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In January of 2013, Stanford Liveinaugurated its glorious new home, BingConcert Hall, and launched a new era inthe performing arts at Stanford University.The response from the campus andthe surrounding communities has farsurpassed expectations.
Now, we are thrilled to invite you to bepart of Season Five at Stanford Live. Tomark this occasion, we offer performanceswith an extraordinary and diverse line-upof some of the world’s greatest artists. Weare extremely grateful to Helen and PeterBing ’55 for funding a Distinguished ArtistsFund to make possible the appearanceof some of these performers. We will bewelcoming back some friends from thepast as well as presenting the debuts ofother artists. In addition, we will presentthe third season of our path-breaking LiveContext series, an array of communityprograms, and events for students.
Thank you to all who have been part ofthe Stanford Live journey, and welcometo those who are about to join theadventure. We look forward to celebratingthe 2016–17 season with you.
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Inside2Season Five atStanford Live
4Explore the2016–17 Season
15Live Context:Art + Ideas
26Campus and Community
28Invest in the Arts
30How to Subscribe
Inside Back CoverPlan Your Visit
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4LET’SCELEBRATE!
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20FRESHPERSPECTIVES
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9SAVE THE DATE!Bing Concert Hall Gunn AtriumIt’s family time at the Bing—and it’s free!
We’re turning the concert hall experience inside out at our annual Open House, withStanford student groups, musicians, and artists from around the Bay Area entertainingfamilies and friends in the Bing’s open-air lobby. Hands-on crafts, live music, andaudience participation promise fun for all ages. More details will be announced in thefall. Come on out, come into the Bing!
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SATURDAY, MARCH 25SAVE THE DATE!For more ticketing information, see page 29.With her sparkling demeanor and brilliant voice, Broadway treasureKristin Chenoweth was a delightful choice for this season’s Bing Fling! A Tonywinner for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, the vocal powerhouse wasnominated for Glinda in Wicked. Pushing Daisies won the gifted actress anEmmy and she was memorable on The West Wing and Glee. Her eclecticsong choices and captivating style will be a Bing Fling! highlight.
Kristin Chenoweth’s performance is generously supported by Marcia and John Goldman
SATURDAY, APRIL 297:30 PMReserved Seating $50 / $75 / $100 / Premium $150
Purchase a subscription to access tickets to this Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, andChris Thile special event. (Does not count towards your subscription package.)Friends for years, in 2011 these three legendary musicians recorded The Goat RodeoSessions, crossing bluegrass, jazz, and classical music. With Stanford Live, they’ll explorean all-Bach program. And who is better equipped? Ma’s rendition of the Bach CelloSuites is a masterwork. Thile and Meyer, who each have a MacArthur award, join himin arrangements of The Art of the Fugue, keyboard works including The Well-TemperedClavier, and various trio sonatas.
Generously supported by Marcia and John Goldman
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 307:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
Join bandleader and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis as his Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra, 15 musicians strong, celebrates the spirit of swing. The legendaryMarsalis ensemble is a band with a mission; he vows: “We believe jazz is ametaphor for democracy.” Improvisational, swinging, and rooted in the blues,jazz, says Marsalis, celebrates personal freedom and draws hope from adversity.What better reasons to go?
Generously supported by Stephanie and Fred Harman
GLOBALORIGINSJazz musicians andartists from around theworld take the stage.
Performances at Bing Concert Hall unlessotherwise noted. All prices subject to change.
JAZZ ATLINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRAWITH WYNTON MARSALIS
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 57:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
A firebrand voice of the Arab Spring protests, Emel Mathlouthi earned the title“the voice of Tunisian revolution” with her 2007 recording Kelmti Horra (My WordIs Free). The Tunisian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and composer’s roots are in folkmusic, but her influences include Joan Baez, Björk, and Tricky. Her sound minglesrock, trip-hop, and electronica with Arabic undertones. She is a diva of compelling,confessional impact, with songs that embrace suffering, love, and an ache for home.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80
Cuba’s Omara Portuondo, a singer in many modes, arrives at the Bing surroundedby an all-star roster. Pianist Roberto Fonseca, one of her colleagues in the OrquestaBuena Vista Social Club, is joined by clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen andviolinist Regina Carter, two classically trained jazz masters. Portuondo launched hercareer in 1950 and the years since have only burnished her magnetic presenceand vocal grace.
