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LET’S CELEBRATE! INSIDE/OUT: Join us at these special events commemorating ARTS OPEN HOUSE Season Five at Stanford Live. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 SAVE THE DATE! Bing Concert Hall Gunn Atrium It’s family time at the Bing—and it’s free! We’re turning the concert hall experience inside out at our annual Open House, with Stanford student groups, musicians, and artists from around the Bay Area entertaining families and friends in the Bing’s open-air lobby. Hands-on crafts, live music, and Looking for a calendar of the full season? audience participation promise fun for all ages. More details will be announced in the The back cover of this brochure folds out fall. Come on out, come into the Bing! into a month-by-month view.

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4 2016–17 SEASON KRISTIN CHENOWETH YO-YO MA, EDGAR MEYER, AND CHRIS THILE SPECIAL SPECIAL EVENT FOR ADD-ON EVENT BING FOR MEMBERS SATURDAY, MARCH 25 SATURDAY, APRIL 29 SUBSCRIBERS SAVE THE DATE! 7:30 PM For more ticketing information, see page 29. Reserved Seating $50 / $75 / $100 / Premium $150 With her sparkling demeanor and brilliant voice, Broadway treasure Purchase a subscription to access tickets to this Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Kristin Chenoweth was a delightful choice for this season’s Bing Fling! A Tony Chris Thile special event. (Does not count towards your subscription package.) winner for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, the vocal powerhouse was Friends for years, in 2011 these three legendary musicians recorded The Goat Rodeo nominated for Glinda in Wicked. Pushing Daisies won the gifted actress an Sessions, crossing bluegrass, jazz, and classical music. With Stanford Live, they’ll explore Emmy and she was memorable on The West Wing and Glee. Her eclectic an all-Bach program. And who is better equipped? Ma’s rendition of the Bach Cello song choices and captivating style will be a Bing Fling! highlight. Suites is a masterwork. Thile and Meyer, who each have a MacArthur award, join him Kristin Chenoweth’s performance is generously supported by Marcia and John Goldman in arrangements of The Art of the Fugue, keyboard works including The Well-Tempered Clavier, and various trio sonatas. BING FLING! Generously supported by Marcia and John Goldman LIVE.STANFORD.EDU 5 GLOBAL ORIGINS JAZZ AT Jazz musicians and LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA artists from around the WITH WYNTON MARSALIS world take the stage. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 7:30 PM Reserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95 Join bandleader and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis as his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, 15 musicians strong, celebrates the spirit of swing. The legendary Marsalis ensemble is a band with a mission; he vows: “We believe jazz is a metaphor for democracy.” Improvisational, swinging, and rooted in the blues, jazz, says Marsalis, celebrates personal freedom and draws hope from adversity. What better reasons to go?

Generously supported by Stephanie and Fred Harman

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6 2016–17 SEASON OMARA PORTUONDO EMEL MATHLOUTHI

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Reserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80 Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65 Cuba’s Omara Portuondo, a singer in many modes, arrives at the Bing surrounded A firebrand voice of the Arab Spring protests, Emel Mathlouthi earned the title by an all-star roster. Pianist Roberto Fonseca, one of her colleagues in the Orquesta “the voice of Tunisian revolution” with her 2007 recording Kelmti Horra (My Word Buena Vista Social Club, is joined by clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen and Is Free). The Tunisian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and composer’s roots are in folk violinist Regina Carter, two classically trained jazz masters. Portuondo launched her music, but her influences include Joan Baez, Björk, and Tricky. Her sound mingles career in 1950 and the years since have only burnished her magnetic presence rock, trip-hop, and electronica with Arabic undertones. She is a diva of compelling, and vocal grace. confessional impact, with songs that embrace suffering, love, and an ache for home.

Generously supported by Dr. Mary Jacobson and Dr. Lynn Gretkowski with additional funding provided by the Koret Jazz Project This is a Live Context performance. See page 15 for more details.

