Grantors CES is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org) and by the City of Frostburg and the Allegany Arts Council. The engagement of Crys Matthews is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The engagements of Ghost-Note and Veronica Swift are made possible through the Jazz Touring Network program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The presentation of Maryland Symphony Orchestra is supported by the Community Trust Foundation’s Iris and Peter Halmos Community Fund and the FSU Foundation. The creation of the CES 2019-20 season brochure is supported by an Allegany County Tourism Marketing Reinvestment grant. SPONSORS The presentation of Maryland Symphony Orchestra is sponsored by corporate signature donor, First Peoples Community Federal Credit Union; individual signature donors Mr. Douglas Schwab and Mrs. Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab; and by Matthew J. Allaway, D.O. and Ms. Kelli L. Allaway, Mrs. Bernice A. Friedland, Ms. Janice S. Keene, the Honorable Mary Beth Pirolozzi, Mr. Victor S. Rezendes and Mr. John E. Minnich, Ms. Sandra K. Saville, and Mr. Nicholas J. Scarpelli and Ms. Tama S. Scarpelli. CES is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council. On the web at msac.org. CES is supported in part by the City of Frostburg. The presentation of Cirque FLIP Fabrique is sponsored by Thomas Cumberland Subaru Hyundai. The presentation of Russian National Ballet is sponsored by Dr. Julianne K. Ferris and Mr. Daniel F. McMullen. The engagement of Terry Barber is sponsored by the Enordo “Moose” Arnone family. The performance of Cirque Mei is sponsored by Terry Murphy. The engagements of the Brubeck Brothers Quartet and Veronica Swift are sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Peter Halmos. CES Arts for Enrichment and Offstage with WFWM programs are sponsored by Gonzaga Health. 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 1 CES LIVE! at StarScape presents Performing Arts Center (VA), The Washington County Fine Arts Museum, and debut at the Maryland Concert Series and The Argentinian Embassy (DC). Thomas Pandolfi During the 2017-18 Season, Thomas made debut appearances with both The Evanston Symphony (IL) Into the Night and The Piedmont Symphony (VA), as well as With Gershwin enjoyed re-engagements with The Ohio Valley Symphony, Symphonicity, The Barton College Friday, Feb. 14 | 7:30 PM Wilson Symphony (NC), Washington Metropolitan Frostburg Lyric Theatre, 20 E. Main Street Philharmonic, and the McLean Symphony. He also performed a twenty state recital tour, as well as collaborated with the Sarasota Ballet’s production American pianist THOMAS PANDOLFI is an of Ricardo Graziano’s “Valsinhas,” based on Franz exciting virtuoso who, with each passing season, is Schubert’s “34 Valses Sentimentales”—all six highly becoming more and more sought after by audiences acclaimed performances were sold out. During last worldwide, and showered with superlatives by critics season, Thomas gave a highly successful recital at for his passionate artistry and amazing technique. The Honest Brook Festival in New York, and also His remarkably warm and communicative tone appeared with The National Men’s Chorus for their th uniquely “sings,” projecting the poetry and emotion 19 Anniversary Concert at The Terrace Theatre, of whatever he plays—Thomas truly touches Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Additionally the hearts of all who hear him. His virtuosity he performed a Chopin birthday concert for the is breathtaking, and his sense of phrasing and Polish American Arts Assocation, and returned for a command of style are marvelously convincing. highly acclaimed recital at The Frederick Collection’s Historical Instrument Collection (MA) for a recital Highlights during the 2018-19 concert season featuring an 1877 Erard. included engagements with the North Charleston Pops, Symphony of the Americas, Tysons McLean Thomas has collaborated with numerous noted Orchestra, Frederick Symphony, Washington conductors, including Piotr Gajewski, Dimitru Metropolitan Philharmonic, and the Reston Goia, Sabin Pautza, Emil Seigbert Maxim, Peter Orchestra, as well as a coast to coast recital tour Schmelzer, Mihail Agafita, Grigori Moseico, David including the Community Concert Associations of Russell Hulme, Andreas Delfs, Elizabeth Schulze, Craven (NC), Miami Valley (OH), Topeka (KS), Seaford Miriam Burns, Sebrina Alfonso, Nicholas Palmer, (DE), Brasstown (NC), Laguna Woods (CA), Turlock William Intrilligator, Kim Allen Kluge, Raffaele Ponti, (CA), and Brookings Friends of Music (OR). Lawrence Eckerling, Ray Fowler, Glenn Quader, Following the spectacular success of Thomas’ Mozart/ Scott Wood, Daniel Boothe, Robert Hart Baker, Beethoven and Chopin concerts for The Chamber Crafton Beck, Lawrence Rapchak, and Music Series at The Cosmos Club (DC), he will again Gordon Johnson. His international concerts have appear twice on that series this season, as well carried him across the globe to China and Europe, as return to the Palace Theatre (TN), The Hylton as well as a Canadian debut in British Columbia. 