PAC 2013-2014 Season Brochure

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Dear Arts Lover, People have been coming together to enjoy live entertainment in outdoor arenas and indoor halls for more than 2500 years. When you attend performances here at The Performing Arts Center you are part of a centuries-old tradition of people who gather to enjoy a matchless communal experience of artists and audiences connecting with one another.

Live entertainment. It’s an experience that cannot be had in front of a TV or movie screen.

It’s real. Happening before your eyes. And happening only once…ever. The next performance, on another day and in a different place, will be its own unique event.

Once-in-a-lifetime performances on our stages in 2013-2014 will include artists who are so well known that their names need no descriptive modifiers: Joshua Bell, Mariinsky, Orpheus, Michael Feinstein, Chanticleer, Dr. John.

It includes familiar performers returning to our stages with unexpected and new programs: Sir James Galway returning with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Savion Glover with his new show STePz, Matt Haimovitz in a cello and piano jam with Christopher O’Riley.

You will be introduced to some performers you may not have seen before: eighth blackbird’s energetic virtuosity, the compelling choreography of Doug Varone, the sizzling flamenco of Carlota Santana.

There is so much more. “More,” in fact, is the operative word! As you look through this brochure you will see that the 2013-2014 season features more orchestras, more dance, more chamber music, and more variety than in previous seasons!

We look forward to seeing you, beginning in September, for many, many once-in-a-lifetime performances here at The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College.

Harry McFadden Director

September Cassandra Wilson Denis O’Hare An Iliad October Mariinsky Orchestra Gabriela Montero Martha Graham Dance Company Savion Glover STePz Imani Winds Irish Chamber Orchestra November Doug Varone and Dancers Joshua Bell Yamato: The Drummers of Japan December Vienna Boys’ Choir Christopher O’Riley & Matt Haimovitz

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February Garrick Ohlsson The Crossroads Project

Dr. John Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company Kim Kashkashian

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March Decoda Dervish Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana

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January Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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April Chanticleer The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favourites American Symphony Orchestra Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo eighth blackbird

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May Michael Feinstein’s The Gershwins and Me Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

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Harlan Jacobson’s Talk Cinema

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Arts in Education

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About Purchase College Conservatory of Dance Conservatory of Music Conservatory of Theatre Arts School of Art + Design Neuberger Museum of Art

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Do you attend multiple performances each season?

Do you want to sit in the very best seats – the same seats – every time you visit?

Do you like to be the first to know when we announce our season? Do you want special perks? Do you love a good deal? If so, you sound just like one of our Series Subscribers!

Our fixed series subscribers are arts lovers like you who know what they like. They sit in the best seats in the house, they get ticket exchange privileges, lost ticket insurance…and did we mention the 10% discount?

For those of you who prefer to mix and match, we also offer a Create-Your-Own series option.

Choose three or more events for even bigger discounts; see the order form on page 39 for details.

Don’t wait until August 13 when single tickets go on sale to secure your seats! Subscribe today, get seated now, and join this very special group of The Center’s most loyal audience members.

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Fixed series events are color-coded throughout the brochure so you can easily find them.

Use the order form on page 39 to place your subscription order.

Questions about becoming a subscriber?

Call the box office at 914-251-6200.

Great Orchestras Series Mariinsky Orchestra Irish Chamber Orchestra Orpheus Chamber Orchestra American Symphony Orchestra

Great Performers Series Gabriela Montero Joshua Bell Garrick Ohlsson

Chamber Music Series with Bill McGlaughlin

Imani Winds Christopher O’Riley & Matt Haimovitz Kim Kashkashian eighth blackbird

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Martha Graham Dance Company Doug Varone and Dancers Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

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We wouldn’t open our season with an ordinary artist when extra-ordinary is available.

Extraordinary is, indeed, a singular word to describe the singular talent of Cassandra Wilson. She doesn’t merely sing, she wraps her talent around every note and nurtures and gives birth to magnificent jazzy, bluesy sounds while incorporating a touch of country and folk, adding up to peerless, one-of-a-kind music.

“A singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack who has expanded the playing field” – Village Voice

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One Classic Story, One Actor, a Stage Full of Characters Homer’s Trojan War classic, as envisioned by two visionaries, co-writer and director Lisa Peterson and co-writer and actor Denis O’Hare, is a sprawling yarn of gods and goddesses, undying love, and endless battles. Only a truly brilliant actor, and Tony Award-winner Denis O’Hare fills the bill, can be the solo embodiment of multiple characters. Not ordinary characters either…O’Hare becomes Achilles, Hector, Agamemnon, Helen, Hecuba, Apollo, Hermes, Athena, and all the rest. This sweeping account of humanity’s unshakable attraction to violence, destruction, and chaos raises one question: Has anything really changed since the Trojan War? “Smartly conceived and impressively executed, ‘An Iliad’ relates an age-old story that resonates with tragic meaning today” – The New York Times

by Lisa Peterson & Denis O’Hare Sunday, September 29, 5pm

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If imperial means “of a commanding quality, manner,” then this great orchestra’s original name still applies: St. Petersburg Imperial Opera Orchestra.

Their return to The PAC will be imperial indeed, filling the stage with passionate musicians and the hall with soaring music in an all-Russian program.

“After an encore the tumultuous ovation lingered” – The New York Times

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Infinite Improvisations Improvisation is expected in comedy, integral to jazz, the mission of many theatre troupes.

But improvisation in classical music? Almost unheard of…except in the performances of Caracas-born pianist Gabriela Montero. Playing since the age of five, she is celebrated for real-time improvisations of sophisticated music.

Yes, she is true to the art and architecture of standard classical fare, but her concerts have a matchless pizzazz when she creates music on-the-fly, often starting with melodies suggested by audience members. You may already have encountered her on a cold January day a few years ago, playing for the President’s first inauguration.

