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Broad Top Area Country Music Jamboree $3-$6 Saturday, January 17, 2009 @ 6:00 PM: Robertsdale Saturday, February 21, 2009 @ 6:00 PM: Robertsdale Sunday, March 15, 2009 @ 6:00 PM: Robertsdale The Broad Top Area Country Music Jamboree returns to the Reality Theatre in Robertsdale. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children under age 12. For more information, call (814) 635-3807. Cinderella $20-$37 Thursday, January 15, 2009 @ 7:30 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium Cinderella dances onto the stage when the State Ballet Theatre of Russia performs a production of the fairy tale set to Prokofiev’s jubilant music. Choreographed by Vladimir Vasiliev, a former star of the Bolshoi Ballet, Cinderella animates the yarn about a girl forced to serve her wicked stepmother and stepsisters until a fairy rewards her kindness by giving her a chance to attend a ball, meet a prince, and live happily ever after. The company, established in 1961, first toured North America two seasons ago. Among its fifty-four dancers are distinguished Russian artists and winners of international ballet competitions. Tickets are $20 for University Park students, $24 for those ages 18 and under or $37 for adults. Charlotte’s Web $8-$18 Sunday, January 25, 2009 @ 2:00 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium Charlotte’s Web, the E. B. White novel loved by generations of children, comes to the stage in a tender adaptation by New York City’s TheatreworksUSA. The story centers on Charlotte, a wise and nurturing gray spider, and Wilbur, an anxious but lovable pig. When Wilbur frets about not wanting to wind up as pork chops, Charlotte, a fine writer and true friend, hits on a plan to fool Farmer Zuckerman. She’ll create a “miracle.” Spinning the words “Some Pig” in her web above the barn door, Charlotte weaves a solution that not only makes Wilbur a prize pig but also ensures his place on the farm for the rest of his natural life. Tickets are $8 for University Park students, $13 for those ages 18 and under or $18 for adults. Chanticleer $15-$39 Saturday, February 07, 2009 @ 7:30 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium Musical America named San Francisco’s Chanticleer, a twelve-member male chorus with voices ranging from countertenor to bass, 2008 Ensemble of the Year—the first time a vocal ensemble has been so recognized. Chanticleer commemorates the 300th anniversary of “My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free,” the first American song, with a program demonstrating the diversity of song in America in the context of song throughout the world. Highlights of the Wondrous Free program include: early American hymns; Mexican Baroque works; The Homecoming, a newly commissioned work by David Conte that uses text by John Stirling Walker in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.; Ave Maria-Scarborough Fair by Paul Chihara; American folk songs including “Shenandoah” and “Wondrous Love”; and American jazz and gospel works. Tickets are $15 for University Park students, $29 for those ages 18 and under or $39 for adults. Ying Quartet $15-$32 Friday, February 13, 2009 @ 7:30 PM: Schwab Auditorium The members of Ying Quartet have demonstrated their extraordinary ability to communicate—through music and words—in their 2003 and 2005 appearances at Penn State. The four siblings from Chicago—violinists Timothy and Janet, violist Phillip, and cellist David—possess exceptional energy, intelligence, and passion. The New York Times describes their performances as “riveting and uplifting.” The Yings, who began playing as an ensemble in 1992 and won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1993, are devoted to making chamber music—the classics and new works—relevant to everyday life. The quartet’s program includes Puccini’s Crisantemi, a single-movement elegy written in 1890 in response to the death of the Duke of Savoy; works by various Chinese-American composers; and Ravel’s lone string quartet, composed in 1903 and dedicated to his friend and teacher Gabriel Fauré. Tickets are $15 for University Park students, $25 for those ages 18 and under or $32 for adults. Magic Tree House: The Musical $15-$29 Sunday, February 15, 2009 @ 2:00 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium Based on the best-selling children’s book series by Mary Pope Osborne, Magic Tree House: The Musical transports one of Jack and Annie’s Merlin Missions to the stage in a full-scale theatrical event for the whole family. To restore joy and magic to King Arthur’s kingdom, the brother-and-sister team must travel to Camelot’s dreaded Otherworld and return with water from the mythical Cauldron of Memory and Imagination. If they fail, Camelot will be lost and forgotten, and the Magic Tree House will be destroyed. Tickets are $15 for University Park students, $19 for those ages 18 and under or $29 for adults. McCoy Tyner Quartet $15-$36 Thursday, February 19, 2009 @ 7:30 PM: Schwab Auditorium A National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, pianist