2012-13 Mondavi Center Single Tickets brochure

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10th Anniversary Season Sponsors

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A message from the Executive Director Just ten years after it opened, the Mondavi Center is already known around the world for its distinguished program of performing arts and for its architectural beauty and exquisite acoustics.

But there also is great work behind the scenes that you often do not see—artist residencies, master classes, internship opportunities—that almost daily create individual transformational experiences inside our two theaters and around the region:

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elementary school student whose eyes are opened in wonder by a first School • The Matinee in Jackson Hall or by a classroom visit from a world-renowned artist.

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• The lifelong arts patron who discovers a brand new way into a favorite work.

• The UC Davis student who launches a career in the arts with an internship in our building.

• The aspiring young musician receiving tips from the likes of Leon Fleisher or Yo-Yo Ma at a master class.

• The world class artist who never imagined the jewel they are seeing and hearing as they play here in Davis—and the warmth of our Sacramento region audiences.

These Mondavi moments in the lives of audience members, artists and young people have been created time-after-time in this first Mondavi Center decade.

During this 10th anniversary season—and well beyond!—we aspire to continue creating such moments.

I think you will agree that the quality and diversity of this 10th anniversary season has us well on our way to this goal. Know that as you make your ticket purchases and donations, you are also supporting our continued ability to provide these opportunities.

I look forward to celebrating our 10th anniversary season with you.

Don Roth, Ph.D. Mondavi Center Executive Director

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Pre-Performance Talk with James Conlon

Rachel Barton PIne with aspiring violinists in Esparto

Audience Engagement At the Mondavi Center, we connect audiences with the world-renowned artists and speakers that visit our venue through: PPT Pre-Performance Talks Free to all ticket holders, these half-hour talks and conversations with UC Davis faculty, local experts and visiting artists provide context for our audiences.

Q&A Q&A sessions After select Mondavi Center performances, artists return to the stage to take questions from the audience, providing a unique opportunity to share reactions and insights.

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UC Davis Department of Music and UC Davis Department of Theatre & Dance events appear in blue text in the calendar.

Full details at music.ucdavis.edu and theatredance.ucdavis.edu.

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Christian McBride’s latest Big Band album, The Good Feeling, won a 2012 Grammy award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.

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Christian McBride Trio 8PM VST The first jazz artist to perform at the Mondavi Center, bassist McBride returns with his brand new trio in our intimate jazz club.

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San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas, music director and conductor 8PM JH PPT Samuel Carl Adams Drift and Providence Mahler Symphony No. 5

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Elvis Costello, solo 8PM JH Elvis Costello’s sardonic wit, raging passion and showman’s flair always come together for an energizing solo musical show, “the kind of uniquely invigorating experience that warrants a buzzword all its own: inspiring” (Los Angeles Times).

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opening events september 18–october 7 We celebrate our 10th anniversary season with three weeks of concerts that pay tribute to the many ways the Mondavi Center has transformed the state of the arts in the Sacramento region.

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Lang Lang

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Christian McBride Trio

Rising Stars of Opera

Michael Tilson Thomas

The Dancer Films Live Event

Elvis Costello

Alexander String Quartet

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Lang Lang’s parents were so confident of his musical talents that

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Lang Lang, piano 8PM JH Limited Availability Mozart Piano Concertos 4, 5, 8 Chopin Ballades

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Rising Stars of Opera Sean Panikkar, tenor San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows Mark Morash, piano UC Davis Symphony Orchestra Christian Baldini, music director and conductor featuring Act 1 of Verdi’s La Traviata 8PM JH FREE event Provided free to the community by Barbara K. Jackson

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Alexander String Quartet 2PM with Robert Greenberg VST SOLD OUT 7PM VST Q&A Schubert String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703

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String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D. 804

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The Dancer Films Live Event featuring Andrea Weber and Jane Ira Bloom 3PM JH FREE Event Limited Availability Jules Feiffer’s beloved cartoon, the modern dancer, comes to life in this family-friendly, participatory event featuring the creative forces behind The Dancer Films including dancer Andrea Weber and saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom.