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JAZZ 100: JELLY AND GEORGE: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF DIZZY, ELLA, THE MUSIC OF JELLY ROLL MORTON MONGO & MONK AND GEORGE GERSHWIN

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 SATURDAY, MARCH 11 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65 Aaron Diehl Ensemble featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and Mongo Santamaria all would Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65 be 100 years old in 2017. Jazz 100, an ensemble directed by Danilo Pérez (a young Great jazz composers whose lifespans overlapped, Jelly Roll Morton and George keyboardist with Dizzy), starring four contemporary greats, pays—and plays—living Gershwin were masters of the piano whose wide-ranging music captured the promise, homage to these giants of jazz history. Come celebrate with Chris Potter (tenor energy, and turmoil of the early 20th century. Rising stars of the 21st century, pianist sax), Avishai Cohen (trumpet), Wycliffe Gordon (trombone), and vocalist Lizz Aaron Diehl and Grammy Award-winning vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant capture Wright, plus an A-list rhythm section—surely a party for the ages. “Jelly and George” in an evening that combines lesser-known works of both masters Funded in part by the Koret Jazz Project with new arrangements of favorite tunes, all with stunning expressiveness.

Funded in part by the Koret Jazz Project

8 2016–17 SEASON BLACK GRACE ANOUSHKA SHANKAR

SUNDAY, MARCH 19 SATURDAY, APRIL 1 2:30 PM 7:30 PM Memorial Auditorium Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65 Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65 Anoushka Shankar, at once a traditional and break-away Indian musician and An inspiring weave of South Pacific traditions and modern dance, Black Grace, composer, is known for her resonant mastery of the sitar, which she learned in founded 20 years ago by Neil Ieremia—a then 19-year-old New Zealand bank clerk— childhood from her father, Ravi Shankar. A Grammy-nominated soloist and guest moves with a dynamic athleticism and rhythmic intensity that brings worldwide with the world’s great orchestras, she has collaborated with artists of many genres, audiences to their feet. With an international array of superb, risk-taking dancers including Sting, Herbie Hancock, and Joshua Bell. As a prominent advocate for from Maori, Samoan, and New Zealand cultures, the much-honored Black Grace women’s rights and social justice, her new album, Land of Gold, explores the is rich in storytelling expressed with raw finesse, unique beauty, and power. plight of the displaced. Program Minoi, Pati Pati, and Crying Men (new work)

LIVE.STANFORD.EDU 9 THINK BIG ENSEMBLE BASIANI Surround yourself in the music of orchestras and vocal ensembles. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 2:30 PM Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65 Ensemble Basiani’s male vocalists, praised for their “bright, crisp voices” (Wall Street Journal), specialize in three-voiced polyphony harking back to the 10th century. The music, whose quirky harmonies fascinated composer Igor Stravinsky, evolved from Byzantine and early Christian traditions, transforming into sacred and secular music in communities all over Georgia. Basiani’s performances have moved audiences everywhere, from Ireland’s Kilkenny Castle to New York’s Lincoln Center.

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10 2016–17 SEASON ICONS OF SOUND: JOYCE DIDONATO HAGIA SOPHIA REIMAGINED AND IL POMO D’ORO

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Featuring Cappella Romana / Jonathan Abel and Bissera Pentcheva, co-creators Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor Alexander Nemerov and Chris Chafe, hosts Reserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95 Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / Premium $50 The renowned American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato is “the perfect 21st-century Take a virtual journey to Hagia Sophia, Constantinople’s Great Church, when the diva,” said the Los Angeles Times, hailing her “glamour, charisma, intelligence, grace, renowned choir Cappella Romana returns to the Bing to continue its collaboration with and remarkable talent.” Indeed, DiDonato’s Drama Queens recording captured the Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) and its 2012 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo. Joined at Bing Concert Hall by the Art and Art History department. CCRMA will digitally imprint Hagia Sophia’s Italian period-instrument ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro, she devotes her dramatic power reverberant acoustics on Cappella Romana’s sublime Byzantine chant, complemented to a program that explores the themes of war and peace in baroque arias by Purcell, by visuals designed to create a totally immersive experience. Faculty experts in art, music, Handel, Monteverdi, and others. and technology lead the audience through this acoustic and aesthetic journey in time. Program In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music

Copresented by the Department of Art and Art History and the Generously supported by the Koret Foundation Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics

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PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

THREE PERFORMANCES WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 Reserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95 7:30 PM 7:30 PM The world-famed, San Francisco–based Philharmonia Nicholas McGegan, conductor Jonathan Cohen, conductor Baroque Orchestra’s Stanford series, marked by three Robert Levin, fortepiano Iestyn Davies, countertenor performances on the Bing stage, features distinguished Program Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Program Handel: “Oh Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless” soloists in addition to the acclaimed ensemble. Founded op. 37; Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, op. 68 from Saul; Hasse: “Ah che dissi, infelice! … Se resto in 1981 by Music Director Nicholas McGegan, PBO’s sul lido” from Didone abbandonata; Zelenka: Suite in unequaled musicianship is further enhanced by its WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 A Minor; Arne: “Vengeance, O Come Inspire Me!” exclusive use of period instruments, original and replica. 7:30 PM from Alfred; Gluck: “Ah! Non turbi il mio riposo” from It is a transporting experience to hear. Telemaco; Handel: “Sweet Rose and Lily” from Theodora; Nicholas McGegan, conductor C. P. E. Bach: Sinfonia in D Minor; Gluck: Selections Isabelle Faust, violin from Orfeo ed Euridice Program Haydn: Symphony op. 6, no. 3 in C Major, La Roxelane; Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219, Turkish; Haydn: Symphony No. 91 in E-flat Major

12 2016–17 SEASON A CHANTICLEER KREMERATA BALTICA CHRISTMAS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Memorial Church Reserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80 General Admission $60 / Reserved Seating for Stanford Live Donors of $250+ Kremerata Baltica debuted in 1997 as Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer’s 50th birthday gift A beloved Stanford holiday tradition for more than two decades, Chanticleer, the to himself and a means of helping to nurture the artistry of his homeland. The chamber virtuosic, Grammy-winning male ensemble, celebrates in the vaulted splendor of orchestra of 23 gifted young string players, all from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, Stanford’s Memorial Church. From Gregorian chant to carols from around the world, celebrates its 20th anniversary at the Bing with a program that highlights works from its ancient polyphony, and African American spirituals, Chanticleer’s performance is most recent and critically acclaimed albums, Chiaroscuro and New Seasons. a glowing gift for a festive season. Program Glass (arr. Pushkarev): Orpheus Suite for Strings and Percussion; Kancheli: Chiaroscuro for Violin, Chamber Orchestra, and Percussion; Raskatov: The Seasons Digest (after Tchaikovsky Seasons, op. 37a); Piazzolla (arr. Desyatnikov): The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires for Violin and String Orchestra

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BRUCKNER ORCHESTRA ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN OF LINZ IN THE FIELDS

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 SUNDAY, APRIL 2 4:00 PM SPECIAL START TIME! 2:30 PM Dennis Russell Davies, music director and conductor Inon Barnatan, piano and conductor Robert McDuffie, violin Reserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95 Reserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95 Founded in 1958 by Sir Neville Marriner and hailed worldwide for its warmth, unity, Austria and America share the spotlight when the Bruckner Orchestra of Linz, led since 2002 and virtuosity, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra brings the by its Music Director Dennis Russell Davies, celebrates American composers with the superb music of Mozart and Copland to Stanford Live. Led from the keyboard by the young violinist Robert McDuffie. Davies leads the renowned ensemble in pieces by Duke Ellington Israeli pianist Inon Barnatan, who has won acclaim for his “firecracker technique” and Samuel Barber and a new work by Philip Glass, his Symphony No. 11, commissioned by (Washington Post), they will also perform a new piano concerto by one of the UK’s Davies in honor of Glass’ 80th birthday. A minimalist master and more, Davies has recorded rising young composers, Alasdair Nicolson. not only all the Glass symphonies, but also all of Franz Josef Haydn’s and Anton Bruckner’s. Program Copland: Quiet City for Trumpet, English Horn, and Strings; Program Ellington (arr. Peress): Black, Brown, and Beige Suite; Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271; Alasdair Nicolson: Barber: Violin Concerto, op. 14; Glass: Symphony No. 11 New piano concerto; Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201/186a

14 2016–17 SEASON Embracing Stanford University’s rich intellectual and creative culture, Live Context: Art + Ideas brings together artists, innovators, and thinkers with leading minds at Stanford and beyond. Engage in stimulating conversations and events that create both a backdrop and launching pad to the Stanford Live experience.

