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Welcome to Stanford Live's 2023–24 Season We take a moment to recognize that Stanford sits on the ancestral land of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Ohlone people. Consistent with our values of community and inclusion, we have a responsibility to acknowledge, honor, and make visible the University’s relationship to Native peoples.

This acknowledgment has been developed in collaboration with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe.

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Curatorial Statement I’m so happy to welcome you to Stanford

"Human beings have told stories from time

As a child, one of my favorite things to do

Live’s 2023-24 season in my role

immemorial, for stories are a natural

when visiting my grandparents was to dig

as Acting Director. The artists who will

product of spoken language, an outgrowth

through their bookcases looking for my

animate our stages in the coming

of the imaginative power that most clearly

next read. In many of the older editions,

months are bringing stories of reflection,

separates us from other animals. The story

there were beautiful black and white etch-

reinvention and reimagination at a

is a universal ingredient of human culture,

ings that visually captured key moments

time of transition in the world around

bringing relief from the tedium of everyday

in the narrative. In this vein, we’ve commis-

labor and reminding listeners of their own

sioned four etchings from artist Steven

values, beliefs and history.” — B Powell

Noble that are interspersed throughout

us and also at home.

As we move through our own transition

the brochure, designed to illustrate the

at Stanford Live, we’d like to give a special

When choreographer Akram Khan visited

transformation from old to new.

thanks to Chris Lorway for his leadership

Stanford in 2017, he spoke on a public

from 2016 to 2023. Through his strategic

panel about how society keeps returning

In addition to the programs above, we

and expansive vision, Chris has left an

to the same myths and how artists will

have once again assembled a stellar

indelible mark on the organization. He

often take these foundational stories and

line-up of music, dance and theater from

was instrumental in significantly expand-

reshape them through a contemporary

around the world, including return visits

ing the programming at our celebrated

lens (as he did, drawing from the Sanskrit

from Rhiannon Giddens (with the Silk

venues of Bing Concert Hall and Frost

epic Mahabharata for his Until the Lions).

Road Ensemble), Takács Quartet, and

Amphitheater, working with a diverse

This process often helps bridge between

Emanuel Ax. And stay tuned for exciting

group of artists to commission new work,

generations as stories–both written and

announcements throughout the season

and placing Stanford Live at the fore-

through oral traditions–are passed down

about Frost Amphitheater shows and our

front of the performing arts.

across time.

popular Studio series.

We invite you to join us as we imagine

At the core of this season are stories

Finally, it has been an amazing seven years

new pathways and possibilities and

we know well – Frankenstein, Moby Dick,

for me at Stanford Live and I will miss all

hope to see you at a performance soon.

Romeo and Juliet, and The Jungle Book. In

the great friends I have made here. I’m very

each case, artists have reinvented these

proud of all that the Stanford Live team

Deborah Cullinan

tales in ways that may challenge your

has accomplished during my tenure and will

Acting Director, Stanford Live

memories of them. What if Romeo and

forever be cheering you on from north of

Vice President for the Arts, Stanford

Juliet survived the poison and now found

the border.

themselves facing a midlife crisis? How would the tales of The Jungle Book be retold

Have a wonderful season!

against the backdrop of a climate crisis?

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What happened in the life of Mary Shelley

Chris Lorway

that led her to create the world’s most

Outgoing McMurtry Family Director,

famous monster?

Stanford Live

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2023-24 Season Performances ALL PERFORMANCES AND PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Music to Accompany a Departure: Los Angeles Master Chorale, Directed by Peter Sellars Akram Khan's Jungle Book reimagined

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Wu Tsang's MOBY DICK; or, The Whale

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El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered: Concept by Julia Bullock An American Modern Opera Company Production

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Claire Chase and JACK Quartet

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Storm Large: Holiday Ordeal

Kronos Quartet: Five Decades

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Davina and the Vagabonds: A Vagabond Holiday

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Broken Chord: Gregory Maqoma

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Rob Kapilow's What Makes It Great?

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Wonderful Joe: Ronnie Burkett

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A Chanticleer Christmas

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Manchester Collective with Abel Selaocoe: Sirocco

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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Sundays with the St. Lawrence

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Wild Up: The Music of Julius Eastman

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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

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Junction Trio

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Samara Joy

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Sphinx Virtuosi

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The Sound of (Black) Music

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Calder Quartet + Antoine Hunter: The Mind's Ear: Motion Beyond Silence

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Coco in Concert

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Manual Cinema's Frankenstein

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American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens

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Carminho

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John Cameron Mitchell & Amber Martin: Cassette Roulette

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Kayhan Kalhor, Wu Man, Sandeep Das

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Juliet & Romeo: Devised by Ben Duke & Solène Weinachter Directed by Ben Duke

KOSA - between two mirrors: Sankai Juku

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Jakub Josef Orlinski with II Pomo D'oro: Beyond

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Malpaso Dance Company

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Terri Lyne Carrington: New Standards

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Les Violons du Roy with special guest Miloš: Jonathan Cohen, Music Director

Lakecia Benjamin

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Sasha Cooke

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Linda May Han Oh

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Viano String Quartet and Mahan Esfahan

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Hiromi

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Mahan Esfahan In Recital

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Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke: Lean In

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Takács Quartet with Julian Labro

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Joshua Redman: Where Are We

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Daniel Lozakovich and Behzod Abduraimov

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Joey Alexander

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Bruce Liu

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Book of Mountains and Seas: Huang Ruo, composer and librettist, Basil Twist, director and designer

Emanuel Ax

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The Living Earth Show: Lyra

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New Century Chamber Orchestra: Pulcinella Suite

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Kaki King SEI

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Stanford Live’s 2023–24 season sponsor is

Stanford Live’s 2023–24 season is generously

Stanford Live’s K-12 programs are gener-

Stanford Medicine.

supported by Helen and Peter Bing.

ously supported by the Koret Foundation along with additional funding from individual donors.

2023–2024 SEASON

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Stanford Live Arts Festival 2023

This summer, Frost Amphitheater will spring to life once again with a celebration of music and dance. July marks the return of Stanford Live’s five-week arts festival featuring Bay Area partners SFJAZZ, San Francisco Symphony, and San Francisco Ballet.

Stanford Live and SF Symphony present

Dvořák’s New World Symphony Friday, July 7 at 7:30 PM

Elgar & Rachmaninoff Friday, July 14 at 7:30 PM

The Golden Age of Cinema TIckets are on sale now.

Visit live.stanford.edu/frost for more information.

