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2015–16 SEASONHIGHLIGHTS
The Arts and Social ChangeAnna Deavere Smith: A Retrospective
War: Return and RecoveryKronos Quartet: My LaiAXIS Dance Company
Stanford Live’s 2015–16 season includes45+ performances. Subscribe now for advancepriority seating, ticket discounts, and other benefits.For higher priority seating and additional benefits,please consider becoming a Member or Donor.See pages 32–35 for details.
It’s difficult to believe that we are already introducing to you Stanford Live’sfourth season in Bing Concert Hall! It really is true that time flies when you’rehaving fun.
On the following pages you will find details about our exciting new season—fromiconic performers to the young innovators who are making our artistic future justas thrilling. I am always hesitant to single out any particular performance, becauseour goal is for every experience to be on the highest level. But I can’t resistdrawing your attention to three programs that are as unusual as they are excellent.In October, through our Live Context series, we will offer a unique retrospectiveof the acclaimed work of actress and writer Anna Deavere Smith. Not only willshe perform two different pieces, but these will be accompanied by a screening,a panel, and a dialogue with our community. Nufonia Must Fall is the story of arobot that falls in love, told through hip-hop, string quartet, miniature puppets,and real-time video. And created especially for Bing Concert Hall, Bolero SiliconValley will be a celebratory, large-scale, community-based movement workportraying life in the Valley to the music of Ravel’s Bolero.
Following the pages in the brochure that describe our performances, you’ll alsofind glimpses of the remarkable people and programs that comprise StanfordLive. You know us for the full spectrum of great performances we bring you.But we do much more than this.
Stanford Live brings you into close contact with great art and artists. We area bridge between Stanford University’s brilliant faculty, students, research, andthe surrounding communities. We connect art to ideas and issues that matterto you. We invest in the future of the arts through Stanford’s students, andthrough teachers and young people throughout the Bay Area. We fill thebeautiful Bing space with experiences that renew your spirit and inspire you.And it’s all right here in your own backyard.
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All performances take place at Bing Concert Hall,unless otherwise noted.
St. Lawrence String QuartetPhilharmonia Baroque OrchestraHandel and Haydn SocietyAcademy of St. Martin in the FieldsChamber EnsembleIrish Chamber OrchestraChanticleerAlisa Weilerstein and Inon BarnatanThe Choir of St. John’s College, CambridgeTakács Quartet with Garrick OhlssonMurray PerahiaTrio CleoniceMidori
ContentsA Season of Icons & Discoveries 2–3Our Mission 4Explore the Season 6–21Subscribe 22–23Live Context: Art + Ideas 24–25Bridging Campus & Community 26–31Invest in Stanford Live 32–35Plan Your Visit 36How to Order Inside Back Cover
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CLASSICALNrityagram Dance EnsembleYamato – The Drummers of Japan:Bakuon – Legend of the HeartbeatKid Koala’s Nufonia Must FallKeigwin + Company: Bolero Silicon Valley
FAMILYChick Corea and Béla FleckEugenia LeónThe Silk Road EnsembleDarcy James Argue’s Secret Society: Real EnemiesThe Wailin’ JennysA Windham Hill Winter SolsticeGabriel Kahane and Brooklyn RiderKurt EllingZakir Hussain & Masters of PercussionArlo Guthrie: 50th Anniversary TourBernadette Peters (Bing Fling!)
CONTEMPORARY
THE STARSOF TODAY ANDTOMORROW INTHE HEART OFSILICON VALLEYStanford Live presents aseason of superb performancesby iconic artists and brilliantyoung discoveries, including:
Chick Corea and Béla FleckNrityagram Dance EnsembleAnna Deavere SmithKronos QuartetBernadette PetersArlo GuthrieMurray PerahiaZakir HussainMidoriAlisa Weilerstein and Inon BarnatanDarcy James ArgueThe Wailin’ JennysGabriel Kahane andBrooklyn RiderKeigwin + CompanyAnd much more!
OUR MISSIONEXTENDSBEYOND GREATPERFORMANCES
At Stanford Live, we presenta wide range of the finestperformances from aroundthe world, fostering avibrant learning communityand providing distinctiveexperiences through theperforming arts.