Generously supported by Dr. Mary Jacobson and Dr. Lynn Gretkowskiwith additional funding provided by the Koret Jazz Project This is a Live Context performance.
See page 15 for more details.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 67:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and Mongo Santamaria all wouldbe 100 years old in 2017. Jazz 100, an ensemble directed by Danilo Pérez (a youngkeyboardist with Dizzy), starring four contemporary greats, pays—and plays—livinghomage to these giants of jazz history. Come celebrate with Chris Potter (tenorsax), Avishai Cohen (trumpet), Wycliffe Gordon (trombone), and vocalist LizzWright, plus an A-list rhythm section—surely a party for the ages.
Funded in part by the Koret Jazz Project
SATURDAY, MARCH 117:30 PMAaron Diehl Ensemble featuring Cécile McLorin SalvantReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
Great jazz composers whose lifespans overlapped, Jelly Roll Morton and GeorgeGershwin were masters of the piano whose wide-ranging music captured the promise,energy, and turmoil of the early 20th century. Rising stars of the 21st century, pianistAaron Diehl and Grammy Award-winning vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant capture“Jelly and George” in an evening that combines lesser-known works of both masterswith new arrangements of favorite tunes, all with stunning expressiveness.
Funded in part by the Koret Jazz Project
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JELLY AND GEORGE: CELEBRATINGTHE MUSIC OF JELLY ROLL MORTONAND GEORGE GERSHWIN
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SUNDAY, MARCH 192:30 PMMemorial AuditoriumReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
An inspiring weave of South Pacific traditions and modern dance, Black Grace,founded 20 years ago by Neil Ieremia—a then 19-year-old New Zealand bank clerk—moves with a dynamic athleticism and rhythmic intensity that brings worldwideaudiences to their feet. With an international array of superb, risk-taking dancersfrom Maori, Samoan, and New Zealand cultures, the much-honored Black Graceis rich in storytelling expressed with raw finesse, unique beauty, and power.
Program Minoi, Pati Pati, and Crying Men (new work)
SATURDAY, APRIL 17:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
Anoushka Shankar, at once a traditional and break-away Indian musician andcomposer, is known for her resonant mastery of the sitar, which she learned inchildhood from her father, Ravi Shankar. A Grammy-nominated soloist and guestwith the world’s great orchestras, she has collaborated with artists of many genres,including Sting, Herbie Hancock, and Joshua Bell. As a prominent advocate forwomen’s rights and social justice, her new album, Land of Gold, explores theplight of the displaced.
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THINKBIGSurround yourself inthe music of orchestrasand vocal ensembles.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 162:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
Ensemble Basiani’s male vocalists, praised for their “bright, crisp voices” (Wall StreetJournal), specialize in three-voiced polyphony harking back to the 10th century.The music, whose quirky harmonies fascinated composer Igor Stravinsky, evolvedfrom Byzantine and early Christian traditions, transforming into sacred and secularmusic in communities all over Georgia. Basiani’s performances have moved audienceseverywhere, from Ireland’s Kilkenny Castle to New York’s Lincoln Center.
Performances at Bing Concert Hall unlessotherwise noted. All prices subject to change.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 47:30 PMFeaturing Cappella Romana / Jonathan Abel and Bissera Pentcheva, co-creatorsAlexander Nemerov and Chris Chafe, hosts
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Take a virtual journey to Hagia Sophia, Constantinople’s Great Church, when therenowned choir Cappella Romana returns to the Bing to continue its collaboration withStanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) and itsArt and Art History department. CCRMA will digitally imprint Hagia Sophia’sreverberant acoustics on Cappella Romana’s sublime Byzantine chant, complementedby visuals designed to create a totally immersive experience. Faculty experts in art, music,and technology lead the audience through this acoustic and aesthetic journey in time.
Copresented by the Department of Art and Art History and theCenter for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27:30 PMMaxim Emelyanychev, conductorReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
The renowned American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato is “the perfect 21st-centurydiva,” said the Los Angeles Times, hailing her “glamour, charisma, intelligence, grace,and remarkable talent.” Indeed, DiDonato’s Drama Queens recording captured the2012 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo. Joined at Bing Concert Hall by theItalian period-instrument ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro, she devotes her dramatic powerto a program that explores the themes of war and peace in baroque arias by Purcell,Handel, Monteverdi, and others.
