Davis Architects Guest Artist Series

Sponsored by Davis Architects, www.dadot.com

All events in this series held in Brock Recital Hall

Single Event Tickets for the Davis Architects Guest Artist Series
$20 Adult
$15 Senior (55+)
$10 Student/Child

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eighth blackbird
Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Described by The New Yorker as “friendly, unpretentious, idealistic and highly skilled,” the Grammy Award– winning eighth blackbird promises its ever- increasing audiences new sounds and engaging performances. This ensemble commissioned and recorded Steve Reich’s 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Double Sextet.”

Godwin-Thompson Duo
Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m.
Since forming in 1992, this ensemble of extraordinary flexibility and musicianship has concertized throughout the United States, presenting more than 200 performances. We
are proud to welcome home alumnus Mark Godwin ’84.

Roberto Plano
Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Winner of the 2001 Cleveland, finalist in the Van Cliburn, and Laureates of the Honens
and Axa Dublin International Piano Competitions, Italian pianist Roberto Plano has performed around the world. This concert is the culminating event in Samford’s Morris Piano Competition.

Nicola Benedetti
April 27, 7:30 p.m.
Named BBC’s Young Musician of the Year in 2004, violinist Nicola Benedetti has captivated audiences and critics with her virtuosic performance and musicianship. This season she will perform with major symphonies in Europe, Asia and the United States before joining us at Samford in recital and master classes.

Theatre and Dance Series

Single Event Tickets for Theatre and Dance Series

$12 Adult
$9 Senior (55+)
$6 Student/Child

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We Happy Few by Imogen Stubbs
Oct. 8–10, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 11, 2:30 p.m.
Harrison Theatre
We Happy Few follows a seven-woman amateur troupe through Britain’s schools and village greens during World War II playing a repertoire of Shakespeare and other classics. Disasters happen and triumphs occur, but above all, the show must go on. We Happy Few is frequently hilarious, often touching, and features the laughter through tears in which the British specialize. Imogen Stubbs, herself an acclaimed Shakespearean actress, says of the woman who founded the company: “Her chief weapons were a dogged determi- nation, a courageous heart and Shakespeare.”

Richard III by William Shakespeare
Nov. 16, 18, 20, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 22, 2:30 p.m.
Harrison Theatre
After a long civil war between the royal families of York and Lancaster, England enjoys a period of peace under King Edward IV and the victorious Yorks. But Edward’s younger brother, Richard, resents Edward’s power and the happiness of those around
him. Malicious, power-hungry and bitter about his physical deformity, Richard aspires
secretly to the throne. What follows is murder, mayhem and—believe it or not—romance. Richard III is one of Shakespeare’s most terrifyingly brilliant villains. Thoughtful, poetic and action packed, Richard III is considered great theatre by both fans of the Bard and those who enjoy a political thriller of the first order.

Musical Theatre Ensemble: Blame it on the Movies

conceived and compiled by Ron Abel, Billy Barnes and David Galligan; music and lyrics by Billy Barnes
Feb. 4, 6 p.m.
Feb. 5–6, 7:30 p.m.
Feb 7, 2:30 p.m.
Bolding Studio
A musical review of 75 songs and themes from Hollywood films includes tributes to the 1940’s, the War years, songs from foreign films, love songs from Twentieth Century
Fox, songs that never won the Oscar, a ballet based on film scores, a finale medley in case any songs were left out, and many famous movie quotes.

Impulse: A Dance Concert
March 25–27, 7:30 p.m.
March 28, 2:30 p.m.
Harrison Theatre
The original choreography and exceptional energy of the Samford Dance students are on
display in this yearly favorite.

Thoroughly Modern Millie
Music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by Dick Scanlan, book by Richard Morris
April 29–May 1, 7:30 p.m.
May 2, 2:30 p.m.
Wright Center Concert Hall
Thoroughly Modern Millie is a Tony Award– winning musical that tells the story of a small-town girl, Millie Dillmount, who comes to New York City to marry for money instead of love—a thoroughly modern aim in 1922, when women were just entering the work- force. Set in the flapper era, this charming tale of discovery and endurance has become a global hit.

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The Merry Wives of Windsor: An Opera by Otto Nicolai
Nov. 17, 19, 21, 7:30 p.m.
Harrison Theatre
Nicolai’s comic opera, adapted from Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, takes on the eternal battle of the sexes. It features one of Shakespeare’s most enduring buffoons, John Falstaff, an aging and portly has-been cavalier who still imagines himself a ladies’ man. He simultaneously courts two married women by use of identical love letters. The faithful wives plot their revenge, while a daughter seeks her own path, against her parents’ wishes, to true love.

Festival of Christmas Music

December 4, 7:30 p.m.

Wright Center Concert Hall

A seasonal favorite returns to ring in the spirit of the season with secular and sacred music performed by the Samford Orchestra and choirs.

Voces8

February 16, 7:30 p.m.

Reid Chapel

International award-winning vocal ensemble VOCES8 has established itself as the foremost young British a capella group performing repertoire rangeing from early polyphony to unique jazz and popular arrangements. VOCES8 has been praised for its 'stunning performance', 'exquisite singing', and 'a sound that spans the entire range of cocal colour'. This performance is a fund-raiser for the Birmingham Boys Choir, who will also perform.

Season Tickets for the Davis Architects Guest Artist Series and Theatre and Dance Series
$75 Adult
$60 Senior (55+)
$40 Student/Child