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32 Madness and Music

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doN roth, Ph.d.EXECUTivE DirECTOr

From the DirectorI am proud to share with you the artists and speakers who comprise the NINth SeaSoN of the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for thePerforming Arts, UC Davis. The season is both classic and contemporary. It is filled with well-established stars and artists just coming on the horizon, bringing the best from the U.S. and the entire globe. We’ll move seamlessly from classical and baroque, to bluegrass and jazz and almost all points in between. To paraphrase Duke Ellington, we promise to deliver only GoodMuSIC, Not the other kINd.

I remain very careful about applying the term VIrtuoSo, but I encourage you to take a quick look at some of the talent we’ve assembled for this season and reach your own conclusions:• Two genre-crossing super trios that speak for themselves: Zakir Hussain, Béla Fleck, and Edgar Meyer Mark O’Connor, John Patitucci, and Julian Lage• Pianist Yefim Bronfman, who Esa-Pekka Salonen says “can play better than most other people on the planet”• Jazz guitar gods Bill Frisell and John Scofield• Violinist Robert McDuffie, the inspiration for Philip Glass’s new American Four Seasons

Each musician above is a true MaSter of hIS INStruMeNt—

and that’s only a short list of the many Mondavi Center artists that could easily make the cut. With 63 productions and 93 total PerforMaNCeS, there is much more on the schedule than I can possibly capture here.

I do hope you will decide to take a journey of discovery and enjoyment with us.

P.S. Remember, by purchasing a SerIeS SubSCrIPtIoN or ChooSe-your-oWN PlaN, you’ll secure the beSt SeatS at the very beSt PrICe. Just one more reason to buy early!

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ClaSSiCal FavoriteS:SeaSonS {P. 16} Venice Baroque Orchestra with Robert McDuffieNew Century Chamber Orchestra with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg

Madeleine AlbrightJonah LehrerDaniel Handler Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.David Sedaris

DiStinguiSheD SpeakerS {P. 20}

CroSSingS {P. 8} The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo MaBéla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, & Edgar MeyerRoby Lakatos Ensemble

DireCtor’S ChoiCe {P. 4}

Stew and The Negro Problem with Heidi RodewaldKronos Quartet, Music of Sigur RósMax Raabe & Palast Orchester

orCheStra {P. 12}San Francisco SymphonyDresden StaatskapelleSan Francisco Symphony and ChorusSt. Petersburg Philharmonic OrchestraOrquesta Nacionales de España

jaCkSon hall jazz {P. 14}Dianne ReevesOrnette Coleman Bill Frisell & John ScofieldBranford Marsalis & Terence Blanchard

DanCe {P. 18} Paul Taylor Dance CompanyMark Morris Dance GroupLucinda Childs: DANCE

StuDio ClaSSiCS:CroSSingS {P. 10} Christopher O’RileySimone Dinnerstein and Tift MerrittLara Downes

ConCert {P. 6}Itzhak Perlman, violinJoshua Bell, violinYefim Bronfman, pianoTakács Quartet, with Nobuyuki Tsujii

SpeCial eventS {P. 22, 42, & 44}

Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterFocus on FilmRising Stars of OperaAmerican Bach SoloistsLa Rondine Cinemacast

marvelS {P. 34}MOMIX: BotanicaCirque Eloize: ID

worlD Stage: muSiC {P. 36}BuikaMariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano Pablo Ziegler: Beyond Tango

worlD Stage: DanCe {P. 38}Bayanihan National Folk Dance Company of the PhilippinesGamelan ÇudamaniTango Fire

StuDio jazz {P. 30}Delfeayo Marsalis Octet & SextetTord Gustavsen and Solveig SlettahjellVijay Iyer

maDneSS anD muSiC {P. 32}

Electronic Mixed Media ConcertEmpyrean EnsembleAlarm Will SoundEric Zivian, pianoUC Davis Symphony Orchestra

ChilDren’S Stage {P. 24} Imago: ZooZooLara Downes Family ConcertDan Zanes and Friends

Alexander String Quartet with Robert Greenberg

alexanDer String Quartet {P. 28}

ameriCan heritage {P. 26} Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon RangersLos LobosMark O’Connor, John Patitucci, & Julian Lage

Debut {P. 40}Jeanine De Bique, sopranoKenric Tam, pianoCurtis On Tour

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kroNoS QuartetMusic of Sigur rósThursday, december 9, 2010 | 8Pm Jh

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For more than 30 years, Kronos Quartet has pursued a singular artistic vision, combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to expanding the range and context of the string quartet. The group’s exploration of the ambient, ethereal music of Icelandic band Sigur Rós underscores the narrow distance between contemporary classical music and instrumental rock. The program also features music from Kronos’s contribution to the soundtrack of Darren Aronofsky’s film The Fountain.

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Combining both the biggest and smallest shows of Sigur Rós’ career, Heima is an unconventional concert film that provides a unique insight into one of the world’s shyest and least understood bands captured live in their natural habitat during the icelandic summer.

Max raabe & PalaSt orCheSterWednesday, aPril 13, 2011 |8 Pm Jh

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Slick, nostalgic, and unmistakably modern, Berlin-based Max Raabe & Palast Orchester bring Weimar-era cabaret to life, channeling the high style and musical glory of the 1920s and 1930s with uncanny precision, drama, and humor. Playing a mix of German and American standards, the elegant, ironic Raabe and his talented 12-piece band provide an unparalleled, unexpected evening’s entertainment.

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Singer-songwriter Stew’s career took an unexpected turn in 2006. After a successful career fronting his two critically acclaimed bands, Stew and The Negro Problem, with collaborator Heidi Rodewald, he transformed his life story into the musical Passing Strange. The show, which debuted at the Berkeley Rep, won a Tony Award for “Best Book of a Musical,” and two Obies. A four-time Tony nominee, Stew returns to his rock and roll roots for this double shot of shows.

film Screening | Passing Strangemonday, ocTober 25, 2010 | 7Pm VsT

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Watch Spike Lee’s film version of Passing Strange, of which The New York Times said, “A show not simply preserved by Mr. Lee’s camera, but brought, somehow, to its fullest, strangest, most electrifying realization.”

“Wringing heart from hard truth, beauty from cooked curls, joy fromconcern.” —L.A.Weekly on Stew

“The most elegant kind of Pop-Music.”—San Francisco Chronicleon Max Raabe

Kronos QuartetStew and The Negro Problem

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dIreCtor’S ChoICeeach season it is my pleasure to put together a director’s Choice series. for 2010–2011, I’mpleased to present an eclectic mix of performers that range from Weimar cabaret to art rock. Some of these performers may be unknown to you, but I believe they are among the mostinteresting artists working today.

author and star of his autobiographical rock happening Passing Strange, Stew is about assmart as rock gets these days. hearing him in the intimate Vanderhoef Studio theatre will be a real treat. Speaking of smart rock, kronos Quartet returns to the Mondavi Center with an amazing program that features Icelandic rock group Sigur rós’s beautiful and atmospheric instrumental rock music. My final director’s Choice is the droll and fantastic Max raabe and Palast orchester. like the trockadero ballet company we presented in 2010, raabe’s Weimar republic cabaret performances combine absolute virtuosity (yes, there’s that word again) with the ability to make you laugh as well, with the occasional britney Spears cover. I hope you join me for director’s Choice—performances that I believe will be well enjoyed and long remembered.

—don roth

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Itzhak Perlman Yefim Bronfman

yefIM broNfMaN, PIaNo saTurday, march 12, 2011 | 8Pm Jh

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One of the most talented virtuoso pianists performing today, pianist Yefim Bronfman’s commanding technique and exceptional lyrical gifts have won him critical acclaim and enthusiastic audiences worldwide. He also keeps very good musical company, collaborating with the San Francisco Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle, royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and legendary soloists Issac Stern, Emanuel Ax, and Gil Shaham. Born in the Soviet Union, he studied at the Julliard School, Marlboro, and the Curtis Institute.

