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News Release
08.16.06
Arts at Emory Events for Summer 2006 through June 2007
Contacts: Sally Corbett, sacorbe@emory.edu, 404-727-6678; Nancy Condon, ncondon@emory.edu, 404-727-1687
Contents
Listings are by arts discipline. For music, listings are separated into a classical section followed by a jazz section. Listings for all Oxford Campus events are at the end of this document.
Patron Information
Main/Atlanta Campus Listings
Classical, New/Contemporary and World Music
Jazz
Literary Events of the Creative Writing Program and Woodruff Library
Exhibitions of the Visual Arts Program and Schatten Gallery
Theater Emory
Dance at Emory
Arts at Oxford College of Emory University Listings
Oxford Music
Oxford Dance
Oxford Theater
Oxford Poetry
Oxford LecturesPatron Information
For tickets, subscriptions and memberships for Atlanta/Main Campus, and for information on special needs, parking, and arts venues, go to http://arts.emory.edu/tickets/index.html.
For information about Michael C. Carlos Museum admission, location and parking, go to http://www.carlos.emory.edu/.
For events on the campus of Oxford College of Emory University, call 770-784-8888.
Emory Coca-Cola Artists in Residence Program
The Emory Coca-Cola Artists in Residence Program seeks to substantially increase the depth, diversity and profile of performing arts education in the Emory and greater Atlanta communities by providing opportunities for meaningful contact with the finest and most significant artists and arts scholars from throughout the world.
In the listings that follow, an asterisk (*) next to an artist’s name or an ensemble name designates Emory Coca-Cola Artist(s)-in-Residence.
MAIN/ATLANTA CAMPUS LISTINGS
Classical, New/Contemporary and World Music
Click here to go to jazz events.
“Early and Contemporary Chamber Music,” performed by Jody Miller, recorder, and guest artists
Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Jody Miller, recorder, performs chamber music with Atlanta-area musicians Jonathon DeLoach, recorder; Susan Patterson, viola da gamba; Christine Lavoisier, harpsichord; Cheryl Slaughter, harp; and Holly McCarren, alto.“Bach Live!,” performed by Timothy Albrecht, University Organist
Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, 4 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Timothy Albrecht, University Organist, performs Bach's Prelude and Fugue in E minor ("Wedge”) and other works by the composer on Emory's Jaeckel Op. 45 organ in the Schwartz Center’s Emerson Concert Hall.“Perspectives on Performance: Trio Solisti*”
Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, 2:30 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The members of Trio Solisti — violinist Maria Bachmann, cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach and pianist Jon Klibonoff — lead a lecture/demonstration. The Trio performs both traditional masterworks for piano trio and new music by such composers as Paul Schoenfield, John Musto, Emory professor John Anthony Lennon, Martín Kutnowski and Paul Moravec.Trio Solisti*
Friday, Sept. 15, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Violinist Maria Bachmann, cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach and pianist Jon Klibonoff join together as Trio Solisti to create sensational performances for audiences across America. Hailed by The New York Times as "consistently brilliant" and "compelling," the Trio performs both traditional masterworks for piano trio and new music by such composers as Paul Schoenfield, John Musto, Emory professor John Anthony Lennon, Martín Kutnowski and Paul Moravec. In their programs, which are often conceived thematically, the Trio makes their own arrangements of such favorites as songs by Gershwin, Piazzolla's "Le Grand Tango," Milhaud's "Saudades do Brazil," Brahms's "Hungarian Dances," "Czardas" by Monti and Hubay and da Falla's "Suite Populaire Espagnole" and "Ritual Fire Dance."“Emory Faculty Voices in Recital”
Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The faculty of Emory's vocal studies program present a varied concert with songs in Italian, French, German and English. Featured are Teresa Hopkin, soprano, director of vocal studies; Christina Howell, soprano; and John Bigham, tenor. Emory's Mary Emerson Professor of Piano William Ransom accompanies the singers.“Perspectives on Performance: Southeastern Festival of Song*”
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, 2:30 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free, public welcome to observe
A vocal masterclass will be held for music students as part of the Southeastern Festival of Song’s Coca-Cola Artist-in-Residency.“In the Shadow of Vesuvius”
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, 7 p.m., Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University, free
In conjunction with the Michael C. Carlos Museum’s exhibition “In Stabiano: Exploring the Ancient Seaside Villas of the Elite,” this program features readings of literature and performances of music that reflect the exhibition.“Bach/Bartók Cycle Preview,” performed by the Vega String Quartet and William Ransom, piano
Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, noon, Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University, free
In this Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta (ECMSA) Noontime Series Concert, the award-winning Vega String Quartet introduces the ECMSA’s six-part Emerson Series that explores the full solo string works of J.S. Bach and the complete string quartets by Béla Bartók. This noon concert presents a special program of Bach and Bartók works not included in the Emerson Series programs. Vega is accompanied on piano by William Ransom, Emory's Mary Emerson Professor of Piano Studies and artistic director of the ECMSA. The quartet has won numerous international awards, and members of the ensemble — violinists Weiwei Le and Jessica Shuang Wu, violist Yinzi Kong, and cellist Guang Wang — have collaborated with some of the world's finest musicians, including Yehudi Menuhin, William Preucil, Richard Stoltzman, Robert McDuffie and Eliot Fisk.“Secrets of the Sky and Sea: Southeastern Festival of Song*”
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $25, discount category members $18, students free
In partnership with Emory University, the Southeastern Festival of Song presents a performance that traces the universal appeal and immediacy of water and the heavens in the works of such composers and lyricists as Stephen Sondheim, Reynaldo Hahn and Bill Monroe. With songs that range in style from classical to contemporary, jazz to jive, and musical theater to Motown, the four featured singers and pianist pave the way for an imaginative and entertaining survey of childlike dreams, romantic desires and untold mysteries.“Perspectives on Performance: Vega String Quartet*”
Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, 2:30 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The award-winning Vega String Quartet, newly named resident string quartet at Emory, leads a lecture/demonstration on their season-long Bach-Bartók series. On the cutting edge of the new generation of chamber music ensembles, Vega has won numerous international awards, and members of the ensemble — violinists Weiwei Le and Jessica Shuang Wu, violist Yinzi Kong, and cellist Guang Wang — have collaborated with some of the world's finest musicians, including Yehudi Menuhin, William Preucil, Richard Stoltzman, Robert McDuffie and Eliot Fisk.“Bach-Bartók Cycle, Part I,” with the Vega String Quartet
Friday, Sept. 29, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $20, discount category members $15, students free
This season, the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta's Emerson Series presents a six-part series of concerts featuring some of the most dynamic and important works of the 18th and 20th centuries: the complete works for solo strings by Johann Sebastian Bach and the complete string quartets by Béla Bartók, performed by the Vega String Quartet, Emory University’s 2006-07 quartet in residence. In this first concert of the series, the award-winning Vega performs Bach's Cello Suite no. 1 in G major and Violin Sonata no. 1 in G minor and Bartók's String Quartet no. 1.Emory Javanese Gamelan
Steve Everett, director
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, 7:30 p.m., Patterson Green (between Schwartz and Goizueta buildings), free
Rooted in the cultural traditions of the Indonesian islands of Bali, Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan, as well as Malaysia, gamelan (a type of ensemble) was originally performed during ceremonies, rituals and religious rites. The Emory Javanese Gamelan, founded in 1997, consists of sixteen to twenty musicians performing on a full set of instruments — both “slendro” and “pelog” tunings — made by Javanese artisans Pak Djumadi and Pak Tentrem. After the ensemble performs its magical and mysterious percussion sounds for thirty minutes, puppeteer Midiyanto presents a shadow puppet play, or “wayang kulit.”“Perspectives on Performance: David Krakauer*”
Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, 2:30 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Internationally acclaimed clarinetist David Krakauer, who continues to expand the definitional boundaries of music, speaks on the resurgence of klezmer and more.David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!*
Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $48, discount category members $36, students $5
In this concert, part of the Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series at Emory University, the internationally acclaimed clarinetist David Krakauer continues to expand the definitional boundaries of music. One of the most original clarinetists of the time, Krakauer with the Klezmer Madness! ensemble fuses traditional Yiddish klezmer music with rock, R&B, jazz, classical, funk and hip-hop, appealing to those who remember yesterday's klezmer and to the world music enthusiasts of today. This program has been warmly received at international festivals and such notable venues as the Library of Congress and LaCigale and New Morning in Paris.Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony
Scott Stewart, director
Monday, Oct. 16, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Led by Emory's director of wind studies Scott Stewart, the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony is the premier youth wind symphony for high school youth in the Atlanta area, drawing the finest wind band performers from more than 50 high schools in 15 counties. The ensemble performs at Emory; tours domestically and abroad; and commissions, premieres and records new compositions.Emory Wind Ensemble with the Zagreb Saxophone Quartet*
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Since its debut in 1989, the Zagreb Saxophone Quartet has reached a growing audience in Eastern Europe and North America. The ensemble, with a repertoire ranging from baroque pieces by J.S. Bach and others to premieres of new works by Croatian composers, has played to critical acclaim in venues throughout Europe as well as in Canada and the United States. Ensemble members, who are all graduates of the Zagreb Academy of Music in Croatia, include Dragan Sremec, soprano; Goran Merčep, alto; Saša Nestorović, tenor; and Matjaž Drevenšek, baritone. Scott Stewart directs the Emory Wind Ensemble.“Perspectives on Performance: Zagreb Saxophone Quartet*”
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, 2:30 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The Zagreb Saxophone Quartet, which has reached a growing audience in Eastern Europe and North America, leads a lecture/demonstration. The ensemble has played to critical acclaim in venues throughout Europe as well as in Canada and the United States.“Bach-Bartók Cycle, Part II,” with the Vega String Quartet
Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $20
This season, the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta's Emerson Series presents a six-part series of concerts featuring some of the most dynamic and important works of the 18th and 20th centuries: the complete works for solo strings by Johann Sebastian Bach and the complete string quartets by Béla Bartók, performed by the Vega String Quartet, Emory University’s 2006-07 quartet in residence. In this second concert of the series, the award-winning Vega performs Bach's Cello Suite no. 2 in D minor and Violin Partita no. 1 in B minor and Bartók's String Quartet no. 2.Emory Symphony Orchestra, Emory Concert Choir and Emory Wind Ensemble with the Zagreb Saxophone Quartet
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The Zagreb Saxophone Quartet joins the Emory Wind Ensemble, conducted by Scott Stewart; Emory Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Prior; and the Emory Concert Choir, directed by Eric Nelson. The quartet has a repertoire ranging from baroque pieces by J.S. Bach and others to premieres of new works by Croatian composers, and has played to critical acclaim in venues throughout Europe as well as in Canada and the United States.“Beethoven in Blue Jeans”
Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006, 4 p.m., Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $4, Carlos Museum members (family level and above) receive four free tickets
All new for 2006! Ludwig returns to listen to and talk about his music. Pianist William Ransom and the Vega String Quartet perform.“Reformation Day at Emory University Concert”
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free. Sock donations accepted at the door.
Emory University Concert Choir and Eric Nelson, conductor and Emory Director of Choral Studies, join Timothy Albrecht and a baroque-period orchestra for a program that includes Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor and his cantata “Christ lag in Todesbanden.” This annual concert is sponsored by the Candler School of Theology.“The Magic Begins,” with the Emory Symphony Orchestra
Richard Prior, conductor
Friday, Oct. 27, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The magic begins with a performance of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” Barber’s “First Essay for Orchestra” and Beethoven’s immortal Fifth Symphony. Richard Prior leads the 90-member Emory Symphony Orchestra in the opening concert of its 41st season.“The Poet and the Pianist,” with John Stone and William Ransom
Friday, Oct. 27, 2006, noon, Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University, free
“The Poet and the Pianist” returns! This concert features new performances by Dr. John Stone, poet, and William Ransom, pianist. Stone is professor of medicine emeritus at Emory University School of Medicine and the University's unofficial poet laureate. Ransom is the Mary Emerson Professor of Piano and director of piano studies at Emory, as well as the artistic director of the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta.Lecture/demonstration: Maya Beiser, cello*
Friday, Nov. 3, 2006, 4 p.m., Rehearsal Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free, open to the public
Cellist Maya Beiser leads a lecture/demonstration on performing contemporary music.Vocal Health Seminar
Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
This seminar presents relaxation techniques for singers and the latest in laryngology and voice therapy. Featured are Michael Johns, M.D., laryngologist and director of the Emory Voice Center; Marina Gilman, voice therapist and instructor of the Feldenkrais Method; and Holly Godwin, instructor of the Alexander Technique. The seminar is open to all singers.Maya Beiser, cello,* performs “Almost Human”
Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $15, discount category members $10, students free
Cellist Maya Beiser continues to captivate audiences around the globe with her virtuosity, genre-bending style and relentless quest for redefining her instrument's boundaries. Over the last decade she has conceived of and presented major pieces for the cello, written for her by some of the most prominent contemporary composers. Each one of her projects has received great critical acclaim and been featured in the foremost concert halls worldwide. Described by the New Yorker as "The Cello Goddess" and by the San Francisco Chronicle as "The Queen of Contemporary Cello," she has been on the forefront of her field, creating a vast new repertoire for her cello.Volodymyr Koshuba, organ
Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006, 4 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Ukrainian Volodymyr Koshuba, organist of the Kiev Concert Hall, performs a recital of Ukrainian and Russian compositions. He is joined on stage for one piece by his 12-year-old daughter, Viktoriya, a gold-medal winner in recent international piano competitions in Turin and Paris.Emory Chamber Ensembles
Richard Prior, coordinator
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Trios, quartets, quintets and sextets of different instrumentation perform a variety of chamber music.The English Concert with director Andrew Manze, violin*
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006; pre-concert lecture, 7-7:30 p.m.; concert, 8 p.m.; Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $48, discount category members $36, students $5
This mostly Mozart program commemorating the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth—part of the Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series at Emory University—features an orchestra of 22 string and wind musicians performing three of the genius’s works, as well as Bach’s Symphony No. 1 in D Major. BBC Music Magazine called this program “miraculously expressive” and a “wonderful contribution to the Mozart Year.” Manze, a sought-after conductor and one of today’s most passionate advocates of early music, left The Academy of Ancient Music in 2003 to direct The English Concert. The San Francisco Chronicle called Manze “the first modern superstar of the baroque violin.” Manze presents a pre-concert lecture, free to concert ticketholders.“Ransom Notes”
Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, noon, Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University, free
The Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta brings back violinist Kate Ransom and pianists Keiko and William Ransom with an all-new program. Kate Ransom has a distinguished background as a chamber musician and recitalist and has performed in concert venues around the world. Keiko Yamashita Ransom has given concerts throughout her native Japan as well as in the United States, and has collaborated with such artists as pianist Robert Spano, cellist Gary Hoffman, hornist Dale Clevenger and cellist Lazlo Varga. On the piano faculty of Emory University, she is a founding member, with William Ransom, of the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. William Ransom has appeared in recital, as soloist with orchestras and as a chamber musician in Eastern and Western Europe, Japan, Korea, South America, Mexico and throughout the United States. He is Mary Emerson Professor of Piano and director of piano studies at Emory.Third Annual Atlanta Trumpet Festival: Trumpeters Michael Anderson, Mark Clodfelter and Vincent DiMartino and more
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Anderson, Clodfelter and DiMartino, featured artists of this year’s Third Annual Atlanta Trumpet Festival perform. Emory is proud to host the Trumpet Festival, organized by Scott Stewart, director of wind studies, and Kay and David Fairchild, directors of the Atlanta Trumpet Ensemble. This exciting weekend features recitals, masterclasses, workshops and chamber music.Third Annual Atlanta Trumpet Festival: Gala Concert
Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006, 4 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The Atlanta Trumpet Ensemble performs for this afternoon concert. Emory is proud to host the Third Annual Atlanta Trumpet Festival, organized by Scott Stewart, director of wind studies, and Kay and David Fairchild, directors of the Atlanta Trumpet Ensemble. This exciting weekend features recitals, masterclasses, workshops and chamber music.Emory Mastersingers
Eric Nelson, coordinator
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Emory's talented master's conducting students lead an evening of choral classics.“Early Advent and Christmas,” by the Emory Early Music Ensemble