With our home at BingConcert Hall, Stanford Live issimultaneously a public square,a sanctuary, and a lab, drawingon the breadth and depth ofStanford University to connectperformance to the significantissues, ideas, and discoveriesof our time.
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CHICK COREA AND BÉLA FLECKSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 7:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
The Stanford Live season takes off with a thrilling nightof duets by two of the most captivating improvisersin contemporary music, jazz piano giant Chick Coreaand banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck. Both multiple GrammyAward winners celebrated for the creativity, scope,and exuberance of their music, Corea and Fleck firstconnected in 2007 to make The Enchantment, abeguiling mix of jazz, bluegrass, flamenco, and gospelplayed by master musicians at the top of their game.
Explore the season! NRITYAGRAM DANCE ENSEMBLESATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 7:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
Dance returns to Bing Concert Hall with a performancefrom one of India’s premier dance troupes, theNrityagram Dance Ensemble from the dance-dedicatedSouthern Indian village of Nrityagram. The company,which the New York Times praised for its “burnishedgrace” and “selfless concentration,” is a foremostproponent of the ancient classical form called Odissi,marked by its sculptural shapes, sinuous movement,and intense emotion.
This performance is part of Stanford Live’s second ArtsOpen House. Look for more details in the fall!
NRITYAGRAMDANCE ENSEMBLE
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CHICK COREAAND BÉLA FLECK
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DARCY JAMES ARGUE’S SECRET SOCIETYREAL ENEMIESFRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 7:30 PM
Darcy James Argue, composerIssac Butler, writer/directorReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
The brilliant Brooklyn-based composer and arrangerDarcy James Argue, who Newsweek says offers “a whollyoriginal take on big band’s past, present, and future,” leadshis 18-piece Secret Society ensemble in Real Enemies,a captivating work that musically explores the subjectof conspiracy theories and our attraction to them. With
vignettes of Real Enemies evoke a shadow history of post-war America—from LSD to aliens toEdward Snowden—that may or maynot be true.
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ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTETTHREE PERFORMANCESReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
How fortunate we are to have the St. Lawrence StringQuartet in residence at Stanford. Here for its 17th year,the Canadian ensemble plays a vast range of music withelegance and aplomb, from the classic repertoire tonew works written for it by some of the most celebratedcomposers in contemporary music, among them JohnAdams and Osvaldo Golijov.
PROGRAM 1SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2:30 PM
With special guests Pedja Muzijevic, piano andGraf fortepiano, and Anthony Manzo, double bass
Program Haydn: String Quartet in G Minor, op. 20, no. 3;Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet in C Minor; Schubert:Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667, The Trout
PROGRAM 2SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2:30 PM
With special guest Paul Groves, tenor
Program Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, op. 20, no. 2;
others TBA
PROGRAM 3SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2:30 PM
Program Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, op. 20, no. 2;Janáček: String Quartet No. 1, Kreutzer Sonata; Schumann:String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, op. 41, no. 3
ST. LAWRENCESTRING QUARTET
GOOD FRIDAY CONCERTFRIDAY, MARCH 25, 5:00 PMMEMORIAL CHURCH General Admission
Our Savior Christ on the Cross
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Co-commissioned by The BrooklynAcademy of Music (BAM), the FrommMusic Foundation, and Holland Festival
DARCY JAMES ARGUE’SSECRET SOCIETYREAL ENEMIES
titles like “Trust No One” and “Doomsday,” the 12 musical
Saint-Saëns: String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, op. 112;
Program Haydn: The Seven Last Words of
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PROGRAM 1SCARLATTI’S GLORY OF SPRINGWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 7:30 PM
Nicholas McGegan, conductorSuzana Ograjenšek, sopranoDiana Moore, mezzo-sopranoClint van der Linde, countertenorNicholas Phan, tenorDouglas Williams, baritoneMembers of the Philharmonia ChoraleProgram Scarlatti: La gloria di primavera
PROGRAM 2BACH’S BRANDENBURGSFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 7:30 PM
Richard Egarr, conductor and harpsichord
Program J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerti (1, 3, 4, and 5)
PROGRAM 3BEETHOVEN AND MENDELSSOHNWEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 7:30 PM
Nicholas McGegan, conductorDominique Labelle, sopranoThomas Cooley, tenorPhilharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, directorStanford Chamber ChoraleProgram Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, ElegiacSong (Elegischer Gesang), Calm Sea and ProsperousVoyage (Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt); Mendelssohn:Symphony No. 2, Hymn of Praise (Lobgesang)
PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRATHREE PERFORMANCESReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
One of the world’s premier period-instrumentensembles returns to Stanford for a fourth seasonwith three enticing programs of Baroque andClassical selections. Famed for its authenticity andpanache, PBO brings forth the first performance innearly 300 years of Scarlatti’s La gloria di primavera,a lavish cantata for chorus, soloists, and orchestra.The orchestra will also feature the music of Bach,conducted by the esteemed British musician andearly music expert Richard Egarr, along withBeethoven and Mendelssohn.
