Music for Piano Four Hands today
Thursday, April 18, 12:05 p.m., Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center, free
Jacqueline Chew and Michael Seth Orland, pianos
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach / Gy枚rgy Kurt谩g:
鈥淕ottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit鈥 (publ. 1991)
鈥滱llein Gott in der H枚h鈥 sei Ehr鈥 (publ. 1991)
- Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Piano (1938)
- Igor Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet (1914)
- initial version by the composer for piano four hands
- Maurice Ravel: Ma m猫re l鈥檕ye (Mother Goose) (1910)
Hiromi鈥檚 Sonicwonder at Mondavi
Thursday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. Jackson Hall, tickets from $25
Jazz pianist and composer Hiromi is a sparkplug of creative energy and melodic ingenuity.
From her debut album to her 2021 performance at the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics, Hiromi has electrified audiences and earned the deep respect of jazz icons like Ahmad Jamal, Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. Her live performances are legendary for their energy and jaw-dropping improvisation. For this Mondavi Center debut she鈥檒l be working her new quartet Sonicwonder, whose new album was recently released.
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Valente lecture and concert: Stephen Drury on the piano
Friday, April 19, 5-7 p.m., Recital Hall, Ann E Pitzer Center
Drury has performed throughout the world with a repertoire that stretches from Bach to Liszt to the music of today. He has appeared at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Barbican Centre and Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, the Cit茅 de la Musique in Paris, and the Leipzig Gewandhaus. A champion of contemporary music, he has taken the sound of dissonance into remote corners of Pakistan, Greenland and Montana.
Picnic Day offers interactive, fashion and lots of music
新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Picnic Day, Saturday, April 20, has literally hundreds of activities. Here in the Arts Blog, we take pains to highlight the art or at least "arty" events. Here are some in these stories.
Don't miss the Manetti Shrem Museum activities going on all day, including a making activity with white clay and...there will be a 鈥済arden of Eggheads鈥 out in front of the museum. And the parade, first thing in the a.m., offers plenty of opportunity to see real floats students have been working on for months.
Egghead merchandise
Make sure to get your Picnic Day merchandise at the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Bookstore at the Memorial Union or in the lobby of the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art for a limited edition Egghead piece celebrating their 30th year on campus! See the full anniversary story here.
Revival: the 2024 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis fashion show
Saturday, April 20t, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Cruess Hall courtyard, tickets at $15
The 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Fashion and Design Society (FADS) will present the 2024 Picnic Day Fashion Show, 鈥淩evival,鈥 which is inspired by design students gravitating towards themes of nature or the intersection between fashion and sustainability, 鈥淩evival鈥 represents a new era of growth. Hurry. This is always a hot ticket and sells out quickly.
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Student musical performances
Saturday, April 20, 11-1 p.m., Ann E Pitzer Center鈥檚 Music Courtyard
Student chamber ensembles, the Samba School directed by faculty member Brian Rice, and also the Bluegrass and Old Time String Band directed by faculty member Scott Linford will perform works in progress outdoors outside Pitzer performance hall.
Battle of the Bands returns
April 20, 2-10 p.m., Mrak Hall lawn
The Picnic Day Battle of the Bands is back! A musical battle of epic proportions, come hear your favorite University bands rock out during the 2024 Picnic Day. The 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Marching Band will take on a number of collegiate bands from across the state of California!
Dance Dance Revolution offers variety of dance styles
April 20, 7-10 p.m., University Credit Union Center
Davis Dance Revolution (DDR) is an annual event showcasing 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis' student dance performance groups with a wide range of dance styles, including but not limited to ballet, hip-hop, contemporary, cultural, and more!
Listen to Sam Nichols鈥 Empyrean Ensemble
Sunday, April 21, 7 p.m., Recital Hall at Ann E. Pitzer Center, free
Musicians Playing:
Jessie Nucho, flute
Kristin Lloyd, harp
Chris Froh, percussion
Ellen Ruth Rose, viola
Leighton Fong, cello
Program
- Jacob Lane: Empyrean Quintet
- Emily Joy Sullivan: Dear Daughter
- Colin Minigan: Verglas
- James Larkins: It Keeps Happening
Mondavi Center presents Bedtime Stories with Thomas Dedkiewicz
April 24-27, 7:30 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, tickets starting at $35
When was the last time someone told you a bedtime story? Let actor Thomas Dudkiewicz lead you into a strange and brilliantly dark world with Bedtime Stories. Recommended for ages 13+. "It was a dark and lonesome night..."
Conceived by Dutch collective URLAND, Bedtime Stories celebrates the art of the voice to tell engaging and immersive stories. This pitch-perfect narrated performance takes its inspiration from radio plays, using just Dudkiewicz鈥檚 voice and well-timed sound effects to bring to life an enchanting cast of characters.
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Sheep Shift Climate Poetry next week
April 24-26, 9:30-3 p.m., across from California Hall
From April 24 to 26, the are joining forces with the (an ongoing construction project essential to reducing our campus's reliance on fossil fuels). Together, they are collaborating to create "Sheep Shift Climate Poetry."
To kick the event off, campus and community members are invited to. Crowd-sourced selections will then appear on the sides of the campus鈥檚 beloved sheepmowers.
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Artist-In-Residence: Emily Thorner, ultra soprano, presents "Works by Graduate Students"
Thursday, April 25, 12:05 p.m., Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center, free
Program
Trey Makler
Emily Joy Sullivan
James Larkins
Peter Chatterjee
Free, a Shinkoskey Noon Concert
About Emily
International 鈥渦ltra-soprano鈥 (Second Inversion, WA, USA) and 鈥渘ew music rising star鈥 (The Stranger, WA, USA) Emily Thorner is rapidly making her mark as a soloist in contemporary chamber ensembles, orchestras, and modern operas. Known for her command of stratospheric high notes, Thorner is highly sought-after for world premieres due to her unusual range and fearless virtuosity.
Research in design talk: Krystle Moody Wood
Thursday, April 25, 12 p.m., Cruess Hall room 1105
Krystle Moody Wood (B.A. design 鈥07) is the founder and principal consultant of LLC. After almost a decade of corporate materials and product development and working in non-profit education, Krystle found she could best pursue her passion for sustainability, textiles and adventure by starting her own business (Materevolve), which focuses on providing brand and material innovators with technical textile consulting and inspirational educational experiences.
Kota Ezawa artist talk at The California Studio
Thursday, April 25, 4:30 p.m., Community Room at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, free
Kota Ezawa is a media artist known for creating computer animations that explore the mediation of cultural and historical events. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions at the Georgia Museum of Art in 2021 and the Baltimore Museum of Art. Ezawa has received a number of fellowships, awards, grants, and residencies, including the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award in 2003; a SECA Art Award from SFMOMA in 2006 and a Eureka Fellowship in 2010. He studied at the Kunstakademie D眉sseldorf and the San Francisco Art Institute before receiving his Masters of Fine Art from Stanford University.
In 2022, Ezawa was included in the exhibition, 鈥淔rom Moment to Movement: Picturing Protest in the Kramlich Collection,鈥 at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis and was an invited speaker in 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Art Studio鈥檚 Visiting Artist Lecture Series.
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