Jody Miller, conductor
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
This ensemble, comprised of Emory students and faculty and Atlanta community musicians, performs medieval, renaissance and baroque music for the Advent and Christmas season. Performers use replicas of historical instruments in a performance that includes polychoral works of the Venetian tradition.“Bach-Bartók Cycle, Part III,” with the Vega String Quartet
Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $20, discount category members $15, students free
This season, the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta's Emerson Series presents a six-part series of concerts featuring some of the most dynamic and important works of the 18th and 20th centuries: the complete works for solo strings by Johann Sebastian Bach and the complete string quartets by Béla Bartók, performed by the Vega String Quartet, Emory University’s 2006-07 quartet in residence. In this third concert of the series, the award-winning Vega performs Bach's Cello Suite no. 3 in C major and Violin Sonata no. 2 in A minor and Bartók's String Quartet no. 3.“Emory 2006 Concerto Competition”
Richard Prior and Scott Stewart, coordinators
Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006, 1 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The winner of this annual event is given the opportunity to perform as soloist with the Emory Symphony Orchestra in its March concert.Emory Chamber Ensembles
Richard Prior, coordinator
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, 8 p.m., Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Trios, quartets, quintets and sextets of different instrumentation perform a variety of chamber music.Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra
Richard Prior, conductor
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
As featured on Atlanta’s local news, the 90-member youth orchestra is comprised of exceptionally talented young musicians from more than 40 high schools in the metro Atlanta area. Their season opens with Grieg’s “Peer Gynt” Suites, which include renowned favorites such as “Morning” and “In the Hall of the Mountain King.” The program also features Atlanta Symphony violinist Jay Christy and oboist Russ DeLuna in Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe.Emory Guitar Ensemble
Brian Luckett, director
Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, 8 p.m., Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
This ensemble performs a variety of music for guitar quartets, trios and duos, and for solo guitar.Emory Wind Ensemble
Scott Stewart, director
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
This ensemble performs traditional and new works for wind band with a special guest.“The Russians are Coming!,” with the Emory Symphony Orchestra
Richard Prior, conductor
Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
An exciting program featuring great masterpieces of the 19th and 20th centuries, with Shostakovich’s “Festive Overture,” Khachaturian’s “Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia” and Alexander Borodin’s Second Symphony.“The Cycle of Life,” featuring John Hornor, baritone
Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, noon, Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University, free
Baritone John Hornor sings songs of youth and old age by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mahler and Strauss. Hornor is accompanied on piano by William Ransom, Emory's Mary Emerson Professor of Piano and artistic director of the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta, sponsor of this recital.“Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols”
Emory University Chorus and Emory Concert Choir
Eric Nelson, conductor
Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, 8 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006, 5 and 8 p.m., Glenn Auditorium, 1652 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $15, discount category members $12, students $5
The Emory tradition established in 1935 continues with this candlelit evening service of choral music and scripture, with readings by special guests from the community.“Annual Holiday Concert and Sing-Along”
Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, 4 p.m., Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $4; Carlos Museum members (family level and above) receive four free tickets
The Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta presents an all-new-for-2006 program of classical music for the holidays and an audience sing-along.Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony
Scott Stewart, conductor
Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony is the premier youth wind symphony for high school youth in the Atlanta area, drawing the finest wind band performers from more than 50 high schools in 15 counties. The ensemble performs at Emory; tours domestically and abroad; and commissions, premieres and records new compositions.“Atlanta Celtic Christmas Concert”
Fourteenth Annual Performance
James Flannery, director and host
Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 16-17, 2006, 8 p.m.; Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University. For ticket prices, call 404-727-5050 beginning in October.
One of Atlanta's most popular holiday traditions celebrates Christmas with the mystical beauty and heartfelt warmth of Celtic and Appalachian music, dance, poetry, song and story. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution describes this program for all ages as “a rollicking yet reverend occasion.”Mark Bernat, double-bass
Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007, 4 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Emory faculty member Mark Bernat, widely recognized as one of a few virtuosos of the double-bass, has appeared in major concert halls in the United States, Europe, Israel and China. A native of Poland, he trained at The Juilliard School.Aquiles Delle Vigne, piano
Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, noon, Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University, free
The Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Noontime Series presents the Argentinean-born Belgian pianist who performs a program of music by Liszt and Chopin.“Bach-Bartók Cycle, Part IV,” with the Vega String Quartet
Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $20, discount category members $15, students free
This season, the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta's Emerson Series presents a six-part series of concerts featuring some of the most dynamic and important works of the 18th and 20th centuries: the complete works for solo strings by Johann Sebastian Bach and the complete string quartets by Béla Bartók, performed by the Vega String Quartet, Emory University’s 2006-07 quartet in residence. In this fourth concert of the series, the award-winning Vega performs Bach's Cello Suite no. 4 in E flat major and Violin Partita no. 2 in D minor and Bartók's String Quartet no. 4.Edgar Meyer, double-bass,* and Chris Thile, mandolin*
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $48, discount category members $36, students $5
Crossing traditional boundaries of style, world-renowned double-bassist Edgar Meyer and Nickel Creek's celebrated mandolin player Chris Thile join forces for a program of original music. This concert is part of the Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series at Emory University. Grammy-winner Meyer is a composer, arranger and performer who shines in classical and bluegrass, a scope that earned him a “genius” grant from the MacArthur Foundation. He has performed with artists ranging from the Emerson Quartet, Yo-Yo Ma and Wynton Marsalis to Garth Brooks, the Indigo Girls and James Taylor. Mandolin dynamo Thile, a virtuoso at the age of twelve, now has three solo and two Nickel Creek albums, the most recent of which won a Grammy. He has worked with such notables as the Chieftains, Dixie Chicks and Hank Williams Jr.Ruth Shelly Unger, bassoon
Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, 4 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Emory music faculty member and founding director of the Emory-hosted Summer Bassoon Extravaganza, Shelly Unger performs a program of music for the bassoon. Unger has played with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on numerous occasions since 1988 and is second bassoonist with the Augusta Symphony. She is nearing completion of her DMA in bassoon performance with William Davis at the University of Georgia.“Bach's ‘Musical Offering’ & More,” with the Atlanta Bach Ensemble
Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, 4 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The Atlanta Bach Ensemble, comprised of keyboardist Timothy Albrecht, violinist Jun Ching Lin, flutist Carl Hall and cellist Peter Lemonds, performs two Bach trio sonatas, including the trio sonata from “Das musikalische Opfer BWV 1079.”Karen Freer, cello
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra member and Emory music faculty member Karen Freer performs music for the cello.Kakali Bandyopadhyay, sitar
Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Award-winning sitarist Kakali Bandyopadhyay appears with a guest artist to perform classical North Indian music in this free concert. Kakali belongs to the Senia Maihar style of sitar with such notables as the legendary Ravi Shankar, whose masterclasses she attended when she was a student at Santiniketan, the university established by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Kakali has performed throughout India and the United States. Her graceful style is full of sweetness, serenity, creativity and technical brilliance.Richard Luby, violin
Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, noon, Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University, free