“If you haven’t heard this wondrous pianist, buy your tickets now!” – Seattle Times

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The Legend The word “legend” is so over-used in brochures and promotional copy that it has become a cliché. We promise to use it only once, and most appropriately, for Martha Graham. Her influence on dance has been compared to Picasso’s influence on art, Stravinsky’s on music, Frank Lloyd Wright’s on architecture. The dance company she founded continues to foster her spirit of ingenuity more than 20 years after her death. Yes, the repertory includes classic Graham masterpieces, but the company continues to bring fresh perspective to dance through commissions. Miss Graham, the legend, would be proud.

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Savion Glover is a tap-dancing and choreographic genius, there’s no argument about it. Whenever he creates a new work, whether on Broadway, video, or on tour, audiences know they will be in for a thrill-ride of exuberant dance. The theatre was packed, very nearly SRO, when Glover was last at The PAC five years ago. This year Glover and his dancers bring us STePz, a celebration of music and dance taking tap to new heights in an adrenalin rush of a performance that will leave audiences exhilarated.

“Glover is the kind of supreme artist you adore” – The Washington Post

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North America’s Premier Wind Quintet Visualize a chamber music ensemble. The image conjured usually involves violins and pianos and cellos. Erase that image and visualize a flute and an oboe, a clarinet, a French horn, and a bassoon, and you have Imani Winds, America’s leading wind quintet. This ensemble, all of African and Latin ancestry, enriches the traditional classical repertoire with jazz, AfroCaribbean, and Central and South American sounds. Imani means “faith” in Swahili. Have faith that an Imani Winds recital, featuring traditional as well as new works written expressly for them, will be an experience to be savored.

“The group echoes the fresh ‘plein air’ sound of cool breezes and incisive energy” – The Washington Post Left to right: Jeff Scott, French horn Monica Ellis, bassoon Valerie Coleman, flute Mariam Adam, clarinet Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe

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Irish Chamber Orchestra

‘Tis said, “Ah, the luck o’ the Irish.”

If there’s any truth to that statement, good fortune will be in abundance at The PAC when the Irish Chamber Orchestra makes their Purchase debut. In fact, there will be an extra pot of gold at the rainbow’s end as the Orchestra will be joined by one of Ireland’s greatest exports, the great Sir James Galway, along with his wife, Lady Jeanne, who both dazzled in a sold-out performance in the Concert Hall this past season. Based in Limerick, this world-class ensemble is renowned throughout Europe for its intense and passionate mastery of the classical canon. That’s no blarney!

JoAnn Falletta, Music Director Sir James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway, flute Tuesday, October 29, 8pm

“The orchestra’s music-making was a pure delight” – The Irish Times

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In Ireland Flute Concerto in D Major Carolan Variations Symphony no. 3 in A Minor, op. 56 (Scottish)

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Dance Series Debut of Award-Winning Purchase College Alumnus Purchase College alum Doug Varone is no stranger to our stage, but this marks the first time he and the company he founded have been an official part of The PAC’s dance series. As we expand our dance programming we say it’s about time! Since establishing the company more than a quarter century ago Varone and his dancers have been cheered for work that is, quite simply, contemporary dance at its most compelling, artistry of magnificent versatility, springing from the imagination of Doug Varone, whose choreography has transcended genres from dance to theater to opera.

“Mr. Varone’s superb dancers are always worth seeing” – The New York Times

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Precise and Passionate with Bow and Strad Joshua Bell is one of a handful of artists who can sell out a concert hall based on their name alone.

Is it any wonder? He’s been around so long that one of his concerts feels like a visit from an old friend. He was just a boy, a 14-year-old, when he first appeared as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and only 17 when he made his Carnegie Hall debut. He’s made that rare transition from prodigy to musical maturity and the years have brought him acclaim and almost-a-household-name recognition.

Audiences beyond the world of classical concerts know him. Recently he performed the Academy Award-nominated Best Original Song “Before My Time” with Scarlett Johansson.

His return to The PAC – he was here a few years ago as a surprise substitute when Itzhak Perlman took ill very shortly before a scheduled gala performance – is cause for celebration.

“The greatest American violinist active today” – Boston Herald

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Yamato Friday, November 22, 8pm

The Drummers of Japan Start the Thanksgiving season with a bang. Not just a bang. Bang, bang, BANG! The group’s motto: “go anywhere if invited and make the world a little more happy.” We invited them back, they said yes, and audiences will not only be happier but they will be treated to a never-to-be-forgotten experience.

Take a few moments to look at their videos on YouTube and you won’t want to miss them. Your family won’t let you miss them!

“Pure energy meets spiritual high” – The Scotsman

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Christmas in Vienna Before there was a Beethoven or a Mozart or a Bach there was the Vienna Boys’ Choir singing for the Austrian Court. In recent years this centuries-old choir of young men, ages 10 to 14, has become almost synonymous with the Christmas season through their recordings of classical, popular, and international holiday music. CDs are good, but in-person is better.

The voices of these young people, pure and beautiful, mesh and meld into an overwhelming and unforgettable musical experience. This is not the world’s only boys’ choir, but it is the best known…and for good reason.

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Piano and Cello Collaboration Bringing the Coffeehouse to the Recital Hall Download music for the piano and cello, create a playlist for your iPod, put it on shuffle, and enjoy. Not that technologically savvy? Prefer to hear music being played live and watch it in non-virtual reality? Pianist Christopher O’Riley, the host of NPR’s “From the Top” making his debut at The PAC, and cellist Matt Haimovitz, no stranger to our audiences, break down musical barriers in their concerts, playing together like a couple of old friends jamming.

“If any artists were destined to collaborate it was surely this pair” – The New York Times

One of four recitals hosted by NPR’s Bill McGlaughlin.

