The Lakeside Singers

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Sara Evans

Celtic Woman Welcome to North Central College’s 2012-2013 Fine and Performing Arts Season.

elcome to another great year in the arts join us at Eric Hutchinson, Five for Fighting or Marc Wat North Central College. We want to Cohn. The Wentz Concert Hall stage will be graced start by thanking everyone who helped make this with one of the finest performers in the business a successful program. With 14 performances today, Bernadette Peters. After seeing her perform completely sold out last season, we hope to build in Pfeiffer Hall, I cannot wait to hear her sing in the on the success. Thank you for supporting the arts in intimate perfection of Wentz Concert Hall. Naperville at North Central College. If you’ve not The company founded by the man who is the reason yet experienced a performance at the greatest arts I have a career in the arts, Giordano Dance Chicago, facilities in the area, you’re in for a treat! We recently will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a presentation presented American rock band, Switchfoot. One of in April. Ballroom dance fans shouldn’t miss this the band members, Chad Butler, summed up the performance! The company will teach a master experience all visiting artists have here. “We had a class in ballroom dance immediately following the great experience here at North Central College. The show, so get ready to literally dance with the stars. venue, the crew, the hospitality ... It was all wonderful North Central College will host a performance by ... But, the best part of today was definitely the people the incomparable country superstar Sara Evans, a here. We really enjoyed ourselves. Thank you for rollicking Christmas with the Oak Ridge Boys, and having us.” I look forward to another great season! even the Russian National Orchestra and Vienna After Celtic Woman Christmas, one patron told me Boys Choir for our classical music fans. With this I needed to retire. He could not see how we could lineup, why would you go anywhere else? possibly top what we had done with that concert. The entire 2012-2013 season will be spectacular! Instead of retiring, I decided to bring Celtic Woman Take a look through the pages of this season’s “A Christmas Celebration–The Symphony Tour” back brochure and contact the North Central College for a second season. And since that show sold out Box Office to buy your tickets today. Be part of so quickly, we have added a second performance something great. And thank you for supporting this year. If you were among the lucky ones who the arts at North Central College. saw that magnificent performance, here is your chance to come back—and bring your friends.

We are always looking to bring you the best variety Brian Lynch of artists, so we offer something for everyone. If Fine Arts Director you are a fan of a more contemporary sound, then North Central College

Hear what others have to say about Wentz Concert Hall “What a beautiful, beautiful room. It sounds amazing. I love this hall.”

Yo-Yo Ma, cellist, onstage, Oct. 1, 2011 “We’re trying to get out to the suburbs more, and that level of beauty at Wentz, of the venue and of the sound, doesn’t exist elsewhere in Chicago.”

Tim Munro, flutist, eighth blackbird, Chicago Magazine, Dec. 14, 2011

Cover photo credit: Branford Marsalis photo by Eric Ryan Anderson 630-637-SHOW (7469) | 2 The 2012-2013 North Central College | Fine and Performing Arts Season is shaping up to be exciting for everyone!

Thanks to our many contributors, world-renowned artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Wynton Marsalis, Celtic Woman and many more have performed in our venues. But the cost of performance tickets only covers half our expenses to bring these great artists to the College’s stages. The generous support from the Friends of the Arts ensures the northcentralcollege.edu/show College can continue to bring world-class performers to our world-class venues. Join Friends of the Arts today and receive exclusive benefits.

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Giordano Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Dance Chicago

Dionne Warwick

Marc Cohn Vienna Boys Choir

Bernadette Peters NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE

June 2012 Event Price Page # June 29, 30 Summer Musical, “The Wizard of Oz” $15, $10 5 July 2012 Event Price Page # July 1, 6, 7, 8 Summer Musical, “The Wizard of Oz” $15, $10 5 July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Summer Musical, “Princess Ida” $15, $10 5 July 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 Hot Jazz–6 Cool Nites $20, $15 5 July 27, 28, 29 Summer Musical, “South Pacific” $15, $10 5 AUGUST 2012 Event Price Page # August 3, 4, 5 Summer Musical, “South Pacific” $15, $10 5 August 23, 24, 25, 26 Organic Theater: “Rhinoceros” $30, $20 5 September 2012 Event Price Page # September 21 An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty $20, $15 6 September 23 Eric Hutchinson $50, $40 6 September 27 Five For Fighting $65, $55, $50 6 September 27, 28, 29 “Sin” $5, $3 6 September 29 Chicago Sinfonietta: “Performance. Art.” $50, $40, $10 6 O ctober 2012 Event Price Page # October 3 Choral Invitational Festival $5, $3 7 October 6, 7 Dionne Warwick $65, $55, $50 7 October 11, 12, 13, 14 “The Flu Season” $10, $8 7 October 13 DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “Great Expectations” $30, $26, $16, $12 7

October 21 Ailey® II $25, $15, $10 7 October 25 Bernadette Peters $125, $100 8 October 26 Homecoming Kickoff Concert Free 8 October 27, 28 Sara Evans $70, $60, $55 8 November 2012 Event Price Page # November 2 An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty $20, $15 8 November 2 Chicago Sinfonietta: “Día de los Muertos” $50, $40, $10 8 November 4 Chicago Chamber Musicians $30, $25 8 November 8, 9, 10, 11 “Kiss Me Kate” $15, $10 9 November 10 Theatreworks USA: “The Velveteen Rabbit” $10, $5 9 November 13 Instrumental Invitational Festival $5, $3 9 November 14 “The Fall Great Evening of Jazz” $5, $3 9 November 17 Mary Wilson stars in “Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project” $50, $45 9 November 18 DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “British Masters” $30, $26, $16, $12 9 December 2012 Event Price Page # December 2 Theatreworks USA: “A Christmas Carol” $10, $5 9 December 8, 9 Celtic Woman “A Christmas Celebration - The Symphony Tour” $95, $85, $80 10 December 13, 14, 15, 16 Organic Theater: “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” $30, $20 10 December 16 DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “A Ralph Covert Holiday” $10, $8 10 December 21 The Oak Ridge Boys “Christmas Time’s a Comin’” $60, $50, $45 10 northcentralcollege.edu/show | 3 | 630-637-SHOW (7469) Artists, times and locations are subject to change North Central College performance 630-637-SHOW (7469) | 4

January 2013 Event Price Page # | January 4 An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty $20, $15 11 January 12 Marc Cohn $40, $30 11 January 17, 18, 19 “Float” $5, $3 11 January 20 Chicago Sinfonietta: “Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” $50, $40, $10 11 January 27 Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael “All in the Musical Family” $35, $30 11 February 2013 Event Price Page # February 1 Parsons Dance $25, $15, $10 12 February 7, 8, 9, 10 TBA–Faculty Directed Production $10, $8 12 February 8 An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty $20, $15 12 February 9 DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “Shakespeare in Music” $30, $26, $16, $12 12