Violinist Richard Luby performs works by Bach and Bartók. Luby’s musical expertise ranges from baroque and classical music on historical instruments to the newest repertoire for modern violin. Formerly on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music and a 1991 Visiting Professor at the New England Conservatory of Music, he currently teaches violin at the University of North Carolina, is co-founder and co-director of the original instrument Ensemble Courant and performs with the resident contemporary music ensemble 27514. Luby is accompanied on piano by William Ransom, Emory's Mary Emerson Professor of Piano and artistic director of the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta, which is sponsoring this recital.Joshua Bell, violin*
Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $56, discount category members $42, students $5
Grammy-award winning virtuoso Joshua Bell appears at the Schwartz Center in a concert that is part of the Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series at Emory University. Bell made his professional debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age fourteen, ten years after picking up his first violin. Now in his thirties, Bell and the sounds of his 1713 Gibson ex Huberman Stradivarius enchant global audiences. In 2004 Billboard named Bell “Classical Artist of the Year” and heralded his “Romance of the Violin” as “Classical CD of the Year.” He is a recent inductee into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, was profiled in People’s “50 Most Beautiful People” issue, and was one of the first classical artists to have a video on VH1. Bell's playing, according to Interview magazine, “does nothing less than tell human beings why they bother to live.”The Duo*: Pianists Antoinette Van Zabner and Waltraud Wulz
Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, 4 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The Austrian pianists Waltraud Wulz and Antoinette Van Zabner have been an international duo for many years, consciously exploiting their differing musical characters. Austrian born and raised, Wulz is deeply rooted in the rich musical culture of Austria. Van Zabner was also born in Austria but raised in the United States, and she studied music in France, the U.S. and, ultimately, Austria, where she now lives and teaches. The way in which the two pianists merge into a unit, expressing the extensive range of their artistic experience in a musical and personal exchange, represents the great strength and fascination of this unique duo. The two have made concert appearances in Europe, Japan and the United States, and in 2005 released a compact disc together.“Art Songs in English,” symposium and masterclasses
Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, 7 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
J. J. Penna, New York-based vocal coach and musicologist, lectures and offers masterclasses for Emory voice students, focusing on arts songs in English.“Bach-Bartók Cycle, Part V,” with the Vega String QuartetFriday, Feb. 16, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $20, discount category members $15, students freeThis season, the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta's Emerson Series presents a six-part series of concerts featuring some of the most dynamic and important works of the 18th and 20th centuries: the complete works for solo strings by Johann Sebastian Bach and the complete string quartets by Béla Bartók, performed by the Vega String Quartet, Emory University’s 2006-07 quartet in residence. In this fifth concert of the series, the award-winning Vega performs Bach's Cello Suite no. 5 in C minor and Violin Sonata no. 3 in C major and Bartók's String Quartet no. 5.
Emory Community Choral FestivalSaturday, Feb. 17, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The Atlanta Sacred Chorale and Eric Nelson, artistic director and conductor, host this annual concert featuring the metro-Atlanta community choruses New Creation, Tony Thompson, director; Spivey Hall Children's Choir, Martha Shaw, director; and the Atlanta Sacred Chorale, Eric Nelson, director.“Chinese New Year Celebration” with the Vega String Quartet
Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, 4 p.m., Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $4; Carlos Museum members (family level and above) receive four free tickets.
The Vega String Quartet, originally from Shanghai, performs arrangements of Chinese folk songs and other works in this all-new program for 2007.Faythe Freese, organ
Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, 4 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Faythe Freese, organ professor at the University of Alabama School of Music, performs throughout the United States. She has studied organ with such notable teachers as Marilyn Keiser, Robert Rayfield, William Eifrig and Phillip Gehring, and with composer Jean Langlais in France as a Fulbright scholar and an Indiana University/Kiel Ausstausch Programme participant. She also studied the works of Max Reger with his former student Heinz Wunderlich in Germany. Freese holds degrees in organ performance and church music from Indiana University, and has held faculty positions at Indiana University, Concordia University in Austin, University of North Dakota-Williston and Andrew College. She has released a compact disc, “Sowerby at Trinity,” on the Albany label.“Tango Concert,” Osvaldo Barrios, bandoneón*, and others
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Special guests Osvaldo Barrios, bandoneón, and other musicians from Buenos Aires appear with an ensemble of Emory student musicians, including strings and piano, and dancers from Tangueros Emory.Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano, and Samuel Ramey, bass-baritone
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $56, discount category members $42, students $5
Two of the world’s greatest vocalists, mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and bass-baritone Samuel Ramey, appear together in a joint recital, as part of the Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series at Emory University. Von Stade is known internationally for her work in opera and concert settings, with dozens of major awards and more than sixty albums to her credit. Ramey, the most recorded bass in history, is known for his portrayal of operatic devils and villains. Time referred to him as “a basso of extraordinary dramatic and lyric gifts.” With great versatility he commands a breadth of repertoire encompassing virtually every musical style.“Jazz Meets Classics,” with the Gary Motley Jazz Quartet and the Vega String Quartet
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, 8:30 p.m., Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York. For tickets and pricing, call 212-247-7800.
ECMSA returns to Carnegie! In “Jazz Meets Classics,” the Atlanta-based Gary Motley Jazz Quartet and the Vega String Quartet join forces in this exciting program featuring classical music that influenced jazz and jazz that was influenced by classical. It ends with a new work by Gary Motley for the two quartets together.Emory Wind Ensemble
Scott Stewart, director
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
This ensemble performs traditional and new works for wind band.“Perspectives on Performance: Burning River Brass*”
Thursday, March 1, 2007, 2:30 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free, open to the public
The dazzling group of brass and percussion players known as Burning River Brass leads a lecture/demonstration.“Emory's Young Artists”
Friday, March 2, 2007, noon, Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University, free
This annual program features some of the most talented students from the Emory Music Department.Burning River Brass*
Friday, March 2, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $15, discount category members $10, students free
“These musicians are virtuosos,” says the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper. Burning River Brass (BRB) has been dazzling audiences since 1996 with “power and virtuosity,” “harmonious blend” and “consistently stirring performances.” Composed of twelve of the finest brass and percussion players in the country, BRB is an ensemble on fire. Since 1999, they have released three CDs: “Of Knights and Castles,” “Russian Carnival” and “Romanza España” — all of which have been praised for their energy, sound and style. BRB has been heard on National Public Radio’s “Performance Today” and “Sunday Baroque,” as well as on radio stations throughout the country and abroad.John Bigham, tenor
Saturday, March 3, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
American tenor and Emory voice faculty member John Bigham has established a reputation for versatility and excellence across a wide spectrum of operatic and concert repertoire. Bigham is currently the director of music and the arts at Atlanta's Intown Community Church.DuoATL, with Brian Luckett, guitar, and Nicole Randall, flute
Tuesday, March 6, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Known as DuoATL, Emory guitar teacher Brian Luckett and flutist Nicole Randall explore the wealth of music from the 20th and 21st centuries written for this pairing while creating new additions to the repertoire through commissions and original works.Emory Symphony Orchestra
Richard Prior, conductor
Thursday, March 8, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The Emory Symphony Orchestra, performing with the winner of the 2006-07 Concerto Competition, presents Aaron Copland’s beloved “Appalachian Spring.”Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, Scott Stewart, conductor, with the Georgia State University Wind Ensemble, Robert Ambrose, conductor
Monday, March 19, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Led by Emory's director of wind studies Scott Stewart, the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony (AYWS) is the premier youth wind symphony for high school youth in the Atlanta area, drawing the finest wind band performers from more than 50 high schools in 15 counties. The ensemble performs at Emory; tours domestically and abroad; and commissions, premieres and records new compositions. The AYWS welcomes its special guests, the Georgia State University Wind Ensemble.“Bach-Bartók Cycle Part VI,” with the Vega String Quartet
Friday, March 23, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $20, discount category members $15, students free
