Ovation Spring 2013

The Arts Impact our Community • Magic Behind the Hult Center Curtain

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SPRING 2013

After Glow PARtY with Harmonic Lab Preview: Oregon Bach Festival – Helmuth Rilling Passes the Baton

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Make it a night on the town with hot rods, poodle skirts and the Hult Café’s Malt Shop

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Rock it ’50s Style with Buddy Holly

We’re bringing back the ’50s for a night on the town! Hot rods and fins, poodle skirts and bomber jackets – dress it up and rock n’ roll before the show. Hult Café’s Malt Shop will be pouring special ’50s cocktails. Out on the bricks, (7th Avenue entrance) Solid Gold Radio 84 will be spinning your favorite ’50s hits, and classic cars will be lined up, shined up,

TICKETS ON SALE Hult Center Ticket Office Phone: 541-682-5000 Hours: Tue – Fri, 12 – 5 pm, Sat, 11 - 3 pm One hour before performances Mon – Sat. Two hours before performances on Sun. TTY: 1-800-735-2900 24-hour event info: 541-682-5746 Hult Center location: One Eugene Center Eugene, Oregon 97401 (7th and Willamette, downtown Eugene) UO Ticket outlet in the EMU: Mon – Fri, 9 am – 5 pm

Bi-Mart Broadway In Eugene presents Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, June 4 & 5 at 7:30 pm Silva CONCERT Hall, Tix: $52.50 $32.50; student discounts available

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Bach Festival to Celebrate 44 Years!

June 24 – July 14

The 2013 Oregon Bach Festival celebrates Helmuth Rilling’s 44th and final season as Artistic Director. Festival highlights include Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, a Night at the Opera featuring soprano Tamara Wilson and conductor Matthew Halls, and concertos with violinist Midori and pianist/conductor Jeffrey Kahane. On July 6, in concert, Helmuth Rilling will pass the baton to his successor Matthew Halls. In the finale, Rilling conducts Bach’s towering B Minor Mass.

Phone, internet, and EMU orders are subject to a service charge.

Seating charts can be found at HultCenter.org under Seating Charts. For accessible seating needs, contact the Ticket Office.

Wheelchair seating is available online.

Patron Experience: Our goal is to provide a welcoming venue and wonderful experience for all our patrons. At the request of many people with environmental allergies we ask that you are sparing with the use of scents. Please silence all mobile devices. No flash photography or recording devices. Hult Center is a no-smoking, tobacco-free facility in accordance with City of Eugene ordinance 20338.

and showin’ fine. The pre-show festivities begin at 5:15.

Tickets On Sale May 14 Visit HultCenter.org or call 541-682-5000 Tix: $62 - $15

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NEWS NOTES Arts Impact: $45.6 Million!

People in Eugene are arts crazy—but it took a new Americans for the Arts survey to reveal just how moonstruck we are.

Now there’s proof that not only do the arts make our lives richer but fill our coffers, too.

From the stunning facts the survey uncovered we now know that the arts organizations that participated in the study: • Are a $45.6 million industry • Support 1,739 jobs • Raise $2.4 million in governmental revenue To learn just how the arts impact the local economy, read it online at the City of Eugene, Cultural Services Division. It’s an eye-popping business and cultural story.

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Lobby Glows After Harmonic Lab Performance

Meet and mingle with Harmonic Lab artists at an exciting postperformance party called “After Glow” in the Hult Center’s sparkling Lobby on Friday, May 31 featuring projections, the Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, and a sneak peek at upcoming Summer in the City events. After Glow is free and open to the public.

UO School of Music & Dance presents Harmonic Laboratory, May 31 & June 1 at 8 pm, Soreng Theater Tix: $25; Student & YOUTH DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE

Magic Behind the Curtain

The curtain rises and the audience’s attention is directed to the action on stage, though the magic unfolding there is only a fraction of the activity throughout the building. Brian Ference, Hult Center’s Technical Director, organizes carpenters, scenic artists, electricians and other stage crews who work in choreographed motion for weeks or months before a show.

