Featuring the top string ensembles from Lamont in this final performance of the season!
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Event Type: Concert
Guest artist: Nigel North, lute
More or less self taught on the lute, Nigel North has for over 30 years developed a unique musical life as a teacher, accompanist, soloist, director, and writer.Nigel was initially inspired into music at age 7 by the early 60s instrumental pop group The Shadows. He studied classical music through the violin and guitar, eventually discovering his real path in life—the lute—when he was 15. Some milestones on the way have included the publication of a continuo tutor (Faber 1987), representing his work and passion for this subject; the ensemble Romanesca, which was formed by Nigel together with Andrew Manze and John Toll, and which from 1988 to 1998 explored, performed and recorded 17th-century chamber music, winning several international awards for its recordings. Nigel’s adaptions for lute of the music of J.S.Bach have won particular acclaim: he recorded his 4-Volume CD collection Bach on the Lute for Linn Records between 1994 and 1997. Recent recording projects have included Robert Dowland’s A Musical Banquet with soprano, Monika Mauch, for ECM (2008), Lute Songs with tenor Charles Daniels for ATMA (2007), and the Lute Music of Robert Johnson for Naxos (2010).Since 1999, Nigel North has been Professor of Lute at the Early Music Institute, Indiana University. He has previously taught the lute at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London), the Hochschule der Künste (Berlin), the Royal Conservatory in Den Haag (Netherlands).Tickets: $12
Hamilton Hall
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Cello Studio Recital
The cello students of Matthew Zalkind share what they’ve been working on so far this quarter.
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Lamont Opera Theatre: “The Little Prince” by Rachel Portman
A stranded pilot meets a young prince who has fallen to Earth from a tiny asteroid. As the Little Prince explores Earth, he meets a number of colorful, and often puzzling, characters. Based on Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s novella, this opera by composer Rachel Portman and librettist Nicholas Wright will be beloved by the entire family.Tickets: $20 to $40
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Jazz Guitar Ensemble and Vocal Repertoire Ensemble
The Jazz Guitar Ensemble is directed by Mike Abbott. The Vocal Repertoire Ensemble is directed by Donna Wickham.
Lamont Wind Ensemble
Join us for a Latin-themed program on the final performance of the season!$5 for reserved parterre seats, or FREE general admissionComplimentary parking
Lamont Symphony Orchestra
The program will feature the winner of the DU Solo Honors Competition: Dylan Tyree performing Dvorak’s Cello Concerto, conducted by Brett Mitchell. Plus, Suppé’s “Overture to the Pique Dame” conducted by Joseph Reyna and Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 “London” conducted by Cosima Luther.$5 for reserved parterre seats, or FREE general admissionComplimentary parking
Faculty Artists Recital Series: Le Boeuf Brothers
Remy Le Boeuf – Alto Sax
Pascal Le Boeuf – Piano
Martin Nevin – Bass
Christian Euman – DrumsThe Le Boeuf Brothers are “talented musicians and award-winning composers who channel their influences, environments, and resources into works that reflect their own identities.” (All About Jazz). Pianist Pascal Le Boeuf and saxophonist Remy Le Boeuf (Chair of Jazz and Commercial Music Studies at Lamont) “pursue a hyper-fluent streamlined modern ideal” (New York Times) with “an impressive level of sophistication.” (San Francisco Chronicle).$12 general admission; free for students
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Faculty Artists Recital Series: Jeri Jorgensen & Cullan Bryant
Jerilyn Jorgensen is a member of the performance faculty of Colorado College and has been adjunct faculty in violin and chamber music at the Lamont School of Music of the University of Denver as well as Visiting Assistant Professor of Violin at the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam. From 1980-2004 she was first violinist of the Da Vinci Quartet, and as a member of that ensemble she has performed throughout the United States, been a prizewinner in the Shostakovich International String Quartet Competition and finalist in the Naumburg Chamber Music Competition, and appeared on PBS’s NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.Pianist Cullan Bryant is a preeminent chamber musician and accompanist in New York City. He has been heard in collaboration with many of the great musicians of the century including violinist and UN Messenger of Peace Midori, violinists Oleh Krysa, Misha Keylin, Emanuel Borok, cellists Peter Rejto, Paul Tobias, members of the Amati, American, and Borromeo Quartets, members of the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, Orchestra of St Luke’s, NYC Ballet, Boston and Detroit Symphonies in such venues as Merkin and Alice Tully Halls, Metropolitan Museum and Detroit’s Orchestra Hall.$12 general admission; free for students
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Xperimental Jazz Ensemble
This group, under the direction of Donna Wickham, focuses on avant-garde jazz, improvisation, and the compositions of its own members.Free, no ticket required