This season, the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta's Emerson Series presents a six-part series of concerts featuring some of the most dynamic and important works of the 18th and 20th centuries: the complete works for solo strings by Johann Sebastian Bach and the complete string quartets by Béla Bartók, performed by the Vega String Quartet, Emory University’s 2006-07 quartet in residence. In this sixth concert of the series, the award-winning Vega performs Bach's Cello Suite no. 6 in D major and Violin Partita no. 3 in E major and Bartók's String Quartet no. 6.“A Goldberg Variation Sampler”
Sunday, March 25, 2007, 4 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Emory University Organist Timothy Albrecht and the Emory Graduate Organ Studio perform selections from Bach's “Goldberg Variations.”National Philharmonic of Russia; Vladimir Spivakov, conductor; and Olga Kern, piano
Tuesday, March 27, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $60, discount category members $45, students $10
Composed of Russia's leading symphonic virtuosos and led by conductor and violinist Vladimir Spivakov, this orchestra is the preeminent musical symbol of the new Russia, a major musical institution and cultural ambassador. Spivakov upholds the standards of Russia's great symphonic traditions while performing rarely heard works, 20th-century pieces and compositions commissioned for the orchestra. Leonard Bernstein, who presented his baton to Spivakov, once said that Spivakov belonged “to the Olympus of music.” Russian pianist Olga Kern, the first woman in more than 30 years to win the Gold Medal of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, is also featured. This concert is part of the Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series at Emory University.“Foolish Music for April Fool's Day”
Sunday, April 1, 2007, 4 p.m., Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $4; Carlos Museum members (family level and above) receive four free tickets
The Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta performs a variety of lighthearted music for April Fool's Day.Emory Chamber Ensembles
Richard Prior, coordinator
Tuesday, April 3, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Trios, quartets, quintets and sextets of different instrumentation perform a variety of chamber music.Philip Thomson, piano
Friday, April 6, 2007, noon, Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Circ., Emory University, free
The Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta welcomes back Canadian virtuoso pianist Philip Thomson, who performs the music of Liszt in an all-new program.“Color: A Spectrum of Sound,” with the Emory Wind Ensemble
Scott Stewart, director
Friday, April 13, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
This concert features Lori-Gene, informal visual artist-in-residence with the Emory Music Department, as the Emory Wind Ensemble explores the relationship of visual arts to music, performing Dello Joio's "Scenes from the Louvre" and Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition."“Barenaked Voices: Emory Fourth Annual Student A Cappella Celebration”
Eric Nelson, host
Saturday, April 14, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University. Donations accepted at the door. Proceeds benefit the Emory University Student Counseling Center by providing additional counseling staffing to meet student needs.
A showcase of student- and faculty-led a cappella groups, including Aural Pleasure, Voices of Inner Strength, No Strings Attached, Emory University Chorus, Emory University Concert Choir, The Gathering, Kol Hanesher and AHANA A Cappella.Emory Chamber Ensembles
Richard Prior, coordinator
Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Trios, quartets, quintets and sextets of different instrumentation perform a variety of chamber music.Emory Symphony Orchestra with Richard Prior, conductor, and Emory University Chorus, with Eric Nelson, director
Friday, April 20, 2007-Saturday, April 21, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The Emory Symphony Orchestra and Emory University Chorus, along with soloists, team up to perform a program that includes Carl Orff’s "Carmina Burana."“Imitation as Art,” by the Emory Early Music Ensemble
Jody Miller, director
Sunday, April 22, 2007, 6 p.m., Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Canzonas, fugues and other imitative works fill out this program of music written before 1750.“Stagework for Singers”
John Bigham, organizer
Tuesday, April 24, 2007, 8 p.m., Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Tenor and Emory voice faculty member John Bigham leads a student performance of staged musical selections, including musical theater, operetta and opera.“Viva Italia!,” with the Emory Concert Choir
Eric Nelson, conductor
Friday, April 27, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
The Emory Concert Choir, considered to be one of the finest collegiate choirs in the country, has given performances throughout the world, including Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, St. Paul's Cathedral in London, the Berliner Dom in Berlin, Karmelitow Bosych Church in Krakow and St. Nicholas Church in Prague. This concert’s program includes the music of Gabrieli, Palestrina, Viadana, Monteverdi and others in anticipation of the choir's May 2007 tour to Italy.Emory Guitar Ensemble
Brian Luckett, director
Saturday, April 28, 2007, 8 p.m., Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
This ensemble performs a variety of music for guitar quartets, trios and duos, and for solo guitar.Winner of the Emory Prize
Friday, May 4, 2007, noon, Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University, free
A leading young pianist from the 2006 Kamisaibara Piano Festival in Japan performs solo works.Atlanta's Young Artists
Sunday, May 6, 2007, 4 p.m., Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $4; Carlos Museum members (family level and above) receive four free tickets
Some of Atlanta's most gifted pre-college musicians perform selected works.“Emory Weekend Alumni Concert”
Sunday, May 13, 2007, 2 p.m., Miller-Ward Alumni House, 815 Houston Mill Rd., Atlanta, free
Some of Emory's most talented musical alumni perform along with one of the finest current students from the Emory's Department of Music in this annual one-hour concert followed by a reception. Hosted by Mary Emerson Professor of Piano William Ransom, who also performs.Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra
Richard Prior, conductor
Wednesday, May 16, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
As featured on Atlanta’s local news, the 90-member youth orchestra is comprised of exceptionally talented young musicians from more than 40 high schools in the metro Atlanta area.Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony
Friday, May 18, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Led by Emory's director of wind studies Scott Stewart, the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony is the premier youth wind symphony for high school youth in the Atlanta area, drawing the finest wind band performers from more than 50 high schools in 15 counties. The ensemble performs at Emory; tours domestically and abroad; and commissions, premieres and records new compositions.“Season Finale!,” Atlanta Sacred Chorale
Eric Nelson, conductor
Saturday, June 2, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $15, discount category members $15, students $5
Atlanta Sacred Chorale (ASC) presents the final concert of its season. This outstanding chamber choir sings traditional sacred choral gems along with rousing spirituals and hymns. Renowned for their exquisite artistry and transcendent sound, ASC is a community chorus that brings together professional musicians and gifted amateurs in an exciting choral ensemble.Jazz
Emory Jazz Combos
Gary Motley, director
Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Faculty-directed student jazz groups perform modern and classic jazz.2007 Emory Annual Jazz Festival: Jazz Improvisation class with Jon Hendricks, jazz vocalist*
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, 10-11:15 a.m., Rehearsal Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free, public welcome to observe
Jazz vocalist Jon Hendricks, the “Father of Vocalese,” leads a class for Emory's jazz students.2007 Emory Annual Jazz Festival: “Perspectives on Performance: Jon Hendricks, jazz vocalist*”
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, 2:30 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free, open to the public
Jazz vocalist Jon Hendricks, the “Father of Vocalese,” leads a lecture/demonstration.2007 Emory Annual Jazz Festival with Jon Hendricks, jazz vocalist,* and the Gary Motley Trio featuring Pete Siers and Paul Keller
Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $15, discount category members $10, students free
Jazz vocalist Jon Hendricks performs with the Gary Motley Trio, featuring pianist Motley, drummer Pete Siers and bassist Paul Keller. Hendricks is widely considered to be the “Father of Vocalese,” one of the originators of the art of setting lyrics to recorded jazz instrumental standards then arranging voices to sing the parts of the instruments. Jazz critic and historian Leonard Feather has called him the “Poet Laureate of Jazz” while Time dubbed him the “James Joyce of Jive.” Motley, an active performer with and without his Trio, has appeared with Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard and others, and has been a guest on Marian McPartland's NPR program, “Piano Jazz.” Siers, also an active performer, has played with jazz legends Mulgrew Miller, Doc Cheatham and others, and has toured with Russell Malone. Keller leads the Paul Keller Orchestra, is co-leader of the Keller/Kocher Quartet and is a member of The Paul Keller Ensemble.2007 Emory Annual Jazz Festival: “Big Band Night”
Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
An Emory tradition, “Big Band Night” features the Emory Big Band, directed by Gary Motley, performing an all-new-for-2007 program of jazz and swing.“Jazz Meets Classics,” with The Gary Motley Jazz Quartet and the Vega String Quartet
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, 8:30 p.m., Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York. For tickets and pricing call 212-247-7800.
