.

We need him.”

Kapilow’s range of activities is astonishingly broad,

including his What Makes It Great? presentations, family

compositions, FamilyMusik events, and Citypieces. The

reach of his interactive events and activities is wide –

geographically and culturally – from Native American tribal

communities in Montana to inner-city high school students

in Louisiana. Kapilow’s popularity and appeal have been

reflected in two notable invitations – to appear on NBC’s

Today show in conversation with Katie Couric, and to write a

book for Wiley & Sons (to be published later this year).

What Makes It Great? now sells out regular subscription

series in New York’s Lincoln Center, Boston, Kansas City,

and Vancouver. New series have recently been added at

Stanford University and the Smithsonian in Washington,

D.C.

Kapilow has written numerous commissioned works,

including the first musical setting for Dr. Seuss’ Green

Eggs and Ham. His inimitable presentation Green Eggs

and Hamadeus, now available on CD, includes his own

work and Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in a lively mix

of discussion and performance. In 2004, Lincoln Center’s

Mostly Mozart Festival presented Kapilow’s And Furthermore

They Bite, a companion piece to Carnival of the Animals,

and Great Performers of Lincoln Center boasted a new series

of Kapilow’s FamilyMusik programs during the 2004-2005

season. Kapilow’s other compositions include Dr. Seuss’

Gertrude McFuzz; a Christmas-Hannukah pair of pieces;

and Kapilow’s first Opera, Many Moons, which is based on

the James Thurber story with a libretto by Hilary Blecher.

Another popular family piece by Kapilow is Play Ball!, a

setting of Casey at the Bat.

Involving large communities in the inspiration

and compositional process of his commemorative works,

Kapilow has left a profound mark on the nation’s cities

and regions. After receiving great acclaim for Citypiece:

DC Monuments (a millennium composition commissioned

by the Kreeger Museum for the Kennedy Center and the

National Symphony Orchestra), Kapilow reprised his

interactive compositional format in a statewide project

commissioned by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and

the state of Louisiana as part of the 2003 celebrations for the

bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase.

Another project by Kapilow reflected on the historic

impact of the Lewis and Clark expedition (commemorating

its bicentennial) from the perspective of the Native

American Indian. The large choral and orchestral work,

Summer Sun, Winter Moon, premiered in 2004.

As a conductor, Kapilow has led many of America’s

top orchestras, including the National Symphony, the

Philadelphia Orchestra, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra,

and the St. Louis Symphony. He also has led numerous

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new works of musical theater, ranging from the Tony award-

winning Nine on Broadway to the premiere of Frida for the

opening of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave

Festival and premieres of works for the American Repertory

Theater. He is the conductor and creative director for

FamilyMusik for the Boston Celebrity Series and at New

York’s Lincoln Center. He has been the conductor and

director of FamilyMusik for New York’s 92nd Street Y, co-

director of the Rutgers SummerFest Festival, assistant

conductor of the Opera Company of Boston, music director

of the touring company Opera New England, conductor of

the Kansas City Symphony’s summer Family Fare program,

and the music director of the Yale Symphony Orchestra for

five seasons.

At the age of 19, Kapilow interrupted his academic

work at Yale University to study with the legendary Nadia

Boulanger. Two years later, after graduating Phi Beta Kappa

from Yale, he continued his studies at the Eastman School of

Music. After graduating from Eastman, he returned to Yale

where he was assistant professor for six years.

Kapilow’s career has been marked by numerous

awards and grants. He won first place in the Fontainebleau

Casadesus Piano Competition and was the second-place

winner of the Antal Dorati Conductor’s Competition with

the Detroit Symphony. Kapilow was a featured composer

on Chicago Public Radio’s prestigious Composers in America

series and is a recipient of an Exxon Meet-the-Composer

grant and numerous American Society of Composers,

Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) awards. He was the

first composer ever to be granted the rights to set Dr. Seuss’

words to music, and his music is published exclusively by G.

Schirmer. Kapilow lives in River Vale, New Jersey, with his

wife and three children.

WHAT IS WHAT MAKES IT GREAT?©In a three-part format, Kapilow introduces audiences to

composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his composition,

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622, helping music novices

and aficionados hear the work in a new and exciting

way. Part One is an entertaining discussion featuring

musical examples by Kapilow, with his astounding gift for

observation, and his animated teaching style. Part Two

features the Riverside County Philharmonic with clarinet

soloist Deborah Avery performing Mozart – Clarinet Concerto

in A Major, K. 622. The evening concludes with Part Three,

a spirited and eclectic Q&A.