“He doesn’t let that piano conceal a thing. Whatever’s in there is going to come out, and come out with its hands in the air.”—Philip Roth, The Human Stain

takáCS Quartet with Nobuyuki tsujii, piano saTurday, aPril 2, 2011 | 8Pm Jh REGULAR $68 $57 $35ADD-ON & CYO $58 $48 $30

Haydn: String Quartet No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 74 Bartók: String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 7 Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44

The Takács Quartet plays with a unique blend of drama, warmth, and humor, combining four distinct musical personalities to bring fresh insights to the string quartet repertoire. Acclaimed interpreters of Bartók, the quartet, which includes violist Geraldine Walther, makes its Mondavi Center debut. They are joined by 22-year-old Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii. Blind since birth, “Nobu” has forged an impressive award-winning resume, including his recent gold medal at the 2009 Van Cliburn international Piano Competition.

Itzhak PerlMaN, VIolIN saTurday, January 22, 2011 | 8Pm Jh


Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. in January 2009, Perlman was honored to take part in the inauguration of President Barack Obama, premiering a piece written for the occasion by John Williams and performing with clarinetist Anthony McGill, pianist Gabriela Montero, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. President Reagan granted hima “Medal of Liberty” in 1986, and President Clinton awarded him the “National Medal of Arts” in 2000.

JoShua bell, VIolIN Wednesday February 9, 2011 | 8Pm Jh


For more than two decades, Joshua Bell has enchanted audiences worldwide with his breathtaking virtuosity and tone of rare beauty. Equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra leader, his restless curiosity and multifaceted musical interests have taken him in exciting new directions that have earned him the rare title of “classical music superstar.” He returns to the Mondavi Center on the heels of a sold-out 2010 appearance!

“Beyond the rapturous, seemingly effortless sound...shaped to perfection.” —Chicago Sun-Times on

Itzhak Perlman

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the SIlk road eNSeMble WIth yo-yo Ma Friday, aPril 8, 2011 | 8Pm Jh

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s vision for the Silk Road Project first came together in 2000 at the Tanglewood Music Festival. Today, the Silk Road Ensemble is a collective of internationally renowned performers and composers from more than 20 countries, as well as a non-profit organization with a vision of connecting the world’s neighborhoods by bringing together artists and audiences around the globe. Each Ensemble member’s career illustrates a unique response to what is one of the artistic chal-lenges of our times: nourishing global connections while maintaining the integrity of art rooted in an authentic tradition.Cr

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Three masterful genre-benders and the leading virtuosos on their instruments, Béla Fleck (banjo), Zakir Hussain (tabla), and Edgar Meyer (bass) move with ease among the worlds of classical, bluegrass, jazz, and world music. Together these limitless creators and composers cross musical boundaries, creating what can only be described as an enthralling musical hybrid.

there is spice all along the Silk road and in every one of our Jackson hall and Vanderhoef Studio theatre Crossings programs. Some of the most interesting music today freely crosses cultural and genre boundaries. our global society produces extraordinary cross-cultural programs like yo-yo Ma’s Silk road ensemble or the partnership of zakir hussain, béla fleck, and edgar Meyer.

Studio Classics: Crossings finds classical musicians like Christopher o’riley, Simone dinnerstein, and lara downes interpreting music that originated with rock bands like radiohead and Nirvana.

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roby lakatoS eNSeMble Thursday, may 5, 2011 | 8Pm Jh

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Part gypsy violinist, part classical maestro, and part jazz improviser, Roby Lakatos is the rare musician who defies definition. Featured regularly in the great halls and festivals of Europe, Asia, and America, Lakatos brings a vibrant, bohemian energy to his shows as he connects the works of Liszt, Brahms, and others with their gypsy roots.

“Yo-Yo Ma is part modern Marco Polo, an explorer of cultures far beyond his own; part musical missionary, eager to share ideas and

make vital connections between peoples.” —Chicago Tribune

“He certainly brought imagination and talent

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Reimagining works by Radiohead, Elliott Smith, and Nick Drake, Christopher O’Riley has garnered critical accolades and international acclaim, including the only four-star review ever given by Rolling Stone to a classical pianist. His latest project, Out Of My Hands, includes music of R.E.M., Portishead, Cocteau Twins, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, the Bad Plus, the Smiths, and Tears For Fears as well as material from Radiohead and a newly-released song by Elliott Smith.

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hosted by pianist lara downes, this second Crossings series explores the fruitful intersection of classical and rock music in the intimate Cabaret Seating at the Vanderhoef Studio theatre. for each performance, downes will moderate a pre-performance talk with the artists, giving context and deepening understanding about these forward-thinking musicians.

SIMoNe dINNerSteIN aNd tIft MerrItt NightsaTurday, January 29, 2011 | 8Pm VsT sunday, January 30, 2011 | 2Pm VsT REGULAR $35ADD-ON & CYO $30

Though Simone Dinnerstein—classical pianist—and Tift Merritt—a singer songwriter who learned to play by ear from her father—could not come from more different musical backgrounds, the two immediately realized that their passion for music and performance were kindred, if not the same. Night is the story of a pianist and a folk singer who became friends through searching out common musical ground, including songs from George Harrison to Frederic Chopin, plus their own original works.

lara doWNeS, PIaNo WIth daVId SaNford, CoMPoSer Long Time Coming saTurday, aPril 9, 2011 | 8Pm VsT sunday, aPril 10, 2011 | 2Pm VsT REGULAR $35ADD-ON & CYO $30

Mondavi Center resident pianist Lara Downes introduces Long Time Coming, a new multimedia concert work inspired by Duke Ellington’s iconic 1943 work New World A Comin’. Featuring music from that suite and the world premiere of an original work for piano, live spoken-word artist, and jazz ensemble by com-poser David Sanford, Long Time Coming reflects on the power of hope in troubled times, the impact of music on the collective consciousness, and the interrelationship of American music to the progression of civil rights.

Tift Merritt

“Lean, knowing, and unpretentious elegance.”—The New Yorker on Simone Dinnerstein

Dresden Staatskapelle St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

SaN fraNCISCo SyMPhoNy Thursday, sePTember 30, 2010 | 8Pm Jh


Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, piano Carey Bell, clarinet

ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole Debussy: Première Rapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra Berlioz: Scenes from Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17

The San Francisco Symphony and the Mondavi Center renew a very special relationship, one that began at the opening of Jackson Hall in 2002. Under the baton of famed conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, the SFS brings a program of the great French composers. Soloists include French pianist and First Prize winner in the 2006 Young Concert Artists international Auditions, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, and San Francisco Symphony principal clarinetist, Carey Bell.

SaN fraNCISCo SyMPhoNy aNd ChoruS Thursday, march 17, 2011 | 8Pm Jh


ragnar Bohlin, conductor ingela Bohlin, soprano Abigail Nims, soprano Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano Nicholas Phan, tenor Shenyang, bass-baritone

Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232

in its second appearance for the 2010–11 Mondavi Center season, the San Francisco Symphony marksanother Mondavi Center first, by bringing its acclaimed Chorus for a performance of one of the greatest Baroque compositions, Bach’s Mass inB Minor.

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Yuri Temirkanov, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello

Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36 Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello No. 1, Op. 107 Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98

The oldest and most celebrated symphonic ensemble in Russia, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic boasts a number of historic firsts, including the premiere of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 (Pathetique) conducted by the composer himself shortly beforehis death. They’re joined by internationally renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein, one of the premier soloists and chamber musicians of her generation in her second Mondavi Center appearance.

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Rudolf Buchbinder, piano

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Symphony No. 7

At 461 years and counting, the Dresden Staatskapelle is one of the oldest—and most celebrated—orchestras in the world. Accordingly, it is steeped in a tradition shaped by the many illustrious conductors and composers who have graced its podium, a list that includes vivaldi, Bach, Schumann, Wagner, Strauss, and Weill.

