! @UCDavisMusic announces 2009–10 performance season: violins, pianos, shadow puppets and more. http://bit.ly/krEvP.

Davis, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2009)—The UC Davis Department of Music proudly announces its 2009–10 performance season—a season filled with unique programs, from January’s Violin Festival to February’s American Piano project to April’s Indonesian shadow-puppet play featuring UC Berkeley’s Gamelan Sari Raras. In addition, the department welcomes new symphony director Christian Baldini, who will first conduct the UCDSO during a Mondavi Presents performance by soprano Christine Brewer in October.

Most department events take place at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. With student ticket prices starting at $4, and most tickets at $20 or less, the Department of Music provides uniquely affordable access to quality performances across a variety of musical genres. Season Ticket packages provide a 10% discount for any three events purchased together and 15% for any five. Individual and Season Tickets are available via the Mondavi Center box office: 530-754-2787, 866-754-2787 (toll-free) or MondaviArts.org.

In addition to major performing arts events at the Mondavi Center and other larger campus venues, the department continues to present its popular free Noon Concerts, typically held in the Music Building, with occasional special performances in the Mondavi Center Grand Lobby.

·       To request a season brochure or to join the events mailing list, contact the Department of Music at 530-752-7896 or musicmail@ucdavis.edu.

·       To view or subscribe to the department’s events calendar, visit music.ucdavis.edu/events.

UC Davis Department of Music: 2009–10 Events

Sun., Oct. 4, 2009, 2 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
Christine Brewer, soprano. Works by Wagner, Strauss, and Carter with Craig Rutenberg, piano; works by Barber and Gershwin with the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, Christian Baldini, conductor. Presented by the Mondavi Center.
$10/15/25 student & child, $20/30/50 adult

Fri.–Sat., Oct. 23–24 & 30-31, 2009, 8 p.m.,
Sun., Oct. 25 & Nov. 1, 2009, 2 p.m.;
Vanderhoef Studio Theater, Mondavi Center
Sideshow Physical Theatre: Elephant’s Graveyard, a new work written and directed by Jade Rosina McCutcheon, with music by graduate student Garrett Shatzer and faculty composer Laurie San Martin. Presented by the Mondavi Center.
$15 student & child, $30 adult

Sat., Nov. 7, 2009, 7 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theater, Mondavi Center
Meridian Arts Ensemble, artist-in-residence. Meridian is a sextet comprised of five brass players and one percussionist, playing everything from J.S. Bach to Frank Zappa. Meridian is a faculty ensemble at the Manhattan School of Music.
$9 student & child, $18 adult

Sun., Nov. 8, 2009, 7 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
Causeway Band Festival Concert: UC Davis Concert Band with the Meridian Arts Ensemble (artist-in-residence), the Sacramento State Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 7–9th and 10–12th Grade Festival Bands, and composer/conductor Mark Camphouse. Works by Camphouse, Holst and Zappa. Pete Nowlen, director. Participation info: 530.752.5537.
$4/6/7 student & child, $8/12/14 adult

Sun., Nov. 15, 2009, 7 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
Empyrean Ensemble: Program I. World premieres by Ross Bauer, Stephen Blumberg, and Ed Jacobs. Also music by Aaron Copland and Seung-Ah Oh. Mika Pelo and Kurt Rohde, directors. Empyrean presents the same program in a free concert at the Festival of New American Music in the Music Recital Hall at Sacramento State on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 at 8 p.m.
$9 student & child, $18 adult

Wed., Nov. 18, 2009, 7 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
UC Davis Jazz Bands: Solo Features. Works showcasing solo members of the jazz improv ensemble. Delbert Bump, director.
$6 student & child, $12 adult

Sat., Nov. 21, 2009, 7 p.m., Freeborn Hall
UC Davis Gospel Choir. Calvin Lymos, director.
$6 student & child, $12 adult

Sun., Nov. 22, 8 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. Ginastera: Four Dances from Estancia; Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major with Eric Zivian, piano; and Dvořák: Symphony No. 5 in F Major. Christian Baldini, conductor.
$5/7/8 student & child, $10/14/16 adult

Wed., Dec. 2, 2009, 7 p.m., Main Theatre, Wright Hall
University Concert Band. Pete Nowlen, director.
$6 student & child, $12 adult

Fri., Dec. 4, 2009, 8 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
University Chorus with the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem. Jeffrey Thomas, conductor.
$5/7/8 student & child, $10/14/16 adult