Stanford Live Arts Festival sponsor:

Friday, July 21 at 7:30 PM

Raiders of the Lost Ark Film with Live Orchestra Friday, July 28 at 7:30 PM

For full program details visit live.stanford.edu/frost S TA N FO R D L I V E

Stanford Live and SFJAZZ present

Sérgio Mendes Saturday, July 8 at 7:30 PM

Andrew Bird Uwade Saturday, July 22 at 7:30 PM

Jorge Drexler Thursday, July 27 at 7:30 PM

Stanford Live presents

Jake Shimabukuro, Anuhea, and John Cruz Sunday, July 9 at 6:30 PM

Steve Hackman’s And I Love Her (The Beatles Re-Imagined) Sunday, July 16 at 6:30 PM

National Youth Orchestra of the USA Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Gil Shaham, violin Wednesday, July 26 at 7:30 PM

Stanford Live and SF Ballet present

Starry Nights Violin Concerto by Yuri Possokhov Selections from SF Ballet’s gala performance MADCAP by Danielle Rowe Thursday, August 3 and Friday, August 4 at 7:30 PM

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Stanford Live is thrilled to once again partner with Goldenvoice in 2023 to bring some of the world’s top artists to the iconic Frost Amphitheater.

More shows to be announced.

For more information and to buy tickets, visit live.stanford.edu/frost

Keshi: HELL & BACK TOUR With No Rome, James Ivy Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Willie Nelson & Family

Monday, April 24, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Frost Music & Arts Festival

Featuring Denzel Curry with 070 Shake and Jean Dawson Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 6:00 PM

An Evening with James Taylor & His All-Star Band Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Re:SET Featuring LCD Soundsystem, Steve Lacy, boygenius June 2-4, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit With special guest Deer Tick Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Stick Figure Wisdom Tour with Pepper and The Elovaters Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Cavetown Bittersweet Daze Tour Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Rebelution Good Vibes Summer Tour Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Joe Russo's Almost Dead

Friday, October 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM

2023–2024 SEASON

CHORAL

Music to Accompany a Departure Los Angeles Master Chorale Directed by Peter Sellars WHEN:

Following their widely acclaimed

memory of one of his dearest friends

SAT U R DAY,

collaboration on Lagrime di San Pietro,

and benefactors. Schütz is widely

A P R I L 2 7,

Peter Sellars, Grant Gershon and

regarded as the greatest German com-

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singers of the Los Angeles Master

poser before Bach, and the Musikalische

Chorale reunite with a deeply personal

Exequien was the first requiem written

S H OW T I M E :

meditation on what it means to say

in the language of the people rather

7: 30 P M

goodbye in times of struggle. The lumi-

than Latin. The music speaks with both

nous music of the Baroque composer

quiet emotion and enormous depth of

VENUE:

Heinrich Schütz serves as the inspira-

feeling. This is a vocal work of soaring

BING

tion for this ceremony of remembrance

purity, with solo voices interacting with

C O N C E RT H A L L

and devotion.

a constantly shifting combination of choral forces.

Schütz composed the Musikalische

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Exequien (Music to Accompany a Departure)

Co-commissioned by Stanford Live and generously

during the terrible ravages of the 30

supported by the Stanford Live Commissions and

Years War, and it was dedicated to the

Programming Fund.

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DANCE

Akram Khan Jungle Book reimagined In Akram Khan’s new dance-theater production based on the original story of Rudyard Kipling’s

“Now, don’t be angry after you’ve been afraid.

That’s the worst kind of cowardice.”

much-loved family classic, Khan and his team reinvent the journey of Mowgli through the eyes

—Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

of a climate refugee.

Featuring an original score, ten international dancers and state-of-the-art animation and visuals, Jungle Book reimagined is a beautifully compelling and vital piece of storytelling about our intrinsic need to belong and bond with others, and placing the importance of connecting with and respecting our natural world at its heart.

Co-commissioned by Stanford Live and generously supported by the Stanford Live Commissions and Programming Fund.

As a child who grew up slightly obsessed with The Bare Necessities, Kipling’s The Jungle Book has been a story I keep returning to. So, I was excited to learn that Akram Khan (who's Until the Lions was the hit of our 2017-18 season) was creating a new movement theater version of this iconic tale, exploring the tensions between humanity, nature and the climate crisis. The result is everything that you would expect from Akram – masterful storytelling, magical design and mesmerizing choreography, converging to breathe new life into one of the world’s most celebrated collections of stories.

—Chris Lorway, Outgoing McMurtry Family Director, Stanford Live

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P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 1

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 2

WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

SAT U R DAY,

7 :30 P M

MEMORIAL

S U N DAY,

2:30 P M

MEMORIAL

AU D I TO R I U M

D EC E M B E R 3, 2023

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CHORAL

Music to Accompany a Departure Los Angeles Master Chorale Directed by Peter Sellars WHEN:

Following their widely acclaimed

memory of one of his dearest friends

SAT U R DAY,

collaboration on Lagrime di San Pietro,

and benefactors. Schütz is widely

A P R I L 2 7,

Peter Sellars, Grant Gershon and

regarded as the greatest German com-

2 024

singers of the Los Angeles Master

poser before Bach, and the Musikalische

Chorale reunite with a deeply personal

Exequien was the first requiem written

S H OW T I M E :

meditation on what it means to say

in the language of the people rather

7: 30 P M

goodbye in times of struggle. The lumi-

than Latin. The music speaks with both

nous music of the Baroque composer

quiet emotion and enormous depth of

VENUE:

Heinrich Schütz serves as the inspira-

feeling. This is a vocal work of soaring

BING

tion for this ceremony of remembrance

purity, with solo voices interacting with

C O N C E RT H A L L

and devotion.

a constantly shifting combination of choral forces.

Schütz composed the Musikalische

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Exequien (Music to Accompany a Departure)

Co-commissioned by Stanford Live and generously

during the terrible ravages of the 30

supported by the Stanford Live Commissions and

Years War, and it was dedicated to the

Programming Fund.

S TA N FO R D L I V E

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 1

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 2

WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

SAT U R DAY,

7 :30 P M

MEMORIAL

S U N DAY,

2:30 P M

MEMORIAL

AU D I TO R I U M

D EC E M B E R 3, 2023

D EC E M B E R 2 , 2 02 3

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AU D I TO R I U M

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CONTEMPOR ARY

Claire Chase and JACK Quartet Claire Chase is a gifted flutist, interdisciplinary artist, and educator passionate about elevating the creations of composers of this generation.

Chase has given the world premieres of hundreds

WHEN:

of new works with her trademark grace and

W E D N E S DAY,

thoughtful execution. Accompanied by JACK

M AY 8,

Quartet, she will premiere a new, Stanford Live

2024

commissioned piece by the brilliant minimalist composer Terry Riley.