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“Tremendous playing—straightforward, unsentimental, yet beautifully shaded, surmounting all technical barriers with unshowy ease.”—Gramophone on Renaud Capuçon

orQueSta NaCIoNal de eSPaña Tuesday, aPril 12, 2011 | 8Pm Jh


Josep Pons, conductorrenaud Capuçon, violin

De Falla: Interludio y danza from La vida breveBruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G MinorStravinsky: The Firebirdravel: Boléro

Since 1937, the Orquesta Nacionales de Españahas explored a wide range of orchestral repertoire,with a special focus on Spanish composers. Forthis performance, the Orquesta is joined by theleading French violinist of his generation, renaud Capuçon, known for appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony at Tanglewood and Berlin Philharmonic.

“He is the finest american conductor of his generation.”

—The Wall Street Journal on Michael Tilson Thomas

San Francisco Symphony’s Michael Tilson Thomas

Dianne Reeves Ornette Coleman

dIaNNe reeVeSStrings Attachedfeaturing russell Malone & romero lubambosaTurday, ocTober 2, 2010 | 8Pm Jh

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Pre-eminent jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves is a Grammy Award winner for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for three consecutive recordings—a Grammy first in any vocal category. Her virtuosity, improvisational prowess, and unique jazz and r&B stylings make her an ideal interpreter of the classic American Songbook.

orNette ColeMaNsaTurday, noVember 20, 2010 | 8Pm Jh

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For more than five decades, saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman has played a seminal role in American music. The inventor of what has been called “free jazz,” Coleman belongs to that rare breed of artists and thinkers whose influence extends far beyond the realm of their chosen medium. His most recent recording, Sound Grammar, won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for music, the first time a recording has won the prize and a first for purely improvised music.

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A dynamic duo of guitar legends joining forces for the first time—a show that you’ll find only at the Mondavi Center. Bill Frisell brings a meditative spirit to his rich explorations of American culture, from his poignant Disfarmer Project (2008), to scores for classic Buster Keaton films, and the country-jazz sounds on Nashville (1997). Scofield is a blistering guru of groove, whose soulful wanderings include work with Medeski Martin and Wood (Out Louder), a stirring album of Ray Charles covers (That’s What I Say), and his recent gospel album, Piety Street.

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braNford MarSalIS Quartet tereNCe blaNChard QuartetFriday, aPril 1, 2011 | 8Pm Jh

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Another powerful pairing, this one featuring two of the most accomplished jazz players of their generation. The elder statesman of the Marsalis brothers, Branford leads one of the longest-tenured quartets in the jazz world. Billboard called its latest album, Metamorphosen, “a nine-song masterwork.” One of the most influential and gifted trumpeter/composers in jazz, Terence Blanchard has contributed compel-ling scores to Spike Lee’s movies 25th Hour and When the Levees Broke. He’s also a scorching player whose quartet features some of the brightest young talents in jazz.

Terence Blanchard

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VeNICe baroQue orCheStraThe Seasons Projectrobert Mcduffie, leader andviolin soloistWednesday, noVember 3, 2010 | 8Pm Jh

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vivaldi: The Four SeasonsGlass: Violin Concerto No. 2 The American Four Seasons

Founded in 1997, the Venice Baroque Orchestra is one of Europe’s finest ensembles devoted to period instrument performance. In this world pre-miere tour, they join with violinist Robert McDuffie to present two distinct visions of Vivaldi’s master work: first a performance of the original Four Seasons, followed by the McDuffie-commissioned Philip Glass composition, The American Four Seasons.

“The first performance of the work—Violin Concerto No. 2, ‘The American [Four] Seasons’—was so spectacularly played by the new piece’s muse, American violinist Robert McDuffie...that the event turned into one of the most exciting musical evenings of the year.”—Toronto Star

NeW CeNtury ChaMberorCheStra Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg,music directorsaTurday, February 12, 2011 | 8Pm Jh

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Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22 Bartók: Romanian Dances

Electrifying performances, fearless interpretations,and musical depth have established violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg as one of the leading violinists of our time. in her third season leading the San Francisco-based New Century Chamber Orchestra, she has energized the extraordinary group, commissioning new works and expanding the NCCO’s repertoire, while continuing the collaborative legacy that results in concerts of remarkable precision, passion, and power.

“The best kept secretin San Francisco.”

—Sir Simon Rattleon New Chamber Century Orchestra


two shows, 12 seasons: Classical Seasons offers you an immersive voyage around the calendar with two acclaimed violinists. the Venice baroque orchestra pairs Vivaldi’s original Four Seasons with Philip Glass’s new Violin Concerto No. 2: The American Four Seasons, which Glass composed for robert Mcduffie. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg leads the exciting San francisco-based New Century Chamber orchestra in Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by argentinian composer and tango Nuevo pioneer astor Piazzolla.


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“The american spirit soars whenever Taylor’s dancers dance.”—San Francisco Chronicle

Mark Morris Dance Group


Paul taylor daNCe CoMPaNysaTurday, noVember 13, 2010 | 8Pm Jh

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One of the earliest touring companies of modern American dance, the Taylor Company has performed in more than 520 cities in 62 countries, representing the United States at arts festivals in more than 40 countries and touring extensively under the aegis of the U.S. Department of State. Taylor, who recently turned 80, is considered to be one of the greatest living choreographers, one whose work combines “the subtlety of ballet with the spontaneity of everyday gesture” (PBS).

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luCINda ChIldS DANCETuesday, may 3, 2011 | 8Pm Jh

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Lucinda Childs began her career as choreographer and performer in 1963 as an original member of the Judson Dance Theater in New York. After forming her own dance company in 1973, Childs embarked on a number of notable collaborations with major composers, the first of which was DANCE (1979), with music by Philip Glass and film and decor by visual artist Sol LeWitt. DANCE was revived in 2009, and this tour provides a rare chance to experience a true artistic masterwork.

Mark MorrIS daNCe GrouP Wednesday, February 2, 2011 | 8Pm Jh


Visitation Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 for Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1 Empire Garden ives: Trio for violin, Cello, and Piano, S. 86 Grand Duo Harrison: Grand Duo for Violin & Piano The Washington Post has pronounced Seattle native Mark Morris as America’s “Mozart of modern dance.” Animating his profound and sophisticated love of music through movement, Morris has changed the way audiences experience modern dance. His longtime use of live musicians whenever possible is emblematic of his commitment to a perfect blend of sound and movement, all happening in the moment. This performance features two pieces which debuted at Lincoln Center in 2009, Visitation and Empire Garden, along with 1988’s Grand Duo.

“The most successful and influential choreographer alive, and indisputably the most musical.” —The New York Times on Mark Morris

“a vision of how we wouldall move in dance paradise:an endlessly flowing, buoyant sweep of simple steps thatsends dancers tirelesslyweaving across the stage.” —The New York Times on Lucinda Childs

Jonah Lehrer

daNIel haNdler Why Does Lemony Snicket KeepFollowing Me? Wednesday, January 26, 2011 | 8Pm Jh REGULAR $49 $37 $25ADD-ON & CYO $42 $31 $21

Daniel Handler is the author of the literary novels The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, and, most recently, Adverbs. Under the name Lemony Snicket he has also written a sequence of works for children, known collectively as A Series of Unfortunate Events, which have sold more than 60 million copies and were the basis of a feature film. Handler explains how his pseudonym stole his ideas, blocked his spotlight, seduced his wife, bought him a house, and ruined forever his dream of a scruffy, anonymous, bohemian life. Featuring unreliable anecdotes, baseless accusations,curious digressions, impractical jokes, and agrowing suspicion that he is in the wrong room.

JoNah lehrer How We Decide: The New Science of Decision Making Wednesday, ocTober 27, 2010 | 8Pm Jh REGULAR $49 $37 $25ADD-ON & CYO $42 $31 $21

Author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist and the instant bestseller How We Decide, Jonah Lehrer talks about how we make decisions—and howwe can make better decisions. Called “something of a popular science prodigy” by The New York Times, he is currently a Contributing Editor at Wired and has written for The New Yorker, SEED, and The Washington Post. in this talk,Lehrer shows how leaders in various fields aretaking advantage of new discoveries in neurosci-ence to make better television shows, win more football games, improve military intelligence—the list is endless.