February 16 Chicago Jazz “A Tribute to Ray Charles” $35, $30 12 northcentralcollege.edu/show February 17 David Burnham “Mostly Broadway” $35, $30 13 February 20 Winter Choral Concert $5, $3 13 February 24 Russian National Orchestra $75, $65 13 February 28 “Xanadu” $15, $10 13 March 2013 Event Price Page # March 1, 2, 3 “Xanadu” $15, $10 13 March 1 “An Evening with Branford Marsalis” $60, $50 13 March 8 An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty $20, $15 14 March 9 Chords for Kids Free 14 March 9 “One Night of Queen” $45, $35, $30 14 March 16 Theatreworks USA: “Junie B. Jones” $10, $5 14 March 16 DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “Legends and Literature” $30, $26, $16, $12 14 March 17 Vienna Boys Choir $60, $50 18 March 21, 22, 23, 24 Organic Theater: “The Emigrants” $30, $20 18 March 24 Spider Saloff “Cole Porter, Swell Party!” $35, $30 18 April 2013 Event Price Page # April 5 An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty $20, $15 18 April 10, 12 Explore the Sound V $7, $3 18 April 13 Giordano Dance Chicago $25, $15, $10 18 April 14 Glory Crampton “Out of My Dreams” $35, $30 19 April 18 Concert Winds Return From Tour Concert $5, $3 19 Theatreworks USA: “Alexander and the Terrible, April 20 $10, $5 19 Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” April 20 Chicago Sinfonietta: “Arab Spring” $50, $40, $10 19 April 25, 26, 27, 28 “The Taming of the Shrew” $10, $8 19 April 27 CALJE $30, $25 19 April 30 Chamber Singers Metamorphosis Concert $5, $3 20 May 2013 Event Price Page # May 3 Chicago Chamber Musicians $30, $25 20 May 9, 10, 11, 12 “Way to Heaven” $10, $8 20 May 11 DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “. . . de la Mancha” $30, $26, $16, $12 20 May 16 Cardinal Chorus Spring Concert $5, $3 20 May 17 An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty $20, $15 20 “How Big Can You Get? 100 Years of Cab Calloway May 18 $50, $40, $35 21 featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy” May 19 Danny Gurwin “Sail Me Away” $35, $30 21 May 22 “The Spring Great Evening of Jazz” $5, $3 21 May 23 Women’s Chorale “Finale!” Concert $5, $3 21 May 23, 24, 25 “A Story of Us” $5, $3 21 May 30 Concert Winds Final Spring Concert $5, $3 21 May 31 Concert Choir Graduation Concert $5, $3 21 June 2013 Event Price Page # June 8 Chicago Sinfonietta: “CityScapes” $50, $40, $10 21 JUne-AUGUST 2012

Buy one of our series “South Pacific” packages and save up to July 27, 28, August 3, 4, 7:30 p.m. 15% July 29, August 5, 2 p.m. Pfeiffer Hall Adults $15, Students and Seniors $10

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Wizard of Oz” book “Tales of the South Pacific” by June 29, 30, July 6, 7, 7:30 p.m. James A. Michener, “South Pacific” July 1, 8, 2 p.m. is set on a south sea island during Pfeiffer Hall WWII. The story revolves around two couples who fall in love in a Adults $15, Students and Seniors $10 tropical paradise but must combat “The Wizard of Oz” is set to land their own personal prejudices amid on the Pfeiffer stage this summer. a horrible war. “South Pacific” Based on the 1939 movie, this contains some of Rodgers and production is one of the most loved Hammerstein’s most beautiful songs, including “Some stories of all time. Come follow Enchanted Evening,” “Younger Than Springtime,” the the Yellow Brick Road as Dorothy, haunting “Bali Ha’i” and the rousing “There Is Nothing the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Like a Dame.” Winner of 10 Tony Awards for the Broadway Cowardly Lion and Toto do battle production, “South Pacific” is perfect entertainment for with the Wicked Witch of the the entire family. West! Enjoy hearing the classic songs, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow,” “Munchkinland,” Ohrganic T eater Company “Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead” and “If I Only Had A Brain.” This show will have all the spectacle of the movie “Rhinoceros” while featuring your friends and neighbors. August 23, 24, 25, 7:30 p.m. August 25, 26 at 2 p.m. “Princess Ida” Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 7:30 p.m. Adults $30, Students and Seniors $20 July 15, 2 p.m. Organic Theater Company presents Eugene Ionesco’s famed Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall “Rhinoceros.” As citizenry fails to make heads (horns) or Adults $15, Students and Seniors $10 tails out of an increasingly chaotic situation, the hero begins to realize that When proud Princess Ida renounces the world of men everybody around and opens an exclusive women’s college, her crushed him is gradually fiancé and his friends must disguise themselves as changing into maidens to sneak into the school, setting off a literal pachyderms. battle of the sexes! This Gilbert and Sullivan play is Considered by many directed by Matt Boresi and Jeordano Martinez. to be Ionesco’s finest play, “Rhinoceros” tracks one man’s Hot Jazz–6 Cool Nites lonely efforts to July 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 7:30 p.m. hang onto his Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15 humanity, while July 27, 7 p.m. everyone around him Adults $10, Students and Seniors $5 abandons theirs. Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall Featured vocalists include Janice Borla, Jay Clayton and Suzanne Pittson. The series concludes on July 27 with a concert featuring student performers from Borla’s annual Vocal Jazz Camp. Check our website for CardinalTix For several performances during the year, special half-price new performances added tickets will be available starting at noon on the day of the show or on Friday at throughout the season. noon for any weekend shows. We cannot guarantee that CardinalTix seats will be available for all performances. If there are performances that you KNOW you want to see, order your tickets in advance to be sure you get the best seats. You can still save on the cost of admission by building your own Á La Carte season package or purchase one of our predetermined packages for the greatest savings. northcentralcollege.edu/show | 5 | 630-637-SHOW (7469) *Price levels and seating charts page 29 North Central College performance 630-637-SHOW (7469) | 6 2012 september |

Five For Fighting Thursday, September 27, 8 p.m. Pfeiffer Hall Price Levels* $65, $55, $50 Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik has spent the past decade writing deeply personal songs that include social messages, invoke the human spirit and make an emotional connection. With the past four albums by Five For Fighting, the name under which he records and performs, Ondrasik has seen multitudes of successes. Five For Fighting’s breakthrough came in 2001 with northcentralcollege.edu/show the Grammy-nominated song “Superman,” and he proceeded to become a part of the American songbook with the hit “100 Years.” His latest album “Slice” takes stories of friends, family and even American servicemen, and sets them to music filled with the spirit of the great songs of his youth. It’s a diary in which Ondrasik speaks his mind about current issues, experiences and sentiments, while setting those thoughts to music.

JAZZ Series “Sin” An Evening with September 27, 28, 29, 7:30 p.m. Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall North Central Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 “Sin,” written by Wendy MacLeod and directed by North College Jazz Faculty Central College senior Rebekah Thurston, is a sharp, Friday, September 21, 8 p.m. witty, modern-day morality play. What’s the biggest sin Madden Theatre of all? For helicopter traffic reporter A“ very Bly on High,” Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15 flying above the fray is not as simple as it seems. This performance is part of North Central College’s Student North Central College will present the extraordinary Director Series. talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty. Contemporary Series Chicago Sinfonietta Eric Hutchinson Performance. Art. Sunday, September 23, 6 p.m. Saturday, September 29, 8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $50, $40, Price Levels* $50, $40 Children and Students $10 As Eric Hutchinson journeyed toward the making The exciting season opener of the Chicago Sinfonietta of his new album “Moving Up Living Down,” the with Maestro Mei-Ann Chen features works by Brahms, delightfully witty and supremely wise follow-up Dorman and Stravinsky, an unusual take on Bach and to his hit debut “Sounds Like This,” he developed a collaboration with the Brooklyn-based, high-energy a very simple rule regarding new songs: he wanted chamber ensemble PROJECT Trio. A surprising visual people to sing and dance along with them. As the element ties the entire concert together. D.C.-raised singer, pianist and guitarist traveled worldwide over the course of several years, word of mouth about his irresistible songs and engaging presence brought out consistently growing concert crowds. His certified Gold tune “Rock & Roll” turned into an international hit, and the exuberant folk-pop bounce of his latest single, “Watching You Watch Him,” debuted on the season premiere of “Grey’s Anatomy.” October-November 2012

Performing Arts Series Dionne Warwick Saturday, October 6, 8 p.m. Sunday, October 7, 6 p.m. Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $65, $55, $50 Scintillating, soothing and sensual best describe the familiar and legendary voice of five-time Grammy Award-winning music legend Dionne Warwick, who has become a cornerstone of American pop music and culture. Warwick’s career, which celebrates 50 years, has established her as an international music icon and concert act. She has sold more than 100 million records and earned some 60 charted hit songs, including “Walk on By,” “A House Is Not a Home,” “Say a Little Prayer” and the theme from “Valley of the Dolls.” Warwick hosted the hit television music show “Solid Gold” in the 1980s and is an established author and philanthropist.