S H OW T I M E : 7:30 P M

Co-commissioned by Stanford Live and generously

VENUE:

supported by the Stanford Live Commissions and

BING

Programming Fund.

C O N C E RT H A L L

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S TA N FO R D L I V E

CONTEMPOR ARY

Kronos Quartet: Five Decades For nearly 50 years, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet - David

WHEN:

Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola),

SAT U R DAY,

and Paul Wiancko (cello) - have blended sounds across lines

JA N UA RY 27,

of culture and era, moving beyond the typical terrain for a

2024

string quartet. Through brave sonic explorations into the pressing issues of our time, Kronos has established a world-

S H OW T I M E :

wide influence. To celebrate their 50th anniversary they’ll be

7:30 P M

performing a piece by Gabriella Smith, commissioned

by Stanford Live, along with “Chernobyl. The Harvest” by

VENUE:

Mariana Sadovska.

BING C O N C E RT H A L L

Co-commissioned by Stanford Live and generously supported by the Stanford Live Commissions and Programming Fund.

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DANCE

Broken Chord Gregory Maqoma South African choreographer Gregory

WHEN:

Maqoma is a curatorial visionary

T H U R S DAY,

who merges movement, theater, dance,

O C TO B E R 26,

visuals, and music with a sense of

2023

pulse and breath. Featuring four soloists and an onstage a cappella chorus,

S H OW T I M E :

Maqoma’s new work tells the story of

7:30 P M

a South African–based chorus whose tour through North America and England

VENUE:

in the late 19th century was marred

BING

Co-commissioned by Stanford Live and generously supported by the

by the realities of racism. The piece

C O N C E RT H A L L

Stanford Live Commissions and Programming Fund.

concretizes the burden of the white gaze and what it feels like to move

Special thanks to the Market Theatre Foundation, Tshwane University of

beyond the constricting box it constructs.

Technology Performing Arts (VocalArts), and Carlos Cansino Pérez.

PUPPETRY

Wonderful Joe

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 1 WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

W E D N E S DAY,

8:0 0 P M

ST U D I O

M AY 1, 2024

Ronnie Burkett P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 2

Canadian puppeteer Ronnie Burkett (Little Willy, The Daisy Theatre) returns with a new Stanford Live

WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

commissioned work examining the feelings of

T H U R S DAY,

8:0 0 P M

ST U D I O

isolation and loneliness. Dark and poetic, yet mag-

M AY 2, 2024

ical, Wonderful Joe and his dog Mister go on a fantastic journey into the world in search of home.

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 3

Co-commissioned by Stanford Live and generously supported by

WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

the Stanford Live Commissions and Programming Fund.

F R I DAY,

8:0 0 P M

ST U D I O

M AY 3, 2024

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 4 WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

SAT U R DAY,

8:0 0 P M

ST U D I O

M AY 4, 2024

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S TA N FO R D L I V E

C O N T E M P O R A R Y/ G LO B A L

Manchester Collective with Abel Selaocoe Sirocco WHEN:

A collaboration between UK-based Manchester

SAT U R DAY,

Collective and South-African cellist Abel Selaocoe,

A P R I L 13,

Sirocco, is a celebration of folk traditions from

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around the world led by the inimitable Selaocoe, a musician described as “a star in the making”

S H OW T I M E :

(The Arts Desk). Expect a bristling, high-energy

7:30 P M

performance with a program that weaves between original settings of African music, Danish folk

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songs, and classical music like you’ve never heard

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it before.

C O N C E RT H A L L

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CHAMBER

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 1 S C OT T ST. J O H N , V I O L I N & S H A RO N W E I ST. J O H N , V I O L A

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VENUE:

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2 :30 P M

ST U D I O

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Sundays with the St. Lawrence

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Hailed by The New Yorker ”not simply for the P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 2

quality of their music making, exalted as it is, but

ST E P H E N P RU T S M A N , P I A N O

for the joy they take in the act of connection,” the acclaimed St. Lawrence continues its fabled

WHEN:

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VENUE:

S U N DAY,

2: 30 P M

BING

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partnership with Stanford.

We’d like to dedicate this season of Sundays with the St. Lawrence to co-founder Geoff Nuttall,

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who passed away last year. He was a charismatic P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 3

musician who played boldly as the first violinist

ST E V E N B A N K S , SA XO P H O N E

of the St. Lawrence String Quartet.

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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Under the musical direction of Richard Egarr, the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale (PBO) is one of the Bay Area’s greatest musical treasures. Considered the most versatile ensemble of its kind, and performing on period instruments, PBO presents repertoire ranging from early Baroque to late Romantic, as well as new works and major operatic productions.

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 1 GA R D E N O F G O O D A N D E V I L

WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

W E D N E S DAY,

7:30 P M

B I N G C O N C E RT

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HALL

Handel was a man who understood the theater and its audience - always after his next hit, seeking to please his public.

In this concert of contrasts and connections, we showcase his music for the stage, always recognizable by its emotional clarity, and at the heart of the evening place a duo of compositions exploring the creation story by two of today’s most powerful musical voices: Errollyn Wallen and PBO’s Composer in Residence Tarik O’Regan. Star British countertenor Tim Mead reprises these powerful performances in the Bay Area following acclaimed concerts in the United Kingdom last summer.

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 2 P E R I I SA N T I S S I M O N ATA L E : 6 C E N T U R I E S O F C H R I ST M A S M U S I C

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W E D N E S DAY,

7:30 P M

B I N G C O N C E RT

D EC E M B E R 6, 2023

HALL

Be inspired, transported and uplifted in this, a journey through no less than 600 years of music celebrating Christmas.

From Pachelbel’s beloved Canon, heard afresh on their period instruments, through to the rich, melting harmonies of Tchaikovsky and John Taverner’s spare, haunting, The Lamb, plus a brand new piece by Roderick Williams, written especially for the occasion. Music that will resonate with you for long after the concert, and a perfect start to the holiday season.

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 3 RO M A N T I C R A D I A N C E : M E N D E L S S O H N A N D S C H U M A N N

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S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

F R I DAY,

7:30 P M

B I N G C O N C E RT

A P R I L 12, 2024

HALL

Mendelssohn’s ever-popular violin concerto, full of drama and exquisite melody, here accompanies a real rarity Schumann’s hauntingly beautiful Requiem. Written after he had committed himself to an asylum, it’s a fantastic showcase for the rich, resonant sound of the Philharmonia Chorale.

2023–2024 SEASON

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JAZZ

Samara Joy Born and raised in the Bronx, rising star

WHEN:

Samara Joy’s velvety, smooth voice

W E D N E S DAY,

puts her own enchanting interpretation

M AY 22,

on jazz standards from the Great

2024

American Songbook. On her Grammy award winning album, Linger Awhile,

S H OW T I M E :

23-year-old Samara Joy makes her case

7: 30 P M

to join the likes of Sarah, Ella, and Billie as the next jazz singing sensation

VENUE:

recorded by the venerable Verve Records.