PHILHARMONIABAROQUE ORCHESTRACLASSICAL
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HARMONY FOR HUMANITYDANIEL PEARLWORLD MUSIC DAYS CONCERTTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 7:30 PMMEMORIAL CHURCHGeneral Admission
Stanford’s St. Lawrence String Quartet leads our annualfree concert honoring the life and memory of Stanfordalumnus Daniel Pearl, the violin-playing Wall StreetJournal reporter who was murdered in 2002 in Pakistan.The quartet, pianist Stephen Prutsman, and theStanford Chamber Strings perform a stirring programthat includes Bach and music from the Middle East,and is meant to inspire the cross-cultural awarenessand tolerance sought by the Daniel Pearl Foundation.
Cosponsored by the Office for Religious Life atStanford University
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CLASSICAL NEW MUSIC
DANIEL PEARLWORLD MUSIC DAYSCONCERT
KRONOS QUARTETMY LAIA MONODRAMA FOR TENOR,STRING QUARTET, ANDVIETNAMESE INSTRUMENTSSATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 7:30 PM
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The infamous 1968 massacre of Vietnamese villagers by American soldiers at My Lai provides the context for thisgripping new work written by Stanford faculty composer Jonathan Berger for the Kronos Quartet, tenor Rinde Eckert,and Vietnamese multi-instrumental Vân Ánh Vanessa Võ. My Lai, which uses traditional Vietnamese percussion anddigitally processed sounds, is told from the perspective of the heroic helicopter pilot who tried to stop the slaughter andwas vilified for reporting it.
KRONOS QUARTETMY LAI
This world premiere of the concert version ofof My Lai is part of a series of events about thechallenges and triumphs of soldiers returningfrom war. (See Live Context: Art + Ideas onpages 24 –25).
Jonathan Berger, composerKronos Quartet, Rinde Eckert, Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ, performersHarriet Scott Chessman, librettistBrian H. Scott, lighting designer
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ANNA DEAVERE SMITH: A RETROSPECTIVETHREE PERFORMANCESOCTOBER 14 – 30, 2015
The acclaimed actress, playwright, and former Stanford professorAnna Deavere Smith—known for her captivating multiple-charactersolo shows and her performances on TV series like The West Wingand Nurse Jackie, and movies such as Philadelphia—returns for threeprovocative and potent events in our Live Context series.
TWILIGHT LOS ANGELES, 1992WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14LOCATION TBDNot available on subscription
In this PBS-TV film based on the original New Yorkstage production, Anna Deavere Smith transformsherself into scores of individuals—using only their wordsand duplicating their speech patterns, mannerisms,dress, and attitudes—in a mosaic set in South CentralLos Angeles in the violent aftermath of the 1992 RodneyKing trial and verdict. These verbatim portrayals bringtogether adversaries, victims, eyewitnesses, and observerswho have never stood within the same four walls, letalone spoken to each other. In her signature performancestyle, Smith embodies and gives voice to scores ofreal-life “characters.” A Q&A with Smith will follow.
LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAILWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 7:30 PMMEMORIAL CHURCH
Robert McDuffie, violin / Anne Epperson, pianoGeneral Admission $40
Copresented with the Office for Religious Life and theOffice of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
THE PIPELINE PROJECTFRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 7:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80
In her newest exploration, Smith uses her signatureform of documentary theater to investigate the school-to-prison pipeline—the cycle of suspension fromschool to incarceration that is prevalent among black,brown, Latino, and Native American youth inunderserved communities.
At the heart of The Pipeline Project is the belief that allAmerican children are “our” children. Now more thanever, we need a moral imagination to put a face on thechallenges faced by minority youth and to animate policyconversations around this issue.
Smith is convening and collaborating with policy expertsand individuals in communities across America to informand motivate civic stakeholders around this importantissue for our society’s future.
ANNA DEAVERE SMITH
This retrospective of Smith’s work and the issues, ideas,and ethics that inform it both celebrates and examinesthe intersection of her artistic and civic practice.(See Live Context: Art + Ideas on pages 24 –25.)
SOLO PERFORMANCE
Smith does a reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’shistoric defense of his strategy of nonviolent resistance toracism, arguing that people have a moral responsibilityto break unjust laws. “I think I should give the reason formy being in Birmingham, since you have been influencedby the argument of ‘outsiders coming in.’”
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ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDSCHAMBER ENSEMBLESUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80
Drawn from the principal players of the venerableAcademy of St. Martin in the Fields orchestra ledby the revered Sir Neville Marriner, this masterlyLondon chamber ensemble tours the world in variousconfigurations, releasing more than 30 recordings ofClassical, Romantic, and modern music over the last halfcentury. This tour brings forth a rich mix of music forstrings and horns by Mozart, Schubert, and Strauss.
Program Rossini: String Sonata in G Major; Mozart:Quintet in E-flat Major for Horn and Strings, K.407;Schubert: Octet in F Major for Winds and Strings
HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETYBAROQUE FIREWORKS:A BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONSUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2:30 PM
Harry Christophers, artistic director and conductorAisslinn Nosky, violin and leaderReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
Come hear the splendid period-instrument orchestraand chorus—considered America’s oldest continuouslyperforming ensemble—on its celebratory bicentennialtour. Founded in Boston in 1815, the Society is renownedfor its historically informed performances of Baroque andClassical music.
Program Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1: Zadok thePriest; Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor, op. 3,no. 8; Vivaldi: Summer from The Four Seasons; Handel:Coronation Anthem No. 3, The King Shall Rejoice; Bach:Singet dem Herrn; Handel: Part III from Messiah
THE WAILIN’ JENNYSSATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 7:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
The celebrated Canadian folk trio, known for itsshimmering vocal harmonies and crisp instrumentalplaying, made a name for itself with its auspicious2004 debut recording, 40 Days, which won theJuno Award (the Canadian version of the Grammy)for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year. Thegroup brings its pristine vocals to stylish original songsrooted in folk, pop, and alternative country and toclassic songs by artists like Tom Petty, Dolly Parton,and Lead Belly.
CLASSICALFOLK CLASSICAL
THE WAILIN’ JENNYS HANDEL AND HAYDNSOCIETY
ACADEMY OFST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDSCHAMBER ENSEMBLE
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IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRAWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 7:30 PM
Gábor Takács-Nagy, conductorIstván Várdai, celloReserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80
The Emerald Isle’s finest chamber orchestra performs music by Bartók, C. P. E. Bach,and Haydn under the baton of GáborTakács-Nagy, the celebrated Hungarian violinistand conductor who cofounded the renowned Takács Quartet. The Irish Times calledthe orchestra’s 2014 performance of two Haydn symphonies “anything but routine.Haydn was a composer who liked surprises—witness the famous Surprise Symphony—and Takács-Nagy does, too…His music making is often both bracing and witty.”
Program Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra; C. P. E. Bach: Cello Concertoin A Major, Wq. 172; Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Major; Mozart: Symphony No. 29in A Major
CHANTICLEERA CHANTICLEER CHRISTMASTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 7:30 PMMEMORIAL CHURCHGeneral Admission $60 / Reserved Seating for Stanford Live Donors of $250+
Once again, in a revered Stanford tradition, the glorious sound of Chanticleer willfill the great Romanesque vaults of Memorial Church when the world’s premiermale chorus sings the latest version of its much-loved A Chanticleer Christmas.Renowned for its sumptuous vocal blend, musicianship, and far-ranging repertoire,the Grammy-winning ensemble celebrates the season and tells the Christmas storythrough a stirring mix of Gregorian chant, Renaissance polyphony, traditional carols,and African American spirituals.
