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March 2 – 11, 2023 Nafe Katter Theatre

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CRT BOX OFFICE (860) 486-2113 crt.uconn.edu

Hours Wed-Fri, 2-5 pm, and 60 minutes before curtain.

COVID-19 POLICIES:

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LATE ARRIVALS

Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the artists’ management.

CAMERAS AND RECORDING DEVICES

Strictly prohibited.

SMOKING

Not permitted within 25 feet of the building.

CHILDREN AND INFANTS

Tickets are required for everyone, no matter how young. Children must be 4 years old to attend CRT productions. Minimum 4 years old recommended for Jorgensen Center events.

REST ROOMS

Located in the upper and lower Jorgensen lobbies and the CRT lobby.

SPECIAL SERVICE

Accessible rest rooms located in the lower Jorgensen & CRT lobbies. Elevator service from the main Jorgensen lobby down to the lower lobby only.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEM

Free from the front office for Jorgensen and Katter Theatre productions.

TOO LOUD?

Free hearing protection is available upon request from the front office.

LOST AND FOUND ARTICLES

Can be reported or picked up at each box office.

REFRESHMENT BARS

Enjoy refreshments at your seat. Bars located in the upper Jorgensen and main lobbies of each theater. Food and beverage restrictions may apply due to Covid-19.

GROUP TICKETS

CRT: Call the group sales office for more information (860) 486-2113

BAG POLICY

For the safety of all, bags and backpacks larger than 10” x 10” are prohibited in the theater. Small bags and purses are permitted. An exception will be made for medically necessary items and diaper bags after proper inspection. All bags are subject to search.

PARKING & TRAVEL

Parking is available across from Jorgensen in the North Garage. For a detailed parking map, visit park.uconn.edu

PLEASE NOTE:

The parking fee for Jorgensen events is now included as part of your ticket price. Patrons will no longer have to pay upon entry or exit in the North Garage. All gates have been removed and gateless parking begins one hour prior to showtime through the conclusion of each performance. Please note: this applies to North Garage only.

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Hillside Road on the UConn Storrs campus will be closed to vehicular traffic between Glenbrook Road and Jim Calhoun Way for the fall semester. This is an effort to enhance safety and make the area friendlier to pedestrians and bicyclists in the center of campus.

Motorists who park in North Garage should access the garage by taking Discovery Drive or Glenbrook Road to the garage entrance on north Hillside Road.

Healthy is worth a standing ovation.

Thursday, October 20, 2022, 7:30 pm

University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts Alain Frogley, Interim Dean Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Rodney Rock, Director presents

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Floriana Frassetto (Swiss), studied at Academia Alessandro Fersen in Rome from 1967 to 1969. She completed her training as an actress while attending a school for mime and acrobatics at Roy Bosier‘s Teatro Studio. She then worked with the company of Roy Bosier in several school productions that toured Italy. The idea of founding MUMMENSCHANZ resulted from meeting, in late 1970, Andres Bossard and Bernie Schürch – two young Swiss clowns called “Before and Lost” that performed a partially spoken show. Floriana became the third member of the new company in 1972 and together they co-created the repertoire of MUMMENSCHANZ, converting the spoken numbers to masked visuals. Floriana has performed on tour for the last 47 years. She feels herself an artisan of fantasy and has always been motivated to construct new shapes along with Bernie. Since Bernie’s departure in 2012, she has been tormented by the challenge of creating a new show, which she has now done with plenty of new ideas. This has been possible thanks to the collaboration with Tina Kronis and Richard Alger. Other notable experiences include the choreography and the costumes for Giancarlo Sbragia’s Faust and André Heller‘s musical Body and Soul, and an artistic collaboration with Isabelle Baudet for the children musical Oliver Twist in Lausanne (Switzerland). She is the artistic director of MUMMENSCHANZ.

Tess Burla was born in 1981 and grew up in Murten, Switzerland. After completing her studies in psychomotor therapy, she trained as a dancer in Barcelona and Berlin. In 2009, she completed a master’s in dance education at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). She has been a member of Cie Chapeau (and formerly Paula fliegt) since 2015. She gained experience working with Marcel Leemann, and as part of Brigitta Schrepferʼs Somafon, human kinetics movements arts, and Collectif de Marchepied. Burla works as a freelance dancer and is a founding member of Cie Deux Plus. In addition to dance performances in collaboration with live musicians (Simone Abplanalp and Ursula Hofmann), she also made an appearance as part of the clown duo Nasva and Ravu in 2018. Her journey with MUMMENSCHANZ began in 2019.

