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Season 20 Season 2011-2012
Season 2020111111----2020202011112222 The Philadelphia Orchestra Thursday, March 888,8, at 8:00 Friday, March 999,9, at 222:002:00:00:00 Saturday, March 101010,10 , at 8:00 James Gaffigan Conductor Stewart Goodyear Piano Bernstein Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront Gershwin/orch. Grofé Rhapsody in Blue Intermission Tchaikovsky Excerpts from Swan Lake, Op. 20 I. Scene II. Waltz III. Dance of the Swans IV. Scene V. Hungarian Dance, Czardas VI. Spanish Dance VII. Neapolitan Dance VIII. Mazurka IX. Scene X. Dance of the Little Swans XI. Scene XII. Final Scene This program runs approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes. American conductor James Gaffigan, who is making his Philadelphia Orchestra debut with these performances, was recently appointed chief conductor of the Lucerne Symphony and principal guest conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic; he assumed both posts in the summer of 2011. This season he debuts with the Atlanta Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic and makes return visits to the Minnesota Orchestra and the Baltimore, Dallas, Milwaukee, National, and Toronto symphonies. Recent and upcoming festival appearances include the Aspen, Blossom, Grant Park, and Grand Teton music festivals, and the Spoleto Festival USA. In Europe he makes debuts with the Czech, Dresden, and London philharmonics. In 2009 Mr. Gaffigan completed his three-year tenure as associate conductor with the San Francisco Symphony. Prior to that appointment he was assistant conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra. He has appeared with such North American orchestras as the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Chicago, Detroit, Houston, New World, Seattle, and Saint Louis symphonies. -
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2019 Summer Season Announcement
1 Press Contacts: Katie B. Watts Press Manager (413) 448-8084 x15 [email protected] Becky Brighenti Director of Marketing & Public Relations (413) 448-8084 x11 [email protected] Please embargo until: Thursday, February 14 at 5pm Berkshire Theatre Group Announces 2019 Summer Season The Fitzpatrick Main Stage Pulitzer Prize-Winner Thornton Wilder’s American Classic The Skin of Our Teeth Kathleen Clark’s World Premiere of What We May Be The Unicorn Theatre Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-Winner Edward Albee’s The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-Winner John Patrick Shanley’s Outside Mullingar Tony Award-Nominated Musical Featuring Music By Lin-Manuel Miranda and James Taylor Working: A Musical Mark Harelik’s Touching Drama What The Jews Believe The Colonial Theatre In Association with Tony Award-Winning Caiola Productions 2 New Musical Rock and Roll Man: The Alan Freed Story Based on Oscar-Winning Film Tony Award-Nominated Shrek The Musical Hershey Felder’s Celebrated Musical Play George Gershwin Alone Delightful Musical Adventure Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka KIDS Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) are thrilled to announce Berkshire Theatre’s 2019 Summer Season. BTG will be releasing a season cast announcement at a later date. According to Maguire, “Coming in on the heels of last year’s 90th celebration, I found myself looking at how we love and care for each other. Which means our 91st season is eclectic and wide open to all kinds of interpretations because we love in so many different ways.” Maguire continues, “We find love in the strangest and most bizarre places in our first play of the 2019 season at The Unicorn Theatre, The Goat or, Who is Sylvia by one of our greatest playwrights, Edward Albee. -
October 2019
OCTOBER 2019 RHAPSODY IN BLUE OCTOBER 11 – 13, 2019 MASTERWORKS #1: With its uniquely “American” sound, jazz, a mixture of ingredients from diverse ethnicities and cultures, embodies the innovation, passion and creative freedom that has come to represent American values throughout its history. Like the United to music they might not have otherwise States, its birthplace, experienced. While the works of composers jazz was created by such as Stravinsky and Ravel reflect clear blending different jazz influences, it was the trio of American cultures to create composers, Leonard Bernstein, George something altogether Gershwin, and Aaron Copland, who emerged new and distinctly as the bridge between classical and popular “American.” music. It is widely accepted that jazz first developed Leonard Bernstein readily in New Orleans, a city known for its broad confirmed the impact jazz diversity, with people of many different made on his life and his ethnicities, cultures, and classes all living music. As a youngster, in the same area. The musical traditions Bernstein played jazz piano embodied within these different identities at parties and directed led to the development of multiple genres a rhythm band at Camp of music (including ragtime, marches, and Onota in Massachusetts blues) which, in turn, gave birth to jazz. The during the summer. He sounds of African-American and European once said that “jazz is Leonard Bernstein music blended together to give jazz its unique the ultimate common denominator of the identity, and, as a result, jazz is distinctly American musical style.” His undergraduate identified as “American” music. thesis at Harvard University argued that jazz is the universal basis of American composition. -
Appalachian Spring Concert
