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8/29/2007
Nathaniel Chaitkin, cello, Marie-France Lefebvre, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
9/4/2007- 9/8/2007
Classical Odissi Dance Workshop and Recital -
(Performance or production; Training, workshop, or class; )
Brody Auditorium
Time of Event: 7 p.m.
Price: Free
Aloka Kanungo will be performing Odissi (Indian classical dance) on September 8 at Brody Auditorium from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Shreelina Ghosh, a doctoral student of MSU is honored to be sharing the stage with her Guru. The recital is free and all are welcome. Aloka will conduct workshops from September 4 to 8 where she plans to demonstrate the history and grammar of the dance, and also teach Odissi items to those interested in trying out the dance themselves. She will also give advanced training in Odissi. MSU students are entitled to discounts. Aloka Kanungo is a nationally acclaimed Odissi dancer from India and is currently on a US-tour with a series of workshops and recitals at Houston, Phoenix, Austin, New York, Detroit and yes, East Lansing. Please download the flyer and workshop registration form here:- Recital Flyer--- Workshop registration form---
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Marilyn (Asian Studies Center) at mccull67@msu.edu (517.353.1680), Shreelina at ghoshsh2@msu.edu (517.355.3186)
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
9/8/2007
Odissi Classical Indian Dance Recital -
(Performance or production; )
Featuring Aloka Kanungo, and Shreelina Ghosh
Brody Auditorium in Brody Complex
Time of Event: 7:00 PM
Price: Free
The Asian Studies Center presents the Odissi classical Indian dance recital featuring Aloka Kanungo, reknowned dancer and choreographer from India and Shreelina Ghosh, MSU Ph.D student and dance student.
Sponsored By: MSU Asian Studies Center
Contact: Marilyn McCullough - mccull67@msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
9/10/2007
Ron Newman, jazz piano -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
9/12/2007
Walter Verdehr, violin, Ralph Votapek, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
9/13/2007
Rod Nelman, bass-baritone -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
9/16/2007
MSU Gospel Choir -
(Performance or production; )
Peoples Church of East Lansing, 200 W. Grand River Ave.
Time of Event: Sunday, September 16; 5 p.m.
Price: Free
The MSU Gospel Choir will perform for members of the East Lansing and MSU communities. There will be a book discussion about Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands following the performance.
This event is open to the public.
9/16/2007
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt -
(Performance or production; )
Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 7:00pm
Price: $28
Being the foremost disciple of Ravi Shankar, Vishwa Mohan belongs to that elite body of musicians which traces its origin to the Moughal emperor Akbar's court musician Tansen and his guru the Hindu Mystic Swami Haridas. Creator of the mohan veen (modified slide guitar with 20 strings used in Indian classical music) and the winner of a Grammy Award, Mohan has mesmerized the world with his pristine pure, delicate yet firey music. Mohan's powerhouse performances have electrified audiences around the globe. Mohan has become the cultural ambassador of India by glorifying and popularizing Indian culture and music throughout the world.
Sponsored By: Michigan State Medical Society
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office at 517- 432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
9/19/2007
American Cake – Chinese Tea -
(Performance or production; )
MSU-China Faculty Concert
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
An evening of grand opera, desserts and fine musical wine performed by Melanie Helton, soprano; Molly Fillmore, mezzo-soprano; Richard Fracker, tenor; Haijing Fu, baritone; and Rod Nelman, bass. This event is in conjunction with the third annual collaboration between the MSU College of Music and Chinese university students.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
9/20/2007
Philharmonic Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
Fairchild Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Guest singers from the People's Republic of China
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
9/21/2007
Hands Across the Sea -
(Performance or production; )
MSU-China Student Concert
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
An evening of arias, duets and ensembles performed by voice students from Southwest University, Chongqing, the International School, Shenyang Conservatory of Music, and Michigan State University College of Music. This event is in conjunction with the third annual collaboration between the MSU College of Music and Chinese university students.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
9/21/2007- 9/23/2007
Menopause The Musical -
(Performance or production; )
Fairchild Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sat. 3 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. & 6 p.m.
Price: $42
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Discover what nearly 9 million fans worldwide are laughing about! This comedy musical follows four women at a lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex and more. This joyful musical parody set to 25 classical baby-boomer songs from "Puff, My God I'm Draggin" to the disco favorite "Stayin' Awake, Stayin' Awake" will have you cheering and dancing in the aisles! It is definitely not the Silent Passage anymore.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
9/21/2007
The Rat Pack is Back: The Tribute to Frank, Sammy, Joey & Dean -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00pm
Price: $43, $37, $33, $25
The Tribute recreates one of the famous "Summit at the Sands" hotel shows, when the swingin' ring-a-ding group known as the "Rat Pack" was creating hipster legends with a free-wheeling, no-holds-barred nightclub act of Las Vegas' four favorite sons: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin and Joey Bishop. Uncanny vocal recreations, unbridled hilarity, and a swinging big-band send audiences straight to the coolest time in history, with all-time hits such as "Come Fly with Me," "That's Amoré," "Mr. Bojangles," and more.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Ameripise Financial, Chase Bank and Melting Moments Inc Creams
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office at 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
9/23/2007
Anne Nispel, soprano, Harlan Jennings, baritone -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Hart Recital Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 3 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
9/23/2007
Wind Symphony -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 3 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
9/24/2007
Jazz Octet I and Jazz Octet II -
(Performance or production; )
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
9/25/2007
Gwen Burgett Thrasher, percussion -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
9/28/2007
College of Music Collage Concert -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, free for students and those under age 18.
