Hollywood Bowl 2007 Season Chronological Listing of Events
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HOLLYWOOD BOWL 2007 SEASON CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF EVENTS JUNE 2007 OPENING NIGHT AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL Friday, June 22 at 8:30 PM (Non-subscription) $15 - $98 HOLLYWOOD BOWL ORCHESTRA PLÁCIDO DOMINGO and JOHN MAUCERI, 2007 Hall of Fame Inductees 2007 Inductees Plácido Domingo and John Mauceri take the stage for an unforgettable opening night celebration. Proceeds benefit Music Matters , the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s education programs. Created and produced by Wayne Baruch and Charles F. Gayton. KCRW’S WORLD FESTIVAL Sunday, June 24 at 7 PM $24 - $95 JURRASIC 5 CARLINHOS BROWN SIERRA LEONE’S REFUGEE ALL STARS GARTH TRINIDAD, host KCRW’s World Festival kicks off with L.A.’s funky hip-hop heroes Jurassic 5, the explosive Brazilian percussionist Carlinhos Brown, and Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. SING-A-LONG SOUND OF MUSIC Saturday, June 30 at 6 PM (Pre-Show); 8:15 PM (Movie) (Non-subscription) $7 - $65 Sing-A-Long Sound of Music MELISSA PETERMAN, host The hills are alive with The Sound of Music ! Everyone’s favorite sing- a-long returns to the giant screen at the Hollywood Bowl – the world’s largest outdoor movie theater. Bring your costume (for the pre-show parade) and your vocal cords to this beloved and always sold-out event. 1 JULY 2007 JULY 4 th FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR Monday, July 2 at 7:30 PM *Fireworks* Tuesday, July 3 at 7:30 PM (Non-subscription) Wednesday, July 4 at 7:30 PM $9 - $111; children 12 and under half-price LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC EDWIN OUTWATER, conductor RIDERS IN THE SKY, special guests Picnics, fireworks and the best in American music! This year, we celebrate the West, honoring famous American cowboys and two of our greatest film stars on their 100 th anniversaries: Gene Autry and John Wayne. Joining in are America’s greatest singing cowboys, Riders in the Sky, who’ll delight and entertain as only they can – western style! Perfect for the whole family. THE DECEMBERISTS Saturday, July 7 at 7:30 PM (Non-subscription) $20 - $105 THE DECEMBERISTS with the LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC BAND OF HORSES Pop folk group The Decemberists bring their inventive songwriting, sweet tale-telling and lush melodies to the Bowl for their debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Seattle’s latest sub-pop heroes, Band of Horses, opens the show. SUNDAY SUNSET CONCERTS Sunday, July 8 at 7:30 PM $24 - $111 MOZART The Magic Flute LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC LEONARD SLATKIN, conductor ISABEL BAYRAKDARIAN as Pamina ERIC CUTLER as Tamino SUMI JO as The Queen of the Night ALFRED REITER as Sarastro HUGH RUSSELL as Papageno LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE, GRANT GERSHON, music director Performance benefits the Philharmonic Musicians Pension Fund. 2 TUESDAY CLASSICS Tuesday, July 10 at 8 PM *Fireworks* $24 - $93 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC LEONARD SLATKIN, conductor GIL SHAHAM, violin GLINKA Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition (with fireworks) JAZZ AT THE BOWL Wednesday, July 11 at 8 PM $24 - $93 QUEEN LATIFAH Rapper, movie star and jazz singer Queen Latifah makes her Bowl debut. Well-known as Mama in Chicago , Queen Latifah delivers jazz standards, a little blues, pop, R&B and plenty of sass! THURSDAY CLASSICS Thursday, July 12 at 8 PM $24 - $93 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC LEONARD SLATKIN, conductor ANDREAS HAEFLIGER, piano BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture FAURÉ Pavane RAVEL Piano Concerto in G ROSSINI Overture to La gazza ladra MASCAGNI Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome WEEKEND SPECTACULARS Friday, July 13 at 8:30 PM $24 - $111 Saturday, July 14 at 8:30 PM John Williams: Maestro of the Movies LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC JOHN WILLIAMS, conductor In the world of film music, there is no single greater force than the incomparable John Williams. Having more Academy Award® nominations than anyone alive is a testament to his singular ability to capture in music the imagination, beauty and drama of film. A John Williams concert at the Hollywood Bowl is an experience not to be missed! 3 KCRW’S WORLD FESTIVAL Sunday, July 15 at 7 PM $24 - $111 CAFÉ TACUBA GROOVE ARMADA NIC HARCOURT, host The Mexico City-based quartet Café Tacuba returns to rock the Bowl in their international style. The Grammy-winning group blends regional Mexican genres of norteño, bolero and ranchero with types of ska, electronica, rock and hip-hop for an eclectic show. Groove Armada joins the show with their electronic dance party mix. TUESDAY CLASSICS Tuesday, July 17 at 8 PM $24 - $93 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC LEONARD SLATKIN, conductor CHRISTOPHER O’RILEY, piano KAREN GOMYO, violin HÉROLD Overture to Zampa PONCHIELLI Dance of the Hours from La Giocanda LITOLFF Scherzo from Concerto symphonique No. 4 ADDINSELL Warsaw Concerto ENESCO Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 CHABRIER España SAINT-SAËNS Baccanale from Samson and Delila MASSENET Meditation from Thaïs SARASATE Zigeunerweisen LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 JAZZ AT THE BOWL Wednesday, July 18 at 8 PM $24 - $93 50 Years of Stax ISAAC HAYES WILLIAM BELL, MABLE JOHN, BOOKER T. JONES, EDDIE FLOYD, special guests Classic hits of Stax Records are celebrated with a 50 th -anniversary salute to the Memphis soul label. THURSDAY CLASSICS Thursday, July 19 at 8 PM $24 - $93 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC LEONARD SLATKIN, conductor JONATHAN BISS, piano WEBER Overture to Oberon BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 4 WEEKEND SPECTACULARS Friday, July 20 at 8:30 PM $24 - $93 Saturday, July 21 at 8:30 PM Cool Britannia! LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC BRAMWELL TOVEY, conductor JAMIE CULLUM, special guest The suave James Bond, the witty Noël Coward and that shagadelic Austin Powers – the coolness of Britain invades the Hollywood Bowl. This time it’s Bramwell Tovey and the Los Angeles Philharmonic leading the way joined by the coolest of the cool – British jazz/pop sensation Jamie Cullum making his orchestral debut! SUNDAY SUNSET CONCERTS Sunday, July 22 at 7:30 PM $24 - $111 Savion Glover: On Tap HOLLYWOOD BOWL ORCHESTRA BRAMWELL TOVEY, conductor SAVION GLOVER, special guest From Bring in da Noise to Happy Feet , the electrifying master continues to define…and redefine…what tap means today – this time to Duke Ellington’s masterful jazz ballet score The River in a genre-busting Bowl concert. TUESDAY CLASSICS Tuesday, July 24 at 8 PM $24 - $93 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC JOANA CARNEIRO, conductor LUCIANA SOUZA, vocalist ARNALDO COHEN, piano RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain FALLA El amor brujo RAVEL Boléro 5 JAZZ AT THE BOWL Wednesday, July 25 at 8 PM $24 - $93 Jazz at the Movies CHRISTIAN McBRIDE, musical director With big band and strings Special guests to be announced Jazz comes to the movies with great dramas, thrillers and comedies that have featured cool jazz scores and timeless jazz standards. Watch classic clips on the big screens and swing to the likes of Ellington, Mancini, Basie and many more. THURSDAY CLASSICS Thursday, July 26 at 8 PM $24 - $93 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATE, conductor SARAH CHANG, violin BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish” WEEKEND SPECTACULARS Friday, July 27 at 8:30 PM *Fireworks* Saturday, July 28 at 8:30 PM $24 - $111 Viva Las Vegas: An Evening with Gladys Knight with fireworks GLADYS KNIGHT LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC WAYNE BRADY, special guest Celebrate the glittering stage spectaculars and dynamic music of the city that never sleeps with one of the greatest ladies of soul, seven-time Grammy-winner Gladys Knight, performing her classic hits and songs from her new album, Before Me – celebrating great women of jazz from a golden era of song. Wayne Brady opens with new arrangements of the songs of Sammy Davis, Jr., and the evening ends with a Vegas-style finale and dazzling showgirls à la Hollywood Bowl – and fireworks! 6 KCRW’S WORLD FESTIVAL Sunday, July 29 at 7 PM $24 - $95 Spirit of Armenia! ADISS ANDY SILVA HAKOBYAN SAKO DJIVAN GASPARYAN HOVHANNES SHAHBAZYAN ROMA KANYAN, conductor ELEMENT BAND VATCHE MANGERIAN WINDS OF PASSION with GAGIK BADALYAN, PARIK NAZARIAN, ARAKS & ALIK KARAPETYAN ZVARTNOTS DANCE ENSEMBLE VARTAN & SIRANOUSH KEVORKYAN DANCE ENSEMBLE Additional guests to be announced TOM SCHNABEL, host The evocative and vibrant sights and sounds of Armenia come to the Bowl from traditional folk ensemble Winds of Passion, to colorful costumes, dancing and some of the finest pop artists from Los Angeles and Armenia. TUESDAY CLASSICS Tuesday, July 31 at 8 PM $24 - $93 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS, conductor JESSICA RIVERA, soprano KELLEY O’CONNOR, mezzo-soprano PHILIPPE CASTAGNER, tenor ERIC OWENS, bass LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE, GRANT GERSHON, music director BEETHOVEN Music from King Stephen BEETHOVEN Bundeslied BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 7 AUGUST 2007 THURSDAY CLASSICS Thursday, August 2 at 8 PM $24 - $93 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS, conductor THOMAS HAMPSON, baritone GORE VIDAL, speaker BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story COPLAND Old American Songs COPLAND Lincoln Portrait GERSHWIN An American in Paris WEEKEND SPECTACULARS Friday, August 3 at 8:30 PM SUNDAY SUNSET CONCERTS Saturday, August 4 at 8:30 PM $24 - $111 Sunday, August 5 at 7:30 PM South Pacific with REBA McENTIRE and BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL HOLLYWOOD BOWL ORCHESTRA PAUL GEMIGNANI, conductor DAVID LEE, director Bali Ha’i will call audiences…to the Bowl’s staged musical – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic and beloved South Pacific , the duo’s Pulitzer Prize-winning WWII masterpiece. Broadway, television and music superstars Reba McEntire and Brian Stokes Mitchell reunite, following their incandescent triumph at Carnegie Hall and on PBS, to lead an all-star cast in “some enchanted evening” that will leave you awestruck and inspired! 8 TUESDAY CLASSICS Tuesday, August 7 at 8 PM $24 - $93 The Grand Tour: London LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC NICHOLAS McGEGAN, conductor JOHN MARK AINSLEY, tenor PACIFIC CHORALE, JOHN ALEXANDER, artistic director HANDEL Coronation Anthem No.