Daniel Handler


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UC DAVIS CAMPUS COMMUNITYBOOK PROJECTdr. beVerly daNIel tatuM,author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria december 10, 2010 | 8Pm JhREGULAR $37 $27 $17

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An expert on the development of racial identity, Dr. Beverly Tatum speaks on the provocative subject of her acclaimed 1998 book Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? The educator and clinical psychologist is currently the ninth president of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.

The 2010 Campus Community Book Projectis a Campus Engagement event, which isalso proudly presented under the campus Principles of Community (p. 50).

“One of our most dazzling literary conjurers shuffles the deck of contem-porary conscious-ness and desire.”—Michael Chabon on Daniel Handler

MadeleINe albrIGht In Conversation with MadeleineAlbright Wednesday, sePTember 29, 2010 | 8Pm Jh


The first female Secretary of State, MadeleineAlbright provides audiences with a no-holds-barred account of service at the highest levels of American government. Known for her humor and wit as well as her ability to inspire and challenge─all while “telling it like it is,”─Albrightoffers a unique, profound perspective, but one tempered by experience and a keen, incisiveintellect. Albright takes questions from both theinterviewer and the audience, encouraging a frank discussion of such issues as the wars inAfghanistan and Iraq, the ongoing threat from North Korea, the Middle East, globalization,human rights, promoting freedom, and meetingthe terrorist threat.

David Sedaris Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum


Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.

ProfeSSor heNry louIS GateS Jr. African American Lives: Genealogy,Genetics, and Black History monday, march 7, 2011 | 8Pm Jh REGULAR $58 $47 $35ADD-ON & CYO $49 $40 $30

Literary critic, scholar, writer, and editor HenryLouis Gates Jr. is one of the most celebratedpublic intellectuals of our day. Gates is the headof the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African andAfrican American Studies at Harvard University.In his lecture Professor Gates will address research and DNA analysis and poignant family stories ina lively discussion on individual lineage andAfrican American history.

This program is presented in affiliation with theDavis Humanities institute.

daVId SedarIS Thursday, aPril 28, 2011 | 8Pm Jh REGULAR $49 $37 $25ADD-ON & CYO $42 $31 $21

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. A master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today, he deftly slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness.Sedaris’s pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in The Best American Essays. His newest book, Fables (with illustrations by Ian Falconer) is due fall 2010.

“She is frank, assertive...straight-shooting.”

—The New York Times on Madeleine albright

Madeleine Albright

“gates combines the braininess of the legendary black scholar W. e. B. Du Bois and the chutzpah of P. T. Barnum...and is the de facto leader of a movement to transform black studies into a respected discipline on campuses across the U.S.”—Time on Henry Louis gates, Jr.

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”His work still lives and breatheslike the day it was created and conceived.

It’s powerful, dramatic and soulful... it is current and comforting in these

troubled times. It is uplifting and liberating.“—essence.com

Alvin Ailey AmericAn DAnce TheATer Tuesday–Wednesday, april 5–6, 2011 | 8pM

regulAr $68 $57 $35ADD-On & CYO $58 $48 $30

JuDITH JAMISOn ArTISTIC DIreCTOr Masazumi Chaya ASSOCIATe ArTISTIC DIreCTOr

One of the world’s favorite dance companies, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to show off the brilliant artistry and passionate energy that bring audiences around the world to their feet night after night. What makes this phenomenal company so special is the incomparable sense of joy, freedom, and spirit that the dancers and audiences share. As part of this mixed repertory program, the Company celebrates 50 years of Revelations, an enduring classic that pays tribute to Ailey’s African-American heritage using traditional spirituals to explore the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the human soul.

MondaviartS.org 530.754.2787 | 866.754.2787 (toll-free) | 23Jamar Roberts, Photo by Andrew Eccles

Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims, Photo by Andrew Eccles Clifton Brown, Photo by Nan Melville

lArA Downes FAmily concerT Neverland to Wonderland sunday, deceMber 12, 2010 | 3pM vsT

regulAr $30ADD-On & CYO $26

Drawing on the classic tales Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland, pianist lara Downes creates a stunning celebration of childhood mystery and enchantment, including music by leonard Bernstein, erich Korngold, Benny golson, and David Del Tredici. Ch

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imAgo ZooZoo sunday, noveMber 7, 2010 | 3pM JH


Boasting the best of Imago’s fun and frolicsome shows FROGZ and Biglittlethings, the newly hatched ZooZoo is a greatest hits collection of acrobatics, dance, and theatrical imagination from Portland’s acclaimed Imago Theatre. Featur-ing a menagerie of creatures—rabbits, hippos, penguins, and more—this show is a visual delight for family members of all ages.

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“a mastery of dance, mime,and acrobatics.” —The New York Times on Imago

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DAn ZAnes AnD FrienDs sunday, MarcH 20, 2011 | 3pM JH


Mop-headed music man Dan Zanes continues to astound. With his latest album 76 Trombones, he has reinvented the classic Broadway song book, including songs from Annie, A Chorus Line, Hello Dolly!, and more. He continues to get his wild and wooly new generation of fans up out of their seats for a rollicking house party at every performance!

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legendary comedian Steve Martin has proven equally adept as an actor, screenwriter, playwright, and novelist. His very serious—and very successful—foray into songwriting, bluegrass, and banjo should come as little surprise. His first all-music release, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, won the 2010 grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. For this performance he’s accompanied by the accomplished bluegrass band the Steep Canyon rangers.

los lobos Wednesday, ocTober 13, 2010 | 8pM JH


Once just another band from east l.A., los lobos has grown into an American roots-rock institution. For 35 years they’ve been delivering an eclectic, unmistakable mix of blues, Tex-Mex, pop, psychedelia, and raucous rock ‘n’ roll, all while remaining true to the traditional Mexican music that brought them together in the first place. This will mark their first all-electric appearance at the Mondavi Center.

mArk o’connor AnD JuliAn lAge THursday, January 20, 2011 | 8pM JH


Following a successful debut run at new York’s Blue note, this exceedingly unique string pairing makes its first West Coast tour. representing two generations of string masters, violinist O’Connor and six-string phenom lage delve into the soul of American music, contributing original compositions and concepts to this collaborative musical adventure.

John Patitucci Julian Lage

Steve Martin is Billboard ’s top bluegrass artist for 2009


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“O’Connor is a genre unto himself”—Philadelphia Inquirer

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AsQ series 1with robert greenbergrenowned musicologist, author, and composerrobert greenberg provides commentarythroughout the concert.2pM vanderHoef sTudio THeaTre

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All BeeTHOVen PrOgrAMS

sunday, noveMber 7, 2010 Beethoven: String Quartet in e-flat Major, Op. 127 sunday, deceMber 5, 2010 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 Beethoven: grosse Fuge, Op. 133 sunday, MarcH 13, 2011Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131 sunday, June 5, 2011Beethoven: String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132 Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135

AlexAnDer sTring QuArTeTThe acclaimed Alexander String Quartet brings its complete cycle of Beethoven’s string quartets to a close with four shows in the 2010–2011 season. On the cusp of its 30th anniversary, the Quartet has played in the major music capitals of four continents, securing its place among the world’s premier ensembles. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the Quartet has also established itself as an important advocate of new music through more than 25 commissions and numerous premiere performances.

AsQ series 2 The quartet performs this program withoutintermission, then remains for a discussion.Includes a Q&A session with the audience. 7pM vanderHoef sTudio THeaTre

regulAr $45

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sunday, noveMber 7, 2010 Mozart: String Quartet in e-flat Major, K. 428 Beethoven: String Quartet in e-flat Major, Op. 127 sunday, deceMber 5, 2010Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 Beethoven: grosse Fuge, Op. 133 sunday, MarcH 13, 2011Mozart: String Quartet in g Major, K. 387 Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131 sunday, June 5, 2011Beethoven: String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132 Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135

Robert Greenberg

“an unusually fine group—musically, technically, in just about any way

one wants to view it.”—The New York Times

Beethoven’s latestring quartets

robert greenberg, Ph.D., is music historian-in-residence with San Francisco Performances. A graduate of Princeton university, greenberg holds a Ph.D. in music composition from the university of California, Berkeley and has seen his compositions—which include more than 45 works for a wide variety of instrumental and vocal ensembles—performed all over the world.

