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MUSIC DEPT. NY JAZZ REPERTORY ORCHESTRA A TRIBUTE TO THE BIG BANDS SAT SEP 21 | 8pm NYC-based jazz and studio musicians jam in this tribute to big band music. Bill Warfield, director. GUEST ARTISTS Non-Profit Org. US Postage PAID Permit No. 504 Lehigh Valley, PA Gala 2013 ORDER YOUR GALA TICKETS TODAY ! GALA EVENING • 4:30pm Cocktail reception, dinner and concert with preferred seating, dessert reception. $550 per person* CONCERT & DESSERT RECEPTION • 8 pm Select Classic Students $150* $75 $55 one ticket per ID *Tax-deductible information is available online. ZOELLNER ARTS CENTER LEHIGH UNIVERSITY 420 East Packer Avenue Bethlehem, PA 18015 (610) 758-2787 ZOELLNERARTSCENTER.ORG Gala 2013 MATTHEW MORRISON NOVEMBER 2, 2013 ZOELLNER ARTS CENTER 2013 2014 SEASON Renew by MAY 31 for the best seats at the best price. SUBSCRIBE NOW & SAVE ! MATTHEW MORRISON , the Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe-nominated star from Fox TV’s hit television series Glee, will perform a variety of Broadway standards and hits of the Great American Songbook with a 65-piece symphony orchestra. MATTHEW MORRISON with Symphony Orchestra Scan for details WE LOVE OUR SUBSCRIBERS! We’re offering you fantastic incentives to subscribe. AARON NEVILLE SEASON OPENER SAT SEP 14 | 8pm The iconic Grammy Award-winning soul and R&B artist who embodies New Orleans’ proud music heritage, performs songs from My True Story, his doo-wop inspired album, as well as his many hits. SEPTEMBER 2013 GUEST ARTISTS JANE COMFORT & CO. BEAUTY TUE SEP 17 | 7pm Diverse, dramatic and inspirational dance-theater explores the notion of female beauty and its metamorphosis over the last 50 years with a cultural dialogue surrounding the quintessential icon of American beauty: Barbie. DEPT. OF THEATRE by Euripides SEP 27, 28 OCT 2-5 • 8pm | SEP 29 • 2pm Vengeance overpowers maternal love in one of the most shocking of all the Greek tragedies. “A study of power ... and of the behavior of human beings under pressure when power squeezes them tight.” (Margaret Atwood) Greg Mihalik ‘99, director. GUEST ARTISTS LEO MIND-BENDING PHYSICAL THEATRE SAT SEP 28 | 4pm The world is upside down! Anti-gravity absurdist illusion mixes with the clever interplay of live performance and video in this funny, surreal and touching work that tests perceptions of reality. Winner of Best of Edinburgh Fringe Festival. OCTOBER 2013 MUSIC DEPT. JEE HYUN LIM, SOPRANO WOMEN IN LOVE SUN OCT 6 | 3pm Recital includes music of Vivaldi, Schumann, Poulenc, Strauss, Sametz and Dvořák. MUSIC DEPT. LU PHILHARMONIC FRI, SAT OCT 18, 19 | 8pm Repertoire: Walton’s Viola Concerto with guest soloist Cynthia Phelps of the New York Philharmonic; Ravel’s Bolero; Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. Eugene Albulescu, conductor. GUEST ARTISTS MNOZIL BRASS HOJOTOHO SUN OCT 20 | 4pm This world-famous Viennese brass septet fuses virtuoso artistry with clever antics in an afternoon full of musical brilliance and Victor Borge-like humor. LOOK INSIDE! We’re your window to the world of premier performing arts. LU JAZZ REPERTORY ORCHESTRA & GUEST SAT OCT 5 | 8pm Past artists performing with the orchestra include Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Buddy DeFranco and Dave Liebman. Our next guest musician will be announced soon! Bill Warfield, director. MUSIC DEPT. LU CHORAL ARTS FOREVER THINE FRI, SAT OCT 25, 26 | 8pm Repertoire: Bach, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (God’s Time is the Best of Times); Sametz, Three Biblical Love Choruses; Duruflé, Requiem. Steven Sametz, director. MUSIC DEPT. VIEUX FARKE TOURÉ SUN OCT 13 | 7pm Called “The Hendrix of the Sahara,” Mali-born guitar virtuoso Touré counts collaborations with Dave Matthews, British jazz impresario John Scofied and Israeli superstar Idan Raichel among his many international music achievements. GUEST ARTISTS These are just some of the words to describe the GREAT selection of performances you can choose from at the finest performing arts center in the Lehigh Valley. A subscription to ZOELLNER ARTS CENTER still gives you the widest variety of world-class artists, and is now an even better value as renewing subscribers can SAVE 20% with greater REWARDS throughout the season than single ticket buyers. If you have any questions, we’re here to help. ENJOY ! DIVERSE • ECLECTIC • CLASSY • TOP-NOTCH • INNOVATIVE Deborah Sacarakis Artistic Director J. Andrew Cassano Administrative Director SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2
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SAT SEP 14 | 8pm
The iconic Grammy Award-winning soul and R&B artist who embodies New Orleans’ proud music heritage, performs songs from My True Story, his doo-wop inspired album, as well as his many hits.