McCoy Tyner has helped to shape modern jazz with his blues-based style. Tyner, whose sophisticated chords and explosively percussive left hand have created one of the most identifiable sounds in improvised music, was part of the seminal 1960s quartet fronted by saxophonist John Coltrane and backed by drummer Elvin Jones and bassist Jimmy Garrison. Tyner’s first recording with Coltrane, with whom he shared an unusually close friendship, was the classic album My Favorite Things. He also performed on the acclaimed Coltrane albums Live at the Village Vanguard and Impressions, plus the signature suite A Love Supreme. Tyner, who has performed variously as a bandleader, soloist, and sideman, has released almost eighty albums and won four Grammy Awards. Tickets are $15 for University Park students, $29 for those ages 18 and under or $36 for adults. Mariza $10-$29 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 @ 7:30 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium “Fado,” the poet wrote, “makes its way in the world through the transparency of its lyrics,” and these Mariza sings with all her heart. Born in Mozambique but raised from age 3 in Portugal, Mariza grew up hearing countless interpreters of fado. “I lived in a traditional Lisbon neighborhood and have always sung the fado,” she says. “I know what it is; I understand myself through it.” Today, millions of music lovers know about the seductive lyrical qualities of fado thanks to Mariza’s intoxicating recordings and charismatic concert appearances on four continents. Tickets are $10 for University Park students, $19 for those ages 18 and under or $29 for adults. Kodo $20-$37 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 @ 7:30 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium The Japanese drumming ensemble KODO has performed more than 3,100 times on five continents. The audience always enjoy this energetic percussion extravaganza. Tickets are $20 for University Park students, $24 for those ages 18 and under or $37 for adults. For more information, please view the website in this listing. Lunar Sea $15-$35 Thursday, March 26, 2009 @ 7:30 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium MOMIX, a company of dancer-illusionists directed by Moses Pendleton, creates beautiful and surrealistic worlds. Tickets are $15 for University Park students, $26 for those ages 18 and under or $35 for adults. For more information including a description of the show, please view the website in this listing. Ax-Perlman-Ma $45-$85 Monday, March 30, 2009 @ 7:30 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium Three of the most celebrated musicians of our time—pianist Emanuel Ax, violinist Itzhak Perlman, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma—make their world premiere as a trio in a once-in-a-lifetime concert at the Center for the Performing Arts. The trio is scheduled to perform only twice—at Eisenhower Auditorium and the following evening at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Tickets are $45 for University Park students, $75 for those age 18 and under or $85 for adults. Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour $20-$41 Wednesday, April 08, 2009 @ 7:30 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium Blue Note Records, a label synonymous with great jazz since 1939, celebrates its seventieth anniversary with some of today’s finest jazz musicians touring the world throughout 2009 performing music from the company’s incomparable catalog. Under the musical direction of Blue Note Records artist and pianist Bill Charlap, the group interprets classic tunes by Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, and many others. The touring artists are recording an album scheduled for release at the commencement of the anniversary tour in January 2009. Tickets are $20 for University Park students, $34 for those age 18 and under or $41 for adults. Ain't Misbehavin' starring Ruben Studdard $34-$55 Tuesday, April 14, 2009 @ 7:30 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium The thirtieth-anniversary tour of AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, the Fats Waller Broadway show that won the Tony Award for Best Musical, stars 2003 American Idol winner Ruben Studdard and Frenchie Davis, 2003 American Idol contestant and star of RENT on Broadway. The outrageously prodigious comic and musical soul of 1930s Harlem is showcased in this rollicking, swinging, finger-snapping revue that is still considered one of Broadway’s most well-crafted shows. Sometimes sassy, sometimes sultry—with moments of heartwarming beauty—AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ is simply unforgettable! For more information and for a complete list of ticket prices, please view the website in this listing. Henry V $10-$32 Tuesday, April 21, 2009 @ 7:30 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium Guthrie Theater of Minneapolis and The Acting Company of New York City—two of America’s great theatrical organizations—co-produce and perform Shakespeare’s epic Henry