Craig sheppard inaugurates a new series of recitals over the next couple of seasons, dedicated to many of bachs greatest keyboard compositions. French pianist helene grimaud brings a virtuosic program to meany center, performing music from her 2018 recording, memory. Meany center for the performing arts encore spotlight. He is best known for his piano concerto in a minor, for his incidental music to henrik ibsens play peer gynt, in the hall of the mountain king, and for his lyric pieces for the piano. Meany center for the performing arts formerly uw world series at the university of washington fosters innovative performances that advance public. Meany center, together with the uw school of music, is pleased to announce the. Fifth of july school of drama university of washington.
Meany center 201516 impact report by meany center issuu. During those years, practice rooms and studios were also maintained in the basement of meany hall. For several years we had season tickets to the piano series of concerts at meany hall on the university of washington campus. Artsfund artsaccess 20142015 calendar buy one get one. Pianist garrick ohlsson, a local favorite, is back in seattle to open. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more.
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of beethovens birth, meany center presents a selection of his piano sonatas with acclaimed pianist and beethoven expert jonathan biss. For presidents piano series and the world music series and occasionally other events. The original meany hall was built in 1908 as the auditorium for the alaskayukonpacific. Meany center for the performing arts formerly uw world series at the university of washington fosters. Meany center for the performing arts at the university of washington announces its 201819 season, presenting 24 visionary artists and ensembles that are pushing artistic boundaries, blending. In exploring musics ability to bring the past to life, she stirs profound emotions through the elegant simplicity of miniatures by chopin, debussy, satie and silvestrov which, in the pianists own words, conjure atmospheres of fragile reflection, a mirage of what. Seattle favorite garrick ohlsson returns to meany center with a program of brahms and chopin. The presidents piano series kicks off with the uw world series debut of pianist lara downes on dec. Garrick ohlsson opens the presidents piano series on oct.
At 21, a piano prodigy returns to meany the seattle times. Meany center is its new name, im told not that thats so different from the original meany hall. Many events have been canceled from the artsuw calendar, please click through to the event page for the most uptodate information. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Concert series flute katharyn alvord gerlich theater, meany hall university of. All remaining performances in the school of dramas 20192020 season have been canceled. Meany center for the performing arts announces the 201920. Reel women at cornish playhouse at seattle center, 7. Meany center for the performing arts meany hall on the uw campus, seattle, washington 98195 rated 4. Denk is the winner of a 20 macarthur genius fellowship, the 2014 avery fisher prize and musical americas 2014 instrumentalist of the year award. Edvard hagerup grieg 15 june 1843 4 september 1907 was a norwegian composer and pianist who composed in the romantic period. Presidents piano series generously underwritten by eric and margaret rothchild.
They have an excellent chamber music program, as well as world music, a piano series, and dance. He played several times in benaroyas nordstrom recital hall, meany hall, live by george at king fm and the beat at kuow public radio, bumbershoot, uw summer arts festival, and other. With his evident affection for the repertory, his superlative technique, and his insight into what makes brahms piano music distinctive, his recital also turned into a graduate level master class for anyone who plays piano or has ever studied the instrument. Meany center provides opportunities for diverse artists, community, students and faculty to. University of washington world series programs promote creative exploration, cultural discovery, and lifelong learning in. Meany hall, 8 cuarteto casals juan arriaga, 18061826, might have become spains greatest composer ever had he not died 10 days before he wouldve turned 20. Free youth tickets for every ticket purchased to the presidents piano and international chamber music series, up to two free youth tickets are available. Meany center presents four distinct series of visiting performing artists. Meany hall had two 9 concert grands, a steinway and a bosendorfer. Friday, march 18, at meany hall, university of washington campus, seattle. On may 18th, 2004, he wound up a sevenconcert series in seattles meany theater featuring the 32 beethoven piano sonatas, a popular series entitled beethoven. For its meany hall visit, the ensemble is combining four new works by female composers one of them, caroline shaw, is also writing a new piano concerto for the seattle symphony, which well hear next january with beethovens transcendent string quartet no. Meany center provides opportunities for diverse artists, community, students and faculty to connect in the discovery and exploration of the boundless.
