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I am enormously excited to present a groundbreaking new initiative: Synergy.

The word Synergy, the interaction of two or more things to produce an effect greater than the sum of its parts, encapsulates the main Synergy Series, which aims to bring together artists from different fields for meaningful collaborations, exploring the space in which music and other art forms interact.

In the second series, Takeover @ The JAI, we will be collaborating with co-curators, who will bring their own artistic vision to this exciting new space, and look at how we can transform the traditional concert experience.

As a son of a contemporary ballet dancer, and a keen consumer of arts of all kinds, I’ve always tried to learn from and relate to all kinds of art, and have admired those who break down the barriers and narrow boxes that can separate different art forms, instruments and cultures. I hope this new initiative does just that.

I am grateful to Clara Wu Tsai, co-creator and producer of this initiative, who helped dream this into being.

See you at The Conrad!

Inon Barnatan SummerFest Music Director

SYNERGY INITIATIVE Produced by Inon Barnatan & Clara Wu Tsai

SYNERGY SERIES I: INTERSECTION with CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT, AARON DIEHL & INON BARNATAN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 · 8 PM SYNERGY SERIES II: MUSIC AT AN EXHIBITION with INON BARNATAN & DOUG FITCH THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 · 7 PM SYNERGY SERIES III: IN STEP featuring MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 & 22 · 8 PM TAKEOVER @ THE JAI: CURATED BY DAVID LANG MUSIC FROM MUSIC I SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 · 7 PM TAKEOVER @ THE JAI: CURATED BY DAVID LANG MUSIC FROM MUSIC II SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 · 7 PM

SYNERGY SERIES I: INTERSECTION with CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT, AARON DIEHL & INON BARNATAN An unforgettable performance highlighting the symbiotic relationship between classical music and jazz. Cécile McLorin Salvant, three-time GRAMMY® Award winner and “the finest jazz singer to emerge in the last decade” (The New York Times), Aaron Diehl, one of the most in-demand jazz pianists today, who studied classical piano and recently appeared as soloist with the New York Philharmonic and the Cleveland Orchestra, come together with pianist and SummerFest Music Director Inon Barnatan for a not-to-be-missed musical event.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 · 8 PM THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL TICKETS: A $99 | B $76 | C $60 | D $46

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SYNERGY SERIES II: MUSIC AT AN EXHIBITION MUSICAL TALES ON FILM THE ATKINSON ROOM • 7 PM – 10 PM ONGOING Filmmakers and artists bring musical tales to life on the screen in this capsule collection of short films, featuring Augustin Hadelich’s animated short Fantasia dei Gatti, Doug Fitch’s The Blind Date, and Tristan Cook’s Short Film for the End of Time.

CHASING INSPIRATION THE JAI · 7 PM & 9 PM SHOWINGS Visionary artist Zack Smithey paints live on a gigantic rotating canvas, in response to performances of increasing intensity by Carter Brey, Liza Ferschtman, the Callisto Quartet, Trio Clara, and others.

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MINGLE & CONSPIRE

The Conrad transforms as an immersive “festival within a festival” for one night only.

Explore at your own pace through the different venues and spaces of the building, and discover an array of musicians, painters, video artists, and more, all joining forces to explore the intrinsic connection between the visual and the aural.

THE WU TSAI QRT.yrd • 7 PM – 10 PM ONGOING Relax, reflect, and refresh in the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd with signature cocktails and bites, and consider where your next steps may take you...

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 · 7 PM DOORS OPEN AT 6:45 PM THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TICKETS: A $99 | B $76 | C $60

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PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL • 8 PM SHOWING Mussorgsky’s monumental Pictures at an Exhibition is galvanized by a whimsical brigade of puppets, THE BELANICH TERRACE • 7 PM – 10 PM ONGOING detailed models and live video in this world première production by designer and director Doug Fitch, as Explore the upper spaces of The Conrad, as you SummerFest Music Director Inon Barnatan performs stroll amongst bold canvases from Caio Fonseca, live on piano. The performance begins with an engrossing video pieces by Tristan Cook, and other opportunity to turn the lens inward in Pärt’s reflective curious musical objects.

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THE SYNERGY ART WALK

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SYNERGY SERIES III: IN STEP featuring

MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP Choreographed by: Mark Morris

Performed by: Jennifer Zetlan, John Holiday, Robin Tritschler, David Pershall, vocalists; Augustin Hadelich, Andrew Wan, violins; Edward Arron, Clive Greensmith, Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cellos; Inon Barnatan, piano; Colin Fowler, harpsichord Music by: COWELL, PURCELL, DVOR̂ÁK, BEETHOVEN and HANDEL

Learn, interact, perform: Celebrate dance with MMDG during this multiday collaborative engagement between dancers, musicians and audience.

Enjoy the rare opportunity to watch Mark Morris Dance Group perform in the intimate setting of The Baker-Baum Concert Hall alongside some of the best musicians in the world, culminating in a world première of a work

by Mark Morris set to music by Handel. Stay after the show and dance the night away at Club JAI (Aug 22 only).

DANCE FOR PD® A FREE MOVEMENT CLASS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 · 11 AM - 12:15 PM The JAI RESERVATION REQUIRED · LIMITED AVAILABILITY

FREE to the PUBLIC

The Mark Morris Dance Group’s internationally-acclaimed, research-backed Dance for PD® program invites people with Parkinson’s and their families to transform their lives through dance. In the class, people living with Parkinson’s at all levels of ability and mobility explore movement and music with MMDG teaching artists in ways that are enjoyable, stimulating, social, and creative. Partners, spouses, and friends are welcome and encouraged to attend. For more information and to register, please visit LJMS.org/free-events or call 800-957-1046 ext. 5.

