THE UNITED STATES MARINE BAND

October 9, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Wright Center Concert Hall

Sponsored by Patty McDonald

Call 726-2853 or email artstickets@samford.edu to reserve tickets.

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DAVIS ARCHITECTS GUEST ARTIST SERIES 2010 - 2011

All events held in Brock Recital Hall. 

Tickets $10 - $20.  Season Packages available online.

Purchase tickets: Davis Architects Series Tickets

Tokyo String Quartet

September 14, 7:30 p.m.
               
The Tokyo String Quartet has captivated audiences and critics alike since it was founded close to 40 years ago. Regarded as one of the supreme chamber ensembles of the world, the Tokyo Quartet-Martin Beaver and Kikuei Ikeda (violins), Kazuhide Isomura (viola) and Clive Greensmith (cello)-has collaborated with a remarkable array of artists and composers, built a comprehensive catalogue of critically acclaimed recordings and established a distinguished teaching record. Performing over a hundred concerts worldwide each season, the quartet has a devoted international following that includes the major capitals of the world and extends to all four corners, from Australia to Estonia to Scandinavia and the Far East.

http://www.opus3artists.com/artists/tokyo-string-quartet

Sponsored by Chandler and Jane Smith, and presented in collaboration with the Birmingham Chamber Music Society.  Reception by Michael J. and Mary Anne Freeman in honor of Jane and Chandler Smith.

Trio Voronezh

October 26, 7:30 p.m.                    
 
Trio Voronezh’s astonishing virtuosity and delightful artistic innovation gives the trio the ability to alter the way audiences experience classical, folk and contemporary repertoire. Discovered playing Bach in a Frankfurt, Germany subway station, Trio Voronezh has since made several tours of the U.S., and earned audience and critical praise. Don Heckman of the Los Angeles Times beautifully sums up a performance: “The traditional pieces soon brought the crowd to life, clapping enthusiastically as the rhythms accelerated and Volokhin's fingers flew across his domra. Petrukhin, his body moving in sync with his deep bass notes, and Teleshev, magisterially pulling everything together within the lush sounds of his bajan, completed the picture -- three players, alone on a large open stage, filling every crevice with their rich, imaginatively conceived music."
 
http://www.triovoronezh.com/TrioVoronezh/Trio_Voronezh.html

Anne-Marie McDermott

February 18, 7:30 p.m.

With over 50 concerti in her repertoire, Ms. McDermott has performed with many leading orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Moscow Virtuosi, and Hong Kong Philharmonic.  As a soloist, Ms. McDermott has recorded the complete Prokofiev Piano Sonatas, Bach English Suites and Partitas (which was named Gramophone Magazine’s Editor’s Choice), and most recently, Gershwin Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra with the Dallas Symphony and Justin Brown.  As a chamber music performer, Anne-Marie McDermott was named an artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in 1995 and performs and tours extensively with CMS each season. She continues a long standing collaboration with the highly acclaimed violinist, Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg. Ms. McDermott is also a member of the renowned piano quartet, Opus One, with colleagues Ida Kavafian, Steven Tenenbom and Peter Wiley. She continues to perform each season with her sisters, Maureen McDermott and Kerry McDermott in the McDermott Trio. Ms, McDermott has also released an all Schumann CD with violist, Paul Neubauer, as well as the Complete Chamber Music of Debussy with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

http://www.opus3artists.com/artists/anne-marie-mcdermott

Joint sponsorship with Morris Piano Competition

Imani Winds

April 12, 7:30 p.m.
 
Imani Winds has established itself as more than a wind quintet. Since 1997, the Grammy nominated ensemble has taken a unique path, carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, genre-blurring collaborations, and inspirational outreach programs. With two member composers and a deep commitment to commissioning new work, the group is enriching the traditional wind quintet repertoire while meaningfully bridging European, American, African and Latin American traditions.

http://www.allianceartistmanagement.com/artist.php?id=imaniwinds

THE MICHAEL J. AND MARY ANNE FREEMAN

THEATRE AND DANCE SERIES 2010 - 2011

All events held in Harrison Theatre.

Tickets: $6 - $12. Season Packages available by calling 205-726-2853.

Purchase tickets:  Theatre, Music and Dance

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

by Tom Stoppard

September 30 - October 3

Hailed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" is the fabulously inventive tale of "Hamlet" as told from the worm's-eye view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare's play. In Tom Stoppard's best-known work, this Shakespearean Laurel and Hardy finally get a chance to take the lead role, but do so in a world where echoes of "Waiting for Godot" resound, where reality and illusion intermix, and where fate leads our two heroes to a tragic but inevitable end.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Music and lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin

November 18 - 21

"Spelling Bee" centers around a fictional spelling bee set in the perfectly middle-American Putnam Valley Middle School. Six adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three hilariously sincere grown-ups. This Tony Award-winning show will be directed by guest artist Dane Peterson. PG - 13

The Odd Couple

by Neil Simon

February 21 - 27  (Male and female versions on alternating days)

Take one successful sports writer and his best friend, a group of poker buddies and a wife who throws her husband out and the result is one of America’s most treasured works for the stage. This play is a study in friendship for the ages.
The Odd Couple (Female version) Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in the female version of The Odd Couple. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the two Constanzuela brothers. But the hilarity remains the same.  PG-13

Dance Concert

choreography by faculty and students

March 31 - April 3

The 2011 Samford University Dance Concert will follow in the tradition of Samford’s fast growing love of all things dance, combing the best of Ballet, Modern and Jazz styles to create an unforgettably original evening. 

No Way to Treat a Lady

Book, music and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen

April 28 - May 1

Based on the novel by William Goldman. This theatrically charged musical comedy thriller about a publicity crazed actor turned killer and the endearing detective who pursues him is based on the best selling novel that became a renowned movie. It is a devilish blend of humor, romance and murder. Strangely enough you will feel thrills, chills and a need to dance!

ADDITIONAL TICKETED EVENTS

Midnight Masquerade Ball

October 23

Wright Center

"This Royal Jester's charade is no figment.  All guests attire shall have no pigment.  For when the moon is at its utmost height, the fool shall illume the black and white."

Tickets $25

Purchase Tickets: Masquerade Ball

Festival of Christmas Music and "Amahl and the Night Vistors"

December 3

Wright Center

Join us for our annual celebration of Christ's birth through music and song.  Samford's orchestra and choirs present songs of the season and Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors", the story of the three wise men as they follow the star of Bethlehem and change the lives of a young boy and his mother along the way.

Tickets: $6 - $12.

Purchase tickets:  Theatre, Music and Dance