BING C O N C E RT H A L L

JA ZZ / RO OT S / R&B

The Sound of (Black) Music Experience the songs from one of the most beloved

WHEN:

American musical classics reimagined through an

W E D N E S DAY,

Afrofuturistic lens, led by a dynamic group of art-

F E B RUA RY 28,

ists, including Brianna Thomas, Chareene Wade,

2024

Vuyo Sotashe, and more.

S H OW T I M E :

Here’s The Sound of Music you thought you knew transmuted through the lens of Black joy. This show was the hit of New York’s annual industry showcase last year with its irresistibly soulful take on Rogers and Hammerstein. You will never hear “Do Re Mi” quite the same way again - so radical and fun!

7:30 P M

VENUE: BING C O N C E RT H A L L

—Laura Evans, Director of Programming and Engagement

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PUPPETRY

Manual Cinema's Frankenstein Love, loss, and creation merge in unexpected ways as Manual Cinema presents its thrilling

“Thus strangely are our souls constructed, and by slight ligaments are we bound to prosperity and ruin.”

version of the classic Gothic tale Frankenstein.

The Chicago-based performance collective

—Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

imaginatively combines shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, sound effects, and live music in haunting shows like nothing else you’ve ever seen.

As modern-day society wrestles with the implications of new advances in artificial intelligence, one cannot help but reflect on the ethical questions raised in Shelley’s Frankenstein, where the intersection of science and humanity births a tragic creature who both is feared and pitied. In their third visit to Stanford Live, Manuel Cinema (Ada/Ava, No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks) brings its largest and most complex multidisciplinary spectacle to the Bing Concert Hall.

—Chris Lorway, Outgoing McMurtry Family Director, Stanford Live

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P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 1

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 2

WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

SAT U R DAY,

7 :30 P M

BING

S U N DAY,

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BING

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JAZZ

Samara Joy Born and raised in the Bronx, rising star

WHEN:

Samara Joy’s velvety, smooth voice

W E D N E S DAY,

puts her own enchanting interpretation

M AY 22,

on jazz standards from the Great

2024

American Songbook. On her Grammy award winning album, Linger Awhile,

S H OW T I M E :

23-year-old Samara Joy makes her case

7: 30 P M

to join the likes of Sarah, Ella, and Billie as the next jazz singing sensation

VENUE:

recorded by the venerable Verve Records.

BING C O N C E RT H A L L

JA ZZ / RO OT S / R&B

The Sound of (Black) Music Experience the songs from one of the most beloved

WHEN:

American musical classics reimagined through an

W E D N E S DAY,

Afrofuturistic lens, led by a dynamic group of art-

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ists, including Brianna Thomas, Chareene Wade,

2024

Vuyo Sotashe, and more.

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Here’s The Sound of Music you thought you knew transmuted through the lens of Black joy. This show was the hit of New York’s annual industry showcase last year with its irresistibly soulful take on Rogers and Hammerstein. You will never hear “Do Re Mi” quite the same way again - so radical and fun!

7:30 P M

VENUE: BING C O N C E RT H A L L

—Laura Evans, Director of Programming and Engagement

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N OV E M B E R 4, 2 02 3

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AMERICANA

American Railroad Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens

WHEN: W E D N E S DAY,

American Railroad highlights the cultural diffusion

N OV E M B E R 15,

and collaboration that resulted as African Amer-

2023

ican, Chinese, Irish, and Native American communities made vital contributions to the construction

S H OW T I M E :

of the Transcontinental Railroad. Under the

7:30 P M

leadership of Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens, the Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble

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recontextualizes the railroad through the sounds

BING

of the worlds that collided through its creation.

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G LO B A L

Carminho Fado’s ongoing renaissance shows no

WHEN:

signs of slowing down, and the emer-

T H U R S DAY,

gence of Carminho on the world stage

O C TO B E R 12,

is a sure sign that the haunting Por-

2023

tuguese style continues to thrive. The daughter of esteemed fadista Teresa

S H OW T I M E :

Siqueira, Carminho is steeped in the

7: 30 P M

soul-bearing tradition, but she’s honing a palette that embraces influences

VENUE:

from the far-flung Lusophone world,

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particularly Brazil, Angola and

C O N C E RT H A L L

Cape Verde.

G LO B A L

Kayhan Kalhor, Wu Man, Sandeep Das Three masters and old friends join

WHEN:

together in a new collaboration.

W E D N E S DAY,

Kayhan Kalhor (kamancheh), Wu Man

F E B RUA RY 21,

(pipa), and Sandeep Das (tabla) are

2024

established soloists in their individual traditions. Their new trio highlights

S H OW T I M E :

the ancient traditions of Iran, China,

7:30 P M

and India through a 21st century lens.

VENUE: B I N G C O N C E RT HALL

2023–2024 SEASON

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DANCE

KŌSA - between two mirrors

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 1 WHEN: SAT U R DAY, O C TO B E R 7, 2023

S H OW T I M E : 7:30 P M

Sankai Juku VENUE:

In KŌSA - between two mirrors, the world-renowned

M E M O R I A L AU D I TO R I U M

Butoh dance troupe Sankai Juku explores themes of anxiety and grief in the visceral, captivating

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cadence they are known best for. Directed, choreographed, and designed by Ushio Amagatsu,

WHEN:

the group’s founder, this piece is a meditation

S U N DAY, O C TO B E R 8, 2023

on the anxieties acutely felt by many in the past few years. With KŌSA, excerpts of Amagatsu’s

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previous masterpieces come together in Memorial

2:30 P M

Auditorium to create a catharsis to behold.

VENUE: M E M O R I A L AU D I TO R I U M

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 1 WHEN: SAT U R DAY, M A RC H 16, 2024

DANCE

Malpaso Dance Company

S H OW T I M E : 7:30 P M

VENUE: M E M O R I A L AU D I TO R I U M

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“Sparklingly present…and remarkably strong”

WHEN:

(The New York Times), Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Com-

S U N DAY, M A RC H 17, 2024

pany joins us for two performances with its dazzling, classically trained dancers.

S H OW T I M E : 2:30 P M

The program will include Osnel Delgado's 24 Hours and a Dog, Aszure Barton's Stillness in Bloom,

VENUE:

and Mats Ek's Woman with Water.