CLASSICAL CHORAL
IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CHANTICLEER
“The world’s reigning male chorus.”—New Yorker
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A WINDHAM HILL WINTER SOLSTICEFEATURING WILL ACKERMAN, MARK ISHAM, BARBARA HIGBIESATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 7:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
Grammy Award-nominated singer, fiddler, pianist, and songwriter Barbara Higbie,Windham Hill founder and Grammy-winning guitarist Will Ackerman, and thebrilliant Grammy and Emmy Award-winning jazz trumpeter and film composerMark Isham come together to lead a joyous holiday celebration. These masterlyinstrumentalists toast the winter solstice and its warm traditions with a mix of originalmusic and seasonal classics.
NEW AGE
A WINDHAM HILLWINTER SOLSTICE
ACKERMAN HIGBIE ISHAM
YAMATO – THE DRUMMERS OF JAPANBAKUON – LEGEND OF THE HEARTBEATSATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 7:30 PMSUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2:30 PMMEMORIAL AUDITORIUMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
Prized for its percussive power and theatrical flair, this 17-piece ensemble makescontemporary music filled with the fierce, ancient sound of Japanese taiko drumsthat were traditionally played at sacred Shinto ceremonies and to spur soldiers tobattle. Playing drums as big as six-feet wide, cymbals, and flutes, this rousing group,applauded by the Boston Globe for its “keen sense of drama, humor, and verve,”stirs the pulse and spirit with its show Bakuon – Legend of the Heartbeat.
Generously supported by Steve and Agatha Luczo
YAMATO–THE DRUMMERS OF JAPAN
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GABRIEL KAHANE AND BROOKLYN RIDERFRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 7:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
The brilliant young singer-songwriter and composer Gabriel Kahane, who has writtencommissioned works for the Kronos Quartet and the Los Angeles Philharmonic,meets the dynamic string quartet Brooklyn Rider for a night of deeply absorbingmusic. The quartet, whom the New York Times praised for “its consistent refinement,globe-spanning stylistic range, and do-it-yourself gumption,” will perform selectionsfrom Kahane’s music for strings and voice, songs from his acclaimed pop CDThe Ambassador, and pieces from its eclectic repertoire, including Schubert’sgreat Rosamunde Quartet.
Kahane’s “music absorbs everythingfrom 1920s neoclassicism to blue-grass and modern indie pop withpotent melodies.”—New York Times
KID KOALA’S NUFONIA MUST FALLWITH DJ KID KOALA AND THE AFIARA STRING QUARTETTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 7:30 PM
K. K. Barrett, directorReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
The Montreal-based scratch DJ and music producer Kid Koala presents a magicalmultidisciplinary adaptation of his graphic novel Nufonia Must Fall. The story centersaround a headphones-sporting robot on the verge of obsolescence and infatuatedwith a winsome office drone. Directed by K. K. Barrett (production designer for Her),this live adaptation unfolds via real-time filming of more than a dozen miniaturestages and a cast of puppets. Koala and the dynamic Afiara Quartet provide livescoring on piano, strings, and turntables.
KID KOALA’SNUFONIA MUST FALL
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ALISA WEILERSTEIN AND INON BARNATANSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 7:30 PM
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Two of today’s most exciting young classical musicians, Israeli pianist Inon Barnatanand American cellist Alisa Weilerstein, make bracing and beautiful music, playingBaroque, Romantic, modern, and new works for cello and piano. A 2011 MacArthurFoundation “Genius,” Weilerstein is widely acclaimed for the precision and passionof her playing. Barnatan, whom London’s Evening Standard called “a true poet ofthe keyboard,” is the New York Philharmonic’s first Artist-in-Association. Together,they’re dynamite.