Kapilow’s interactive What Makes It Great?

presentations have lured thousands of new listeners to the

concert hall. The series is a recurring event at New York’s

Lincoln Center (where Kapilow has the distinction of being

the only performer to have his own series) and in Boston,

Cerritos, Kansas City, and Vancouver. In 2004 the first of

his series of What Makes It Great? CDs became available on

Vanguard Everyman Classics. Since then four additional

releases have become available to the public.

The RIVERSIDE COUNTY PHILHARMONIC is

a 72-member professional orchestra under the direction of

Maestro Patrick Flynn. Originally founded as a recreational

orchestra of volunteer musicians in 1958, the Philharmonic’s

many milestones include the West Coast premiere of

William Kraft’s Renaissance, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Pulitzer

prize-winning Three Pieces for Orchestra, the world premiere

of John Williams’ Clarinet Concerto, and the American

premiere of Ruaumoko: Four Pacific Seasons by the New

Zealand composer Gareth Farr.

Currently the orchestra presents a season of four

performances in its home venue, the historic Riverside

Municipal Auditorium in Downtown Riverside. It is also in

high demand throughout the region, performing concerts in

Cerritos, Lake Arrowhead, Lake Elsinore, Fallbrook, Rancho

Cucamonga, and Temecula. The Philharmonic performs an

annual 4th of July concert at Riverside National Cemetery.

With these and free pops concerts in local parks, the

orchestra has quadrupled its audience since 2001.

After performing Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto at age 12,

DEBORAH AVERY began her orchestral career in the New

York-based Empire State Orchestra as the youngest wind

player. She later received a bachelor of music degree from

the Eastman School of Music in New York and a master of

music degree from the University of Southern California.

Her awards include top honors from the National Foundation

for the Arts competition, First Prize in the Filene Music

competition in New York, and the prestigious Performer’s

Certificate from the Eastman School of Music.

While at Eastman, Avery premiered a new wind

ensemble arrangement of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto. Shortly

after, she was appointed solo E-flat and B-flat clarinet on

the four-week Sony tour of Japan with the Eastman Wind

Ensemble. In Los Angeles she was principal clarinet of the

American Youth Orchestra under the baton of Mehli

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BIOGRAPHIESBay Area Jazz fans have known and loved JOYCE

COOLING for years, but it wasn’t until she released her

debut CD Playing It Cool in 1997 that the rest of the world

took notice. The album and its debut single, South of Market,

took the Smooth Jazz world by storm, ranking No. One

on the Gavin and Radio & Records Smooth Jazz charts for

five consecutive weeks. Cooling was nominated as Gavin’s

“Smooth Jazz Artist of the Year” and was named the “Best

New (Smooth Jazz) Talent” in the Jazziz readers’ poll. The

popular nationally syndicated radio show JazzTrax concurred,

naming her “Artist of the Year.”

Cooling’s 1999 follow-up release, Keeping Cool, proved

her staying power. The single Callie brought her back to No.

One on the charts. Cooling also earned the Gibson Guitar

Award as “Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year.”

Cooling’s accolades continued with her 2001 release

Third Wish, which featured a performance by Al Jarreau and

produced two more Top 10 radio hits. Her 2004 release This

Girl’s Got to Play merged her love of Contemporary Jazz and

Brazilian Jazz with groove-oriented music full of substance

and creativity. In 2006 Cooling released Revolving Door,

which showcased her renowned fluid, swinging, Bluesy-Jazz

technique, as well as her lyrical, soulful, and inventive skills

as a songwriter.

Fans first came to know CRAIG CHAQUICO in

the early ’70s. At the age of 16, he began writing and

recording as a Rock guitar prodigy with Jefferson Starship,

and later as the lead guitarist and principal songwriter for the

band. These bands released a total of 20 Gold records and

presents

JOYCE COOLINGand

CRAIG CHAQUICOFriday, February 29, 2008, 8:00 PM


hit singles such as Dragon Fly, Red Octopus, Spitfire, Earth,

Freedom at Point Zero, Gold, Modern Times, and Winds of

Change. Chaquico has since collaborated with such singers

and musicians as Sammy Hagar on Marching to Mars and

Who Has the Right?, and Russ Freeman on From the Redwoods

to the Rockies, Change of Season, Seattle Child, Sweetwater, and

Tribal Runner.

