2017-18 Tricentennial Celebration Spring Line-Up

Arturo Sandoval, Trumpet and his Sextet

Birdman Live! Feature film and musical score performed by composer/percussionist Antonio Sanchez

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Friday, March 2, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

Charline McCombs Empire Theatre

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n 2010, Julian Bliss, one of the finest clarinetists of our day, handpicked some of the best musicians in London’s jazz scene to form the Julian Bliss Septet. In the early days, the band started by exploring the music of Benny Goodman. Their live show and first album showcase the best music of this era, inspiring authenticity with a modern and tuneful twist.

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It would be an understatement to say that Bliss passes with flying colors.

He exhibits an extraordinarily pure tone, remarkably even throughout the range of the instrument. His command at registral and dynamic extremes is almost preternatural. And, he has a transcendent technique.

-Fanfare Magazine

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Saturday, March 24, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

Charline McCombs Empire Theatre

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virtuoso composerperformer unique among keyboardists, Cameron Carpenter smashes the stereotypes of organists and organ music and generates a level of acclaim, exposure, and controversy unprecedented for his genre. Cameron brings with him the International Touring Organ.

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The organ-building teams of Marshall & Ogletree apply sophisticated computer technology to digitally reproduce the sounds of many diverse American pipe organs without their mechanisms.

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An emotional and visually stunning feature-film experience!

Friday, April 13, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

Charline McCombs Empire Theatre 2015 OSCAR Award winner for Best Picture, Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance starred Michael Keaton as an action star trying to reinvent his career on the Broadway stage. For this San Antonio performance, GRAMMY Award winning composer and jazz drummer Antonio Sanchez performs his musical score live alongside the visually stunning film.

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The music, a frenetic heartbeat of percussion, is a supporting character that propels the action forward.

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Saturday, April 21, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

Laurie Auditorium, Trinity University

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protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small province in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on November 6, 1949, just two years after Gillespie became the first musician to bring Latin influences into American jazz.

Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at the age of 12, but it didn’t take him long to catch the excitement of the jazz world. He has since evolved into one of the world’s most acclaimed performers of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer.

Arturo Sandoval reaches beyond the scope of mere effort. His struggles while in Cuba since his defection have given him more energy and strength, urging him to accomplish and surpass his childhood dreams. Arturo shares his gift with others who feel the same intense adoration for music as he does.

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Visually stunning choreography and colorful story that sets the standard of folkloric dance across the world!

Friday, September 28, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 29, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

Lila Cockrell Theatre

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The gorgeous costumes and breathtaking formations keep coming, dance after dance, many bearing testament to Mexico’s complicated history of colonial conquest.

-Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times

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Globally significant Ballet Folklórico of Mexico returns to join our celebration of San Antonio’s Tricentennial. Dancer, choreographer and historian Amalia Hernández’s 76-member Ballet Folklórico gloriously and authentically brings to life the stirring music, swirling dance and beautiful costumes of Mexico, from primitive pre-Colombian rites to the sweeping choreography of the Regency, Colonial, Revolutionary and Modern eras.

This special San Antonio 300 presentation of Ballet Folklorico of Mexico is made possible in part by generous grant from the 300 TriArt grant program.

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