M E M O R I A L AU D I TO R I U M

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JAZZ

Terri Lyne Carrington New Standards

JAZZ

Terri Lyne Carrington presents an evening

Lakecia Benjamin

of jazz tunes composed by women – now there’s an idea. For too long, jazz standards – the tunes that dominate jazz repertory and that young musicians are taught to master – have almost exclusively been

It is easy to hear why saxophonist and composer

WHEN:

composed by men. From “My Funny Valen-

Lakecia Benjamin was named a 2020 Rising

SAT U R DAY,

tine” to “Maiden Voyage,” they are beloved

Star by the Downbeat Magazine Critics’ Poll.

JA N UA RY 27,

compositions. But where are the women?

Her third album Pursuance is a sax-driven set

2024

As founder and artistic director of the

of standards by both Alice and John Col-

Berklee Institute for Jazz and Gender

trane, featuring Benjamin and her band joined

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Justice, Carrington has curated a newly

by a stellar multi-generational lineup of

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published compilation of New Standards

guest artists.

composed by women, including Carla

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Bley, Cassandra Wilson, Marilyn Crispell,

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Lil Hardin Armstrong, Eliane Elias, Jaime Branch, Luciana Souza, Hiromi, Emily Remler, Anat Cohen, and others.

WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

T H U R S DAY,

7 :30 P M

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JAZZ

Linda May Han Oh

VENUE: B I N G C O N C E RT H A L L

Born in Malaysia, raised in Western Australia,

WHEN:

and now living in New York City, Linda May

F R I DAY,

Han Oh began playing piano, bassoon, and

JA N UA RY 26,

electric bass before starting upright bass in

2024

2002 at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts where she graduated with

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first-class honors. Oh has performed with the

7:0 0 P M & 9:00 P M

likes of Joe Lovano, Steve Wilson, Vijay Iyer,

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Dave Douglas, Kenny Barron, Geri Allen,

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Fabian Almazan, and Terri Lyne Carrington.

ST U D I O

JAZZ

Hiromi Grammy Award-winning jazz composer

WHEN:

and pianist, Hiromi, is utterly talented.

W E D N E S DAY,

With a mastery of dissonance and

O C TO B E R 1 1,

release, swift balance, and soulful expan-

2023

sion, Hiromi carves out a sound that’s unequivocally her own. Her incisive, yet

S H OW T I M E :

fluid melodic movement has captivated

7: 30 P M

audiences around the world.

VENUE: BING C O N C E RT H A L L

JAZZ

Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke Lean In A long-awaited collaboration between

WHEN:

Grammy-nominated vocalist Gretchen

SAT U R DAY,

Parlato and acclaimed guitarist Lionel

O C TO B E R 14,

Loueke, Lean In tells the story of 20 years

2023

of connection, inspiration and friendship between two musical soulmates.

S H OW T I M E : 7:0 0 P M & 9:00 P M

VENUE: ST U D I O

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JAZZ

Joshua Redman

NO PICTURE

Where Are We Hailed as one of the greatest jazz saxo-

WHEN:

phonists of his generation, Joshua Redman

F R I DAY,

kicks off Stanford Live’s 2023-24 season

S E P T E M B E R 22,

with his new album, Where Are We. Redman

2023

will be joined by Gabrielle Cavassa (vocals), Aaron Parks (piano), Joe Saunders (bass)

S H OW T I M E :

and Brian Blade (drums). Redman is also

7:30 P M

a visiting artist and lecturer in jazz improvisation at Stanford’s Department of Music.

VENUE: BING C O N C E RT H A L L

JAZZ

Joey Alexander As a pianist, composer, and bandleader,

WHEN:

Joey Alexander has been enjoying one

F R I DAY,

of the most ascendant careers in jazz,

JA N UA RY 19,

thanks to his mind-blowing technique,

2024

innate musical smarts, and ability to communicate irresistible joy. Whether

S H OW T I M E :

playing harmonic hide-and-seek with

7:30 P M

a Monk tune, negotiating the hairpin turns of a Coltrane classic, or gracefully

VENUE:

swinging on his own song “Bali,” this

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three-time Grammy nominee leaves

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audiences breathless.

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R E C I TA L

Bruce Liu Bruce Liu is an extraordinary pianist

WHEN:

whose international reputation soared

W E D N E S DAY,

in 2021, when he won the First Prize at

M AY 29,

the 18th Chopin International Piano

2024

Competition in Warsaw. Since then he has toured the world, sharing a

S H OW T I M E :

spellbinding synthesis of his myriad

7:30 P M

cultural and artistic inspirations. His tender, attentive approach lends to an

VENUE:

impressive range of expression and

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poignant articulation.

C O N C E RT H A L L

R EC I TA L

Emanuel Ax With an impressively precise attune-

WHEN:

ment to each piece he plays, Grammy

S U N DAY,

Award-winning pianist Emanuel Ax

O C TO B E R 8,

is a powerhouse. His ability to bring

2023

audiences both levity and potent power points to the warm strength he

S H OW T I M E :

carries as a musician. A Sony Classical

2: 30 P M

exclusive recording artist since 1987, Ax has been crafting perfectly balanced

VENUE:

and deeply impactful performances

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for decades, this one will be no exception.

C O N C E RT H A L L

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CHAMBER

New Century Chamber Orchestra Pulcinella Suite WHEN:

Embrace the elegant structure and exquisite

S U N DAY,

sense of restraint of Austrian composer Joseph

M A RC H 1 0,

Haydn, one of music’s most prominent “architects”

2024

during the Classical period. American cellist Sterling Elliott joins Daniel Hope and New Century

S H OW T I M E :

for Haydn’s beloved first cello concerto, a virtuoso

2 : 30 P M

showpiece for the instrument. In the second half of the program, Igor Stravinsky’s playful ballet

VENUE:

suite from Pulcinella offers a contrasting 20th

BING

century response to Haydn, using the amorous

C O N C E RT H A L L

hijinks of the famous Italian clown to tinker unpredictably (and to the delight of modern audiences) with the shapes and patterns of centuries-old Classical melodies.

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FILM /CHAM B ER

Wu Tsang's MOBY DICK; or, The Whale Award-winning filmmaker and visual artist Wu Tsang and the collective Moved by the Motion embark upon a feature-length, silent-film telling of Herman

“Human madness is oftentimes a cunning and most feline thing. When you think it fled, it may have but become transfigured into some still subtler form.”

Melville’s great American novel. The film includes original music composed by Caroline Shaw and

—Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, the Whale

Andrew Yee with Asma Maroof, performed live by the New Century Chamber Orchestra.

This adaptation, written by Sophia Al-Maria and directed by Tsang, follows the white whale above and below the surface of the water, developing a visual cosmology that resists the exploration and exploitation of the earth under imperial colonialism.

