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Deborah SacarakisArtistic Director
J. Andrew CassanoAdministrative Director
THE GIP SY KINGS SUN SEP 7 | 7PM
Since their international hit single Bamboleo, the band has dominated World Music charts with a unique blend of traditional flamenco styles, Western pop and Latin rhythms.
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S KENN Y BR AWNER IS R AY CHARLES SAT SEP 27 | Dinner & Show 6PM Show Only 7 & 9PM
A show-stopping Ray Charles tribute by master pianist/vocalist Kenny Brawner, his 12-piece orchestra and three sultry vocalists.
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S CIRQUE ALFONSE TIMBER!SUN OCT 5 | 4PM
Inspired by lumberjacks and farmers, Québécois cirque artists perform incredible feats of agility, strength and acrobatics with forestry-themed materials in a fast-paced, colorful atmosphere.
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S RED BAR A AT FRI OCT 17 | 8PM
“A fiery blend of raucous Indian bhangra and funky New Orleans brass!” (The Village Voice)
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E THE EFFECT OF G A MM A R AYS ON M A N-IN-THE-MOON M A RIGOLDS BY PAUL ZINDEL SEP 26, 27, OCT 1-4 • 8PM | SEP 28 • 2PM
One of Off-Broadway’s greatest successes, this study of an embittered widow and her two daugh-ters is one of the most significant plays of our time.
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SONGS OF STORYVILLESAT SEP 13 | 8PM
NYC-based jazz and studio musicians jam in this tribute to New Orleans’ famous Storyville district. Bill Warfield, director.
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OREN FADER, GUITARTHE AMERICAN CENTURY SUN SEP 14 | 7PM Faculty recital features Paul Salerni’sTwo Partita and Bad Pets.
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OCTOBER 2014
DONNA McHUGH, PIANO NATALIA KHOMA , CELLO ROMANTIC WORKS, PIANO & CELLOSUN OCT 19 | 3PM
Music by Schubert, Chopin and Brahms.
SMOKE Y ROBINSONSAT OCT 25
4:30PM • DINNER 8PM • CONCERT
The Grammy Living Legend has a “voice just as lovely, just as pure and clear as
ever.” (Vibe) His cruisin’ band, dancers and singers, perform favorites from his career as the King of Motown. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has dozens of Top-40 hits with
The Miracles and writer/producer credits for greats Marvin Gaye, The Temptations and Mary Wells.
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A TRIBUTE TO THE BIG BANDSSAT OCT 18 | 8PM
The ensemble performs a jumpin’ jam-filled tribute to the golden era of big band music. Bill Warfield, director.
THE PRINCETON S INGER STHE DREAM CONCERTSUN SEP 28 | 4PM Works of Lassus and Debussy; Whitacre’s Leonardo Dreams His Flying Machine; Sametz’s Dante’s Dream; Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Stucky’s newly commissioned peice.G
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LU CHOR AL ART S CARMINA AMORIS (SONGS OF LOVE)FRI, SAT NOV 14, 15 | 8PM
The group celebrates 145 years of singing with Sametz’s I Have Had Singing and Carmina amoris; soloists Carmen Pelton and Willliam Burden.
LU JA ZZ ENSEMBLE, FUNK BAND & COMBOSAT NOV 8 | 8PM
The ensembles perform contemporary and traditional jazz. Bill Warfield, director.
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MINNES OTA BY GEORGE SANDNOV 7, 8, 12-15 • 8PM | NOV 9 • 2PM
Two short plays by contemporary American writers exploring otherness and identity in a multimedia approach. Pam Pepper, director.