Sarah Lerch was born in 1983 and grew up in Bern, Switzerland. She studied acting at the Accademia Teatro Dimitri before going on to create her own dance and theater productions. From 2009 to 2011, she toured throughout Europe with the Czech company Continuo Theatre. She then returned to Switzerland and completed a master’s degree in Physical Theatre at the ATD. She is a two-time winner of the Migros Kulturprozent competition and a member of the Swiss Study Foundation. In 2014, she co-founded the international company Wakouwa Teatro and gave birth to a baby boy. She is a versatile

performer and choreographer working on a variety of major stage projects, with collaborators such as Volker Hesse, and regularly teaches acrobatics and aerial silks. From 2019 to 2020, she was co-director of the Theaterzirkus Wunderplunder with Kevin Blaser. Sarah joined MUMMENSCHANZ in 2021 for its 50th anniversary production.

Kevin Blaser (Swiss), born in 1990, is a young artist from Ticino. In his early age he showed a strong interest in movement and art. He stood out in gymnastics and in skateboarding in which he found a companion with whom he travels the world. Passionate for music, he perfected his skills in percussion and drums, with which he continues to play in various bands. Through theatre he discovered the means for full expression of himself and entered the school for physical theatre Accademia Teatro Dimitri, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in 2015. He played in different theatre and cinema productions as Gilgamesh (from Patrizia Barbuiani), Gotthard 2016 (from Volker Hesse), Tutti Giù (from Niccolò Castelli). In July 2016, he started his journey with the MUMMENSCHANZ company.

Manuel Schunter was born in Munich (Germany) in 1985 and has lived primarily in Switzerland since 2007. He completed a bachelor’s degree in Physical Theatre at the Accademia Teatro Dimitri and a master’s degree in Expanded Theatre at the Bern University of the Arts. He has since given numerous performances and toured as a clown in the world of circus and vaudeville (with Circus Monti, Circus Roncalli, Das Zelt, Circus Sarrasani and at Circus Knie’s centenary celebrations, among others). He was a permanent ensemble member with the Theater Madame Bissegger and the Origen Festival. Manuel’s theater engagements have included performances with the Stadttheater Freiburg, LAC Lugano, and Espace Nuithonie. Besides his activities as a performer, he also directs various stage productions and lectures at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Manuel has been a member of MUMMENSCHANZ since the summer of 2022.

Eric Sauge (Swiss) is the Technical Director of the company. With more than 10 years of experience in the entertainment business, he now specializes in lighting and machinery effects. Employment by large organizations provided him with world-wide travel. Through his experience and many trips abroad he acquired solid knowledge in technical and team management. Back in Switzerland he continued to train in the field of lighting for events such as theater and television, in which he mainly occupied the roles of console operator and project manager. In 2014, he met MUMMENSCHANZ in Lausanne, and wishing to return to the theatre scene, he joined them as their Technical Director.

Saturday, November 12, 2022, 8:00 pm

University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts Alain Frogley, Interim Dean Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Rodney Rock, Director

These performances are supported, in part, by the Anne Hayden McQuay Arts and Cultural Fund, the Arts For Tomorrow Fund, the Rochester Community Area Foundation, and the Farash Foundation.

Garth Fagan Dance programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Co-Sponsored by UConn H. Fred Simons African American Cultural Center

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PROGRAM Prelude

"Discipline is Freedom" (September 1981, revised May 1983)

Choreography: Garth Fagan

Music: Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) and Max Roach

Original Lighting Design: C.T. Oakes

Costumes: Amanda Horne

Dancers: Norwood Pennewell, Davente Gilreath, Wynton Rice, Gabrielle Samuel, Sabrina Cmelak, John Crim, Daria Clarke, Ira Lindsay, Ethan Beckwith-Cohen, Destiny Felder, Nathan E. McNatt Jr., Kiara J. Haywood

Very special thanks to Abdullah Ibrahim and Max Roach. Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) on Japo Records African Piano (60002ST) Max Roach on Columbia Records M’Boom (DBL36247)

Four Women (Excerpt from Liberation Suite) (1973)

"For Angela Davis"