The narrative is interwoven with extracts by the Sub-Sub-Librarian, and tackles the novel’s subterranean currents, encountering the resistance of the

Moby Dick is a classic story of man versus nature.

Captain Ahab’s obsession with the whale suggests the only way for humans to gain dominion over something is to destroy it. At a time when the culture wars are once again dividing American society, Tsang’s Moby Dick presents a world that aims to transcend these issues. In a recent feature in the NY Times, she suggested that her work is designed “to find ways of bringing together people who might not otherwise see each other as worthy of interaction.”

ship’s hydrarchy, or organizational structure, and collectives of “mariners, renegades, and cast aways,”

—Chris Lorway, Outgoing McMurtry

as described by historian C.L.R. James.

Family Director, Stanford Live

Presented in partnership with San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

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P E R FO R M A N C E WHEN:

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VENUE:

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7 :30 P M

BING

N OV E M B E R 8, 2 02 3

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CHAMBER

New Century Chamber Orchestra Pulcinella Suite WHEN:

Embrace the elegant structure and exquisite

S U N DAY,

sense of restraint of Austrian composer Joseph

M A RC H 1 0,

Haydn, one of music’s most prominent “architects”

2024

during the Classical period. American cellist Sterling Elliott joins Daniel Hope and New Century

S H OW T I M E :

for Haydn’s beloved first cello concerto, a virtuoso

2 : 30 P M

showpiece for the instrument. In the second half of the program, Igor Stravinsky’s playful ballet

VENUE:

suite from Pulcinella offers a contrasting 20th

BING

century response to Haydn, using the amorous

C O N C E RT H A L L

hijinks of the famous Italian clown to tinker unpredictably (and to the delight of modern audiences) with the shapes and patterns of centuries-old Classical melodies.

30

S TA N FO R D L I V E

P E R FO R M A N C E WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

W E D N E S DAY,

7 :30 P M

BING

N OV E M B E R 8, 2 02 3

2023–2024 SEASON

C O N C E RT H A L L

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C H O R A L / H O L I D AY

El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered Concept by Julia Bullock An American Modern Opera Company Production WHEN: W E D N E S DAY,

Experience a uniquely distilled rendering of the

D EC E M B E R 1 3,

Christmas Oratorio. This new arrangement by

2 023

Christian Reif has been called “intimate, affecting and quietly rich with activism” by the New York

S H OW T I M E :

Times. The piece created by John Adams and Peter

7: 30 P M

Sellars celebrates Latin American poets and the voices of women. A rarely performed work, El Niño

VENUE:

ruminates on the notion that with the promise of

BING

new life, there is the equal threat of inexplicable

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violence and sacrifice.

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H O L I D AY

Storm Large: Holiday Ordeal

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 1 WHEN: F R I DAY, D EC E M B E R 8, 2023

S H OW T I M E : 7: 0 0 P M & 9 : 0 0 P M

VENUE:

What better way to spend a holiday

ST U D I O

than with Storm Large? Storm will love you, leave you, delight you and abuse you with wicked charm and stunning

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 2

vocals ‘til you’re begging for more.

Holiday Ordeal is a night of music, gags,

WHEN:

gifts, with songs ranging from “2000

SAT U R DAY, D EC E M B E R 9, 2023

Miles,” “Hallelujah,” and “Sock it to Me Santa,” to the greatest holiday

S H OW T I M E :

song never written for the holidays,

7: 0 0 P M & 9 : 00 P M

“Somebody to Love.”

VENUE: ST U D I O

H O L I D AY

Davina and the Vagabonds A Vagabond Holiday Davina and the Vagabonds have an

WHEN:

unforgettable sound, merging vocals

S U N DAY,

that are both charming and tactful

D EC E M B E R 10,

with brilliant jazz instrumentation. In

2023

A Vagabond Holiday, this internationally-renowned quintet shares an

S H OW T I M E :

energetically soulful celebration full

4:0 0 P M

of holiday cheer.

VENUE: BING C O N C E RT H A L L

2023–2024 SEASON

35

P E R F O R M A N C E / TA L K

Rob Kapilow's What Makes It Great?

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 1

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 2

D R E A M I N G O F A J E W I S H C H R I ST M A S

R H A P S O DY I N B LU E F E AT U R I N G T H E STA N FO R D JA Z Z O RC H E ST R A , D I R EC T E D BY M I C H A E L GA L I SAT U S

WHEN:

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VENUE:

WHEN:

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VENUE:

SAT U R DAY,

7: 30 P M

B I N G C O N C E RT

T H U R S DAY,

7:30 P M

B I N G C O N C E RT

HALL

A P R I L 25, 2024

D EC E M B E R 9, 2 02 3

HALL

Come hear and think about some of the most beloved

Rhapsody in Blue is George Gershwin’s most famous compo-

and celebrated Christmas songs in a whole new way. Rob

sition and a defining piece of the American Jazz Age, but

Kapilow tells the surprising stories behind your favorite

almost no one has heard the original 1924 version for piano

holiday songs, including “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of

and jazz band. Dramatically different from the orchestral

the Year,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Silver

piece we know today, it was written for Paul Whiteman’s jazz

Bells” – all written by Jewish composers. The story of how

band featuring highly unusual instrumentation. Come hear

this came to be is a remarkable tale of immigrant outsiders

the original composition, and dive into the fascinating story

who rejected their parents’ European pasts, embraced Tin

of a piece that marked a new era of American music.

Pan Alley, Broadway and Hollywood, and began to write the soundtrack to America’s dreams.

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H O L I D AY

A Chanticleer Christmas It wouldn’t be the holidays without

WHEN:

Chanticleer at Memorial Church.

T H U R S DAY,

San Francisco’s treasured men’s vocal

D EC E M B E R 14,

ensemble creates a new Christmas

2023

program each year, activating the church’s gorgeous acoustics to

S H OW T I M E :

create a feeling of community and

7: 30 P M

serene beauty.

VENUE: MEMORIAL C H U RC H

G LO B A L

Ladysmith Black Mambazo The five-time Grammy-winning choral

WHEN:

group from South Africa honors the

W E D N E S DAY,

legacy of late founder Joseph Shabalala

M A RC H 20,

as they continue to perform worldwide.

2024

From brilliantly harmonized a cappella songs sung in Zulu to traditional English

S H OW T I M E :

gospel songs such as "This Little Light"

7:30 P M

and "Amazing Grace," Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s spirited work soothes the

VENUE:

soul and brings a smile.

