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"Parisian amateurs taking advantage of Rossini's sojourn in Italy to perform a selection from William Tell," from "Musical Sketches" as published in Le Charivari Feb. 9, 1852, is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier on exhibit at The Palmer Museum of Art on the University Park campus. This exhibit continues through Dec. 13.
Jon Nakamatsu and the Tokyo String Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus. For tickets or more information, call (814) 863-0255 or (800) 278-7849.
The Penn State Glee Club will celebrate its 110th anniversary during its annual Homecoming Concert at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus. Tickets are $6 for general admission, $2 for students, and are available at the Arts Ticket Center in Eisenhower Auditorium or by calling (814) 863-0255.
The concert will include works by Bach, Mendelssohn and Bruckner plus folk songs from around the world. The 80-member men's chorus also will premiere "Irish Ballads and Drinking Songs," written by Director Bruce Trinkley to celebrate the anniversary.
The Hi-Lo's will sing English glees and folk songs. Barbershop and doo-wop favorites will be performed by the Varsity Quartet. Glee Club alumni from 1929 to the present will join in. The Glee Club is Penn State's oldest musical group.
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival performs Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.
Written in the 1590s, "The Taming of the Shrew" is rooted in the dramatic conflict prevalent in Shakespeare's time: a patriarchal society in which laws and practice deprived women of any measure of equality or power.
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents an all-new production of the popular play. Set in the 1950s, this new version examines the roles of men and women, and parents and children.
Prices are $25 for general admission, $21 for students and $15 for children ages 12 and younger. For tickets or more information, call the Arts Ticket Center at (814) 863-0255 or (800) 278-7849.
Professor Marylene Dosse will present a piano recital at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the School of Music Recital Hall on the University Park campus. She will perform an all-Spanish program. Dosse has performed extensively in Europe, South America and in most major cities in the United States. The recital is free to the public.
The Penn State Mallet Ensemble, directed by Gifford Howarth, will perform for the free Bach's Lunch concert at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel on the University Park campus. The 20-minute concert is part of the Bach's Lunch series sponsored by the College of Arts and Architecture School of Music and the University Lutheran Parish.
The Mallet Ensemble consists of four percussion majors and one composition major in the School of Music. After the concert, audience members may take their bag lunches to the Roy and Agnes Wilkinson Lounge in Eisenhower Chapel. Coffee and tea will be provided.
BalletMet will perform the ballet "Beauty and the Beast" at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.
The first ballet production of the popular fairy tale, "Beauty and the Beast" is based on the 18th century French folk tale and will be set to a music compilation of Post-Romantic and Impressionistic French composers.
BalletMet is the resident company of Columbus, Ohio.
Prices are $26 for general admission, $22 for students and $16 for children ages 12 and younger. For tickets or more information, call the Arts Ticket Center at (814) 863-0255 or (800) 278-7849.
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medalist Jon Nakamatsu will perform with the Tokyo String Quartet at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.
Nakamatsu, 29, won the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1997. With no formal conservatory training, the high school German teacher has studied with the same teacher since the age of 6. His virtuosic performance at the competition won him instant acclaim.
The Tokyo String Quartet is one of the supreme chamber ensembles in the world. Praised for its technical command and elegant performance style, the quartet has received extraordinary acclaim since its founding in 1969. The ensemble performs more than 100 concerts each year across the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and the Far East.
Prices are $25 and $21 for general admission; $21 and $17 for students; and $15 and $12 for children 12 and younger. For tickets or more information, call the Arts Ticket Center at (814) 863-0255 or (800) 278-7849.
The Coasters, The Drifters and The Platters will be performing hits from the golden era of vocal groups at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.
The Coasters, who sing in doo-wop style, are known mostly for their clever lyrics and novelty songs. The group's hits include "Searchin,'" "Yakety Yak," "Charlie Brown" and "Love Potion #9."
Blending the streetwise sound of '50s rhythm and blues with '60s soul and gospel music, The Drifters epitomize the New York City sound. The group's hits include "There Goes My Baby," "This Magic Moment," "Up on the Roof" and "Save the Last Dance for Me."
Finally, one of the top vocal groups of the '50s, The Platters deliver
smooth, stylized renditions of pop songs. With such hits as "Only You,"
"The Great Pretender," "My Prayer" and "Twilight
Time," the group
chooses adult ballads and standards that are delivered with crisp, impeccable
harmonies framed by heavy string arrangements.
Tickets are $24 for general admission and $20 for students.
For tickets or more information, contact the Arts Ticket Center at (814) 863-0255. Outside the local calling area, call (800) 278-7849.
Music at Noon: The Logan Wintergarden Series continues with a performance by the DaPonte String Quartet on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Penn State Erie. Guests may bring a brown-bag lunch to the noon concert in the Reed Union Building and enjoy the group's rich, expressive Hungarian style. All performances in the Logan Series are free to the public.
For more information, call (814) 898-6171.