Choreography: Garth Fagan

Music: Nina Simone

Lighting Design: Garth Fagan

Costumes: Garth Fagan

Dancers: Natalie Rogers Dreamer (2021)

Choreography: Norwood Pennewell

Music: Baljinder Sekhon II

Lighting Design: Lutin Tanner

Costumes: Norwood Pennewell

Dancers: Davente Gilreath, Gabrielle Samuel, Sabrina Cmelak, Daria Clarke

Contact Fours (2022)

Choreography: Norwood Pennewell Music: Marc Cary, DJ-9 and Masters of Groove Lighting Design: Lutin Tanner

Costumes: Wendell C. Carmichael

Dancers: Davente Gilreath, Gabrielle Samuel, Sabrina Cmelak, John Crim

– INTERMISSION –

Translation/Transition (2002)

Choreography: Garth Fagan

Music: Jazz Jamaica All Stars Original Lighting Design: C.T. Oakes

Costumes: Mary Nemecek Peterson

Dancers: THREE

Norwood Pennewell, Gabrielle Samuel, Sabrina Cmelak

TWO

Keisha Laren Clarke-Gray, Steve Humphrey, Wynton Rice, John Crim, Daria Clarke, Ira Lindsay, Destiny Felder, Ethan Beckwith-Cohen, Nathan E. McNatt Jr., Kiara J. Haywood

ONE LOVE

Keisha Laren Clarke-Gray, Norwood Pennewell, Natalie Rogers, Ira Lindsay and Company

ABOUT GARTH FAGAN DANCE

Now in its 52nd season, Garth Fagan Dance has been acclaimed as “unfailingly original” by The New York Times, which also named the Company’s piece Mudan 175/39 third of the top six dance watching moments of 2009. Tony award-winning choreographer Garth Fagan’s dancers communicate with unbridled energy the depth, precision, and grace of Fagan’s work. The Company’s “fearless” dancers are “able to sustain long adagio balances, to change direction in mid-air, to vary

the dynamic of a turn, to stop on a dime,” wrote David Vaughan in Ballet Review. Fagan’s ever-evolving dance language draws on many sources: sense of weight in modern dance, torso-centered movement and energy of Afro-Caribbean, speed and precision of ballet, and the rule breaking experimentation of the post-moderns. The Company has been cited for its excellence and originality with a New York Governor’s Arts Award and has claimed five winners of “Bessie” Awards (New York Performance Awards): Garth Fagan, Steve Humphrey, Norwood Pennewell, Natalie Rogers, and Sharon Skepple.

The troupe has performed throughout the US, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Near and Middle East, North and South America, New Zealand, Australia, and the West Indies. Foreign tours have included a 13-city tour of the Netherlands; appearances at France’s Maison de la Danse and Chateauvallon Festival; Turkey’s Istanbul Festival; the New Zealand International Arts Festival; Germany’s Internationales Tanzfest N.R.W.; Switzerland’s Basel Tanz; the Israel Festival in Jerusalem; the Vienna Festival-Tanz; Harare, Zimbabwe, with the United States Information Agency; and the Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy. In 1994, the company opened the then newly renovated American Center in Paris, France. In 1996, principal dancers were invited by the Federation Caledonienne de Danse to perform in La Nuit des Etoiles along with members from the New York City Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet, and the Kirov Ballet. Domestically, the company has performed at such venues as Jacob’s Pillow, Spoleto USA, Dance/Aspen, and the first National Black Arts Festival. Performances in New York City venues include BAM (The Brooklyn Academy of Music), City Center, and frequent seasons at The Joyce Theater. In 1993, Garth Fagan Dance went on a national tour with the Wynton Marsalis Septet performing Fagan’s critically acclaimed evening-length work Griot New York. The company was seen nationally on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in that same piece; Griot New York aired worldwide on the PBS's Great Performances—Dance in America series in the spring of 1995, marking the company’s third appearance on that series.

Principal dancers Norwood Pennewell and Natalie Rogers participated in The 66th Annual Academy Awards broad-cast, joined by principal dancers from seven other major international dance companies. In 2004, the company performed at the historic opening of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, OH, and participated in the grand opening celebration of Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center; it returned in fall 2005 for its 35th anniversary season in New York City. In 2012, the company returned to BAM for the world premiere of Lighthouse/ Lightning Rod with original music composed and arranged by Wynton Marsalis and scenic design by Alison Saar.