Choral Invitational Ailey® II Sunday, October 21, 6 p.m. Festival Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $25, $15, $10 Wednesday, October 3, 7:30 p.m. There’s a new spirit at the globally acclaimed dance Wentz Concert Hall company, Ailey II, as Troy Powell steps into his new role Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 as artistic director during the 2012-2013 season. The The annual Choral Invitational Festival brings together veteran Ailey dancer outstanding high school choral ensembles with North and choreographer has Central choirs for an evening of shared music. Jeordano been Ailey II’s associate Martinez, Ramona Wis, and guest conductors. artistic director since 2003. Now he’s bringing a fresh dimension to “The Flu Season” this beloved company of October 11, 12, 13, 7:30 p.m. emerging dancers and October 14, 2 p.m. choreographers. “I aim to Madden Theatre keep Alvin Ailey’s legacy alive, while keeping things Adults $10, Students and Seniors $8 young and fresh as well Photo by Eduardo Patino, NYC In Will Eno’s “The Flu Season,” a man and a woman fall in with this new generation and out of love with one another, a play gets written and of artists,” says Powell. The Los Angeles Times says “the rewritten, and the meaning of life is examined. “The Flu dancers proved indefatigable, virtuosic and relentlessly Season” is a woozy love story about the pain and joy of life, sexy,” while the New York Times says audiences should love and play-making, directed by guest artist Keira Fromm “expect energy – and talent.” (casting associate, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre).

DuPage Symphony Orchestra “Great Expectations” Saturday, October 13, 8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall Adults $30, Seniors $26, Front Two Rows $16, Students $12 Single tickets for this performance on sale Sept. 11 After selling out its 2011-2012 season, the acclaimed DuPage Symphony Orchestra brings “Great Expectations”—a new season featuring five concerts of musical masterworks inspired by the great monuments of literature. Following a festive opener by Rimsky-Korsakov, Naperville native Peter Kolkay, the only bassoon player ever to win the prestigious Concert Artists Guild International Competition, returns as soloist with the DSO in John Williams’ “The Five Sacred Trees,” an evocative essay based on Celtic mythology. Tchaikovsky’s “Manfred Symphony,” a complex and engaging musical embodiment of Lord Byron’s

northcentralcollege.edu/show Photo by Jim Luning tormented hero, makes up the second half of this dramatic opening program. | 7 | 630-637-SHOW (7469) *Price levels and seating charts page 29 North Central College performance Bernadette Peters

Photo by Andrew Eccles Sara Evans Bernadette Peters Thursday, October 25, 8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall JAZZ Series Price Levels* $125, $100 Throughout her illustrious career, Bernadette Peters has An Evening with dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage and television, in concert and on recordings. One of North Central Broadway’s most critically acclaimed performers, Peters has won numerous accolades, including three Tony Awards, College Jazz Faculty a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards and a star on the Friday, November 2, 8 p.m. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Most recently she appeared on Madden Theatre Broadway in Stephen Sondheim’s “Follies” and “A Little Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15 Night Music.” This season, Peters received the Isabelle North Central College will present the extraordinary Stevenson Award, which acknowledges an individual from the talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty. theatre community who has made a substantial contribution of volunteerism to one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations. While Peters is best known for Chicago Sinfonietta her work in the theatre, her career also boasts an impressive list of television credits, most recently, guest starring roles Día de los Muertos in the hit series “Smash” and “Ugly Betty.” Friday, November 2, 8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $50, $40, Homecoming Children and Students $10 The Chicago Sinfonietta’s annual Day of the Dead Kickoff Concert celebration makes its Naperville debut. Uruguayan Friday, October 26, 7:30 p.m. conductor Gisele Ben-Dor leads a selection of Latin Wentz Concert Hall, Free (ticket required) American and European works dealing with the questions Kick off the Homecoming weekend with the annual music of life, beauty and mortality. Special guest appearance department concert featuring Concert Winds, Women’s by Bandoneón master Raul Jaurena. This performance is Chorale, Concert Choir, Cardinal Chorus, Jazz Combo I co-presented by United Neighborhood Organization (UNO). and Chamber Singers. Lawrence Van Oyen, Ramona Wis, Classical Series Jeordano Martinez, Jack Mouse and Jacqueline Schutt are conductors with Barbara Shiffler Vanderwall,D avid Schmitz and Jon Warfel as accompanists. Chicago Chamber

Performing Arts Series Musicians Contemporary Series Sunday, November 4, 3 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Adults $30, Seniors $25 Sara Evans Founded in 1986, The Chicago Chamber Musicians (CCM) Saturday, October 27, 8 p.m. is a society of musicians and music devotees committed Sunday, October 28, 6 p.m. to building an internationally recognized chamber music Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $70, $60, $55 institution in Chicago. Since its inception, CCM has launched a critically and popularly acclaimed subscription Multi-platinum RCA recording artist Sara Evans enjoys series, an award-winning annual series of contemporary a prolific career with more than 5 million records sold, chamber music, a touring program and a remarkable set five chart-topping country singles, anA cademy of of community service programs. Join CCM on a journey Country Music Award and a Country Music Association to Argentina for an evening of passionate music, including Award. Evans is continually a country favorite with Ástor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires and hits such as “Suds In The Bucket,” “A Real Fine Place authentic tango works with bandoneón. To Start” and the self-penned “Born to Fly.” In 2011, Evans’ highly anticipated sixth studio album “Stronger” debuted at No. 1 for two weeks and featured the smash single “A Little Bit Stronger.” She recently completed a nationwide tour with Rascal Flatts and will release her northcentralcollege.edu/show next single “Anywhere” in 2012. | 630-637-SHOW (7469) | 8 November-December 2012