After topping the charts for three consecutive decades

as a singer-songwriter and band member, Chaquico released

his first solo music project in 1993. His debut release,

Acoustic Highway, was honored as Billboard’s “Top New Age

Indie Album” and “Adult Alternative Album of the Year.”

Acoustic Planet, his 1994 follow-up, reached No. One on

Billboard’s New Age/Adult Alternative Chart and received a

Grammy nomination for “Best New Age Album.”

Chaquico performed with Smooth Jazz veterans

Richard Elliot, Warren Hill, and Peter White as one of the

original members of the annual Guitars & Saxes All-Star

Tours. He followed with A Thousand Pictures; Once in a

Blue Universe; Panorama: The Best of Craig Chaquico; and

Shadow and Light, featuring Café Carnivál, his most successful

radio single. This No. One song spent months at the top

of the Smooth Jazz charts. In 2004 Midnight Noon debuted

to critical and audience acclaim. Chaquico now ranks as a

Platinum-selling musician, so far selling more than a million

CDs during his solo career. He was recognized by Guitar

Player magazine’s readers’ poll as the No. One “Best Pop

Instrumental Guitarist” and by Jazziz magazine as among the

“Top 100 Guitarists of All Time.” g

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BIOGRAPHIESFrom coffeehouses to concert halls, and clubs to

festivals, JOHN HAMMOND has entertained Blues,

Folk, and Rock audiences around the world for 40 years,

performing intense solo-acoustic Blues. A Grammy Award

winner and four-time nominee, Hammond is also a multiple

W.C. Handy Award winner who has shared the stage and

recorded with many of the masters, including Muddy

Waters, Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, and Howlin’ Wolf.

Hammond, who has recorded more than 30 albums, hosted

Bravo’s television special (and Sony Home Video) The Search

for Robert Johnson. Last year, he released Push Comes to

Shove, an album that received glowing reviews from writers

coast to coast.

Hammond started playing the guitar at the age of 18

and began playing the Greenwich Village club scene. By

1963 he was invited to play the Newport Folk Festival

with Mississippi John Hurt and the Reverend Gary Davis.

Throughout his career, Hammond earned four Grammy

Award nominations, winning the Grammy Award for “Best

Traditional Blues Recording” in 1984 for the compilation

album Blues Explosion.

Grammy nominee and seven-time W.C. Handy

American Blues award-winning singer-pianist MARCIA

BALL knows how to raise roofs and tear down walls with her

infectious and deeply emotional brand of southern Boogie,

rollicking roadhouse Blues, and heartfelt ballads. It’s no

presents

JOHN HAMMONDand

MARCIA BALLSaturday, March 1, 2008, 8:00 PM


wonder the Chicago Tribune describes her music as “raucous,

piano-based Dixie R&B…classic Southern songcraft.” In

2005 Ball released her first full-length live album, Live!

Down the Road. The album marked her third release for

Alligator Records. Earlier recordings for the label included

the critically acclaimed Presumed Innocent. This 2001 release

earned a spot on the Top 20 charts and won the 2002 W.C.

Handy American Blues Award for “Blues Album of the

Year.” Her follow-up album, the Grammy-nominated So

Many Rivers, won the 2004 W.C. Handy American Blues

Awards for “Contemporary Blues Album of the Year” and the

coveted “Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year.”

Ball grew up in the small town of Vinton, Louisiana,

across the border from Texas. In 1970 she set out for San

Francisco, but stopped in Austin, Texas. It wasn’t long

before Ball was performing in the city’s clubs. In 1974 she

launched her solo career, signing to Capitol Records and

debuting with the Country album Circuit Queen in 1978. In

the 1980s and 1990s she released six critically acclaimed

albums on the Rounder label, including the 1998 album Sing

It!, which was nominated for a Grammy Award and a W.C.

Handy American Blues Award for “Best Contemporary Blues

Album.”

Since Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005, Ball has

focused on raising funds and awareness for the displaced New

Orleans musicians through her fund, “Nola Relief.” g

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BIOGRAPHYMIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY has consistently

pushed the boundaries of Gospel music. While progressive

in sound, the group has remained constant in its message,

letting its core beliefs shine through to Gospel, Pop, and

R&B audiences on recordings and in performances, from

an intimate church setting to the White House, to concert

venues throughout the country.