Featuring premiere student ensembles and soloists in a fast-paced musical extravaganza.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
9/29/2007
Mandy Patinkin: In Concert -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $47, $38,, $27
To some, he's the Tony® Award-winning revolutionary from Evita who grew into a bona fide Broadway star in Sunday in the Park with George. To others, he's the Emmy® Award-winning Best Actor, for his portrayal of Dr. Jeffrey Geiger in Chicago Hope, or the star of the CBS drama Criminal Minds. To some, he's Madonna's piano man in Dick Tracy or the scholar who made Streisand swoon in Yentl. And to others still, he will always be Inigo Montoya, the swashbuckling swordsman in The Princess Bride. But whichever role you know him for, Mandy Patinkin's favorite is reaching out to live audiences with the power and passion of popular song. He belongs to the special breed of performers who don't merely dramatize songs, but incorporate them into their very being. His interpretations of popular standards, superbly accompanied by Paul Ford at the piano, come straight from the heart, mesmerizing audiences from coast to coast. Selections to highlight Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Harry Chapin, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter among others.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Physicians Health Plan of Mid Michigan and Rick's American Cafe/Harrison RoadHouse/Beggar's Banquet
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office at 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
9/30/2007
Beaumont Brass -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 3 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
9/30/2007
Symphony Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 7 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/1/2007
Randall Hawes, bass trombonist, master class -
(Performance or production; )
Guest Artist
Hart Recital Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/1/2007
Musique 21 -
(Performance or production; )
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: This event is FREE.
Philip Sinder, guest artist
Music by MacDonald, Rubinstein, and others.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/2/2007- 10/7/2007
Disney's High School Musical -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: Tues.-Thurs. at 7:30 p.m. Fri. 8 p.m. Sat. 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Sun. 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Price: $58 - $25
It burst onto the cultural landscape as a smash hit movie musical on The Disney Channel. Now, get ready for "the start of something new!" Disney Theatrical Productions, the producers of THE LION KING and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, have created a thrilling stage version of the phenomenal HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. It's the irresistible story of two teenagers – Troy Bolton, super-popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella Montez, super-smart transfer student and a genius in science class – who try to navigate the tricky currents of peer pressure to follow their dream and score the leads in the big school show. All the characters from the movie, every single song that propelled the soundtrack to the top of the Billboard charts – plus two new songs written especially for the stage – make HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL a top-drawer Disney production, and a must-see for every fan of the film and every theatre-goer. So "getcha head in the game!" And get ready for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. Live on stage at Wharton Center.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Jackson National Life Insurance Company
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office at 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
10/4/2007
Artists in Residence: NOBILIS Trio -
(Performance or production; )
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/5/2007
Wisconsin Brass Quintet -
(Performance or production; )
Guest Artist
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/10/2007
Symphony Band -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/14/2007
Chicago Symphony Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 3 p.m.
Price: $85, $65, $55, $25
Twenty-five years ago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) performed to thunderous ovation during the inaugural performance for Wharton Center's grand opening. Now they return to a premier performing arts center celebrating its 25th anniversary. Rich in tradition and innovation, the CSO is a musical force in Chicago and around the world. Featuring over 100 musicians and two internationally-renowned conductors, the CSO is not just one of America's best orchestras, but one of the finest in the world. This concert also features special guest Branford Marsalis joining the symphony for this once-in-a-lifetime anniversary event. Program features Faure's Sicilienne, from Pelleas and Melisande Suite, Debussy's Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Copeland's Clarinet Concerto (arr. for soprano saxophone) and Dvorák's Symphony No. 9.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Fifth Third Bank and MSU Department of Radiology
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office at 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
10/15/2007
Professors of Jazz -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/16/2007
Janine Gaboury-Sly, horn, Deborah Moriarty, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/16/2007
CeU -
(Performance or production; )
Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $24
CéU, (pronounced "cell with a light L"). It sometimes happens that a new artists appears on the scene and brings together all that is best at that particular moment in time; an artists whose vision is both personal and of universal significance, and the fruit of a particular time and place. A case in point is CéU., whose first album is in fact a sound-photo of the city of São Paulo, that wonderfully rich musical melting pot. What strikes you first and foremost is CéU's incredible voice, with its highly subtle tessitura. The versatility of her voice in different registers is truly astonishing. This Latin Grammy nominee is making an international name for herself. Newsweek writes, "The 26-year-old São Paulo singer and composer easily segues on her debut CD from pop to reggae to dub in velvet, jazz-accented vocals. But Brazilian rhythms are still the foundation… Just when you think that Brazil must surely have exhausted its supply of irresistibly jazzy, funky, sexy, soulful electro-pop singer-songwriters, someone like CéU comes along and makes you think that maybe that particular well is bottomless after all."
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
10/19/2007
Richard Sherman, flute, Ralph Votapek, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/19/2007
Tomas and the Library Lady -
(Performance or production; )
Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 7 p.m.
Price: $7
Tomás and the Library Lady, a play with music adapted by José Cruz González from the book of the same name by Pat Mora, has been an enormous success in theaters and in schools. This timely story inspires children to look beyond the confines of poverty, language barriers, and cultural intolerance to find joy in reading.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office at 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is for children or youth.
