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WINTER PROGRAM
WAYNE BRADY
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HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
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BILLY CHILDS
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GARRISON KEILLOR
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THE NUTCRACKER BALLET
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MANHATTAN TRANSFER
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CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE
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ANCHORAGE CONCERT ASSOCIATION WINTER PROGRAM
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WINTER PROGRAM
DEAR SUBSCRIBERS,
DONORS, AND FRIENDS,
PASSION
Do you remember what you were doing
25 years ago? A quarter century is a long
time. It’s about a third of the whole human
life span. In Alaska, 25 years has some heft
to it. Considering we are about to celebrate
the centennial of our community in a couple
of years, the fact that we’re celebrating the
25th birthday of the Alaska Center for the
Performing Arts (PAC) is something to crow about.
The Anchorage Concert Association has been closely tied to the
PAC since the day it opened. Our first performance was Rudolf
Nureyev and the Stars of the Paris Opera Ballet on January 4,
1989. That year we had 14 events. Later that same year we
added the Nutcracker to our season. Since then, we have grown
and grown. This season we are busting at the seams with 31
events!
How has ACA managed to grow and become such an important
part of the performing arts in our community? It is due in large
part to having such a wonderful facility in which to play. Without
the PAC, Anchorage wouldn’t have access to shows like Lion
King, Mamma Mia! or Blue Man Group. The PAC’s mere
existence has elevated our community and the quality of arts we
get to experience.
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ACA STAFF AND BOARD
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WAYNE BRADY OCT 21
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HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS NOV 8 & 9
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BILLY CHILDS NOV 15
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GARRISON KEILLOR NOV 20
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THE NUTCRACKER BALLET NOV 29 - DEC 1
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MANHATTAN TRANSFER DEC 14
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CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE DEC 26 - 29
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THANK YOU ACA SUPPORTERS
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In celebration of this wonderful building, we packed as many great
names as we could find. Huey Lewis, Martin Short, Wayne Brady,
Garrison Keillor, Bela Fleck, West Side Story, David Sedaris, and
Chick Corea. This is an incredible list of performing artists. We are
proud they are part of this very celebratory year.
We are lucky to have this facility, and we want to fill it as much as
we can. Our goal is to keep the stages alive and exciting so that in
another 25 years, audiences will still be thrilled and excited that the
PAC is part of our community.
Jason Hodges, Executive Director
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ANCHORAGE CONCERT ASSOCIATION PRESENTS
STAFF
BOARD
ACF
VOLUNTEERS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JASON HODGES
PRESIDENT
LINDA WINTERS
MARKETING DIRECTOR
JASON GRENN
PRESIDENT ELECT
JOE KIRCHNER
ANCHORAGE
CONCERT
FOUNDATION BOARD
BUSINESS MANAGER
WILLOW ZAMOS
TREASURER
PAM BRUNO
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR
ERYNN SMITH
SECRETARY
ANNA HAYLOCK
MELISSA & GRACE
ABBOTT
LISE AMBER
KATHY ANDERSON &
PATRICK SPERANZA
LAURA ANDERSON
CLIFF BAKER
NANCY BEARDSLEY
SHELLEY BISS
ABBY BRESHEARS
MICHAEL BRUNO
JUDGE VICTOR CARLSON
TYLA CASTRO
PATRICE CHANDLER
MIKE CHRISTIE
MARY M. COCKLIN
LORNA COLLINS
VERA CREWS
ANITA DALE
RUTH ANN & GIL DICKIE
KELLY DONNELLY
NANCY ELIASON
CHRISTINA FLORES
CHRISTIE GALLES
DALE GARDNER
KATE & ALENA GERLEK
STEVE & SAM GERLEK
ADA GOODMAN
AVA GOODMAN
GLENN GOODMAN
DUSTIN & RACHEL
GRAUMENZ
CAROL GRAY
SELINDA GRENN
EVAN HALL
XAVIER HANNAH
BERNIE HELMS
JANEEN HERR
GAYLE HEYWOOD
ALLISON HEWEY
LAURA, GAVIN & PAIGE
HILL
SANDRA HOBBS
MARY LOU HODGES
JOSEPHINE R. HUSKEY
VICTORIA HUTTON
WENDY ISBELL
BECKY JANIK
EVENT MANAGER
KATHRYN EASLEY
PATRON SERVICES
COORDINATOR
RONALE ANSON
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT
ANN THONGDY
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
LAUREN MACKENZIE
MILLER
AL BISS
RUNDY GALLES
KATERINA KALII
MARK KORTING
KRISTEN LINDSEY
LEXIE MIZERAS
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WAYNE BRADY
BIOGRAPHY
Emmy award winning Wayne Brady is one of the most versatile
performers in show business today. He has been entertaining
audiences with his acting, improv, singing, and dancing on
television, film, and the stage.
Currently, Brady has made a big splash in Vegas with his hit stage
show “Makin It Up.” The improv and musical extravaganza can be
seen daily from Thursday through Monday at the Venetian Hotel
through 2009. The show has been met with critical acclaim and
heralded as “pure genius,” “hysterically funny” and “amazing.”
Brady also can be seen on Fox hosting the hit show “Don’t Forget
the Lyrics,” a game show in which contestants are charged with
finishing the rest of popular songs to win up to 1 million dollars.
Don’t Forget the Lyrics will return with new episodes in the fall of
2008. This September Wayne will see one of his dreams through
when he releases his first musical album for Peak records. The
album, which includes R& B and old school tracks will drop
September.
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
“The Wayne Brady Show” for two years. Brady picked up two
Emmys for Outstanding Talk Show Host and theshow won an
Emmy for Outstanding Talk ShowIn film, Brady recently provided
a voice for the upcoming animated feature, Foodfight! for Lions
Gate. He starred in the Screen Gems feature, Crossover, and the
independent feature The List, a romantic comedy with Sydney
Tamiia Poitier and Illeana Douglas. Brady was also featured in Fox
Searchlight’s Roll Bounce.
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ATWOOD CONCERT HALL
Brady began his career performing in local theaters in Orlando, FL.