BING C O N C E RT H A L L

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CONTEMPOR ARY

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 1 W I L D U P : T H E M U S I C O F J U L I U S E A ST M A N

Wild Up

WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

F R I DAY,

7:30 P M

B I N G C O N C E RT

Julius Eastman was an American maverick and radical

F E B RUA RY 9,

who challenged the exclusionary foundations of European

2024

classical music and organized his compositions as tools

HALL

Following a residency on campus, Stanford students

for social change. Eastman was also an activist who

will join Wild Up to perform some of Eastman’s

deployed his life experiences as a gay African American

work including Gay Guerilla, Buddha, and Joy Boy.

as the impetus to question what it means to be American

Known for “organic music,” Eastman’s work will

and an artist, and the ideals of United States and west-

challenge the students to find their own inter-

ern classical music. Wild Up Artistic Director Christopher

pretation and vision.

Rountree launched the ensemble in 2010 with a vision that rejected outdated traditions and threw classical repertoire into the context of pop culture, new music, and

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 2

performance art.

W I L D U P : T H E M U S I C O F J U L I U S E A ST M A N FEMENINE WHEN:

S H OW T I M E :

VENUE:

SAT U R DAY,

7:30 P M

B I N G C O N C E RT

F E B RUA RY 10,

HALL

2024

A concert of Femenine by maverick composer Julius Eastman, co-presented with and performed by critically acclaimed classical music ensemble Wild Up.

CHAMBER

Junction Trio WHEN:

Junction Trio combines the talents

S U N DAY,

of violinist Stefan Jackiw, cellist Jay

O C TO B E R 29,

Campbell, and pianist/composer

2023

Conrad Tao, each of whom have been celebrated as soloists performing

S H OW T I M E :

around the world. “Watching the trio

4:0 0 P M

perform, one really couldn’t tell who was happier to be there—the rapt

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VENUE:

audience or the musicians... These

B I N G C O N C E RT

three are onto something special”

HALL

(The Boston Globe).

S TA N FO R D L I V E

CHAMBER

Sphinx Virtuosi Sphinx Virtuosi is a dynamic and

WHEN:

inspiring professional self-conducted

W E D N E S DAY,

chamber orchestra and serves as the

M A RC H 1 3,

flagship performing entity of the

2024

Sphinx Organization – the leading social justice non-profit dedicated

S H OW T I M E :

to transforming lives through the

7: 30 P M

power of diversity in the arts. Comprised of eighteen accomplished

VENUE:

Black and Latinx artists, a critical aim

BING

of the Sphinx Virtuosi is to evolve

C O N C E RT H A L L

and transform the face of classical music through artistic excellence, pioneering programming, and impassioned community engagement.

CHAMBER /DANCE

Calder Quartet + Antoine Hunter The Mind’s Ear: Motion Beyond Silence In this thrilling collaboration by the

WHEN:

imaginative Calder Quartet and dancer,

S U N DAY,

choreographer, and Deaf artist and

F E B RUA RY 25,

advocate, Antoine Hunter, audiences

2024

are offered an immersive and joyful journey into chamber music and dance

S H OW T I M E :

– and a special insight into Beethoven’s

2:30 P M

Op. 130 String Quartet and Grosse

2023–2024 SEASON

Fugue, written toward the end of his

VENUE:

life, when his hearing loss had a pro-

B I N G C O N C E RT

found impact on his life and work.

HALL

39

FILM/MUSIC

Coco in Concert Gather family and friends for a truly unique

WHEN:

concert experience - the joyous and tender

S U N DAY,

Pixar/Disney film Coco projected on a giant

N OV E M B E R 19,

screen while a mariachi orchestra plays

2023

Michael Giacchino’s magnificent score.

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old

S H OW T I M E :

ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming

7:0 0 P M

an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his

VENUE:

talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning

BING

and colorful Land of the Dead following

C O N C E RT H A L L

a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Héctor and together they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.

WHEN:

John Cameron Mitchell & Amber Martin

SAT U R DAY, JA N UA RY 20,

Cassette Roulette

2024

Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen S H OW T I M E :

John Cameron Mitchell (Sandman, Hedwig and

7:30 P M

the Angry Inch), one of alt-culture’s boldest creators, joins forces with international cabaret star

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Amber Martin for an evening of songs, stories

BING

and characters, all chosen by the hand of fate

C O N C E RT H A L L

on the ‘cassette roulette.’

S TA N FO R D L I V E

D A N C E / T H E AT E R

Juliet & Romeo Devised by Ben Duke & Solène Weinachter Directed by Ben Duke “Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. Then your love would also change.”

Lost Dog’s Juliet & Romeo reveals the real story of Shakespeare’s most revered couple. In this version, Romeo and Juliet didn’t die in a tragic misunderstanding. They grew up and lived happily ever after.

—William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Well, they lived at least.

Romeo and Juliet, arguably Shakespeare’s most famous play, has evolved into one of the core myths of our time. A story of unrequited love that faces unsurmountable obstacles and ends in tragedy, Romeo and Juliet has provided the source material for opera, ballet, popular film and other contemporary mediums (e.g. Bernstein’s West Side Story). Where last season we saw this story interpreted by Ronnie Burkett’s raunchy marionettes, this year we get a slightly different spin on the tale. Award-winning director Ben Duke asks the audience to join in a drama therapy session where the now 40-something couple (who somehow survived their poisonous end) reflect on their past as they grapple with the realities of mid-life and all its challenges.

Now Romeo and Juliet are 40ish. At least one of them is in the grips of a mid-life crisis. They feel constantly mocked by their teenage selves and are haunted by the pressures of being the poster couple for romantic love. They have decided to confront their current struggles by putting on a performance in front of a live audience – about themselves. Their therapist told them it was a terrible idea.

Directed by Olivier Award-nominated Ben Duke, Juliet & Romeo takes on our obsession with youth and the inevitable issues with romantic longevity.

—Chris Lorway, Outgoing McMurtry Family Director, Stanford Live

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P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 1

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 2

P E R FO R M A N C E N O. 3

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F R I DAY,

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SAT U R DAY,

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F E B RUA RY 1 , 2 024

F E B RUA RY 2, 2024

F E B RUA RY 3, 2024

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S H OW T I M E : 8:0 0 P M

S H OW T I M E : 2:30 P M

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FILM/MUSIC

Coco in Concert Gather family and friends for a truly unique

WHEN:

concert experience - the joyous and tender

S U N DAY,

Pixar/Disney film Coco projected on a giant

N OV E M B E R 19,

screen while a mariachi orchestra plays

2023

Michael Giacchino’s magnificent score.

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old

S H OW T I M E :

ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming

7:0 0 P M

an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his

VENUE:

talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning

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and colorful Land of the Dead following

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a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Héctor and together they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.