Program In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music
Generously supported by the Koret Foundation
ICONS OF SOUND:HAGIA SOPHIA REIMAGINED
JOYCE DIDONATOAND IL POMO D’ORO
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THREE PERFORMANCESReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
The world-famed, San Francisco–based PhilharmoniaBaroque Orchestra’s Stanford series, marked by threeperformances on the Bing stage, features distinguishedsoloists in addition to the acclaimed ensemble. Foundedin 1981 by Music Director Nicholas McGegan, PBO’sunequaled musicianship is further enhanced by itsexclusive use of period instruments, original and replica.It is a transporting experience to hear.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 197:30 PMNicholas McGegan, conductorRobert Levin, fortepiano
Program Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor,op. 37; Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, op. 68
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 257:30 PMNicholas McGegan, conductorIsabelle Faust, violin
Program Haydn: Symphony op. 6, no. 3 in C Major,La Roxelane; Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major,K. 219, Turkish; Haydn: Symphony No. 91 in E-flat Major
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17:30 PMJonathan Cohen, conductorIestyn Davies, countertenor
Program Handel: “Oh Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless”from Saul; Hasse: “Ah che dissi, infelice! … Se restosul lido” from Didone abbandonata; Zelenka: Suite inA Minor; Arne: “Vengeance, O Come Inspire Me!”from Alfred; Gluck: “Ah! Non turbi il mio riposo” fromTelemaco; Handel: “Sweet Rose and Lily” from Theodora;C. P. E. Bach: Sinfonia in D Minor; Gluck: Selectionsfrom Orfeo ed Euridice
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 147:30 PMMemorial ChurchGeneral Admission $60 / Reserved Seating for Stanford Live Donors of $250+
A beloved Stanford holiday tradition for more than two decades, Chanticleer, thevirtuosic, Grammy-winning male ensemble, celebrates in the vaulted splendor ofStanford’s Memorial Church. From Gregorian chant to carols from around the world,ancient polyphony, and African American spirituals, Chanticleer’s performance isa glowing gift for a festive season.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 107:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80
Kremerata Baltica debuted in 1997 as Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer’s 50th birthday giftto himself and a means of helping to nurture the artistry of his homeland. The chamberorchestra of 23 gifted young string players, all from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia,celebrates its 20th anniversary at the Bing with a program that highlights works from itsmost recent and critically acclaimed albums, Chiaroscuro and New Seasons.
Program Glass (arr. Pushkarev): Orpheus Suite for Strings and Percussion; Kancheli:Chiaroscuro for Violin, Chamber Orchestra, and Percussion; Raskatov: The SeasonsDigest (after Tchaikovsky Seasons, op. 37a); Piazzolla (arr. Desyatnikov): The Four Seasonsof Buenos Aires for Violin and String Orchestra
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 124:00 PM SPECIAL START TIME!
Dennis Russell Davies, music director and conductorRobert McDuffie, violinReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
Austria and America share the spotlight when the Bruckner Orchestra of Linz, led since 2002by its Music Director Dennis Russell Davies, celebrates American composers with the superbviolinist Robert McDuffie. Davies leads the renowned ensemble in pieces by Duke Ellingtonand Samuel Barber and a new work by Philip Glass, his Symphony No. 11, commissioned byDavies in honor of Glass’ 80th birthday. A minimalist master and more, Davies has recordednot only all the Glass symphonies, but also all of Franz Josef Haydn’s and Anton Bruckner’s.
Program Ellington (arr. Peress): Black, Brown, and Beige Suite;Barber: Violin Concerto, op. 14; Glass: Symphony No. 11
SUNDAY, APRIL 22:30 PMInon Barnatan, piano and conductorReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
Founded in 1958 by Sir Neville Marriner and hailed worldwide for its warmth, unity,and virtuosity, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra brings themusic of Mozart and Copland to Stanford Live. Led from the keyboard by the youngIsraeli pianist Inon Barnatan, who has won acclaim for his “firecracker technique”(Washington Post), they will also perform a new piano concerto by one of the UK’srising young composers, Alasdair Nicolson.