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Stanley Clarke Band featuring Lenny White 8PM JH PPT Stanley Clarke is known for ferocious chops and effortless musicality. His work as a founding member of Return to Forever and his early solo recordings are prime sources for any electric jazz bassist. He and fellow RTF alum, drummer Lenny White, return to the Mondavi Center for an evening of high-octane music making.

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Akram Khan Company Vertical Road 8PM JH Q&A Choreographer Akram Khan “crosses creative frontiers with every new project” (Los Angeles Times). His latest ensemble work, Vertical Road, draws inspiration from the road between the earthly and the spiritual.

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with host Christopher O’Riley 8PM JH The preeminent showcase for America’s best young musicians finally comes to the Mondavi Center—and is being recorded for later broadcast on NPR! Don’t miss these young classical artists, who pursue life with passion, determination and joy.

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Steve Wozniak Moderated by Dean Enrique Lavernia, UC Davis College of Engineering 8PM JH Q&A A riveting conversation with Steve Wozniak, a Silicon Valley icon (and Apple Inc. co-founder) who has been personally dedicated to a vision of making technology functionally and financially accessible.

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Akram Khan Company

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1– Shakespeare’s Globe 2 Hamlet

8PM JH Shakespeare’s Globe reinvents Elizabethan touring theatre for the 21st century. Using a stage design inspired by images from the time, the Globe’s travelling players recreate all the fun and excitement of early theatre with a stunning adaptation of The Bard’s classic, Hamlet.

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ETHEL with special guest Todd Rundgren Tell Me Something Good 8PM JH PPT Visionary string quartet ETHEL celebrates the 1970s with an explosive, beautiful collaboration with pop icon Todd Rundgren.

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Stephen Waarts, violin 2PM VST Acclaimed by critics and judges, Stephen Waarts is a soulful young violinist and Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition Grand Prize Winner.

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B.B. King 7PM JH His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. And B.B. King continues to wear his crown well, singing and playing the blues with relentless passion, thrilling audiences and influencing generations.

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Focus on Opera The Magic Flute 7PM JH A high-definition screening of the San Francisco Opera’s 2007 production of Mozart’s final masterpiece.

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Philharmonia Baroque Nicholas McGegan, music director and conductor 16 Emanuel Ax, fortepiano 8PM JH PPT Beethoven Concerto No. 4 for Fortepiano in G Major, Op. 58

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Dance Theatre of Harlem 8PM JH Q&A With a rapturous return from an eight-year hiatus, Dance Theatre of Harlem brings a legacy of 40 years of creative expression.

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Joshua Bell, violin Sam Haywood, piano 8PM JH Schubert Rondo in B Minor, D. 895 Strauss Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18 Dvořák Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 Prokofiev Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a

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An Evening with David Sedaris 8PM JH Q&A One of America’s preeminent humor writers, David Sedaris deftly slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness to address the human condition today.

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Rapping across borders, Indonesia’s foremost hip hop crew boasts wit and hooks that meld global and indigenous trance rhythms, Indonesian pop and gamelan music.

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Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández 7PM JH The oldest and most celebrated dance company in Mexico, Ballet Folklórico shares the beauty of the universe in motion through Mexican dances from every era.

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One Man Star Wars Trilogy with Charles Ross 8PM JH Charles Ross takes the audience on a riotous, live action interpretation of the original Star Wars films in a show hailed as “nerdier and funnier than you can imagine” (Spin).

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Charles Bradley and Menahan Street Band 8PM JH PPT A testament to the power of perseverance, Charles Bradley is a commanding soul artist who gives new meaning to the oft-used phrase “the voice of experience.”

His debut album (at age 62) landed among Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Albums of 2011.

Alexander String Quartet 2PM with Robert Greenberg VST SOLD OUT 7PM VST Q&A Schubert String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887 Mozart String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575

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Focus on Film The Fallen Idol 7PM VST PPT Adapted from a story by Graham Greene, director Carol Reed’s reflection on moral ambiguity earned him an Oscar nod for Best Director.