“Kiss Me Kate” JAZZ Series November 8, 9, 10, 7:30 p.m. Mary Wilson stars in November 10, 11, 2 p.m. Pfeiffer Hall “Stormy Weather: Adults $15, Students and Seniors $10 North Central College departments of theatre and music The Lena Horne Project” present “Kiss Me Kate.” Cole Porter’s Tony Award-winning Biographer, Narrator & Host: James Gavin darling of the Golden Age of American musical theatre is a classic musical-within-a-musical that has charmed Saturday, November 17, 8 p.m. audiences for more than six decades. With vivid characters Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $50, $45 and legendary numbers like “Another Op’nin, Another “Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project” is a “living, Show,” “Kiss Me Kate” is perfect family fun. Directed and breathing, biography” that combines story, song and choreographed by Brian Lynch with musical direction images from James Gavin’s wealth of material to give us by Jeordano Martinez. a defining portrait of singer and civil rights activist Lena Horne. From her Cotton Club glory days family Series and the back lots of Hollywood studios to the glitzy but bigoted resorts of Theatreworks USA Las Vegas, this behind-the-scenes look at an American icon is as much a story “The Velveteen of American dream limitations as it is a masterful, ground-breaking biography. Mary Rabbit” Wilson, founding member of the Supremes, Saturday, November 10, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. stars in this multimedia concert. Wentz Concert Hall Adults $10, Children $5 (under 12) For an additional $4 per ticket, you may add an ice cream DuPage Symphony reception to your ticket. The reception will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the day of the performance. Orchestra Based on the immortal book by “British Masters” Margery Williams, the classic tale Sunday, November 18, 3 p.m. of a toy bunny that longs to become real comes to life for a whole new Wentz Concert Hall, Adults $30, Seniors $26, generation in Theatreworks USA’s Front Two Rows $16, Students $12 wonder-filled, interactive production. Single tickets for this performance on sale Sept. 11 Just as the velveteen rabbit becomes British composers are showcased in the DuPage Symphony real, the audience’s imagination Orchestra’s second concert in the “Great Expectations” series, converts three actors and their simple props into a bringing great music, exciting performances and extraordinary wise old rocking horse, a cavalcade of mechanical soloists to the stage. William Walton’s spirited “Portsmouth playthings, a kind-hearted fairy and, of course, a Point Overture,” revealing the conspicuous influence of stuffed rabbit that is transformed by the love of American jazz, provides a fitting introduction forR alph Vaughan a young boy. Williams’ touching “Songs of Travel”—skillful settings of nine poems by Robert Louis Stevenson sung by Chicagoland favorite Jeffrey Ray. Sir Edward Elgar’s justly famous “Enigma Variations,” Instrumental with its affectionate musical portrayals of 14 of the composer’s Invitational Festival closest friends, concludes this colorful and appealing program. Tuesday, November 13, 7 p.m. family Series Wentz Concert Hall Theatreworks USA Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 The Concert Winds hosts the annual Instrumental “A Christmas Carol” Invitational Festival featuring local high school ensembles. Sunday, December 2, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Lawrence Van Oyen and guests will conduct. Pfeiffer Hall, Adults $10, Children $5 (under 12) For an additional $4 per ticket, you may add an ice cream “The Fall Great reception to your ticket. The reception will take place from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. the day of the performance. Evening of Jazz” In this musical interpretation of the Charles Dickens classic, Wednesday, November 14, 7:30 p.m. Theatreworks USA’s “A Christmas Carol” captures both the Wentz Concert Hall humorous and touching moments of the story with witty Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 dialogue and fresh new songs, conveying Dickens’ original message that the holiday season should be a “kind, forgiving,

northcentralcollege.edu/show charitable time,” a sentiment which still rings true today. | 9 | 630-637-SHOW (7469) *Price levels and seating charts page 29 North Central College performance 630-637-SHOW (7469) | 10 |

Ohrganic T eater Company “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” December 13, 14, 15, 7:30 p.m. December 15, 16, 2 p.m. Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall Adults $30, Students and Seniors $20

“Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” is a funny and moving northcentralcollege.edu/show work that brings the ghost of Jacob Marley out of the shadows and into the spotlight and tells his version of the Dickens classic. Written by award-winning playwright, actor and director Tom Mula, this fanciful tour of Marley’s Contemporary Series afterlife and his assignment to redeem Scrooge and himself is a delightful holiday show. Chicago’s famed Celtic Woman Organic Theater Company takes you on this unusual voyage through a familiar tale. “A Christmas Celebration –The Symphony Tour” DuPage Symphony Saturday, December 8, 8 p.m. Orchestra Sunday, December 9, 6 p.m. Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $95, $85, $80 “A Ralph Covert Holiday” Have yourself a Celtic little Christmas! Due to Sunday, December 16, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. overwhelming demand from last year’s sold-out holiday Wentz Concert Hall tour, the enchanting Irish music sensation Celtic Woman Adults $10, Children $8 (under 12) is back again performing its beloved Christmas songs Single tickets for this performance on sale Sept. 11 in a unique and festively traditional symphonic setting. Parting from its critically acclaimed, majestic tour In this very special nonsubscription family concert for the productions, “A Christmas Celebration–The Symphony holidays, the DuPage Symphony Orchestra teams up with Tour” will organically showcase the pure angelic voices Ralph Covert, lead singer of the children’s music group of Celtic Woman in a reverent, yet dynamic live music Ralph’s World, for a fun-filled concert featuring favorite experience accompanied by the stirring instruments of seasonal songs from around the world. Covert will bring a full symphony orchestra. This unparalleled all-female his guitar, stories and playful personality to the stage for ensemble continues to stun with this family favorite his first-ever collaboration with a full symphony orchestra. celebrating the holidays with glitz and gusto. Rejoice This concert is guaranteed fun for the whole family. this merry season with Celtic Woman!

Performing arts Series The Oak Ridge Boys “Christmas Time’s a Comin’” Friday, December 21, 8 p.m. Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $60, $50, $45 The Oak Ridge Boys’ Christmas show, which combines classic hits and holiday favorites, is sure to spice up your holiday season. The Oaks have one of the most distinctive and recognizable sounds in the music industry. Their four-part harmonies and upbeat songs have spawned dozens of country hits, Grammy, Dove, Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards and garnered a host of other industry and fan accolades. Every time they step before an audience, the Oaks bring four decades of charted singles and 50 years of tradition to a stage show widely acknowledged as among the most exciting anywhere—and each member remains as enthusiastic about the process as they have ever been. January 2013

Classical Series Chicago Sinfonietta “Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” Sunday, January 20, 3 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $50, $40, Children and Students $10 Mei-Ann Chen leads her second Wentz Concert Hall tribute to the civil rights leader with help from Metropolitan Opera clarinetist Anthony McGill and Marc Cohn renowned bass-baritone Eric Owens. “The Oak” by Florence Price, the first black woman in the United States to be recognized as a symphonic composer, opens the concert and the award-winning Waubonsie JAZZ Series Valley High School Mosaic Choir celebrates the global impact of Dr. King’s An Evening with message. The program for the evening includes North Central Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings,” Aaron College Jazz Faculty Copland’s “Clarinet Friday, January 4, 8 p.m. Concerto,” Obo Addy’s Madden Theatre “Wawshishijay” and Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15 arrangements of gospel and spiritual songs. North Central College will present the extraordinary talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty.

Contemporary Series Marc Cohn Saturday, January 12, 8 p.m. Cabaret Series Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $40, $30 After winning a Grammy for his soulful ballad “Walking in Memphis,” Marc Cohn solidified his place as one of Beckie Menzie and this generation’s most compelling singer/songwriters, combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with Tom Michael the passion of a great soul man. Inspired by the horrific “All in the Musical Family” events following Hurricane Katrina and his own near fatal shooting just weeks before, “Parade” is his most Sunday, January 27, 6 p.m. moving and critically acclaimed record to date. His Madden Theatre, Price Levels* $35, $30 most recent album, “Listening Booth: 1970,” proves One of cabaret’s popular Chicagoland duos, Beckie Menzie that “Cohn has one of rock’s most soulful croons— and Tom Michael return to North Central College with a a rich, immediately recognizable tenor that makes unique blend of whimsy, nostalgia and unquestionable these songs his own” reports Rolling Stone. talent that translate into pure entertainment. “Float” Their imaginative January 17, 18, 19, 7:30 p.m. musical twists Madden Theatre on jazz favorites, Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 standards, contemporary Written by Chicago-based playwright Patricia Kane, “Float” pop, Broadway is a funny, soulful play about fiveM idwestern women show tunes and film gems have won them audience and decorating a float for the annual holiday parade—and critical acclaim across the country and around the globe. talking religion, sex, ethics and more in the meantime. Come Hailed by Cabaret Scenes Magazine as one of the “Top ponder (or forget) your own real-life holiday comedies and Ten Cabaret Acts,” the pair has appeared on some of the dramas as you enter this vibrant world directed by North country’s most prestigious stages, including New York’s Central College senior Bryan Renaud. This performance is Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.