Generously supported by Michael Jacobson and Trine Sorensen
ALISA WEILERSTEIN ANDINON BARNATAN
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THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLEWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 7:30 PM
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Since 2000, the Silk Road Ensemble has redefined classical music for 21st-centuryaudiences. The group has been called “vibrant and virtuosic” by the Wall StreetJournal, “one of the 21st century’s great ensembles” by the Vancouver Sun, and a“roving musical laboratory without walls” by the Boston Globe. Founded by cellistYo-Yo Ma, the ensemble’s members hail from more than 20 countries and performon instruments ranging from world percussion to Western strings, among others.
THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE
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“Classical music-making rarely achievesthis combination of spontaneity andsuperb craftsmanship.”—Washington Post
Hallman: DreamLog; Rachmaninoff: Sonata in G minor, op. 19Program Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Chopin: Cello Sonata, op. 65;
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“If there is such a thing as a tabla superstar,Indian virtuoso Zakir Hussain is it...”—Chicago Tribune
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ZAKIR HUSSAIN & MASTERS OF PERCUSSIONFRIDAY, MARCH 18, 7:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
One of the world’s greatest percussionists, the wizardly Indian tabla player andcomposer Zakir Hussain is a virtuoso improviser who is at home in the realms ofancient North Indian music and also explores new veins of expression with majorartists as varied as guitarist John McLaughlin, drummer Mickey Hart, banjoistBéla Fleck, and bassist Edgar Meyer. The Grammy-winning musician leads amesmerizing ensemble featuring masters of Indian percussion, the moderndrum kit, sitar, sarangi, song, and dance.
KURT ELLINGPASSION WORLDSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 7:30 PM
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The Grammy Award-winning jazz singer the New York Times called “the standoutmale vocalist of our time” brings his multilingual Passion World concert to Stanford,singing songs of love and loss from around the globe in their original language. Therich-voiced baritone provides the story and context for these passion-stirring songsby everyone from Brahms and Edith Piaf to Brazilian master Antônio Carlos Jobim,singing Scottish folk songs and swinging tunes associated with Frank Sinatra.
KURT ELLINGPASSION WORLD
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THE CHOIR OF ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGETUESDAY, MARCH 29, 7:30 PMMEMORIAL CHURCHGeneral Admission $40
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 7:30 PMBING CONCERT HALLReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
A cornerstone of the rich English choral tradition sincethe 1670s, this renowned ensemble is one of the world’sgreatest men’s and boys’ choirs. Admired for its full,expressive sound and expansive repertoire, the choiris heard often on BBC Radio, with England’s finestorchestras, and in concerts worldwide. Andrew Nethingshaleads the choir in two unique programs featuring Bachand Poulenc in Memorial Church and Leonard Bernstein’sstirring Chichester Psalms at Bing Concert Hall thefollowing evening.
Generously supported by Clinton and Mary Gilliland
KEIGWIN + COMPANY:BOLERO SILICON VALLEYSATURDAY, APRIL 2, 7:30 PMSUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
The inventive and theatrical New York choreographer Larry Keigwin scored a major hit in 2007 when hisKeigwin + Company, joined by 46 Manhattan civilians, premiered Bolero NYC, which the New York Times called“a gloriously stylized evocation of the joys of New York set to the slow crescendo of Ravel’s score.” Since then,he has collaborated with many communities throughout the United States to reinvent the piece to reflect thelives of residents in these individual settings. Adapting the work for Stanford’s singular environs and collaboratingwith and featuring local civilian performers, Keigwin’s jubilant Bolero Silicon Valley will unfold throughout Bing in alarge-scale celebration of our community.
CHORAL DANCE
THE CHOIR OF ST. JOHN’SCOLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE KEIGWIN + COMPANY
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TAKÁCS QUARTET WITH GARRICK OHLSSONSUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80
The legendary Takács Quartet, heard most recently at Bing in its brilliant interpretation of Bartók’scomplete quartets, shares the stage with the superlative pianist Garrick Ohlsson for an inspiringafternoon of chamber music. Ohlsson’s interpretive and technical powers have been lauded since hewon the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition. He will join the much-honored quartet—whichhas won many top awards for its prime recordings of Beethoven, Brahms, and Bartók—to performShostakovich’s grand Piano Quintet in G Minor.
