Month: April 2013

HAIR

Saturday, April 27, 8PM, Concert Hall
Winner! Best Musical Revival 2009 Tony Award!

This exuberant musical about a group of young Americans searching for peace and love in a turbulent time has struck a resonant chord with audiences young and old. Hair features an extraordinary cast and unforgettable songs, including “Aquarius,” “Let the Sun Shine In,” “Good Morning, Starshine” and “Easy To Be Hard.” Its relevance is undeniable. Its energy is unbridled. Its truth is unwavering. It’s Hair, and it’s time. “Irresistible. The best version yet!” – Peter Marks, The Washington Post. “If this explosive production doesn’t stir something in you, it may be time to check your pulse.” – Variety
(Advisory: contains brief nudity and mature subject matter.) 

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$60, $50, $25; FC, GCC, STCC and 17 & under $20

DENMAN MARONEY QUINTET Ned Rothenberg, Dave Ballou, Reuben Radding, Michael Sarin Thursday, April 25, 8PM, Bezanson Recital Hall “There are few minds as agile and inquiring as that of pianist, composer and educator Denman Maroney,” writes Mark Medwin. “Over nearly 40 years, he has managed to rethink the piano’s vocabulary, creating a readily identifiable language on the instrument. He calls his contribution “hyperpiano,” a method of playing inside the piano that is characterized by a dizzying and diverse pallet of sonorities that make the instrument into an orchestra. He has also developed an equally unique compositional language. Yet, there is a directness, at times almost a simplicity, in his music.”

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General Admission: $12; $7 students

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Subhen Chatterji
Friday, April 12, 8PM, Concert Hall, Chamber Seating

Credited for inventing the Mohan Veena (slide guitar,) Grammy Award winner Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is hailed as one of the greatest and most expressive slide guitar players in the world. As the principal disciple of Ravi Shankar, Vishwa plays with blinding speed and faultless legato. Subhen Chatterjee on tabla, studied under the illustrious tabla maestro Swapan Chowdhury.  Today, Subhen is one of the few tabla players that have participated regularly in the WOMAD festival founded by Peter Gabriel and has collaborated with flautist Paul Horn and David Crosby.

$30, $25, $15; FC, GCC, STCC and 17 & under $10

“Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is the king of Slide guitar” – Boston Globe

IMAGO: ZOOZOO

Thursday, April 11, 7:30PM, Concert Hall
Imago Theatre’s shows have been described as Cirque Du Soleil-evoking acrobatics mixed with Mummenschanz-like mime, set in a unique yet accessible French-influenced avant-garde playground. Quite a picture that conjures! Imagine all of that with penguins playing musical chairs, a cat trapped in a giant paper bag, hippos with insomnia, anteaters as waiters, and a madcap revue of illusion. That’s Zoo Zoo, the critically acclaimed mix of dance, design, circus, music, text and illusion that has inspired audiences nationwide.

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$30, $25, $15; FC, GCC, STCC and 17 & under $10

“Theater like this opens the eyes to the possibilities of exploration in the vast realm of imagination.”

– New York Times

PANDIT VISHWA MOHAN BHATT & SUBHEN CHATTERJI
Friday, April 12, 8PM, Chamber Concert Hall

Grammy Award winner Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is hailed as one of the greatest and most expressive slide players in the world. As the principal disciple of Ravi Shankar, Vishwa belongs to the elite set of musicians who trace their lineage to the Mughals. Credited for the invention of Mohan Veena, Vishwa plays with blinding speed and faultless legato and is undoubtedly one of the most versatile and greatest slide players in the world. Subhen Chatterjee performing the tabla, studied under the illustrious tabla maestro Swapan Chowdhury.  Today, Subhen is one of the few tabla players that have participated regularly in the WOMAD festival founded by Peter Gabriel and has collaborated with flautist Paul Horn and David Crosby.

$30, $25, $15; FC, GCC, STCC and 17 & under $10

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DAVE SAMUELS AND THE CARRIBEAN JAZZ PROJECT
Saturday, April 6, 8PM, Bowker Auditorium

Conceived by Dave Samuels, the Grammy Award winning Caribbean Jazz Project is a vibrant and unique mixture of jazz, Afro-Cuban and South American music. The Caribbean Jazz Project remains one of the most thoroughly inventive Latin Jazz ensembles of this or any era.  

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$30, $15; FC, GCC, STCC and 17 & under $10

“A distinctly refreshing combination of sunny, sensuous and eminently danceable Latin jazz grooves.” – The Washington Post

Wednesday, April 3, 7:30PM, Bowker Auditorium

Ranging from the sweet sounds of the Oud to pop and driving Rai-rock, the Arab North African Spring highlights the full range of Arab music combining the best known male and female young musicians from Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon on tour as one ensemble. These musicians are the embodiment of a new generation of Arab and Arab-American artists, a generation that not only brings together elements of both cultures in their music/lyrics, but also creates a new brand of music that is uniquely hip and equally innovative – music that is neither Westernized Arabic nor Arabized Western, but something brand new. With a focus on the ideas of “us” and “today,” these songs speak for freedom and choices.

$30, $15; FC, GCC, STCC and 17 & under $10

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