In 2005, he completed a run playing Billy Flynn in the Broadway
production of Chicago. Currently, Brady can be seen in his
improvisational musical variety show “Making It Up” at the Venetian
Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
In television, Brady has guest starred on “The Dave Chappelle
Show,” “30 Rock,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Dirt,” and
“Everybody Hates Chris.” He became well known for his
improvisational skills on ABC’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” for
which he won an Emmy and earned four Emmy nominations.
Brady went on to host his own syndicated talk/variety show
HUEY LEWIS - VOCALS & HARMONICA (ORIG. BAND MEMBER)
BILL GIBSON - DRUMS (ORIG. BAND MEMBER)
JOHNNY COLLA - GUITAR & SAX (ORIG. BAND MEMBER)
SEAN HOPPER - KEYBOARDS (ORIG. BAND MEMBER)
JOHN PIERCE - BASS PLAYER
JAMES HARRAH - GUITAR PLAYER
MARVIN MCFADDEN - TRUMPET
JOHNNIE BAMONT - BARITONE SAX
ROB SUDDUTH - TENOR SAX
LOL HALSEY - MANAGER/TOUR MANAGER
RICK FANTL - PRODUCTION MANAGER
TERI TAYLOR - PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
RALPH ARISTA - STAGE MANAGER, GUITAR TECH
VADIM CANBY - KEY TECH
ROBB DAVENPORT - DRUM TECH
JIM MORAN - FRONT OF HOUSE
GREG MAHLER - MASTER ELECTRICIAN
GREGG MALTBY - LIGHTING DESIGNER
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HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
BIOGRAPHY
2013 marks the 30th anniversary of one the most influential
and celebrated albums in pop / rock history. Peaking at #1 on
the Billboard Charts, selling over 10 million copies worldwide, a
Grammy Award, and a Diamond Award in Canada, “Sports” is
the anthem of a generation.
Over half of the albums songs (“The Heart of Rock & Roll”,
“Heart & Soul”, “I Want a New Drug”, “Walking on a Thin Line”,
“If This Is It”) were huge hit singles. They have memorable
hooks, and an economical precision.
“Sports” has struck a chord with audiences of all ages
and persuasions. So many people have special memories
associated with this unique collection of songs.
Huey Lewis and the News are releasing a special digitally
remastered 30th Anniversary edition of the album, with live
bonus tracks.
In 2013 Huey Lewis and the News are commemorating the
milestone with their “Sports” 30th Anniversary World Tour. Fans
will hear the band perform the songs from “Sports”, plus many
other hits and surprises.
“Masterful practitioners of an eclectic pop-rock that blends
the rich harmonies of California rock and the metronomically
plucked beat of new wave, with strong rhythm and blues
influences, into an ingratiating brew.” - New York Times
MEMORIES FROM THE STAFF AT ANCHORAGE CONCERT ASSOCIATION
My first experience was being led around on a tour as part of my interview process to get the job as the
Anchorage Concert Association’s Executive Director. What I remember were lots of keys and doors and no windows
to the outside world. As we walked the hallways backstage, I had no idea which way I was going. Also, I remember
how quiet it was back there. In some ways, it felt like a horror movie with the intrepid heroes walking long hallways in
dim light.
One doorway led to a hallway which led to another and then to a flight of stairs which led to another hallway
and then we were in the Discovery Theatre. We took another door and a series of different hallways and eventually
we were in the Atwood Concert Hall. This experience stands out to me because I knew if I got this job, it would be
completely different than my experience in Fairbanks. The PAC was a big building with big stages and big audiences
to fill. This was a serious performing arts facility that demands respect.
Each time I walk out on stage to give a curtain speech, I’m reminded how lucky I am to get to do the work I do
and how much more fun the PAC is when it is filled with thousands of people.
— JASON HODGES,
ANCHORAGE CONCERT ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The impact the PAC has had on my life is greater than I can sometimes comprehend. I was born and raised in
Anchorage and though I’m a few years older, the ACPA building and I really grew up at the same time. I can easily
recall many memories that make me smile.
My first Broadway show was the ACPA’s first Broadway show (I saw Cats when I was 7 years old. I still
remember the hideous red sweater my mom let me pick out to wear.) I can vividly recall sitting in the balcony
watching my first school performance (Princess and the Pea), looking up and down and around inside the Atwood
Concert Hall, just amazed at the colors and height of this new building. The first date I went on (we saw Gladys Knight
and the Pips) I worried that my singing along was bothering those around me; until I saw everyone else singing along
too. I sat next to my wife during the first event I watched as an employee of the Anchorage Concert Association
(Moscow Chamber Orchestra and Olga Kern). As the conductor raised his baton, she looked at me and smiled, as if
to say “Look what we get to be a part of!”
Now as someone raising a family in this community, I like being able to say, “I don’t remember what living in
Anchorage was like before the ACPA.” I shudder at the thought of what life would have been like without it.
—JASON GRENN,
ANCHORAGE CONCERT ASSOCIATION MARKETING DIRECTOR
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BILLY CHILDS
ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED ARTISTS WORKING IN MUSIC
7:30 PM, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013
DISCOVERY THEATRE
BILLY CHILDS - PIANO
STEVE WILSON - ALTO, SOPRANO SAX, FLUTE
SCOTT COLLEY - BASS
KENDRICK SCOTT - DRUMS
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BILLY CHILDS
BIOGRAPHY
Jazz pianist/composer Billy Childs remains one of the most
diversely prolific and acclaimed artists working in music today.
Childs’ canon of original compositions and arrangements
has garnered him a Guggenheim Fellowship, ten Grammy
nominations, and three Grammy awards, including Best
Instrumental Composition for ‘The Path Among the Trees’
(2011) and ‘Into The Light’ (2005), from his much-heralded jazz/
chamber releases, ‘Autumn: In Moving Pictures’ and ‘Lyric’.
Downbeat magazine states, ‘...Childs’ jazz/chamber group has
taken the jazz-meets-classical format to a new summit.’
Born in Los Angeles in 1957, Childs was already proficient at
the piano by age 6; he was accepted in USC’s Community
School For The Performing Arts at age 16, studying music
theory and piano with some of the world’s most renowned
musical scholars. He graduated from USC in 1979 with a
degree in composition. Among Childs’ early influences: Herbie
Hancock, Keith Emerson, Chick Corea and others. He credits
classical composers such as Paul Hindemith, Maurice Ravel,
and Igor Stravinsky for also influencing his love of composition.
