University of Massachusetts Amherst FINE ARTS CENTER Center Series/Asian Arts & Culture Program March 5 through March 27 PLAYBILL Company Coca-Cola The of trademarks are Symbols Sustainability the and Bottle Contour the POSITIVELY, LIVE Coca-Cola, 2009 © BRAVO. we're in your fridge. and in your corner. proud to support the Fine Arts Center. Coca-Cola Bottling Co of Greenfield 180 Silvio O. Conte Drive Greenfield, MA 01301 (800) 525-3788 please visit www.coca-cola.com 2 We’ve Mastered the Fine Art of Health Care Whether your family is large or small and your medical needs are simple or complex, when your doctor is a member of Baystate Medical Practices, you’re connected to: • A region-wide network of family physicians, internists, pediatricians, and obstetrician/gynecologists • A vast array of physician specialists, from cardiologists and oncologists to pediatric surgeons and gastroenterologists • Hospital-based physician services, with a staff of doctors specially trained to care for hospital patients • All the resources of Baystate Health, with its academic 4.875 x 7.75 medical center, children’s hospital, and cancer center For a referral to a Baystate doctor, call 800-377-4325. baystatehealth.org/bmp 3 Symphony Springfield 093572_BMP_FineArt_UMASS.indd 1 8/13/09 3:02:23 PM Your Choice for the Arts Subscribe today 586.1925 4 Perfecting the art of financial planning and putting the spotlight on your future. HB Financial Group LLC 28 Amity Street, 1C | Amherst 413-256-0677 | www.hbfinancialgroup.com Securities and Advisory Services offered through Commonwealth Financial Network®, Member FINRA/SIPC, a Registered Investment Adviser. 5 Supporting The Community We Live In Helps Create a Better World For All Of Us Allen Davis, CFP® and The Davis Financial Group, LLC Are Proud Supporters of the Fine Arts Center! The work we do with our clients enables them to share their assets with their families, loved ones, and the causes they support. But we also help clients share their growing knowledge and information about their financial position in useful and appropriate ways in order to empower and motivate those around them. Sharing is not limited to sharing material things; it’s also about sharing one’s personal and family legacy. It’s about passing along what matters most — during life, and after. It’s about making an impact on your immediate and larger community. To discuss what matters most to you, contact us for a no-obligation conversation. 10 Bay Road Hadley, MA 413.584.3098 www.tdgfinancial.com Allen Davis is a Registered Representative of and offers securities, investment advisory and fee-based financial planning services through MML Investors Services, Inc. Member SIPC. 330 Whitney Avenue, Suite 600, Holyoke, MA 01040, Tel: 413-539-2000. CRN201109-125973 6 7 UMassAlumni.com Providing programs and services to enlighten, strengthen and develop students, faculty, staff and alumni Skill.Smarts.Hardwork. That’s how you built your wealth. And that’s how we’ll manage it. The United Wealth Management Group is an independent team of skilled professionals with a single mission: to help their clients fulfill their financial goals. They understand the issues you face – and they can provide tailored solutions to meet your needs. To arrange a confidential discussion, contact Steven Daury, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional, today at 413-585-5100. 140 Main Street, Suite 400 33 Westfield Street Northampton, MA 01060 West Springfield, MA 01089 413-585-5100 413-787-1260 unitedwealthmanagementgroup.com MSecurities and Investment Advisory Services offered through NFP Securities, Inc. a Broker / Dealer, Member FINRA / SIPC and a Federally Registered Investment Advisor. United Wealth Management Group is not a Registered Investment Advisor. NFP Securities, Inc. is not affiliated with United Wealth Management Group. NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NOT A DEPOSIT • NO BANK GUARANTEE • NO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY GUARANTEES 8 4.875" x 3.75" UMASS FAC Playbill In this Issue . 11 Gamelan Galak Tika & Ensemble Robot 16 Black Grace Dance Company 22 Paddy Moloney With The Chieftains 27 Zakir Hussain Presents Masters of Percussion 34 Fine Arts Center Board and Staff 35 Friends of the Fine Arts Center 36 Business, Friends, Foundations & Organizations 40 Patron Services Information 38 Evacuation Diagram 41 Symbols of Support 9 One barreell of wine can work more miracleses than a church full of saints. Italian proverb Impressive selection of wines from all over, single malt scotch, Cognac, grappa, newsletters, Saturday wine tastings, wine dinners, sharp prices. Not just another wine shop. 233 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst Tel: 549-0900, www.amherstwines.com Bring this to the shop for a free 6-bottlebottle wineine totote babagg with any purchase (1 per customer). 