10/19/2007
tobyMac's Portable Sounds Tour w/Barlow Girl and Thousand Foot Krutch -
(Performance or production; )
MSU Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $23
tobyMac is more than just your run-of-the-mill triple threat. On one hand he ranks among the most successful artists in Christian music history in terms of radio success, sales power and critical acclaim. On the other he is universally recognized as a creative force, an artistic maverick and a prophetic voice for racial reconciliation, social justice and a fierce devotion to faith and family. On the third hand, he's the most humble and approachable merchant of cool on the scene today. Yeah; that's three hands. Some things defy common logic. Obviously, when it comes time for a new tobyMac record to drop there are a lot of people paying attention. His rampant eclecticism and consistent excellence have set the bar very high, and on his third solo outing, Portable Sounds, he does not disappoint. An increased commitment to melody and soulful singing abounds, while his now trademarked rock/funk/hip-hop side hits deeper grooves and catchier hooks than ever before. On February 20th, the man Christianity Today called "one of the fifty most influential evangelical leaders in America" sets a new standard with the release of Portable Sounds.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
10/20/2007
Global Drum Project -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $38, $28, $23
New music from the group that brought you the Grammy Award winning Planet Drum. Global Drum Project reunites Grateful Dead percussion heavyweight Mickey Hart with his longtime friend and collaborator, tabla master Zakir Hussain, along with talking drum ace Sikiru Adepoju and the formidable conguero Giovanni Hidalgo. Planet Drum was released in 1991 and went on to earn the first-ever Grammy® in the World Music category. "This is a deep drumming groove. We're taking the archaic rhythm worlds into outer space. Planet Drum explores rhythm and noise; it's a sound yoga of processed acoustic percussion headed straight for the trance zone that becomes a dance of ancient and modern worlds. Deep drumming is a skeleton key into these realms." - Mickey Hart
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Foresight Group, Inc. and NuUnion Credit Union
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office at 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
10/20/2007
Classical Indian Music with Anurag Harsh -
(Performance or production; )
Indian songs with tabla and harmonium
Kellogg Center Auditorium
Time of Event: 7 p.m.
Price: Free
Classical Indian music featuring well known Indian singer, Anurag Harsh.
Sponsored By: MSU Asian Studies Center
Contact: Marilyn McCullough mccull67@msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
10/21/2007
ZZ Top: In Concert -
(Performance or production; )
MSU Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7 p.m.
Price: $60, $50
ZZ Top plays red-hot Texas boogie and blues, and no one does it better - or has done it longer - than this "little ol' band from Texas." The trio's enduring appeal owes much to their mastery of and feel for rootsy forms. Guitarist Billy Gibbons, bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard were influenced by such blues masters as Freddie King, Lightnin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker. From the beginning they took a hard-rocking power-trio approach to the blues, cultivating a new audience for it in the Seventies and Eighties with superior musicianship as well as attitude, style and some devilishly funny songs. The genius of ZZ Top is that they're reverential about the blues but loose and funny about the subject matter of their songs. Their songs are laden with pop-culture references, sexual double entendres and the determined pursuit of a good time. They have written about fast cars, fishnet stockings, sharp clothes, TV dinners, cheap sunglasses and "tush." They visually connected with the MTV generation by virtue of Hill's and Gibbons' long beards and fur-lined guitars. For many, ZZ Top have been the premiere party band on the planet.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office
This event is open to the public.
10/24/2007
Anuna: Celtic Orgins -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $33, $28, $20
Anúna rose to popularity after being the voices of Riverdance. Celtic Origins is a new show featuring 14 singers and three musicians from diverse musical backgrounds and original compositions by Michael McGlynn with a haunting, ethereal quality that defies categorization. Following in the footsteps of Riverdance and Celtic Woman, Anúna will bring their unique performance style to PBS as part of their pledge drive in August 2007.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Merrill Lynch and White, Schneider, Young & Chiodini P.C.
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
10/24/2007
Blue Man Group How To Be a Megastar 2.1 Live -
(Performance or production; )
Breslin Student Events Center
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $85.00, $49.50
"Blue Man Group" is a uniquely clever, interactive rock concert that regardless of musical tastes, delivers enthralling entertainment for every generation. You just have to see it!
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Lyndsey Burchardt burchar2@msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
10/25/2007
Wind Symphony -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/26/2007
Symphony Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/26/2007
The Chicago Jazz Ensemble with Jon Faddis -
(Performance or production; )
Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $33
The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, led by Artistic Director Jon Faddis, is known for his work as the leader of the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band. Faddis is regarded as the pre-eminent jazz big band leader and is dedicated to making the Chicago Jazz Ensemble the best big band in the world. Faddis brings not only his virtually unparalleled skill and passion as a trumpeter and conductor, but also his abiding enthusiasm for jazz education to Chicago and beyond. Three of the most creative geniuses in Jazz – vocalist Nat King Cole, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and pianist Thelonious Monk – were all born in 1917, making 2007 the 90th anniversary of their births. Join Jon Faddis and the Chicago Jazz Ensemble in celebrating the musical legacy of these three exceptional musicians. The concert features classic Dizzy Gillespie big band arrangements, as well as Monk's music as arranged by Michael Philip Mossman, Slide Hampton and Dennis Mackrel – charts that were premiered at Carnegie Hall, under Faddis' direction. The CJE's own vocalist, Bobbi Wilsyn, highlights the music of Nat King Cole, with songs such as "Route 66" and "Straighten Up&Fly Right."