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY AUGUST 21 & 22 · 8 PM THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL TICKETS: A $99 | B $76 | C $60 | D $46

PRELUDE 7 PM Callisto Quartet performs Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 77, No. 1 ( Aug 22 only)

SUMMERFEST ENCOUNTER FREE to the PUBLIC

DANCE WITH MMDG

FULL CAPACITY

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 1 - 2 PM & 2:30 - 3:30 PM

The JAI RESERVATION REQUIRED · LIMITED AVAILABILITY

DON’T KNOW HOW TO DANCE? IT DOESN’T MATTER. Now you have the opportunity to learn alongside the best: Dance with MMDG is a fun, low-impact class for all ages and abilities. No experience is necessary to join the class, which will be taught by Mark Morris Dance Group company members Domingo Estrada, Jr. and Dallas McMurray, and accompanied by live music. After a gentle warm-up, you’ll get to learn Mark Morris original choreography. Please wear comfortable attire; no shoes required.

TAKEOVER @ THE JAI: MUSIC FROM MUSIC I & II

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 · 7 PM

THE JAI TICKETS: A $38 | B $28

CAROLINE SHAW

Entr’acte

Miró Quartet Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer, violins; John Largess, viola; Joshua Gindele, cello

CHRIS CERRONE

South Catalina

GABRIELLA SMITH

Carrot Revolution

Rose Lombardo, flute; Joseph Morris, clarinet; Paul Aguilar, violin;

Hannah Moses, cello; Timo Andres, piano;

Dustin Donahue, percussion

Miró Quartet

DAVID LANG

Death Speaks

Nora Fischer, voice; Tatjana Roos, violin; Timo Andres, piano; Derek Johnson, electric guitar

6 PM DOORS OPEN: JOIN US FOR BITES AND BEVERAGES

Nora Fischer

CURATED BY DAVID LANG Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang curates a two-part series in The JAI, our exciting alternative performance space, celebrating some of the most innovative compositional voices today. Each selected composer honors the storied chamber music of the past while forging new musical paths forward out of the older tradition. Step into the minds of these remarkable composers in a cool, relaxed space.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 ¡ 7 PM

THE JAI TICKETS: A $38 | B $28

TED HEARNE

For the Love of Charles Mingus

Liza Ferschtman, Alyssa Park, Jun Iwasaki, Paul Aguilar,

Tatjana Roos, Rachel Stenzel, violins

Spero lucem Timo Andres, piano; Jun Iwasaki, violin;

Eva Kennedy, viola; Hannah Moses, cello

TIMO ANDRES

Piano Trio

NINA YOUNG

JULIA WOLFE

Timo Andres, piano; Alyssa Park, violin; Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello

With a Blue Dress On Liza Ferschtman, Alyssa Park, Jun Iwasaki, Tatjana Roos,

Rachel Stenzel, violins

Liza Ferschtman

Timo Andres

Alyssa Park

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SUMMERFEST 2019 FULL CALENDAR

All concerts at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center OPENING NIGHT: THE TIME TRAVELER’S SUITE Friday, August 2 · 8 PM

SONGS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH Saturday, August 3 · 8 PM

ANCIENT VOICES

Sunday, August 4 · 3 PM

REFLECTION

Tuesday, August 6 · 8 PM

SYNERGY SERIES I: INTERSECTION

Wednesday, August 7 · 8 PM

MOZART REWORKED Thursday, August 8 · 8 PM

BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTETS I: BRENTANO QUARTET Friday, August 9 · 8 PM

BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTETS II: MIRÓ QUARTET

SUMMERFEST GALA JAZZ @ SUMMERFEST

Saturday, August 10 · 8 PM

WITH SERGIO MENDES Saturday, August 17 · 5 PM

TAKEOVER @ THE JAI: MUSIC FROM MUSIC I

TAKEOVER @ THE JAI: MUSIC FROM MUSIC II

CURATED BY DAVID LANG

CURATED BY DAVID LANG

Sunday, August 11 · 7 PM

Sunday, August 18 · 7 PM

INVENTIONS

LOVE STORIES

SYNERGY SERIES II: MUSIC AT AN EXHIBITION

SYNERGY SERIES III: MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP

Wednesday, August 14 · 8 PM

Thursday, August 15 · 7 PM

BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTETS III: EHNES QUARTET Friday, August 16 · 8 PM

Tuesday, August 20 · 8 PM

Wednesday & Thursday, August 21 & 22 · 8 PM

FINALE: CONCERTO GROSSO Friday, August 23 · 8 PM

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PHOTO CREDITS: Cover: Gouche on paper by Caio Fonseca, Mark Morris Dance Group by Gene Schiavone, Céclie McLorin Salvant by Mark Fitton, Nora Fischer Live Photo courtesy of artist, Inon Barnatan by Marco Borggreve; Page 2: Inon Barnatan by Marco Borggreve; Page 4: Céclie McLorin Salvant by Mark Fitton, Aaron Diehl by Ingrid Hertfelder, Inon Barnatan by Marco Borggreve; Page 5 & 6: Carter Brey courtesy of artist, Zack Smithey courtesy of artist, Wu Tsai QRT.yrd and Belanich Terrace by Steve Uzzell, The Conrad diagram by Epstein Joslin Architects, Doug Fitch courtesy of artist; Page 7 & 8: Mark Morris Dance Group by Hilary Schwab; Page 9 & 10: Nora Fischer courtesy of artist, Liza Ferschtman courtesy of artist, Timo Andres by Michael Wilson, Alyssa Park courtesy of artist.