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In Celebration of Women’s History Month
In association with
Long lsland Premiere!
The Wild Women of Song
World Premiere!
Rhapsody in
SAVE THE DATES! 29th Annual Dutch Festival Featuring our popular tulip display Sunday, May 6, 2012 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Outdoors on the South Campus
Hofstra University is jazzing up the annual Dutch Festival! This year we’ll fill the gardens with jazz music, and for the first time, we will feature a funky city country band! Enjoy delicious food, shop at vendor tables, stroll our beautiful gardens, and pick up a plant or two at our Hofstra Arboretum sales. Magic shows, puppets and craft activities are sure to delight the children.
GERSHWIN
– Great Gal Composers of the Jazz Era
A Concert Celebrating the Music of George and Ira Gershwin featuring classic Gershwin hits such as “But Not for Me,” “Summertime,” “I Got Rhythm,” and “Someone to Watch Over Me”
Friday, March 23, 2012, at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012, at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2012, at 2 p.m. John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus Tickets: $28; $25 senior citizen (65+) $20 matriculated non-Hofstra student $20 group rate (10+) $15 with current HofstraCard (one ticket per HofstraCard) Tickets on sale beginning February 21.
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Featuring the Wild Quartet and starring Pamela Rose, vocalist Kristen Strom, saxophone Tammy Hall, piano Ruth Davies, bass Allison Miller, drums Jazz and blues vocalist Pamela Rose makes a compelling case for the enduring contributions of women to America’s treasure trove of popular music, from Alberta Hunter to Peggy Lee, in this multimedia showpiece that shines a light on the forgotten contributions of the prolific, feisty and talented women of Tin Pan Alley (1920-1950).
Saturday, March 24, 2012, at 8 p.m. The Helene Fortunoff Theater Monroe Lecture Center, California Avenue, South Campus
World Premiere!
Baseball Swings! Celebrating the Music of America’s Favorite Pastime Featuring The Base Hits Quintet and special guest vocalists
Sunday, September 23, 2012 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Outdoors on the South Campus
We’ll take you out to the ballgame with some of baseball’s greatest musical hits, including “The First Baseball Game” (originally sung by Nat King Cole), “Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio,” “Baseball Boogie,” “Van Lingle Mungo,” “Meet the Mets,” “Jake, Jake, The Yiddisha Ball Player,” “Talkin’ Baseball,” “Say Hey” (Willie Mays), and “Heart,” from the Broadway musical Damn Yankees, to name just a few.
The Italian Experience Festival has grown to be a popular Long Island tradition, celebrating Italy’s gifts of culture, education and commerce to America. The festival features food, vendors, handmade crafts, exhibits by cultural organizations, music, dance, poetry, and much more for the entire family to enjoy!
Guest Conductor: David Ramael, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral Activities, Hofstra University Festival Brass Band, under the direction of renowned trumpet player Manu Mellaerts, presents an exciting program of standard works for brass band. Festival Brass Band is one of the premier brass bands in Europe and is known for its unrivaled virtuosity and richness of sound. Including the United States premiere of Sinfonietta No. 1 by Johan de Meij, who will be a special guest at this concert performance. Additional works to be performed include the premiere of Harry James: Trumpet Concerto, William Tell Overture, Dragonheart, and Windows of the World.
From marches to ragtime, waltzes to two-steps, polkas, jazz, and show tunes, the songs of baseball are descriptive, humorous, and inspirational, and their lyrics mirror the imagery of their time.
Thursday, April 26, 2012, at 8 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2012, at 8 p.m. Doubleheader: Saturday, April 28, 2012, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Helene Fortunoff Theater Monroe Lecture Center, California Avenue, South Campus
Friday, April 13, 2012, at 8 p.m. John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus Tickets: $25 $20 senior citizen (65+) or matriculated non-Hofstra student One free ticket with current HofstraCard. Tickets on sale beginning March 13.
Tickets: $20; $18 senior citizen (65+) or matriculated non-Hofstra student $15 with current HofstraCard (one ticket per HofstraCard) Tickets on sale beginning March 27. Presented in conjunction with the Hofstra Cultural Center conference 50 Years of the New York Mets, April 26-28, 2012.
HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER
In memory of Hofstra University Professor Dana Brand, author of Mets Fan and The Last Days of Shea.
JOSEPH G. ASTMAN INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES
The Opera Company
For general information about Hofstra University’s annual festivals, please call the Festival Hotline at 516-463-6582 or visit hofstra.edu/festivals. You can also find us on Facebook.
presents
Alex Wu, piano and keyboards • Francisco Roldan, guitar Hilliard Greene, double bass • Danny Mallon, percussion
Hansel & Gretel Friday, May 18, 2012, at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012, at 2 p.m.
For sponsorship, advertisements, and vendor information, please contact Jessie Garcia at 516-463-6504 or festivals@hofstra.edu.
John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus
This innovative chamber group zigzags through countries, time periods and stylized dances – from classical, flamenco, 1950s Brazilian sambas, and modern-day Argentine tangos to jazz classics, world music and commissioned works written for the quartet.
Saturday, May 12, 2012, at 8 p.m. The Helene Fortunoff Theater Monroe Lecture Center, California Avenue, South Campus Tickets: $17; $15 senior citizen (65+) or matriculated non-Hofstra student One free ticket with current HofstraCard. Tickets on sale beginning April 10.
Irish
Experience
Tickets: $20 $18 senior citizen (65+) or matriculated non-Hofstra student $15 with current HofstraCard (one ticket per HofstraCard) Tickets on sale beginning February 21.
Da-da-da-dat-da-dah…CHARGE!
20th Annual Italian Experience Festival
14th Annual
Festival Sunday, March 11, 2012 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mack Physical Education Center North Campus