2018-19 Concert Series SEP. 15 Philharmonia Boston Orchestra String Players NOV. 10 From Ella FALL SEASON Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m. Jazz Band Lorimer Chapel Eric Thomas, director (Funded by the Robert J. Strider Concert Fund) Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Founded in 2008, Philharmonia Boston Orchestra is Given Auditorium, Bixler Art and Music Center composed of professional musicians from the Greater We tour Ella Fitzgerald’s musical life, from her audition at Boston area. Their vision is to serve and inspire the the Apollo Theater to her work at the helm of the Chick Webb SEP. 15 OCT. 6 OCT. 27 community by engaging in educational outreach programs, Band, and give a special nod to her Live in Berlin album. “A providing vibrant musical experiences, and introducing young Tisket A Tasket,” “Black Coffee,” “Angel Eyes,” “I Can’t Give talented musicians. Led by Jinwook Park, Colby Symphony You Anything But Love,” “Mack the Knife,” and other classic Orchestra’s dynamic director, the PBO string players will tunes will be featured. We’ll also touch on hits from Nelson present works by Bartók, Respighi, and Tchaikovsky. Riddle, Ray Brown, Joe Pass, the Duke, and the Count, and some of the other artists she influenced. OCT. 6 Traditional Flamenco with Bourassa Dance and Friends Sandeep Das and the HUM Ensemble: NOV. 11 (Funded by the Clark/Comparetti Concert Fund) Delhi to Damascus NOV. 3 NOV. 17 Saturday, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, 3 p.m. Page Commons Room, Cotter Union Page Commons Room, Cotter Union Flamenco artists Lindsey Bourassa (dance), Barbara (Funded by the Robert J. Strider Concert Fund) Martinez (voice), and Cristian Puig (guitar) will perform Delhi to Damascus is a celebration of the historical traditional and passionate flamenco works that showcase and cultural ties between India and Syria. The project’s flamenco’s integration of dance, song, and guitar in repertoire explores traditional Indian ragas; the melodic traditional styles such as Cana, Alegrías, Tientos, and more. interplay of Arabic Maqams, Sufi poems, lyrical Thumri and Dadra (traditional and old forms of singing); and classical DEC. 7 Masterworks rhythm cycles and pulsating folk grooves. It takes listeners OCT. 27 NOV. 10 NOV. 11 DEC. 1 DEC. 8 Colby Symphony Orchestra on a mesmerizing journey of exquisite poetry and lyrical Jinwook Park, director exposition along the winding roads from a time long ago. Saturday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. Discovery 49th Annual Service of Carols and Lights Lorimer Chapel #BernsteinAt100: Words, Words, Words DEC. 1 DEC. 7 NOV. 17 Colby Symphony Orchestra Friday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m. In its first concert of the season, the orchestra performs Colby College Collegium DEC. 8 Jinwook Park, director Saturday, Dec. 8, 3:30 and 7 p.m. three masterworks from the 19th century: Weber’s beloved Colby-Kennebec Choral Society Presence of the Past Humanities Theme Event Lorimer Chapel Der Freischutz Overture, Chopin’s elegant First Piano Colby College Chorale Minji Ko ’21, violin, 2018 Concerto Competition Winner A Colby tradition since 1971, the service includes Concerto, featuring Colby College’s own Lily Funahashi, and Choirs at Colby Art Song Initiative Saturday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. readings and carol singing by candlelight. Colby music Tchaikovsky’s glorious Fifth Symphony. Eric Christopher Perry, director Lorimer Chapel ensembles provide a festive evening of traditional and Saturday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. In its second concert of the season, the orchestra explores contemporary seasonal music from around the world. USA Given Auditorium, Bixler Art and Music Center NOV. 3 The Presence of the Past theme as it performs Mozart’s Wind Ensemble Choirs at Colby and the Colby-Kennebec Choral Society timeless Jupiter symphony, and, in celebration of Leonard Eric Thomas, director will join in the international celebration of the 100th Bernstein’s 100th birthday, the “Symphonic Dances” from Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with a survey of West Side Story. Minji Ko ’21 will also be featured in the Lorimer Chapel choral and ensemble numbers from Bernstein’s theater and first movement of William Walton’s Violin Concerto. We’ll celebrate the 100th birthday of iconic American concert works, including Candide, West Side Story, and On composer Leonard Bernstein with “Slava! A Political the Town, among others. Also included will be multimedia Overture” written in celebration of Mstislav Rostropovich’s presentations from Bernstein’s famous “Young People’s appointment as artistic director of the Kennedy Center. This Concert” video series. concert of American music also includes Loren Fields as the featured soloist on Gary Kuo’s “Wingspan,” “Zion” by Dan Welcher, “Hambone” by Libby Larsen, and “Elegy for For up-to-date information Albinoni” by Shelley Hanson. on performances, go to colby.edu/musicdept/upcoming-events The Department of Music Presents Music in the Museum 2018-19 Concert