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May 2013
Stanford Department of Music
Stanford Wind Ensemble
Friday | May 24, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Stanford Department of Music
The Beethoven Project
Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor with Stanford Symphonic Chorus
Friday | May 31, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Saturday | June 1, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Sunday | June 2, 2013 | 7:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
The Project concludes with the iconic and majestic Symphony No. 9 and a newly commissioned work.
June 2013
Stanford Department of Music
The Beethoven Project
Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor with Stanford Symphonic Chorus
Friday | May 31, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Saturday | June 1, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Sunday | June 2, 2013 | 7:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Stanford Department of Music
SLOrk Spring Concert
Wednesday | June 5, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Ragazzi Boys Chorus
Sunday | June 9, 2013 | 5:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Ragazzi's biggest birthday concert yet - current choristers and alumni will premiere "There is a Song" by Venezuelan composer, Cristian Grases.
Past Events
Pre-Season Event
Harmony For Humanity
Daniel Pearl World Music Days Concert
Wednesday | October 3, 2012 | 8:00 pm
Memorial Church
Pre-season Event: Stanford Music faculty and students honor the slain Wall St. Journal reporter and Stanford alumnus.
Pre-Season Event
Chanticleer
Tuesday | December 11, 2012 | 8:00 pm
Memorial Church
Pre-season Event: The Grammy-winning “orchestra of voices” in its beloved holiday program.
Los Lobos
Saturday | January 12, 2013 | 7:00 pm
Saturday | January 12, 2013 | 9:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
The roots-rock legends perform two specially priced, one-hour acoustic performances.
Bing Fling
Community Open House
Saturday | January 12, 2013 | 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
A festive day of free performances featuring Stanford and community-based artists. Details TBA.
Sundays with the St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence String Quartet with Stephen Prutsman, piano
Sunday | January 13, 2013 | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall
SLSQ leads off its annual Sunday series with Haydn, a late romantic rarity by Ludwig Thuille, more.
Stanford Department of Music
”Music of the House”, Music Department Showcase
Artists TBA
Sunday | January 13, 2013 | 7:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
The master performers of Stanford’s music department take the Bing stage. Details TBA.
Pre-Season Event
Faculty & Staff Concert
Tuesday | January 15, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Sold out.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Program 1: The World of ‘The Four Seasons’
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Wednesday | January 16, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
The eminent period music ensemble launches its Stanford partnership with Vivaldi’s immortal “Four Seasons,” more.
Stanford Department of Music
The Beethoven Project
Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor
Friday | January 18, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Sunday | January 20, 2013 | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall
The double Beethoven cycle begins with two cornerstones of the canon: The 5th Symphony and 5th Piano Concerto (“Emperor”).
Workshop with percussionist Glenn Kotche (WILCO drummer)
Thursday | January 24, 2013 | Two Days
Bing Concert Hall Studio
Stanford Live and the Stanford Arts Institute offer a one-of-a-kind opportunity to all Stanford students.
Mingus Big Band
Friday | January 25, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
The music and unbridled spirit of Charles Mingus live on in this 14-piece, Grammy-winning big band.
Glenn Kotche, solo percussion
with Andrew Meyerson, percussion, and accompanying films
Saturday | January 26, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Wilco drummer and noted composer Kotche performs his own music and a new work by John Luther Adams.
Vusi Mahlasela
Tuesday | January 29, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall Lobby
South African singer and songwriter Vusi Mahalsela speaks about art, activism and civic engagement.
Vusi Mahlasela
Wednesday | January 30, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
“The Voice” returns! The legendary Mahlasela unites South African sounds with blues, pop, and more.
Cappella Romana
“From Constantinople to California”
Friday | February 1, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
The acoustics of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia come alive in Bing (with help from CCRMA) in vocal group’s first of two concerts.
Stanford Department of Music
The Beethoven Project
Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor; Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Saturday | February 2, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Sunday | February 3, 2013 | 7:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
SPO performs Symphonies Nos. 2 and 8 and, with guest Nakamatsu, Piano Concerto No. 2.
Cappella Romana
“Holy Week in Jerusalem”
Saturday | February 2, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Memorial Church
The acclaimed vocal ensemble performs music from Holy Week in 8th and 9th-century Jerusalem.
Stanford Department of Music
Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival:
Masters and Masterpieces
featuring members of the China National Orchestra
Friday | February 8, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Stanford Department of Music
Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival:
Chinese New Year’s Concert
featuring the China National Orchestra
Saturday | February 9, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Program 2: Quintessence of Classical Style
Nicholas McGegan, conductor;
Marc Schachman,oboe;
Danny Bond, bassoon
Wednesday | February 13, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
The music of Classical masters Haydn and Mozart and of Mozart’s greatest influence, J.C. Bach.
Jazz Talks at the Cantor
Jazz Talks @ the Cantor: The Savory Collection
Side A: The Jam Sessions
Thursday | February 21, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Cantor Arts Center
Loren Schoenberg, Artistic Director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, shares treasures from the Savory Collection, an archive of recently unearth
Stanford Department of Music
The Beethoven Project
Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor; Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Friday | February 22, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Saturday | February 23, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
SSO performs the Symphony No. 3 (Eroica) and Piano concerto No. 3 (with guest Nakamatsu).
Stanford Department of Music
Heroism in the Age of Beethoven
Friday | February 22, 2013 | 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Bing Concert Hall Studio
A symposium linked to The Beethoven Project.