Program Copland: Quiet City for Trumpet, English Horn, and Strings;Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271; Alasdair Nicolson:New piano concerto; Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201/186a
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Imagining the West
The American West has inspired artists, writers, entrepreneurs, andconservationists to explore, exploit, embroider, and preserve its romanceand realities. Through distinguished observers and chroniclers ofthe region, Imagining the West examines its pioneering spirit, sublimelandscapes, and unique social and ecological challenges.
Featured Events• Family concert with the Okee Dokee Brothers (p. 23)
• Multimedia performance of The Colorado (p. 24)
• Free conversation: Stanford faculty with National Geographic’sPeter McBride
In partnership with the Bill Lane Center for the American West, theWoods Institute for the Environment, and the Stanford Storytelling Project
Islamic Voices
Popular, accessible social media and music delivery systems aredriving transformations in Muslim societies and changing the world’sperceptions of Islamic culture. This Big Idea takes a look at how musicpropels a viral revolution, challenges stereotypes, and leads to newintercultural understanding.
Featured Events• Genre-crossing music from Emel Mathlouthi (p. 7)
• Free conversation: Stanford faculty with best-selling writerReza Aslan
In partnership with the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies and KZSU’sArabology radio program and podcast
The Big Ideas Behind Live Context 2016–17
Learn more about these Big Ideas and their related events at live.stanford.edu/ideas.
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CLOSEENCOUNTERSEnjoy chamber music andrecitals in the intimacy ofBing Concert Hall.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 137:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
This quartet of childhood music-camp friends is the closest thing to rock stars thatclassical music will allow. Their rule, said one: “We just play stuff we really like.’’ That’san eclectic range embracing Janáček, Beethoven, and for this concert a new quartetby the Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin. The foursome’s affection for its repertoirecomes through as they fuse superb technique, individuality, and “rampaging energy”(New Yorker), thrilling audiences around the world.
Program Rolf Wallin: String Quartet (commissioned by the Danish String Quartet);Janáček: String Quartet No. 2, Intimate Letters; Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9,op. 59, no. 3
Performances at Bing Concert Hall unlessotherwise noted. All prices subject to change.
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Founded by Canadian-born first violinistGeoff Nuttall and violist Lesley Robertson,brilliant stewards and teachers of the classicalcanon and the collaborative chamber form,the St. Lawrence String Quartet continuesits robust multiyear Stanford Universityresidency with three Stanford Live concertsand two free events. The work of America’sesteemed composer John Adams, whoconsiders the SLSQ his “favorite chambergroup,” is a special focus in celebration ofhis 70th birthday.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2:30 PMProgram Haydn: String Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 20, no. 1; Adams: John’sBook of Alleged Dances; Beethoven: String Quartet in A Minor, op. 132
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2:30 PMDiana Doherty, oboe
Program Beethoven: String Quartet in C Minor, op. 18, no. 4;Bliss: Quintet for Oboe and Strings; Adams: First Quartet
SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2:30 PMTyler Duncan, baritone / Erika Switzer, piano
Program Adams: Second Quartet; Fauré: La bonne chanson, op. 61;Haydn: String Quartet in A Major, op. 20, no. 6; Beethoven: StringQuartet in F Major, op. 135
GOOD FRIDAY CONCERT
FRIDAY, APRIL 145:00 PMMemorial ChurchGeneral Admission
Program Haydn: The Seven Last Words ofOur Savior on the Cross
HARMONY FOR HUMANITYDANIEL PWORLD MUSIC DAYS CONCERT
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The St. Lawrence String Quartet leads Stanford’sannual free concert honoring the life and memoryof alumnus Daniel Pearl, the violin-playingWall Street Journal reporter who was murderedin 2002 in Pakistan. Now in its 15th year, theprogam will include works by Ludwig vanBeethoven, Jonathan Berger, David Popper, andGabriel Fauré performed by the St. LawrenceString Quartet, the Stanford Chamber Chorale,violinist Livia Sohn, and others.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 177:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
The German duo’s concerts bring out the best in each other to the delight ofaudiences everywhere. Separately, violinist Tetzlaff and pianist Vogt have performedwith the world’s greatest orchestras. Together, their eclectic repertoire will shine atBing Concert Hall in violin sonatas by Beethoven and Mozart, plus masterworksby Schubert and noted contemporary German composer Jörg Widmann.
