DANCE THEATRE North American Orchestras As the New York to Receive the Hollywood Bowl's Hall of Fame Award
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About the Artists Paul Crewes Rachel Fine SARAH CHANG (Violinist) Top Women in Newsweek Magazine’s “Women and New Trio, Mr. Elizalde has performed for leading Artistic Director Managing Director Recognized as one of the Leadership, 20 Powerful Women Take Charge” American politicians such as President Bill Clinton, foremost violinists of our time, issue. In March 2008, Ms. Chang was honored as a Condoleezza Rice, Henry Kissinger, and the late PRESENTS Sarah Chang has performed with Young Global Leader for 2008 by the World Senator Ted Kennedy. He was a featured performer the most esteemed orchestras, Economic Forum (WEF) for her professional for the soundtrack of the 2013 film Jimmy P, conductors, and accompanists in achievements, commitment to society and potential composed by Academy Award-winner, Howard an international career spanning in shaping the future of the world. In 2012, Sarah Shore. Mr. Elizalde is a passionately active educator, more than two decades. Since her debut with the Chang received the Harvard University Leadership having recently served as a Visiting Professor of LULA WASHINGTON New York Philharmonic at the age of eight, Ms. Award, and in 2005, Yale University dedicated a piano at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Chang has continued to impress audiences with her chair in Sprague Hall in her name. For the June Washington. Since 2011, he has been a member of technical virtuosity and refined emotional depth. 2004 Olympic games, she was given the honor of the faculty at the Manchester Music Festival in Highlights from Ms. Chang's recent and upcoming running with the Olympic Torch in New York, and Vermont since 2011 and has given masterclasses at seasons, have included performances with such that same month, became the youngest person ever the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Lawrence DANCE THEATRE North American orchestras as the New York to receive the Hollywood Bowl's Hall of Fame award. University, and the Music Institute of Chicago. He Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Also in 2004, Ms. Chang was awarded the has also appeared at various summer music LULA WASHINGTON DANCE THEATRE IS A FOUNDING MEMBER Philadelphia Orchestra, National Symphony Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chigiana Prize festivals including Yellow Barn, Taos, Caramoor, OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACKS IN DANCE Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Symphony, in Siena, Italy. Other previous distinctions include Bowdoin, Kneisel Hall, and the Music Academy of Montreal Symphony, Houston Symphony, Detroit the Avery Fisher Career Grant, Gramophone’s the West. Mr. Elizalde was a juror for the 2012 Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Vancouver “Young Artist of the Year” award, Germany’s “Echo” Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition held STAFF Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, San Diego Schallplattenpreis, “Newcomer of the Year” honors at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Symphony, and New Jersey Symphony. She has also at the International Classical Music Awards in Indiana. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, FOUNDER & CO-FOUNDER & ASSOCIATE performed at the Hollywood Bowl and at the London, and Korea’s “Nan Pa” award. In 2011, Ms. Mr. Elizalde received a Bachelor of Music degree ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Tanglewood, Ravinia, and Aspen Music Festivals, Chang was named an official Artistic Ambassador by with honors from the San Francisco Conservatory of Lula Washington Erwin Washington Tamica Washington-Miller among others. With a career that has blossomed the United States Department of State. Music, where he studied with Paul Hersh. He holds internationally, her European engagements have Master’s and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from taken her to Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, JULIO ELIZALDE (Pianist) the Juilliard School in New York City, where he TECHNICAL DIRECTOR & WARDROBE & REHEARSAL Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, and her Praised as a musician of studied with Jerome Lowenthal, Joseph Kalichstein, LIGHTING DESIGNER STAGE MANAGER ASSISTANT engagements in Asia have brought her to audiences "compelling artistry and and Robert McDonald. Facebook, Twitter, and Micheal David Ricks Terri James Michael Tomlin, III in China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, as well power" by the Seattle Times, Instagram: @JulioThePianist as Australia and New Zealand. As an accomplished the gifted American pianist recital and chamber musician, Ms. Chang regularly Julio Elizalde is a multi-faceted DANCERS travels the world, performing with such artists as artist who enjoys a versatile Pinchas Zukerman, Yefim Bronfman, Leif Ove career as soloist, chamber musician, artistic Joshua Joseph Alexander, Queala Clancy, Tehran Dixon, Jasmine