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Loomis Ewert, Parsley, Davis, & Gotting, P.C. and Plante Moran
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
10/27/2007
Lansing Symphony Orchestra with MSU Choral Union, University Chorale, State Singers, and MSU Children’s Choir -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $10-43.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/28/2007
Molly Fillmore, mezzo-soprano, Marie-France Lefebvre, piano, Nathaniel Chaitkin, cello, Richard Sherman, flute -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/28/2007
Cirque Dreams jungle fantasy -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 7 p.m.
Price: $43, $37, $33, $25
In the on-going tradition of spectacular touring productions, Neil Goldberg and Cirque Productions have once again reinvented the circus with European flair, imaginative theatrics and world-class acrobatics. Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy is an all-new adventure that takes audiences soaring into a magical forest through the air and on stage. An international cast of graceful aerialists, spine bending contortionists, vine swinging characters, strong men and balancers bring this jungle dream to life in a lush Broadway setting filled with wildly unpredictable designs, special effects, inventive choreography, puppeteering and dazzling costumes. Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy is an exhilarating journey the entire family can experience together.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Douglas J Companies and Palmer, Bush & Jensen Family Funeral Homes
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
10/28/2007
Winnie the Pooh -
(Performance or production; )
Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 1:30 p.m & 4 p.m.
Price: $7
Tales of Christopher Robin's friends and their adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood have delighted children of all ages for generations. Join Eeyore, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and of course, everyone's favorite bear of very little brain, Pooh, in this enchanting musical based on A. A. Milne's stories.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Granger, John Henry Company and Target
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is for children or youth.
10/29/2007
Musique 21 -
(Performance or production; )
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Latin American Music
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
10/30/2007- 11/4/2007
Lerner & Loewe's CAMELOT -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: Tues.-Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Fri. 8 p.m. Sat. 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Price: $58 - $25
Lou Diamond Phillips stars in this magnificent new production of Lerner and Loewe's timeless masterpiece. King Arthur's enchanted kingdom, Camelot, is a place where honor and chivalry reign. But can this idyllic land survive when Queen Guenevere falls in love with Sir Lancelot? The splendid, memorable score includes the romantic and haunting "If Ever I Would Leave You," the captivating "How to Handle a Woman" and the majestic "Camelot." Rediscover the grandeur of one of history's greatest love stories.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C., LaSalle Bank, MSU Department of Radiology, and The Rehmann Group; Healthcare/Financial
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
10/30/2007
Premieres of News Music -
(Performance or production; )
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: This event is FREE.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
11/1/2007
Brian Bedford: The Lunatic, The Lover and The Poet -
(Performance or production; )
Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $33
Tony® Award-winner Brian Bedford is one of the finest Shakespearean actors in the world today. Over the course of three decades, Bedford has played leads at the Stratford Festival in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," "Richard III," "Measure for Measure" and "As You Like it," Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya," Molière's "The Misanthrope," Noel Coward's "Private Lives" and Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," among many others. More recently he appeared as Bottom in Richard Monette's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Don't miss this unique opportunity to see arguably the Stratford Festival's finest actor perform his unique one-man show entitled, "The Lunatic, The Lover and The Poet," which explores the emotion and psychology behind Shakespeare the man, as well as Shakespeare the playwright.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
11/6/2007
Panayis Lyras, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
11/7/2007
A Year with Frog And Toad -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 7 p.m.
Price: $20, $15, $10
A hit on Broadway, "A Year With Frog And Toad" was nominated for three Tony Awards® including Best Musical. Now for the first time, an all-new production based on the Broadway hit will tour across North America. Arnold Lobel's beloved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale's musical, "A Year With Frog And Toad." Developed by Lobel's daughter, Adrianne Lobel, the stage musical remains true to the spirit of the original stories as it follows two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad, through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, they proceed to plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding, learning life lessons along the way, including a most important one about friendship and rejoicing in the attributes that make each of us different and special.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is for children or youth.
11/10/2007- 11/18/2007
MSU International Education Week 2007 -
(Performance or production; Film; Exhibition; Lecture, presentation, reading, or discussion; )
International Center and Other Campus Locations
Price: Most events are free
Each year Michigan State University joins educational institutions, organizations, and agencies throughout the U.S. and around the world in celebrating International Education Week, a tradition begun in 2000 by the U.S. Department of State and Department of Education. MSU will celebrate its traditional extended version of International Education Week beginning Saturday, November 10 and continuing through Sunday, November 18, with performances, films, and other cultural events; lectures and presentations on international issues; Global Plate dinners and conversations in select residence halls; international coffee hour and the annual Global Festival.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: International Studies & Programs and many other campus units and organizations.
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
11/11/2007
Spartan Spectacular (SOLD OUT) -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 3 p.m.
Price: Reserved seating only. $8 and $10; $7 tickets available for groups of 25 or more.