2 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2019.2020 An outstanding cross-over artist, Thomas Pandolfi’s virtuoso transcriptions of the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leonard Bernstein, Marvin Hamlisch, Burt Bacharach and Barry Manilow are in much demand. In 2006, he released his first CD, and since then has recorded ten additional ones, including “Language of Infinity” (Chopin), “Gypsy Passages” (Liszt), “Into the Night with Gershwin,” and the Paderewski Piano Concerto recorded in the Czech Republic with The Moravian Philharmonic. Thomas enjoys working with new composers, and he has in particular championed the “Pops” Concerti of British composer, Simon Proctor, including The James Bond Concerto, in which Thomas gave the world premier performance in London during the 2010-11 season. He is scheduled to perform the world premier of Bohemian Concerto by British-Argentine composer, Polo Piatti, during the 2019-20 Season. Thomas co-commissioned film and concert composers Kim Allen Kluge and Kathryn Vassar Kluge to compose The American Piano Concerto, which was an absolutely smashing success at its world premiere in May, 2016; a recording of this work is scheduled to be released soon. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Thomas earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees as a scholarship student. At the moment, he is based in the Washington, D.C. area, and is the proud father of a wonderful son and daughter. To keep informed of the latest updates, please visit www.thomaspandolfi.com. Follow Thomas: Facebook: @ThomasPandolfiPianist Twitter: @TPandolfiPiano 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 3 INTO THE NIGHT WITH GERSHWIN ™ Rhapsody in Blue (1927 solo version) ...................................................................GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937) Prelude No. 2 (“Blue Lullaby”) .............................................................................................................G. GERSHWIN Nobody But You ..................................................................................................................................G. GERSHWIN Song Medley, Part 1 ..................................................................................................... G. GERSHWIN / T. PANDOLFI INTERMISSION Prelude No. 1 in B-Flat Major ............................................................................................................G. GERSHWIN Prelude No. 3 in E-Flat Minor (“Spanish Prelude”) ............................................................................G. GERSHWIN Song Medley, Part 2 ..................................................................................................... G. GERSHWIN / T. PANDOLFI ***Mr. Pandolfi will be available for signing CDs following the concert. THOMASPANDOLFI.COM 4 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2019.2020 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 5 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 7 8 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2019.2020 Cirque FLIP Fabrique presents BLIZZARD Tuesday, March 3 | 7:30 PM Drama Theatre, FSU Pealer Performing Arts Center Sponsored by Thomas Cumberland Subaru Hyundai What if winter has taken over? Not just outside, in the streets and in the fields, But also in the houses, in the bedrooms Underneath our clothes, and even right into our hearts. Everything, absolutely everything, buried under the snow, FLIP FABRIQUE Obliterated by a white-out. CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS FROM QUÉBEC The north wind freezes time as it flows over us. FLIP Fabrique grew out of the friendship and dream Would it be a catastrophe? of circus performers in 2011. The company designs Or a chance to start over, high quality and playful shows punctuated by To fix our mistakes? breathtaking and truly elegant performances. A new blank page In the shape of a blizzard. With more than 700 performances to their credit and with shows such as Attrape-moi, FLiP in Berlin and With Blizzard, FLIP Fabrique takes you on a crazy, poetic Transit, in more than 15 countries, FLIP Fabrique is and gentle journey in the dead of winter, and invites made up of world-class multidisciplinary performers. you to lose yourself in a moment of complete wonder. They have worked with the prestigious Cirque du With performers at the peak of their art and outstanding Soleil and Cirque Éloize, and taken part in