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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Garrick Ohlsson Friday, February 7 8pm

Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano

Sunday, January 26 3pm

The Standard-Bearer of Chamber Orchestra Excellence Johnny Carson had the NBC Orchestra. Jay Leno has The Tonight Show Band. If The PAC has a “house band” surely it’s the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. This past year they celebrated their 40th birthday, released their 70th recording, commissioned their 35th original work, and, because our enthusiastic audiences asked for more through their thunderous applause, they returned to Purchase for another performance of grace, subtlety, and passion. This most democratic of ensembles – there is no conductor, every musician is in charge, and critics and audiences agree that it works magnificently – is back, this time with 25-year-old Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, the 2009 Van Cliburn International Competition winner who recently made his Carnegie Hall debut to great acclaim, as guest artist.

“Orpheus showed how to blend chamber music transparency with a full symphonic sound” – Washington Post Concert Hall A $82.50 B 72.50 C 52.50

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Coriolan Overture, op. 62 Symphony no. 2 in D Major, op. 36 Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat Major, op. 73 (Emperor)

Beloved Hometown Musical “Hero” As far as we’re concerned it’s a homecoming whenever Garrick Ohlsson is on our Great Performers roster. The PAC is only a few miles from where he began to study the piano seriously, as an 8-year-old student at the Music Conservatory of Westchester in White Plains. From there it was Juilliard at the age of 13 and a shelf full of prizes: first prize in the Chopin and Busoni Competitions, the Avery Fisher Prize – you name it, he’s won it. The best news for our audiences: he likes to come home…and we’re only too happy to welcome him.

“The muscular grace of Ohlsson’s playing spoke volumes” – The Guardian

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Sonata in E Major, op. 109 Fantasy in C Major, D. 760 (Der Wanderer) TBD Sonata in B Minor, op. 58

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Fry Street Quartet Robert Davies, Educator & Physicist Laura Kaminsky, Composer Rebecca Allan, Painter Lyman Whitaker, Sculptor Garth Lenz, Environmental Photographer Camille Litalien, Dance Educator Science, visual arts, dance, music, and the environment connect, collide, and intersect in this dynamic performance piece developed as part of a campus-wide initiative at Purchase College. The Crossroads Project explores Earth’s rapidly changing climate, the impacts of society’s unsustainable systems, and humanity’s opportunity for a new direction. Spearheaded by Professor of Music Composition and Symphony Space Artistic Director Laura Kaminsky, the performance weaves together a chorus of artistic and scientific voices responding to one of the world’s greatest challenges.

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Dr. John Saturday, February 15 8pm

Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company Saturday, February 22 8pm

Voodoo Mysticism, Funk, R&B, Psychedelic Rock A Mac Rebennack concert is always an unforgettable mix of the unlikely and riveting. Mac who? OK, that’s what his friends and family may call him, but the world knows him as Dr. John, the living embodiment of the musical heritage of New Orleans. There’s nothing subtle about a Dr. John concert.

With his singular voice – casual and scratchy and thoroughly hypnotizing – and wily timing and riffs, he knows how to New Orleans-ize all manner of American music.

“Physical and spiritual, earthly and supernatural…a master of elaborate New Orleans piano” – The New York Times Concert Hall $67.50 B 52.50 C 42.50 A

The Greatest Comedic Talent in America Today This powerhouse comedy troupe, a staple of the New York and Los Angeles theatre scenes, is getting its act together and taking it on the road. But it’s an act with an empty suitcase: no script, no planned props. It’s the high-wire act of comedy: improvisation. Their performances can be as cool as hangin’ with college buddies who happen to be quick-witted and super funny or just wildly absurd and loopy.

“Twisted and uproarious” – Entertainment Weekly

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We know what you may have thought you read, but the name is Kashkashian. Even major news outlets misidentified her when she took home the Grammy for Best Classical Instrumental Solo earlier this year. Unlike that other Kim, this fellow Armenian doesn’t spend her time shopping for shoes. She spends it on the road, performing as string soloist with blue-chip symphonies throughout the world. With an extensive and eclectic viola repertoire, and accolade upon accolade for her performances, this is a Kim whose name you’ll be hearing long after that other Kim has been forgotten.

“Distinguished by her lyricism: the way her songlike music flows easily with emotion” - NPR One of four recitals hosted by NPR’s Bill McGlaughlin.

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Proving it’s possible to be edgy and traditional at the same time, Decoda, an ensemble selected in partnership with Carnegie Hall, was presented at The PAC in 2012 under the name The Declassified. A smashing success, this newly minted chamber music society of accomplished young musicians returns, bringing a matchless fervor to their playing, whether it’s a work from the tried-and-true classical music canon or a new work destined for posterity. Our long-time concertgoers embraced them in their performances last season as did audiences new to the communal joy of classical recitals.

“The latest example of young classical musicians banding together” – The New York Times

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Derv is

IrishCeltic Songs to Warm the Heart and Celebrate the Season

We followed the rainbow to its end and found not a pot o’ gold, nor the leprechaun, but this troupe from County Sligo. Musical magic is what Dervish cooks up, all rooted in the heart of Ireland: jigs and ballads, with more than a bit of blarney in between. So start your evening with a swig of green beer (it should be “in season” by then) and treat yourself to this performance of Irish music, just as good as it gets and better, blending new compositions and traditional songs into a powerful, joyous sound.