Mighty Clouds of Joy has been nominated for 10

Grammy Awards and has won three. In 1999 the group was

inducted into the Gospel Hall of Fame in Detroit, Michigan,

and, later that year, it was inducted into the Gospel Music

Association Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. From

playing shows with Aretha Franklin and her father, Reverend

presents

MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY

Sunday, March 2, 2008, 3:00 PM


C.L. Franklin; to performing a full month at New York City’s

Madison Square Garden with Paul Simon; to being asked

to perform with the Rolling Stones, Mighty Clouds of Joy

has transcended Gospel music, proving that the message is

meaningful in all musical arenas.

Mighty Clouds of Joy crossed over into the Pop charts

with its single Mighty High, which topped the Disco charts

and also landed on the R&B charts. Mighty Clouds of Joy

became the first Gospel group to perform on Soul Train and

holds the distinction as the most visible of any Gospel act in

history. The group has performed on the Grammy Awards,

the Stellar Awards, Prime Time Country, The Mike Douglas

Show, The Merv Griffin Show, and The Arsenio Hall Show. g

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presents

JOSÉ FRANCH-BALLESTER, CLARINETIST

and

THE JUPITER STRING QUARTETNELSON LEE, VIOLIN

MEGAN FREIVOGEL, VIOLINELIZABETH FREIVOGEL, VIOLA

DANIEL McDONOUGH, cELLO

Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 7:30 PM


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PROGRAMSubject to change

Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 Ludwig van Beethoven

Allegretto (1770-1827)

Vivace

Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

“Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß:”

Grave – Allegro – Grave ma non troppo tratto – Allegro

Hommage for Johann Sebastian Bach Béla Kovács

Hommage for Manuel de Falla (b. 1937)

INTERMISSION

Quintet in A Major for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Allegro (1756-1791)

Larghetto

Menuetto

Allegretto con variazioni

Artist Management: Young Concert Artists, Inc.

A non-profit organization dedicated to developing the careers of extraordinary musicians

250 West 57 Street, New York, New York 10019

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BIOGRAPHIESJOSÉ FRANCH-BALLESTER was born in Moncofa,

Spain, into a family of clarinetists and Zarzuela singers. He

performed at the first Cartagena Festival in Colombia and

as a soloist with the Napa Valley Symphony and the Santa

Barbara Chamber Orchestra. A member of Lincoln Center’s

Chamber Music Society Two, he also performs with the

woodwind quintet Astral Winds.

Franch-Ballester has given recitals at the Isabella

Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts;

the La Jolla Music Society in California; and the Kravis

Center for the Performing Arts in Florida. As a Chamber

musician, he has performed Oliver Messiaen’s Quartet for

the End of Time with Arnold Steinhart, violinist for the

Guarneri String Quartet. Franch-Ballester has appeared at

the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival in New York,

the Usedomer Musikfestival in Germany, and the Verbier

Festival in Switzerland. He also performed in the world

premiere of Jack Heggie’s song cycle Winter Roses with mezzo-

soprano Frederica von Stade. In 2006 he appeared at the

first Young Concert Artists Festival at Chanel Nexus Hall

in Tokyo, Japan. In Spain Franch-Ballester performed with

the Musica de Vall de Uxo Orchestra and won First Prizes in

the 2001 Allegro Clarinet Competition and the Francisco

Hernandez Guirado Interpretive Soloists Competition.

THE JUPITER STRING QUARTET includes

Nelson Lee, violin; Megan Freivogel, violin; Elizabeth

Freivogel, viola; and Daniel McDonough, cello. In 2006

the ensemble won Chamber Music America’s “Cleveland

Quartet Award.” Last season the quartet was selected to join

Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Society Two, an honor the

group will hold for three years.

The Jupiter String Quartet has performed at the

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts;

the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; the San Antonio

Chamber Music Society in Texas; and New York’s Merkin

Concert Hall. The quartet has played at New York’s Lincoln

Center, Boston’s Jordan Hall, and London’s Wigmore Hall,

and has appeared at the Aspen Music Festival, the Caramoor

International Music Festival, the Great Lakes Chamber

Music Festival, and the Yellow Barn Music Festival. The

ensemble has collaborated with many leading musicians,

including violist Roger Tapping, violinist James Buswell,

cellist Paul Katz, pianist Yong Hi Moon, and the Miami

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Friends of Arts Education at the Cerritos Center It’s for the kids!

It is our belief that when you bring the arts into children’s lives, you give them new ways to see the world.