Fri. & Sat., Jan. 22 & 23, 2010, 7 p.m.,
Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
UC Davis Violin Festival Concerts. Dan Flanagan and Michael Sand, directors.
$9 student & child, $18 adult (each performance)

Sun., Jan 24, 2010, 7 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
Empyrean Ensemble: Program II. Featuring ensemble members Ellen Ruth Rose, viola, and Chris Froh, percussion. World premieres by John MacCallum, Pablo Ortiz, and Laurie San Martin. Also music by John Cage. Mika Pelo and Kurt Rohde, directors.
$9 student & child, $18 A

Sun., Feb. 7, 2010, 8 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. Liadov: Kikimora; Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2 with Hrabba Atladottir, violin; and Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition. Christian Baldini, conductor.
$5/7/8 student & child, $10/14/16 adult

Sat., Feb. 27, 2010, 8 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
The American Piano: Works celebrating the diversity of American piano literature—from the nightclub to the concert hall—by Cage, Gottschalk, Joplin, Rzewski and others, with Anthony de Mare and Steven Mayer, pianos. Joseph Horowitz, artistic director. Co-presented by the Mondavi Center.
$15 student & child, $30 adult

Sun., Feb. 28, 2010, 2 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
The American Piano: Copland, the Piano, and Politics, exploring Copland’s piano works, the influence they had on the American piano repertoire, and the politics that influenced his writing. Joseph Horowitz, artistic director. Co-presented by the Mondavi Center.
$15 student & child, $30 adult

Wed., Mar. 3, 2010, 7 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
UC Davis Jazz Bands: New Jazz for Big Band. Contemporary jazz charts for big band. Delbert Bump, director.
$6 student & child, $12 adult

Wed., Mar. 10, 2010, 7 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
University Concert Band: Festivity of Bands, with Sacramento State and Davis High School bands. Pete Nowlen, director.
$4/6/7 student & child, $8/12/14 adult

Sat., Mar. 13, 2010, 7 p.m., Freeborn Hall
UC Davis Gospel Choir. Calvin Lymos, director.
$6 student & child, $12 adult

Sun., Mar. 14, 2010, 8 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
University Chorus, Alumni Chorus, and the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, with Arianna Zukerman, soprano. Bruckner: Te Deum; Rossini: Stabat mater. Jeffrey Thomas, conductor.
$5/7/8 student & child, $10/14/16 adult

Fri., Apr. 16, 2010, 7 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
Wayang Kulit (shadow play): Featuring Midiyanto as dhalang (puppet master) accompanied by UC Berkeley’s Gamelan Sari Raras. The shadow play is accompanied using century-old instruments of Gamelan Kyai Udan Mas, a full Central Javanese orchestra, and can be viewed by the audience from multiple angles. Midiyanto and Benjamin Brinner, directors.
$9 student & child, $18 adult general admission

Sun., Apr. 18, 2010, 7 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
Empyrean Ensemble: Program III. Featuring artist-in-residence Haleh Abghari, soprano. Premieres by Philippe Bodin, Eric Moe, and Jesper Nordin. Mika Pelo and Kurt Rohde, directors.
$9 student & child, $18 adult

Sat., May 1, 2010, 3 p.m., Grand Lobby, Mondavi Center
UC Davis Baroque Ensemble. Phebe Craig and Michael Sand, directors.
$6 student & child, $12 A general admission

Sat., May 15, 2010, 7 p.m., Freeborn Hall
UC Davis Gospel Choir. Calvin Lymos, director.
$6 student & child, $12 adult

Sun., May 16, 2010, 8 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven: TBA; Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E Minor. Christian Baldini, conductor.
$5/7/8 student & child, $10/14/16 adult

Wed., May 19, 2010, 7 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
UC Davis Jazz Bands: Organ and Big Band. Tunes by Delbert Bump (jazz organist, director) and others featuring organ with big band.
$6 student & child, $12 adult

Wed., May 26, 2010, 7 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
University Concert Band. Pete Nowlen, director.
$4/6/7 student & child, $8/12/14 adult

Fri., May 28, 2010, 8 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
University Chorus. Jeffrey Thomas, conductor.
$5/7/8 student & child, $10/14/16 adult

Wed., Jun. 2, 2010, 7 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
Empyrean Ensemble: New Music from Davis. New works by graduate student composers Hendel Almétus, Ben Irwin, Scott Perry, Garrett Shatzer, Liam Wade, and Ching-Yi Wang. Mika Pelo and Kurt Rohde, directors.
$9 student & child, $18 adult

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