Child’s performing career was also enriched with early-career
apprenticeships with legendary jazz trombonist J.J. Johnson,
and trumpet great Freddie Hubbard, in the late 1970s/early
1980s.
Childs released his first solo album, ‘Take For Example, This...’
in 1988, on Windham Hill Jazz Records. It was the first of
four raved-about albums on the imprint, culminating with
the acclaimed ‘Portrait Of A Player,’ in 1993. In 1995 Childs’
released ‘I’ve Known Rivers’ on Stretch/GRP Records. In 1996
he released ‘The Child Within’ on Shanachie Records. Songs
from both recordings garnered his first Grammy nominations.
Childs’ multiple musical interests also include collaborations,
arrangements, and productions for other acclaimed artists,
including Yo Yo Ma, The Kronos Quartet, Wynton Marsalis,
Sting, Chris Botti, and Leonard Slatkin, among others. Childs
has received orchestral commissions from The Los Angeles
Philharmonic, The Los Angeles Master Chorale, The Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, and The Lincoln Jazz Center Orchestra
(where he presented ‘The Fierce Urgency Of Now,’ a musical
accompaniment to various texts by Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr., performed by Childs and Wynton Marsalis, as part of the
inaugural concert series for the launch of the new Jazz At
Lincoln Center venue).
GARRISON KEILLOR
AMERICA’S FAVORITE STORYTELLER
7:30PM, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013
ATWOOD CONCERT HALL
Most recently, Childs is working on various commissions and
projects, including upcoming collaborations with the Kronos
Quartet, a concert piece for the jazz/chamber ensemble to be
performed at Duke University, and an upcoming recording for
Sony, re-imagining the music of Laura Nyro.
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GARRISON KEILLOR
BIOGRAPHY
Garrison Keillor was born in 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota, and
began his radio career as a freshman at the University of
Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1966. He went to work
for Minnesota Public Radio in 1969, and on July 6, 1974, he
hosted the first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion in St.
Paul. The show ended in 1987, resumed in 1989 in New York
as The American Radio Company, returned to Minnesota, and
in 1993 resumed the name A Prairie Home Companion. Over
3 million listeners on more than 450 public radio stations now
hear the show each week.
Keillor’s most recent role included playing himself in the
movie adaptation of his show, A Prairie Home Companion
(June 2006). It features Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin as the
singing Johnson sisters, Lindsay Lohan as Streep’s daughter,
Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly as singing cowboys
Lefty and Dusty, and Tommy Lee Jones as the Axeman, who
is dispatched by the radio station’s new corporate owners in
Texas to shut down the show.
(2003); Homegrown Democrat (2004); Pontoon (2007); Liberty:
A Lake Wobegon Novel (2008); and Life Among the Lutherans
(2009).
Keillor has received numerous awards, including a Grammy
Award for his recording of Lake Wobegon Days. He has
also received two Cable ACE Awards and a George Foster
Peabody Award. He is a member of the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences, and recently was presented with a
National Humanities Medal by the National Endowment for the
Humanities. In 1994, he was inducted into the Radio Hall of
Fame at Chicago’s Museum of Broadcast Communications.
With Philip Brunelle, he has performed with many orchestras,
including the Chicago, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Pittsburgh,
Minnesota, Dallas, and National symphonies. He has appeared
at Wolf Trap, Carnegie Hall, and other major concert halls as a
member of The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, and he has performed
on his own in one-man shows across the country and on tour
broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion.
He is also the author of many books, including Lake Wobegon
Days (1985); The Book of Guys (1993); The Old Man Who
Loved Cheese (1996); Wobegon Boy (1997); Me: By Jimmy
“Big Boy” Valente As Told to Garrison Keillor (1999); Love Me
Let your heart light shine!
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Community Volunteering and Giving
Opportunities: 2013 HOLIDAY EDITION
online this November.
Visit LiveUnitedAnchorage.org
Get inspired.
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FEATURING CINCINATTI BALLET
FRIDAY – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 – DECEMBER 1, 2013
ATWOOD CONCERT HALL
PRODUCTION CREDITS
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY - Music
VICTORIA MORGAN - Choreography
CARMON DELEONE - Music Director
JOHN EZELL - Scenic Design
CARRIE ROBBINS - Costume Design
TRAD A BURNS - Lighting Design
JOHANNA BERNSTEIN WILT - Repetiteur
CHRISTOPHER STOWELL - Repetiteur
SUZETTE BOYER WEBB - Children’s Ballet Mistress
MELINDA L. DOBSON - Production Stage Manager
BENJAMIN GANTOSE - Associate Lighting Designer
THE NUTCRACKER STORYLINE
ACT I, SCENE 1 BLANCHE’S KITCHEN
Our story begins on Christmas Eve. There is a flurry of activity
as the maids, butlers and chef prepare for a party where friends
and family of the Stahlbaums will gather to open presents
and celebrate the holiday. The Stahlbaum’s son, Fritz, and
their daughter, Clara, try their best to be helpful, but that is not
without its complications.
ACT I, SCENE 2 THE PARTY
The Stahlbaum living room is bright and festive with the most
beautiful Christmas tree imaginable. All the guests and children
are having a marvelous time dancing, laughing and opening
gifts when suddenly, Herr Drosselmeyer bursts into the room.
He is an older, mysterious doll maker, who can surprise all with
unexpected acts of magic. With the swipe of his cloak, dresses
change colors and dancing dolls appear. One doll is so beautiful
that Clara bravely asks if she could have it for Christmas, but
Mother Stahlbaum is clear that this is not possible. Clara is
sad until Drosselmeyer places the most colorful and adorable
Nutcracker in her hands. She joyfully dances around the room
showing off her splendid gift. Fritz wishes that Drosselmeyer
had given him the Nutcracker and in his frustration, grabs it
from Clara, and breaks it. Immediately, the precocious Fritz is
scolded by his father and sent off to bed. Herr Drosselmeyer,
watching from across the room, comes to the rescue and
mends the Nutcracker. The festivities continue well into the
night, highlighted with a stately dance initiated by Clara’s
grandparents. As the evening comes to an end, and the guests
depart, Drosselmeyer is the last to bid the family farewell. Just
before heading up to bed, Herr Stahlbaum brings out one last
gift. He fastens a beautiful and elegant necklace around his
wife’s neck and there is one last embrace before the parlor
grows quiet and dark.