“I become a dance captain,” he says, “moving people around the building.”

Installing the towering orchestra shell is a dance in itself. Moving on an air caster system, the work requires a crew of eight and takes

four hours to complete. The shell and platform, chairs and lighting must be in perfect position, for performances and rehearsals. “By the time the performance happens,” says Scott Freck, Eugene Symphony Executive Director, “hundreds of hours worked by dozens of people have gone into making the music and the whole evening just perfect.”

View a little magic in a time-lapse video showing the installation of the orchestra shell at http://tinyurl.com/ajnm6cb – Vanessa Salvia Call: 541-682-5000 Visit: HultCenter.org

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EVENTs CALENDAR FOR THE HULT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

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Eugene Ballet Company

13 presents 14 Ballet Insider

Saturday at 6:45 pm Sunday at 1:15 pm The Studio Tix: Free; No ticket required

Ballet Company 13 Eugene presents 14

Mowgli: The Jungle Book Ballet Saturday at 7:30 pm Sunday at 2:00 pm Silva Concert Hall Tix: $48-$22; Student & youth discounts available The adventures of the jungle boy, Mowgli, with Baloo the Bear, Shere Khan the Tiger & Kaa the Snake

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ZAPP presents

B.Y.O.D.—Bring Your Own Dance Saturday at 7:30 pm Soreng Theater Tix: $15 High energy hip-hop & contemporary dance

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J & R Adventures presents

An Evening with Joe Bonamassa

Monday at 8:00 pm Silva Concert Hall Tix: $91-$61 Former child prodigy, now a blues-rock star, Joe Bonamassa is one of the world’s greatest guitarists Eugene Symphony presents

16 Laura Avery Visiting

Eugene Symphony Guild

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Eugene Symphony Guild Preview – April 2013 Wednesday at 12:00 pm The Studio Tix: Free; No ticket required

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SHO presents

SHOcase: New Horizons Band Thursday at 11:15 am Lobby Tix: Free; No ticket required Eugene Symphony presents

18 Sound Perspectives:

The Works of Tomas Svoboda Thursday at 7:00 pm The Studio Tix: Free; No ticket required

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Eugene Symphony presents

Carmina Burana

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Thursday at 8:00 pm Silva Concert Hall Tix: $59-$33; Student & youth discounts available Songs of love, lust, and libations resonate in this performance of boisterous & bawdy Carmina Burana.

20 Eugene Opera presents 21 UO Opera: Una Noche

Joe Bonamassa April 15 at 8:00 pm

The Shedd Institute presents

Taj Mahal & Shemekia Copeland

Tuesday at 8:00 pm Silva Concert Hall Tix: $45-$27; Student & youth discounts available One of the most influential figures in late-20th century blues & roots music

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Encantada—An Evening of Spanish Opera Saturday at 7:30 pm Sunday at 3:00 pm Soreng Theater Tix: $20; Student, youth & senior discounts available Two family-friendly one-act musical works in Spanish - a first for Eugene audiences!

LTCENT ER.ORG

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Eugene Concert Choir presents

Broadway for Kids, Too! Pre-show Saturday at 10:30 am Lobby Tix: Free; No ticket required Eugene Concert Choir presents

Broadway for Kids, Too! Saturday at 11:00 am Silva Concert Hall Tix: $10; Youth discount available A fun and interactive one-hour performance of excerpts from the Best of Broadway, Too! concert

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Eugene Concert Choir presents

The Best of Broadway, Too! Saturday at 8:00 pm Silva Concert Hall Tix: $38-$24; Student, youth & senior discounts available It is time for another taste of Broadway with an entirely new selection of music.