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Danú An Nollaig in Éirinn (Christmas in Ireland) 8PM JH Danú shares a taste of traditional Irish Christmas with a Celtic music celebration featuring fiddle, flutes, button accordion, percussion and the gorgeous voice of Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh.

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Cantus All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 8PM JH An extraordinary night of camaraderie, music and peace as vocal ensemble Cantus and its collaborators Theatre Latté Da bring a remarkable historical event to vivid life.

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American Bach Soloists Holiday Concert with the San Francisco Girls Chorus Mary Wilson, soprano 4PM JH Jeffrey Thomas and his brilliant ensemble take a break from Handel’s Messiah to present a magical showcase of vocal and musical talent that will truly capture the spirit of the season!

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San Francisco Symphony Family Concert Donato Cabrera, resident conductor The Snowman 7PM JH A charming holiday experience with kid-friendly seasonal tunes, sing-alongs with the Orchestra and a screening of the animated film The Snowman with the symphony performing Howard Blake’s heart-warming score.

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Alexander String Quartet 18 2PM with Robert Greenberg VST SOLD OUT 7PM VST Q&A Schubert String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 Mozart String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590

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David Sánchez 8PM VST A unique Cuban American musical collaboration between three critically acclaimed jazz musicians that defies political borders.

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Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration 8PM JH The longest-running jazz festival in the world takes to the road with a new sextet of jazz luminaries— including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride and Chris Potter—carrying forward a legacy of energy, talent, joy and expression.

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L.A. Dance Project Benjamin Millepied, founding director 8PM JH PPT, Q&A Fresh off its world premiere at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in September 2012, this exhilarating dance collective brings a program featuring a new work by Millepied and classic works by Merce Cunningham and William Forsythe.

Harry Belafonte 8PM JH Q&A Actor, humanitarian and the acknowledged king 29 Yo-Yo Ma, cello Kathryn Stott, piano of calypso, Harry Belafonte ranks among the 8PM JH SOLD OUT most important performers of the postwar era.

Hear this civil rights leader and musical trailblazer in conversation as he discusses his awe-inspiring career. humanities institute

January 30–February 3, 2013 Worlds of Discovery and Loss: The Art of Migration looks at the creative worlds generated by migration and tries to locate various boundaries, both real and imagined.

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REFLECTIONS ON MIGRATIONS, REAL AND IMAGINED Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby FREE Artwork by five emerging California artists, curated by UC Davis Art Professor Robin Hill.

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CHAN PARK, KOREAN P’ANSORI 8PM VST FREE

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migration and other projects: A presentation by MFA Candidates in Dramatic Art with the support of ITDP (Institute for Exploration in Theatre, Dance and Performance).

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Charlie Albright, piano 2PM VST Hailed by the Washington Post as “among the most gifted musicians of his generation,” Charlie Albright plays selections from Chopin, Schubert and Menotti.

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Just Added performances allow us to add great shows to the season without waiting until the next year! Purchase as single tickets or add them on to your subscription at a discount.

Elvis Costello, solo Sept 28 • 8PM JH Elvis Costello’s sardonic wit, raging passion and showman’s flair always come together for an energizing solo musical show, “the kind of uniquely invigorating experience that warrants a buzzword all its own: inspiring” (Los Angeles Times).

Eddie Izzard SOLD OUT OCT 26 • 8PM JH

B.B. King Nov 4 • 7PM JH His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. And, B.B. King continues to wear his crown well, singing and playing the blues with relentless passion, thrilling audiences and influencing generations.

An Evening with David Sedaris NOV 16 • 8PM JH Q&A One of America’s preeminent humor writers, David Sedaris deftly slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness to address the human condition today.

Shakespeare’s Globe Hamlet Nov 1–2 • 8PM JH Shakespeare’s Globe reinvents Elizabethan touring theatre for the 21st century. Using a stage design inspired by images from the time, the Globe’s travelling players recreate all the fun and excitement of early theatre with a stunning adaptation of The Bard’s classic, Hamlet.