DelFeAyo mArsAlis ocTeTWednesday–saTurday, noveMber 3–6, 2010 | 8pM vsT


like his equally virtuosic siblings Branford, Wynton, and Jason,Delfeayo Marsalis carries forward the musical tradition of jazz andthe spirit of new Orleans with passion. evoking trombone legends like J.J. Johnson, while at the same time asserting himself as one ofthe freshest modern voices on the instrument, this grammy-winningproducer and devoted educator displays a compelling talent for straight-ahead composition on his latest album, Minions’ Dominion.

DelFeAyo mArsAlis group with special student guests(A single CYO or add-on event)Wednesday–friday, noveMber 10–12, 2010 | 8pM vsT


For his second week of performances, Delfeayo Marsalis turns the spotlight on some of the Sacramento region’s most talented young jazz musicians. Marsalis will be working in area schools during his two-week residency at the Mondavi Center. He and his combo will invite some of the top students to sit in for a portion of each evening’s performance, carrying forward the longstanding jazz tradition of honing skills live on the bandstand.

TorD gusTAvsen AnD solveig sleTTAhJellNatt I BethlehemWednesday–saTurday, deceMber 1–4, 2010 | 8 pM vsT

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norwegian pianist Tord gustavsen has established himself as an heir to jazz legends like Bill evans and Keith Jarrett. Solveig Slettahjell is a strikingly talented vocalist little known on this side of the Atlantic. The two collaborated with trumpeter Sjur Miljeteig on Natt I Bethlehem, a meditatively beautiful Christmas album recorded live in the nativity church in Bethlehem. The Mondavi Center is proud to present the u.S. premiere of this special holiday trio.

“Jazz flows through the veins of Delfeayo Marsalis

like the muddy waters of the Mississippi through hisbeloved hometown of

New Orleans.”—The Daily Times

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viJAy iyerHistoricity TrioWednesday–saTurday, february 2–5, 2011 | 8 pM vsT

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Vijay Iyer’s first piano trio album, Historicity, was roundly praised as the top jazz recording of 2009 by The New York Times, Village Voice, and Los Angeles Times, among other publications. The New Yorker has called him one of “today’s most important pianists…extravagantly gifted.” His trio performances can feature an astonishing set of covers, including works by leonard Bernstein, Stevie Wonder, and Andrew Hill transformed by his signature, percussive style.

“No one on the planet plays like this.”—Signal to Noise on Vijay Iyer

Tord Gustavsen Solveig Slettahjell


Vijay Iyer

See page 14 for Capital Public radio Jackson Hall Jazz Series.

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Madness and Music fesTivalco-presented with the uc Davis Department of music, this four-day-long festival celebrates the 200th anniversary of robert schumann’s birth. The festival will explore a link between schumann’s music and his mental illness, and draw on contemporary works to reflect current notions regarding madness, investigating how art operates as a haven, a refuge, an escape, a statement of joy, and a means for survival. The festival will include performances by the empyrean ensemble, the uc Davis symphony orchestra, and Alarm will sound, and original new works by festival composer-in-residence lee hyla.


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eric ZiviAn, piAnohrAbbA ATlADoTTir, violin THursday, ocTober 28, 2010 | noonrumsey rancheria grand lobbyFree

Music of robert Schumann, festival Composer-in-residence lee Hyla, and festival Composition Fellows

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elecTronic mixeD meDiA concerTTHursday, ocTober 28, 2010 | 7pM vsT


Works for mixed media and instruments by festival Composition Fellows and others

empyreAn ensemblefriday, ocTober 29, 2010 | 7pM vsT


Works by festival Composition Fellows, lee Hyla, györgy Kurtag, and robert Schumann AlArm will sounDsaTurday, ocTober 30, 2010 | 8pM JH

regulAr $40 $30 $20 ADD-On & CYO $34 $26 $17

This 20-member ensemble is committed to innovative performances and recordings of today’s music. They have established a reputation for performing demanding music with energetic skill.

eric ZiviAn, piAnosaTurday, ocTober 30, 2010 | 10:30pM vsT

regulAr $18 ADD-On & CYO $15

robert Schumann’s Fantasie, Op. 17 and a new work based on the Schumann Fantasie

uc DAvis symphony orchesTrAchristian baldini, conductorsunday, ocTober 31, 2010 | 7pM JH

regulAr $16 $14 $10 ADD-On & CYO $14 $12 $9

Music of robert Schumann, Pablo Ortiz, Silvestre revueltas, and festival Composition FellowsSee p. 47 for full program

Most performances feature pre-concert talks. For more information on festival events please visit music.ucdavis.edu/madnessandmusic.

Robert Schumann

momixBoTaNIcasaTurday, January 29, 2011 | 8pM JH sunday, January 30, 2011 | 3pM JH

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Known internationally for presenting work of exceptional physical beauty, MOMIX is a company of dancer-illusionists under the direction of Moses Pendleton. Their new work Botanica—which traces the beautiful unfolding of the earth’s four seasons—continues a long tradition of athletic dance, riveting music, outrageous costumes, inventive props, and pure talent to create an entertaining multimedia experience.

“They are inspired vaudevillians, creating slapstick, science fiction and improvisational surprise. Such quick, bright explosions of theatricality are delightful tricks and crowd pleasers.” —Chicago Tribune

cirQue ÉloiZeIDsaTurday, april 9, 2011 | 8pM JH sunday, april 10, 2011 | 3pM JH

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patrons who have subscribed to the marvels series or purchased cirque Éloize as a choose-your-own or Add-on event have the option to:

a) exchange their Cirque Éloize tickets for tickets to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 8PM or Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 8PM.Marvels renewing subscribers will retain their current seat locations.

b) use their credit towards any other another performance in the 2010–2011 season.

c) receive a refund for the value of their Cirque Éloize tickets.

For further information on exchanges and refunds, please contact the Mondavi CenterTicket Office at 530-754-2787 or 866-754-2787 (toll free).The Ticket Office is open from noon to 6PM, Monday through Saturday

“Happy Feet and Visual Punsin a garden of Blooms.”

—The New York Times on MOMIX

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buikAsaTurday, noveMber 6, 2010 | 8pM JH

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Hailed as the “Flamenco Queen,” Buika is the daughter of political refugees from the African nation of equatorial guinea and grew up in a gypsy neighborhood on the Spanish island of Mallorca. The New York Times calls her unique blend of flamenco, jazz, soul, and blues “luminous…magnificent...superb.”

mAriAchi los cAmperosDe nATi cAnoFiesta Navidadsunday, deceMber 5, 2010 | 7pM JH

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no one makes Christmas more magical than nati Cano and his exceptional mariachi group los Camperos. Much more than a holiday sing-a-long, Fiesta Navidad is a feast for the eyes and ears, featuring impeccable interpretations of traditional Mexican and American holiday songs and a lavish stage show with dancers in full regalia. Celebrate the season and the 50th anniversary tour of nati’s acclaimed mariachi band on this very special evening.

pAblo ZieglerBeyond Tangofriday, april 29, 2011 | 8pM JH

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Born in Buenos Aires, grammy-winning pianist Pablo Ziegler began his career playing classical and jazz before joining Astor Piazzolla’s new Tango Quintet in 1978. For the next 10 years he performed with this group throughout the world before forming his own Quartet for new Tango in 1990. His 12-piece Beyond Tango band carries forward Piazzolla’s legacy while creating a bracing new tradition for the inimitable Argentine musical form.