STAFF

*,** Garth Fagan Founder | Artistic Director William J. Ferguson II Executive Director

* Norwood Pennewell Choreographer

Rehearsal Director | Principal Dancer

* Natalie Rogers-Cropper School Director Asst. Rehearsal Director | Principal Dancer Nicolette Ferguson Director of Community Artist-in-Residence Program

Lydia Boddie-Rice Business + Advancement Strategist Lyndsay Polizzi Marketing + Creative Alec Shiman Administrative Associate

Damali Underwood Administrative Associate

PRODUCTION

Lighting: Lutin Tanner

Wardrobe Supervisor: Garth Fagan Dance

Videographer: Garth Fagan Dance

CASTING CREDITS

Senior Dancers: * Norwood Pennewell, * Natalie Rogers, * Steve Humphrey, ^ Davente Gilreath, ^ Keisha Laren Clarke-Gray, ^ Wynton Rice

Dancers: Gabrielle Samuel, Sabrina Cmelak, John Crim, Daria Clarke, Destiny Felder, Ethan Beckwith-Cohen, Ira Lindsay, Nathan E. McNatt, Jr., Kiara J. Haywood

^ Guest Artists

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Garth Fagan President | Founder | Artistic Director

Jesse Dudley Interim Chair | Treasurer

Jocelyn Goldberg-Schaible Vice Chair

Deborah Mulford, M.D. Secretary Christopher E. Blank

Marilyn Brown, M.D.

Abbey Germano

Roberta J. Seidman M.D.

Coral Surgeon M.D. Adam Terry

*Bessie Award Winner

**Tony/Olivier/Helpmann Winner

VISION

Garth Fagan Dance (GFD) is recognized as a world-class, world-renowned, and world-wide incubator for contemporary dance, whose iconic, trademarked technique, rich and diverse repertoire, abiding commitment to diversity and inclusion, and social justice reform, invokes the guiding principle of movement and artistic expression: “discipline is freedom."

MISSION

The mission of Garth Fagan Dance is to foster awareness, advance, nurture, and share the pioneering vision of Garth Fagan, iconic choreographer, dancer and transformative leader of contemporary American dance.

Garth Fagan Dance is committed to:

• enriching our community by sharing the power and joy of danceinspiring our audiences with the highest caliber of artistic excellence on stage

• empowering our students through superior dance education by offering dance training that encourages young people, regardless of their race, gender, or financial resources to develop their full potential

• inspiring engaging and broadening our audiences of today and the future through our innovative educational programs, community partnerships and collaborations, social justice initiatives, breathtaking performances, and inclusive activities that enrich, empower, and unite communities across the globe.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 7:30 pm

University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts

Alain Frogley, Interim Dean Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Rodney Rock, Director presents

The Lenard Chamber Music Series

UConn School of Fine Arts Faculty Showcase Sophie Shao, cello with John Blacklow, piano

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PROGRAM

Sonata for Cello and Piano

George Walker (1922-2018)

I. Allegro passionato

II. Sostenuto

III. Allegro

3 Pieces for Cello and Piano

Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)

I. Modéré

II. Sans vitesse et a l’aise

III. Vite et nerveusement rythmé

Cello Sonata No. 2

Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

I. Senza tempo

II. Allegro

III. Largo

IV. Allegro

V. Lento

Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

I. Allegro vivace

II. Adagio affettuoso

III. Allegro passionato

IV. Allegro molto

SOPHIE SHAO

Cellist Sophie Shao, winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and top prizes at the Rostropovich and Tchaikovsky competitions, is a versatile and passionate artist whose performances The New York Times has noted as “eloquent, powerful” and The Washington Post called “deeply satisfying.”

Shao has appeared as soloist to critical acclaim throughout the United States: the Smith Center in Las Vegas, Lied Center in Lincoln, Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa, California, the Palladium in Carmel, Indiana, and the Bard Music Festival. She has premiered Howard Shore’s cello concerto Mythic Gardens with Leon Botstein and the American Symphony

Orchestra, the UK premiere with Keith Lockhart and the BBC Concert Orchestra, and European premiere with Ludwig Wicki and the 21st Century Orchestra at the KKL in Lucerne. Other past concerto performances include Haydn and Elgar Concerti with Lockhart and the BBC Concert Orchestra, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with Hans Graf and the Houston Symphony, and the premiere of Richard Wilson’s The Cello Has Many Secrets with the American Symphony Orchestra.