Pilobolus Dance Theatre Feb 24 • 3PM JH A highly unusual dance company that recently marked its 40th year of evolution, Pilobolus is a deeply collaborative troupe that creates “movement that is as lyrical as it is astonishing” (The Oregonian).

Arlo Guthrie, SOLO Here Comes the Kid APR 19 • 8PM JH Throughout his own career Arlo Guthrie has honored his father in song as well as in life. With the centennial of Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday in 2012, Arlo continues the celebration of Woody’s immeasurable contributions to the landscape of American folk music.

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Worlds of Discovery and Loss: the Art of Migration Empyrean Ensemble Kurt Rohde and Mika Pelo, co-directors Music by Composer-in-Residence Lei Liang 8PM VST PPT

Sun • 2PM VST Q&A Known for the discovery, commissioning, recording and mentoring of some of today’s best emerging composers, the Calder Quartet performs two unique programs in this season’s Art of Migration festival.

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A night of European cabaret with Bella Merlin, Department of Theatre & Dance and Michael Seth Orland, piano 10:30PM VST FREE UC Davis Symphony Orchestra Christian Baldini, music director and conductor Mayumi Hama, marimba 7PM JH humanities institute

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Focus on Opera: Salome 7PM JH A high-definition screening of the San Francisco Opera’s 2009 production of Richard Strauss’s provocative adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s play. Salome contains nudity and mature themes.

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Itzhak Perlman, violin Rohan De Silva, piano 8PM JH Itzhak Perlman is treasured by audiences throughout the world who respond not only to his remarkable artistry, but also to the irrepressible joy of making music that he communicates.

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Kodo One Earth Tour: Legend 8PM JH Kodo transforms Japanese folk arts into a contemporary expression, delivering powerful full-scale productions with the sound of the taiko reverberating at their core.

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Russian National Orchestra Patrick Summers, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano 7PM JH Smetana Overture to The Bartered Bride Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 Dvořák Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60

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Robert Randolph presents The Slide Brothers 8PM JH PPT Modern sacred steel master Robert Randolph shares the stage with his forebears in a night of dynamic, house-rocking blues, gospel, rock and soul that respects faith and funk in equal measure.

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Pilobolus Dance Theatre 3PM JH A highly unusual dance company that recently marked its 40th year of evolution, Pilobolus is a deeply collaborative troupe that creates “movement that is as lyrical as it is astonishing” (The Oregonian).

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Isabel Wilkerson UC Davis Campus Community Book Project 8PM JH Q&A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson talks about The Warmth of Other Suns, her nonfiction work that tells the story of people who made the decision of their lives in what became known as the Great Migration.

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Julian Lage Group 8PM VST Julian Lage’s fluid improvisations and rich guitar tone anchor a dynamic quintet that ranges among chamber music, American folk and bluegrass, Latin, world, string-band tradition and modern jazz.

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Fri • 7PM VST SAT–Sun • 2PM & 7PM VST A performance by the Cashore Marionettes is a celebration of life with virtuoso manipulation, music, illusion and artistry blending into a sensitive perspective of what it is to be human.

8PM JH Based on audience suggestion, The Improvised Shakespeare Company creates a fully improvised play in Elizabethan style, replete with power struggles, star-crossed lovers and all that we’ve come to expect from the pen of the Great Bard.

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Sat • 8PM VST Q&A Sun • 2PM VST Q&A A collaboration between pianist Lara Downes and composer Matt McBane’s indie-classical band Build, Moving In Place explores musical linkages through physical and emotional landscapes of place and time.

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Sarah Chang, violin 8PM JH A child prodigy turned classical music superstar, Sarah Chang is now recognized as one of the world’s great violinists.

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St. Louis Symphony David Robertson, music director and conductor James Ehnes, violin 7PM JH PPT Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op. 56a Berg Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36

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Focus On Film The 400 Blows and Antoine and Colette 7PM VST PPT François Truffaut’s gritty feature debut and subsequent short film follow the director’s alter ego, Antoine, and his life on the streets of Paris.

