Mitchell Auditorium Performing Arts Series

2009-2010 Performing Arts Series

Evenings of Timeless Entertainment

$20 for adults, $15 for seniors/students and $10 for children.

 

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Straighten Up and Fly Right will take you on a memory walk through Nat King Cole's life, featuring Cole's greatest hits along the way. Hits like "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "Mona Lisa," "Ramblin' Rose," "Those Lazy Hazy Days of Summer" and "L-O-V-E," and more. But this production looks at more than music, as in song and narration, it captures a tumultuous period in America and the career of a creative and influential musician.
The show stars award-winning vocalist Maurice Jacox, accompanied by guitar, bass guitar, drums, saxophone and piano/electronic keyboard, and a vocal duo -recreating the full spectrum of Cole's group, from jazz trio to big band. Maurice Jacox, lead vocal, is the winner of Minnesota Music Academy Jazz Award; Twin City Pages Best Male Vocalist; and the Blues Society Best Blues Artist. . He has worked with Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John and the Funk Brothers to name just a few. www.straighten-up-and-fly-right.com

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Los Pinguos came to the US from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a mixture of Latin rhythms, performed with Spanish guitars, Cuban Tres, Peruvian cajón (box-drum) and harmonizing vocals. Vivacious and infectious, the sound of Los Pinguos has claimed fans worldwide, from their hometown to the streets of Los Angeles. Los Pinguos was the winner of "The Next Big Star", hosted and produced by Ed McMahon of "Star Search" fame. They have recorded five albums and played with such acts as Ozomatli, Yerba Buena, Charlie Zaa, Pablo Montero, Paul Anka, Plácido Domingo, Charly Garcia and famed Argentinean rockers Bersuit Vergarabat. Los Pinguos' music has appeared in the TV shows "The Shield", and is featured in the Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson film "Imagining Argentina." The band also participated in the award winning documentary on street musicians entitled, "Playing for Change". www.lospinguos.com

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Sponsored by Arts Midwest, MN State Arts Board, NEA

Chinese Erhu virtuoso Yang Ying began playing the erhu, a two stringed Chinese violin, at the age of five. For over twenty years she was the featured solo instrumentalist with the Central Song and Dance Ensemble, the premier traditional musical and dance troupe in in Bejiing, China. As the featured soloist, Yang Ying performed for many Heads of State including Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter.
Ms. Yang Ying was the founder, bass player, and singer for Cobra, the first all female rock band in China. Cobra was one of seven bands to play at the largest rock concert ever held in China. Ying founded this band soon after Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989, at considerable risk to her position with the Chinese National Song and Dance Ensemble. Join us for a fusion of traditional and modern music with her ensemble of superb performers on flute, piano/synthesizer, double bass, drums, and guitar. www.yangying-music.com

 

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Continue a Mitchell Auditorium Christmas tradition with new selections from Katie McMahon. Katie hails from Dublin, Ireland and is best know as the "the Voice of Riverdance," with soaring soprano solos that were described as "poetry, perfection and purity." Katie is classically trained in voice and harp, but for the past 10 years she has specialized in traditional Irish music.

The Duluth News Tribune gave this glowing report of Katie's 2008 concert in the Mitchell, "Katie McMahon brought her dazzling voice, her sparkling personality, a wealth of Irish musical tradition, and a troupe of some of the finest Twin Cities musicians to celebrate a night of Christmas music the way it might feel in a candlelit pub in County Cork on a frosty December night." www.katiemcmahon.com

 

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Sponsored by the InterNational Club of CSS

Join us for four days of sacred music and art featuring the famed multiphonic singers of Drepung Loseling monastery.

Opening Ceremony February 16 at 1 p.m. in the Mitchell Auditorium- Creation of Tibetan sand painting and
community sand painting

This cultural experience will begin with music performed by the Tibetan monks as they begin constructing their sacred art. From the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism painting with colored sand ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. To construct the mandala, millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over a period of four days. The Duluth community will also be able to experience this ancient art form by participating in building a sand painting designed by the CSS InterNational Club members.

Closing Ceremony Feb. 19 at 1 p.m.in the Mitchell Auditorium
When finished, the mandala is destroyed to symbolize the impermanence of all that exists. The colored sands are swept up and will be transported in a procession to the Tisher Creek on campus to be poured into the stream, where it is believed that the waters carry the healing energies
throughout the world.

Sacred Music, Sacred Dance Concert February 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Tibetan ceremonial music is particularly renowned in the West for its two forms of multiphonic singing In both forms, each of the main chantmasters simultaneously intones three notes, thus each individually creating a complete chord. The Tibetans are the only culture on earth that cultivate this most extraordinary vocal ability. The Drepung Loseling monks' performances feature this multiphonic technique and masked dances together with traditional temple instruments such as cymbals, bells, drums, long horn trumpets, and high horns.

 

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Described by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as "the hottest guitar ensemble in Canada", the MG3 has quickly established itself as a eclectic, energetic and spectacular force for various musical forms. Marrying passionate virtuosity with a stealthy sense of humor, guitarists Glenn Lévesque, Marc Morin and Sébastien Dufour charm the ears of seasoned critics and capture the hearts of their ever-expanding audiences.

The Trio's music takes listeners on a journey through the world's many cultures - from the mysterious, exotic melodies of India to the hot rhythms of South America, Spain, the Balkans, the Orient and traditional Quebec and... Hollywood.

Since it was founded in 1998, the MG3 has given hundreds of concerts in North America and Europe. Its 2002 concert, entitled "The heat of the Day," and performed in Montreal, was nominated for Concert of the Year (Jazz and World Music) at the prestigious Prix Opus 2002, celebrating musical excellence in Quebec. The Trio's second album, Garam Masala, was also nominated for Disk of the Year (J&WM). Their 3rd CD was released in 2006.

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2009-2010 Family Series
~ all tickets $8

Two Beans Productions Presents
Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing

Sponsored by Target
Nine-year-old Peter Hatcher's life would be sweet if it weren't for Fudge, his toddler terror of a brother. Fudge seems to get away with everything and it's enough to make Peter feel like a fourth grade nothing! Two Beans Productions captures all the humor, sibling rivalry and elementary school angst of Judy Blume's book in their play Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing! When Peter's beloved pet turtle disappears, he just knows that Fudge is behind it. It's the last straw - how can he get his parents to pay attention to him for a change?

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Seussical
April 1, 2010

Sponsored by Target
"Oh, the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters and stories hit the stage in this unforgettable musical adventure by Broadway veterans Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. The noble Horton the Elephant, the one-feathered bird Gertrude McFuzz and the antics of the Cat in the Hat steal the spotlight in one of Theatreworks' largest-scale productions to date!

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For tickets, call (218)723-7000.

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Discount series tickets and Gift Certificates are available by calling 218-723-7000
or 1-800-447-5444 extension 7000

Gold Series: 20% discount when purchasing tickets for all six shows

Ticket prices are:
Adults............................. $20.00
Seniors and Students...... $15.00
Children 12 and under..... $10.00

 

Refunds and exchanges are not permitted except in the case of program cancellation. Please note that in case of inclement weather, if the event is presented as scheduled, we are obligated to the performers and are therefore unable to offer refunds or exchanges.

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