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Chicago Jazz Orchestra

DuPage Symphony Orchestra “Shakespeare in Music” Saturday, February 9, 8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Adults $30, Seniors $26, Front Two Rows $16, Students $12 Single tickets for this performance on sale Sept. 11 William Shakespeare is showcased in the DuPage Symphony Orchestra’s third classical concert of the season, with Photo by Lois Greenfield Hector Berlioz’s stirring “King Lear Overture” at its opening and Dmitri Shostakovich’s gripping “Hamlet Suite,” drawn from the composer’s incidental music to Kozintsev’s 1963 Parsons Dance film, at its close. For the central portion of the program, the Friday, February 1, 8 p.m. DSO welcomes internationally acclaimed concert saxophonist Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $25, $15, $10 Ashu—lauded both for his exceptional virtuosity and for his charismatic performance style—to perform Claude Parsons Dance, with its exuberant personality and Debussy’s “Rhapsodie” for alto saxophone and orchestra movement, fuses modern dance with the discipline and and Astor Piazzolla’s “Two Tangos.” NPR calls the soloist precision of a classical company. Known for engaging and “Riveting . . . Brilliant . . . Pizzazz to burn!” uplifting works of extraordinary artistry, Parsons Dance was formed by David Parsons, whom The New York Times JAZZ Series calls “one of the great movers of modern dance.” This athletic ensemble creates a spirited performance that is one of the hottest tickets in contemporary dance. Chicago Jazz Orchestra TBA–Faculty “A Tribute to Ray Charles” Directed Production Saturday, February 16, 8 p.m. February 7, 8, 9, 7:30 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $35, $30 February 10, 2 p.m. When Jeff Lindberg and the late trumpeter Steve Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall Jensen created the Jazz Members Big Band in 1978, Adults $10, Students and Seniors $8 they never dreamed their ensemble would grow into a world-class jazz orchestra. Now renamed the Chicago JAZZ Series Jazz Orchestra, the group enters its 34th year with a resume that ranks it among the greatest artistic An Evening with institutions in Chicago. As Chicago’s oldest professional jazz orchestra in continuous operation, the orchestra North Central has performed 23 straight years at the Kennedy Center Honors, and its 12-year concert series is the longest- College Jazz Faculty running jazz orchestra concert series in Chicago. Friday, February 8, 8 p.m. A genuine American success story that became one Madden Theatre of the world’s best professional jazz orchestras, the Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15 Chicago Jazz Orchestra is highly regarded by the finest musicians in the field, and this tribute to jazz legend North Central College will present the extraordinary Ray Charles is no exception. talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty. northcentralcollege.edu/show | 630-637-SHOW (7469) | 12 February-March 2013

Cabaret Series “Xanadu” David Burnham February 28, March 1, 2, 7:30 p.m. March 3, 2 p.m. “Mostly Broadway” Pfeiffer Hall Sunday, February 17, 6 p.m. Adults $15, Students and Seniors $10 Madden Theatre, Price Levels* $35, $30 A roller disco is the dream—but can this unlikely team David Burnham is an award-winning actor best known accomplish it? Based on the campy 1980s film, starring for his role in the Broadway production of “Wicked” Olivia Newton-John with music by the Electric Light and the six-time Tony Award-winning musical Orchestra, “Xanadu” is a vibrant and energizing musical “The Light in the Piazza.” On film, Burnham was the flashback complete with a Greek muse crashing Venice singing voice of Prince Chululongkorn in the animated Beach straight from Mt. Olympus. North Central College’s feature “The King and I” and can be heard as Willie production of “Xanadu” will be directed and produced by in Disney’s “Home On The Range.” Burnham senior musical theatre majors. was the 2007 JAZZ Series recipient of the prestigious Helen Hayes “An Evening with Award and Garland Award Branford Marsalis” for best actor. Friday, March 1, 8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $60, $50 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, renowned Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and Tony Award-nominee Branford Marsalis is one of the most revered and forward-thinking instrumentalists of his time. Leader of one of the finest jazz quartets Winter Choral today—the Branford Marsalis quartet—and a frequent soloist with classical ensembles, Marsalis recently Concert recorded “Four MFs Playin’ Tunes” with his quartet. On this new album, the song takes center stage. The band Wednesday, February 20, 7:30 p.m. members bring their considerable musical expertise Wentz Concert Hall to bear as they focus on each tune as an important Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 musical entity unto itself and not merely a vehicle for The Winter Choral Concert features the Concert Choir, showcasing individual talent. These recordings have Women’s Chorale, Cardinal Chorus and Chamber Singers. added light and heat to the music of their time, and Ramona Wis and Jacqueline Schutt are conductors this performance will be no exception. with Barbara Shiffler Vanderwall, David Schmitz and Jon Warfel as accompanists.

Classical Series Russian National Orchestra Patrick Summers, conductor and Daniil Trifonov, piano soloist Sunday, February 24, 6 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $75, $65 The Russian National Orchestra was founded by conductor and pianist Mikhail Pletnev in 1990, following sweeping changes in the former Soviet Union. Under his artistic leadership, the orchestra soon achieved international renown and established its hallmarks of innovation and excellence. In 2008, a panel of international critics named the Russian National Orchestra one of the world’s top orchestras. World-renowned pianist Daniil Trifonov will be joining the orchestra for this performance. Trifonov recently won the gold medal of the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition and has been performing in recitals nonstop since. northcentralcollege.edu/show | 13 | 630-637-SHOW (7469) *Price levels and seating charts page 29 North Central College performance 630-637-SHOW (7469) | 14 |

family Series Theatreworks USA “Junie B. Jones” Saturday, March 16, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Pfeiffer Hall Adults $10, Children $5 (Under 12) For an additional $4 per ticket, you may add an ice cream Branford Marsalis reception to your ticket. The reception will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the day of the performance. northcentralcollege.edu/show

Photo by Eric Ryan Anderson Junie B. Jones is finally graduating from kindergarten and is ready for first grade, at last! But getting used JAZZ Series to a whole new group of friends, a new teacher, and new glasses is challenging, even for irrepressible An Evening with Junie B. Follow her adventures as she writes everything down in her “top-secret personal beeswax” journal. North Central This Theatreworks USA production is based on the College Jazz Faculty books by Barbara Park. Friday, March 8, 8 p.m. DuPage Symphony Madden Theatre Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15 Orchestra North Central College will present the extraordinary talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty. “Legends and Literature” Saturday, March 16, 8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Adults $30, Seniors $26, Chords for Kids Front Two Rows $16, Students $12 Saturday, March 9, 7 p.m. Single tickets for this performance on sale Sept. 11 Wentz Concert Hall, Free (ticket required) Music of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Liszt opens Music and motion come together as children with autism the DSO’s March concert, which features the winner of and other special needs enjoy performances by the the DuPage Symphony’s 2013 Young Artists Auditions, a College’s Concert Winds ensemble, under the direction concerto competition open to high school students who of Lawrence Van Oyen. The concert holds the motto live or attend school in DuPage and surrounding counties. Wigglers Welcomed and will feature music targeted for The program continues with Igor Stravinsky’s “Petrouchka,” the kids, including “The Chicken Dance” and songs from the second of the composer’s groundbreaking ballets “SpongeBob SquarePants.” commissioned for Diaghilev’s “Ballets Russes,” which vividly recount the poignant Russian folk tale about a Contemporary Series straw puppet that magically comes to life, develops real emotions and experiences the unhappy consequences of “One Night human behavior. of Queen” Saturday, March 9, 8 p.m. “Junie B. Jones” Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $45, $35, $30 “One Night of Queen” is a stunning concert recreating and celebrating the music of Queen. Performed by Gary Mullen and The Works, with fantastic staging, lighting and effects, this show will rock you–guaranteed. Since winning the Grand Final of “Stars in Their Eyes” back in 2000 as the legendary Freddie Mercury, Mullen has toured with “One Night of Queen” selling out theatres and concert halls in the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Holland, France, New Zealand and United States. Every year this phenomenal live show continues to reach more fans worldwide. SERIES TICKETS 2012-2013 SEASON The Best Seats at the Best Prices Subscribe today to the North Central College 2012-2013 Fine & Performing Arts Season. Subscribers save on the entire season and receive the best seats at the best prices before tickets go on sale to the public June 5. Buy one of our series packages and save up to 15% Subscribers receive these additional benefits:

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Performing Arts Series

Dionne Warwick The Oak Ridge Boys “How Big Can You Get? Pfeiffer Hall “Christmas Time’s a Comin’” 100 Years of Cab Calloway Saturday, October 6, 2012, 8 p.m. Pfeiffer Hall featuring Big Bad Voodoo (additional performance Sunday, Friday, December 21, 2012, 8 p.m. Daddy” October 7 at 6 p.m.) Giordano Dance Chicago Pfeiffer Hall Saturday, May 18, 2013, 8 p.m. Sara Evans Pfeiffer Hall Pfeiffer Hall Saturday, April 13, 2013, 8 p.m. Saturday, October 27, 2012, 8 p.m.

Price Level Seating Price Orchestra Center, Right, Left Level 1 Pfeiffer $230 Balcony Center, Right Center, Left Center, Right, Left, Rows A-E

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Level 3 Pfeiffer Balcony Center, Right Center, Left Center, Right, Left, Rows K-N $166

Classical Series

Chicago Chamber Russian National Chicago Chamber Musicians Orchestra Musicians Wentz Concert Hall Wentz Concert Hall Wentz Concert Hall Sunday, November 4, 2012, 3 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2013, 6 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2013, 8 p.m. Chicago Sinfonietta Vienna Boys Choir Wentz Concert Hall Wentz Concert Hall Sunday, January 20, 2013, 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17, 2013, 6 p.m.

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JAZZ Series

Mary Wilson stars in “An Evening with And choose one of the “Stormy Weather: Branford Marsalis” following seven North The Lena Horne Project” Wentz Concert Hall Central College jazz Wentz Concert Hall Friday, March 1, 2013, 8 p.m. faculty performances. Saturday, November 17, 2012, 8 p.m. CALJE All performances are in Madden Theatre; performers Chicago Jazz Orchestra Wentz Concert Hall to be determined. “A Tribute to Ray Charles” Saturday, April 27, 2013, 8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall September 21 March 8 northcentralcollege.edu/show

Saturday, February 16, 2013, 8 p.m. November 2 April 5 January 4 May 17 February 8

Price Level Seating Price Level 1 Wentz Orchestra Rows C-P, Balcony Rows AA-EE $162

Level 2 Wentz Orchestra Rows A & B, Balcony Rows FF & GG $138

Contemporary Series

Eric Hutchinson Celtic Woman Marc Cohn Wentz Concert Hall “A Christmas Celebration– Wentz Concert Hall Sunday, September 23, 2012, 6 p.m. The Symphony Tour Saturday, January 12, 2013, 8 p.m. Sara Evans Pfeiffer Hall “One Night of Queen” Pfeiffer Hall Saturday, December 8, 2012, 8 p.m. Pfeiffer Hall Sunday, October 28, 2012, 6 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2013, 8 p.m.

Price Level Seating Price Orchestra Center, Right, Left Level 1 Pfeiffer Balcony Center, Right Center, Left Center, Right, Left, Rows A-E $255 Level 1 Wentz Orchestra Rows A-P, Balcony Rows AA-BB

Level 2 Pfeiffer Balcony Center, Right Center, Left Center, Right, Left, Rows F-J $212 Level 2 Wentz Balcony Rows CC-EE

Level 3 Pfeiffer Balcony Center, Right Center, Left Center, Right, Left, Rows K-N $200 Level 3 Wentz Balcony Rows FF & GG

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Beckie Menzie Spider Saloff Glory Crampton Danny Gurwin & Tom Michael “Cole Porter, “Out of My Dreams” “Sail Me Away” “All in the Swell Party!” Madden Theatre Madden Theatre Musical Family” Madden Theatre Sunday, April 14, 2013 Sunday, May 19, 2013 Madden Theatre Sunday, March 24, 2013 6 p.m. 6 p.m. Sunday, January 27, 2013 6 p.m. 6 p.m.

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Classical Series northcentralcollege.edu/show Vienna Boys Choir Cabaret Series Sunday, March 17, 6 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $60, $50 Spider Saloff Historians have settled on 1498 as the founding date of the Vienna Hofmusikkapelle (court orchestra) and, “Cole Porter, Swell Party!” consequently, the Vienna Boys Choir. Until 1918, the choir Sunday, March 24, 6 p.m. sang exclusively for the imperial court, at mass, private Madden Theatre, Price Levels* $35, $30 concerts and functions and on state occasions. Today, about 100 choristers between ages 10 and 14 are divided Spider Saloff has earned the status of a Chicago into four touring choirs that give some 300 concerts and legend with performances throughout the city and in performances each year before nearly half a million people. such nationally recognized venues as New York’s Jazz The choir’s repertoire includes everything from medieval to at Lincoln Center, San Francisco’s Castro Theater and contemporary music. Together with members of the Vienna the new Jazz Heritage Center. Saloff is a five-time Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera Chorus, Manhattan Association of Clubs and Cabarets Award the Vienna Boys Choir maintains the tradition of the imperial Winner. Her CD “Cole Porter Live at Maxim’s” will be musicians providing music for the Sunday Mass in Vienna’s on sale at the concert. Imperial Chapel, as the choir has done since 1498. JAZZ Series

Ohrganic T eater Company An Evening with “The Emigrants” North Central March 21, 22, 23, 7:30 p.m. College Jazz Faculty March 23, 24, 2 p.m. Friday, April 5, 8 p.m. Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall Madden Theatre Adults $30, Students and Seniors $20 Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15 In Slawomir Mrozek’s “The Emigrants,” truth comes from North Central College will present the extraordinary simple things. The title characters in this bitterly ironic play talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty. are two impoverished exiles from an unnamed European country. The simple-minded laborer is obsessed with the dream of returning to his native country a rich man, while Explore the Sound V his roommate, the coolly intellectual political refugee, keeps April 10, 12, 7:30 p.m dashing such illusions. This dark comedy reminds us of what makes home a home, whether or not we are there. Wentz Concert Hall Adults $7, Students and Seniors $3 Performing arts Series Giordano Dance Chicago Saturday, April 13, 8 p.m. Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $25, $15, $10 Now celebrating its landmark 50th Anniversary Season, the legendary Giordano Dance Chicago returns to North Central College with a powerful program of high energy, high impact dance that is as thoroughly entertaining as it is moving. This talented group of 10 amazing dancers sparkles under the leadership of Artistic Director Nan Giordano. Giordano Dance Chicago was recently hailed in Dance Magazine as “a burst of sheer dance joy that left the audience breathless and ready for more.” Patrons can even join Giordano Dance Chicago for a thrilling after-performance ballroom master class in the theater lobby.