A Michigan State tradition in its 36th year of production, Spartan Spectacular returns to the Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall in 2007. This musical showcase features more than 400 musicians from the College of Music and includes a unique program diverse in sight and sound. The production features performances by MSU's Symphony Band, Wind Symphony, Jazz Octet, with faculty artists Sunny Wilkinson, Ron Newman, Deborah Moriarity, and Caroline Hartig. The event concludes with a concert performance by the Spartan Marching Band featuring the highly acclaimed MSU Drumline with selections from the 2007 season.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
11/12/2007
Sungeun Hong, cello -
(Performance or production; )
Guest Artist
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
11/13/2007- 11/18/2007
Arts OR Crafts -
(Performance or production; )
A world premiere written specifically for the Year of Arts and Culture
Pasant Theatre Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: Tues-Thurs 7:30 p.m. Fri -Sat 8 p.m. Sun 2 p.m.
Price: $15 General Public $12 Students and Seniors
In collection of original scenes ranging from the hilarious to the disturbing, this premiere explores censorship and snobbery involved in judging the artistic. From early Greek architecture to Christina Aguilera—nothing is safe from this biting and incisive new work.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Theatre
Contact: theatre@msu.edu 517/355-6698
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
11/14/2007
Gwen Burgett Thrasher, percussion, Richard Sherman, flute -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Hart Recital Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
11/15/2007
Gales of November -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $25, $20, $16
Retelling the tragic story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank to the bottom of Lake Superior along with its crew 30 years ago. Gales of November features music and excerpts from the hit play "Ten November." Prudence Johnson, known for her unmistakable voice and her work with Garrison Keillor on "A Prairie Home Companion," leads the stellar cast. Claudia Schmidt and Ruth MacKenzie round out the powerful trio, singing of love, loss, and life on the lakes. Peter Ostroushko on mandolin and violin; Dan Chouinard on accordion and piano; Eric Peltoniemi on guitar; and Jeff Willkomm on electric bass; make this an unforgettable musical experience. Kevin Kling returns to Wharton Center to deliver a narrative that shifts between reality and fantasy, as he spins tales of Great Lakes lore and stories of the tragedy.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: MSU Department of Radiology
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
11/16/2007
Sweet Honey In The Rock -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $33, $28, $20
Founded by Bernice Johnson, "Sweet Honey In The Rock" is an internationally-renowned a cappella ensemble, which has been a vital and innovative presence in the music culture of Washington, D.C., and in communities of conscience around the world. Rooted in a deeply held commitment to create music out of the rich textures of African-American legacy and traditions, "Sweet Honey In The Rock" possesses a stunning vocal prowess that captures the complex sounds of blues, spirituals, traditional gospel hymns, rap, reggae, African chants, Hip Hop, ancient lullabies and jazz improvisation. Sweet Honey's collective voice, occasionally accompanied by hand percussion instruments, produces a sound filled with soulful harmonies and intricate rhythms.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: WKAR Radio and Television
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
11/16/2007
Music of James Niblock -
(Broadcast; )
90.5 WKAR Features Compositions of MSU Professor Emeritus
90.5 FM WKAR Broadcast
Time of Event: 9am-4pm
Price: free
To celebrate the 90th birthday of MSU composer James Niblock, 90.5 WKAR plays several of his compositions throughout the day.
Additional Information: Link
This event is open to the public.
11/17/2007- 11/19/2007
Cinderella (La Cenerentola) -
(Performance or production; )
MSU Opera Theatre and Chamber Orchestra
MSU Concert Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: Friday & Saturday 8 p.m.; Sunday 3 p.m.
Price: $18, $16 for senior citizens, and $8 for students and those under age 18. Tickets available from Wharton Center Box Office only, (517) 432-2000, (800) WHARTON.
Gioacchino Rossini's rollicking comic opera based on the classic fairy tale of the girl who rises from the ashes to wed her Prince Charming. Fully staged. Sung in English.
Raphael Jimenez, conductor
Melanie Helton, stage director
A preview lecture will be held 45 minutes before each performance. Reserved seating only.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: MSU College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
11/18/2007
22nd Annual MSU Global Festival -
(Performance or production; Reception or special event; )
MSU Union
Time of Event: Noon - 5 p.m.
Price: Free
At this 22nd annual festival, MSU international student organizations and area nationality groups will share their cultures with exhibits, performances of ethnic dances and music; fashion shows; and demonstrations of native games and crafts. The World Gift shop offers a variety of international art works, jewelry, glassware, clothing, stamps and a multitude of gift items (proceeds support scholarship fund for spouses of international students to attend MSU classes). The Global Cafe serves ethnic cuisine.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Community Volunteers for International Programs (CVIP)
Contact: Peggy Arbanas, arbanasp@msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
11/19/2007
Women's Chamber Ensemble and Chamber Choir -
(Performance or production; )
Plymouth Congregational Church, 2001 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
11/26/2007
Suren Bagratuni, cello -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
11/27/2007
Ralph Votapek, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
11/28/2007
Chamber Winds and Campus Band -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
11/29/2007
Philharmonic Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
Fairchild Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
11/30/2007- 12/1/2007
MSU Clarinet/Saxophone Summit 2007 -
(Performance or production; Training, workshop, or class; )
Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 3 p.m. Nov. 30-10 p.m. Dec. 1
Price: Registration fee: $25 ($15 before November 15). No charge for MSU students, faculty, and alumni. For more information, contact Joseph Lulloff, lulloff@msu.edu or Caroline Hartig, hartigc@msu.edu.
