UVM Lane Series » Lane Series at UVM – 2011 – 2012 Performances http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries Just another WordPress site Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:21:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Don Giovanni Behind Closed Doors http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2013/04/don-giovanni-behind-closed-doors/ http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2013/04/don-giovanni-behind-closed-doors/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:49:00 +0000 brobinso http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/?p=2363
The UVM Lane Series and the Green Mountain Opera Festival Present:

DON GIOVANNI BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: A Benefit Performance and Champagne Reception
Join the Green Mountain Opera Festival and the UVM Lane Series in this special benefit performance that opens the GMOF’s 2013 season. Festival opera soloists and members of the acclaimed emerging artists program come together to present highlights of the season’s productions, including excerpts from Don Giovanni, other beloved pieces from operatic literature and the American songbook, and to explore the possibilities of what may or may not have happened behind closed doors with the infamous lothario.

Friday, June 14, 2013
7:30pm
UVM Recital Hall
Tickets: $50 adult/$20 students

Featuring the Don Giovanni Cast:

  • Michael Mayes (Boston Lyric Opera, Fort Worth Opera) as Don Giovanni
  • Tom Corbeil (Broadway: Lurch in the Addams Family, Canadian Opera Company, Michigan Opera Theater) as Leporello
  • Caitlin Lynch (Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Symphony, Pittsburgh Opera) as Donna Anna
  • Wesley Rogers (National Theatre Opera Prague, L’Opéra National de Montpellier, Semperoper Dresden) as Don Ottavio
  • Melinda Whittington (Metropolitan Opera National Council Semi Finalist, Opera Carolina, Merola) as Donna Elvira
  • Shantelle Przbylo (Washington National Opera) as Zerlina
  • Jonathan Lasch (Michigan Opera Theater, Glimmerglass) as Masetto
  • Soloman Howard (Washington National Opera, Central City Opera) as Commendatore
  • Bruce Stasyna GMOF Artistic Director, pianist & host and the members of the GMOF 2013 Emerging Artist Program.

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2013/04/don-giovanni-behind-closed-doors/feed/ 0 Chris Smither http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2011/06/1652/ http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2011/06/1652/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:21:46 +0000 rticho http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/?p=1652 Resilient troubadour Chris Smither has a huge fan base here in Vermont, although he has never before appeared on the Lane Series. Having distilled his own signature sound of blues and folk for over 40 years of touring and studio work, Chris Smither is an American original. A profound songwriter, Chris continues to hone his distinctive sound by drawing deeply from the blues, American folk music, and modern poets and philosophers. He has always traveled his own road, staying true to his musical vision. It is a long-standing Lane Series tradition to present the stripped-down honesty of one performer with a guitar and something to say, and it is an honor to feature this artist who has been called “one of roots music’s most passionate, soulful songsmiths and interpreters.”

Price: $25 Adult/$15 Student

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2011/06/1652/feed/ 0 Aquila Theatre Company in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2011/06/aquila-theatre-company-in-shakespeare%e2%80%99s-the-taming-of-the-shrew/ http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2011/06/aquila-theatre-company-in-shakespeare%e2%80%99s-the-taming-of-the-shrew/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:11:06 +0000 rticho http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/?p=1561

Co-presented with the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts

After a hiatus of several years, we are delighted to present one of the world’s most creative classical theatre companies in one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies. The story of the battle of hearts, minds, and wits between the unforgettable characters Petruchio and Kate, Shrew is both fascinating and fun, and who better than Aquila to make it relevant for a contemporary audience. It is the company’s mission to make the classics accessible, and they do this through creative interpretations using music, movement, and a youthful, yet experienced ensemble who works together permanently. We have greatly enjoyed their productions of Othello, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and more — and we are looking forward to seeing what they can do with Shrew!

Price:

Adult $42/$35/$25 (priced by seating)
Student: $38/$31/$21 (priced by seating)
Seating chart (opens in a new window)

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2011/06/aquila-theatre-company-in-shakespeare%e2%80%99s-the-taming-of-the-shrew/feed/ 0 David Wax Museum http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/11/david-wax-museum/ http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/11/david-wax-museum/#comments Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:24:42 +0000 rticho http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/?p=1568

Fronted by David Wax and Suz Slezak, the David Wax Museum fuses traditional Mexican folk with American roots and indie folk to create an utterly unique Mexo-Americana aesthetic. Recently anointed as Boston’s Americana Artist of the Year, the David Wax Museum has been called “pure, irresistible joy” (Bob Boilen, NPR) and hailed by TIME.com for its “virtuosic musical skill and virtuous harmonies.” Their performance at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival was hailed as one of the highlights of the entire weekend by NPR. The ensemble’s joyful and infectious music combines Latin rhythms, call-and-response hollering, and donkey jawbone rattling; they have electrified audiences across the country and are “kicking up a cloud of excitement with their high-energy bordercrossing sensibility” (The New Yorker).