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ACT I, SCENE 3 THE BATTLE
Clara, candle in hand, sneaks downstairs to check on her
beloved Nutcracker. She finds herself in the drawing room and
is startled by the sound of scampering feet and the flickering
of tiny eyes. Clara hears the chimes of the big grandfather
clock striking midnight as a band of mischievous mice try to
steal away her precious Nutcracker. Drosselmeyer appears
out of the darkness and, with the wave of his arms, the
tree, parlor furniture and toys begin to grow. A terrible battle
ensues between the mice and the toy soldiers. The Mouse
King appears, frightening everyone. The Nutcracker, having
escaped the clutches of the mice, has grown to life-size and
challenges the Mouse King to a duel. It is a fierce fight, but the
Mouse King is distracted by Clara’s imaginary friend Minnie, the
poodle, allowing the Nutcracker to wound his foe. As the mice
scamper away and the parlor once again grows quiet, Clara
watches her Nutcracker magically transform into a handsome
prince. He takes her hand and in a flurry of transformation
they find themselves in a magical snow forest. There, they
meet the noble Snow Queen & King who dance with a storm of
snowflakes. As the storm subsides, a beautiful, magical, horsedrawn carriage arrives to take Clara and her Nutcracker Prince
to the Land of Sweets.
INTERMISSION
ACT II, THE LAND OF SWEETS
As the curtain opens on Act II, we see a delightful assortment
of filigree-frosted cakes. It is the Sugar Plum Fairy’s Kingdom,
a place so sweet it attracts people from all over the world. All of
the characters from the Land of Sweets are frolicking and playing
together when suddenly their Queen, the Sugar Plum Fairy,
arrives. All bow to honor her and her cupcake and gingerbread
boy attendants. The Sugar Plum Fairy graces them with a special
dance when suddenly the magical carriage appears carrying Clara
and the Nutcracker Prince. The Sugar Plum Fairy welcomes them
and they are treated to the kingdom’s most sumptuous delights.
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Clara is reunited with Minnie, her poodle, and together they recount
the fierce battle between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King. The
entire kingdom cheers as the Nutcracker reenacts his victory. Each
character honors them with a special dance. As the celebration
continues, the Land of Sweets transforms into a beautiful garden
full of flowers with flowing petals and one brilliant pink rose.
Finally, the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cotton Candy Cavalier
do a grand dance as a special treat for Clara. All the characters
join together for a rousing finale. As their dancing concludes, the
magical carriage appears to take Clara and her Prince through
the mountains, further and further away from the Land of Sweets.
Suddenly, Clara opens her eyes and she finds herself at home
in the parlor room with her imaginary friend by her side and her
beloved Nutcracker watching over her, always.
PRODUCTION & ARTISTIC BIOS
CHOREOGRAPHER
VICTORIA MORGAN
Since 1997, Victoria Morgan has served as
Artistic Director for Cincinnati Ballet. In 2008,
as the company entered its 45th Anniversary
Season, Morgan took on the additional role as
an executive leader, serving as both the Artistic
Director and CEO of Cincinnati Ballet. Morgan
came to Cincinnati Ballet after nearly a decade
as resident choreographer for the San Francisco Opera. She was
a principal dancer for San Francisco Ballet (1978-1987) and Ballet
West (1969- 1978). She performed lead roles for television and
film, and her choreography was featured in the PBS documentary
The Creation of O.M.O. She serves on the boards of Dance
Magazine and DanceUSA, has served on the NEA evaluation
panel, was presiding judge for the 2005 New York International
Ballet Competition and for the 2006 Benois de la Danse Awards
Gala in Russia. Morgan graduated Magna Cum Laude with an
M.F.A. from University of Utah. The University honored her as a
Distinguished Alumna in 2009. She was honored as a 2009 YWCA
Career Woman of Achievement, received special recognition from
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s WE Celebrate Women’s
Business Awards and was a member of Leadership Cincinnati USA
Class 33.
CINCINNATI BALLET MUSIC DIRECTOR
CARMON DELEONE
Maestro Carmon DeLeone is celebrating his 45th
Season as Music Director of Cincinnati Ballet.
He is also Music Director of the Middletown
Symphony and Conductor Laureate of the Illinois
Philharmonic Orchestra. At Carnegie Hall, he
served as Conductor and Host of the Family
Concert Series. He has conducted frequent
performances in Europe with Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
and has been named Illinois “Music Director of the Year.” He has
composed many original scores for ballet, including Princess & the
Pea and his best known work, Peter Pan. DeLeone conducted the
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debut of Peter Pan in London during a 28-performance run with
Atlanta Ballet at Royal Festival Hall. During his 12-year tenure as
Assistant, and later Resident Conductor of Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra, DeLeone served on its staff with Music Directors Max
Rudolf, Thomas Schippers, Walter Susskind and Erich Kunzel.
He was also selected personally by Maestro Erich Leinsdorf to
participate in an intensive master conducting seminar at Lincoln
Center. He is also a much-in-demand drummer, equally at home
in the recording studio or leading his own “Studio Big Band” in
concert. DeLeone is a proud recipient of Cincinnati’s Post-Corbett
Award for excellence in the arts.
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE
JOHANNA BERNSTEIN WILT
Johanna Bernstein Wilt joined Cincinnati Ballet in
1981 and danced for 11 seasons before becoming
Ballet Mistress in 1992. Bernstein Wilt has staged
ballets for notable choreographers such as
Victoria Morgan, Septime Webre, Kirk Peterson,
David Nixon, Peter Anastos and Jessica Lang to
name a few, at Cincinnati Ballet and other ballet
companies. She recreated, in conjunction with Frederic Franklin,
CBE, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Movements of Léonide Massine’s
Seventh Symphony for Cincinnati Ballet, which has received
praise in The New York Times as well as many other national
and international dance publications. Her choreographic credits
include Everyday Is a New Beginning, for Cincinnati Ballet’s New
Works during the 2008-2009 Season, and A Hero’s Prayer for the
2011-2012 New Works to commemorate her 30 years of work at
Cincinnati Ballet. Her latest project was re-staging Septime Webre’s
ALICE (in wonderland) for Cincinnati Ballet in the 2012-2013
Season. She became Artistic Associate in August 2013.