The Big Ideas Behind Live Context 2016–17

Imagining the West Islamic Voices

The American West has inspired artists, writers, entrepreneurs, and Popular, accessible social media and music delivery systems are conservationists to explore, exploit, embroider, and preserve its romance driving transformations in Muslim societies and changing the world’s and realities. Through distinguished observers and chroniclers of perceptions of Islamic culture. This Big Idea takes a look at how music the region, Imagining the West examines its pioneering spirit, sublime propels a viral revolution, challenges stereotypes, and leads to new landscapes, and unique social and ecological challenges. intercultural understanding.

Featured Events Featured Events • Family concert with the Okee Dokee Brothers (p. 23) • Genre-crossing music from Emel Mathlouthi (p. 7) • Multimedia performance of The Colorado (p. 24) • Free conversation: Stanford faculty with best-selling writer • Free conversation: Stanford faculty with National Geographic’s Reza Aslan Peter McBride In partnership with the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies and KZSU’s In partnership with the Bill Lane Center for the American West, the Arabology radio program and podcast Woods Institute for the Environment, and the Stanford Storytelling Project

Learn more about these Big Ideas and their related events at live.stanford.edu/ideas.

650.724.BING (2464) 15 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS DANISH STRING QUARTET Enjoy chamber music and recitals in the intimacy of Bing Concert Hall. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 7:30 PM Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65 This quartet of childhood music-camp friends is the closest thing to rock stars that classical music will allow. Their rule, said one: “We just play stuff we really like.’’ That’s an eclectic range embracing Janáček, Beethoven, and for this concert a new quartet by the Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin. The foursome’s affection for its repertoire comes through as they fuse superb technique, individuality, and “rampaging energy” (New Yorker), thrilling audiences around the world. Program Rolf Wallin: String Quartet (commissioned by the Danish String Quartet); Janáček: String Quartet No. 2, Intimate Letters; Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9, op. 59, no. 3 Performances at Bing Concert Hall unless otherwise noted. All prices subject to change.

16 2016–17 SEASON FREE! HARMONY FOR HUMANITY DANIEL PEARL WORLD MUSIC DAYS CONCERT

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 7:30 PM Memorial Church General Admission The St. Lawrence String Quartet leads Stanford’s annual free concert honoring the life and memory of alumnus Daniel Pearl, the violin-playing Wall Street Journal reporter who was murdered in 2002 in Pakistan. Now in its 15th year, the progam will include works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Jonathan Berger, David Popper, and ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET Gabriel Fauré performed by the St. Lawrence String Quartet, the Stanford Chamber Chorale, violinist Livia Sohn, and others.

Cosponsored by the Office for Religious Life at THREE PERFORMANCES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2:30 PM Stanford University Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65 Program Haydn: String Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 20, no. 1; Adams: John’s Book of Alleged Dances; Beethoven: String Quartet in A Minor, op. 132 Founded by Canadian-born first violinist GOOD FRIDAY CONCERT Geoff Nuttall and violist Lesley Robertson, SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2:30 PM brilliant stewards and teachers of the classical FRIDAY, APRIL 14 canon and the collaborative chamber form, Diana Doherty, oboe 5:00 PM the St. Lawrence String Quartet continues Program Beethoven: String Quartet in C Minor, op. 18, no. 4; Memorial Church its robust multiyear Stanford University Bliss: Quintet for Oboe and Strings; Adams: First Quartet General Admission residency with three Stanford Live concerts and two free events. The work of America’s SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2:30 PM Program Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross esteemed composer John Adams, who Tyler Duncan, baritone / Erika Switzer, piano considers the SLSQ his “favorite chamber Program Adams: Second Quartet; Fauré: La bonne chanson, op. 61; group,” is a special focus in celebration of Haydn: String Quartet in A Major, op. 20, no. 6; Beethoven: String his 70th birthday. Quartet in F Major, op. 135