Program Beethoven: Violin Sonata in C Minor, op. 30, no. 2; Jörg Widmann: TBA;Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 377; Schubert: Rondo in B Minor, D. 895
Generously supported by Mary and Clint Gilliland
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 192:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80
A delightful result of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s rich tradition of chambermusic, and founded during the Herbert von Karajan era, the Berlin PhilharmonicWind Quintet has collected critical raves. “Superb...Pure-toned instrumental textures,smoothly blended ensemble, and sterling musicianship,” wrote the Chicago Tribune.Its Stanford Live program spans 200 years, from Mozart’s Fantasy in F Minor forClockwork Organ to a new work created especially for the Berliners by Finnishcomposer Kalevi Aho.
Program Mozart (arr. Hasel): Fantasy in F Minor for Clockwork Organ, K. 594;Kalevi Aho: Quintet No. 2; Barber: Summer Music; Reicha: Wind Quintet inD Major, op. 91. no. 3
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FRIDAY, MARCH 247:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80
Easily among the world’s greatest ensembles and long a favorite with Stanfordaudiences, the Emerson String Quartet—founded in 1976—has a storied performancehistory, a juicy yet precise performance style, and nine Grammys. Hailed as “one ofthe most impressive of American string quartets” (New York Times), the foursome islauded for its embrace of new works as well as the classics. Besides quartets by Raveland Debussy, it will perform an early quartet by Alban Berg.
Program Ravel: String Quartet in F Major; Berg: String Quartet, op. 3;Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, op. 10
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 267:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $45 / $65 / Premium $80
Two brilliant musicians with stellar solo careers and a long duet association join for aprogram of sonatas. MacArthur Fellow cellist Alisa Weilerstein has been describedas playing as if she’s on fire; pianist Inon Barnatan has been hailed for “musicianshipof the highest character” (Evening Standard). Together, they epitomize passion andpoise in the service of classical as well as contemporary works. In addition to theirApril 26 concert, on April 2 Barnatan will play with the Academy of St. Martin in theFields and conduct from the keyboard.
Program Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Chopin: Cello Sonata, op. 65;Joseph Hallman: DreamLog; Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G Minor, op. 19
Generously supported by Trine Sorensen and Michael Jacobson
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ALISA WEILERSTEIN ANDINON BARNATAN
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FRESHPERSPECTIVESExperience music andtheater from some of today’smost original artists.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 297:30 PMFeatured pianists to include Philip Glass, Sarah Cahill, Aaron Diehl,and Jenny LinReserved Seating $30 / $55 / $80 / Premium $95
Five exceptional pianists—including the composer himself—kick off season five withPhilip Glass’ complete piano études, some of his “best, most harmonically inventivemusic” (New York Times). These 20 works, created to explore a variety of tempi,textures, and techniques, have been hailed for their intimacy and complexity.Glass wrote the first six études as a 50th birthday gift for Dennis Russell Davies in1994 and finished the 20th in time for the celebration of his own 75th birthday.
Generously supported by Bonnie and Marty TenenbaumPerformances at Bing Concert Hall unlessotherwise noted. All prices subject to change.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 217:30 PMSteven Schick, conductor and percussionistReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
When it comes to defining “contemporary,” the International Contemporary Ensemblegoes by the book—Webster’s dictionary: “Happening, existing, living, or coming intobeing.” ICE’s musicians are innovative, multidisciplinary, and, says the New York Times,“extraordinary.” New works by Steve Reich and Stanford faculty composer MarkApplebaum highlight the ensemble’s visit. With a steadily changing menu of styles andphilosophies, ICE’s concerts are deliciously satisfying, making new-music devotees ofeven the finickiest listeners.
Program Works by Brian Ferneyhough, Mark Applebaum, and Anna Thorvaldsdottir,and a new work titled “Pulse” by Steve Reich in celebration of his 80th birthday
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 167:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
RHIANNON GIDDENS ANDDIRK POWELL
INTERNATIONALCONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE
Rhiannon Giddens’ first solo album, Tomorrow is My Turn (2015), a collaborationwith T Bone Burnett, incorporated folk, jazz, gospel, and the blues. Her pedigree—member of the Grammy–winning Carolina Chocolate Drops (“Hit ’em UpStyle”), degree from Oberlin Conservatory, a standing ovation at New York’sTown Hall—is impeccable. Her concert, with fiddler Dirk Powell, is a chance tocatch this rising star as she soars to the top.