CBII MANAGER/ACADEMY COACH
SUZETTE BOYER WEBB
Suzette Boyer Webb, Cincinnati Ballet II Company
Manager and Children’s Ballet Mistress, is a
former Principal Dancer with Cincinnati Ballet.
Prior to retuning to Cincinnati Ballet, Suzette
served on the Dance Division faculty at the
University Of Cincinnati College Conservatory Of
Music for many years. There, she received the
University of Cincinnati’s Outstanding Adjunct Teacher of the Year
award. Suzette began her early training with Tom Adair and Mme.
Seda Sorvillo, a pupil of Mikhail Mordkin, the dance partner of
famed ballerina Anna Pavlova. Working under the direction of David
McClain, Frederic Franklin and Ivan Nagy at Cincinnati Ballet,
Suzette danced in repertoire ranging from the classic to modern.
She has performed in works by choreographers Frederic Franklin,
Ivan Nagy, George Balanchine, Ruth Page, Peter Anastos, John
Butler, Sir Kenneth McMillian, Ben Stevenson, Vincente Nebrada
and James Truitte. She has appeared in the PBS productions of
Ruth Page’s Billy Sunday and Alice in Wonderland.
SCENIC DESIGNER
LIGHTING DESIGNER
JOHN EZELL
TRAD A BURNS
John Ezell is an internationally recognized scenic designer, having
designed for such prestigious institutions as the Royal Danish
Ballet, the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Cullberg Ballet, the
Swedish Riksteater and the Royal Theatre Olympics in Istanbul.
His credits also include designs for Broadway, the New York
Shakespeare Festival, the Public Theatre, the York Theatre and
the Roundabout. He was Artistic Associate of the Tony Award
winning Crossroads Theatre and Cincinnati Playhouse as well as
the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., Olde Globe in San
Diego, Asolo Theatre, Lyric Opera, Blackstone Theatre, Second
City in Chicago, the historic Market Theatre in Johannesburg and
the Hong Kong Repertory, among many others. He was a designer
and art director for CBS, PBS-TV and Swedish State Television and
a consultant to the design collection at the Beinecke Rare Book
and Manuscript Library at Yale. His drawings have been exhibited
in galleries internationally. His work has received the Award for
Experimental Television Art in Milan, two Corporation for Public
Broadcasting Awards for Excellence in Prime Time Drama and
twelve Critic’s Circle Awards for best professional sets. John was
recognized for contributions to the American Theatre on the 75th
anniversary of the founding of the Yale Drama School. He is the
recipient of Washington University in St. Louis 2001 Distinguished
Alumni Award, and he is a Fellow of the College of the American
Theatre at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Burns’ career has spanned theatre, dance, amusement parks,
as well as architectural and retail lighting. Designing over five
hundred productions during the last two decades, his varied work
has been seen around the world. Designs include works for New
York Theatre Workshop (NYC), The Public Theatre (NYC), La
Mama ETC (NYC), HERE (NYC), Classic Stage Company (NYC),
North Shore Music Theatre, The Cleveland Play House, Cleveland
Public Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Cedar Point, ValleyFair,
Knott’s Berry Farm, Kings Island, Walt Disney World, Disneyland,
Disneyland Japan, Disney Sea, Disney Cruise Lines, Carnival
Cruise Lines, Universal Studios Florida & Japan, Woodstock Ice
Productions, and The Family of Charles M. Schulz. Mr. Burns
is beginning his 12th season as the Resident Lighting Designer
for Cincinnati Ballet, He has had the privilege of designing world
premieres for such notable choreographers as Val Caniparoli,
James Kudelka, Trey McIntyre, Donald Byrd, Donald McKayle,
Kirk Peterson, Bart Cook, Septime Webre, Victoria Morgan, Adam
Hougland, Jessica Lang, Devon Carney, Viktor Kabaniaev, Darrell
Grand Moultrie, Missy Lay Zimmer & Andrew Hubbard, Viktor
Plotnikov, Mauricio Wainroit, Luca Veggetti, and Sarah Slipper.
His dance lighting design has also been seen at American Ballet
Theatre, National Ballet of Canada, Boston Ballet, Atlanta Ballet,
Houston Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Spectrum Dance, Ballet
Met, Ballet British Columbia, Verb Ballets, Inlet Dance Theatre,
Ballet Hawaii and Lafayette Ballet Theatre.
COSTUME DESIGNER
CARRIE ROBBINS
PRINCIPAL DANCERS
Carrie Robbins’ costume design credits include more than thirty
Broadway shows, among them, Grease, Agnes of God, Yentl,
Octette Bridgeclub, Sweet Bird of Youth, Frankenstein, Happy End,
Boys of Winter, Cyrano and White Christmas. Her awards and
nominations include two Tony Award nominations, five Drama Desk
Awards, Maharam, USITT/Prague International, L.A. Dramalogue,
Henry Hughes, F.I.T-Surface Design and Audelco. Robbins’ regional
work includes M. Butterfly and On the Verge for the Arena Stage in
D.C., American in Paris for the Alley Theatre in Houston as well as
The Tempest and Flea in Her Ear for the Mark Taper Forum. Her
opera design includes Death in Venice for Glimmerglass, Samson
et Delila (San Francisco Opera and Houston Grand), Sarah
Caldwell’s Opera Company of Boston and Hamburg Staatsoper. In
New York City, Robbins has designed many productions for Lincoln
Center Repertory Theatre, Chelsea Theatre/BAM, Acting Company/
Julliard and NY Shakespeare Festival. Her film and television
credits include In the Spirit, Saturday Night Live and PBS Arts in
America. Known for her drawing ability, Robbins’ work was featured
in the Time-Life Series – Collectibles and this spring saw the
release of the book The Designs of Carrie Robbins. In 2008-2009,
Robbins was co-curator of a groundbreaking exhibit “Curtain Call:
Celebrating a Century of Women Designing for Live Performance”
at the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts. Robbins was
Master Teacher of Costume Design at NYU Tisch School of the
Arts for many years, producing a stream of award-winning young
costume designers across the country.