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Cabaret Series Chicago Sinfonietta Glory Crampton Arab Spring “Out of My Dreams” Saturday, April 20, 8 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 6 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $50, $40, Madden Theatre, Price Levels* $35, $30 Children and Students $10 The New York Times says Glory Crampton is “sensual, The ultimate effect of the Arab Spring is yet to be known, indigenous right, and mellifluously wonderful.” A New but its cry for freedom continues to resonate. Led by York City musical theater veteran, Crampton is best Mei-Ann Chen, the Chicago Sinfonietta acknowledges this known for her leading stage roles in productions of yearning with the Chicago premiere of Simon Shaheen’s “My Fair Lady,” “Carousel,” “Camelot,” “The Phantom “Oud Concerto,” echoed by William Levi Dawson’s of the Opera,” “Nine” and “The Fantasticks.” An spiritual-based “Negro Folk Symphony” and Mozart’s accomplished soprano solo artist who has appeared Turkish-inflected A“ bduction from the Seraglio.” with celebrated tenor Jose Carreras, Crampton delivers emotionally powerful performances to her audiences without taking an operatic approach. “The Taming of the Shrew” Concert Winds April 25, 26, 27, 7:30 p.m. April 28, 2 p.m. Return From Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall Adults $10, Students and Seniors $8 Tour Concert Hotly debated for its jaw-dropping representations of sex, Thursday, April 18, 7 p.m. gender and power, William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of Wentz Concert Hall the Shrew” has been inspiring controversy for centuries. Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 This production asks: Who’s in control? Is anyone being Concert Winds returns from its annual tour to present tamed at all? North Central College’s rendition is directed a home concert. Lawrence Van Oyen, conducts. by Carin Silkaitis.

family Series JAZZ Series Theatreworks USA CALJE “Alexander and the (Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble) Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m. Terrible, Horrible, Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $30, $25 C ALJE was formed to fuse the musical treasures of No Good, Very Afro-Latin American music and jazz while including musicians from Chicago’s diverse jazz community. With Bad Day” a global sound and ensemble, this 15 piece band uses Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Latin rhythms as a springboard to create aesthetic Pfeiffer Hall, Adults $10, Children $5 (under12) textures and sonic spaces. Founded by Nicaraguan For an additional $4 per ticket, you may add an ice cream pianist/composer Darwin Noguera and Mexican reception to your ticket. The reception will take place from trumpeter/composer Victor Garcia, these longtime 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the day of the performance. musical collaborators established CALJE as a new voice in the Latin jazz genre to be reckoned with. Its Have you ever had a really rotten day? Alexander has. debut album “Blueprints” has been called “a Latin jazz He wakes up with gum in his hair, trips on a skateboard masterpiece” by Neil Tesser. and accidentally drops his sweater in the sink … and that’s all before breakfast! Alexander can already tell it’s going to be a CALJE terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Laugh and sing along with Alexander’s misadventures in this hilarious musical presented by Theatreworks USA and Two Beans Productions, featuring book and lyrics by Judith Viorst.

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Chamber Singers “Way to Heaven” Metamorphosis May 9, 10, 11, 7:30 p.m. May 12, 2 p.m. Concert Madden Theatre Adults $10, Students and Seniors $8 Tuesday, April 30, 7:30 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall In a European camp, almost nothing is as it seems. Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 Stolen peeks reveal rehearsal for an all-too-convincing performance where the stakes are as high as they get. A retrospective of the year’s Chamber Singers music, Written by Juan Mayorga with translation by David featuring sacred, secular, avant garde, madrigal, northcentralcollege.edu/show Johnston, “Way to Heaven” is inspired by the true contemporary and multicultural repertoire. Ramona Wis story of the 1944 Red Cross visit to the Theresienstadt conducts with Barbara Shiffler Vanderwall as accompanist. concentration camp, where Nazis constructed a fake town in order to dismiss extermination rumors. The production, Classical Series directed by Kelly Howe, will be presented as part of North Chicago Chamber Central College’s three-year focus on global human rights. Musicians DuPage Symphony Friday, May 3, 8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $30, $25 Orchestra Founded in 1986, the Chicago Chamber Musicians “. . . de la Mancha” (CCM) is a society of musicians and music devotees committed to building an internationally recognized Saturday, May 11, 8 p.m. chamber music institution in Chicago. CCM will present Wentz Concert Hall, Adults $30, Seniors $26, a unique program of chamber masterpieces, including Front Two Rows $16, Students $12 works of two prize-winning American composers, Single tickets for this performance on sale Sept. 11 John Corigliano and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Former CSO Richard Strauss’s monumental tone poem “Don Quixote” Principal Clarinetist Larry Combs will perform one of —based on the magnum opus of Miguel de Cervantes and Mozart’s most beloved chamber works—the Clarinet scored for solo violoncello, viola and huge orchestra— Quintet in A Major, K. 581. culminates the DuPage Symphony’s yearlong celebration of great music inspired by great literature. Soloist Sebastian Bäverstam, praised by The Strad for his “powerfully expressive style” and “consummate instrumental mastery,” joins the DSO in this extraordinary work. Schumann’s “Manfred Overture” and Tchaikovsky’s exhilarating “Francesca da Rimini” are featured on the first half of the program, completing the inspirational thread for the DSO’s season of “Great Expectations.” Cardinal Chorus Spring Concert Chicago Chamber Musicians Thursday, May 16, 7:30 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 JAZZ Series An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty Friday, May 17, 8 p.m. Madden Theatre Glory Crampton Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15 North Central College will present the extraordinary talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty. MJ AY- une 2013

Performing Arts Series “How Big Can You Get? 100 Years of Cab Calloway featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy” Saturday, May 18, 8 p.m., Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $50, $40, $35 Longtime fans of America’s favorite little big band will immediately recognize the 2009 album, “How Big Can You Get? A Tribute to Cab Calloway,” as a milestone in Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s multi-platinum, 19-year career. While capturing the essence of an American icon in a rowdy celebration of musicianship, mischief, genius, street smarts and fun, it’s also possibly the timeliest and most welcome album of the year—bringing a much-needed high-voltage jolt of winning, feel-good energy to a country slogging through tough times. Since its arrival on the music scene in 1993, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s irresistible live show and aggressive, musically perceptive approach have proven to be the singular standout among the numerous bands that launched the swing revival throughout the ‘90s.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Cabaret Series Danny Gurwin “Sail Me Away” Concert Winds Sunday, May 19, 6 p.m. Final Spring Concert Madden Theatre, Price Levels* $35, $30 Thursday, May 30, 7 p.m. Performing on and off Broadway for the last 14 years, Wentz Concert Hall Danny Gurwin has been hailed for his “thrilling voice” Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 by the Chicago Sun-Times. Gurwin made his Broadway debut in “The Scarlet Pimpernel” and has since played roles in “The Full Monty” and “Little Women.” Additional Concert Choir credits include performing at the Library of Congress, regional productions and a guest appearance on Graduation Concert “Desperate Housewives.” Friday, May 31, 7:30 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall “The Spring Great Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 Evening of Jazz” Wednesday, May 22, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Sinfonietta Wentz Concert Hall CityScapes Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 Saturday, June 8, 8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $50, $40, Women’s Chorale Children and Students $10 The pulsing urban environment in which we live, work and “Finale!” Concert play surely shapes us and frames our perspective. This Thursday, May 23, 7:30 p.m. concert explores the history and mythology of the places Wentz Concert Hall we call home. Here in Chicago, some of the world’s most Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 significant architectural structures form the backdrop of our daily lives. Four of these modern marvels inspire the newly commissioned “ChiScape,” where each building is “A Story of Us” celebrated with its own movement. Co-presented by the May 23, 24, 25, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Architecture Foundation. Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall

northcentralcollege.edu/show Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3 | 21 | 630-637-SHOW (7469) *Price levels and seating charts page 29 North Central College performance WENTZ CONCERT HALL ALSO APPEARING FOR THE 2012-2013 FINE ARTS SEASON Chicago a cappella BrightSide Nine singers strong, Chicago a cappella is a classical BrightSide Theatre is committed to enlighten, educate vocal ensemble that moves the heart and spirit with fun, and entertain through comedies and inspirational stories innovative concerts using repertoire from the ninth to the from across the globe. 21st centuries, and without instruments. For Chicago a Cnompa y cappella tickets call 1-800-SING-WOW or 773-755-1628. Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 1, 6, 7, 8, 2012, 8 p.m. Max Janowski 100th Anniversary Concert Dec. 2, 9, 2012, 3 p.m. Sunday, October 21, 2012, 4 p.m. Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall Navidad En Mexico God of Carnage Sunday, December 9, 2012, 4 p.m. March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 2013, 8 p.m. Spirit/Breath/Voice March 17, 23, 2013, 3 p.m. Sunday, February 17, 2013, 4 p.m. Madden Theatre The American A Cappella Song Book Rent Friday, April 26, 2013, 8 p.m. June 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 2013, 8 p.m. June 16, 23, 30, 2013, 3 p.m. Youth Symphony Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall of DuPage The Lakeside Singers The Lakeside Singers are professional singers, composers Youth Symphony of DuPage is dedicated to bringing and arrangers who perform a wide range of musical styles, advanced ensemble training and performance from classical literature to jazz, gospel, rock, R&B and more. opportunities to 130 talented young musicians from DuPage County and nearby towns. Thoi e H l day Concert December 15, 2012, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Joyful Spring Concert Friday, March 8, 2013, 8 p.m. April 13, 2013, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 12, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

Naperville Chorus For tickets call the North Central College Box Office The 100-voice strong Naperville Chorus is a community-wide chorus under the at 630-637-SHOW (7469), direction of North Central College’s Professor of Music Jeordano Martinez. except for Chicago a cappella. December 1, 2012, 8 p.m. and May 4, 2013, 8 p.m. rental Opportunities

In addition to fine arts performances, our magnificent venues are available for rent by the community for a variety of occasions. From the acoustically spectacular Wentz Concert Hall and elegantly intimate Koten Chapel, to the nearly 60,000-square-foot arena in the Residence Hall/Recreation Center, North Central’s facilities provide the perfect space for your event. Whether your group needs space to practice or perform, your business is organizing a trade show, your church needs a place to worship or your daughter is getting married, North Central can accommodate your needs. North Central’s rental opportunities include: • Koten Chapel at Kiekhofer Hall • Madden Theatre at the Fine Arts Center • Pfeiffer Hall • Residence Hall/Recreation Center • Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall • Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center For information on pricing, availability and venue capacity,

contact the Office of Conference Services at 630-637-5497. northcentralcollege.edu/show | 630-637-SHOW (7469) | 22 Art Gallery SCHEDULE

y Michelle Lindblom “The Journey Continues” August 17-September 30, 2012 “The imagery in my work serves as a metaphor for

ler the various confrontations, dialogues, muses and revelations I have had on my journey so far. The viewers are drawn in by the color, movement and Pamela Hart texture, but ultimately, I would hope they venture in al “Through New Eyes” further using their own sensual interpretations.” March 29-May 26, 2013

G Lee Benson “There have been several times in my career where I had moments—epiphanies, if you will—that “Immortality 10,000 Years” changed the way I saw my paintings. These epiphanies October 5-November 11, 2012 have changed the way I painted. This exhibit is my Time and immortality. What is time? Why do we first showing of work following one such moment.” often revel in the fact that it gives us existence, but When Pamela Hart saw her paintings for the first time then we also rail against the fact that we are locked after returning from an exhibit, she looked at them in it? Why does it seem to be so fleetingly existing as old friends. But as she looked at them over time, while at the same time physically present always? Is she felt they looked tired and maybe a little lost and there “I” after I cease to exist in my current state? decided they needed more layers of space, depth and an infusion of color. “This show is all about my C.K. Wilde new vision.” November 16, 2012-January 6, 2013 C.K. Wilde has formulated a wholly new and creative George Lorio approach to collage, keeping his work firmly planted in “Border Images” collage’s roots as a disruptive medium bent on social May 31-July 28, 2013 scrutiny, while unlocking its superb narrative potential. choenherr George Lorio has a frame of vision inspired by his Wilde is a co-founder of the nonprofit Brooklyn

S New Orleans background. It was and continues to Artists Alliance and has exhibited his work nationally be a place of extremes: beauty and decay, religion and internationally. His collages and book objects are and ritual, custom and iconoclasm. in numerous private and public collections, including “From that experience, I acquired an excitement the Brooklyn Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, for visual matters, colors, forms and even artifacts. Museum of Modern Art and Walker Art Center. Before moving to the Rio Grande Valley, my sculpture Jan-Ru Wan employed a constructed metaphor to nature with which I sought a transcendent reference to my “ReMaterialization/Relive Memory” experience. Having lived on the border with Mexico January 11-March 24, 2013 for 10 years, my imagery has grown more topical. The appearance and disappearance of dream, Presently, I use an image of irony with constructed and desire, hope, despair, memory and life are transient: found forms as a means to convey my comments on the one moment you realize they are all there, and the privilege of class, immigration and social hierarchy.” next you may just go on with your everyday life without even noticing them. Naperville Art League In this exhibit, Jan-Ru Wan uses found materials August 2-September 8, 2013 such as petri dishes, red chili peppers, old clothes, etc., to create artwork and question the emotional

northcentralcollege.edu/show construct of the human condition. | 23 | 630-637-SHOW (7469) Domingo Parada y “Domingo Parada: New Work” September 16-November 7, 2012 Geometric abstract paintings and acrylic on paper. ler Larry Holmes “Hear No Evil” al November 11, 2012-January 10, 2013 “The concerns in my work range from the formal to the fanciful with certain other issues between these two extremes. In the process of juggling this variety of ideas, my way of thinking

Ry G about the images and pictorial devices that are employed has come to be largely about the psychology of what is depicted and the subsequent gaps that this leaves for the viewer to fill. Artist Receptions RA Ultimately, the paintings are intended to leave Meet the artists, shake their hands

B the audience amused or bemused (sometimes and ask them questions at the artist both) and to provide those experiences through receptions. Light appetizers are what seem to be familiar genres, but are less so served and the events are free and

LI than what initial impressions might indicate.” open to the public. Laura Lein-Svencner Visit northcentralcollege.edu/show January 13-March 7, 2013 for dates and times. Beginning with paper—from found papers in recycling bins to handmade ones made from plants in her backyard—Laura Lein-Svencner Address and Hours sands, alters, abuses and manipulates. Textures are formed by adding gesso, molding pastes and Schoenherr Gallery is open to acrylics, with a hint of the hand-pulled stitching the public and located at the Fine Arts esterle with thread and beads. Visual entities grow out Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. Hours: of self-discovery, and new compositions stem - Tuesday-Friday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

O from the need to take risks and explore. She is passionately fascinated by the many ideas that - Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. flow through each piece, stimulating the need - Sunday: Noon-5 p.m. to gather and research the many aspects of - One hour before most performances collage yet still not exposed. in the Fine Arts Center Student Art Show Oesterle Library is open to the public March 10-May 2, 2013 and located at 320 E. School Street. Hours: - Monday-Thursday: 7:45 a.m.-Midnight Senior Art Show - Friday: 7:45 a.m.-8 p.m. May 10-June 9, 2013 - Saturday: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. - Sunday: Noon-Midnight northcentralcollege.edu/show | 630-637-SHOW (7469) | 24 Partners

North Central College thanks our Fine and Performing Arts 2012-2013 season partners. The following preferred establishments have made generous contributions in support of the fine and performing arts.

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