Join MSU Professors Joseph Lulloff, saxophone, and Caroline Hartig, clarinet, as they host international guest artists Charles Neidich, clarinet, and Jean-Michel Goury, saxophone, for concerts and master classes including MSU student performances.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
11/30/2007
Trans-Siberian Orchestra -
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Breslin Student Events Center
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $49.50 & $39.50 (plus fees)
The passionate fan base that has made TSO both the most successful annual tour in North America. The hottest ticket of the winter already knows to expect the unexpected from the group's concert performances, which combine the arena-rock spectacles of Pink Floyd and the musicality of Queen with classic Christmas songs. This year, the group plans to add even more elements to its live sensory extravaganza, which already includes an orchestral string section, a full rock band, multiple vocalists, a narrator, extensive pyrotechnics, a stunning laser and light show and possibly the first snowfall of the year.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Lyndsey Burchardt: burchar2@msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
12/1/2007
MSU's Home for the Holidays -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $25, $20, $16, $12
Celebrate the spirit of the season with a festive evening of classic holiday songs showcasing the talents of the critically-acclaimed MSU Symphony Orchestra, Men's and Women's Glee Clubs and the Grammy® Award-winning MSU Children's Choir and State Singers. One of mid-Michigan's favorite holiday traditions offers a heartwarming evening for the whole family full of perennial favorites including an audience sing-along.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
12/2/2007
Seussical -
(Performance or production; )
Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 1:30 p.m. & 4 p.m.
Price: $7
"Oh, the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters and stories hit the stage in a musical adventure by Broadway veterans Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. In this new production, the noble Horton the Elephant, the one-feathered bird Gertrude McFuzz and the antics of the Cat in the Hat steal the spotlight in this unforgettable show for the entire family!
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is for children or youth.
12/2/2007
Wind Symphony -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 3 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Joseph Lulloff and Richard Fracker, guest soloists
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
12/2/2007
Choral Union: Messiah Sing-Along -
(Performance or production; )
Plymouth Congregational Church, 2001 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing
Time of Event: 7 p.m.
Price: $10
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
12/3/2007
Collegiate Choir and Chamber Choir -
(Performance or production; )
Martin Luther Chapel, 444 Abbott Rd., East Lansing
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
12/3/2007
The Nutcracker Swings -
(Performance or production; )
Fairchild Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Special admission charges: $18, $16 for seniors, $8 for students and those under 18. Tickets can be purchased one hour before event or at the Wharton Center Box Office, (517) 432-2000, (800) WHARTON.
Jazz Orchestra I and Vocal Jazz Ensemble
With Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra, Charles Burke, conductor
Featuring two versions of the holiday classic:
Tchaikovsky's original score and the adaptation by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
12/4/2007
Symphony Band and Concert Band -
(Performance or production; )
Okemos High School Auditorium
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: This event is FREE.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
12/4/2007- 12/9/2007
Monty Python's SPAMALOT -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: Tues.-Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Fri. 8 p.m. Sat. 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Sun. 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Price: $73 - $30
Winner of the 2005 Tony Award® for Best Musical, Monty Python's Spamalot is the outrageous new musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic Monty Python and The Holy Grail. Directed by Tony® Award-winner Mike Nichols, with a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the Grammy® Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences everywhere are eating up Spamalot.
Additional Information: Link
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
12/5/2007
Gwen Burgett Thrasher, percussion, Caroline Hartig, clarinet -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
12/5/2007
Sources of Song: Concert by Colleen Anderson and Julie Adams -
(Performance or production; )
(Residential College in the Arts and Humanities)
Union main lounge
Time of Event: 7:30 PM
Price: Free
Come join us for a concert by singer/songwriters Colleen Anderson and Julie Adams! Colleen is a poet and songwriter whose songs have been featured on NPR's weekly show Mountain Stage and The Folk Sampler. She has released two collections, Fabulous Realities and Going Over Home. With Julie Adams, she leads an annual songwriting workshop at Ghost Ranch Conference Center in Abiquiu, New Mexico. Julie is a singer/songwriter and featured vocalist for Mountain Stage and also performs regularly with a variety of musicians, including the bands Rhino Moon and Blues du Jour. Her original songs have appeared in several feature films. Julie's most recent CDs include Christmas Angel and Julie Adams and the Mountain Stage Band: Live, I and II.
Sponsored By: Residential College in the Arts and Humanities
Contact: Carol Cole, colec@msu.edu, 355-0211
This event is open to the public.
12/6/2007
Concert Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
Fairchild Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Glorious Russian Classics
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
12/8/2007
Turtle Island String Quartet -
(Performance or production; )
Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $38
The Grammy® Award-winning Turtle Island String Quartet joins forces with the iconic, acoustic finger-style guitarist Leo Kottke, in a joyous voyage through World Holiday Music. The collaboration honors the musicians' ancestral roots in a series of concerts showcasing the music of the Jewish and Hindu traditions of the Festival of Lights. From the songs of Chanukah to the music of India's Dewali to the old English carols and Scottish reels of the 16th century, the concert explores with a hip, modern twist, the timeless music that has been an integral part of winter holiday celebrations for centuries. Also included are new takes on classics for the season by Vince Guaraldi, Miles Davis, and others.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Marketing Resource Group
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
12/19/2007
Kenny G Holiday Tour -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $48, $38, $28
International superstar and Grammy Award-winner Kenny G is acknowledged as the most successful instrumental recording artist in contemporary music history. He has sold 70 million albums over two decades. Now he brings the sounds of the season to Wharton Center with a selection of magical holiday favorites and classic hits. When Kenny G's last holiday album, WISHES was released in 2002 he noted, "I just take the songs - most of which are classic holiday tunes - and do whatever I can to create an arrangement and recording that I hope will stand the test of time." The best-selling set included time-honored tunes such as "Do You Hear What I Hear," "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen," a medley of "Deck The Halls" and "The Twelve Days Of Christmas" and a very timely emotionally-charged new "Freedom Mix" of the evergreen "Auld Lang Syne."