CELEBRATING THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE: Allentown Symphony Orchestra joins with pianist Simon Mulligan and local dancers for Gershwin, Copland program Steve Siegel Special to The Morning Call It’s quite possible that no music evokes the American landscape as strongly as that of George Gershwin and Aaron Copland. Each paints with a broad brush — Copland’s widely spaced chords and vigorous rhythms conspire to create a sound as vividly American as Gershwin’s streetwise use of syncopation and jazz riffs. The Allentown Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to both home-grown composers Feb. 9 and 10 at Miller Symphony Hall. Pianist Simon Mulligan is soloist in Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm Variations” and “Rhapsody in Blue” in a program that also features Gershwin’s colorful “American in Paris” and Copland’s beloved “Appalachian Spring Suite,” featuring dancers from the Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley. Allentown-area audiences might be excused for thinking that Simon Mulligan is a jazz pianist. He’s established a popular following in that genre through his frequent appearances with his trio in the Jazz Upstairs series in Symphony Hall’s Rodale Room, backed by local musicians — bassist Gene Perla and drummer Dave Willard. But Mulligan is a lot more than that. Classical fans might recall his first concert in Allentown was in fact a classical one — Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra on Valentine’s Day weekend in 2012. The Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley will perform artistic director Karen Knerr's new choreography to Aaron Copland's 'Appalachian Spring' on stage with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. -
George Gershwin Alone May 30 – June 10, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joyce Linehan for ArtsEmerson, 617-282-2510, [email protected] ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage PRESENTS HERSHEY FELDER AS GEORGE GERSHWIN ALONE MAY 30 – JUNE 10, 2012 High resolution photos available on request Press opening is Wednesday, May 30 at 7 p.m. Please respond to this email with requests. (BOSTON) ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage presents Hershey Felder’s George Gershwin Alone . Hot on the heels of the Boston premiere of his Maestro: Leonard Bernstein , Felder will reprise his one-man George Gershwin show. Performances will take place May 30 – June 10, 2012 at the Paramount Center (559 Washington Street, in Boston’s Theatre District). Tickets, from $25 – $89, go on sale to members on April 27 and to the public on April 28. They can be purchased at www.artsemerson.org or by phone at (617) 824-8400. Steinway concert artist, composer and actor Hershey Felder spent five years researching George Gershwin’s life and works. He spoke with family members, biographers and Gershwin intimates and secured the rights from the late composer’s estate to develop a solo performance. Felder used Gershwin’s personal correspondences, original manuscripts, and personal belongings to construct a one- man show in which he brings George Gershwin to life. Audiences will experience with the actor Gershwin’s childhood, parents and siblings, as well as his musical triumphs and defeats. Not only is Felder’s appearance strikingly similar to Gershwin’s, but Felder drew on old radio archives to recreate Gershwin’s voice. He also used songs, letters and conversations to recreate the life and times of the great American composer. -
The Cinema of Gene Kelly
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART No 100 11 WEST 53 STREET, NEW YORK 19, N. Y. FOR RELEASE: TELEPHONE: CIRCLE s-8900 Thursday, August 30, 19fe The Cinema of Gene Kelly, a series of ten films featuring the actor-dancer-writer- dlrector, will begin at the Museum of Modern Art September 2-5> daily at 3 and 5:30, with Singin1 in the Rain (1952), with Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds. The series will continue September 6-8 with For Me and My Gal (l$k2), with Judy Garland and George Murphy; September 9-12, Cover Girl (19MO with Rita Hayworth, Lee Bowman and Phil Silvers; September 13-15, On the Town (19U9) with Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett and Jules Munshin; September 16-19, An American in Paris (l95l) with Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant and Nina Foch (3:00 only on September 18); September 20-22, It's Always Fair Weather (1955) with Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse and Dolores Gray; September 23-26, Invitation to the Dance (1956) with Igor Youskevitch and Tamara Toumanova; September 27-29, Les Girls (1957) with Mitzi Gaynor and Kay Kendall; September 30-0ctober 3, Singin1 in the Rain, repeat; and October k-6, Anchors Aweigh (19^5) with Frank Sinatra. In a monograph published in connection with the series,* Richard Griffith, Cu rator of the Museum's Film Library, says that "Kelly, as soon as he had established himself in the movies, worked toward becoming the choreographer and director as well as the stellar actor-dancer of his films. In the planning of his movies, he seemed to work alternately toward two complementary goals: to build the dances into the structure of the film as its central, expressive essence; or, to use dances to change the mood entirely, in counterpoint to the rest of the picture, as if a second self were emerging." *The Cinema of Gene Kellv. -
“Very Little Wrist Movement”: Rock Hudson Acts out Sexual Heterodoxy