V. Young, restless, and ambitious, Henry V inherits a troubled crown and seeks to secure his position at home by invading France. The charismatic warrior king’s aggressive pursuit of the French crown earns him iconic status, uniting England and France and briefly banishing the civil strife that will long outlive him. Balancing the heroics of battle with the painful and complex reactions of men unsure of the justice of their cause, Henry V is a story of the power of courage and the price of glory. Tickets are $10 for University Park students, $26 for those age 18 and under or $32 for adults. The Met Opera '08-'09 -- Live in HD Series $15-$22 Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 1:00 PM: The State Theatre Saturday, January 24, 2009 @ 1:00 PM: The State Theatre Saturday, February 07, 2009 @ 1:00 PM: The State Theatre Saturday, March 07, 2009 @ 1:00 PM: The State Theatre Saturday, March 21, 2009 @ 1:00 PM: The State Theatre Saturday, May 09, 2009 @ 12:30 PM: The State Theatre The Met: Live in HD is expanding the appeal and reach of opera around the world and has been met with both critical and popular acclaim. Of the inaugural transmission in December 2006, the Los Angeles Times proclaimed, "The Met's experiment of merging film with live performance has created a new art form." Using robotic cameras and state-of-the-art technology, The Met: Live in HD captures the onstage action from striking angles and heightens attention to the narrative elements of both performance and production. Behind-the-scenes features, live interviews with cast and crew, insightful short documentaries, and bird's-eye views of the productions offer an unprecedented look at what goes into the staging of an opera. Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, $18 for students and $15 for children. Bill Cosby at Eisenhower Auditorium Section one $49.75, Section two $44.75 Friday, January 23, 2009 @ 7:00 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium Friday, January 23, 2009 @ 9:00 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium  One of America’s most popular entertainers performs his acclaimed stand-up comedy show. Bill Cosby is, by any standard, one of the most influential stars in the United States. Whether through concert appearances or recordings, television or films, commercials or education, Cosby has the ability to touch people's lives. His humor often centers on the basic cornerstones of our existence, seeking to provide an insight into our roles as parents, children, family members, women, and men. Without resorting to gimmickry or lowbrow humor, Cosby’s comedy has a point of reference and respect for the trappings and traditions of the great American humorists such as Mark Twain, Buster Keaton, and Jonathan Winters. Magic City Productions presents the show.Parking for each Cosby show is $4 per vehicle and will be collected at the entrance to the Eisenhower Parking Deck on the evening of the performance. Patrons with Penn State faculty, staff, or student parking permits will not be charged an additional fee to park. Chris Tomlin $29.50, $23.50 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 @ 7:00 PM: Bryce Jordan Center Christian singer/songwriter Chris Tomlin will return to Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center on Tuesday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m. as part of the “Hello Love Tour” with special guests Israel Houghton and New Breed. Tomlin will be supporting "Hello Love," his fifth studio album, and the follow-up to 2006's "See the Morning," a crossover hit that debuted at No. 1 on SoundScan's Current Contemporary Christian chart, while scoring a career-high debut at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 list. The album hit stores earlier this month. The new set, which was produced by Ed Cash (Steven Curtis Chapman, Amy Grant), features the single "Jesus Messiah," which scored the top position on iTunes' Christian and Gospel chart the first week it was released. Tomlin, who released his debut album, "The Noise We Make," in 2001, was named Male Vocalist of the Year at the Gospel Music Awards in 2006 and 2007, and Artist of the Year this year and last. Get the Led Out $27, $22 Students and Seniors Saturday, January 31, 2009 @ 8:00 PM: The State Theatre From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out has captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the big concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six accomplished musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin's studio recordings with all the bells and whistles. Utilizing the multi-instrumentalists at their disposal, Get The Led Out re-creates the songs in all their depth and glory with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed live. Dubbed by the media as "The American Led Zeppelin," Get The Led Out presents a two hour + set each night that spans the mythic career of the legendary British supergroup. With a strong focus on the early years, they also touch on the deeper cuts that were seldom, if ever heard in concert. The group