Residency activities made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis 8PM JH Hailed as “the greatest large jazz ensemble working today” by the Chicago Tribune, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra returns with trumpeter and leader Wynton Marsalis.

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Bobby McFerrin 14 Spirit, You All 8PM JH With his new project, 10-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin pays homage to his father and the generations of Americans who sang of our shared joy and pain through the songs commonly known as the Negro Spirituals.

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Paul Dresher Ensemble Double Duo Sat • 8PM VST Q&A Sun • 2PM VST Q&A Paul Dresher brings more wild musical delights, and invented instruments, to the Mondavi Center with Double Duo, which the San Francisco Classical Voice calls “contemporary classical music at its best.”

8PM VST Q&A (April 11 only) Heralded as “divinely gifted” and “intoxicating” by The New York Times, Shantala Shivalingappa breathes life into kuchipudi, the classical Indian dance style performed to live musical accompaniment.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain 8PM JH A group of singing ukulele players whose interpretations of everything from Wagner to Talking Heads are moving and amusing, hailing the popular and the highbrow.

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Alexander String Quartet 20 10th Anniversary Performance 2PM VST with Robert Greenberg SOLD OUT Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810,

“Death and the Maiden” Crumb Black Angels Focus on Opera: Il Trittico 7PM JH A high-definition screening of three one-acts starring soprano Patricia Racette. San Francisco Chronicle called it “a lavish three-course dinner, prepared by a master and promising something for everyone’s taste.”

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Medeski Martin & Wood with Joshua Light Show 8PM JH A rare chance to experience an explosive, ephemeral combination of art-making and performance when the genre-defying, relentlessly grooving trio Medeski Martin & Wood is joined by the visual alchemists of the Joshua Light Show, creators of famed psychedelic light shows in the late 1960s.

Thomas Hampson, baritone with Jupiter String Quartet 8PM JH PPT Schubert String Quartet in E-flat Major, D. 87

(Op. 125, No. 1) Adamo New Work for Voice and String Quartet Wolf Italian Serenade for String Quartet

Selected Lieder for Voice and String Quartet New work by Mark Adamo commissioned for baritone Thomas Hampson and Jupiter String Quartet by Music Accord. Supported by a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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San Francisco Symphony Herbert Blomstedt, conductor laureate Julia Fischer, violin 8PM JH PPT Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 Nielsen Symphony No. 5

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Arlo Guthrie, SOLO 29– Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Here Comes the Kid 30 Robert Battle, Artistic Director Masazumi Chaya, Associate Artistic Director 8PM JH 8PM JH Throughout his own career Arlo Guthrie has honored Under the leadership of new Artistic Director Robert his father in song as well as in life. With the centennial Battle, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater continues of Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday in 2012, Arlo continues its trademark vitality in technique and style, living up the celebration of Woody’s immeasurable contributions to its high praise as “possibly the most successful modern to the landscape of American folk music. dance company on the planet” (New York Times).

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Performance for the Queen of England as well as ceremonies for the Turin and Vancouver Olympics.

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Christopher Taylor, piano Goldberg Variations on the Steinway-Moór Concert Grand 8PM JH PPT Mondavi Center audiences will recall Taylor’s jawdropping performances of Messiaen’s Vingt Regards in 2008; he brings his prodigious talent and the unique dual keyboard Steinway-Moór to perform Bach’s Goldberg Variations in their entirety.

Elena Urioste, violin 2PM VST Hailed for her lush tone, nuanced lyricism and a commanding stage presence, Elena Urioste has forged an impressive career, with appearances on Performance Today and debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Focus On Film Days of Heaven 7PM VST PPT Director Terrence Malick’s beautifully shot period piece, which won an Oscar for its cinematography, tells the story of Bill (Richard Gere), an early-1900s Chicago steel-mill worker who flees town after accidentally killing a man.