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WEDNESDAY–FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1–3, 7:30 PMSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 4:30 & 7:30 PMBing Concert Hall StudioGeneral Admission $50
A gothic melodrama, a puppet show, a slide show, a shadow play set to live jazz, anda behind-the-scenes look at how the magic is made: Ava/Ada is all that and more. Ina CGI era, the Manual Cinema artists’ collective uses paper cutouts, transparencies,and overhead projectors to tell a haunting tale of elderly twins separated by death—or perhaps not. The New York Times wrote Ava/Ada is “an unclassifiable story ofspectral beauty.”
FRIDAY, JANUARY 277:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / Premium $50
They can play Bach. They can play hip-hop. Classically trained FloridiansWil B (Wilner Baptiste, viola) and Kev Marcus (Kevin Sylvester, violin), who metin high school orchestra, are genre busters, tradition fusers, and audience uniters.They’ve played President Obama’s Inaugural Ball and the Apollo Theater; withKanye West and the Eagles, and three Super Bowls. Live, Black Violin keeps theparty rolling with DJ turntable whiz SPS and a drummer. Black Violin’s latestrecording, Stereotypes, shatters them.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 52:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / Premium $50
Justin Lansing, banjo, and Joe Mailander, guitar, have been exploring the outdoorstogether since they were kids. Today, families everywhere delight in their AdventureAlbum series. Their trip down the mighty Mississippi inspired their Grammy-winningalbum Can You Canoe? In Through the Woods, they hiked on the Appalachian Trail.Their newest album, Saddle Up, trots happily through the American West. Warmlyand tunefully, the Okee Dokee Brothers share their respect for nature, each other,and our world.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27:30 PMReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
Indie pop artist José González is a little bit of everything, and so is the ensemblehe performs with, The String Theory. His parents are Argentenian but he wasborn in Sweden. He writes the music he performs and sings the songs he writes.His influences include Paul Simon, bossa nova, classical music, and Nick Drake.The ensuing sound is as free ranging as the influences but manages to add upto a seamless swath. González and The String Theory are intriguing signposts onmusic’s road ahead.
JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ ANDTHE STRING THEORY
THE OKEE DOKEEBROTHERS
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This is a Live Context performance.See page 15 for more details.
FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 7:30 PMSATURDAY, APRIL 8, 4:30 & 7:30 PMSUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1:30 & 4:30 PMBing Concert Hall StudioGeneral Admission $50
You’ve never done this at a concert hall before: blindfolded, you’re earwitnessto a new theatrical sensation. To Sleep to Dream is an EarFilm, an immersiveaudioplay with narration, acting, and music within a three-dimensional listeningenvironment customized for the Bing Studio. The plot: it’s the future, and atotalitarian government outlaws dreaming. A rebel fights back. Join him. Take abreak from screen time. Dare to dream again!
SATURDAY, APRIL 227:30 PMJohn Luther Adams and William Brittelle, composers / Roomful of Teeth, voicesJeffrey Ziegler, cello / Glenn Kotche, Paola Prestini, and Shara (Worden) Nova,percussion / Mark Rylance, Glenn Kotche, and Jeffrey Ziegler, film narratorsWilliam deBuys, script / Murat Eyuboglu, video and photographyReserved Seating $30 / $40 / $50 / Premium $65
Uniting art, history, sociology, and ecology, Murat Eyuboglu’s documentary films will takeyou on a journey to the Colorado River Basin via stunning images and live performances.Featuring new compositions for a multimedia performance, The Colorado is a stunning,prismatic view of a natural treasure and how best to steward its resources.
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THE BOXBROTHERS
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INSIDE/OUT:ARTS OPEN HOUSE
FRIDAY, MAY 5, 7:30 PMSATURDAY, MAY 6, 4:30 & 7:30 PMSUNDAY, MAY 7, 1:30 & 4:30 PMBing Concert Hall StudioGeneral Admission $30
Meet the four Box Brothers—Oldest, Middlemost, Youngest, and Dumbest.They live in a box with their best friend, Big Drum. One day, they set out lookingfor happiness and find an exciting musical adventure, with acrobatics, hijinks, andplenty of noise and laughs. Netherlands-based, the Box Brothers are madcapclowns who act, play percussion, and dance in a family show for ages 3 to 103.The Box Brothers think way outside the box.