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“His group maintains the essence of the new tango which translates structural experiments into mood swings: astringent to sultry, gruff to tender, agitated to buoyant.”—The New York Times on Pablo Ziegler

Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano

“a singer like Buika comes along only once in a generation…her

smoky vocals soared so high…that it seemed she wasn’t just singing

to a packed audience…but to the entire City.”

—New York Post

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bAyAnihAnnational Folk Dancecompany of the philippinesfriday, ocTober 1, 2010 | 8pM JH

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Bayanihan, the national Folk Dance Company of the Philippines, takes its name from an ancient Filipino tradition called bayanihan, which means working together for a common good. Featuring lush costumes, traditional music, and fascinating choreography, the company, considered a national treasure in the Philippines, presents a visually stunning evening of enriching entertainment.

gAmelAn ÇuDAmAniBamboo to Bronzesunday, ocTober 24, 2010 | 7pM JH

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Composed of 31 young virtuoso musicians and dancers, Çudamani performs a diverse repertoire ranging from rare classical forms of dance to highly creative instrumental works with great technical precision, high collective spirit, and an impressive understanding of music. The dancers’ graceful bodies mirror every musical nuance of the gamelan as they bring to life vivid tales of gods and heroes of Balinese mythology and history.

TAngo FireTango InfernoTHursday, MarcH 10, 2011 | 8pM JH

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Tango Fire offers a journey from the red light district of Buenos Aires to the glamour of the roaring Twenties into the world of contemporary ballroom dance. Tango, one of the most alluring and exciting dance forms, is brought vividly to life through a quartet of brilliant young musicians, 10 passionate dancers, and one of Argentina’s finest singers performing the music of many of the most famous tango composers, including the legendary Astor Piazzolla. It’s a night of sensuality and intrigue, raw energy, and knife-edge precision—sure to be another sell out!

“these glamorous men and women are the finest

tango artists I’ve ever seen”—New York Magazine on Tango Fire

Tango Fire

Gamelan Çudamani

“Working together with stunning cohesion...as superbly

coordinated and as compellingly entertaining as any Western

ballet performance.” —Los Angeles Times on gamelan Çudamani


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tJeAnine De biQue, soprAno saTurday, noveMber 20, 2010 | 8pM vsT sunday, noveMber 21, 2010 | 2pM vsT regulAr $35ADD-On & CYO $30

Soprano Jeanine De Bique won the Paul A. Fish Memorial First Prize in the 2008–09 Young Con-cert Artists International Auditions and gave her debut recitals in the Young Concert Artists Series in new York and Washington. In 2009–10, the native of Trinidad served as Artist-in-residence with the Basel Opera in Switzerland, where she performed as Kate Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly and Barberina in Le nozze di Figaro. She also gave her debut with lorin Maazel and the new York Philharmonic in performances of Mahler’s Symphony no. 8 at Avery Fisher Hall and performing as Iza in La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein and Sophie in Werther.

kenric TAm, piAno2007 mondavi center young Artists competition winnersaTurday, January 15, 2011 | 8pM vsT sunday, January 16, 2011 | 2pM vsT


A grand Prize winner in the 2007 Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition, Kenric Tam returns to the Mondavi Center with a number of new accomplishments under his belt. last year Tam appeared at the Kennedy Center as a Presidential Scholar. He has also performed with numerous orchestras throughout the united States (including his 2006 debut with the los Angeles Philharmonic), and toured eastern europe with the San Jose Youth Symphony as the featured soloist. The California native is currently enrolled at Harvard university.

Kenric TamCurtis On Tour

curTis on Tour saTurday, MarcH 19, 2011 | 8pM vsT sunday, MarcH 20, 2011 | 2pM vsT

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Kurtag: Hommage à Schumann Hagen: Curtis Trio Mozart: Kegelstatt Trio

each season Curtis On Tour brings the extraordi-nary artistry of the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music to audiences nationwide, with tomorrow’s leading musicians performing alongside celebrated alumni and faculty. The spring 2011 tour features Curtis piano faculty member Ignat Solzhenitsyn (’95) joined by Curtis students in a commissioned piece by Daron Hagen (’84). Other offerings include works by Brahms and Kurtag and one of Mozart’s beloved clarinet compositions, the “Kegelstatt” Trio.

SerIeS: $84{3 events}Please select Saturday or Sundayon your order form.

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ADD on evenT: young ArTisTs compeTiTion winners sunday MarcH 27, 2011 | 2pM vsT


Mondavi Center resident pianist lara Downes again hosts a special concert featuring the winners of the sixth annual Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition. The competition will be held in January 2011 and is juried by a panel of internationally renowned musicians.

“It is truly astonishing to witness the sheer power and beauty of her voice, which has such a wide range that she delivers the notes of the contralto and yet can soar to the highest notes of the soprano, floating as it were.”—Trinidad Guardian on Jeanine De Bique

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PACKAge: $25{3 Films}

The three Focus on Film screen-ings can be purchased together now at a discounted rate of $25. The package is considered a single CYO or add-on event; series subscription discounts and benefits do not apply. Individual tickets for films on sale August 23.

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Tous les MaTINs Du MoNDeTHursday, noveMber 18, 2010 | 7pM vsTDirected by Alain Corneau (1991), rated r, 115 minutesIn French with subtitles

gérard Depardieu stars in this stunning French period piece as the elderly Marin Marais, a 17th-Century composer looking back on his life, both as a musician and a lover. The movie, based on a true story, features music by Marais and his teacher Sainte Colombe, all played by acclaimed viola da gamba player Jordi Savall.

focus on filMThis season, Focus on Film features three brilliant films that tell intimate stories about men at the most crucial times of their lives. All three films are also related to each other in their use of music that transcends the “soundtrack” tag; instead, the work of Terence blanchard, marin marais, sainte colombe, and stephan Zacharias takes a central role in the aesthetic experience. in addition, don’t miss the two free screenings that tie in with the Director’s choice series (page 4): Passing strange and Heima.

25TH HourTHursday, January 27, 2011 | 7pM vsTDirected by Spike lee (2002), rated r, 135 minutes

This undersung Spike lee joint is one of the director’s and actor edward norton’s finest moments. norton gives an emotionally riveting performance as Monty Brogan, a drug dealer living through his last hours of freedom before a seven-year jail term. With an evocative score by jazz trumpeter (and longtime lee collaborator) Terence Blanchard, the 2002 film is an intense exploration of one man’s last gasp to understand his life before it changes irreparably.

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Tous les Matins du Monde 25th HourDer Untergang (Downfall)

Der Untergang (Downfall)


Der uNTergaNg (DoWNFall)THursday, april 21, 2011 | 7pM vsTDirected by Oliver Hirschbiegel (2004), rated r, 156 minutes

In his final 10 days, Adolf Hitler raged against his powerlessness to stop the fall of Berlin, and with it, World War II and the Third reich. Housed in a bunker underneath the city, he cajoled his generals and isolated himself with his mistress eva Braun, as the situation left him increasingly unhinged. An intense, award-winning performance by Bruno ganz as Hitler is the centerpiece of the film, which is based on numerous books, most notably the first-hand account of Traudl Junge, one of Hitler’s secretaries.

Free Film extrasSee page 4 for details.

PassINg sTraNge Monday, ocTober 25, 2010 | 7pM vsT Directed by Spike lee

HeIMa Monday, deceMber 6, 2010 | 7pM vsT Directed by Dean DeBlois

rising sTArs oF operAuc Davis symphony orchestra & Adler Fellows saTurday, ocTober 9, 2010 | 8pM JH

Free Does not count as a CYO selection

David lomeli, tenorKaren Slack, soprano

The San Francisco Opera’s Adler Fellows are a select group of exceptionally gifted young singers who will soon be gracing celebrated opera house stages throughout the world. Hear two of these extraordinarily talented vocalists, Mexican tenor David lomeli (a current Adler Fellow) and Adler alumnus soprano Karen Slack. The pair will perform in recital and with the uC Davis Symphony Orchestra, including selections from Tosca (“Vissi d’arte”), L’elisir d’amore (“una furtiva lagrima”), and La Boheme. This special event is provided free to the community through the generosity of our dear Mondavi Center friend, Barbara K. Jackson.

AmericAn bAch soloisTs Messiah saTurday, deceMber 18, 2010 | 7:30pM JH


Sing hallelujah to a Mondavi Center holiday tradition! Handel’s masterwork is given new life by uC Davis Choral Director Jeffrey Thomas and his acclaimed early music ensemble, the American Bach Soloists.

la roNDINe san Francisco opera grand cinema series THursday, february 17, 2011 | 8pM JH regulAr $18ADD-On & CYO $15

Superstar soprano Angela gheorghiu made her long-awaited San Francisco Opera debut in this lush filmed version of Puccini’s elegant and poignantopera. A thoroughly Italian work inspired by Viennese operetta, it tellsthe story of a worldly woman who falls in love with a naïve younger man.With her intense stage presence, remarkable voice, and striking good looks,gheorghiu has risen to the top of the opera world over the past decade,and this is one of her signature roles. The vibrant opera will spring to lifeon Jackson Hall’s state of the art projection and sound system.

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Tilly No-Body, CaTasTrophes of loveThursday–saTurday, OcTOber 14–16, 2010 | 8PMsunday, OcTOber 17, 2010 | 2PMWednesday–saTurday, OcTOber 20–23, 2010 | 8PMsunday, OcTOber 24, 2010 | 2PMVanderhOef sTudiO TheaTre

A Sideshow Physical Theatre Company production in collaboration with the Department of Theatre & Dance.Devised by Bella MerlinDirector: Miles AndersonComposer: Michael Davison

Munich 1917. A hotel room. A jar of poison. A failed suicide. A lone actress. Tilly No-Body follows the tumbling thoughts of Tilly Wedekind, wife and muse of celebrated German playwright Frank Wedekind (Spring Awakening & Lulu). Weaving together biography, personal letters, drama, and original songs, Bella Merlin (actor and Professor of Acting, UC Davis) traces the Wedekinds’ passionate marriage, leading to Tilly’s attempted suicide and Frank’s premature death.

Choreographers’ showCase by graduating M.F.a. Candidates Frank ata-Baah and Karl Frostfriday–saTurday, february 11–12, 2011 | 8PMsunday, february 13, 2011 | 2PMfriday–saTurday, february 18–19, 2011 | 8PM sunday, february 20, 2011 | 2PMVanderhOef sTudiO TheaTre

Frank Ata-Baah was born into the Baah lineage of spiritual dance and drum chiefs of the Central region of Ghana, West Africa. He has studied, taught, performed, and choreographed African traditional drumming and dance in many African countries including Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Gambia, Burkina-Faso, and Guinea.

Karl Frost has been practicing, performing, and teaching contact improvisation and interdisciplinary, dance-based performance since the mid 1980s. His thesis work will explore interrelated issues of human relationship, interpersonal intimacy in various forms, the experience/pleasure/fear of the body, the relationship to and intimacy with environmental context, and different layers of human focus from the personal to the social to the political. Some of the performance will interact with the audience.

Photo by Liam O’Donnell

Photo by Kristine Slipson

For more information: music.ucdavis.edu

UC Davis syMphony orChestra Christian Baldini, music director and conductor sunday, OcTOber 31, 2010 | 7PM Revueltas: Sensemayá Festival Composition Fellows: Premiere, to be announced Pablo Ortiz: Four Hardy Songs, for Soprano and Orchestra Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor, with Susan Lamb Cook, cello

Thursday, deceMber 2, 2010 | 7PM Chamber Orchestra ConcertElgar: Sospiri, Op. 70 Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D Major

sunday, february 6, 2011 | 8PM (Special Super Bowl start time!)

Christian Baldini, conductor Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major

D. Kern Holoman, guest conductor Brahms: Double Concerto with Andrea Segar, violin, and David Russell, cello

friday, february 25, 2011 | 8PM sunday, february 27, 2011 | 2PM Bartók: Duke Bluebeard’s Castle

sunday, May 15, 2011 | 7PM Gershwin: Catfish Row from Porgy and Bess Rohde: Double Viola Concerto, with Ellen Ruth Rose and Kurt Rohde, viola Mozart: Mass in C Minor (“Great Mass”) with the University Chorus

Thursday, June 2, 2011 | 7PM Family concert featuring the winner of the 2011 UCDSO concerto competition and a world premiere, selected from the UCDSO composition readings.

University ChorUs Jeffrey thomas, conductor

friday, deceMber 3, 2010 | 8PM Featuring Ian Howell, countertenor

sunday, March 6, 2011 | 7PM Featuring the UC Davis Alumni Chorus, Pacific Boychoir, and the University of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra

Nicolas Waldvogel, conductor Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane

Jeffrey Thomas, conductorBerlioz: Te Deum

UC Davis ConCert BanD pete nowlen, director Wednesday, deceMber 1, 2010 | 7PM Wednesday, March 9, 2011 | 7PM Wednesday, June 1, 2011 | 7PM

vanDerhoeF stUDio theatre events

eMpyrean enseMBle (Cabaret Seating) OcTOber 29, 2010 | 8PM January 23, 2011 | 7PM aPril 17, 2011 | 7PM May 23, 2011 | 7 PM

Jazz BanDs nOVeMber 17, 2010 | 7PM March 2, 2011 | 7PM May 25, 2011 | 7PM

Clarinet Festival January 21–22, 2011 | 8PM

golD Coast trio aPril 15, 2011 | 8PMWorks by Brahms, Beethoven, Martinu, and Zwilich.

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leaDership CirCleImpresario: $25,000 Licensed Seats*Virtuoso: $15,000 Licensed Seats*Maestro: $10,000 Licensed Seats*

Leadership Circle is distinguished by our Personal Concierge Service, which gives you the flexibility to order tickets within a few days of the performances. Also:

• InvitationstoexclusiveeventswithguestartistsoftheMondaviCenter• Opportunitytoberecognizedasasponsorofanindividualperformance

Plus all benefits listed below:

inner CirCleBenefactor: $6,000 Licensed Seats*Producer: $3,000 Licensed Seats*Director: $1,100

Inner Circle is highlighted by significant seating priority. You get the best seats available!

• Personalizedserviceforallticketingandseatingrequests• Insideropportunitiestohearandseetheartistsinprivaterecitals&specialreceptions• AdmissiontotheBartholomewRoom,ourprivatepatrons’loungepriorto Jackson Hall performances and at intermission


CoMMUnity CirCleBased on your level of giving, you can take advantage of valuable donor benefits:

Encore: $600• Post-performanceopportunitytomeetMondaviCenterguestartists• Invitationtoselectopenrehearsalsandmasterclasseswithguestartists


Orchestra: $300• Invitationtoaprivatebehind-the-scenestouroftheMondaviCenter• InvitationtoattendaselectSchoolMatineeSeriesperformance


Mainstage: $100• Opportunitytobuysingleticketsbeforethegeneralpublic (including special Just Added performances)• Advancedmailingofseasonbrochurebeforethegeneralpublic• Listingintheseasonplaybill

*Licensed Seats: the exclusive privilege to purchase tickets in the same reserved, prime seating location for any Mondavi Center presentation in Jackson Hall. Purchase tickets in your “Licensed Seats” up to 45 days prior to each performance or with your season subscription order using your dedicated VIP ticketline.

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The Mondavi Center is the only performing arts center in our region that can draw on the intellectual and creative resources of a major research university. This connection to UC Davis benefits not only the campus community, but all who attend the Mondavi Center by providing occasions where campus artists and experts help us better understand the arts and speakers the Mondavi Center presents.

Activities such as the free series of panel discussions in the Forum@MC series, Pre-Performance Talks (PPT), and Post-Performance Question and Answer sessions (Q&A) regularly draw on campus experts to provide enlightenment and context for our audience members.