CERVILIO MIGUEL AMADOR
Camaguey, Cuba
Joined in 2004
“I didn’t want to be a dancer,” says Amador, now
in his eighth year as Principal Dancer at Cincinnati
Ballet. Initially athletic and interested in playing
the saxophone, Amador’s parents gently nudged
him towards ballet at the age of nine, and he’s
been hooked ever since.“It’s one of those things that is so hard, and
you wake up in the morning and your body basically doesn’t want
to move because it’s so tired and it’s so sore and in so much pain,
but you go and do it, and after you do it, the next day you just love
it again. I love it. It’s like an addiction. It’s a really hard career, but it
becomes this passion, this addiction. You just need it.”
SARAH HAIRSTON
Charleston, South Carolina
Joined in 2001
After seeing a Broadway production of Cats as
a child, watching the actors prowl around on
stage, Hairston was hooked on the limelight.
“Unfortunately I cannot sing, so classical ballet
seemed to be a better route to take!” she says.
Dancing since nearly three years old, Hairston trained at Calvert
Brodie School of Dance under Ann Brodie, North Carolina School of
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the Arts and Boston Ballet, where she then danced professionally
before joining Cincinnati Ballet. Hairston faced her share of
adversity since joining Cincinnati Ballet in 2001, overcoming two
grueling ACL injuries in three years. “It was a struggle to come
back both times, and I felt at times that people would not trust
my dancing and believe in me again,” she says. “However, then
I realized that if I believed in myself, that was all that mattered.”
Hairston also credits her students at Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M.
Budig Academy with immense emotional support and inspiration. “It
makes this amazing career I have even more worth it....to be a role
model for a child is the best feeling.”
JANESSA TOUCHET
New Orleans, Louisiana
Joined in 2001
Touchet will never forget her 19th birthday.
That was the day Victoria Morgan came to
Pacific Northwest Ballet, to audition Touchet’s
professional division. “Directors from everywhere
auditioned us, but nobody ever picked me,” she
says. “I remember thinking she wouldn’t like me anyway, so I told
myself to just have fun, and after it was over, she said, ‘I’d like to
talk to Janessa’.” Crossed wires with communicating Touchet’s
acceptance of Morgan’s apprenticeship offer led to a planned spot
with Memphis Ballet, but Morgan called one last time and Touchet
was able to come to Cincinnati Ballet instead. “I was meant to be
here. I started as an apprentice and moved all the way through
the ranks. I had always had my heart and mind set on Cincinnati
Ballet.” Prior to joining Cincinnati Ballet, Touchet trained with the
Delta Festival Ballet under the direction of Joseph Giacobbe,
Giacobbe Academy of Dance, Hartford Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet,
Pacific Northwest Ballet.
SENIOR SOLOISTS
RODRIGO ALMARALES
Havana, Cuba
Joined 2011
Rodrigo Almarales trained with National Ballet
School (Cuba), National Ballet School (Mexico),
National Ballet School (Canada) and Hamburg
Ballet School. Rodrigo performed as a soloist
from 2007 to 2009 with the Deutsche Oper Am Rhein in Germany
and was a top-seven finalist on Italian television show Amici in
2009. He spent the 2010-11 season with Boston Ballet before
joining Cincinnati Ballet in 2011. Rodrigo’s extensive performance
experience includes full-length ballets such as The Nutcracker,
Giselle, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Don Quixote and The Sleeping
Beauty. He was a bronze medal recipient in the Varna International
Ballet Competition in 2008 and in the Korea International Ballet
Competition in 2009. In 2012 he was the silver medal recipient for
the Helsinki International Ballet competition. He has performed in
multiple international galas and has performed principal roles with
the Mongolian National Ballet and the Tokyo Komaki Ballet.
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GEMA DIAZ
Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Joined 2005
Born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba and raised in Havana,
Diaz has been dancing since the age of three.
She trained with The National Ballet School in
Havana and The Vocational Ballet School in Santa
Clara, dancing with Ballet Nacional de Cuba for
three years. Diaz won a silver medal in the International Ballet
Competition of Cuba in 1999, and has toured all over the world.
Upon joining Cincinnati Ballet in 2005, Diaz says “there is always
something new to dance and new choreographers. Dance is the
best way I can express myself. It’s very rewarding when it gets to
people.” Diaz enjoys dancing with Cincinnati Ballet because she
has learned “different ways to dance” and enjoys learning new
repertoire. “It makes me feel alive.”
LIANG FU
Qingdao, China
Joined 2008
Liang Fu was born in Qing Dao, China. He
began his dance education in one of the world’s
most prestigious ballet institutions, the Beijing
Dance Academy, under the direction of Cao Jing
Rong. After graduating from the Academy in 2001, he accepted
an invitation to join the Singapore Dance Theater (SDT), where
he danced until 2006. During his years with SDT, he performed
many solo and principal roles in the company’s classical and
contemporary ballets. His repertoire there included works by
Marius Petipa, Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin, August Bournonville,
Choo San Goh, and many other world famous choreographers. In
2003, he was invited to perform at the celebrated Gala of Benois
de La Danse Competition at Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia.
Following this honor, he went on to win first prize at the Asia
Pacific International Ballet Competition 2005 in Tokyo, Japan. He
joined Universal Ballet Company in Seoul, Korea in 2007. In the
short period of time spent there, he enriched his repertoire with
works by Oleg Vinogradov and Vassili Vainonen, among several
other choreographers. Fu joined Cincinnati Ballet in 2008. He was
promoted to Soloist in 2010 and Senior Soloist in 2012, where he
enjoys the feeling of being “one big family” with dancers and staff.
Tuzer as his professional mentor and his mother for her boundless
support of his career. Outside of dance, Grubbs and his wife,
Connie, love spending as much time as they can with their
two children.