ECMSA returns to Carnegie! In “Jazz Meets Classics,” the Gary Motley Jazz Quartet and the Vega String Quartet join forces in this exciting program featuring classical music that influenced jazz and jazz that was influenced by classical. It ends with a new work by Gary Motley for the two quartets together.Emory Jazz Combos
Gary Motley, director
Thursday, March 29, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Student jazz groups perform modern and classic jazz.Jazz Improvisation Class with Kenny Barron, jazz piano*
Tuesday, April 24, 2007, 10-11:15 a.m., Rehearsal Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free, public welcome to observe
Jazz pianist Kenny Barron, master of improvisation, leads an improvisation class for jazz students.Kenny Barron* and Gary Motley, jazz pianists, with the Emory Big Band
Tuesday, April 24, 2007, 8 p.m., Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Kenny Barron and Gary Motley share the stage (duo pianos), then Barron performs with the Emory Big Band, directed by Gary Motley.
Philadelphia is the birthplace of many great musicians, including one of the undisputed masters of the jazz piano: Kenny Barron. Throughout his career, Barron has been the pianist of choice for some of jazz's greatest musicians, including Stan Getz, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Milt Jackson and Buddy Rich. Barron's unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies and infectious rhythms is what inspired the Los Angeles Times to name him “one of the top jazz pianists in the world” and Jazz Weekly to call him “the most lyrical piano player of our time.” He consistently wins the jazz critics and readers’ polls, including those for Downbeat, Jazz Times and Jazziz magazines. Barron’s recordings for Verve Records have earned him five Grammy nominations, three of them double nominations, for album and solo performance. Now in his sixties, whether he is playing solo, with his Trio, or with his newest ensemble, Brazilia (a quintet featuring some of Brazil's greatest musicians), Kenny Barron is recognized the world over as a master of performance and composition.
Literary Events
Creative Writing Reading Series
Tayari Jones, novelist
The Phillis Wheatley Reading, presented by Emory’s African American Studies Department and Creative Writing Program
Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006, reception at 6 p.m., reading at 6:30 p.m., Jones Room, 311 Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Cir., Emory University, free
Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006, 2 p.m., colloquium, N301 Callaway Center, Emory University, free
Tayari Jones, born and raised in Atlanta, has published two novels: “Leaving Atlanta,” a coming-of-age story set during the city’s infamous child murders of 1979-81, and “The Untelling,” about the aftermath of a car accident. She has received fellowships from such organizations as Illinois Arts Council, Bread Loaf Writers Conference, The Corporation of Yaddo, The MacDowell Colony, Arizona Commission on the Arts and Le Chateau de Lavigny ( Switzerland). Jones is a graduate of Spelman College, The University of Iowa and Arizona State University. Currently, she is the Jenny McKean Moore Writer-in-Residence at George Washington University.John Guare, playwright
Co-sponsored by Emory University’s Theater Studies Department and the Playwriting Center at Theater Emory
Monday, Nov. 6, 2006, reception at 6 p.m., lecture at 6:30 p.m., Jones Room, 311 Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Cir., Emory University, free
John Guare is the Obie and New York Drama Critics Circle Award-winning playwright of such plays as “House of Blue Leaves,” “Six Degrees of Separation,” “Landscape of the Body” and “A Few Stout Individuals,” as well as his Oscar-nominated screenplay for Louis Malle's “ Atlantic City.” He won a Tony for his libretto to the musical “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” and was nominated for a Tony for his libretto to “Sweet Smell of Success.” His adaptation of “His Girl Friday” premiered to great acclaim at London's National Theatre last year. He co-edits the Lincoln Center Theater Review, teaches playwriting at Yale School of Drama, is a council member of the Dramatists Guild and a trustee of PEN America, and received the 2004 Gold Medal in Drama from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.Janisse Ray, nonfiction writer
The Feminist Founders Reading, presented by Emory University’s Women’s Studies Department, the Center for Women and the Creative Writing Program
Monday, March 26, 2007, 8:15 p.m., reading, Jones Room, 311 Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Cir., Emory University, free
Tuesday, March 27, 2007, 2:30 p.m., colloquium, N301 Callaway Center, Emory University, free
Writer, naturalist and activist Janisse Ray is author of three books of literary nonfiction: “Ecology of a Cracker Childhood,” “Wild Card Quilt: Taking a Chance on Home” and “Pinhook: Finding Wholeness in a Fragmented Land.” She has also published essays and poems in numerous journals and taught at Coastal Carolina University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Keene State College, Green Mountain College and the University of Mississippi.Edmund White, fiction and essay writer
Co-sponsored by the Hightower Fund
Monday, April 16, 2007, 8 p.m., reading, reception and booksigning to follow, Cannon Chapel, 515 Kilgo Cir., Emory University, free
The reading takes place at the Emory English Department/Creative Writing Awards Night.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 2:30 p.m., colloquium, N301 Callaway Center, Emory University, free
Edmund White has written nearly twenty books and is perhaps best known for his trilogy of autobiographical novels: “A Boy's Own Story,” “The Beautiful Room is Empty” and “The Farewell Symphony.” His biography of Jean Genet won the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has written two books of essays: “The Burning Library” and “Arts and Letters.” In 2006 he published his memoirs, “My Lives.” White is a professor of creative writing at Princeton. He lived in France for sixteen years and is an officer in the French Order of Arts and Letters.Literary Lecture Sponsored by the Robert W. Woodruff Library
Alice Quinn Book Talk
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006, 6 p.m., Jones Room, 311 Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Cir., Emory University, free
Alice Quinn, poetry editor at the New Yorker, will discuss “Edgar Allan Poe & The Juke-Box: Uncollected Poems, Drafts, and Fragments,” by Elizabeth Bishop, which Quinn edited and annotated.Exhibitions
NOTE: Announcements of Michael C. Carlos Museum Exhibitions are sent separately by the museum. The listings below are for Emory’s Schatten Gallery of the Woodruff Library and the Emory Visual Arts Program’s exhibitions in the Emory Visual Arts Building and Gallery
“The Blur of War: Images of World War II by Combat Photographer Dennis E. Wile”
Sponsored by the Fred Roberts Crawford Witness to the Holocaust Project, the Emory Archives and the Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library.
Saturday, June 3, 2006-Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006
Schatten Corridor Gallery, Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Cir., Emory University, free
U.S. Army serviceman Dennis E. Wile was commissioned to photodocument the military bridge building of his regiment in Europe during World War II but captured many other scenes and historical moments as well. This exhibition of his photographs curated by his son, professional photographer Dennis Wile, captures the essence of the war experience for his father.“Jews at Emory: Faces of a Changing University”
Sponsored by the Robert W. Woodruff Library
Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006-Friday, Dec. 29, 2006
Manuscript, Archives and Rare Books Library, Robert W. Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Cir., Emory University, free“KM2=Kerry Moore + Katherine Mitchell”
Sponsored by Emory’s Visual Arts Program
Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006-Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006
Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, 5-7:30 p.m.