10 Friday, March 5, 2010, 8:00 PM Bowker Auditorium Asian Arts & Culture Program Presents GAMELAN GALAK TIKA & ENSEMBLE ROBOT TRADITIONAL BALINESE GAMELAN & MIT LAB ARTISTS PROGRAM Heavy Metal - by Christine Southworth Eddie Whalen, guitar Shaw-Pong Liu, violin Blake Newman, bass Matt Van Brink, keyboard Ensemble Robot’s Heliphon Agak-Agak - by Ramon Castillo Eddie Whalen, guitar Matt Van Brink, accordion Evan Ziporyn, EWI Blake Newman, bass Ensemble Robot’s Heliphon Tire Fire - by Evan Ziporyn Eddie Whalen, guitar S. Balaji Mani, guitar Matt Van Brink, keyboard Blake Newman, bass INTERMISSION Bali Tiba- by Evan Ziporyn Oleg Tambulilingan - by I Mario danced by I Made Bandem and Ni Lu Suasti Widjaja Additional Funding Provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council 11 ABOUT GAMELAN GALAK TIKA Gamelan Galak Tika is America’s most innovative Balinese Gamelan. Led by composer Evan Zipo- ryn, Galak Tika has performed groundbreaking music at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, BAM, two Bang on a Can Marathons, at colleges all over New England and New York, and throughout Bali, Indonesia. Galak Tika was formed in 1993 and is dedicated to commissioning and performing new works by Balinese and American composers, for gamelan and mixed ensembles of gamelan and Western instruments, as well as performing traditional Balinese music and dance. www.galaktika.org GAMELAN GALAK TIKA MUSICIANS Larisa Bergar Laurel Pardue Lina Bird Katie Puckett Jarad Brown Sachi Sato Mark Buckles Sam Schmetterer Ramon Castillo Christine Southworth Katheryn French Mark Stewart Elizabeth Johansen Julie Strand S. Balaji Mani Scott Vasquez Sean Mannion Po-Chun Wang Beth Mullins Jacques Weissgerber Jennifer Olejarczyk Evan Ziporyn Evan Ziporyn, artistic director Ramon Castillo & Sean Mannion, music directors Christine Southworth, general manager ENSEMBLE ROBOT Ensemble Robot is a collective of artists, musicians, engineers, and programmers working to- gether to make robotic musical instruments. Founded by Christine Southworth and Leila Hasan in 2003, the group has commissioned over a dozen new works for humans and robots, and per- formed throughout the northeast at venues and festivals including The International Festival of Arts & Ideas, EMPAC and Wired Magazine NextFest. www.ensemblerobot.org ENSEMBLE ROBOT Christine Southworth, artistic director Bill Tremblay, technology director Andy Cavatorta, Laurel Pardue, Erik Nugent, Deborah Egloff, Ted Moallem, Mike Shonle I MADÉ BANDEM, Dr. Bandem is widely regarded as the foremost living expert on traditional Balinese dance and drama; his groundbreaking book, “Balinese Dance in Transition,” was the first extensive study of the art form to be published in the west. Descended from a long line of arja (Balinese opera) performers in Singapadu Village, Dr. Bandem was a well-known “Baris” dancer in Bali by the age of 10. In 1980 he became the first Balinese artist to receive a PhD in ethnomusicology, from Wesleyan University, and then spent 16 years as director of ISI Arts Academy in Denpasar, dur- ing which he championed the resuscitation of many near-lost classical forms. His mastery of these traditional forms is not to be missed. EVAN ZIPORYN Composer/clarinetist Evan Ziporyn is a founding member of the Bang on a Can All-stars (Musical America’s 2005 Ensemble of the Year), with whom he has toured the globe since 1992. He redefined the clarinet with his 2001 solo CD, “This Is Not A Clarinet,” which made numerous Top Ten lists across America. He recorded the definitive version of Steve Reich’s solo clarinet New York Counterpoint for Nonesuch and, as a member of the Steve Reich Ensemble, the Grammy Award winning Music for 18 Musicians. His music provided the soundtrack for the PBS film “Tail-enders,” and his playing was featured in Tan Dun’s soundtrack for the film “Fallen.” He has also recorded with Paul Simon, Matthew Shipp, and Ethel. He is also Founder and Artistic Director of Boston’s Gamelan Galak Tika, a group dedicated to new music for Balinese gamelan, which he has studied for almost 30 years. 12 He received a Fulbright in 1987, and in 1990 began composing an ongoing series of groundbreaking cross-cultural works, combining gamelan with saxophones, guitars, electronics, Chinese and African instruments, and full orchestra. His fusion opera, “Shadow Bang,” a collaboration with master Balinese dalang Wayan Wija, was the centerpiece of the 2006 Amsterdam GrachtenFest; his works have also been featured at festivals in London, New York, and the Sydney OlympicsHis work as a composer and performer led to his receiving the 2007 USArtists Walker Award and the 2004 American Academy of Arts and Letters Goddard Lieberson Fellowship. His music has been commissioned and performed by the Kronos Quartet,Wu Man, the American Composers Orchestra, the American Repertory Theater, Maya Beiser, So Percussion, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, with whom he recorded his 2006 orchestral CD, “Frog’s Eye.” Recordings of his works have been released on Cantaloupe, Sony Classical, New Albion, New World, Koch, Innova, and CRI. He has collaborated with some of the worlds most creative and vital living musicians, including Brian Eno, Ornette Coleman, Thurston Moore, Meredith Monk, Iva Bittova, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Don Byron, Louis Andriessen, Cecil Taylor, Henry Threadgill, Wu Man, Wayan Wija, and Kyaw Kyaw Naing.