“From exquisitely wrought traditional ballads to outstanding originals” – The Scotsman

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The Hottest of Hot Dances…Sizzles Flamenco. The word itself conjures notions of fiery passion and jaw-dropping power, neither of which will be in short supply when Carlota Santana’s company, heading into their 30th anniversary season, takes the stage. But there will also be form and subtlety, integral to the dance synonymous with Spain. Watching these artists – arched backs, rolling hips, lightningfast feet – you’ll feel it coming, you may try to suppress it, but you may be overcome and simply have to shout out: “Ole! Ole!” “A handsome night of dance…moving crisply through multiple traditions and styles” – The New York Times

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Chanticleer Saturday, April 5, 8pm

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Twelve Guys in Tuxes They’re back. Their holiday concert last season sold out so quickly that we had to ask them to return, and they’ve agreed. Chanticleer is a cappella at its best, a seamless blend of male voices, ranging from counter-tenor to bass, a chance to rejoice in the magic and majesty of the human voice. The first vocal ensemble ever inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame, Chanticleer’s “vocal literature” takes audiences on a journey from Renaissance to jazz to gospel and beyond.

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The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia has been here before with this enchanting family entertainment, whimsically designed and a feast for the eyes and ears of all ages. This is truly a back-by-popular-demand program featuring a triple bill of The Very Hungry Caterpillar who evolves into a beautiful butterfly, Little Cloud‘s travels through the sky, and The Mixed-Up Chameleon’s discovery of his own unique nature.

“A quiet delight…brought to memorable life” – Los Angeles Times

“The world’s reigning male chorus” – The New Yorker

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Leopold Stokowski’s Orchestral Invention From the stage of Carnegie Hall to the stage of The PAC’s Concert Hall, and halls throughout the world, Leopold Stokowski’s American Symphony Orchestra presents itself as an American original. The great conductor founded it just over 50 years ago, and for the past 20 years Leon Botstein has been wielding the baton and carrying on the tradition. That tradition?

Curated concerts – the word “curated” sounds humdrum, but the result is anything but – created around themes from the visual arts, literature, politics, and history, often unearthing rarely performed masterworks for welldeserved revival and revisiting familiar pieces in thrilling new interpretations.

“A new concept in orchestras” – The Wall Street Journal

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Emperor Waltz, op. 437 Accelerations, op. 234 On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314 Violin Concerto in E Minor Symphony no. 2 in D Major, op. 73

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Proving Once Again That Classical Ballet Can Be Downright Hilarious Would the season be complete without men in tutus? This all-male corps de ballet strikes at the heart of conventions and clichés of classical ballet and proves that men can dance en pointe without landing on their keesters. The Trocks – if you’re in the know, that’s what you call them – are among the finest, classically trained dancers who may have you exclaiming, “Hey, that swan’s a dude!” An evening in their company promises two things: unbridled artistry and unabashed fun. Keep on Trockin’!

“By now their shtick has become classic” – Newark Star-Ledger

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The Finesse of a String Quartet and the Energy of a Rock Band Don’t let the lower-case name fool you. There is nothing subdued about this Grammy-winning sextet’s bracing virtuosity and irreverence. The lower case is a tribute to the words that inspired their name, words from the eighth stanza of Wallace Stevens’ seminal poem “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird”: “…noble accents…lucid, inescapable rhythms…” eighth blackbird is an ensemble for all ages: classical, provocative, cool.

“The blackbirds are examples of a new breed of super-musicians” – Los Angeles Times One of four recitals hosted by NPR’s Bill McGlaughlin. For the past several seasons, these events have become a new performance-and-discussion tradition, welcoming audiences and artists to connect at a deeper level.

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No one knows the Gershwins as well as Michael Feinstein does. He wrote the book, literally and figuratively. In his club acts in New York City and throughout the world this most celebrated of male cabaret artists has been acclaimed for his explorations of songs popularized by Sinatra as well as the great composers of the American Songbook. But his performance explorations of the Gershwins have not been equaled by any other artist performing today, or yesterday, or quite likely tomorrow.

“Mr. Feinstein glides through lyrics like a champion figure skater” – The New York Times

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Get Hot! Get Hot! Wear your glad rags to the swankiest party around. The PAC is putting on the Ritz when Michael Feinstein comes to town.

Join us for a glam evening of celebrating the Gershwins and their lasting contributions to the arts while supporting The PAC. For further event details, please call Sarah Recca, Associate Director of Development, at 914.251.6189.

Please note that as a fundraising event, prices are separate from those listed to the left.

Concert Hall A $127.50 B 87.50 C 72.50 D 52.50

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Matinee Idol Beauty, Olympian Athleticism, Nobel Laureate Inventiveness This is one of the great up-and-coming touring companies, and chances are you will be treated to choreography you have never seen before. They are known for innovation and new works, and their performances are rooted in the athleticism of contemporary dance. Based in two homes, Aspen and Santa Fe, this troupe has no in-house choreographer and instead relies on the work of often little-known dance-makers. The result? Well, the proof is in the applause – spontaneous, enthusiastic, and thunderous – and inevitable return engagements.

“A breath of fresh air” – The New York Times

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Don’t miss this juried event featuring over 100 of America’s best emerging and established craft artists. Presented for the second year by Artrider, producers of the nationally acclaimed Crafts at Lyndhurst and CraftNEWYORK, in collaboration with The Prompters, The Center’s volunteer corps.

For more information please contact Artrider. www.artrider.com or 845-331-7900.

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Calling all film buffs!

Don’t wait for the release date – see it here first in this series of exclusive pre-release screenings.

Harlan Jacobson’s Talk Cinema series offers audiences at The PAC the chance to see the best of independent and foreign films, before their U.S. openings. Each screening features a special guest speaker – you’ll rub elbows with critics, scholars, and filmmakers during the postfilm discussions. In recent seasons audiences previewed such award-winners as Melancholia, The Artist, and Silver Linings Playbook.

Take a chance – what future hit will you see?

Buy one buy 3... or buy all 10!

Tickets are generally available for individual screenings up to the night of the show, but why risk it? Buy early and save!

A three-pack pass good for any three screenings throughout the season is available for $52.50. For the true film buff, a subscription to all 10 screenings is $175. Use the order form on page 39 or call the box office at 914-251-6200 for details.