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CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF BERLIN PHILHARMONIC AND LARS VOGT WIND QUINTET

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 7:30 PM 2:30 PM Reserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95 Reserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80 The German duo’s concerts bring out the best in each other to the delight of A delightful result of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s rich tradition of chamber audiences everywhere. Separately, violinist Tetzlaff and pianist Vogt have performed music, and founded during the Herbert von Karajan era, the Berlin Philharmonic with the world’s greatest orchestras. Together, their eclectic repertoire will shine at Wind Quintet has collected critical raves. “Superb...Pure-toned instrumental textures, Bing Concert Hall in violin sonatas by Beethoven and Mozart, plus masterworks smoothly blended ensemble, and sterling musicianship,” wrote the Chicago Tribune. by Schubert and noted contemporary German composer Jörg Widmann. Its Stanford Live program spans 200 years, from Mozart’s Fantasy in F Minor for Clockwork Organ to a new work created especially for the Berliners by Finnish Program Beethoven: Violin Sonata in C Minor, op. 30, no. 2; Jörg Widmann: TBA; Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 377; Schubert: Rondo in B Minor, D. 895 composer Kalevi Aho. Program Mozart (arr. Hasel): Fantasy in F Minor for Clockwork Organ, K. 594; Generously supported by Mary and Clint Gilliland Kalevi Aho: Quintet No. 2; Barber: Summer Music; Reicha: Wind Quintet in D Major, op. 91. no. 3

18 2016–17 SEASON EMERSON ALISA WEILERSTEIN AND STRING QUARTET INON BARNATAN

FRIDAY, MARCH 24 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Reserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80 Reserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80 Easily among the world’s greatest ensembles and long a favorite with Stanford Two brilliant musicians with stellar solo careers and a long duet association join for a audiences, the Emerson String Quartet—founded in 1976—has a storied performance program of sonatas. MacArthur Fellow cellist Alisa Weilerstein has been described history, a juicy yet precise performance style, and nine Grammys. Hailed as “one of as playing as if she’s on fire; pianist Inon Barnatan has been hailed for “musicianship the most impressive of American string quartets” (New York Times), the foursome is of the highest character” (Evening Standard). Together, they epitomize passion and lauded for its embrace of new works as well as the classics. Besides quartets by Ravel poise in the service of classical as well as contemporary works. In addition to their and Debussy, it will perform an early quartet by Alban Berg. April 26 concert, on April 2 Barnatan will play with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and conduct from the keyboard. Program Ravel: String Quartet in F Major; Berg: String Quartet, op. 3; Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, op. 10 Program Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Chopin: Cello Sonata, op. 65; Joseph Hallman: DreamLog; Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G Minor, op. 19

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650.724.BING (2464) 19 FRESH PERSPECTIVES PHILIP GLASS: THE Experience music and theater from some of today’s COMPLETE PIANO ÉTUDES most original artists. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 7:30 PM Featured pianists to include Philip Glass, Sarah Cahill, Aaron Diehl, and Jenny Lin Reserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95 Five exceptional pianists—including the composer himself—kick off season five with Philip Glass’ complete piano études, some of his “best, most harmonically inventive music” (New York Times). These 20 works, created to explore a variety of tempi, textures, and techniques, have been hailed for their intimacy and complexity. Glass wrote the first six études as a 50th birthday gift for Dennis Russell Davies in 1994 and finished the 20th in time for the celebration of his own 75th birthday.

Performances at Bing Concert Hall unless Generously supported by Bonnie and Marty Tenenbaum otherwise noted. All prices subject to change.