The Madness and Music Festival this October (see page 32), is a co-presentation with the UC Davis Department of Music. The festival celebrates the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann’s birth, and involves an exciting mix of our extraordinary faculty, touring artists, and the development of new work by selected festival composition fellows. The festival is our most extensive and ambitious collaboration ever with another UC Davis department, and a model for things to come.

The Mondavi Center is once again proud to participate in the UC Davis Campus Community Book Project, as part of our continuing contribution to UC Davis’s Principles of Community. Community members are encouraged to read Beverly Daniel Tatum’s Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria, and to take part in a variety of activities related to the shared experience of reading the book. We encourage our audiences to learn more about these important UC Davis initiatives at:

Principles of Community principles.ucdavis.edu

Campus Community Book Project occr.ucdavis.edu/ccbp

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partnerships

The Mondavi Center has developed partnerships with some of the great arts organizations of our day. Our relationship with the Curtis Institute of Music, arguably the finest music school in the land, enters its third year with “Curtis On Tour” bringing amazing young musicians to perform in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre.

In 2010-11 we begin a new phase of our long-time connection with the San Francisco Symphony, which will appear twice on our orchestra series, the second time with its wonderful chorus in the Bach B Minor Mass. We expect each of these appearances to develop into a mini-residency in Davis, with musicians from the SFS mentoring local and university musicians during their stay.

Having one of the greatest orchestras in the world as a neighbor and a partner is a musical blessing, as is our similar relationship with the amazing San Francisco Opera. This year that partnership blossoms with an HD screening of SFO’s wonderful production of La Rondine, by Puccini, featuring Angela Gheorghiu. In addition, two outstanding young singers, David Lomeli and Karen Slack, current and former SFO Adler Fellows, join the UC Davis Symphony under Christian Baldini in a special concert that honors Barbara K. Jackson’s commitment to young artists (Barbara is also sponsoring this concert, enabling us to offer it free to the community).

we believe that by developing these deeper relationships with artists, arts organizations, and our campus community, our programming is enriched and our audiences are the beneficiaries.

Campus engagement Arts education & Outreach

K–12 prograMs

school Matinee seriesHour-long performances and lecture-demonstrations at Mondavi Center specially producedforstudents.High-quality,curriculum-based learning experiences that address and support the content standards for the California Visual and Performing Arts for K-12 education.

CuesheetsProvided free to all teachers attending school matinees, CueSheets contain background informa-tion on the artists and their art form to enhance students’ understanding of the performance, as well as guidelines for appropriate audience etiquette.Alsoavailableonline.

California visual and performing arts standards Curriculum DevelopmentThe Mondavi Center has produced a series of ten Curriculum Guides to meet the core standards of the California Visual and Performing Arts curriculum. Offered free to all teachers, Curriculum Guides are available for elementary grades in Storytelling, Instrumental Music, Dance, Elementary Theater, Multicultural Music, Ethnic Dance, and Vocal Music, and for secondary grades in Drama, Jazz, and Modern Dance. Also available online.

artists on tourArtists appearing at the Mondavi Center conduct master classes and workshops for performing arts magnet schools and other institutions, offering advanced classroom opportunities for aspiring dancers, musicians, and theater artists.

pre-Matinee Classroom talksDocents from the Friends of Mondavi Center visit area classrooms before the students attend a matinee and deliver a 30-minute talk designed to support teachers’ preparations for the matinee.

prograMs For aDUlts

pre-performance talksFree half-hour talks by UC Davis faculty and local arts experts to prepare audiences for a Mondavi Center performance. Hosted by the Friends of Mondavi Center, this is one of the most popular programs we offer.

post-performance Q&a with the artistsAfter select Mondavi Center performances, the artistreturnstothestagetotakequestionsfromthe audience, fostering a more complete under-standing and appreciation of the performance just experienced.

Dancers’ ConsortiumA collaboration among regional dance com-panies, choreographers, dance teachers, and dancers of all ages that participate in the dance outreach programs at the Mondavi Center.

onstage technical workshopsA new series of technical workshops, for local arts companies and students. Lighting and sound technicians from professional touring companies will teach, by discussion and dem-onstration, stage lighting for dance and theater as well as the latest in acoustic design.

Forum@MCA series of free discussions concerning the arts at UC Davis and the broader contexts in which they flourish.

Mondavi Center Arts Education provides an imaginative and accessible way for people of all ages to discover, understand, and appreciate the performing arts. Through an extensive and innovative series of master classes for serious young artists, standards-based school matinees for K–12 students, professional development opportunities for teachers, master classes and discussions for UC Davis students, pre and post performance discussions for adult learners, regional forums for arts providers, and a network of national and international partnerships, our goal is to inspire an appreciation and understanding of the performing arts for all members of the community.

proFessional DevelopMent prograMs For teaChers

Kennedy Center partners in education The Mondavi Center has partnered with the Elk Grove Unified Elemen-tary School District and the Ken-nedy Center in Washington, D.C., to provide in-depth professional development workshops led by art-ists trained by the Kennedy Center to help teachers learn how to integrate the arts into their classrooms.

globe education academy for teachersIn partnership with Los Rios Community College District, School of Education, UC Davis, and Shakespeare’s Globe in London, theMondaviCenteroffersauniqueprofessional development opportu-nity each year for twelve drama and English teachers (grades 7–12) in the Sacramento region to immerse themselves in the world of William Shakespeare, both in London and at UC Davis. At the heart of the Academy experience is a two-week intensive residency at Shakespeare’s Globe in London in July 2010, during which the teachers will work with Globe Education theater practitioners. Teachers complete the program with a festival day of theater and celebration with their students at the Mondavi Center in November 2010.

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iesaccommodations for patrons with DisabilitiesThe Mondavi Center is proud to be a state-of-the-art public facility that meets or exceeds all stateandfederalADArequirementsandisfullyaccessible to patrons with disabilities.

Patrons with disabilities or special seating needs should notify the Mondavi Center Ticket Office of those needs at the time of ticket purchase. The Mondavi Center may not be able to accommodate special needs brought to our attention at the performance.

Seating spaces for wheelchair users and their companions are located at all levels and prices for all performances. Ushers are available at the doors to Jackson Hall and the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre. Please explain to the usher how best to assist you, if needed.

listening enhancement DevicesInfrared Listening Devices are installed in both Jackson Hall and the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre. Receivers that can be used with or without hearing aids are available for patrons who have difficulty understanding the dialogue or song lyrics. They may be checked out at no charge from the Patron Services Desk near the lobby elevators.TheMondaviCenterrequiresanIDto be held at the Patron Services Desk until the device is returned.

Requestsforsignlanguageinterpreting,real-time captioning, Braille programs, and other reasonable accommodations should be made with at least two weeks notice. The Mondavi Center may not be able to accommodatelast-minuterequests.Requestsfor these accommodations may be made when purchasing tickets at 530.754.2787 or TDD 530.754.5402.

elevatorsThe Mondavi Center has two passenger elevators serving all levels. They are located at the north end of the Rumsey Rancheria Grand Lobby, near the restrooms and Patron Services Desk.

restroomsAllpublicrestroomsareequippedwithaccessible sinks, stalls, baby-changing stations, and amenities. There are six public restrooms in the building: two on the Orchestra level, two on the Orchestra Terrace level, and two on the Grand Tier level. service animalsMondavi Center welcomes working service animals that are necessary to assist patrons with disabilities. Service animals must remain on a leash or harness at all times. Please contact the Mondavi Center Ticket Office if you intend to bring a service animal to an event so that appropriate seating can be reserved for you. parkingYou may purchase parking passes for individual Mondavi Center events for $6 per event at the parking lot or with your ticket order. Rates are subject to change. Parking passes that have been lost or stolen will not be replaced.

privacy policyThe Mondavi Center collects information from patrons solely for the purpose of gaining necessary information to conduct business and serve our patrons efficiently. We sometimes share names and addresses with other not-for-profit arts organizations. If you do not wish to be included in our e-mail communications or postal mailings, or if you do not want us to share your name, please notify us via e-mail, U.S. mail, or telephone. Full Privacy Policy at MondaviArts.org.

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