Cellist tonkonogui and violinist schmidt, both russiantrained musicians, are now members of the seattle symphony orchestra. Angela hewitt may 18, 2015 by uw world series issuu. Natasha has given recitals at londons wigmore hall, the auditorium du louvre in paris, schloss elmau, mecklenburgvorpommern festival, verbier festival, seattles meany hall, kansas citys harriman jewell series, santa fes lensic theater, ludwigshafen basf series, teatro colon in buenos aires, tokyos musashino performing arts. Mccabe has performed extensively in the united states, canada, southeast asia. Saw many of the great pianists there over the years. Meany a favorite haunt of the emerson string quartet. Meany studio theater, meany hall susan cady and doug wood piano keys. His unique blend of virtuosic dexterity and colorful imagination has earned him praise as an artist you want to hear no matter what he performs the new york times. Presidents piano seriesthe series features five intimate solo. I dont remember any bringing their own piano for a concert.
As a creative research fellow with the uw, brooks investigates the. Rachelle mccabe, concert pianist and professor of music at oregon state university, enjoys an international career as artistteacher and is well known to audiences throughout the pacific northwest where she appears frequently as a solo recitalist and highly respected chamber musician. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you. Meany hall seattle 2020 all you need to know before you go. Modern dance may strike many as merely a lot of leaping about in a senseless manner but as cunningham and his dancers showed, it requires just as much as. The university of washingtons meany center for the performing arts, newly renamed from uw world series, today announced its programming for the 201617 season, including 23 events in four. Huck hodge born july 14, 1977 is an american composer of contemporary classical music hodges first musical training took place in oregon. Meany center for the performing arts announces 201819 season. Reading a book or other lowimpact activity like class work is appropriate when the. Eastwest piano innovation to reach new heights at uw oct.
For tickets, called 206 543 1201 the school of music, or the meany hall box office at 206 543 4880. Act theatre american conservatory theater berkeley repertory theatre bookit repertory theatre. Dainius vaicekonis is a frequent performer in the shoreline faculty piano series and first friday night concert series in the music works northwest. In 1999, he was presented by the seattle symphony in a highly acclaimed series of lecturerecitals at benaroya hall. Pianist judith cohen, concertizes throughout north america and in europe, and is cofounder and artistic director of the governors chamber music series in washington state. Arts and entertainment uw news university of washington.
Hailed as one of his generations foremost pianists, this macarthur genius is also celebrated for his original and insightful writing on music, with articles published in the guardian and the new yorker. Concert series were sponsored regularly by the associated students of the university of washington, the university office of concerts and lectures, the adult education and extension departments, and the university forum. A part of town halls civics series, orleck will be in conversation with the strangers housing and labor reporter heidi groover, in what is sure to be an enraging and engaging evening. Ticketholders, please use the ticket options form to indicate whether you would prefer to convert your ticket price into a taxdeductible donation to the school of drama, or receive a refund. Pianist jeremy denk plays a recital thats an iphone. The program includes overture to don giovanni with guest vocalists and piano concerto no. Meany center for the performing arts announces 201617 season. We recognize that the situation with covid19 is an evolving one, and that it may impact your plans for participating in events. Season offerings also include special engagements with acclaimed artists, such as itzhak perlman, yoyo ma and kathleen battle. In 2016, he received his professions highest honor, the golden hammer, awarded at. Presidents piano or crossroads series or mixandmatch with a choose your. In the decades since his legendary win at the international chopin competition, ohlsson has established himself as a pianist of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. Circle of friends school of music university of washington.
In addition to having embarked on a nineyear project to record all 32 of the composers piano sonatas, he created courseras popular. Edvard grieg bust university of washington american. Listening to the beat of a different drummer brian grant, a longtime subscriber to meany centers international chamber music, world dance and presidents piano series, has seen plenty of. Join us for a special live broadcast this friday, march 18 at 7. Following their highly popular second summer institute in 2011, craig sheppard and colleague, robin mccabe, present a third season of the seattle piano institute at the university of washingtons school of music from july 821, 2012.
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