FIVE FAMILYSHOWS!Looking for some arts-filled fun for the whole family?Here are five performances not to miss:
Saturday, October 9Hands-on crafts, live music, andaudience participation promise funfor all ages. See p. 4
Friday, January 27Hip hop meets classical in a jam forthe next generation. See p. 22
Sunday, March 5Saddle up for a romp through theAmerican West with this dynamicfolk duo. See p. 23
Sunday, March 19This native New Zealand groupbrings a blend of modern dance andrich Samoan tradition. See p. 9
Friday–Sunday, May 5–7Join a boxy adventure with this funnyfoursome. See left for more info.
THE BOX BROTHERS
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When Bing Concert Hall isn’t hosting StanfordLive’s visiting artists, the university’s ownensembles take the stage, presented by theDepartment of Music. Stanford SymphonyOrchestra, Stanford Philharmonia, StanfordJazz Orchestra, and Stanford Wind Symphonyperform more than 30 concerts annually at theBing under the leadership of the Department ofMusic’s outstanding faculty. Learn more aboutthese groups at music.stanford.edu.
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Master Classes,Workshops, and More!Stanford Live connects studentsto the stars! Past events haveincluded master classes andconversations with DeborahVoight, Sheryl Crow, andDJ Kid Koala. Get more info atlive.stanford.edu/students.
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Our K–12 matinee shows enable studentsfrom across the Bay Area up to get upclose and personal with amazing artiststhroughout the season. We also providea number of teacher workshops! Learnmore at live.stanford.edu/community.
“Today was a day that I will foreverremember…This was the first time I havetaken my students somewhere wherethey were completely in their elementand were able to be a part of somethingwhere they could be themselves…”Melissa Brown, M.Ed.Education Specialist,Barron Park Elementary
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KRISTIN CHENOWETHSATURDAY, MARCH 25Broadway treasure Kristin Chenowethheadlines this season’s Bing Fling!, ourannual event to thank our most generoussupporters. Bing Members receive tickets tothis special performance in addition to apre-concert reception and dinner. A limitednumber of tickets for the concert only willbe made available for purchase in the spring—details to be announced.
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In January of 2013, Stanford Liveinaugurated its glorious new home, BingConcert Hall, and launched a new era inthe performing arts at Stanford University.The response from the campus andthe surrounding communities has farsurpassed expectations.
Now, we are thrilled to invite you to bepart of Season Five at Stanford Live. Tomark this occasion, we offer performanceswith an extraordinary and diverse line-upof some of the world’s greatest artists. Weare extremely grateful to Helen and PeterBing ’55 for funding a Distinguished ArtistsFund to make possible the appearanceof some of these performers. We will bewelcoming back some friends from thepast as well as presenting the debuts ofother artists. In addition, we will presentthe third season of our path-breaking LiveContext series, an array of communityprograms, and events for students.
Thank you to all who have been part ofthe Stanford Live journey, and welcometo those who are about to join theadventure. We look forward to celebratingthe 2016–17 season with you.
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Enjoy pre-concert andintermission snacksand drinks at InterludeCafé in Bing ConcertHall’s expansive lobby.Pre-performance diningis also available at thecafé at the ArrillagaAlumni Center, justa five-minute walk toBing Concert Hall.
Visit live.stanford.edu/dining for yourcomplete diningoptions.
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For up-to-dateinformation on parkingand directions to ourevents and ticket office,visit live.stanford.edu/directions.
Bing Concert HallSeating is by pricingzone. Seating mapshown at left.
Bing Concert HallStudioSeating in the BingStudio is by generaladmission.
Memorial AuditoriumSeating is by pricingzone. Seating mapshown at left.
Memorial ChurchSeating at MemorialChurch is by generaladmission. Access tothe reserved-seatingsection is availablefor Stanford LiveDonors of $250or more.
All prices subject tochange. Visit ourwebsite for up-to-datepricing information.
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• Bing Members (donors of $7,500 andabove) are guaranteed premium seatsto all subscription performances and priorityseating access throughout the season.
• Stanford Live Donors of $500 andabove enjoy early access to subscriptionseating, according to level of gift.Orders begin April 28.
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