Ms. Shao has given recitals in Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Middlebury College, Phillips Collection, Walter Reade Theater and Rose Studio in Lincoln Center, the complete Bach Suites at Union College and in New York City. Her dedication to music of our time leads her to promote the music of Adolphus Hailstork, Tan Dun, Shih-Hui Chen, Lera Auerbach, Reena Esmail, Thomas Ades, and she performs with her “Sophie Shao and Friends” chamber groups which have toured from Brattleboro, VT to Sedona, AZ, while other exciting collaborations include Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera with Cho-Liang Lin, performances with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Chamber Music Northwest, Festival Napa Valley, Festival Mosaic, among many other presenters across the country. She has been a frequent guest at many leading festivals around the country including Caramoor, Chamber Music Northwest, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Music from Angel Fire, the Bard Festival, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and was a member of Chamber Music Society Two/Bowers Program, a young artist residency of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Ms. Shao’s recordings include the Complete Bach Suites, Andre Previn’s Reflections for Cello and English Horn and Orchestra on EMI Classics, Richard Wilson’s Diablerie and Brash Attacks and Barbara White’s My Barn Having Burned to the Ground, I Can Now See the Moon on Albany Records, Howard Shore’s original score for the movie The Betrayal on Howe Records, Marlboro Music Festival’s 50th Anniversary on Bridge Records, and Howard Shore’s Mythic Gardens on Sony Classical.

A native of Houston, Texas, Ms. Shao began playing the cello at age six, and was a student of Shirley Trepel, the former principal cellist of the Houston Symphony. At age thirteen she enrolled at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, studying cello with David Soyer and chamber music with Felix Galimir. After graduating from the Curtis Institute, she continued her cello studies with Aldo Parisot at Yale University, receiving a B.A. in Religious Studies from Yale College and an M.M. from the Yale

School of Music, where she was enrolled as a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow. She is on the faculty of University of Connecticut and is playing a Hieronymus Amati cello c.1700 on a generous loan.

JOHN BLACKLOW

Hailed for his "powerful and eloquent" playing (The New York Times), as “a gifted musical presence with a high sense of pianistic fantasy” (Salzburger Nachrichten) and “capable of the utmost in virtuosity” (Fanfare Magazine), pianist John Blacklow has toured the U.S. Europe, and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician.

Blacklow has been presented in venues such as Queen Elizabeth Hall and Wigmore Hall in London, Musikverein in Vienna, the Louvre in Paris, the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Royal Conservatoire in Brussels, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Alice Tully Hall, Zankel Hall, Merkin Hall, and the Morgan Library in New York City, the Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, UCLA Live, among many others. Blacklow was selected with violinist Jennifer Frautschi by Carnegie Hall and the European Concert Hall Organization for their “Rising Stars” program, and the duo was received with high acclaim at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Cité de la Musique in Paris, the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, and the Megaron in Athens Greece, as well as on Carnegie’s own “Distinctive Debuts” series. In 2014, Albany Records released a recording of the Three Sonatas for Violin and Piano of Robert Schumann.

Blacklow is an enthusiastic interpreter of new music, premiering works by composers such as Louis Andriessen, Steve Mackey and Magnus Lindberg.

In 2015, Albany Records released American Duos, with Blacklow in collaboration with violinist Jennifer Frautschi. The CD features five works by American contemporary composers Dan Coleman, Stephen Hartke, Steve Mackey, Elena Ruehr, and Barbara White. He has also recorded for Universal Music Ltd., Deutsche Grammophon iTunes, and EDI, and has performed for many live radio broadcasts around the globe.

Blacklow has performed in several capacities with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. As keyboardist, he has worked under conductors including

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Pierre Boulez, Leonard Slatkin, Rafael Payare, John Adams, and Marin Alsop, and performed in the world premiere of Soundings by John Williams at the gala opening of the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Blacklow has also participated on numerous occasions with the LA Philharmonic's Chamber Music Society, on the Green Umbrella New Music Series, and has joined the orchestra on several US tours. Blacklow has also appeared with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Princeton Sound Kitchen, Quartetto Prometeo, Atlantic Brass, and many prominent recitalists.