is achieving strong box office scores in the Mid-Atlantic. Not uncommon are return-visits and sell-outs at a number of the region's most prominent venues and PACs including House of Blues (Atlantic City), Pennsylvania’s Sovereign Center and Keswick Theatre, and Oswego New York's "Harborfest" (two years in a row) as well as countless other theaters and national concert venues. G et The Led Out's approach to their performance of this hallowed catalog is not unlike a classical performance. "Led Zeppelin are sort of the classical composers of the rock era," says lead vocalist Paul Sinclair. "I believe 100 years from now they will be looked at as the Bach or Beethoven of our time. As cliché as it sounds, their music is timeless." A Get The Led Out concert sort of mimics the "light and shade" that is the embodiment of "The Mighty Zep." Whether it's the passion and fury with which they deliver the blues-soaked, groove-driven rock anthems, or the delicate nature of their intimate, sit-down acoustic set (complete with special guest female vocalist for "The Battle of Evermore"), it's their attention to detail and nuance that makes a Get The Led Out performance a truly awe-inspiring event! Beatlemania Now $32, $27, $22 Friday, February 06, 2009 @ 7:30 PM: The State Theatre America's #1 live on stage multi-media Beatle's experience as seen on Broadway and around the world. Hear it, see it, and believe it. Beatlemania Now is not just a Beatles Tribute Band - Beatlemania Now is the most entertaining, authentic, and elaborate, Beatles Tribute Show performing today! As many as seven authentic costume changes - no other show gives you this many! Four permanent well-rehearsed group members and accomplished musicians, actors, and Beatles Impersonators who bear uncanny resemblances to John, Paul, George and Ringo, not only from across the room but up close too, and possess vocal talents to sound like them as well! There are no tracks, tapes or background music of any kind are used during a Beatlemania Now performance. All songs are performed absolutely live - including the most complex of Beatles' songs such as "Strawberry Fields Forever," "I am the Walrus," “Penny Lane,” "All You Need is Love" and more! As many as 21 authentic guitars, as used by the Beatles, to reproduce their unique sound and look. Authentic - hard, if not impossible, to rent- backline equipment consisting of Vox amplifiers and Black Oyster Pearl Ludwig drum kit, as used by the Beatles. The band also has custom tailored costumes including exactly matching, "60's black sheen" suits with velvet collars, camel colored Shea Stadium jackets, Magical Mystery Tour white tuxedos with tails and intricately and accurately detailed, satin "Sgt. Pepper" band uniforms including coats, trousers and hats. Ladysmith Black Mambazo $32 Monday, February 09, 2009 @ 8:00 PM: The State Theatre Ladysmith Black Mambazo was founded by Joseph Shabalala in 1974. They've cut well over 30 albums since, but the group did not become well known outside of South Africa until Paul Simon asked them to perform on Graceland. Shabalala was born into a poor family that lived on a white man's farm near the town of Ladysmith. The group consists of seven bass voices, an alto, a tenor, and Shabalala singing lead. The combo immediately began releasing albums at a staggering rate, offering a massive catalog of vocal music. Even if you don't speak Zulu, when they hit a low rumbling note, you can literally feel the power of their voices in your body. They had an extremely prolific recording career, having released over 50 albums and collections, beginning with their debut, “Amabutho,” on Gallo Records in 1973. In 1988 Ladymith signed with Warner Bros. and issued a pair of albums, “Journey of Dreams” in 1988 and “Two Worlds One Heart” in 1990. A couple of best-of samplers appeared on “Shanachie” in 1992. The group switched back to Gallo for a series of 1990s releases and then moved to Wrasse for several albums, including 2000's “In Harmony”. “No Boundaries,” which featured the English Chamber Orchestra appeared on Headsup Records in 2005, followed by a second album from the label, Long Walk to Freedom, in 2006. In 2007, “Llembe:Honoring Shaka Zulu” was issued in South Africa with an American edition following in 2008. Ladysmith Black Mambazo represents the traditional culture of South Africa and is regarded as the country's cultural emissary at home and around the world. In 1993, at Nelson Mandela's request, Ladysmith Black Mambazo accompanied the future President to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Mambazo sang again at President Mandela's inauguration in May of 1994. They are a national treasure of the new South Africa in part because they embody the traditions suppressed in the old South Africa. Valentine's Concert Free Sunday, February 08, 2009 @ 3:00 PM: State College Area High School The 80-piece State College Area Municipal Band will perform for their popular Valentine's concert. All are welcome to this FREE event but donations are gladly accepted. For more info call the CRPR at (814) 