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PAWS: Performing Arts Workshops for Secondary Students Tuesday, January 7 Grades: 9–12

Madeline and the Bad Hat ArtsPower National Touring Theatre Wednesday, October 23 Grades: Pre-K–2

Yamato The Drummers of Japan Friday, November 22 Grades: 4–8

DiNO–Light CORBiAN and Lightwire Theater Wednesday, January 15 Grades: 3–6

Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly Omaha Theatre Company Thursday, March 6 Grades: 2–4

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My Heart in a Suitcase ArtsPower National Touring Theatre Wednesday, March 12 Grades: 4–8

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favourites Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia Monday, April 7 and Tuesday, April 8 Grades: Pre-K–2

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt KW & NB Ltd of London Tuesday, May 6 Grades: Pre-K–2

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Neighborhood Bridges Fall 2013 In-School Residency Program

Decoda: A Residency February 24-29 Community Residency Program

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We see it every time a young person encounters one of our programs, whether at The Center or in the community. A single spark, ignited by a thrilling encounter with a live performance or a gifted artist, can inspire a lifelong passion for the arts and a love of learning.

This season at The Center we offer familiar events and artists as well as new discoveries selected to resonate throughout the curriculum and provide exceptional experiences for all grade levels; we also continue our work in the community through programs such as the nationally recognized Neighborhood Bridges program.

Yes, it only takes a single spark, and we continue to provide kindling for the fire with outstanding performances, innovative residency opportunities, extensive study guides, and access to renowned artists and extraordinary teachers.

For more information about our Arts-in-Education programs please call 914-251-6232.

Neighborhood Bridges is made possible by generous support from the Frog Rock Foundation.

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by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1967 as the cultural gem of the State University of New York system, Purchase College enjoys a world-class reputation for its arts programs and high rankings for its liberal arts and sciences programs. The College attracts students and faculty from around the world to its 550-acre suburban campus located just 35 miles north of New York City.

The focus and diversity at Purchase College are notable. The approximately 4,000 students and 300 faculty members at Purchase seek to actively develop their talents, expand their minds, and prepare for a life of intellectual and creative independence.

For more information, please visit purchase.edu

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Whether it is our joyous Nutcracker or exciting Spring Concert, come be entertained by the next generation of leading dance artists! Purchase Dance Company, comprised of professional-caliber Conservatory of Dance students, performs each program with technical virtuosity, dynamic range and abundant energy.

We invite you to discover our world of dance and join us for our upcoming performances this season!

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Friday & Saturday, April 25 & 26, 8pm Saturday & Sunday, April 26 & 27, 2pm

The Nutcracker

Friday, December 13, 7:30pm Saturday, December 14, 1pm & 7:30pm Sunday, December 15, 1pm & 5:00pm Tickets $55/$45/$30 The Purchase Dance Company lights up The Performing Arts Center with the region’s best loved production of this classic tale. It will capture your imagination and delight the entire family. The Nutcracker is a spectacular multigenerational treat that features more than 150 children from the community. Don’t miss our enchanted version of this traditional holiday extravaganza!

Tickets: $20 Seniors: $18 Faculty, Staff & Students: $10

Repertory for the Spring Concert features classical and contemporary dance by outstanding choreographers. Join us for this exciting concert which is the culmination of the Conservatory’s year. Information on this season’s program will be available in early spring 2014 on our website: www.purchase.edu/dance.

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Conductor, Ransom Wilson Featuring Richard Liverano, trombone (2012 Concerto Competition Winner) Fri, Sep 27, 7:30pm DUKAS: Fanfare FAURÉ: Pelléas et Mélisande TOMASI: Trombone Concerto SAINT-SAE¨NS: Symphony No. 3 (Organ)

Finnish Adventure

Featuring Guest Conductor Karina Canellakis Fri, Dec 13, 7:30 pm SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 (and more!)

Flute in the House!

Conductor, Ransom Wilson Fri, Feb 21, 7:30 pm Featuring Tara O’Connor, flute MOZART: Symphony No. 29 BRAHMS: Serenade No. 2 HINDSON: Concerto for Flute (House Music)

Symphonic Titans

Conductor, Ransom Wilson Fri, Apr 25, 7:30 pm BEETHOVEN: Choral Fantasy MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 (Titan)

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Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Conductor, Hugh Murphy Thu, Mar 13–Sat Mar 15, 7:30 pm Sat, Mar 15, 2 pm Purchase Symphonic Winds

The Golden City: Music For Winds

Conductor, Graham Ashton Wed, Dec 11, 7:30 pm JanA´cˇek: Sokol Fanfare DvoRˇák: Serenade for Wind Instruments Husa: Music for Prague 1968

This Green and Pleasant Land Conductor, Graham Ashton Wed, Apr 30, 7:30 pm Virzi: WORLD PREMIERE VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Concerto for Tuba Elgar: Enigma Variations (arr. Ashton)

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2013-2014 Purchase Repertory BFA Theatre Season

The Master and Margarita

by Jean-Claude van Itallie adapted from the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov October 18–26

The Inspector General

by Nikolai Gogol / November 8–16

In Repertory:

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

by August Wilson / December 6–14

The Beauty Queen of Leenane

by Martin McDonagh / December 7–14

Museum

by Tina Howe / February 7–15

The Comedy of Errors

by William Shakespeare / February 28–March 8

Blood Wedding

by Federico Garcia-Lorca / April 18 - 26 “Having only recently discovered the wonder that is the Purchase Repertory, I vow not to miss another show there.”

–Peter D. Kramer, The Journal News

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In addition, the Conservatory’s BA program in Theatre & Performance also presents both professionally directed and student productions in The Performing Arts Center’s Underground performance space and PepsiCo Theatre.

For more information about performance dates and times, please check our website at www.purchase.edu/ta.