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office
This event is open to the public.
1/6/2008
High School Honors Band -
(Performance or production; Training, workshop, or class; )
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 3 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Nearly 100 of the best high school musicians in Michigan will perform an all-star concert – the culmination of an intensive weekend-long rehearsal/workshop with MSU faculty members.
Concert proceeds benefit the College of Music Scholarship Fund.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
1/8/2008
Richard Fracker, tenor -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
1/8/2008- 1/13/2008
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: Tues.-Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Fri. 8 p.m. Sat. 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Sun. 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Price: $58 - $25
In the Tony® Award-winning new musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. Spelling Bee has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal as "perfect in every possible way – that rarity of rarities, a super-smart musical that is also a bona fide crowd pleaser." This tuneful, offbeat and at times heartwarming show offers audience members the opportunity (strictly voluntary) to become part of the action as on-stage spellers. The New York Times calls Spelling Bee, "irresistible, riotously funny and remarkably ingenious – gold stars all around."
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
1/13/2008
Melanie Helton, soprano, Marie-France Lefebvre, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 3 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
1/15/2008
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $85, $65, $55, $25
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has established a worldwide reputation for its performances. Its musical direction and development have been guided by a series of distinguished maestros including Rudolf Kempe, Antal Dorati, André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Daniele Gatti. The Orchestra continues to expand its international status while maintaining a deep commitment to its self-appointed role as Britain's national orchestra. Now the Royal Philharmonic has joined forces with modern day master Pinchas Zukerman for an incredible North American tour celebrating its 60th anniversary. Zukerman has been recognized as a musical phenomenon for nearly four decades. His musical genius and prodigious technique have long been a marvel to critics and audiences, and his exceptional artistic standards continue to earn him the highest acclaim. Equally respected as a violinist, violist, conductor, chamber musician and teacher, Zukerman is indeed a master of our time. The all Beethoven program includes Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61, Pinchas Zukerman violin soloist, and Symphony No. 5 in c minor, Op. 67.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
1/17/2008
Lecture: Artworks of the Future: Manet and Music -
(Lecture, presentation, reading, or discussion; )
Lecture by Therese Dolan, Professor of Art History, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia.
108 Kresge Art Center
Time of Event: 7 pm
Price: free
Dr. Dolan is a 19th century French painting specialist whose interdisciplinary research brings together the visual arts, music, theater and literature, weaving together artists such as Manet, Bizet, Wagner, Liszt and Baudelaire. A prize-winning teacher, she has lectured extensively across the country and at many museums. Sponsors: The Department of French, Classics, and Italian; Art&Art History Department, MSU.
Sponsored By: The Department of French, Classics, and Italian; Art & Art History Department, MSU.
Contact: Mariah Cherem, cheremma@msu.edu
This event is for students.
1/20/2008
Jazz: Spirituals, Prayer and Protest Concert -
(Performance or production; )
Jazz Orchestra I (The Be-Bop Spartans)
Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Price: This event is FREE.
A commemorative concert, "Let There Be Peace On Earth," celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.
Excerpts from Ellington/Strayhorn "Far East Suite," and gospel and spiritual favorites
Must have ticket to enter. Tickets available at Wharton Center Box Office only. (517) 432-2000, (800) WHARTON.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
1/22/2008
Beaumont Brass -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
1/22/2008
Adam Pascal: Broadway State of Mind -
(Performance or production; )
Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $22
Adam Pascal the award-winning star of the film and Broadway version of Rent and Broadway's Aida performs in what will be an unforgettable evening of today's biggest Broadway hits and new arrangements of yesterday's classics. Adam also brings his talent to a more intimate "unplugged" concert setting featuring songs from Rent and his solo albums, CIVILIAN, and MODEL PRISONER.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office
This event is open to the public.