20 2016–17 SEASON RHIANNON GIDDENS AND INTERNATIONAL DIRK POWELL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65 Steven Schick, conductor and percussionist Rhiannon Giddens’ first solo album, Tomorrow is My Turn (2015), a collaboration Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65 with T Bone Burnett, incorporated folk, jazz, gospel, and the blues. Her pedigree— When it comes to defining “contemporary,” the International Contemporary Ensemble member of the Grammy–winning Carolina Chocolate Drops (“Hit ’em Up goes by the book—Webster’s dictionary: “Happening, existing, living, or coming into Style”), degree from Oberlin Conservatory, a standing ovation at New York’s being.” ICE’s musicians are innovative, multidisciplinary, and, says the New York Times, Town Hall—is impeccable. Her concert, with fiddler Dirk Powell, is a chance to “extraordinary.” New works by Steve Reich and Stanford faculty composer Mark catch this rising star as she soars to the top. Applebaum highlight the ensemble’s visit. With a steadily changing menu of styles and philosophies, ICE’s concerts are deliciously satisfying, making new-music devotees of even the finickiest listeners. Program Works by Brian Ferneyhough, Mark Applebaum, and Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and a new work titled “Pulse” by Steve Reich in celebration of his 80th birthday

LIVE.STANFORD.EDU 21 FRESH PERSPECTIVES

BLACK VIOLIN MANUAL CINEMA AVA/ADA

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 WEDNESDAY–FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1–3, 7:30 PM 7:30 PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 4:30 & 7:30 PM Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / Premium $50 Bing Concert Hall Studio They can play Bach. They can play hip-hop. Classically trained Floridians General Admission $50 Wil B (Wilner Baptiste, viola) and Kev Marcus (Kevin Sylvester, violin), who met A gothic melodrama, a puppet show, a slide show, a shadow play set to live jazz, and in high school orchestra, are genre busters, tradition fusers, and audience uniters. a behind-the-scenes look at how the magic is made: Ava/Ada is all that and more. In They’ve played President Obama’s Inaugural Ball and the Apollo Theater; with a CGI era, the Manual Cinema artists’ collective uses paper cutouts, transparencies, Kanye West and the Eagles, and three Super Bowls. Live, Black Violin keeps the and overhead projectors to tell a haunting tale of elderly twins separated by death— party rolling with DJ turntable whiz SPS and a drummer. Black Violin’s latest or perhaps not. The New York Times wrote Ava/Ada is “an unclassifiable story of recording, Stereotypes, shatters them. spectral beauty.”

22 2016–17 SEASON JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ AND THE OKEE DOKEE THE STRING THEORY BROTHERS

THURSDAY, MARCH 2 SUNDAY, MARCH 5 7:30 PM 2:30 PM Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65 Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / Premium $50 Indie pop artist José González is a little bit of everything, and so is the ensemble Justin Lansing, banjo, and Joe Mailander, guitar, have been exploring the outdoors he performs with, The String Theory. His parents are Argentenian but he was together since they were kids. Today, families everywhere delight in their Adventure born in Sweden. He writes the music he performs and sings the songs he writes. Album series. Their trip down the mighty Mississippi inspired their Grammy-winning His influences include Paul Simon, bossa nova, classical music, and Nick Drake. album Can You Canoe? In Through the Woods, they hiked on the Appalachian Trail. The ensuing sound is as free ranging as the influences but manages to add up Their newest album, Saddle Up, trots happily through the American West. Warmly to a seamless swath. González and The String Theory are intriguing signposts on and tunefully, the Okee Dokee Brothers share their respect for nature, each other, music’s road ahead. and our world.

This is a Live Context performance. See page 15 for more details.

650.724.BING (2464) 23 FRESH PERSPECTIVES

THE COLORADO EARFILMS TO SLEEP TO DREAM

SATURDAY, APRIL 22 FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 7:30 PM 7:30 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 4:30 & 7:30 PM SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1:30 & 4:30 PM John Luther Adams and William Brittelle, composers / Roomful of Teeth, voices Jeffrey Ziegler, cello / Glenn Kotche, Paola Prestini, and Shara (Worden) Nova, Bing Concert Hall Studio percussion / Mark Rylance, Glenn Kotche, and Jeffrey Ziegler, film narrators General Admission $50 William deBuys, script / Murat Eyuboglu, video and photography You’ve never done this at a concert hall before: blindfolded, you’re earwitness Reserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65 to a new theatrical sensation. To Sleep to Dream is an EarFilm, an immersive Uniting art, history, sociology, and ecology, Murat Eyuboglu’s documentary films will take audioplay with narration, acting, and music within a three-dimensional listening you on a journey to the Colorado River Basin via stunning images and live performances. environment customized for the Bing Studio. The plot: it’s the future, and a Featuring new compositions for a multimedia performance, The Colorado is a stunning, totalitarian government outlaws dreaming. A rebel fights back. Join him. Take a prismatic view of a natural treasure and how best to steward its resources. break from screen time. Dare to dream again!