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John Cameron Mitchell & Amber Martin

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Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen S H OW T I M E :

John Cameron Mitchell (Sandman, Hedwig and

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the Angry Inch), one of alt-culture’s boldest creators, joins forces with international cabaret star

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Amber Martin for an evening of songs, stories

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and characters, all chosen by the hand of fate

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on the ‘cassette roulette.’

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VOCAL /CHAM B ER

Jakub Józef Orliński with Il Pomo d’Oro Beyond

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Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński has

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surged to the heights of the international classical

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music scene with ease, his vibrancy paving his path and setting him apart from the rest. Founded

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in 2012 by Giulio D’Alessio and Gesine Lübben,

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Il Pomo d’Oro swiftly established itself as an ensemble of outstanding quality. These powerful

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forces come together in stunning synchronicity

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in this Bing Concert Hall performance.

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E A R LY M U S I C

Les Violons du Roy with special guest Miloš Jonathan Cohen, Music Director Les Violons du Roy has been a focal

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point of Québec City’s musical life since

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it was founded by Bernard Labadie

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in 1984. The ensemble takes its name

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from the celebrated court orchestra of the French kings. Under music director

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Jonathan Cohen, this orchestra soars to

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truly regal heights. With classical guitarist Miloš, Les Violons du Roy explores

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an expansive chamber orchestra

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repertoire with a skillful faithfulness to

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the period of each work.

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Sasha Cooke WHEN:

Two-time Grammy Award-winning

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mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke comes

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to Bing Concert Hall to fill the space

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with lush elegance. Accompanied

by Laura Dahl of Stanford’s Depart-

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ment of Music on piano, Cooke will

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soar with her vocal finesse and agility.

Members of the St. Lawrence String

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Quartet, will perform "Rückert Lieder"

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alongside Cooke.

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Co-presented by the A. Jess Shenson Recital Series.

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Viano String Quartet and Mahan Esfahani In a new piece by Gavin Bryars, Viano

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String Quartet and Mahan Esfahani

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come together with sharp coherence.

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Viano String Quartet are First Prize

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winners of the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition, and their

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crispness as an ensemble continues to

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enjoy international praise. The combined force of Viano and critically-acclaimed

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harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani is bound

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to inspire awe.

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Mahan Esfahani In Recital Mahan Esfahani has made it his life’s

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mission to rehabilitate the harpsichord,

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bringing it into the mainstream of con-

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cert instruments. Performances by the

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Iranian-born harpsichordist leave critics breathless and audiences rapt - his

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light touch and superhuman agility con-

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juring interpretations that are “exquisite beyond measure” (Los Angeles Times).

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We have long wanted to invite harpsichord innovator and Stanford alum Mahan Esfahani to perform on the series. Making up for lost time, audiences can experience his artistry and creative programming in two settings: with Viano and a solo recital where his creative programming choices can really shine.

—Laura Evans, Director of Programming and Engagement

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Takács Quartet with Julian Labro WHEN:

The world-renowned Takács Quartet

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was founded in 1975 in Budapest,

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Hungary. Today the quartet, comprised

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of Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes (violins), Richard O’Neill (viola) and

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András Fejér (cello), captivates audiences

2:30 P M

with their innovative programming.

In collaboration with bandoneon virtu-

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Daniel Lozakovich and Behzod Abduraimov

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Meet two of the international classical

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scene’s brightest shining stars in a high flying collaboration on the stage at

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Bing Concert Hall. Daniel Lozakovich, a

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genius violinist and Behzod Abduraimov, a highly-renowned pianist in his own

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right, perform a program featuring

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Prokofieff, Schumann, and Beethoven.

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oso Julian Labro, the program features

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music from Labro, Dessner, Bach,

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Ravel, and more.

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Book of Mountains and Seas Huang Ruo, composer and librettist Basil Twist, director and designer

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A daring new work by composer Huang Ruo and puppeteer

Basil Twist is a third-generation puppeteer and object theater

/designer/director Basil Twist, Book of Mountains and Seas

artist, renowned globally for his visionary adaptations of

is a modern take on ancient Chinese creation myths, first

opera, dance, and theater. Chinese-born American composer

transcribed in the 4th Century BC, yet strikingly relevant

Huang Ruo has been called “one of the world’s leading

to our current struggle with climate change. An ensemble of

young composers” and was formerly Composer in Residence

massive puppets, as fanciful as they are terrifying, and the

at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

chorus of Ars Nova Copenhagen challenge us through music and stunning visual tableaux to consider the power of the natural world and our vital, yet tenuous, relationship to it.

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CONTEMPOR ARY

The Living Earth Show Lyra In their brilliant collaboration, Lyra, The Living Earth Show and Post:ballet embody the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, viscerally studying questions of empathy, technology, and our relationship to the natural world.

The music of composer Samuel Adams, the movement of choreographer Vanessa Thiessen, and the cinematography of Benjamin Tarquin come together in the perfect balance of entrancing rhythms and captivating movement. Created both in quarantine and in person, Lyra seamlessly weaves together digital and physical realms, with The Living Earth Show gracing the stage with their refreshing sonic explorations.

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Kaki King SEI In her continuous quest to explore the outer bounds

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of what is possible for the guitar, SEI is a new full-

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length performance piece where guitar movement takes over the entire stage. In SEI (which means "six"

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in Italian), guitarists become dancers, coordinating their whole bodies to perform the rigors of both

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choreography and composition. Multiple guitars on WHEN:

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stands are spaced out strategically, in a design

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allowing for music and movement to be created between them. In SEI, the relationship between the

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players is revealed musically and physically, a progression of distance and space-like the progression

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between the six individual strings of the guitar.

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The Lost Bird Project

Stanford Arts District Now on view through Feb 2024

Memorials to Extinct Birds

The Lost Bird Project by Todd McGrain is

times and vanished species. The Great

disappearance, like the buffalo’s, was thought to be inconceivable.

part natural history, part artist’s diary,

Auk, Labrador Duck, Passenger Pigeon,

documenting the extraordinary effort

Carolina Parakeet, and Heath Hen were

to place a series of public memorials

birds that once filled unique niches in

As works of site-specific environmental

to birds driven to extinction in modern

the North American landscape from

art, the sculptures featured in The Lost Bird Project were originally placed in the

times. As a chronicle of humankind’s

the shores of Labrador and New York to

impact on our changing world and a

the Midwestern plains. Across the great

locations where the birds were last seen

moving record of dwindling biodiversity,

American prairie, the skies were nearly

in the wild and are currently placed

The Lost Bird Project is an ode to vanished

black with Passenger Pigeons whose

throughout the Stanford Arts District.

The Lost Bird Project is courtesy of the artist and presented through the collaboration of Stanford Live, Anderson Collection at Stanford University, and Stanford Office of the Vice President for the Arts.

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