Price: Adult $22 / Student $15


Pre-performance talk at 6:30pm

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/11/david-wax-museum/feed/ 0 Burlington Chamber Orchestra with Romie de Guise-Langlois http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/11/burlington-chamber-orchestra-with-romie-de-guise-langlois/ http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/11/burlington-chamber-orchestra-with-romie-de-guise-langlois/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:28:55 +0000 rticho http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/?p=1572 Clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois will be the featured soloist with the Burlington Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Guest Conductor Sean Newhouse — a Vermont native and the Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The program will feature Gerald Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto, Corelli’s Concerto Grosso in F Major, and Janaçek’s Idyll for String Orchestra. First brought here by Soovin Kim to play with his Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, Ms. de Guise-Langlois has become an area favorite for her fierce and formidable style.

Price: $30 Adult/$15 Student

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/11/burlington-chamber-orchestra-with-romie-de-guise-langlois/feed/ 0 Zoë Keating, solo cello http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/10/zoe-keating-solo-cello/ http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/10/zoe-keating-solo-cello/#comments Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:31:58 +0000 rticho http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/?p=1576 Zoë Keating has been called “a symphony unto herself.” A classically trained cellist, she uses a foot-controlled laptop to sample and loop layer upon layer of harmonies, creating intricate, haunting, and remarkably compelling music. She is also admired for her do it yourself ethic. She has sold over 40,000 copies of her albums without a record label, management, or physical distribution, and her last CD spent over 49 weeks on the Billboard classical charts. An NPR Music favorite, we greatly admire her extraordinary cello technique, beautiful and spontaneous performances, and contemporary attitude toward her music and her career. The originality and beauty of her performances must be seen, and heard, to be believed.

Price: $22 Adult/$15 Student

Pre-performance talk at 6:30pm

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/10/zoe-keating-solo-cello/feed/ 0 Jason Vieaux and Julien Labro “The Music of Astor Piazzolla” http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/10/jason-vieaux-and-julien-labro-%e2%80%9cthe-music-of-astor-piazzolla%e2%80%9d/ http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/10/jason-vieaux-and-julien-labro-%e2%80%9cthe-music-of-astor-piazzolla%e2%80%9d/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:37:23 +0000 rticho http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/?p=1578 One of the “…stars of the guitar world” (New York Times), Jason Vieaux is a musician noted for virtuosic and stirring performances, imaginative programming, and uncommon communicative

gifts. He has performed before on the Lane Series to great acclaim and audience delight. On this tour, he is joined by the great French bandoneon player Julien Labro, who has established himself as one of the foremost players in the classical and jazz worlds. This will be an extraordinary concert exploring the works of the beloved Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, featuring two dazzlingly charismatic and gifted musicians.

Price: $30 Adult/$15 Student

Pre-performance talk at 6:30 pm

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/10/jason-vieaux-and-julien-labro-%e2%80%9cthe-music-of-astor-piazzolla%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 Kevin Kenner, piano http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/09/kevin-kenner-piano/ http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/09/kevin-kenner-piano/#comments Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:39:41 +0000 rticho http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/?p=1580 At the age of 17, pianist Kevin Kenner was awarded a special prize from the jury of the International Chopin Piano Competition for his promising talent. Ten years later, he returned to Warsaw to win the top prize, the People’s Prize, and the Polonaise Prize. Since then, he has won critical and audience acclaim throughout the world and is known as one of the great interpreters of Chopin, “fulfilling a criterion which one only knows from great Chopinists such as Rubinstein, Benedetti-Michelangeli and Dinu Lipatti.” (Schwaebishe Zeitung, Germany) For us, he will perform works by Debussy, Liszt, Ravel, Janaçek, Rorem, and of course, Chopin (24 Preludes).

Price: Adult $27 / Student $15

Through http://www.flynntix.org

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/09/kevin-kenner-piano/feed/ 0 Red Horse http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/09/red-horse/ http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/09/red-horse/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:46:58 +0000 rticho http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/?p=1616 It is always a pleasure and a delight to welcome Lane Series favorites John Gorka and Eliza Gilkyson back to our hall. This time, they are joined by the wonderful Lucy Kaplansky, who appears on our stage for the first time. These gifted singer-songwriters are at the very top of their game, and they perform truly meaningful and heartfelt music. Expect an intimate evening of sharing songs, vocals, guitar, and piano. This is the American songwriting tradition at its very best.

Price: $27 Adult/$15 Student

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/09/red-horse/feed/ 0 Pacifica Quartet http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/09/pacifica-quartet/ http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/2010/09/pacifica-quartet/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:48:59 +0000 rticho http://www.uvm.edu/laneseries/?p=1619 Recognized for its virtuosity and exuberant performance style, the Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet was Musical America’s 2009 Ensemble of the Year. Shortly after its 1994 formation, the Pacifica won the coveted Naumburg Prize, and has since received many honors. Recently, the Quartet presented the monumental Shostakovich cycle in Chicago and New York and the complete Beethoven cycle at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall in an unprecedented presentation of five concerts in three days. This past season, they performed the Shostakovich cycle at London’s Wigmore Hall and the Beethoven cycle at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. No hyperbole intended: they are simply one of the world’s best chamber music ensembles performing today. On the Lane Series, they will play Haydn’s Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise”; Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 2; and Beethoven’s Quartet in A minor, Op. 132.

Price: $30 Adult/$15 Student

Pre-performance talk at 6:30pm

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