Emory Visual Arts Building and Gallery, 700 Peavine Creek Drive, Emory University, free
Sculpture by Kerry Moore and works on paper by Katherine Mitchell“The Mind of Carter G. Woodson, as Reflected in the Books He Owned, Read, and Published”
Sponsored by the Robert W. Woodruff Library
Friday, Sept. 15, 2006-Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006
Schatten Main Gallery, Robert W. Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Cir., Emory University, free
The library of Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) and of the association he founded in 1915 to advance the study of African American life and history is one of Emory's most distinguished holdings. It contains exceedingly rare volumes, many privately published by African American authors and inscribed to Woodson. It includes pro-slavery as well as anti-slavery texts; books on economics, literature, politics, art and culture; and books dealing with the history of Russia, India and Europe, as well as Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. It also includes most of the books Woodson published through the Associated Publishers. The exhibition will shed new light on the “Father of Negro History” as an intellect, political actor, organizer and educator.“Adapting Balance,” art by Marilee Keys
Sponsored by Emory’s Visual Arts Program
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006-Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006
Opening Reception: Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, 5-8 p.m.
Emory Visual Arts Building and Gallery, 700 Peavine Creek Drive, Emory University, free
The Alabama artist creates a site-specific installation.“Images of Power: Southern African Political Posters from Emory's Danowski Poetry Library and University of Cape Town's African Studies Library”
Sponsored by the Emory Manuscript, Archives and Rare Books Library (MARBL); Friends of the Emory University Libraries; African Studies Program; and the Department of History
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006-Friday, Dec. 22, 2006
Schatten Corridor Gallery, Robert W. Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Cir., Emory University, free
Posters drawn from MARBL and the University of Cape Town's collections will complement major themes of the symposium “The Locations of Power: The First Emory-University of Cape Town International Symposium on Southern Africa” to be held at Emory University.“Transformative Experience – The Indian Dream Paintings,” art by Julia Kjelgaard
Sponsored by Emory’s Visual Arts Program
Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006-Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007
Opening Reception: Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, 5-8 p.m.
Emory Visual Arts Building and Gallery, 700 Peavine Creek Drive, Emory University, free
Kjelgaard, visual artist and Emory Visual Arts faculty member, presents two related series of work: her "Indian Dream Paintings," large-format mixed-media works that incorporate digital printing, painting and embroidery; and a large sculptural drawing, an experiment with painting, printing, drawing and sculpture based on an idea that developed out of the "Indian Dream Paintings." This new work is made possible by a grant from the Emory University Research Committee.“Dreaming Cows”
Sponsored by Emory’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, African Studies Program and Heifer International
Wednesday, Jan. 17- Monday, May 21, 2007
Schatten Main Gallery, Robert W. Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Cir., Emory University, free
Becoming involved with issues of cultural diversity and world hunger, artist Betty LaDuke's paintings reflect her experiences as she visits Heifer International's project sites around the world.“Photo-Based Mixed Media,” art by Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier
Sponsored by Emory’s Visual Arts Program
Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007-Saturday, March 10, 2007
Opening Reception: Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, 5-8 p.m.
Emory Visual Arts Building and Gallery, 700 Peavine Creek Drive, Emory University, free
The artist exhibits career highlights from her photo-based mixed-media oeuvre."Cherokee Phoenix: Advent of a Newspaper"
Sponsored by the Sponsored by the Southeast Chapter of the Guild of Bookworkers and the Emory Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library (MARBL)
Thursday, Feb. 15- Saturday, March 31, 2007
This exhibition covers topics relating to the printing of the Cherokee Nation newspaper, the “Cherokee Phoenix," and the associated development of the 85-character calligraphic syllabary.Art by Alejandro Aguilera and Radcliffe Bailey
Sponsored by Emory’s Visual Arts Program
Thursday, March 22, 2007-Saturday, April 21, 2007
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 22, 2007, 5-8 p.m.
Emory Visual Arts Building and Gallery, 700 Peavine Creek Drive, Emory University, free
Atlanta artists Aguilera and Bailey present their installation on Black and Cuban baseball leagues.2006-07 Emory Student Work
Sponsored by Emory’s Visual Arts Program
Thursday, April 26, 2007-Monday, May 14, 2007
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 26, 2007, 5-8 p.m.
Emory Visual Arts Building and Gallery, 700 Peavine Creek Drive, Emory University, free
Selected students of the Visual Arts Program at Emory display their works in the Visual Arts Gallery and throughout the building.Theater Emory
“Young Acts Program B”
Sept. 28 and 30, Oct. 5 and 7, 2006, at 7 p.m. and Oct. 6, 2006, at 10 p.m.; Munroe Theater, Dobbs University Center, 605 Asbury Cir., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $15, discount category members $12, students $6. Oct. 5 is Pay-What-You-Can Night.
“Young Acts” comprises two programs of one-act plays by various prize-winning and cutting-edge playwrights, done in repertory, centering on young characters and the issues they face. Program B consists of Jose Rivera’s “The Winged Man,” directed by Leslie Taylor; Tennessee Williams’s “This Property Is Condemned,” directed by Lisa Paulsen; and Nick Dear's “Lunch in Venice,” directed by Jan Akers.“Young Acts Program A”
Sept. 29, Oct. 4 and 6, 2006, at 7 p.m.; Oct. 1 and Oct. 7, 2006, at 2 p.m., Munroe Theater, Dobbs University Center, 605 Asbury Cir., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $15, discount category members $12, students $6. Oct. 4 is Pay-What-You-Can Night.
“Young Acts” comprises two programs of one-act plays by various prize-winning and cutting-edge playwrights, done in repertory, centering on young characters and the issues they face. Program A consists of Romulus Linney’s “Can Can,” directed by Matt Huff; Adam Rapp’s “Train Story,” directed by Tim McDonough; Richard Greenberg’s “Life Under Water,” directed by Jim Donadio; and John Patrick Shanley’s “The Red Coat,” directed by John Ammerman.“Spring Awakening”
By Frank Wedekind
Translated by Carl R. Mueller
Directed by Tim McDonough
Nov. 9-11 and 15-18, 2006, at 7 p.m. and Nov. 12 and 19, 2006, at 2 p.m., Munroe Theater, Dobbs University Center, 605 Asbury Cir., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $15, discount category members $12, students $6. Nov. 15 is Pay-What-You-Can Night.
At the center of “Spring Awakening” are the sons and daughters of a small German town in 1890, who deal with problems of adolescence.“The Time of Your Life”
By William Saroyan
Directed by Richard Garner
April 19-21 and April 25-28, 2007, at 7 p.m. and April 22 and 29, 2007, at 2 p.m. Munroe Theater, Dobbs University Center, 605 Asbury Cir., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $15, discount category members $12, students $6. April 25 is Pay-What-You-Can Night.
In this classic American Pulitzer Prize-winning play, youthful energies congregate with a colorful array of older characters in a San Francisco saloon.Emory Dance
“Limón's Choreography as a Cultural Reconciliation,” lecture by Ann Vachon
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, 7:30 p.m., Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University, free
Professor of dance at Temple University and current director of the Limón Institute, Anna Vachon was a dancer with the José Limón Dance Company from 1958 to 1975. She will lecture on Limón’s struggle to come to terms with the political and religious inconsistencies he encountered when trying to reconcile the values of his family’s culture with the beliefs he came to hold as an American artist and the manifestations of that struggle in his choreography. Sponsored by Emory Friends of DanceJosé Limón Dance Company*
Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 12-14, 2006, 8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 14-15, 2006, 2 p.m.; Dance Studio, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $20, discount category members $15, students $5
Acclaimed for its dramatic expression, technical mastery and expansive yet nuanced movement, the Limón Dance Company illustrates the timelessness of José Limón’s work and vision. Founded in 1946 by Limón and Doris Humphrey, the company is now led by Carla Maxwell, who worked closely with Limón before becoming artistic director in 1978. The company’s repertory balances classic works with commissions from contemporary choreographers. The highlight of the evening will be “Missa Brevis,” a seminal Limón work involving both the company dancers and Atlanta community dancers.Emory Dance Company Fall Concert
Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 16-18, 2006, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, 2 p.m.; Dance Studio, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $10, discount category members and students $6
The Emory Dance Company Fall Concert features choreography by Emory dance faculty and guest artists, performed by students of the Emory Dance Company. A featured work of the evening will be Jose Limón's masterwork “Choreographic Offering.”Fieldwork Showcase
Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006, 5 p.m., Dance Studio, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $7. Tickets available only at the door.