This is a Live Context performance. See page 15 for more details.

24 2016–17 SEASON FIVE FAMILY SHOWS! Looking for some arts-filled fun for the whole family? Here are five performances not to miss:

INSIDE/OUT: Saturday, October 9 ARTS OPEN HOUSE Hands-on crafts, live music, and audience participation promise fun for all ages. See p. 4

BLACK VIOLIN Friday, January 27 Hip hop meets classical in a jam for THE BOX BROTHERS the next generation. See p. 22

THE OKEE DOKEE Sunday, March 5 BROTHERS Saddle up for a romp through the FRIDAY, MAY 5, 7:30 PM American West with this dynamic SATURDAY, MAY 6, 4:30 & 7:30 PM folk duo. See p. 23 SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1:30 & 4:30 PM Bing Concert Hall Studio General Admission $30 BLACK GRACE Sunday, March 19 This native New Zealand group Meet the four Box Brothers—Oldest, Middlemost, Youngest, and Dumbest. brings a blend of modern dance and They live in a box with their best friend, Big Drum. One day, they set out looking rich Samoan tradition. See p. 9 for happiness and find an exciting musical adventure, with acrobatics, hijinks, and plenty of noise and laughs. Netherlands-based, the Box Brothers are madcap clowns who act, play percussion, and dance in a family show for ages 3 to 103. THE BOX Friday–Sunday, May 5–7 The Box Brothers think way outside the box. BROTHERS Join a boxy adventure with this funny foursome. See left for more info.

LIVE.STANFORD.EDU 25 When Bing Concert Hall isn’t hosting Stanford Live’s visiting artists, the university’s own CAMPUS ensembles take the stage, presented by the STANFORD CONNECTIONS Department of Music. Stanford Symphony STUDENTS Orchestra, Stanford Philharmonia, Stanford Jazz Orchestra, and Stanford Wind Symphony perform more than 30 concerts annually at the Bing under the leadership of the Department of Music’s outstanding faculty. Learn more about these groups at music.stanford.edu.

Study Break Tickets Our version of rush tickets: $10 for any seat in the house, purchased on the day of select performances. Get on the student email list to learn more.

Master Classes, Workshops, and More! Stanford Live connects students to the stars! Past events have included master classes and conversations with Deborah Voight, Sheryl Crow, and DJKidKoala.Getmoreinfoat live.stanford.edu/students.

26 2016–17 SEASON KIDS AND COMMUNITY

“Todaywas a day that I will forever remember…This was the first time I have taken my students somewhere where they were completely in their element and were able to be a part of something where they could be themselves…” Melissa Brown, M.Ed. Education Specialist, Barron Park Elementary

Being a Stanford student isn’t easy, but we’re here to liven things up! Stanford Live reserves a limited number of student seats for all performances, even those that no longer have tickets available to the general public. And as always, student tickets start at just $15.

Our K–12 matinee shows enable students from across the Bay Area up to get up close and personal with amazing artists throughout the season. We also provide a number of teacher workshops! Learn more at live.stanford.edu/community.

650.724.BING (2464) 27 FIVE REASONS TO DONATE TO STANFORD LIVE

123 Invest in the Arts Make a Difference Bring the Arts to the in Silicon Valley with Every Gift Next Generation Ticket sales cover less than one Your donation allows Stanford Live Your donation directly contributes to: quarter of the operating costs that bring to expand its programming. In unparalleled artists like Yo-Yo Ma and appreciation, Stanford Live offers • Matinee performances for thousands the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra special benefits at various Donor levels of local school children with Wynton Marsalis to Stanford Live. starting at $75. All contributions are • Free arts education workshops Invest in the artistic enrichment of our tax-deductible by IRS guidelines. for K–12 teachers community while helping us continue to offer vibrant programming for all ages To learn more about Donor levels • Discounted youth and student tickets every year. and benefits and to make your contribution, visit live.stanford.edu/ • Artist visits to local schools and give, call 650.725.8782, or email community centers [email protected].

