| This week's arts briefs: Orchestra concert Music recitals Concert at Eisenhower Soulful music Bach's lunch WWF event Mellencamp to visit Dylan returns |
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On stageThe David Grisman Quintet performs "Dawg" music, a blend of influences from bluegrass, jazz, Latin, swing, folk and classical, at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus. The performance is part of the Center for the Performing Arts "Music with Roots" series. For ticket information call (814) 863-0255. |
One-time performance Pennsylvania Centre Stage
will present Love Letters, starring Lee Meriwether, at 8 p.m. Oct.
23 in Schwab Auditorium on the University Park campus. The show is
presented as a bonus for Pennsylvania Centre Stage season subscribers.
For information, call (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. |
The Penn State Chamber Orchestra and the Penn State Philharmonic will perform a joint concert at 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 1, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus. The orchestras are under the direction of Pu-Qi Jiang, associate professor of music.
This performance marks the opening of the concert season for the orchestras.
Tickets are $4.50 for adults and $2.50 for students and are available at the Arts Ticket Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, or by calling (814) 863-0255.
Three faculty recitals are scheduled in the School of Music:
n Norman Spivey, associate professor of music, will present a recital of musical theatre works at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, in the School of Music Recital Hall on the University Park campus.
Spivey will be joined by Matt Doebler, pianist; Joe Abraham and Joe Thompson, music theatre voice majors; Lori Formby, Elisa Matthews and Abigail Showalter, graduate voice students; and Mary Saunders, assistant professor of voice. Saunders, who most recently performed and maintained a voice studio in New York City, will mark her Penn State debut with this performance.
n Cellist Kim Cook, associate professor of music, and pianist Marylène Dosse, professor of music, will present a recital of works by Richard Strauss, Frederic Chopin and Leo Ornstein at 8 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 3, in the School of Music Recital Hall on the University Park campus. The recital is free to the public.
n Duo Concertant will perform a recital of works for violin and piano by Igor Stravinsky at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, in the School of Music Recital Hall on the University Park campus. Violinist James Lyon and pianist Timothy Shafer, both associate professors of music, comprise Duo Concertant. The program is free to the public.
The Penn State Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Penn State Symphonic Band will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus. Both ensembles are under the direction of Dennis Glocke, associate professor of music.
Tickets are $5 for general admission and $3.50 for students and are available at the Arts Ticket Center, Eisenhower Auditorium or by calling (814) 863-0255.
"Zoot," a powerful duo with rich vocals, will appear live in the Penn State Harrisburg Gallery Lounge at noon Wednesday, Oct. 6. The performance by Rob Chaseman and Andrew Dykers is free to the public. The group has shared the stage with the Dave Matthews Band, Edwin McCane, Verve Pipe, Sister Hazel, the Doobie Brothers, and many other national acts.
The Penn State Bassoon Ensemble will perform for the Bach's Lunch concert at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, in the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel on the University Park campus.
The Bassoon Ensemble is directed by Daryl Durran, associate professor of bassoon. Performers include members of the Penn State Philharmonic, Wind Ensemble, Symphony Band and the Chamber Orchestra. All members of the Bassoon Ensemble are students of Durran.
The free, 20-minute concert is sponsored by the College of Arts and Architecture's School of Music and the University Lutheran Parish.
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.
The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Raw is War will be at The Bryce Jordan Center at 7:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8. Tickets are $32, $26.50, $21.50 and $16 for reserved seating, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2. There is a $3 discount for Penn State students on the $21.50 and $16 tickets (limit 2 per I.D., good on sales at the Jordan Center Ticket Center and campus locations only). Wristbands will be made available from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, and from 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, for sales at the Bryce Jordan Ticket Center only.
WWF Superstars scheduled to appear include Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Undertaker, Debra, Val Venus, Edge and others. For more information, check the Web at http://www.wwf.com/.
Tickets are available at the Bryce Jordan Ticket Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, select Uni-Marts and Commonwealth Campus outlets, or charge by phone at (814) 865-5555 or (800) 863-3336.
John Mellencamp will perform with special guest Susan Tedeschi at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, at The Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus. Reserved seat tickets are $32.50 and $27.50.
The concert kicks off the second leg of Mellencamp's "Rural Electrification Tour." His new album, John Mellencamp, remains true to the signature elements of his sound and sensibility, while exploring a new range of personal themes.
In addition to his 36 gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards from 1982-97, Mellencamp has been nominated for 11 Grammys.
Tickets are available at the Bryce Jordan Ticket Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, select Uni-Marts and Commonwealth Campus outlets, or charge by phone at (814) 865-5555 or (800) 863-3336.
Bob Dylan will be joined by Phil Lesh and Friends at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at The Bryce Jordan Center. General admission and reserved seats are $29.50.
Dylan has been recognized as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation and a figure of incalculable influence on popular music from the 1960s on.
Lesh is an original band member of one of the top-grossing concert acts in the music business, The Grateful Dead. After Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia's death in 1995, Lesh continued to tour.
Tickets are available at the Bryce Jordan Ticket Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, select Uni-Marts and Commonwealth Campus outlets, or charge by phone at (814) 865-5555 or (800) 863-3336.