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NFP Advisor Services, LLC is not affiliated with Daury Wealth Management LLC. 12 In this Issue . 15 THE NATIONAL ACROBATS of The People’s Republic of China 18 JEREMY DENK 22 MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY 31 JACK DEJOHNETTE TRIO 35 MUMMENSCHANZ 39 Fine Arts Center Board and Staff 40 Friends of the Fine Arts Center 43 Evacuation Diagram 45 Patron Services Information 46 Symbols of Support 14 9 14 Thursday, November 6, 7:30 p.m. Fine Arts Center Concert Hall THE NATIONAL ACROBATS of The People’s Republic of China A COLUMBIA ARTISTS PRODUCTION Andrew S. Grossman, Producer Direct from Beijing, The National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China Mr. Han Ning, Director Mr. Zhong Li, Associate Director Program Prelude Drums Girls Kicking Bowls on Unicycles Russian Bar Solo Contortion Diabolo Girls High Chairs Grand Hoop-diving Intermission (15-20 minutes) Group Lasso Little Lions Pole Pagoda of Bowls Balancing Duo Grand Acrobatics Finale Other backup acts to include: Aerial Silk Balancing Adagio of Strength Foot-juggling with Umbrellas Season Sponsors: Event Sponsors: Mom’s House Amherst Area Chinese American Association 15 The National Acrobats of The People’s Republic of China 2014 was founded in 1951, and has been one of the most acclaimed acrobatic troupes in China. Over several generations in training artists, the Company has developed many unique acrobatic acts like Global Motorcycling, Kicking Bowls to Heads on High Unicycles, Russian Bars In Chinese Traditional Style, Chinese Poles In Shaolin Style, Diving Through Moving Hoops, Aerial Bungee Tumblings, Aerial Tissue Flowers and more. For decades, Chinese and foreign audiences have enjoyed and praised the artistry of these performances. Since its inception in 1951, there have been more than two hundred artists of the Company who have won the gold and silver awards at international and national acrobatic competitions and circus festivals. In 1972, the Company visited the United States with 72 artists who were invited as guests to the White House by President Richard Nixon while on tour. As ambassadors for the performing arts, the Company played a key role in the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, whose governments at that time had no formal diplomatic ties. More than forty years later, the Company has toured five hundred cities in seventy countries. In 2012, five troupes and teams from the Company traveled to Germany, Turkey, Taiwan and Singapore. Since 1999, the Company has also created several impressive productions, such as “Mirage,” “Mirage of Dragons,” “Confuscise,” “Pirates!” and “Sun Birds.” These productions have been per- formed almost four thousand times across Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Israel, Argentina and Chile. For its 2014 North American tour, the Company will bring a brand new production that will continue to amaze and astound audiences. 16 17 Thursday, November 13, 7:30 p.m. Bowker Auditorium JEREMY DENK Pianist HAYDN: Sonata in C major, H.XVI:50 JANÁČEK: No. 1 in E-flat major (Andante) from On the Overgrown Path, Book 2 SCHUBERT: Selections from Ländler, D. 366, No.s 12, 10, 11 JANÁČEK: No. 2. A blown-away leaf (Andante) from On the Overgrown Path, Book 1 JANÁČEK: No. 5. They Chattered Like Swallows (Con moto) from On the Overgrown Path, Book 1 SCHUBERT: No. 4 in C-sharp minor from Moments musicaux, D. 780 JANÁČEK: No. 3. Come with us! (Andante) from On the Overgrown Path, Book 1 JANÁČEK: No. 4 in E-flat major (Vivo) from On the Overgrown Path, Book 2 SCHUBERT: No. 5 in F minor from Moments musicaux, D. 780 JANÁČEK: No. 6. Words fail! (Andante) from On the Overgrown Path, Book 1 SCHUBERT: No. 3 in D major from Ländler, D. 790 SCHUBERT: No. 10 in C major from Ländler & Écossaises, D. 734 SCHUBERT: Grazer Galopp, D. 925 JANÁČEK: No. 5 in C minor (Allegro) from On the Overgrown Path, Book 2 Intermission MOZART: Rondo in A minor, K. 511 SCHUMANN: Carnaval, Op. 9 Event Sponsors: Season Sponsors: 18 ABOUT THE ARTIST One of America’s most thought-provoking, multi-faceted, and compelling artists, pianist Jeremy Denk is the winner of a 2013 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2014 Avery Fisher Prize, and Musical America’s 2014 Instrumentalist of the Year award. He has appeared as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the symphony orchestras of Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and London, and regularly gives recitals in New York, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, and throughout the United States. In 2014-15, he launches a four-season tenure as an Artistic Partner of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; makes debuts with the Cleveland Orchestra under Susanna Mälkki and the New York Philharmonic led by Esa-Pekka Salonen; appears as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philhar- monic and San Francisco Symphony; and performs Bach concertos on tour with Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Future engagements also include a return to the Wigmore Hall, and his recital debut at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam playing the Goldberg Variations. As Music Director of the 2014 Ojai Music Festival, he wrote the libretto to a comic opera, The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts), by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steven Stucky. Inspired by Charles Rosen’s eponymous seminal text, the opera was presented by the