Muncie
Symphony Orchestra
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Support provided by The Ball
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Saturday,
October 17, 2009
Performance Time: 7:30 pm |
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Now in his fourth
season as the Artistic Director of the
Muncie Symphony Orchestra, Czech
conductor Bohuslav Rattay continues to
astound and delight audiences the world
over with his fresh and inspired
interpretations of works ranging from
perennial concert-hall favorites to the
contemporary. Acclaimed for his
insightful performances of the music of
his native Bohemia, Mr. Rattay is a
popular guest conductor, with recent
engagements including the Virginia
Symphony, Prague's Dvorak Symphony
Orchestra, and the Charleston (SC)
Symphony, where he received critical
accolades for a "vibrant"
performance delivered with
"elegant panache."
Driven by a particular passion for
making classical music accessible to
people from all walks of life, Mr.
Rattay is renowned for his unique and
innovative concert programs, which have
incorporated everything from special
audience discussions to the inclusion of
multi-media elements. Most recently,
Rattay oversaw the production of the
Muncie Symphony Orchestra's premier
recording venture: a collaboration with
jazz vocalist Jackie Allen in
celebration of the orchestra's 60th
anniversary season. More information is
available at
www.munciesymphony.org.
Support for this
performance is provided by The Ball Brothers
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Paul
Badura-Skoda
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Sponsored by Bank of Geneva
In solo recital in Hall-Moser
Theatre
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Friday,
December 4, 2009
Performance Time: 7:30pm |
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Paul Badura-Skoda is one of the most
important pianists of our time. A
legendary artist who has been heard in
all the world´s greatest concert halls,
and for years was the pianist who had
the largest number of records available
in the market. His musical personality
is characterized by complete immersion
in music, a passionate search for the
essential, and a sense of artistic
responsibility. It soon becomes evident
to any listener that he loves music with
every part of his being.
Photo courtesy of Don Hunstein
Since 1949, Badura-Skoda has been a
regular and celebrated guest at the most
important music festivals, and a soloist
with the world´s most prestigious
orchestras. In addition to Furtwängler
and von Karajan, he has collaborated
with such renowned conductors as George
Szell, Karl Böhm, Lorin Maazel, Zubin
Mehta, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Georg
Solti, Kent Nagano and John Eliot
Gardiner. Find out more about the
artist at
www.badura-skoda.com.
“…interpretations
give a sense of classical and Romantic
music as the composers heard it.”
- Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Click here for information about our
Valentine Package
Robin and Linda Williams
are like your next door neighbors —
assuming your neighbors are the
salt-of-the earth and top-flight
performers to boot. One minute you
picture borrowing a cup of sugar
from these two; the next, you’re
completely stunned by their
jaw-dropping talent. Bottom line:
You feel right at home at a Robin
and Linda concert, and their music
stays with you like an old friend.
Favorites of fans and promoters
alike, they have crisscrossed the
continent (and beyond) for more than
three decades, performing the tunes
they love — a hearty blend of
bluegrass, folk, old-time and
acoustic country. From The Grand
Ole Opry to Austin City
Limits, Music City Tonight to Mountain Stage, clubs,
festivals and countless other
venues, Robin and Linda never cease
to wow audiences wherever they go.
Find out more at
www.robinandlinda.com.
“Robin and Linda have a sort of
kryptonite bond with the audience so
that nothing can come between them
and us…Individually, their voices
can melt cheese, and in duet, they
can do all-purpose welding.”
-- Garrison Keillor,
host of A Prairie Home Companion
“This is the real deal, the kind of
heartfelt, genuine musical
performance that built the
foundation of all country and
bluegrass music decades ago…”
-- David McCarty, Bluegrass
Unlimited
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Vishten
In concert in Hall-Moser
Theatre
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Performance Time: 7:30pm |
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 Made
up of third generation Acadians living
separate but parallel musical
experiences, twin sisters Pastelle and
Emmanuelle LeBlanc from Prince Edward
Island, Canada have teamed up with
Pascal Miousse and Louis-Charles Vigneau
from the nearby Magdelene Islands to
create a sound that incorporates
elements of the new ways while retaining
and staying true to the essential
Acadian spirit of their roots.
Click here to listen
The sound is essentially Celtic but with
a difference. The songs are French, sung
by each band member, alone or in four
part harmony. The foot percussion drives
the rhythm in a fiddle tune at times yet
refrains itself in the gentler musical
moments. The band members are
accomplished multi-instrumentalists and
step-dancers incorporating the fiddle,
guitar, accordion, penny-whistle, banjo,
mandolin, piano, jaw-harp and bodhran
into each performance. They are surely
making their mark in the world today as
their musical maturity comes through to
captivate audiences wherever they play.
More information about the artists can
be found at
www.vishten.net.
“It’s like Buckwheat Zydeco meets the
Irish. The first time I saw them I
loved them."
-Pittsburg
Irish Festival
“rhythms,
melodies, voices, musicianship...a near
perfect ensemble. Vishtèn, what a
world!”
- Le Petit Douchynois, France
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Thodos
Dance Chicago
In Concert in the Hall-Moser
Theatre
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Saturday, April 10, 2010
Performance Time: 7:30pm |
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Thodos Dance
Chicago is a critically acclaimed
contemporary dance company with a
vibrant, award-winning style. The
Company performs on the national and
international dance circuits, as well as
in Chicago’s most prominent dance
events.
Click here to view a video of Thodos
Dance Chicago.
The
College Community Arts Council is
sponsoring a master class and
performance on Friday, April 9 at the
James F. Dicke Center at Wright State
University Lake Campus. The event will
be open to enrolled students and local
high school students.
Breathtakingly
athletic,” “fiercely complex,”
“powerfully beautiful,” performing
“vibrant choreography” are but a few of
the critical accolades that Thodos Dance
Chicago (TDC) has received since its
inception. This ensemble of
well-rounded artists who teach,
choreograph, and perform seeks to bring
contemporary dance to a wider audience
with an appealing unique style
incorporating a variety of dance forms
created and performed with an innovative
flair. The Company’s highly unique
mission of inspiring expression through
dance education, dance creation, and
dance performance has established Thodos
Dance Chicago as an innovative presence
in American contemporary dance. More
information is available at
www.thodosdancechicago.org.
“Powerful Beauty”
--Chicago Tribune
“Vibrant Choreography”
-- Dance Magazine
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