231-3071. Bicentennial - Mendelssohn & Lincoln Tuesday, February 17, 2009 @ 7:30 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium Bicentennial celebration of the births of composer Felix Mendelssohn and President Abraham Lincoln. Featuring Max Zorin, violin For more information, call (814) 231-8224 Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra Haydn/Mozart Concert $24-29 Sunday, January 25, 2009 @ 4:00 PM: State College The Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra will present a symphony by Haydn and a concerto and a symphony by Mozart January 25 at 4:00 p.m. in the Penn State School of Music's Esber Recital Hall. Tickets range in price from $24-29. Call (814) 234-8313 for more information or for tickets. Let the Circle be Wide $23 Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 8:00 PM: The State Theatre Tommy Sands, County Down's singer, songwriter and social activist, has achieved something akin to legendary status in his own lifetime. From the pioneering tours with the highly influential Sands Family, playing Carnegie Hall to Moscow's Olympic Stadium, he has become one of Ireland's most powerful songwriters and enchanting performers. He enjoys celebrity status in many parts of the world, tempered by artistic integrity and the sorrow of personal tragedy in his war torn homeland. Walking the road between two cultures, he dreams of an Ireland without conflict. Indeed, his songs speak to all that Ireland is, from its troubled past to its indomitable spirit and a vision of "a land of dreaming". And his work around the globe speaks to our common heritage, using music to bridge cultural differences. In this way he shares a vision with songwriters instigating social change such as Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, and close friend Pete Seeger. With a new album and more concert dates than ever, Tommy now tours with two startlingly capable young musicians – son Fionan and daughter Moya. With Tommy on vocals/guitar, Moya on fiddle/vocals/bodhran/whistle, and Fionan on mandolin/banjo, the sound is livelier than ever. Their performances include concerts and educational programs at performing arts centers, folk clubs, and schools. The music moves from traditional Irish to contemporary folk, and Tommy's lyrics evoke images of Ireland and make edgier commentaries on social consciousness. The Artie Shaw Orchestra featuring Dick Johnson $25 Sunday, March 29, 2009 @ 7:00 PM: The State Theatre On the eve of America's entry into World War II, Time magazine reported that to the German masses the United States meant "sky-scrapers, Clark Gable, and Artie Shaw." Over seventy years later, his Big Band still remains one of the most swingingest outfits around. The Artie Shaw Orchestra, under the direction of Dick Johnson, hews to the Shaw legacy, and continues with the time-tested formula that has always pleased a full spectrum of audiences for over 60 years; fr om the "Begin the Beguine" fans of yesteryear to the new jazz fans who want to imbibe in an exciting and heady evening of Swing. Artie Shaw Artie Shaw was born in New York City on May 23,1910 and is now the only survivor of the top echelon of bandleader/soloists from the great swing era of 1935-45. He made his first public appearance as a leader in 1936, in a Swing Concert (history's first) held at Broadway's Imperial Theatre. Shaw could scarcely have known that within a short time he would make a hit record of a song called Begin the Beguine, which he now jokingly refers to as "a nice little tune from one of Cole Porter's very few flop shows." Shortly before that he had hired Billie Holiday as his band vocalist (the first white bandleader to employ a black female singer as a full-time member of his band). The break-through hit record catapulted him into the ranks of top bandleaders and he was immediately dubbed the new "King of Swing". Today, Shaw's recording of Begin the Beguine sells thousands and has become one of the best-selling records in history. In 1954 Artie Shaw made his last public appearance as an instrumentalist when he put together a new Gramercy 5 made up of such superb modern musicians as pianist Hank Jones, guitarist Tal Farlow, bassist Tommy Potter, et al. He gave his blessing in the 1980s to an "Artie Shaw Orchestra" led by Dick Johnson. Artie Shaw Orchestra under the direction of Dick Johnson The great Artie Shaw once wrote a book entitled The Trouble With Cinderella. It was an autobiography of a complex musical genius. When Dick Johnson got the call from Artie to front his orchestra in 1983, Dick was quick to realize this was his (Dick's) own "Cinderella" story. Dick idolized Artie Shaw, the clarinet titan, and the first big band recording Dick purchased in 1941 was Artie's Concerto for Clarinet, which Dick now performs nightly. Artie Shaw heard a recording of Dick's in 1980, and wrote a note to Dick's personal manager as follows, "Dick's Clarinet playing, as of this time, is the best I've heard, bar nobody, and you can quote me on that anywhere, anytime!" |
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