The Friends of Arts Education is a non-profit organization that recognizes the arts as a vital and indispensable part of a comprehensive education. We strive to ensure that all children in our communities have an opportunity to experience the power and beauty of the performing arts.

The arts are an integral part of cultural literacy; they encourage creativity, critical thinking and problem solving. The arts enable students to build self-esteem and self-discipline as well as teach cooperation and effective expression. Research shows that integrating the arts into the school curriculum improves academic achievement, motivates attendance, increases test scores and promotes involvement.

All our programs are provided free of charge to schools and we serve over 100,000 children, teachers and families every year!

The Friends programs are designed to support the California State Board of Education Visual and Performing Arts standards for kindergarten through grade twelve.

We offer: o Daytime Educational Performances by world-class artists o Professional Development Workshops for teachers o Creative Expressions program for students o Performing Arts Scholarships for high school seniors o Artists in the Classroom o Family Arts Festival o Art S.M.A.R.T. activities for at-risk youth detainees

15th Annual Gala

Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

The Annual Gala is our biggest fundraising event of the year – this elegant evening includes dinner, silent

and live auctions, and world-class entertainment!

This year’s theme is “100 Years of Broadway”

For more information contact Amanda Harris at (562) 916-1293

Family Arts Festival

Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

A day of arts and fun for the whole family! Experience hands-on arts activities, the interactive

Musical Zoo, and over 40 performances on five different stages.

For more information contact Hélène Trudeau at (562) 916-1300

To find out more about the Friends, make a donation, or get involved, please contact the Friends office at (562) 467-8844 or visit us online at www.friendsofaecc.com

Friends of Arts Education at the Cerritos Center 12700 Center Court Drive Cerritos, California 90703

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PLATINUM CIRCLE [$12,500 – above] Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo • B & B Stables/Bob & Mary Buell • Nick & Nancy Baker • The Boeing Company • bpThe City of Cerritos • Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation • Don & Shoreen Eakin • Dr. Gary & Robert Hopkins • Los Angeles County Arts Commission • Los Angeles County Supervisor Don & Julie Knabe • Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Lomeli • Dan Neyenhuis • Bev & George Ray/Lefiell • UPS • Weingart Foundation • Jane & Sonny Yada

GOLD CIRCLE [$6,250 - $12,499] Abelstik/Alan Syzdek • John H. & Betty A. Adams Trust • Ralph & Genevieve Choy • Mr. & Mrs. Dan Ciauri • Joy Darling • Fred & Carmen Davidson • Roland, Anna & Michael Dennis • Gary & Jeanette Frank • Jim & Nancy Gaines • Bonnie & Mary Hudson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lienau, Jr. • Mainly Seconds Pottery, Plants & Thing • John F. Martin, CPA & Assoc., Inc. • Ruth McClureWilliam & Lorraine McCune Family Foundation • Dennis & Marilyn McGorman • Nancy Nicola & Warren Lampkin • Pacific Life Foundation • James & Karen Schultz Art & Marilynn SegalMarjorie Rosenberg & Carol Smith • Sharyne Snyder • Kay & Harvey Stover • George & Ruri Sugimoto Ronald Weber • Scott & Donna White • Woman’s Club of Artesia-Cerritos • Yamaha Corporation of America

SILVER CIRCLE [$2,500 - $6,249] Dr. Gary A. Afferino & Dr. Betty C. Tai • Astor Broadcast GroupBeringer & Associates, Inc. • Mary & Roy Blackburn • Dr. & Mrs. Patrick Bushman • Martin D. Chavez • Robert Chavez • In Loving Memory of Patrice Ann Clifton/Felix & Jozell Gallion-RobertsonGary & Patsy Connors • Steve & Karen Davenport • John DeckerLloyd & Caroline de Llamas • Bill & Suzan DeYo • George & Amy Dominguez • Employees Community Fund of Boeing California Ronald & Delores Eveland • Manny & Cecilia Gallardo • Michael & Gayle Garrity • Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Garvey • The Gettys Family Ronald & Susan Gillaspie • Larry & Debe Graham • Dr. & Mrs. Robert & Susan Green • Richard C. & Dian Herr • Hon. & Mrs. Philip H. Hickok • Sam & Deborah Hooper • Dr. & Mrs. David V. Hubbell • Hing & Doris Hung • Indymac Bank • Jan JanuraKaczor/Irby Families • Sherman & Gloria Kappe • John H. KendallDr. & Mrs. Philip I. Kress • Lakewood Regional Medical CenterDr. Soledad Lee • Dr. Allan Lifson & James Neuman, California Educational Consultant Group, Inc. • Robert & Karla Maez • Frank & Janet McCord • Michael & Marilyn McCullough • Alvin Mundo Stephen & Brenda Olson • Paul D. Orr, M.D. • A.J. Padelford & Son, Inc. • Salome Pichardo • Steven E. Potts • Gary Prince • Nikki & Dennis Repp • Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California • Larry & Sharon Sagert • Dr. & Mrs. Mark S. SchnitzerSteve & Linda Shaffer • Helen L. Sheffield • Wanda M. Slade • Mr. &