Masters: Clarinet Master Class with Michael Anderson Tuesday at 4:00 pm The Studio Tix: Free; No ticket required

Cultural Services

Coming this summer: Oregon Bach Festival, June 24 – July 14 • Oregon Festival of American Music: The Music Man, August 3 - 11

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SHO presents

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SHOcase: Old Time Fiddlers

Harmonic Laboratory: Four Corners—An Evening of Music, Dance & Digital Media

Thursday, May 2 at 11:15 am Lobby Tix: Free; No ticket required

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Pride & Prejudice: A Parisian Jazz Ballet

Eugene Symphony presents

14 Laura Avery Visiting

Masters: Viola Master Class with Holland Phillips Tuesday at 4:00 pm The Studio Tix: Free; No ticket required

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Saturday at 8:00 pm Soreng Theater Tix: $25; Student & youth advance tix $15, student & youth day of show $20 Dancer/choreographer Brad Garner, digital artist John Park, & musicians/composers Jeremy Schropp and Jon Bellona

Ballet Fantastique presents

Saturday at 7:30 pm Sunday at 2:30 pm Soreng Theater Tix: $33, $27; Student, youth & senior discounts available Austen’s spirited women, determined bachelors, and smarmy cads with live music by Gerry Rempel & the Jazz Cats

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Pride & Prejudice: A Parisian Jazz Ballet, May 4 & 5 16 Eugene Symphony presents

Sound Perspectives: Dvorák String Quintet Thursday at 7:00 pm The Studio Tix: Free; No ticket required

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Eugene Symphony presents

Eugene Symphony presents

Eugene Symphony Guild Preview – May 2013 Wednesday at 12:00 pm The Studio Tix: Free; No ticket required

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SHO presents

SHOcase: Performing Arts Student of the Month Thursday at 11:15 am Tix: Free; No ticket required

Eugene Symphony presents

Dvorák’s Symphony No. 8

Thursday at 8:00 pm Silva Concert Hall Tix: $59-$33; Student & youth discounts available The season concludes with Dvorák’s idyllic and joyful Symphony No. 8.

Play It Again!

Tuesday at 6:30 pm Soreng Theater Tix: Free; No ticket required

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University of Oregon School of Music & Dance presents

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Soromundi: Lesbian Chorus of Eugene presents

Be the Change

Saturday at 7:30 pm Soreng Theater Tix: $22; Student, youth & senior discounts available Younger and older generations and the healing power of music come together to support LGBTQ youth groups

Saturday, June 1 at 5:00 pm Silva Concert Hall Tix: $15; Youth (12 & under) $13 Student Performance: Showcasing 228 students, ages 3-18, with original choreography by Toni Pimble and Academy faculty

19 University of Oregon School of Music & Dance presents

U of O Spring Concert

Sunday at 3:00 pm Silva Concert Hall Tix: $10; Student, youth & senior discounts available A concert of song and dance from around the world, featuring performances by the school’s large performing ensembles University of Oregon School

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Harmonic Laboratory: Four Corners—An Evening of Music, Dance & Digital Media Friday at 8:00 pm Soreng Theater Tix: $25; Student & youth advance tix $15, student & youth day of show $20 Dancer/choreographer Brad Garner, digital artist John Park, & musicians/composers Jeremy Schropp and Jon Bellona Free post-performance After Glow party – meet and mingle with the artists in the Lobby

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Eugene Ballet Academy presents

The Jewel Box

Greg Burns

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Broadway in Eugene presents

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Tuesday at 7:30 pm Wednesday at 7:30 pm Silva Concert Hall Tix: $52.50-$32.50 Featuring more than 20 of Holly’s greatest hits including Peggy Sue, That’ll Be the Day, Oh Boy, Not Fade Away, and more Free pre-show party at 5:15 pm Musical Feet presents

15 Make the World Move

Saturday at 7:30 pm Soreng Theater Tix: $15; Youth (12 & under) discount available Student Performance: Beginning through professional level students dance to jazz, pop, classical, & hip-hop music.

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