Francisco, Andsnes, Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, Wolfgang administrator, educator, and curator. He has Christopher Frazier, Jack Virga-Hall, Krystal Hicks, Adama Ideozu, Saidiya Imari, Michael Tomlin, III Sawallisch, and members of the Berlin Philharmonic performed in many of the major music centers Orchestra. Ms. Chang’s most recent recording for EMI throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Classics - her 20th for the label - featured the Brahms Latin America to popular and critical acclaim. Since ASSOCIATE DANCERS APPRENTICE DANCERS and Bruch violin concertos with Kurt Masur and the 2014, he has served as the Artistic Director of the Joniece Boykins, Arlondria Sartain, Danny Guerraro, David Mitchell Dresdner Philharmonie, and was received to Olympic Music Festival near Seattle, Washington. Thomas Davis excellent critical and popular acclaim. Her recording Mr. Elizalde has appeared with many of the of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons attracted international leading artists of our time. He tours internationally PERCUSSIONIST commendation, with BBC Music Magazine stating: with world-renowned violinists Sarah Chang and Marcus L. Miller “She has never made a finer recording.” She has also Ray Chen and has performed alongside conductors recorded Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1 and Itzhak Perlman, Teddy Abrams, and Anne Manson. Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 live with the He has collaborated with artists such as violinist MEMBERS OF THE LWDT YOUTH DANCE ENSEMBLE & Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Sir Pamela Frank; composers Osvaldo Golijov and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP Simon Rattle; Fire and Ice, an album of popular Stephen Hough; baritone William Sharp; and Taylor Agbonkpolor, Juquari Baskin, Sania Benton, Malcolm Dunbar, Zenmarah Duruisseau, Siara Gabourel, shorter works for violin and orchestra with Plácido members of the Juilliard, Cleveland, Kronos, and Ishaun Jackson, Jolyn Lambey, Kayla Anais McPherson, David Mitchell, Giselle Perez, Solea Powe, Domingo conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker; Brentano string quartets. Mr. Elizalde is a founding Mayumi Lyn Rhone, Niya Rae Sheppard, Tyler Wilkins the Dvořák Violin Concerto with the London member of the New Trio, with violinist Andrew Symphony Orchestra and Sir Colin Davis; as well as Wan, co-concertmaster of L'Orchestre several chamber music and sonata discs with artists symphonique de Montréal and Patrick Jee, cellist Program A - African-American Male Voices - JANUARY 11, 7:30 pm including pianists Leif Ove Andsnes and Lars Vogt. of the New York Philharmonic. The New Trio was Along with Pete Sampras, Wynton Marsalis, and Tom the winner of both the Fischoff and Coleman Program B - Dances with a Meaning - JANUARY 12, 7:30 pm Brady, Ms. Chang has been a featured artist in National Chamber Music Competitions and is the Program C - Movement for the Soul - JANUARY 13, 7:30 pm Movado’s global advertising campaign “The Art of recipient of the Harvard Musical Association's Bram Goldsmith Theater Time.” In 2006, Ms. Chang was honored as one of 20 prestigious Arthur W. Foote Prize. As part of the Dance @ The Wallis is made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts P6 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Program A Program B Program C TEMPORARY SPACES (2017) THE LITTLE ROCK NINE & GLOBAL VILLAGE (2010) THE LITTLE ROCK NINE & “WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY” THE MESSAGE (2017) DANCERS: Jack Virga Hall, CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Anthony Burrell THE MOVEMENT (2004) CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Lula Washington THE MOVEMENT (2004) CHOREOGRAPHY & DIRECTION BY: Jasmine Francisco, Christopher Frazier MUSIC: Primacy of Numbers – Phillip Glass The Little Rock Nine is a tribute to the nine MUSIC: Fela Kuti The Little Rock Nine is a tribute to the nine Lula Washington and the Dancers African-American students who integrated African-American students who integrated (Alternate: Thomas Davis) and YoYo Ma COSTUME DESIGN: Lula Washington MUSIC BY: Kamasi Washington COSTUME DESIGN: Anthony Burrell & Central High School on September 25, Central High School on September 25, “ROSA PARKS” 1957. The Movement recalls the civil rights LIGHTING DESIGN: Micheal David Ricks 1957. The Movement recalls the civil rights COSTUME DESIGN: Lula Washington Evan Wilson DANCER: Saidiya Imari struggles of such notables as Rosa Parks and DANCERS: The Company struggles of such notables as Rosa Parks and (Alternate: Tehran Dixon) LIGHTING DESIGN: Micheal David Ricks LIGHTING DESIGN: Micheal David Ricks Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This work was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This work was DANCERS/SOLO CREATORS: DANCERS: Saidiya Imari, Krystal Hicks “DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.” commissioned by the University of Central commissioned by the University of Central Tehran Dixon, Christopher Frazier, Christopher Frazier, Michael Tomlin, III INTERMISSION DANCER: Michael