Tickets: $20 Seniors & Non-Purchase Students: $15 Season Pass: $75

For tickets please call The Center’s box office at 914-251-6200 or visit www.artscenter.org.

We look forward to seeing you at our shows!

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a u s i V Neuberger Museum of Art The Neuberger Museum of Art is the premier museum of modern, African, and contemporary art in the Westchester/Fairfield County region.

An outstanding arts and education institution, the Museum was conceived with the dual purpose of serving both as an important cultural resource to its regional, national, and international audiences and as an integral part of Purchase College. The Museum’s mission is to educate our diverse audience in, about, and through the visual arts. Our goal is to engage and inspire by actively fostering the story, appreciation, and understanding of our collection and changing exhibitions. Beginning in 2013 and extending through 2014, we will celebrate the Neuberger Museum of Art’s 40th Anniversary. Special exhibitions, events, and programming are planned. Visit www.neuberger.org, subscribe to our e-news, or connect on Facebook for updates and information.

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Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery Located within the School of Art+Design, the Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery presents exhibitions that provide professional context for students and interact with their daily classroom experience. The gallery’s program focuses on emerging artists, A+D alumni, current faculty, and student work. This series includes yearly MFA and BFA student group exhibitions. In conjunction with the Neuberger Museum, the School also connects artists whose work is featured in an exhibition at the Museum with students, oftentimes as a project space.

Through this connection, students have the unique opportunity to work with a practicing exhibiting artist who isn’t a member of the School’s faculty.

The Passage Gallery The Passage Gallery serves as a professionalquality interdisciplinary media gallery and exhibition space for student work at Purchase College. The gallery opens new shows on a regular cycle of three to four weeks, representing the breadth of cultural production at the school. The Passage Gallery provides a venue for a diverse array of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, digital media, video, and theatre design, as well as performance and conceptual art forms.

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The PAC acknowledges with great appreciation our major funders and sponsors:

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

- Winston Churchill

The Vivian and Seymour Milstein Endowed Fund

Tanaka Memorial Foundation

You make it all possible! Not only will your contribution help bridge the gap between ticket sales and operating costs, but it will also ensure The PAC’s continuation of presenting worldclass performances, nurturing emerging artists, providing access across economic boundaries, and developing the next generation of artistic and cultural citizens.

Please Make Your Gift Today Call: Sarah Recca, Assoc. Dir. of Development, at 914.251.6189 Email: sarah.recca@purchase.edu Mail: The Performing Arts Center Foundation

PO Box 140

Purchase, NY 10577 Please make checks payable to: The Performing Arts Center Foundation Thank you for your support!

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Board of Trustees* Christopher T. Clark Tom Lalla Harry McFadden Vivian Milstein David M. Mullane Betty B. Osman Barry Pearson

Dean Schaffer Hannah Shmerler Carol A. Strickberger Thomas J. Schwarz Jeannine Starr Lucille Werlinich *as of July 2013

Chair Emeriti Emily Grant, Purchase College Foundation Donald Landis, The Performing Arts Center Foundation Ann Scheuer, The Performing Arts Center Foundation

Pictured: Howard McGillin performing at The PAC’s 2013 Spring Gala ©Patrick McMullan

2013-2014 Calendar September Tue Fri Sat Sun

9/24 9/27 9/28 9/29

7pm 7:30pm 8pm 5pm

Talk Cinema Purchase Symphony Orchestra A Night in Paris Cassandra Wilson Denis O’Hare An Iliad

October Sat Sun Fri-Sat Sat Sat Wed-Sat Sat Sat Sat Sun Tue

10/12 10/13 10/18-19 10/19 10/19 10/23-26 10/26 10/26 10/26 10/27 10/29

8pm 3pm 7:30pm 1:30pm 8pm 7:30pm 10am 1:30pm 8pm 3pm 8pm

Mariinsky Orchestra Gabriela Montero, piano The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita Martha Graham Dance Company The Master and Margarita Talk Cinema The Master and Margarita Savion Glover STePz Imani Winds Irish Chamber Orchestra w/ Sir James Galway & Lady Jeanne Galway, flute

November Fri-Sun Fri-Sat Sat Sat Tue Wed-Sat Fri-Sat Sat Sun Sat Fri

11/1-3 11/8-9 11/9 11/9 11/12 11/13-16 11/15-16 11/16 11/17 11/16 11/22

7:30pm 1:30pm 8pm 7pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 1:30 2pm 8pm 8pm

Crafts at Purchase (see page 28) The Inspector General The Inspector General Doug Varone and Dancers Talk Cinema The Inspector General Fall Opera Hansel & Gretel The Inspector General Fall Opera Hansel & Gretel Joshua Bell, violin Yamato: The Drummers of Japan

December Tue Fri Sat Sat Sat Sun Wed Wed Thu Fri Fri-Sat Sat Sat Sat-Sun Sun

12/3 12/6 12/7 12/7 12/7 12/8 12/11 12/11 12/12 12/13 12/13-14 12/14 12/14 12/14-15 12/15

7pm 7:30pm 1:30pm 7:30pm 8pm 3pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 1:30pm 1pm 5pm

Talk Cinema Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Joe Turner’s Come and Gone The Beauty Queen of Leenane Vienna Boys’ Choir Christopher O’Riley & Matt Haimovitz, piano/cello Purchase Symphonic Winds The Golden City: Music for Winds The Beauty Queen of Leenane Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Purchase Symphony Orchestra Finnish Adventure The Nutcracker ’13 Joe Turner’s Come and Gone The Beauty Queen of Leenane The Nutcracker ’13 The Nutcracker ’13

Great Orchestras Great Performers Chamber Music with Bill McGlaughlin

Dance Film

PAC Series Events Conservatory Performances

January Sun Tue

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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra w/Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano Talk Cinema

February Fri Fri Sat Sat Sun Wed-Sat Sat Sat Tue Fri Sat Sun Fri-Sat

2/7 2/7 2/8 2/8 2/9 2/12-15 2/15 2/15 2/18 2/21 2/22 2/23 2/28-3/1

7:30pm 8pm 1:30pm 7:30pm 3pm 7:30pm 1:30pm 8pm 7pm 7:30pm 8pm 3pm 7:30pm

Museum Garrick Ohlsson, piano Museum Museum The Crossroads Project Museum Museum Dr. John Talk Cinema Purchase Symphony Orchestra Flute in the House!

Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company Kim Kashkashian, viola The Comedy of Errors

March Sat Sat Sun Wed-Sat Fri Sat Thu-Sat Sat Sun Tue

3/1 3/1 3/2 3/5-8 3/7 3/8 3/13-15 3/15 3/16 3/18

1:30pm 10am 3pm 7:30pm 8pm 1:30pm 7:30pm 2pm 3pm 7pm

The Comedy of Errors Talk Cinema Decoda The Comedy of Errors Dervish: Music of Ireland The Comedy of Errors Spring Opera: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Spring Opera: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Talk Cinema

April Sat Sun Thu Sat Sun Fri-Sat Sat Wed-Sat Fri Fri-Sat Sat Sat-Sun Tue Wed

4/5 4/6 4/10 4/12 4/13 4/18-19 4/19 4/23-26 4/25 4/25-26 4/26 4/26-27 4/29 4/30

8pm 3pm 8pm 8pm 3pm 7:30pm 1:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 8pm 1:30pm 2pm 7pm 7:30pm

Chanticleer The Very Hungry Caterpillar American Symphony Orchestra w/ Zhi Ma, violin Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo eighth blackbird Blood Wedding Blood Wedding Blood Wedding Purchase Symphony Orchestra Symphonic Titans Spring Dance Concert 2014 Blood Wedding Spring Dance Concert 2014 Talk Cinema Purchase Symphonic Winds This Green and Pleasant Land

May Sat Sun Tue

5/3 5/4 5/13

8pm 3pm 7pm

Michael Feinstein’s The Gershwins and Me Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Talk Cinema All programs, artists, and dates are subject to change.

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Ordering Tickets

By Mail PAC Box Office, PO Box 140, Purchase, NY 10577-0140

By Phone 914-251-6200

By Fax 914-251-6171 Online www.artscenter.org (single ticket sales only, starting at noon on August 13, 2013)

In Person The box office is located in the lobby of The Performing Arts Center, just inside the main entrance.

Hours of operation are Tuesday – Friday from noon to 6pm, and on weekends before performances.

Location The Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of Purchase College, just east of White Plains, NY, and just west of Greenwich, CT, easily accessible from routes 287, 684, the Hutchinson River Parkway, and the Merritt Parkway. The address is 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577.

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Patron Information Fees • All prices include a $2.50 parking charge per ticket per event.

• All single tickets are subject to a handling charge in addition to the price of the ticket.

Online: $3 per ticket By phone, mail or fax: $4 per ticket In person: $1 per ticket.

• All parking and handling fees are non-refundable.

• In the event of a cancellation, only the face value of the ticket will be returned.

On-Sale Dates Single tickets for The Center Series will go on sale August 13. Orders for single tickets added on to a subscription wil be seated at the time of order. Orders for single tickets received before the on-sale date will be held and processed beginning August 13.

Tickets for Conservatory performances will go on sale August 13 by phone, online, and in person.

Conservatory tickets are subject to parking and handling fees.

Accessibilty The orchestra levels of all of our theatres are wheelchair accessible; the Grand Tier and Second Tier of the Concert Hall and the Balcony of the PepsiCo Theatre are only accessible by stairs. Please mention your needs when ordering your tickets so that an appropriate seat can be reserved for you.

Discounts Subscribers Fixed series subscribers save 10%, create-your-own subscribers can save 15 to 20%. See the order form for details.

Groups Groups of 15 or more who attend the same Center Series performance save 15% off the regular ticket price. Call Tania Mather at 914-251-6200 to reserve tickets for your group.

Purchase College Faculty & Staff Special discounted tickets available: $25 for most performances.

Youth Full-time students with valid ID and children 16 and under save 50% off the regular ticket price.

Seniors Senior citizens age 65 and over receive a discount of 10% off the regular single-ticket price.

Alumni Purchase College alumni receive 15% off the regular single-ticket price with valid alumni ID. Student Rush! $5 tickets for Purchase College students with a valid ID available for most performances. Limit 2 per ID and subject to availability. Keep an eye out for flyers and email alerts about rush sale dates.

Note The above discounts are for Center Series performances only. They do not apply to subscriptions, Conservatory, or rental performances, and may not be combined.

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Ticket & Box Office Info

Order Form Five Ways To Order 1. Mail this form and payment to The PAC Box Office PO Box 140 Purchase, NY 10577-0140 2. Call 914-251-6200 Box office hours: Tue–Fri, noon–6pm 3. Fax this form to 914-251-6171 4. Online at www.artscenter.org

(single ticket sales only, starting at noon on August 13, 2013)

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5. In Person at The PAC box office ticket windows.

Three Ways To Save

By Series Select the series — such as Chamber Music or Great Orchestras — save 10% and get the same seats for every performance Create Your Own 3+ Select any three or four events and save 15% — flexibility is the key here — pick the variety that best suits your interests.

Best available seats.

Create Your Own 5+ This one is for arts aficionados! Buy any five (or more) events and save 20% — get your tickets to a season that only you could choose.

Best available seats.

Step 1 Order Your Series Subscription Select the series, save 10% and get the same seats for each performance.