A Steinway Artist, Blacklow was a student of Tatiana Yampolsky, graduating from both Harvard University and The Juilliard School; he also studied under John Browning, Bella Davidovich, and Leonard Shure. He serves on the piano faculty of the University of Notre Dame, and has been invited to present masterclasses around the world, including at Tanglewood, Juilliard, New England Conservatory, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and Taipei National University. ---

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CoStars receive an honorary membership in the Jorgensen Circle of Friends at the Producers Circle level. Benefits include early ticket ordering privileges for one full year from the date of enrollment; reserved lower-level parking in the North Garage, providing a speedier exit after each Jorgensen event; and recognition in the Jorgensen playbill.

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CoStar members receive an exclusive invitation to attend the Annual Sneak Peek hosted by Jorgensen Director Rodney Rock. This party offers attendees an exciting preview of the coming season – prior to the public announcement. Join the CoStars and be the first to know what’s new!

If you are interested in becoming a CoStar, please contact Rodney Rock at 860-486-1983, or by e-mail at rodney.rock@uconn.edu.

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Mr. & Mrs. Philip & jjDorothy Bognar Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Jane Bolsse Joan Buck Mrs. Kathleen Donahue Howard & Carol Drescher

Mrs. Audrey Gough

Dr. & Mrs. Ed & Susan Grace

John & Lynn Haney

Mr. Henry Krisch

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Linonis Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Lord Joe & Nancy Madar Ms. Donna Matulis

John H. Mayer & Irwin M. Krieger Katherine & Alan Miller Linda Pelletier

Mr. & Mrs. Ettore & Laura Raccagni

Sari & James Rosokoff Dr. Jay S. Shivers Patricia Tanaka

Director’s Fund

Diane & Joseph Briody Carol Colombo

David & Marilyn Foster Jennifer Person

Mr. Allen Schmied & Ms. Tina Polttila-Schmied Nancy & John Silander Ms. Joanne Sousa

In Memory of John P. Sousa

Endowed Sponsorship Program

The Endowed Sponsorship Program provides individuals and families with the opportunity to support Jorgensen by sponsoring any concert or other program. Benefits to Endowed Sponsors will include name recognition in the Jorgensen playbill, additional recognition in the community through press releases provided by the University, and an opportunity to visit with the guest artist.

Sponsorship could be a means of celebrating a special holiday or anniversary, or of dedicating an event to a loved one. Most importantly, by contributing to the cost of current programs, sponsors would help ensure that the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts will continue to present wonderful music and other programs in the future. Your gift would benefit not only Jorgensen, but also the community at large. Patrons interested in sponsoring an event should contact Rodney Rock at 860-486-1983 or rodney.rock@uconn.edu for further information.

Jorgensen Outreach for Youth

Funded through private contributions as well as corporate support, JOY! provides school-age children, many from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with access to live performances and special enrichment programs. Now in its 15th season, the JOY! Conservatory program offers instrumental and vocal students in grades 9-12 the opportunity for a rigorous course of study including private lessons, ensemble rehearsals and coaching, and basic musicianship courses. For more information, contact Jorgensen director Rodney Rock at 860-486-1983.

Corporate / Foundation Sponsors

SBM Charitable Foundation

Diamond / $1000+

Carol Colombo

Jean & John Lenard

Nancy & John Silander Nora Stevens

Emerald / 600 + Honey & Harry Birkenruth

Ruby / $300+

Becky & Scott Lehmann

The University of Connecticut League, Inc.

Sapphire / $100+

Anne D’Alleva

Carol & David Jordan

Lin & Waldo Klein

James Knox Jane & Robert Moskowitz

Pearl / up to $99

Gail & Lawrence Ash-Morgan Gail & Neil Christopher

Irwin Krieger & John Mayer

Gracie Martin

Pamela Paine

Peter Polomski

Bonnie Ryan Dale Swett Joanne Todd

Lenard Chamber Music Endowment Fund

The Lenard Chamber Series is made possible through the generosity of longtime patrons Jean and John Lenard and the Lenard Chamber Music Endowment.

Thanks to the generous philanthropy of patrons Jean and John Lenard, chamber music, one of the hallmarks and most dearly loved elements of the programming at Jorgensen, is secure well into the future. Also thanks to the Lenard Endowment, UConn students, non-UConn students, and area youth are invited to attend all chamber music events for free.