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TUE SEP 17 | 7pm
Diverse, dramatic and inspirational dance-theater explores the notion of female beauty and its metamorphosis over the last 50 years with a cultural dialogue surrounding the quintessential icon of American beauty: Barbie.
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SEP 27, 28 OCT 2-5 • 8pm | SEP 29 • 2pm
Vengeance overpowers maternal love in one of the most shocking of all the Greek tragedies. “A study of power ... and of the behavior of human beings under pressure when power squeezes them tight.” (Margaret Atwood) Greg Mihalik ‘99, director.
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SAT SEP 28 | 4pm
The world is upside down! Anti-gravity absurdist illusion mixes with the clever interplay of live performance and video in this funny, surreal and touching work that tests perceptions of reality. Winner of Best of Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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WOMEN IN LOVESUN OCT 6 | 3pm
Recital includes music of Vivaldi, Schumann, Poulenc, Strauss, Sametz and Dvořák.
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FRI, SAT OCT 18, 19 | 8pm
Repertoire: Walton’s Viola Concerto with guest soloist Cynthia Phelps of the New York Philharmonic; Ravel’s Bolero; Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. Eugene Albulescu, conductor.
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SUN OCT 20 | 4pm
This world-famous Viennese brass septet fuses virtuoso artistry with clever antics in an afternoon full of musical brilliance and Victor Borge-like humor.
LOOK INSIDE!We’re your window to the world of premier performing arts.
LU JAZZ REPERTORY ORCHESTRA & GUEST SAT OCT 5 | 8pm
Past artists performing with the orchestra include Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Buddy DeFranco and Dave Liebman. Our next guest musician will be announced soon! Bill Warfield, director.
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LU CHORAL ARTS FOREVER THINEFRI, SAT OCT 25, 26 | 8pm
Repertoire: Bach, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (God’s Time is the Best of Times); Sametz, Three Biblical Love Choruses; Duruflé, Requiem. Steven Sametz, director.
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Called “The Hendrix of the Sahara,” Mali-born guitar virtuoso Touré counts collaborations with Dave Matthews, British jazz impresario John Scofied and Israeli superstar Idan Raichel among his many international music achievements. G
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These are just some of the words to describe the GREAT selection of performances you can choose from
at the finest performing arts center in the Lehigh Valley. A subscription to ZOELLNER ARTS CENTER stil l
gives you the widest variety of world-class artists, and is now an even better value as renewing subscribers
can SAVE 20% with greater REWARDS throughout the season than single ticket buyers. If you have
any questions, we’re here to help. ENJOY!
DIVERSE • ECLECTIC • CLASSY • TOP-NOTCH • INNOVATIVE
Deborah Sacarakis
Artistic Director
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SUN NOV 10 | 8pm
The Israeli superstar and his band blend the music of Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East in a spectacular show that enchants, uplifts and embraces its audiences. The New York Times calls him a “singer of the world.”
by Mart in McDonagh
NOV 15,16, 20-22 • 8pm | NOV 17 • 2pm
“Comedies don’t come any blacker...The laughs are the kind that trail into gulps and gasps…The Pillowman dazzles with a brightness now largely absent from Broadway.” (The New York Times) For mature audiences. Augustine Ripa, director. G
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STORIES BY HEARTSAT NOV 16 | 8pm
The Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor offers a touching and humorous reflection on storytelling as the tie that binds humanity.
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SUN NOV 24 | 3pm
The ensemble is joined by the Allentown Band for an afternoon of Sousa, Maslanka and other composers. David Diggs and Ron Demkee conduct each ensemble and the combined bands.
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SUN FEB 9 | 7pm
A smash-hit on Broadway, this magnificently ma-cabre musical comedy from the creators of Jersey Boys brings the darkly delirious world of Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Wednesday, Pugsley and, of course, Lurch, to spooky and spectacular life.
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FRI DEC 6 • 8pm | SAT DEC 7 • 3pm
This festive family-friendly, multimedia concert features Jenny McLeod’s Emperor and the Nightingale and Ottorino Respighi’s Pines of Rome. Eugene Albulescu, conductor.
DECEMBER 2013
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CHRISTMAS VESPERSSUN DEC 8 | 4 & 8pmPacker Memorial Church Free; No Tickets Req’d; Early arrival suggested
The group presents its annual Christmas gift to the community. Steven Sametz, director.
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FRI NOV 22 | On-stage Cabaret6pm DINNER & SHOW | 9pm SHOWGrammy-nominated jazz vocalist “Donatelli has a marvelous instrument, blessed with a honey and cognac sound, effortless range...” (Int’l Review of Music) Accompanied by Geoffrey Keezer, piano.
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CORRERIA & AGWASUN JAN 26 | 4pm
Inspired by an encounter with 11 young Brazilian dancers, choreographer Mourad Merzouki created heart-stopping athletic works that combine samba, hip-hop, bossa nova and capoeira dance.