Quantity B Series A $275.50 Great Orchestras $311.50 Great Performers

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Dance*

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Talk Cinema

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All prices include $2.50 parking charge per ticket per event. Convenient parking is located within walking distance of The Performing Arts Center. *Dance subscribers: note that Dance Series events take place in two different theatres.

Select your seats in the Concert Hall, and we will find you comparable seats in the PepsiCo Theatre.

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The price of a ticket only covers 50% of bringing world-class performances to Purchase College. Please consider adding a tax-deductible gift to your order.

Single Ticket Sub-Total*

* Single Tickets for The Center Series events go on sale August 13. Orders for Single Tickets added on to Series or Create Your Own subscriptions will be seated at the time of order. Orders for Single Tickets received before the on-sale date will be held and processed beginning August 13.

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Cassandra Wilson

67.50 47.50 37.50

57.75 40.75 32.25

54.50 38.50 30.50

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An Iliad

52.50 42.50

45.00 36.50

42.50 34.50

27.50 22.50

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Mariinsky Orchestra

87.50 77.50 52.50

74.75 66.25 45.00

70.50 62.50 42.50

45.00 40.00 27.50

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Gabriela Montero

82.50 67.50 52.50

70.50 57.75 45.00

66.50 54.50 42.50

42.50 35.00 27.50

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Martha Graham Dance Comp.

87.50 62.50

74.75 53.50

70.50 50.50

45.00 32.50

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Savion Glover Stepz

67.50 52.50 42.50

57.75 45.00 36.50

54.50 42.50 34.50

35.00 27.50 22.50

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Imani Winds

52.50

45.00

42.50

27.50

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Irish Chamber Orchestra

87.50 77.50 52.50

74.75 66.25 45.00

70.50 62.50 42.50

45.00 40.00 27.50

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Doug Varone and Dancers

47.50 32.50

40.75 28.00

38.50 26.50

25.00 17.50

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Joshua Bell

97.50 87.50 62.50 42.50

83.25 74.75 53.50 36.50

78.50 70.50 50.50 34.50

50.00 45.00 32.50 22.50

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Yamato

52.50 42.50 32.50

45.00 36.50 28.00

42.50 34.50 26.50

27.50 22.50 17.50

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Vienna Boys’ Choir

67.50 52.50 42.50

57.75 45.00 36.50

54.50 42.50 34.50

35.00 27.50 22.50

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O’Riley/ Haimovitz

52.50

45.00

42.50

27.50

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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

82.50 72.50 52.50

70.50 62.00 45.00

66.50 58.50 42.50

42.50 37.50 27.50

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Garrick Ohlsson

82.50 67.50 52.50

70.50 57.75 45.00

66.50 54.50 42.50

42.50 35.00 27.50

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The Crossroads Project

32.50

28.00

26.50

17.50

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Dr. John

67.50 52.50 42.50

57.75 45.00 36.50

54.50 42.50 34.50

35.00 27.50 22.50

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Upright Citizens Brigade

32.50 27.50 22.50

28.00 23.75 19.50

26.50 22.50 18.50

17.50 15.00 12.50

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Kim Kashkashian

52.50

45.00

42.50

27.50

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Decoda

27.50

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Dervish

37.50 22.50

32.25 19.50

30.50 18.50

20.00 12.50

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Flamenco Viva Carlota Santana

47.50

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Chanticleer

57.50

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

22.50

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18.50

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American Symphony Orchestra

87.50 77.50 52.50

74.75 66.25 45.00

70.50 62.50 42.50

45.00 40.00 27.50

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Les Ballets Trockadero

72.50 57.50

62.00 49.25

58.50 46.50

37.50 30.00

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52.50

45.00

42.50

27.50

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Michael Feinstein

127.50 87.50 72.50 52.50

127.50 74.75 62.00 45.00

127.50 70.50 58.50 42.50

127.50 45.00 37.50 27.50

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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

57.50 42.50

49.25 36.50

46.50 34.50

30.00 22.50

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Talk Cinema

20.00

10.00

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Table of Contents Experience.

Something.

Real.

Dear Arts Lover, People have been coming together to enjoy live entertainment in outdoor arenas and indoor halls for more than 2500 years. When you attend performances here at The Performing Arts Center you are part of a centuries-old tradition of people who gather to enjoy a matchless communal experience of artists and audiences connecting with one another.

Live entertainment. It’s an experience that cannot be had in front of a TV or movie screen.

It’s real. Happening before your eyes. And happening only once…ever. The next performance, on another day and in a different place, will be its own unique event.

Once-in-a-lifetime performances on our stages in 2013-2014 will include artists who are so well known that their names need no descriptive modifiers: Joshua Bell, Mariinsky, Orpheus, Michael Feinstein, Chanticleer, Dr. John.

It includes familiar performers returning to our stages with unexpected and new programs: Sir James Galway returning with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Savion Glover with his new show STePz, Matt Haimovitz in a cello and piano jam with Christopher O’Riley.

You will be introduced to some performers you may not have seen before: eighth blackbird’s energetic virtuosity, the compelling choreography of Doug Varone, the sizzling flamenco of Carlota Santana.

There is so much more. “More,” in fact, is the operative word! As you look through this brochure you will see that the 2013-2014 season features more orchestras, more dance, more chamber music, and more variety than in previous seasons!

We look forward to seeing you, beginning in September, for many, many once-in-a-lifetime performances here at The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College.

Harry McFadden Director

September Cassandra Wilson Denis O’Hare An Iliad October Mariinsky Orchestra Gabriela Montero Martha Graham Dance Company Savion Glover STePz Imani Winds Irish Chamber Orchestra November Doug Varone and Dancers Joshua Bell Yamato: The Drummers of Japan December Vienna Boys’ Choir Christopher O’Riley & Matt Haimovitz

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February Garrick Ohlsson The Crossroads Project

Dr. John Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company Kim Kashkashian

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March Decoda Dervish Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana

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January Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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