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S RHY THMIC CIRCUS FEET DON’T FAIL ME NOWSUN NOV 9 | 4PM
Rapid fire tap dancers join with a swingin’ seven-piece funk band in this joyous parade of genre-hopping music and hard-hitting percussive dance.G
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SAT NOV 1 | 8PM A protégé of the legendary Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval, a renowned trumpeter, pianist and composer, has performed with Celine Dion and Alicia Keys. He has 10 Grammys, an Emmy, and the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
LU WIND ENSEMBLE POTPOURRI FOR WINDSSUN NOV 16 | 3PM
The repertoire features a scintillating collection of overtures, marches and suites to delight the senses. David Diggs, director.
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THE VEG A QUARTETFOUR GENERATIONSSUN JAN 25 | 3PM Repertoire: Schoenberg, Ode to Napoleon Bonaparte; Kim, Where Grief Slumbers with soprano; Salerni, String Quartet No. 2; D’Ambrosio ’97, alumni composition.
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S DARLENE LOVESAT DEC 20 | 8PM
The New York Times raves “Love’s thunderbolt voice is as embedded in the history of rock and roll as Eric Clapton’s guitar or Bob Dylan’s lyrics.” This festive performance showcases songs from her amazing career and holiday classics.
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JANUARY 2015
LU PHILHARMONICORCHESTRAL FAVORITESFRI, SAT DEC 5, 6 | 8PMDirector Eugene Albulescu leads the ensemble in a program of beloved traditional repertoire; Finlandia by Sibelius and Symphony No. 7 by Shostakovich.
LU CHOR AL ART SCHRISTMAS VESPERSSUN DEC 7 | 4 & 8PMPacker Memorial Church • Free; No Tickets Req’d
Lehigh University Choral Arts presents its annual Christmas gift to the community. Steven Sametz, director. Early arrival suggested.
THE VEG A QUARTETFRI JAN 23 | Dinner & Show 6PM Show Only 7 & 9PMEnjoy a wonderful evening of light classical music featuring Mendelssohn, Ravel and Puccini. “Extraordinary musicianship, virtuosic intensity, a knockout performance.” (Peninsula Reviews)
LU JA ZZ FACULT YSAT JAN 31 | 8PM
Past concerts have featured guest artists such as Don Braden, Wayne Shorter and tributes to Herbie Hancock.
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S THE TOURÉ-RAICHEL COLLECTIVESUN NOV 23 | 7PM Malian guitar virtuoso Vieux Farka Touré and Israeli superstar Idan Raichel recreate an inspirational collaboration and artistic kinship that defies all borders with intercultural free-form acoustic masterpieces.
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LOVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
ON-STAGE CABARET
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E V ERY TONGUE CONFES S BY MARCUS GARDLEY FEB 20, 21, 25-28 • 8PM | FEB 22 • 2PMAfrican American folk religion in a historical narrative, centered around church burnings in Boligee, AL. “A sort of epic theatre poem exploring sin, loss, and redemption.” (Washingtonian) Darius Omar Williams, director.
FEBRUARY 2015
MILLION DOLL AR QUARTETFRI FEB 13 | 7:30PMA smash-hit inspired by the famed 1956 recording session of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, featuring Blue Suede Shoes, Great Balls of Fire, Walk the Line, Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, Hound Dog and more.
LU PHILHARMONICCONCERTO MAR ATHONFRI, SAT FEB 6, 7 | 8PM
Repertoire: Debussy, Danses sacreé et profane; Borodin, Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor; solo concerto performances by ensemble members.
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LU CHOIR, GLEE CLUB & DOLCETHAT’S AMOREFRI, SAT MAR 27, 28 | 8PM
A tribute to love, wine and eating! Join us for the program that we will tour Italy with in May. Music of Verdi, Whitacre and Lauridsen
ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLETMOULIN ROUGESAT MAR 14 | 8PM The full story ballet follows two innocents drawn to Paris in search of romance and stardom. Passion ignites a powder keg of emotion in that most glittery of cabarets—the Moulin Rouge.
C AMILLE A . BROWN MR. TOL E. RANCE & BLACK GIRLSAT MAR 21 | 8PM The troupe presents works celebrating the humor and perseverance of the black performer and contemporary notions of beauty for black women with dance, comedy, animation and theater.