Fieldwork showcases new works created by community artists in various disciplines. Co-sponsored by Several Dancers Core.Women's History Month Dance Presentation
Thursday, March 29, 2007, noon, Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 Kilgo Cir., Emory University, free
The Emory Dance Program hosts a compelling showing of dance works celebrating Women's History Month.Emory Senior Honors Thesis Dance Concert
Friday-Saturday, March 30-31, 2007, 8 p.m., Dance Studio, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University, free
Emory senior honors thesis students present a dynamic and diverse evening of their most recent choreography and performance projects.Emory Dance Company Spring Concert
Thursday-Saturday, April 26-28, 2007, 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 28, 2007, 2 p.m.; Dance Studio, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $8, discount category members and students $4
An evening of new works choreographed and performed by Emory dance students.Fieldwork Showcase
Sunday, April 29, 2007, 7 p.m., Dance Studio, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Emory University; 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu; $7. Tickets available only at the door.
Fieldwork showcases new works created by community artists in various disciplines. Co-sponsored by Several Dancers Core.ARTS AT OXFORD COLLEGE OF EMORY UNIVERSITY
Oxford Music
Kickin' Grass Bluegrass
Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, 8 p.m., Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford, free
Kickin' Grass prides itself on reaching all types of bluegrass and non-bluegrass audiences., www.arts.emory.eduAtlanta Baroque Orchestra
Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006, 4 p.m., Allen Memorial Church, Oxford College, Oxford. Call 404-786-8188 for tickets.
Co-sponsored with the Arts Association of Newton County. The Atlanta Baroque Orchestra (ABO) is the only permanent period instrument orchestra in the Southeast. The ABO gave its first concert in January 1998 and has since grown to be one of the best orchestras of its type in North America.Emory Faculty Voices in Recital
Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, 8 p.m., Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford, free
The faculty of Emory's vocal studies present a varied program with songs in Italian, French, German and English. Featured are Teresa Hopkin, soprano, director of vocal studies; Christina Howell, soprano; and John Bigham, tenor. Emory music faculty William Ransom, Mary Emerson Professor of Piano and director of piano studies, and Laura Gordy accompany the trio.Soprano Julianne Baird performs “The Musical World of Benjamin Franklin”
Monday, Oct. 2, 2006, 8 p.m., Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford, free
The New York Times calls Julianne Baird "one of the most recorded and distinguished sopranos of the early music movement." Baird, who has more than 100 recordings to her credit, has had major roles in the acclaimed series of “Handel” operatic and oratorio premieres and has a solo album titled “Glorious Handel.” Other recordings include “Dance on a Moonbeam,” also featuring Meryl Streep and Frederica von Stade. Baird sang the title role for “Deidamia,” the last opera of George Frederic Handel. An active teacher and scholar, with degrees from the Eastman School and a diploma from the Salzburg Mozarteum in performance, Baird earned a Ph.D. in music history from Stanford University and is a distinguished professor at Rutgers University.“Ransom Notes”
Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, 7 p.m., Tarbutton Theater, Oxford College, Oxford, free
This concert features violinist Kate Ransom and pianists Keiko and William Ransom. Kate Ransom has a distinguished background as a chamber musician and recitalist and has performed in concert venues around the world. Keiko Yamashita Ransom has given concerts throughout her native Japan as well as in the United States, and has collaborated with such artists as pianist Robert Spano, cellist Gary Hoffman, hornist Dale Clevenger and cellist Lazlo Varga. On the piano faculty of Emory University, she is a founding member, with William Ransom, of the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. William Ransom has appeared in recital, as soloist with orchestras and as a chamber musician in Eastern and Western Europe, Japan, Korea, South America, Mexico and throughout the United States. He is Mary Emerson Professor of Piano and director of piano studies at Emory.Aquiles Delle Vigne, piano
Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, 7 p.m., Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford, free
The Argentinean-born Belgian pianist plays Liszt and Chopin.“The Cabaret: The Chamber Music of Broadway and Hollywood,” performed by pianist Clark Bedford
Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, 8 p.m., Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford, free
Clark Bedford has directed the music of several large churches in New York and Pittsburgh and holds degrees from the University of Michigan, with post-graduate studies at The Juilliard School and the London Opera Centre. A versatile musician, he also directs the Pittsburgh Concert Chorale.Emory Wind Ensemble
Scott Stewart, conductor
Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, 8 p.m., Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford, free
This ensemble performs traditional and new works for wind band.“Songs of the Americas,” featuring Esther Kulp, lyric soprano, and Robert Spillman, piano
Monday, March 19, 2007, 8 p.m., Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford, freeLecture and Recital of Art Songs
Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 11:45 a.m., Oxford College Chapel, Oxford College, Oxford, free
Esther Kulp, lyric soprano; Robert Spillman, pianist; Maria Archetto, music department faculty at Oxford CollegeDuoATL, with Brian Luckett, guitar, and Nicole Randall, flute
Monday, April 23, 2007, Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford, free. For concert time, call 770-784-8888.
Known as DuoATL, Emory guitar teacher Brian Luckett and flutist Nicole Randall explores the wealth of music from the 20th and 21st centuries written for this pairing while creating new additions to the repertoire through commissions and original works.Oxford Chorale in Concert
Thursday-Friday, April 19-20, 2007, Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford; $5. For concert time, call 770-784-8888.Oxford Dance
Oxford Dance Company
Thursday-Saturday, April 12-14, 2007, 8 p.m., Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford; 770-784-8888, www.arts.emory.edu; $5
Students and faculty present their annual celebration of the diverse spectrum of dance.Oxford Theater
Antigone, by Sophocles
Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 19-21, 2006, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, at 3 p.m.; Tarbutton Theater, Oxford College, Oxford; 770-784-8888, www.arts.emory.edu; $5
Student production of the ancient Greek tragedyOxford Drama Department Spring Production
Thursday-Saturday, March 29-31, 2007, 8 p.m., Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford; 770-784-8888, www.arts.emory.edu; $5
Student production of a playOxford Poetry
Natasha Tretheway, poet
Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 7 p.m., Oxford College Chapel, Oxford College, Oxford, freeOxford Lectures
“American Roadside Architecture,” lecture by Robert Craig
Monday, Oct. 16, 2006, 7 p.m., Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford, free
Author of "Atlanta Architecture: Art Deco to Modern Classic, 1929-59" and co-author of "John Portman: An Island on an Island," Robert Craig is on the architecture faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology.“Film in America and Beyond,” lecture by Evan Lieberman
Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, 7 p.m., Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford, free
Evan Lieberman recently earned his doctorate in film studies from Emory University. An experienced screenwriter, filmmaker and director, he has taken part in the production of music videos, short films and dramatic features. As an instructor, he has taught numerous courses covering all aspects of film, from history to production to acting to technical. He is a graduate of the American Film Institute.“Musical Diaspora: Blacks and Jews,” lecture by Judah Cohen
Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, 8 p.m., Williams Hall, Oxford College, Oxford, free
Judah Cohen received his Ph.D. in music from Harvard University in 2002, with a dissertation that focused on the process of becoming a Reform Jewish cantor at the turn of the 21st century. He is currently on the faculty of New York University.
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