1/24/2008
Faculty chamber groups and guests -
(Performance or production; )
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
1/25/2008
Hot Club of San Francisco: Silent Surrealism -
(Performance or production; )
Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $33
Imagine the early 1920s, Paris, a small, intimate theatre plays host to new and avantgarde cinema. The entire town seems to be present: the bourgeoisie, the geniuses, the aristocracy, and the escapists. They've all gathered to experience this cutting-edge art. Now nearly 80 years later a similar scene plays out as The Hot Club of San Francisco presents Silent Surrealism, an evening of silent surrealist films with live gypsy jazz. The program includes several short silent films by Charlie Bowers such as "Now You Tell One" and "It's a Bird," as well as films by James Sibley Watson and Harold Shaw. Silent Surrealism is a brilliant multimedia trip back to a time when the artistic and literary style emerged as a means of expressing imagination.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
1/26/2008
Symphony Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Richard Sherman, guest artist
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
1/28/2008
Jazz Octet III and Jazz Octet IV -
(Performance or production; )
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
1/31/2008
Philharmonic Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
Fairchild Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Fiddlers Re-Strung, guest soloists
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
1/31/2008
Taylor Swift In Concert -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $28,$25,$20
Seventeen-year-old Taylor Swift is a rising star in country music. She walked away from the 41st Annual CMA Awards in Nashville with one of the evening's highest honors, the Horizon Award. The limited edition deluxe version of Swift's self-titled Platinum debut CD/DVD was released earlier this month on Big Machine Records. Now this teenage superstar is coming to Wharton Center, Thursday, January 31, 2008 as part of Christman Live At State Concerts. Her CMA win caps a year of unparalleled success for "Country's Teen Queen" (People). In October Taylor's songwriting peers at the Nashville Songwriters Association International honored her with their Songwriter/Artist of the Year Award, making her the youngest artist ever to win the award. She also secured her place in the history books as the first female solo artist in country music history to write or co-write all of the songs on a Platinum-selling debut CD. Don't miss your chance to see one of country's brightest stars during this intimate evening in Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Christman Live at State
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 1-800-WHARTON or 432-2000
This event is open to the public.
2/1/2008
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and the Band of the Coldstream Guards -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $35, $30, $25, $20
Get ready to experience the sounds of Briton as the music of Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales comes alive through the pipes, drums and highland dancers of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and the Band of the Coldstream Guards. The Band of the Coldstream Guards has been known for their musical talents since 1742. Now they have teamed up with The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Scotland's only Regiment of Cavalry, for an evening unlike any other.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Fifth Third Bank
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
2/2/2008
Five by Design: STAY TUNED -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $33, $28, $20
After a sold-out performance in 2005 at Wharton Center, Five By Design is back with their latest show Stay Tuned. From top hits to cool riffs, from classic skits to comedy bits, Five By Design takes you back to the small screen legends with their newest production, Stay Tuned. Presented in the style of the television variety show, Stay Tuned is a musical journey through the early days of television, full of memorable songs, commercials, and sketches, all presented live and in living color.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
2/2/2008
Swingin, Stompin, and Rockin -
(Performance or production; )
Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 1 p.m.
Price: $7
Swingin', Stompin', and Rockin' I answers the question: What is Jazz? With energetic performances guaranteed to appeal to young and old alike, this concert will illustrate 10 basic elements of jazz: rhythm, improvisation, syncopation, blue note, harmony, tone color, riffs, breaks, percussion, and call and response.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is for children or youth.
2/2/2008
Derek Polischuk, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
West Circle Dr, MSU Campus - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
2/4/2008
Asian Studies Center presents the annual So-Koo Lecture -
(Lecture, presentation, reading, or discussion; )
Eric Shepherd, Chinese Studies, Iowa State University
International Center 303-305
Time of Event: 7:00 PM
Price: Free
Dr. Eric Shepherd of Iowa State University will present a special lecture on Chinese singing-storytelling traditions. A performance of these stories, accompanied by music, will follow the lecture. This event is open to the public, but seating is limited.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Asian Studies Center
Contact: Marilyn McCullough, mccull67@msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
2/5/2008
Wind Symphony -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
2/6/2008
Gwen Burgett Thrasher, percussion, Joseph Lulloff, saxophone -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
West Circle Dr, MSU Campus - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
2/7/2008
Schubertiade, with guest speaker George Peters -
(Performance or production; )
Hart Recital Hall, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
2/7/2008
Miro Quartet -
(Performance or production; )
Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $26
The Miró Quartet is increasingly recognized as one of America's brightest and most exciting young chamber groups. Since winning the 1998 Banff International String Quartet Competition and the prestigious Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 2000, the Miró Quartet has captivated audiences around the world, dazzling listeners with its youthful intensity and mature interpretations. This performance features a World Premiere Wharton Center Commission written by award-winning composer Jonathan Dawe.
Additional Information: Link
This event is open to the public.
2/8/2008
Caroline Hartig, clarinet -
(Performance or production; )
Artist Faculty Recital
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
2/9/2008
Dianne Reeves with special guest Rodney Whitaker -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 8 p.m.
Price: $33, $28, $23
Dianne Reeves is the pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world today. She has won the Grammy® for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for her last three recordings, which is a Grammy® first in any vocal category. Reeves' singing draws upon a world of influences; she is tied to a powerful storytelling instinct and her virtuosity and improvisational gifts are singularly breathtaking. As a result of her unique R&B and jazz stylings, Reeves has since captured a huge following and tremendous critical acclaim throughout the world. Joining her band will be MSU's very own director of jazz studies Rodney Whitaker on the double bass for a special night at Wharton Center.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Wharton Center Box Office 517-432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
This event is open to the public.
2/10/2008
A Celebration of the Beautiful Voice VI opera gala -
(Performance or production; )
James B. Henry Center for Executive Development - Directions
Time of Event: 3 p.m.
Price: $25, $20 for senior citizens, and $10 for students.
An effervescent afternoon of selections from opera, operetta, and musical theatre featuring the vocal arts area faculty and students.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to the public.
2/11/2008
Vocal Jazz Ensemble I -
(Performance or production; )
Music Auditorium, Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $9, $7 for seniors, and free for students and those under age 18.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Music
Contact: musicpr@msu.edu, (517) 353-5340
This event is open to