Program Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, op. 59, no. 2; Webern: Langsamer Satz;Elgar: Piano Quintet
ARLO GUTHRIE50TH ANNIVERSARY TOURSATURDAY, APRIL 9, 7:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the event that inspired hisiconic 1967 song “Alice’s Restaurant”—which became an anti-Vietnam War anthem and a beloved Thanksgiving sing-a-long—thelegendary folk singer will perform his hilarious 18-minute musicalmonologue in its entirety. Based on Guthrie’s Thanksgiving Dayarrest for littering and his ensuing rejection from military service,“Alice’s Restaurant” is the centerpiece of show filled with marveloussongs from every phase of Guthrie’s career.
FOLK CLASSICAL
ARLO GUTHRIE TAKÁCS QUARTET WITHGARRICK OHLSSON
OHLSSON
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“...Mr. Ohlsson again demonstrated his abilityto segue between a light, fleet-fingered touch andmeaty, powerful torrents of sound.”—New York Times
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MURRAY PERAHIATHURSDAY, APRIL 14, 7:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
The New York Times hit the nail on the head when it noted in 2012 that Murray Perahia “has long beena reliably exquisite and probing pianist.” The much-in-demand musician performs for rapt internationalaudiences as both pianist and conductor. He is a principal guest conductor and frequent soloist with theesteemed Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, with whom he toured Asia last season. Hear the mastersolo, in the intimacy of Bing.
CLASSICAL
MURRAY PERAHIA
BING FLING!
BERNADETTE PETERSSATURDAY, APRIL 16
Bing Members receive tickets to Bing Fling!, which includes primeseats to Bernadette Peters’ performance and a special pre-concertreception and dinner. A limited number of tickets for the concertonly will be made available for purchase in the spring—details to beannounced. For more information, see page 35.
Bernadette Peters’ performance is generously supported by Marcia L. andJohn D. Goldman
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AXIS DANCE COMPANYto go againSATURDAY, APRIL 23, 7:30 PM
Joe Goode, choreographerReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
The innovative and outstanding Oakland-based AXISDance Company, which is composed of performerswith and without disabilities, presents to go again, adramatic new work of dance theater by esteemedSan Francisco choreographer Joe Goode. The dancereflects on American veterans returning home fromwar, the challenges they confront, and the resiliencewith which they face them. Known for his creative mixof text and movement, Goode collaborated on thepiece with dancers who know what it means to livewith adversity.
AXIS DANCE COMPANY
GOODE Joe Goode is a choreographer,writer, and director widely knownas an innovator in the field ofdance for his willingness to collidemovement with spoken word,song, and visual imagery.
This performance of to go again is part of a seriesof events about the challenges and triumphs ofsoldiers returning from war. (See Live Context:Art + Ideas on pages 24 –25.)
TRIO CLEONICESUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
Winner of the St. Lawrence String Quartet’s covetedJohn Lad Prize—named for the late violin-playingStanford grad with a passion for chamber music—thebrilliant young Boston-based Trio Cleonice was
chamber music seminar. In awarding the prize, thequartet said, “We believe Trio Cleonice embodies thepassion John Lad carried for chamber music.” Comehear why.
Program Haydn: Piano Trio No. 43 in C Major,Hob. XV: 29; Davidovsky: Chacona for Piano Trio;Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, op. 66
CLASSICAL
TRIO CLEONICE
mentored here at the St. Lawrence quartet’s annual
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MIDORISUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
The dazzling Japanese-born American violinist made her auspicious debut with
her meteoric rise. A committed international educator and activist who is a musicprofessor at USC, Midori returns to Bing for the first time since the 2013 openingseason, playing a rich mix of music by Bach, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Prokofiev.
Program Bach: Sonata for Violin and Piano TBA; Prokofiev: Sonata for Violinand Piano No. 2 in D Major; Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major;Tchaikovsky: Waltz-Scherzo
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EUGENIA LEÓNFRIDAY, MAY 13, 7:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
Since she began her solo career in 1982, vocalist Eugenia León has become aMexican cultural icon. She got her start in the New Song Movement—LatinAmerica’s equivalent to the rise of Bob Dylan and company north of the borderand in Europe—and her recording career is prolific. With a repertoire that pairssongs by contemporary composers with traditional music of Latin Americaand Mexico, León regularly packs top venues in Mexico, fulfilling her fans’expectations of passionate performances.