Stanford Department of Music
The Beethoven Project
Stanford Symphony Orchestra
Jindong Cai, music director and conductor with Jon Nakamatso, piano
Monday | February 25, 2013 | 7:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Stanford Department of Music
Stanford Jazz Orchestra
Frederick Berry directs the Stanford Jazz Orchestra with special guest Rufus Reed, bass
Wednesday | February 27, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Stanford Department of Music
The Liebeslieder Project
Stanford Chamber Chorale with the Dance Division of Theatre & Performance Studies
Friday | March 1, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
William Parker in Conversation
Wednesday | March 6, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Harmony House
Bassist, bandleader, composer and musical visionary William Parker speaks at Harmony House.
Stanford Department of Music
Stanford Wind Ensemble
Wednesday | March 6, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
The Chocolate Heads
with special guest William Parker
Friday | March 8, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Stanford student dancers, musicians, and visual and spoken-word artists join jazz bass great Parker.
Essence of Ellington
William Parker’s Special Edition
Saturday | March 9, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
A nonet of leading jazz virtuosos in works by and inspired by the great Duke Ellington.
Daytime Event
Sundays with the St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence String Quartet with James Austin Smith, oboe
Sunday | March 10, 2013 | 2:30
Bing Concert Hall
Mozart’s Oboe Quartet (with guest Smith) plus Beethoven’s 3rd “Razumovsky” Quartet and more.
Stanford Department of Music
The Beethoven Project
Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra, Stephen M. Sano, conductor, with Stanford Symphonic Chorus
Friday | March 15, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Sunday | March 17, 2013 | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall
SPO performs the Symphony No. 6 (“Pastorale”) and, with the Chorus, the Mass in C Major.
Music by Steve Reich
Alarm Will Sound
Alan Pierson, artistic director
Saturday | March 16, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
All-Reich program including the U.S. premiere of Radio Rewrite, inspired by music of Radiohead.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Program 3: The Italian Violin
Rachel Podger, violin and leader
Wednesday | March 20, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Vivaldi, Corelli, Pergolesi, and more, featuring violinist and leader Rachel Podger.
Making Books Sing: Louis Armstrong: Jazz Ambassador
Written by Myla Churchill
Directed by Carlos Armesto
Starring Jeremy Giraud Abram
Sunday | March 24, 2013 | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Family musical-theater group MBS in a high-spirited portrait of the legendary “Satchmo.”
Josef Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross
St. Lawrence String Quartet
Friday | March 29, 2013 | 5:00 pm
Memorial Church
SLSQ’s 3rd annual free Good Friday performance of Haydn’s reflection on Jesus’ final hours.
Open Rehearsal
Open Rehearsal: Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, director
with guests Stanford Chamber Chorale; Stephen M. Sano, director
Tuesday | April 2, 2013 | 7:00-9:30 pm
Memorial Church
The young men and boys of Oxford’s storied choir celebrate the Britten centenary.
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, director
with guests Stanford Chamber Chorale; Stephen M. Sano, director
Wednesday | April 3, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Memorial Church
The young men and boys of Oxford’s storied choir celebrate the Britten centenary.
My End Is My Beginning
New York Polyphony
Friday | April 5, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
The outstanding vocal quartet perform works ranging from the 16th to 21st centuries.
Visitations: Theotokia And The War Reporter Two Chamber Operas
Jonathan Berger, composer / Dan O’Brien, libretto / Rinde Eckert, director / Christopher Rountree, conductor
Friday | April 12, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Saturday | April 13, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Stanford composer Berger and all-star collaborators premiere two new short operas.
Daytime Event
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Sunday | April 14, 2013 | 2:30 pm
From Tchaikovsky to Otis Redding, the “uke” reigns supreme in this fun and often funny program.
Stanford Department of Music
Applebaum Jazz Piano Duo
Wednesday | April 17, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Jazz Talks at the Cantor
Jazz Talks @ the Cantor: The Savory Collection
Side B: The Great Bands
Thursday | April 18, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Cantor Arts Center
Loren Schoenberg, Artistic Director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, shares treasures from the Savory Collection, an archive of recently unearth
Landfall: Laurie Anderson and the Kronos Quartet
Saturday | April 20, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Sunday | April 21, 2013 | 7:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
The first-ever collaboration of two legendary forces in new music, in an evening-length premiere work.
Stanford Department of Music
The Beethoven Project
Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor with Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Friday | April 26, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Saturday | April 27, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
SSO performs the Symphony No. 7, Piano Concerto No. 1 (with guest Nakamatsu), more.
Daytime Event
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Sunday | April 28, 2013 | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall
The formidable winds of Berlin in a program of Mozart, Milhaud, and more.
Stanford Department of Music
Stanford Taiko Spring Concert
Saturday | May 4, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
The Next Bing Thing: A Student Showcase
Sunday | May 5, 2013 | 7:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall
An evening of Stanford student performances by Basmati Raas, HD Crew, Happy Dog Duo, Cardinal Calypso, Raagapella, Cancioneiro, and SImps.
A Heaping Dose of Creativity: The Mind and Music of Beethoven
-- Richard Kogan, MD
Wednesday | May 8, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Stanford Department of Music
The Beethoven Project
Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor with Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Friday | May 10, 2013 | 8:00 pm
Sunday | May 12, 2013 | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall
SPO performs Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4 and (with guest Nakamatsu) Piano Concerto No. 4.
Afiara String Quartet & Cecilia String Quartet
Sunday | May 19, 2013 | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Two exceptional, up-and-coming quartets in a program of Mozart, Brahms, and Mendelssohn.