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Curtis 20/21 Ensemble Featuring Curtis President and violist Roberto Díaz and Curtis students 2PM VST PPT Penderecki Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola,

Cello and Piano Schoenberg Pierrot Lunaire for Voice and

Instrumental Ensemble, Op. 21

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Les 7 Doigts de la Main PSY 3PM JH The Montreal-based Les 7 Doigts de la Main (The Seven Fingers of the Hand) delve into the rich and surreal underworld of the human psyche with the invigorating and life-affirming language of circus arts.

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The Sacramento Ballet presents a magnificent display of choreographic talent, assembled to create works of astonishing creativity and provocative imagination.

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Zuill Bailey, cello & Lara Downes, piano

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In Conversation with Ira Glass Moderated by Daniel Handler 8PM JH Q&A Host of This American Life, Ira Glass was named Best Radio Host in America by Time in 2001. His quirky, unassuming and impossible-not-to-like persona translate well to the stage as evidenced by his riveting 2010 sell out show at the Mondavi Center.

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Lara Downes Family Concert Gertrude McFuzz and other selections Lara Downes, piano Davis High School Orchestra 3PM JH Following a sold-out run of the gleefully charming Green Eggs and Ham, Lara Downes will be joined in Jackson Hall by the entire Davis High School Orchestra to tell the story of Dr. Seuss’s Gertrude McFuzz, the girl-bird who learns to like herself just as she is.

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David Lomelí, tenor 8PM JH The rich-voiced young Mexican tenor David Lomelí has built a growing reputation in opera houses and concert halls across North America and Europe and right here at the Mondavi Center: his 2010 debut as part of the Rising Stars of Opera was nothing short of breathtaking.

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Qudus Onikeku / Lost face (c) Antoine Tempe The UC Davis Department of Music presents more than 150 events each year by ensembles that include the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, University Chorus, Empyrean Ensemble, Concert Band, Early Music and Baroque Ensembles, Jazz Band, Hindustani Vocal Ensemble, Gamelan Ensemble and Samba School. The department sponsors an annual artist-in-residence program, bringing internationally renowned artists for performances and lectures. The department presents the weekly free Shinkoskey Noon Concert Series, which features visiting artists, department ensembles and student performers in an informal setting.

University Chorus Fri, Dec 7, 2012 • 7PM JH Sun, Mar 10, 2013 • 7PM JH University and Alumni Chorus Thu, June 7, 2013 • 7PM JH UC Davis Symphony Orchestra Sat, Oct 6, 2012 • 8PM JH Rising Stars of Opera Sun, Nov 18, 2012 • 7PM JH Sun, Feb 3, 2013 • 7PM JH Art of Migration performance with Mayumi Hama, marimba Sun, May 5, 2013 • 7PM JH

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Visit music.ucdavis.edu for the full schedule for the season.

The Bacchae by Euripides Directed by Fall 2012 Granada Artist-inResidence Barry McGovern

New Choreography Devised/Choreographed by Winter 2013 Granada Artist-in-Residence Qudus Onikeku

Stage and screen actor Barry McGovern, known for his roles in Braveheart and Waiting for Godot, directs Eurpides’ famous Greek tragedy The Bacchae. The play depicts a mortal struggle between the twin forces of control and freedom. Dionysus, god of wine and revelry, aided by his wild Bacchae followers, locks horns with King Pentheus of Thebes in a violent power struggle of great confusion and madness.

A new (currently untitled) work created by Qudus Onikeku, whose Yoruba culturebased choreography often fuses hip hop, capoeira and Nigerian dance with acrobatics and tends to explore themes of identity and exile. His recent productions include STILL/Life (2011) at the Festival d’Avignon and My Exile is in my Head (2010) at Centquatre in Paris.

Thu–Sat, Nov 29–Dec 1 & Dec 6–8 • 8PM, Sun, Dec 2 • 2 PM Main Theatre

Thu–Sat, Mar 7–9 & 14–16 • 8 PM Sun, Mar 10 & 17 • 2 PM Main Theatre

Sun, June 2, 2013 • 3PM JH Family Concert Visit theatredance.ucdavis.edu for the full season and ITDP production schedules.

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