EUGENIA LEÓN
“At Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theatre, EugeniaLeón turned every song she touched into vocal gold.”—MD Theatre Guide
Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic in 1982 at age 11, caused a sensationthree years later playing Leonard Bernstein’s Serenade at Tanglewood, and continues
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THE ART AND CIVIC PRACTICE OF ANNA DEAVERE SMITH:A RETROSPECTIVE
Actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith has taken on the lifelong project ofpushing theater into the realm of civic conversation. By using interviews of localresidents to craft intimate portraits of neighborhoods in turmoil, Smith startedher signature form of documentary theater in the late 1970s and has continued toblur the lines between theatrical art and social commentary throughout her career.Her pioneering approach integrating arts and social change extends beyond herown plays: as the founder of Anna Deavere Smith Works (ADS Works), Smithconvenes artists and challenges them to “walk in a civic space,” addressing currentissues while pursuing artistic excellence.
Twilight:Los Angeles, 1992Wed, Oct 14, 2015Location TBD
Letter from aBirmingham JailWed, Oct 21, 2015Memorial Church
The Pipeline ProjectFri, Oct 30, 2015Bing Concert Hall
See page 10 formore information.
WAR: RETURN AND RECOVERY
KRONOS QUARTET AND AXIS DANCE COMPANY
Since the U.S. government initiated military action following the devastatingattacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, American soldiershave been at war almost continuously. According to Department of Defensedata from March 2013, about 2.5 million members of our armed forceshave been deployed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Those who returnoften face challenges as they heal from injury and other effects of war. Thesepowerful new works present snapshots of the struggles and triumphs ofveterans returning home.
* World Premiere *Kronos QuartetMy LaiSat, Oct 10, 2015Bing Concert Hall
AXIS Dance Companyto go againSat, Apr 23, 2016Bing Concert Hall
See pages 9 and 20for more information.
LIVE CONTEXT: 2015–16 PERFORMANCES
What rolecan thearts play inpromotingpositivesocialchange?
How canwe supportthose whohave foughton behalfof ourcountry?What canwe learnfrom them?
The full program of Live Context events that accompany these performances will be announced in Fall 2015.
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ENRICHINGSTANFORD’SARTISTIC LIFEBing Concert Hall is hometo several of StanfordUniversity’s musicalensembles, includingthe Stanford SymphonyOrchestra, StanfordPhilharmonia Orchestra,Stanford Jazz Orchestra,and Stanford WindEnsemble. Learn moreabout these groups atmusic.stanford.edu.
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BRIDGINGCAMPUS ANDCOMMUNITYOur Live Context: Art +Ideas series (see pages24 –25) is one of manyStanford Live projectsthat invite the surroundingcommunity to connect, incompelling and accessibleways, with the breadth anddepth of Stanford’s artisticand academic work.
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BING FLING!BERNADETTE PETERSSATURDAY, APRIL 16BING CONCERT HALL
Bing Members receive tickets to BingFling!, which includes prime seats toBernadette Peters’ performance and aspecial pre-concert reception and dinner.A limited number of tickets for theconcert only will be made available forpurchase in the spring—details tobe announced.
The beloved Broadway, film, andtelevision star Bernadette Peters bringsher affecting voice, warmth, and fizz
Award winner particularly admired forher peerless performances of StephenSondheim’s work, Peters has been aradiant presence on Broadway—in hisFollies and A Little Night Music and forcreating the roles of the Witch in Intothe Woods and Dot in Sunday in the Parkwith George—and on the solo concertstage, where she is mesmerizing.
Bernadette Peters’ performance isgenerously supported by Marcia L. andJohn D. Goldman
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2015–16 SEASONHIGHLIGHTS
The Arts and Social ChangeAnna Deavere Smith: A Retrospective
War: Return and RecoveryKronos Quartet: My LaiAXIS Dance Company
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