Cambiata (kam' be-a-ta) Italian for "changed."

Changing notes that invigorate melody and harmony.
A moving sculpture in Mitchell Auditorium.
A concert series that celebrates changing styles and enduring values in music.

*Our Cambiata series features The Center for Early Music Orchestra using historical instruments in performances of baroque and classical music.

Enjoy great music and innovative programs, this season includes the following:

Music Department Concerts, 2009-10

(all concerts in Mitchell, except as noted)

CAMBIATA SERIES

From a Small "Blue" Seed: Music Born from the "blues"

Saturday, Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m.

William Bastian, tenor & guitar; Vince Osborn, bass; Jeremy Craycraft, percussion
Music has always been. Before musical notation, before the written word, even before the spoken word, music existed as a necessity: to help a baby sleep; to win someone's heart; to inspire dancing; to talk with God. Some cultures speak of God "singing the universe into being." All music owes its existence to the human need to be creative and, whether we call it "folk" or "roots" music, it is the continually living, breathing embodiment of the direct line from the hearts of the first beings to our hearts.
Every musical transformation happens because someone thinks it is an improvement. From the acoustic blues, to electric blues, to rock-a-billy, to jazz and pop, the genre remains vital. Come hear Bastian, Osborn and Craycraft as a blues trio, exploring this progression.

Water and Wind: Handel Sails into London

Saturday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.

Shelley Gruskin and The Center for Early Music Orchestra
Stanley King, oboe; William Bastian, tenor
250 years after his death, the music of George Frideric Handel is still alive and vital. Imagine how Londeners were enchanted and amazed by works as diverse as his ever-popular Water Music, operas, and concertos.

Handel's Messiah Sing-along (free admission)

Thursday, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m.

Shelley Gruskin and The Center for Early Music Orchestra
Bring your friends, family and your voice to our 29th annual sing-along of Handel's Messiah. You provide the singing and the St. Scholastica Center for Early Music Orchestra will provide the accompaniment. Shelley Gruskin directs this wonderful holiday event. Bring your score; or buy or borrow one at the door (supply is limited.)

Monteverdi, the Medicis, and Late Renaissance "Jazz"

Saturday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m.

William Bastian, tenor; Tyler Kaiser and Ed Martin, lutes and guitars.
A concert of music written around 1600, composed in the new popular style by Claudio Monteverdi and his contemporaries, performed not so much "definitively, as it WAS performed," but rather "conjecturally, as it might possibly have been performed." Marking one of the most important turning points in music history, this music deliberately renounces complex polyphony in favor of a solo melody accompanied by chords based on a kind of "lead sheet." It features passionate texts and dazzling improvisation.

Wit and Warmth: Music by Haydn and Brahms

Saturday, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m.

LeAnn House, piano; Penny Schwarze and Laurie Bastian, violins; Ron Kari, viola; Josh Aerie, cello
Biographer Griesinger wrote that Haydn's music was characterized by "original and abundant ideas, deep feeling, fantasy wisely controlled" and "pouring forth of the slyest humor." House opens this concert with his charming and capricious piano sonata in Ab major and his masterful piano variations in F minor. The second half of the program will feature Brahms' piano quintet, one of the greatest masterpieces in the chamber music repertoire. The big, muscular work for small forces beautifully juxtaposes romantic longing and classical repose.

TICKET INFORMATION

For advance sales and more information call 218-723-6082 or 800-447-5444, ext. 6082

Tickets may be purchased at the door starting 30 minutes before the concert using cash or checks. Ticket prices are $12 for adults and $6 for students age 18 and younger (or with current college ID). All performances are open seating. Credit cards are not accepted.

BUY FOUR TICKETS AND SAVE!

Buy four tickets for any combination of Cambiata Series concerts and receive a discount of $6 (four adult tickets = $42; four students tickets = $18). Tickets for the entire Cambiata Series will be available at the door on Oct. 17; tickets for all remaining concerts will be available at each subsequent concert.

OTHER FACULTY AND GUEST RECITALS (all are free)

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Lecture-Recital: Jeremy Craycraft, percussion

Sunday, Nov. 15, 3:00 p.m. Guest recital: Suzanne Greer, piano

Saturday, Feb. 13, 3:00 p.m. Faculty Recital: Kate Lanzer, piano

Saturday, Apr. 24, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital: Edward Martin, lute
Location: TOWER MUSIC HALL, Room 3625

STUDENT ENSEMBLES CONCERTS (all are free)

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. St. Scholastica Concert and Jazz Bands
Directed by Marianne Connelly

Thursday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m. St. Scholastica String and Chamber Ensembles
Directed by Penny Schwarze

Sunday, Nov. 22, 3:00 p.m. St. Scholastica Choral Ensembles
Directed by Gerald Kaldor

Tuesday, Dec. 15, 7:00 p.m. St. Scholastica Christmas Concert

Thursday, Mar. 11, 7:30 p.m. St. Scholastica Percussion Ensembles
Directed by Jeremy Craycraft

Tuesday, Apr. 27, 7:30 p.m. St. Scholastica Concert and Jazz Bands
Directed by Marianne Connelly

Sunday, May 2, 7:30 p.m. St. Scholastica Choral Ensembles
Directed by Gerald Kaldor

Tuesday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. St. Scholastica String and Chamber Ensembles
Directed by Penny Schwarze