Series FEB. 15 #BernsteinAt100: Children and Art SPRING SEASON Colby-Kennebec Choral Society All performances begin at noon in the Alex Katz Gallery in the Colby College Chorale MAR. 16 APR. 6 Colby College Museum of Art. Eric Christopher Perry, director MAR. 9 Friday, Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. Given Auditorium, Bixler Art and Music Center Fri. Duane Edwards Quartet Arguably America’s most iconic musical theater composer, SEPT. 28 Duncan Hardy (sax), Evan Haines (guitar), and Cameron Stephen Sondheim’s early career successes include his work Lopez (drums) perform modern jazz selections from their as a lyricist for Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story and upcoming album. Candide. Colby College Chorale and the Colby-Kennebec APR. 27 Choral Society will present solo and ensemble numbers from Wed. The Andrés Segovia Continuum MAR. 2 APR. 13 APR. 28 Sondheim’s catalogue, including Sweeney Todd, Sunday in OCT. 24 Mark Leighton, guitar the Park with George, and Anyone Can Whistle, and explore Colby Music Associate Mark Leighton presents music from the musical duo’s relationship through readings of letters Maestro Segovia’s prodigious repertoire, from compositions written for him to his transcriptions and arrangements of written between them. traditional classical guitar pieces. MAR. 16 Potpourri APR. 13 From Dizzy The Modernistics—Song and Dance from the Great Colby Wind Ensemble Colby Jazz Band MAR. 2 Ah, Raza! The Making of an American Artist American Songbook Eric Thomas, director Eric Thomas, director Thurs. Saturday, April 13, 7:30 p.m. NOV. 15 TUG Collective: Gustavo Aguilar, conceptual design, (Funded by the Freda M. Charles Music Fund) Saturday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. Given Auditorium, Bixler Art and Music Center composer/performer; Gaelyn Aguilar, video ethnography; and Saturday, March 2, 7:30 p.m. Lorimer Chapel We explore the roots of bebop first planted by Dizzy G. Daniel Lopez, photography Page Commons Room, Cotter Union A showcase of music that is fun to play. Works include Gillespie in the Latin jazz featured in his later work. In 1996 interdisciplinary artist and Colby music associate Join Boston’s stellar jazz ensemble The Modernistics for the spectacular Four Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold and the completion of our Lord of the Rings cycle with a Gillespie’s compositions “Con Alma,” “Manteca,” and “Salt Gustavo Aguilar experienced a moment of psychic a toe-tapping show of music and dance from The Great disequilibrium that prompted him to examine what it meant to performance of Johan de Meij’s “Gandalf” and “Elvenwood” Peanuts” will be featured along with works by composers American Songbook. The group performs hits by Irving Berlin, identify as an American artist. A Q&A will follow. associated with Gillespie’s career such as Cab Calloway, Harold Arlen, Duke Ellington, and other master tunesmiths, movements. J.S. Bach’s “Komm’, Süßer Tod,” Tania León’s “Alegre,” “Foundry” by John Mackey, and John Philip Sousa’s Arturo Sandoval, Tito Puente, Chuck Mangione, Esperanza including high-energy numbers like “Sunny Side of the ScheckMate “I’ve Made My Plans for The Summer” with soprano soloist Spalding, and Paquito de Rivera. Tues. Street,” “Paper Moon,” “Top Hat,” “Crazy Rhythm,” and “It FEB. 12 Raffael Scheck, cello | Tim Burris, lute and guitar Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing.” Sam Barry ’20 will also be performed. Choral Masterwork Presence of the Past Humanities Theme APR. 27 When vividly recalled, is the past not truly present? Not Wordplay Colby Symphony Orchestra Journey to Italy APR. 6 APR. 28 bygone, but by (with) us? ScheckMate brings works born in MAR. 9 Jinwook Park, director Colby Symphony Orchestra Colby College Collegium bygone eras performed on period instruments (re)sounding Colby College Collegium Jinwook Park, director Eric Christopher Perry, director in the moment. Present-ed are works by Gabrielli, Kapsberger, Colby-Kennebec Choral Society Saturday, March 9, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 7:30 p.m. Weber, Tárrega, and Villa-Lobos. Colby College Chorale Lorimer Chapel Lorimer Chapel Eric Christopher Perry, director It’s often said that Verdi was to opera what Beethoven was A panoply of puns! A manifestation of musical merriment! Fri. Tangos and Other Dances Annual Concerto Competition Winner, TBA MAR. 8 to the symphony—in its third program of the season, the A fanfare of frivolous tomfoolery! Colby College Collegium Bayside Trio Saturday, April 27, 7:30 p.m. The Bayside Trio is a bold voice in chamber music. Anastasia orchestra has both: Verdi’s popular Overture to La Forza del will present Orazio Vecchi’s 1604 madrigal cycle Le veglie di Sunday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. Antonacos (piano), Nicole Rabata (flute), and Benjamin destino, a selection of opera scenes from his La traviata, Siena (Night Games of Siena), a work filled with witticisms, Lorimer Chapel Noyes (cello) are internationally acclaimed prizewinners and and Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony.