2014-15 Lake Shore Savings Season Highlights Mix & Match Season Ticket Offerings
Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
College of Visual and Performing Arts
September 2014
October 2014
SUN. 21 | 4:00 P.M.
FRI. 26 | 7:30 P.M.
FRI. 17 | 7:30 P.M.
All Amadeus
Presidio Brass Sounds of the Cinema
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Western New York Chamber Orchestra Glen Cortese, conductor King Concert Hall General Seating List Price : MM 3&up: MM 6&up:
$22.00 $19.00 $17.00
Pianist Dmitri Nogordovsky and the Fredonia Chamber Choir join the orchestra for this all-Mozart program. Regina Coeli K. 108 Piano Concerto in A Major K. 414 Regina Coeli K. 127 Symphony #20 in D major K. 133 WNYCO Classics Series
Thomas Loughlin, director King Concert Hall Reserved Seating
Level I : Level II: Level III: Level IV:
List Price $35.00 $30.00 $25.00 $20.00
Continues: SAT., 18 at 7:30 p.m. SUN., 19 at 2:00 p.m., Thurs.-Sat., 23-25 at 7:30 p.m. MM 3&up $30.00 $25.00 $21.00 $17.00
MM 6&up $26.00 $23.00 $19.00 $15.00
Marvel Theatre Reserved Seating List Price: MM 3&up: MM 6&up:
$20.00 $17.00 $15.00
This ensemble from San Diego, Calif., combines a brass quintet, piano and percussion instruments in fresh, original arrangements that have captivated audiences the world over. From Star Wars, The Magficient Seven and Moon River to the theme from Mission Impossible, this show is packed with tunes cinema fans will know and love.
William Shakespeare’s delightful comedy follows a pair of lovers as they venture into the forest on a midsummer night.
DFT Communications Pops Series
Walter Gloor Mainstage Series
SUN. 26 | 4:00 P.M. Music About Music Western New York Chamber Orchestra
Sept.
Glen Cortese, conductor King Concert Hall General Seating
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List Price: $22.00 MM 3&up: $19.00 MM 6&up: $17.00
Featured is a world premiere composition for orchestra by internationally regarded American opera composer John Musto. Also featured on the program are two masters of the symphonic literature - Haydn’s Symphony No. 55 in E flat Major (Der Schulmeister) and Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 in B flat Major. WNYCO Classics Series
Oct.
26
Ticket Office: (716) 673-3501 SUMMER HOURS OF OPERATION OPEN: Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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CLOSED: Weekends & Holidays (including the 4th of July)
November 2014 SAT. 1 | 7:30 P.M.
FRI. 7 | 7:30 P.M.
FRI.14 | 7:00 P.M.
Peter Rowe’s Volcanic Planet
Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah
Rumpelstiltskin
King Concert Hall General Seating
Continues: Sat. 8 at 730 p.m. Sun. 9, at 2:00 p.m.
Marvel Theatre Reserved Seating
DuffleBag Theatre
Marvel Theatre Reserved Seating List Price: MM 3&up: MM 6&up:
$ 8.00 $ 7.00 $ 6.00
List Price: MM 3&up: MM 6&up:
$25.00 $21.00 $19.00
List Price: MM 3&up: MM 6&up:
$12.00 $10.00 $ 9.00
As the producer of the well-known TV series Angry Planet, Peter Rowe has explored many of the world’s most active volcanoes. This film brings together the most breathtaking footage he has gathered during his explorations.
Considered a masterpiece of the 20th century American music and theatre, Susannah tells an age old morality tale using stunning Appalachian folk music themes framed in great operatic drama.
Spin straw into gold and a classic fairy tale into a barrel of laughs! The “nearly world famous” DuffleBag Theatre offers its slightly askew take on the tale of an imp who helps a peasant girl turn straw to gold. The show will be an interactive one – random audience members will be brought on stage to play pivotal roles in this classic story.
World Travel Series
The Hillman Opera
Kaleidoscope Family Series
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Ticket Office: 673-3501 SUMMER HOURS OF OPERATION OPEN: Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. CLOSED: Weekends & Holidays (including the 4th of July)
December 2014
February 2015
FRI. 5 | 7:30 P.M.
THURS. 11| 7:30 P.M.
SUN. 8 | 4:00 P.M.
It’s A Wonderful Life – The Radio Play
The 2014 Big Band Christmas Spectacular
Miraculous Miniatures II
Continues Sat. 6, at 7:30 p.m. Sun. 7, at 2:00 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. 11-13 at 7:30 p.m.
King Concert Hall Reserved Seating
Bartlett Theatre General Seating List Price: MM 3&up: MM 6&up:
$20.00 $17.00 $15.00
List Price Level I : $40.00 Level II: $35.00 Level III: $30.00 Level IV: $25.00
Western New York Chamber Orchestra Glen Cortese, conductor
MM 3&up $34.00 $30.00 $25.00 $21.00
MM 6&up $30.00 $26.00 $22.00 $19.00
Rosch Recital Hall General Seating List Price: MM 3&up: MM 6&up:
$22.00 $19.00 $17.00
It's Christmas Eve 1946. Members of the KPNF radio station are coming together for a live radio broadcast of It's a Wonderful Life. Watch as five actors bring the entire story to life, playing dozens of unforgettable characters and performing live sound effects in the style of A Prairie Home Companion. Based on classic film which starred Jimmy Stewart.
Some of the most beloved Christmas classics of all time will come to life once again in big band style. Student singers and dancers join the Little Apple Big Band on selections like Winter Wonderland, We Need a Little Christmas, Sleigh Ride and Jingle Bells. Many new tunes will be included.
Jamie Francisco, Trumpet Sonja Inglefield, Harp Sarah Hamilton, English Horn Julie Newell, Mezzo –Soprano James Piorkowski, Guitar BIZET: Carmen Suite COPLAND: A Quiet City CORTESE: Nocturne (World Premiere) MAHLER: Songs of the Wayfarer
Walter Gloor Mainstage Series
DFT Communications Pops Series
WNYCO Classics Series
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Ticket Office: (716) 673-3501 SUMMER HOURS OF OPERATION
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OPEN: Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. CLOSED: Weekends & Holidays (including the 4th of July)
February 2015, continued
March 2015
FRI. 20 | 7:00 P.M.
FRI. 27 | 7:30 P.M.
SUN. 29 | 4:00 P.M.
The Vocal Illusions of Lynn Trefzger, Comedy Ventriloquist
Balm in Gilead
Don Giovanni
Marvel Theatre Reserved Seating
James Ivey, director Continues: SAT., 28, at 7:30 p.m. SUN., Mar. 1 at 2:00 p.m., TTHUS.-SAT., 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. Bartlett Theatre General Seating $20.00 $17.00 $15.00
Western New York Chamber Orchestra Glen Cortese, conductor King Concert Hall General Seating List Price: MM 3&up: MM 6&up:
List Price: $12.00 MM 3&up: $10.00 MM 6&up: $ 9.00
List Price: MM 3&up: MM 6&up:
This ventriloquist/comedienne with a trunk full of zany characters that accompany her to stages throughout the country was named the 2006 “Funniest Female Performer of the Year” by Campus Activities Magazine. This show is sure to delight young and old alike.
Lanford Wilson’s first full length play depicts the denizens of Frank’s Café in the sleazy world of the upper west side of NYC in the early 1960s. For mature audiences.
Considered one of Mozart’s greatest works, this staged concert production brings all the mystery, passion, and stunning beauty of this masterpiece to life. Sung in Italian, this production will offer supertitle translations of the words of Mozart’s favorite librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte.
Kaleidoscope Family Series
Walter Gloor Mainstage Series
WNYCO Classics Series
$22.00 $19.00 $17.00
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20 27 Ticket Office: (716) 673-3501 SUMMER HOURS OF OPERATION OPEN: Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. CLOSED: Weekends & Holidays (including the 4th of July)
April 2015
May 2015
FRI. 10 | 7:30 P.M.
SAT. 11 | 7:30 P.M.
FRI. 1 | 7:30 P.M.
HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical
China Rising with Dale Johnson
Fredonia Dance Ensemble
Jessica Hillman, director Continues: SAT., 11 at 7:30 p.m. SUN., 12 at 2:00 p.m. THURS-SAT., 16-18 at 7:30 p.m.
Helen Myers, artistic director King Concert Hall General Seating
Marvel Theatre Reserved Seating
Marvel Theatre Reserved Seating List Price: MM 3&up: MM 6&up:
$25.00 $21.00 $19.00
Continues: SAT., 2, 7:30 p.m. SUN., 3, at 2:00 p.m.
List Price: MM 3&up: MM 6&up:
$ 8.00 $ 7.00 $ 6.00
List Price: MM 3&up: MM 6&up:
$20.00 $17.00 $15.00
The “Age of Aquarius” explodes onstage in this classic and original rock musical. For mature audiences.
China is a land of contrast. History and traditions dating back centuries are all around. At the same time, modern China is a land with a rising middle class and a surging economy. Explore both sides of this land in this new film.
State University of New York at Fredonia’s resident dance company presents their annual concert featuring a wide array of dance styles.
Walter Gloor Mainstage Series
World Travel Series
Walter Gloor Mainstage Series
FRI. 15 | 7:30 P.M. South Pacific: In Concert
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Commencement Eve Pops Western New York Chamber Orchestra Glen Cortese, Conductor King Concert Hall Reserved Seating
Level I : Level II: Level III: Level IV:
List Price $35.00 $30.00 $25.00 $20.00
MM 3&up $30.00 $25.00 $21.00 $17.00
MM 6&up $26.00 $23.00 $19.00 $15.00
Set in an island paradise during World War II, this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic follows two parallel love stories that are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war. Some of Fredonia’s most talented students will be in the spotlight with songs like I’m Going to Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair, Some Enchanted Evening and Younger than Springtime. DFT Communications Pops Series
10 Ticket Office: 673-3501
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SUMMER HOURS OF OPERATION OPEN: Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. CLOSED: Weekends & Holidays (including the 4th of July)
The Benefits of “Mix & Match” Season Tickets Convenience: Order your tickets all at once for the season and save repeated calls or trips to the ticket office. Generous exchange privileges. If your plans change, you can exchange any Mix & Match tickets you purchase for any other event on the master Mix & Match event list. And as a subscriber, there is no fee for doing so. See the back of the order form for complete details. Location, Location, Location. If you order tickets to any of our reserved seating events (Mainstage, Kaleidoscope or Pops), you will have first choice of seats before they go on sale to the general public. To retain past seats within a given sub-series, please order by the renewal deadline. Affordability: Choose the “Three or More” plan and save an average of 15% off the regular ticket price. Choose the “Six or More” plan and save up to 25%! By ordering all your season tickets at once, you also save on multiple order processing fees that will apply if you order on a show -by-show basis during the year. “Making a date with yourself.” As a season ticket holder, you “make a date with yourself” to see shows you might otherwise just miss. With everyone’s busy schedule these days, it’s easy for a show to come and go before you get around to ordering tickets. The Mix & Match program makes it easy for you to plan in advance and enjoy some of the best arts and entertainment our region has to offer.
Addition to Rockefeller Arts Center is Under Way! Work is under way on the $39 million addition and renovation project at Rockefeller Arts Center. This drawing shows the view from the northwest corner of the new addition. The 40,000 square-foot two-story addition will include a multipurpose room, three dance studios, two acting studios, scenery paint shop, costume shop laundry, woodworking shop and ceramics, sculpture and foundry studios. There will also be a new entrance for Marvel Theatre as well as a café. More information on the project can be found online at Rockefeller Arts Center’s homepage (fredonia.edu/rac).