Grammy-winning rising star Samara Joy tours following the release of her newest album, Linger Awhile. Samara comes from a rich musical background, stemming from gospel roots. The Bronx native, at only 23 years old, is quickly cementing her status as a Gen Z jazz icon. A classic jazz singer from the next generation, Samara has a stunningly beautiful and almost unbelievably rich voice for her age, contributing to her timeless and irresistible sound. With her upcoming Verve Records debut, Linger Awhile, Samara makes her case to join the likes of Sarah, Ella and Billie as the next mononymous jazz singing sensation recorded by the venerable label.
Location: Denver
Compagnie Herve Koubi
French-Algerian dance prodigy Herve Koubi brings his dance company, featuring 14 virtuoso street performers, to perform a diverse array of dance feats and impressive stunts. Hervé Koubi grew up in France where he studied biology and dance at the University of Aix-en-Provence before deciding to concentrate on a dancing career and graduating from the Rosella Hightower School of Dance in Cannes. Since 2010, he has been working with a group of all-male street dancers from North Africa on various long form works including “What The Day Owes To The Night” to be performed at the Newman Center.
National Geographic Live: Life on the Vertical with Mark Synnott
Join Mark Synnott, renowned big wall rock-climber, as he speaks on his experiences with climbing, exploration, and nature.Mark Synnott is a man on the brink of new discovery. A big wall rock-climber of the highest order, he’s made legendary first ascents of some of the world’s tallest, most forbidding walls, from Baffin Island to Pakistan. Today, he uses his skills to break scientific ground, reaching incredibly inaccessible environments in search of rare species. It’s all in the spirit of adventure and exploration in order to educate about these sites of strange, remote beauty.
National Geographic Live: Nature to Medicine with Zoltan Takacs
Join adventurer, biomedical scientist and inventor Zoltan Takacs as he speaks on the healing properties of some of the world’s deadliest venoms.The Earth’s deadliest animal venoms are a source of a number of lifesaving medicines used to treat everything from heart attacks to diabetes. Yet there are millions of venom toxins in nature that remain unexplored. Biomedical scientist and inventor Zoltan Takacs collects snake, scorpion, jellyfish, and other venoms from around the world. Back in the lab, using cutting-edge genomics, he creates combinatorial venom libraries to identify leads for novel medicines.
Lamont Bluegrass Ensemble
The Bluegrass Ensemble brings some of the finest in Americana music right to our recital hall.Free admission
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Steel Drum Ensemble
The Steel Drum Ensemble, under the direction of Tom Miller, performs Afro-Caribbean, Brazilian, jazz, pop and contemporary styles. Free admission
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Lamont Percussion Ensemble
The Lamont Percussion Ensemble performs traditional percussion ensemble music as well as music from today’s important composers, which includes commissions specifically written for our group.Free admission
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Modern Music Ensemble
In the Modern Music Ensemble, participants explore recently-written repertoire while developing entrepreneurship skills required of the 21st-century musician. Group sizes can range from duos to larger chamber ensembles. Repertoire varies from the 20th century to today, including electronic and electro-acoustic music.Free admission
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Classical Guitar Ensemble
Ensembles vary in size from duos to octets, and we especially emphasize collaboration with singers and other instrumentalists. Repertoire includes music from the Renaissance to the present day.Free admission
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Lamont Composer’s Concert Series
The Lamont Composers Concert Series (LCCS) is a quarterly concert featuring new compositions by graduate and undergraduate students. All composition majors are invited to submit acoustic, electronic or electro-acoustic works for the LCCS each quarter. As all LCCS concerts are recorded, our compositions students are able to develop their craft while they build their portfolio.Free admission
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