AN AFTERNOON WITH THE PHILADELPHIA BRASSSUN JAN 19 | 3pm
One of Philadelphia’s cultural gems performs Salerni’s Many Happy Returns. Guest artists, faculty and students join the group for Baermusik, in memory of notable alumnus Hans Baer ’47 ‘97H.
JANUARY 2014
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SAT FEB 1 | 8pm
Past concerts have featured guest artists such as Don Braden, Wayne Shorter and tributes to Herbie Hancock. Bill Warfield, director.
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ORCHESTRAFRI FEB 7 | 8pm
Founded by members of the Vienna Symphony, this 35-piece orchestra performs Schubert’s Symphony No. 5, Mozart’s Concerto No. 10 for two pianos and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.
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FRI, SAT FEB 14, 15 | 8pm
This annual concert features orchestra members performing concerto movements. Also on the program, an excerpt from Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7. Eugene Albulescu, conductor.
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FEB 14,15, 19-22 • 8pm | FEB 16 • 2pm When the much beloved and much feared Sister Rose dies in this dark comedy, her former students return to East Harlem to pay their respects, but someone stole the body! Kashi Johnson, director.A Virginia M. & Bernard R. Hale ‘30 Production
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ORCHESTRA SAT FEB 22 | 8pm
New York’s finest jazz and studio musicians perform fresh and original music of the highest quality. Bill Warfield, director.
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DANCE COMPANY OF SIBERIASUN FEB 16 | 4pm
Colorful Siberian folklore is woven into fast-moving dances with beautiful figures, gliding dancers, remarkable jumps, pirouettes and choreography that celebrates Russia’s rich cultural heritage.
FEBRUARY 2014 (CONTINUED)
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MUSIC THROUGH THE SEASONS SUN FEB 23 | 3pm
The ensemble features Summer Music by Samuel Barber and other delights in this Sunday afternoon concert.
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SLEEPING BEAUTYFRI MAR 7 | 8pm
This captivating company of leading dancers from across Russia combines the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet troupes to dance the timeless story.
A COUPLE OF BLAGUARDSFRI MAR 14 | On-stage Cabaret6pm DINNER & SHOW | 9pm SHOW
Irishmen Malachy and Frank McCourt’s (Angela’s Ashes) brilliantly structured comedic theatre is hilarious stories and songs of immigration, triumph over hardship, and the love between family.
MARCH 2014
A STUDENT DEVISED PIECEAPR 4, 5, 9-12 • 8pm | APR 6 • 2pm
Through a unique collaborative approach, students will devise a theatre piece using improvisation and storytelling while exploring themes, characters and narratives that resonate with them.Greg Mihalik ‘99, director.
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THE AMERICAN CENTURY SUN APR 6 | 3pm
A concert highlighting American music for the cello featuring Elliott Carter’s landmark sonata for cello and piano.
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THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDSFRI, SAT MAR 21, 22 | 8pm
An evening of traditional sacred music by Bach, Brahms and Rheinberger interwoven with contemporary American music by Bernstein, Hogan and Ives. Sun Min Lee, director.
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SUN MAR 23 | 3pm
An all-Beethoven program featuring the Appassionata Sonata.
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SUN MAR 30 | 7pm
Athletic bodies and contemporary costumes meet explosive Taiko drumming and innovative choreography in Phoenix Rising that has critics raving about TAO’s extraordinary precision, energy and stamina.
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A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTSFRI, SAT APR 11, 12 | 8pm
Spend an enchanting A Thousand and One Nights with the orchestra as they perform Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. Eugene Albulescu, conductor.
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THE UGLY DUCKLING & THE TORTOISE AND THE HARESUN MAY 4 | 4pm
With dazzling visuals, poignant choreography and creative use of music ranging from classical to jazz to pop, these beloved tales come alive in a new and brilliant light. Fun and fantastic for all ages!
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BEETHOVEN MASTERPIECES FRI, SAT APR 25, 26 | 8pm
The spring concert features Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, Egmont Overture and Hallelujah Chorus from the oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives. Sun Min Lee, director.
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SAT APR 5 | 8pm
An unforgettable sound, delicious personality and Grammy Award-winning talent has kept legendary pianist Lewis in the forefront of jazz for over 50 years. He’s played with all the greats crossing over to the pop and R&B charts along the way.
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FUNK BAND & COMBOFRI NOV 15 | 8pm
The ensembles perform contemporary and traditional jazz. Bill Warfield, director.
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CLASSICAL WINDSSUN APR 27 | 3pm
Featured work is Upstream/About Two Miles by composer Paul Salerni. David Diggs, director.
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ORCHESTRA & GUEST SAT MAR 15 | 8pm
The group is sure to be joined by a special guest for energetic contemporary and traditional jazz. Bill Warfield, director.
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FUNK BAND & COMBOSAT MAR 29 | 8pm
The ensembles perform classic and contemporary jazz. Bill Warfield, director.
