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November 2009
Play it Loud!:
CoHo Jazz Jam Session
Nov 30, Monday | 8:00 pm | Stanford Coffee House (CoHo) | info »
December 2009
Ralph Lemon
Art + Invention Speaker Series:
Dec 3, Thursday | 7:30 pm | Pigott Theater | info »
The Art + Invention Speaker Series pairs artists with bold thinkers outside the arts to talk about creativity, innovation and discovery.
Kimball Chamber Series:
Christopher O'Riley, solo piano
Dec 4, Friday | 8:30 pm | Kimball Hall Lounge | info »
**Please note: The Kimball Chamber Series is open to Stanford students and faculty only.
From the Top with Christopher O’Riley
Dec 5, Saturday | 8:00 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info | buy »
Pianist O’Riley leads a live taping of the popular public radio program, showcasing talented young classical musicians.
A Chanticleer Christmas
Dec 10, Thursday | 8:00 | Memorial Church | info | buy »
Grammy-winning “orchestra of voices” performs Christmas works spanning the centuries. A Lively Arts holiday tradition!
January 2010
Informance at the Community School
for Music and Arts, Mountain View
So Percussion
Jan 6, Wednesday | 6:00 pm | Community School for Music and Arts, Mountain View | info »
Steve Reich and Beryl Korot
Art + Invention Speaker Series:
Jan 7, Thursday | 7:30 pm | Pigott Theater | info »
The Art + Invention Speaker Series pairs artists with bold thinkers outside the arts to talk about creativity, innovation and discovery.
The Music of Steve Reich:
So Percussion
Jan 9, Saturday | 8:00 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info | buy »
It’s “So” Reich: World premiere of 2009 Pulitzer-winner’s Mallet Quartet and more—with guest appearance by the composer.
A CHINESE HOME
Kronos Quartet and Wu Man, pipa
Jan 16, Saturday | 8:00 pm | Memorial Auditorium | info | buy »
West Coast premiere of collaborative composition A Chinese Home, plus Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera.
CHOREOGRAPHY OF CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON:
Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company with Live Music*
Jan 22, Friday | 8:00 pm | Memorial Auditorium | info | buy »
Bay Area debut of celebrated choreographer Wheeldon’s “dream ballet troupe” (The New York Times).
RFK: The Journey to Justice
Art + Invention Speaker Series
Jan 26, Tuesday | 7:30 pm | Pigott Theater | info »
The Art + Invention Speaker Series pairs artists with bold thinkers outside the arts to talk about creativity, innovation and discovery.
RFK: The Journey to Justice
L.A. Theatre Works
Jan 27, Wednesday | 8:00 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info | buy »
Compelling radio theater company returns with new docudrama charting Robert F. Kennedy’s personal and political journey.
Sundays with the St. Lawrence:
St. Lawrence String Quartet with Michael Tree, viola
Jan 31, Sunday | 2:30 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info | buy »
Guarneri String Quartet founding violist Tree joins SLSQ in Mozart and Dvorak quintets—plus Viñao West Coast premiere.
February 2010
Pianist Misha Dichter, in recital
Feb 17, Wednesday | 8:00 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info | buy »
Virtuosic pianist Dichter performs a captivating program of Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Liszt, and Bartók.
Vusi Mahlasela
Feb 19, Friday | 8:00 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info | buy »
World-renowned South African singer/songwriter Mahlasela (a.k.a. “The Voice”) performs songs of defiance, hope, and joy.
Tea with Chachaji: Making Books Sing
Feb 28, Sunday | 11:00 am & 2:00 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info | buy »
Innovative children’s-theater company Making Books Sing brings modern literary favorite Chachaji’s Cup to life onstage.
Tea with Chachaji: Making Books Sing
Feb 28, Sunday | 11:00 am & 2:00 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info | buy »
March 2010
Peter Serkin, piano, and The Orion String Quartet
Mar 3, Wednesday | 8:00 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info | buy »
Piano maestro Serkin joins the Orion in Brahms’ Piano Quintet—plus quartet performances of Beethoven, Bach, and more.
A TALE OF GOD’S WILL (A REQUIEM FOR KATRINA):
Terence Blanchard Quintet and the Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai, conductor
Mar 6, Saturday | 8:00 pm | Memorial Auditorium | info | buy »
Jazz trumpeter/composer Blanchard joins SU’s orchestra in a powerful multimedia work in response to Hurricane Katrina.
Informance at the Community School
for Music and Arts, Mountain View
Loren Schoenberg and members of the Jazz Museum in Harlem
Mar 30, Tuesday | 6:00 pm | Community School for Music and Arts, Mountain View | info »
A TRIBUTE TO HERBIE HANCOCK: CHRISTIAN McBRIDE AND FRIENDS;
CONCERT CURATED BY THE NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM
Mar 31, Wednesday | 8:00 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info | buy »
Stellar bassist McBride and ensemble in a fresh take on the works of pianist, composer, and jazz living legend Hancock.
April 2010
Ann Carlson and Mary Ellen Strom
Art + Invention Speaker Series:
Apr 8, Thursday | 7:30 pm | Cubberley Auditorium | info »
The Art + Invention Speaker Series pairs artists with bold thinkers outside the arts to talk about creativity, innovation and discovery.
Sundays with the St. Lawrence:
St. Lawrence String Quartet with Tony Manzo, contrabass, and Pedja Muzijevic, piano
Apr 18, Sunday | 2:30 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info | buy »
Joined by special guests, the SLSQ closes its 2009–10 series with Schubert’s immortal “Trout” quintet and more.
CEDAR LAKE CONTEMPORARY BALLET
Apr 21, Wednesday | 8:00 pm | Memorial Auditorium | info | buy »
A new and electrifying force in dance, Cedar Lake combines classical ballet with edgy, up-to-the-minute physicality.
Spark of Being
Dave Douglas, composer & Bill Morrison, filmmaker, with Dave Douglas’ Keystone
Apr 24, Saturday | 8:00 pm | Memorial Auditorium | info | buy »
World premiere of a monumental collaboration between jazz trumpet innovator Douglas and film experimentalist Morrison.
Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight!
Apr 27, Tuesday | 8:00 pm | Memorial Auditorium | info | buy »
Honored with both a Tony and an Emmy Award, Holbrook’s ever-evolving depiction of Twain is a theatrical must-see.
May 2010
Delusion:
Laurie Anderson
May 5, Wednesday | 8:00 pm | Memorial Auditorium | info | buy »
U.S. premiere: Art meets technology in the acclaimed multimedia artist’s new evening-length solo work.
Laurie Anderson
Art + Invention Speaker Series:
May 5, Wednesday | 7:30 pm | Pigott Theater | info »
The Art + Invention Speaker Series pairs artists with bold thinkers outside the arts to talk about creativity, innovation and discovery.