Mrs. Bryan A. Stirrat • Bob & Ann Stoffel • A.J. Taen • TargetVerizon • Ms. Karen Trace-Verzani • Waffles of California • Walter & Phyllis White • Daniel J. & Linda M. Williams • Dr. Winer/Woods Electric • Richard & Elena Zumel

BRONzE CIRCLE [$1,250 - $2,499] John & Jo Bakulich • Brian & Pat Beck • Ken & Lynn BoshartMichael & Melanie Broad • Mel & Row Briggs • Larry & Linda Burton/The Hada Family • Frank Cardone • John DaleyJohn & Louise Dellasanta • Larry & Jane Dicus • Shirley Dohrman Connie & Jim Edwards • Dean & Karen Fisher • Sheila A. FulmisVicki Gutman/Notes by Vicki • Van & Linda Hartley • Edward & Esther Ho • Bob & Marianne Hughlett • James Jenkins • Robert & Barbara Jerome • Jim & Karen King • Keith & Sharon KuroyamaMary & Robert LaFrance • Ray & Kathleen Lovell • David & Jeany McFarland • Sidney & Sondra Melnick • Frank & Sandy MichelettiDon & Delores Munro • Danny N. Ogawa • Mavis E. Petersen & Family • Roya & Bob Phillips • Jane & Paul Pratt • Rick & Diane Renaker • In Memory of G.A. & Morene Rogers/Gerald L. FarisJoseph D. Sears • William Sedlak • Cindy Shilkret • Edwin & Joyce Smith • Susan Sung • Roy & Marge Tanaka • Michi & Ron Tanimoto Michele Vice-Maslin • James & Jill Webb • Gary Whitener/Trim-Lok, Inc. • Janice Wilbur

CERRITOS CIRCLE [$600 - $1,249]Joseph Aldama • Dale Becker • Isaac Kawamoto • Dr. & Mrs. Han-Pin Kim • Dennis & Vonnie Kinoshita • Los Cerritos CenterBrian & Terri Mayeda • John Molina • Stephen Morris • Noontime Optimist Club of Cerritos • Joshua Rosman • Edward J. & Tracy Simmons • Stephen Skinner & Deborah Orth • Nancy Sur SmithWalmart/Tammy Cannon • Jeanne Yanez

PATRON CIRCLE [$300 - $599]Absolute Health Care • Dale Becker • Lindy & Basia BressickelloDon & Sharron Brundige • Eileen Castle • Dr. J. Mansfield DeanStuart L. Farber • Joan & Marty Flax • Kay & Mary Jane Fujimura Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Gershon • Rosemary Escalera GutierrezGilbert & Marsha Honeycutt • Herb Hundt • Ernest & Kay Ikuta Matthew & Roberta Jenkins • Karl Jefferson • Darryl JohnsonJerry & Sharyn Kelly • Ms. Nancy H. Kennedy • Sue & Stephen Klein Terry L. Koepke • Alain Gravel & Larry Kraft • Barry & Sandy Lakin Charles & Laura Lee • Dr. & Mrs. Max B. Martinez • Clarence & Celia Masuo • Robert & Shirley Murphy • Diana & Rick Needham, Prudential California Realty • Mr. & Mrs. Michael Nishida • Mr. & Mrs. John Richmond • Joyce Righetti • Gary T & Laura Rose • The David Samson Family • Ron, Judy & Lola Shiraishi • Sue & Richard Solomon • Howard & Celia Spitzer • Harold & Edna Yamaguchi Carol & Sab Yamashita

Present a ticket stub for any show starting at 7:00 PM or laterto receive a 10% discount (food only, excludes alcohol).

Must be used same evening of the show.

Come in before the show and receive a 10% discount (food only,excludes alcohol) when you present a ticket for the show that day.

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