CURTIS STIGER SSUN MAR 29 | 7PM
A jazz singer, songwriter and saxophonist with a smooth delivery, his blend of soul, rock and blues can be heard on the soundtracks of Dawson’s Creek, Sons of Anarchy and The Bodyguard.
E A ST WINDS QUINTETMUSIC FOR A ROYAL DINNERSUN MAR 1 | 3PM From the archives of Great Britain’s Royal Society of Musicians comes works by Haydn, Bishop, von Weber, Potter and Winter not heard since the 1860s. Craig Kridel, serpent soloist.
NY JA ZZ REP ORCHESTR AINTERNATIONAL CORE-TET SAT FEB 28 | 8PM
Joining New York’s finest jazz and studio musicians are international guest artists assembled by director Bill Warfield.
FROGZ BY IMAGO THEATRESAT FEB 21 | 4PM
A rare theatrical event of mime, acrobatics and mysterious frogs in a fun family friendly show! “Inventive...sensational ...thrilling...hysterical... truly goofy fun...now, that’s entertainment.”
ORQUESTA S INFÓNIC A DEL ESTA DO DE MÉ XICOSUN FEB 22 | 3PM
Repertoire: Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez; Albéniz, Iberia Suite; Granados, Three Spanish Dances. Enrique Batiz, artistic director.
FL A SHDANCE THE MUSICALFRI FEB 27 | 8PM
What a feeling this Broadway musical gives you! A pop culture phenomenon, the inspiring steel worker story features all the #1 hit songs Maniac, I Love Rock & Roll, Gloria and more.
MARCH 2015
FEBRUARY 2015 (CONTINUED)
MICHAEL JORGENSEN, V IOLINAN AMERICAN IN PARISSUN MAR 22 | 3PM
Repertoire: Boulanger, D’un matin de printemps; Gershwin, Three Preludes; Ravel, Violin Sonata; Franck, Violin Sonata.M
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FUNK BAND & COMBOSAT MAY 2 | 8PM
The ensembles perform classic and contemporary jazz.
LU PHILHARMONIC & THE BACH CHOIR OF BETHLEHEMFRI, SAT APR 10, 11 | 8PM Repertoire: Beethoven; Choral Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra with Eugene Albulescu, conductor/piano soloist; Handel, Ode to St. Cecilia, Greg Funfgeld conducts.
LU CHOR AL ART SI DREAM A WORLDFRI, SAT APR 24, 25 | 8PMPenn State laureate conductor Anthony Leach leads a program of spirituals and gospel. Music of Moses Hogan, Ysaye Barnwell, Dave Brubeck and more! Guest choir, PSU Essence of Joy.
APRIL 2015
MAY 2015LU WIND ENSEMBLE HEROES ALLSUN MAY 3 | 3PM
As the 150th commemoration of the American Civil War comes to a close, we honor those soldiers and all our veterans in a program of historical music.
LU JA ZZ REP ORCHESTR A FRI APR 17 | 8PM
The group is sure to be joined by a special guest for energetic contemporary and traditional jazz.
BLES SING THE BOAT S THE REMIXTHU APR 23 | 7PM DIAMOND THEATER Poet Sekou Sundiata created this personal story about renal disease, friendship and identity by weaving a sequence of poems, prose and monologues derived from stand-up comedy and literary reading into a theatrical masterpiece.
ROMEO AND JULIETBY WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREAPR 10, 11, 15-18 • 8PM | APR 12 • 2PM
The ageless tale of innocent, yet ill-fated, love; two children who senselessly lose their lives in a world where grown-ups have allowed intolerance to fester. Augustine Ripa, director.
MOMIX ALCHEMIASUN APR 19 | 4PM
This new work for the dazzling dancer-illusionists manipulates the four classic elements of earth, air, fire and water to produce a show full of acrobatic thrills and magical metamorphoses.
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