“Very Little Wrist Movement”: Rock Hudson Acts Out Sexual Heterodoxy Tamar Jeffers McDonald Oxford Brookes University Abstract: Hollywood films of the late 1950s obsessed over the idea of virginity, seeking to render it externally through acting style. Generally virginities thus spectacularized are female: male virginity belongs to the man’s past. When found, therefore, the male virgin is inevitably established as both a comic figure and a fake. Rock Hudson performances remove such assurances, however: in Pillow Talk he plays a womanizer and a potential virgin. Hudson usually offers a performance dichotomy, with the heterodox sexualities evoked by movement, the traditional male calm and still: Man’s Favorite Sport? (1964), however, reverses this trope and makes the calm, experienced, persona the fake. Résumé : Les films vers la fin des années 50 étaient obsédés par l’idée de la vir- ginité, cherchant à l’exprimer extérieurement, à travers un style de jeu particuli- er. Généralement, ces vierges étaient représentés par des femmes : la virginité masculine appartenant au passé d’un homme. L’homme vierge est inévitable- ment représenté comme un caractère comique et faux. Les performances de Rock Hudson éliminent ces assurances, par contre: dans Pillow Talk il joue le rôle d’un joueur qui a le potentiel d’être vierge. Hudson nous offre une dichotomie de per- formance : les sexualitiés hétérodoxes sont évoqués par mouvement ; le mas- culinité traditionnelle est calme, immobile. Mais Man’s Favorite Sport? (1964) renverse ce trope et fait l’homme calme, expérimenté, l’article truqué. Keywords: Media/Mass media; Feminist/Gender; History Introduction Oscar Levant enjoyed claiming he had been around Hollywood so long, he “knew Doris Day before she became a virgin” (1965, p. -
The Concerts at Lewisohn Stadium, 1922-1964
City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 2009 Music for the (American) People: The Concerts at Lewisohn Stadium, 1922-1964 Jonathan Stern The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/2239 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact: [email protected] MUSIC FOR THE (AMERICAN) PEOPLE: THE CONCERTS AT LEWISOHN STADIUM, 1922-1964 by JONATHAN STERN VOLUME I A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2009 ©2009 JONATHAN STERN All Rights Reserved ii This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Music in satisfaction of the Dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Professor Ora Frishberg Saloman Date Chair of Examining Committee Professor David Olan Date Executive Officer Professor Stephen Blum Professor John Graziano Professor Bruce Saylor Supervisory Committee THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iii Abstract MUSIC FOR THE (AMERICAN) PEOPLE: THE LEWISOHN STADIUM CONCERTS, 1922-1964 by Jonathan Stern Adviser: Professor John Graziano Not long after construction began for an athletic field at City College of New York, school officials conceived the idea of that same field serving as an outdoor concert hall during the summer months. The result, Lewisohn Stadium, named after its principal benefactor, Adolph Lewisohn, and modeled much along the lines of an ancient Roman coliseum, became that and much more. -
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Objectivity Lies: the Rhetoric of Anthropology,” in the Rhetoric of the Human Sciences: Language and Argument in Scholarship and Public Affairs, Eds
ABSTRACT HUMANITIES JONAS-FOWLER, JOYCELYN J. B.A. CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, 1996 M.P.A. TROY STATE UNIVERSITY, 2005 IS THIS BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILIES PORTRAYED IN BLACK FAMILY TELEVISION COMEDIES BETWEEN 1980 AND 2000 Committee Chair: Charmayne Patterson, Ph.D. Dissertation dated May 2018 Research shows that black people watch more television than any other race of people, and, given that television is the most influential media tool, the content of what may affect an audience’s behavior and beliefs deserves analysis. This study examines the black family, alleged pathology, strengths that are specifically associated with them, its portrayal on television, and how television is used as a tool for socialization and influence. A content analysis of the top thirty black family shows that appeared on major network television between 1980 and 2000 was conducted to determine if the family framed was portrayed realistically. Each show analyzed was found to portray some characteristic of strong black families, attributes some media and social critics had not previously recognized or acknowledged. This study suggests that further research is warranted from black family, cultural, and media scholars, as well as social policy and i program makers, and on how television influences entire cultures to shift socially and economically. ii IS THIS BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILIES PORTRAYED IN BLACK FAMILY TELEVISION COMEDIES BETWEEN 1980 AND 2000 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY BY JOYCELYN JONAS-FOWLER DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES ATLANTA, GEORGIA MAY 2018 © 2018 JOYCELYN JONAS-FOWLER All Rights Reserved ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I thank God for his favor and blessings and for being a God of thousands of chances. -
Oscar Levant: Pianist, Gershwinite, Middlebrow Media Star
Washington University in St. Louis Washington University Open Scholarship Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations Arts & Sciences Spring 5-15-2020 Oscar Levant: Pianist, Gershwinite, Middlebrow Media Star Caleb Taylor Boyd Washington University in St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/art_sci_etds Part of the Film and Media Studies Commons, Music Commons, and the Sociology Commons Recommended Citation Boyd, Caleb Taylor, "Oscar Levant: Pianist, Gershwinite, Middlebrow Media Star" (2020). Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2169. https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/art_sci_etds/2169 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Arts & Sciences at Washington University Open Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Washington University Open Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Department of Music Dissertation Examination Committee: Todd Decker, Chair Ben Duane Howard Pollack Alexander Stefaniak Gaylyn Studlar Oscar Levant: Pianist, Gershwinite, Middlebrow Media Star by Caleb T. Boyd A dissertation presented to The Graduate School of Washington University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy May 2020 St. Louis, Missouri © 2020, Caleb T. Boyd Table of Contents List of Figures ................................................................................................................................