Please join this giving community and make your contribution today. To make a gift, contact Jorgensen Director Rodney Rock at rodney.rock@uconn.edu or 860-486-1983, or visit jorgensen.uconn.edu/online/article/lenard-endowment.

Jean & John Lenard

Elena Sevilla & Paul Aho Greg & Mona Anderson Deborah Walsh Bellingham Ruth Buczynski Carol Colombo Anne D’Alleva Kenneth Doeg Judy & Peter Halvorson Patricia Hempel

George & Janet Jones

Carol & David Jordan

Lin & Waldo Klein

James Knox

June & Henry Krisch

Becky & Scott Lehmann Shoshana Levinson & Chris Crossgrove Julia J. & Carl W. Lindquist, MD

Joan and Austin McGuigan

Jane & Robert Moskowitz

Lauren & Eric Prause Donald Shankweiler & Ruth Garrett Millikan John & Nancy Silander Beverly Sims & William Okeson Marilyn & Arthur Wright

GARTH

Tony Award-winning choreographer Garth Fagan (The Lion King) has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary American dance for decades. Celebrating its 52nd season, Garth Fagan Dance’s high-energy ensemble pushes the boundaries to create an experience beloved by all.

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50 Higgins Highway, Mansfield • 860.423.4414

Coyote Flaco is a family owned & operated restaurant. We invite you to try some of our favorite dishes such as our churrasco or one of our home-made tamales. Please try our many “Fresh-Lime Juice” margaritas, our full menu can be found at www.coyoteflacoct.comcoyoteflacomansfield.com

Dog Lane Cafe

One Dog Lane, Storrs • 860.429.4900

Northeastern Connecticut’s European/American cafe, offering something for everyone from early morning to late at night. Our menu and our daily specials emphasize seasonal, local and freshly-pre pared food, all made to order. Offering a wide variety of sandwiches, grilled items and freshly tossed salads or help yourself to coffee at our self-service coffee bar. Offering indoor and outdoor seating. Whether you are in a hurry or want to take some time and relax with friends, our style of service lets you set your own pace. Serving beer & wine. doglanecafe.com

Fresh Fork

Rte 195, Storrs Center • 860.477.0200

“The Fresh Fork Café is a fast casual restaurant owned by a University of Connecticut Alum. Their menu includes many Vegan and Gluten Free items alongside traditional café fare. All fruit smoothies, coffee, tea, beer, wine, and craft cocktails accompany the eclectic and inclusive menu. Breakfast served all day and a late night menu available on weekends. Catering available www.freshforkcafe.com

Hilltop

39 Adamec Rd., Willington• 860.477.1054

Come and visit Hilltop Restaurant, Bar & Banquet to experience a delicious meal, live entertainment, full bar with flat screen TVs, and more, stop in today. If you’re looking for a place to hold a party or event, call and talk to us about our banquet rooms, Make sure that you call ahead to find out what our Chef’s Specials are. They change daily.

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Hops 44

625 Middle Tpke., Storrs • 860.477.1174

Local Gastropub less than 1 mile from campus featuring local craft beer, cocktails and a full bar. Smoked BBQ, Burgers, Award Winning Wings, Salad and Lighter American Fare. Open Wed-Thurs 3-9, Fri 3-10, Sat 1-10, Sun 1-7. Enter as a stranger and leave as a friend, there is something for everyone. Indoor and Outdoor seating, dogs are welcome on the patio.

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Willimantic Brewing Co. Main Street Café

967 Main Street, Willimantic • 860.423.6777

The Willimantic Brewing Co./Main Street Café is a living landmark restaurant & pub brewery located in Willimantic, in the heart of rural northeastern Connecticut. We offer an extensive menu from fun appetizers, daily specials, gluten free, vegetarian and so much more. Fresh craft beers brewed on site, ciders, cocktails, and guest beers we have some thing to please everyone. Visit us at www.willibrew.com for more information.

Willington Pizza

Rte 32, Willington Center • 860.429.7433

Italian Cuisine served in a 200-year-old home with lovely antique decor. Seating for 200. National award-winning pizza featured on CBS This Morning and ABC Good Morning America. Desserts. Open Mon-Thurs 11am–11pm; Fri & Sat 11am–12am; Sun 11am–10pm. Casual attire. Entrées $6–$13. No reservations. (MC, V, D, AE) Best Pizza, Tolland County by Connecticut Magazine.

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