John Mark Rafacz, Town&Gown
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On Center: Touring Monterey Jazz Festival to feature McLorin Salvant, other rising talents at Penn State
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California’s Monterey Jazz Festival is the longest consecutively running festival of its kind. In celebration of its six decades, the festival’s touring arm will bring to Penn State a diverse roster of millennial talent representing the future leaders of jazz. The March 22 concert at Eisenhower Auditorium stars vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, who enchanted…
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On Center: Regina Carter and Bandmates Will Honor Ella Fitzgerald at Schwab
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If someone can evoke the sound and spirit of one of the most beloved jazz vocalists of all time – without being a singer – it’s Regina Carter.
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On Center: Sarah Bockel earns her opportunity to portray Carole King in ‘Beautiful’
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It’s a Tony Award-winning musical about a shy girl from Brooklyn who becomes one of the most successful pop songwriters of all time. But casting directors for Beautiful–The Carole King Musical have found that three actresses raised in Chicago, not New York City, have the right blend of talents to evoke the star of the…
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On Center: Regina Carter and bandmates will honor Ella Fitzgerald at Schwab
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If someone can evoke the sound and spirit of one of the most beloved jazz vocalists of all time – without being a singer – it’s Regina Carter. In the realm of jazz violinists, Carter reigns at the pinnacle of the pyramid. The MacArthur Foundation “genius” Fellowship recipient will make her sixth appearance on…
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On Center: Soweto Gospel Choir Will Honor Legacy of Nelson Mandela
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Soweto Gospel Choir, known across the world for its mesmerizing performances, will return to Eisenhower Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 27, with Songs of the Free, a program celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela.
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Béla Fleck Will Make 8th Eisenhower Appearance, This Time with Hussain, Meyer and Chaurasia
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Three masterful instrumentalists and the leading virtuosos on their respective instruments, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Edgar Meyer move with ease among the spheres of classical, bluegrass, jazz, and world music.
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On Center: Soweto Gospel Choir will honor legacy of Nelson Mandela at Penn State
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Soweto Gospel Choir, known across the world for its mesmerizing performances, will return to Eisenhower Auditorium November 27 with Songs of the Free, a program celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela. The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State presentation – part of a 50-plus-city tour of North America…
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On Center: Ballet Hispánico Will Perform an Evening of Dances Choreographed by Women
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In its first Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State appearance since 1993, New York City’s Ballet Hispánico will celebrate the work of women in a program featuring three dances by Latina choreographers.
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Béla Fleck will make eighth Eisenhower appearance, this time with Hussain, Meyer, and Chaurasia
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Three masterful instrumentalists and the leading virtuosos on their respective instruments, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Edgar Meyer move with ease among the spheres of classical, bluegrass, jazz, and world music. The musicians come together November 14 at Penn State to perform original compositions showcasing the beauty and versatility of the banjo, tabla, and…
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On Center: Ballet Hispánico will perform an evening of dances choreographed by women
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In its first Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State appearance since 1993, New York City’s Ballet Hispánico will celebrate the work of women in a program featuring three dances by Latina choreographers. The October 17 performance at Eisenhower Auditorium is scheduled to include Linea Recta by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Con Brazos Abiertos…