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University of Minnesota Opera Theatre Presents Stravinsky In Paris: Three Short Opera By Igor Stravinksy, November 19-22
Minneapolis, MN (10/21/2009)— This November 19 through 22, the University of Minnesota School of Music’s University Opera Theatre will celebrate Igor Stravinsky by presenting three of his operas created during his time in the City of Lights: Le Renard (The Fox), a burlesque, in English; Mavra, a satirical folk tale, in Russian; and Le Rossignol (The Nightingale), a fantasy piece, in French in a program titled “Stravinsky in Paris.” Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 19 through Saturday, November 21 and at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, November 22 in Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 4th St. S., Minneapolis.
This trio of short and pithy operas showcases Stravinsky at his witty and satirical best. Le Renard represents Stravinsky’s take on the fable of the vain Cock who almost succumbs to the wily Vixen Fox before being rescued by the Goat and the Cat. Mavra is one of those “lover disguised as cook” parodies that perfectly suits Stravinsky’s comic touch. Le Rossignol transforms Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved fairytale into a musical fantasy that brilliantly combines the mystical with exotic baroque caricature to produce a poignant and very moving finale. “Stravinsky in Paris” offers audiences looking for something different, if not exactly new, an opportunity for a stimulating operatic night out!
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University of Minnesota School of Music Presents The Bergen Woodwind Quintet, November 5
Minneapolis, MN (10/22/2009)— The University of Minnesota School of Music presents the Bergen Woodwind Quintet on Thursday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Ted Mann Concert Hall.
The ensemble will perform Anton Reicha’s Quintet Op. 100 No. 4 E minor, Eric Ewazen’s Roaring Fork Quintet for Wind Instruments, Harald Sæverud’s Wind Quintet No. 2, and Carl Nielsen’s Wind Quintet, Op. 43.
The members of the Bergen Woodwind Quintet serve as guest artists-in-residence at the University of Minnesota School of Music. This event is part of the Bergen Woodwind Quintet’s residency (featuring a formal concert, master classes, and open rehearsals for the University community and the general public). The quintet members are professors of music at the Grieg Academy of the University of Bergen, Norway.
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University of Minnesota School of Music, The Voices of Vienna, and Russian Seasons in Minnesota present An Homage to Russian Seasons in Paris, October 25
Minneapolis, MN (10/19/2009)— On Sunday, October 25, Russian Seasons in Minnesota, the Voices of Vienna and the University of Minnesota School of Music will present “An Homage to the 100th Anniversary of Russian Seasons in Paris.” The performance will begin at 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 25 at the Park Square Theatre in St. Paul.
The stage will come alive with the warm, energetic voice of School of Music voice professor Philip Zawisza, baritone, in arias from Tschaikovsky's operas Eugene Onegin, Queen of Spades and Iolanta. Sharing the stage with Zawisza on this 100th celebration of Russian Seasons in Paris are singers of exceptional talent and the compositions of Tatyana Dikareva, creator of Russian Seasons in Minnesota.
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University of Minnesota School of Music Collage Concert
Set for October 17
Minneapolis, MN (9/7/2009) — The University of Minnesota School of Music presents its Collage Concert, an annual ensemble concert with more than 400 students and faculty performing in a non-stop, surround-sound, musical extravaganza on Saturday, October 17 at 7:30 pm at Ted Mann Concert Hall.
The Ted Mann Concert Hall is located at 2128 4th Street South on the University's West Bank campus in Minneapolis. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for University of Minnesota Students, faculty, staff, alumni and children. General admission seating. To purchase tickets, call 612/624-2345 or visit tickets.umn.edu. All proceeds will support the School of Music Community Engagement Initiative.
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University of Minnesota to Confer an Honorary Degree on Marin Alsop, Internationally Acclaimed Conductor, at the School of Music Convocation
Minneapolis, MN (9/8/2009)— Marin Alsop, internationally acclaimed conductor and Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Minnesota at the U of M School of Music Fall Convocation program in Ted Mann Concert Hall. The Doctor of Humane Letters is the highest award conferred by the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, recognizing individuals who have achieved acknowledged eminence in their field.
The Convocation program will include a keynote address by Maestra Alsop on “Education and the Arts: Musicians as Engaged Leaders” and a performance of Leonard Bernstein’s “Make Our Garden Grow” by the University of Minnesota Symphony Orchestra and Combined Choirs. The School of Music will host Ms. Alsop in residence on October 5-6, where she will dialogue with students and faculty.
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