28 2016–17 SEASON BING FLING!

45 Enhance Become a Your Experience Stanford Live Insider KRISTIN CHENOWETH SATURDAY, MARCH 25 Stanford Live offers these insider Bing Members, as well as Producing Broadway treasure Kristin Chenoweth benefits to our valued Donors as a and Performance Sponsors, are headlines this season’s Bing Fling!, our way to say thanks: leaders in supporting Stanford annual event to thank our most generous Live’s mission and activities. Their supporters. Bing Members receive tickets to • Early access to tickets—ahead of contributions of $7,500 or more this special performance in addition to a Subscribers and the general public are an instrumental part in all pre-concert reception and dinner. A limited • Invitations to special events and the that we do. In recognition, Bing number of tickets for the concert only will be made available for purchase in the spring— chance to meet and mingle with artists Members are offered a premium Stanford Live experience through details to be announced. • Recognition in Stanford Live magazine, concierge ticketing service, access Kristin Chenoweth’s performance is generously mailed to you bimonthly to prime seating, reserved parking, supported by Marcia and John Goldman complimentary Bing Fling! tickets, • Behind-the-scenes opportunities, and more. and more

LIVE.STANFORD.EDU 29 Three easy ways to order! STANFORD LIVE SEASON FIVE 1. In Person Bing Concert Hall 2016–17 Ticket Office hours: Bing Concert Hall Ticket Office Tuesday–Friday, from 327 Lasuen Street 12:00 noon–5:00 PM Stanford University Note: To provide patrons Stanford, CA 94305 with real-time ticket availability online, 2. Online by phone, and in person, we do not accept mail live.stanford.edu/subscribe order forms.

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30 2016–17 SEASON DISCOUNTS ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS AND SEATING Important Dates The following discounts REQUESTS are available (valid Learn When You can Subscribe university ID or Courtesy Be sure to inform the Card may be required): ticket office staff of any accessibility needs or April 26 Full Subscribers: Choose seating requests when Bing Members five or more performances you order. Please note: for 10% off full-priced tickets. we cannot guarantee April 28 the same seats for Stanford Live Donors $500+ Stanford employees every performance. (faculty, staff, visiting professors, and Stanford HANDLING CHARGES May 17 hospital employees): AND REFUNDS Pre-registration for 20% off full-priced tickets, Subscription orders incur June 5 sales event begins limit 2 per ID. a $10 flat handling fee. Stanford students: Single-ticket orders incur June 5 All currently enrolled a $5-per-ticket fee. Single- In-person sales event for Stanford Live undergraduate and graduate ticket fees are reduced to Donors $150+ and Renewing Subscribers students can purchase $2 per ticket for Stanford tickets starting at $15. A students and are waived June 6 for Bing Members. limited number of Stanford Online and phone sales for student tickets in premium- All programs and prices Stanford Live Donors $150+ and seating locations are are subject to change. available at a 66% discount Renewing Subscribers Tickets are nonrefundable, on a first-come, first-served except in the case of a basis. Limit 2 discounted June 8 canceled event. tickets per ID. New Stanford faculty, staff, and HAVE TICKETS BUT student Subscribers Non-Stanford students: CAN’T MAKE IT? 20% off full-priced tickets, limit 1 per ID. Don’t worry, we June 14 understand! Exchange General public Youth (age 18 & under): your tickets or make a 50% off full-priced tickets. tax-deductible donation August 23 Note: Regardless of age, at live.stanford.edu/ Single tickets on sale everyone must have a ticket. changes. Discounts cannot be combined.

650.724.BING (2464) 31 Easy Eats FIVE WAYS TO GET Order your pre-show or intermission food THE MOST OUT OF in advance so you can STANFORD LIVE skip the lines at Bing Concert Hall’s café. live.stanford.edu/ dining

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32 2016–17 SEASON In January of 2013, Stanford Live inaugurated its glorious new home, Bing

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