PATRIC PALKENS
Lewistown, MT
Joined 2011
Palkens has trained and performed with
Orlando Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ballet
Chicago, Escuela de Ballet del Teatro Municipal
de Santiago, Chile and The Dance Syndicate,
Montana. As a principal dancer with Orlando
Ballet, Palkens performed in the world premiere of Robert Hill’s
Homage at the Grand Opening Gala of the Waldorf Astoria in
Orlando. After joining Cincinnati Ballet in 2011, Palkens quickly rose
through the ranks to Soloist in 2012. Following a last-minute standin—and wildly successful—performance as Romeo in 2012-2013’s
Romeo & Juliet, Palkens was promoted to Senior Soloist for the
2013-2014 50th Anniversary Season.
Huntington Beach, CA
Joined 2006
Connor Jones knows about stepping up to the
plate. In March 2012, after both female principal
dancers at Cincinnati Ballet and a third fill-in from
Tulsa Ballet became injured, Connor Jones took
the spotlight and performed the lead female role
in Rite of Spring. In the summer of 2009 she traveled to Russia
and performed the role of Giselle, and other soloist/principal roles
in various ballets. “Going to Russia and dancing there for two and
a half months changed my approach to dancing and strengthened
my technique,” she says. Connor Jones was promoted to Soloist
this year, due in no small part to her tenacity. Her past six years
of growth here at Cincinnati Ballet have given her the opportunity
to deepen her understanding of what it is to be a performer; of
combining strong technique with spirit and emotion in order to share
a sense of true emotion with the audience.
ROMEL FROMETA
Havana, Cuba
Joined 2012
Frometa began dancing in 1992 at the
Provincial School of Ballet “Alejo Carpentier”
in Cuba, and continued in the National School
of Ballet until 1998, joining the Ballet Nacional
de Cuba in 2001, under the artistic and technical
of Alicia Alonso. At the age of 21, Castellon was named principal
dancer at Ballet Nacional, later spending three years dancing
in Spain, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Castellon
joined Cincinnati Ballet in 2012, and enjoys the different dance
experiences he is having here.
MAIZYALET VELÁZQUEZ
Cieba, Puerto Rico
Joined 2007
A native of Puerto Rico, Velázquez began her
training at Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico,
training in both the conservatory and company.
She graduated from the Virginia School of the Arts
in 2007, where she studied under David Keener
and the late Petrus Bosman. Velázquez joined Cincinnati Ballet
upon graduation, and was promoted to Soloist in 2012. She enjoys
working with Cincinnati Ballet because it offers the opportunity to
perform both classical and contemporary repertoire.
ZACK GRUBBS
Dallas, TX
Joined 2002
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Grubbs began
his dance training to supplement his gymnastic
education. He trained at various ballets across the
country, including Boston Ballet, where he was a
member of the company for four years. Grubbs
came to Cincinnati in 2002, was promoted to soloist in 2005 and
senior soloist in 2008. Grubbs has also performed in several operas
with the Santa Fe Opera in 1999, the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
in 2005 and the Cincinnati Opera in 2007. He acknowledges Tanju
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SOLOISTS
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DANIELLE BAUSINGER
San Francisco, CA
Ridgewood, NJ
Joined 2008
CHARACTER ARTIST
RONNA WILLIS
Joined 2006
Cincinnati, OH
SAMUEL JONES
JOSHUA BODDEN
South Bend, IN
Miami, FL
Joined 2010
CBII
Joined 2008
SIRUI LIU
JULIO CONCEPCION
Shanghai, China
Matanzas, Cuba
Joined 2011
Joined 2013
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KEVIN HAMILTON
NAOMI HERGOTT
MADISON HOLSCHUH
SOFIA LERNER
KATHERINE SAWICKI
DANIEL WAGNER
Montgomery, Alabama
Little Hocking, OH
Joined 2009
VICTORIA MORGAN - Artistic Director & CEO
CARMON DELEONE – Music Director
MISSIE SANTOMO – Chief Operating Officer
JOHANNA BERNSTEIN WILT – Artistic Associate
CHRISTOPHER STOWELL – Artist in Residence
SUZETTE BOYER WEBB - CBII Manager/Academy
Coach
DENA D’ANDREA - Company Manager
ROBERT EUBANKS - Director of Production
MELINDA L. DOBSON - Production Stage Manager
TRAD A BURNS - Resident Lighting Designer
DIANA ADAMS - Wardrobe Mistress
LAURA HOFFMAN - Assistant Wardrobe Mistress
SCOTT BERKLEY - Master Carpenter
MIKE MEUCHÉ Master Electrician
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Carlisle, PA
Summerville, SC
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MUSIC DIRECTOR
RANDALL CRAIG FLEISCHER
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
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Celebrating over six decades of music-making in the
Last Frontier, the Anchorage Symphony continues as a
champion of musical and artistic standards for symphonic music performance and education throughout
Southcentral Alaska.
The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra originated when
17 musicians – both amateur and professional – began
meeting once a week in 1946. Their common interest in music and enthusiasm for creating an organized
community orchestra evolved into one of Alaska’s oldest arts institutions. Today the Anchorage Symphony
Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Randall
Craig Fleischer, is a vibrant and professional group of
80 musicians who consistently win critical acclaim and
enthusiastic approval from audiences.
The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra brings the beauty
and joy of orchestral music to Southcentral Alaska
through a variety of performances, including the Classic Concert Series, Special Events and Neighborhood
Concerts. The ASO also offers Young People’s Concerts, specifically designed for fourth, fifth and sixth
grade students. The interactive concerts introduce
classical music to the younger generation, inspiring
them to become involved in their school’s orchestra or
band program and giving them a broader understanding of music.
Symphony joined forces with Anchorage Opera to
perform the largest locally produced opera ever staged
in Alaska, Puccini’s Turandot. The ASO proudly collaborated with Anchorage Opera once again in January
2005 for the Anchorage premiere of Wagner’s epic, The
Flying Dutchman.
The vision of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
includes fusing the tradition of the symphony with innovations – a reflection of the frontier spirit of Alaska.
In keeping with this vision, the ASO includes programming of genre-bending performances, including the
world premiere of Echoes, a multi-media work written
by Randall Craig Fleischer, which incorporates Native
American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawai’ian song
and dance with orchestra.
The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra and ASO musicians are recipients of prominent awards; in 2001, the
Anchorage Symphony was honored with the first-ever
Mayor’s Arts Award for Outstanding Arts Organization
and shortly thereafter was the recipient of the 2001
Governor’s Award for Outstanding Arts Organization.
ANCHORAGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
VIOLIN 1
CONCERT MASTER
Kathryn Hoffer
ASSOCIATE
CONCERT MASTER
Mary Dooley Weeda
VIOLA
Anne Gantz Burns
Amanda Elfrink
Britta Helm
Emily Grossman
Elena Shelt
Karyn Grove-Bruce
Oleg Prosakurnya
Elise Gelbart
Laura Lindenmuth
Heather Threat
Linnea Johansen
Dawn Lindsay
CELLO
Linda Hart Ottum
Kara-Leigh Bray
Kevin Charlestream
Erika McDonald
Linda Marsh-Ives
VIOLIN 2
Nina Bingham
Sun Kang
Simona Bruce
Dennis Berry
Cristeta Matias
Heather Adrian
Caryolyn Harding
Nate Berry
BASS
Dawn Venters
Heidi Herbert-Lovern
Zak Akins
FLUTE
Roxann Selland Berry
Leslie Delaney
Corinne McVee, Piccolo
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Mary Tesch
Emily Weaver, English Horn
CLARINET
Chris Beheim
Sandra Cox
Karl Beheim, Bass Clarinet
BASSOON
Kirby Kauffman
Hal Nonneman
HORN
Darrel Kincade
Kelly Haselhuhn
Cheryl Pierce
Dave Donaldson
Anna Barbee, Assistant Horn
TRUMPET
Linn Weeda
John Cleveland
TUBA
Mike Martinson
TROMBONE
Christopher Sweeney
Jennifer Edwards
Patty Devine
TIMPANI
Carolyn Valiquette
PERCUSSION
Robert Arms
Corliss Kimmel
David Williamson
Steve Alvarez
HARP
Megan Bledsoe
CELESTE
Susan Wingrove-Reed
Extending its reach beyond the concert hall, the ASO
offers numerous education and outreach opportunities
for both students and the general public. High school
and middle school band and orchestra students benefit
from the ASO’s coaching program, scholarship opportunities and masterclasses. Free pre-concert lectures
are offered to the public, as well as radio programs and
the opportunity to participate in the commissioning
of new works through the ASO’s commissioning club,
Musica Nova.
The ASO is a frequent collaborator with other arts
organizations, including the Anchorage Concert Association, Anchorage Concert Chorus, Alaska Chamber Singers and Alaska Dance Theatre. In 2003, the
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Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Presents a
Silent Film Double Feature
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Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 8pm
Atwood Concert Hall
Generously Sponsored by
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The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra is funded, in part, by the Municipality of Anchorage, Anchorage Assembly, Alaska State Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts and through the generosity of many individuals and corporate community leaders.
TIM HAUSER - VOCALS (REPLACING TIM HAUSER)
ALAN PAUL - VOCALS
CHERYL BENTYNE - VOCALS
JANIS SIEGEL - VOCALS
YARON GERSHOVSKY - PIANO/KEYBOARDS/MUSIC DIRECTOR
STEVE HASS - DRUMS
GARY WICKS - BASS
LAURIE GREEN - TOUR MANAGER
MATT SVOBODNY - FRONT OF HOUSE SOUND
JON CARTER - MONITOR ENGINEER
Sponsored by:
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MANHATTAN TRANSFER
BIOGRAPHY
It’s been nearly forty years since Tim Hauser, a former
Madison Avenue marketing executive, paid his bills by
driving a New York City cab while aspiring to form a harmony
vocal quartet sui generis that could authentically embrace
varied musical styles, and still create something wholly
unique in the field of American popular song.
Hauser had been in doo-wop groups, folk groups, and even
in a short-lived quintet named The Manhattan Transfer, but
as the sounds of jazz, R&B, pop, rock ‘n’ roll, salsa and
swing poured out of brownstones, Hauser now dreamt of
four-part harmonies without limits.
In the Fall of 1972, Hauser’s taxi fare was an aspiring young
singer named Laurel Massé, who was familiar with the sole
album by Hauser’s earlier Manhattan Transfer combo, and
was looking to form a group. A few weeks later, another of
Hauser’s fares invited him to a party where he met Brooklyn
native Janis Siegel; although already in a group, Siegel
agreed to help out on some demos and before long she was
the third member of The Manhattan Transfer. As Hauser,
Massé and Siegel began rehearsing, Massé’s then-boyfriend,
who was drumming in a Broadway pit band, introduced
Hauser and Siegel to Alan Paul, who was co-starring in the
original production of Grease, and the rest, as they say, is
history.
In 1974 the group began performing regularly throughout
New York City at Trude Hellers, Mercer Arts Center, Max’s
Kansas City, Club 82, and other cutting edge cabaret
venues. By the end of the year they were the number one live
attraction in New York City, prompting Newsweek to send a
writer to their show at Reno Sweeney’s in Greenwich Village
to report on this growing phenomenon.
Signed to Atlantic Records by the legendary head of the
label, Ahmet Ertegun, the group released their self-titled
debut in 1975; the second single from the album, a remake
of the Friendly Brothers gospel classic “Operator,” gave the
group their first national hit. “Operator” took radio stations by
storm, from the opening four-part a cappella intro to Siegel’s
emotional lead vocal, eventually peaking in the Top 20.
As “Operator” rose up the charts, the group was invited
to make guest appearances on various variety shows and
television specials. Hollywood took notice; and the band
was soon tapped to helm a weekly hour-long summer
replacement comedy-variety show. The Manhattan Transfer
show premiered on August 10, 1975, broadcast in CBS’
old Ed Sullivan time slot, Sunday nights at 8:00PM. Despite
censors restricting performances of some of their more
risqué songs (“Well Well Well, My Cat Fell In The Well”), and
some in the writing staff trying to appeal to youngsters who
normally watched The Wonderful World of Disney at that
hour, the band still managed to do some wonderful things
including featuring Bob Marley and the Wailers in their first
US television appearance.
In 1978, Massé was injured in a car accident and during her
convalescence, decided not to rejoin the group that had
since moved to California. One of many who auditioned
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for her slot was Cheryl Bentyne, a stunning singer from Mt.
Vernon, Washington, and a four-year veteran of The New
Deal Rhythm Band. At Bentyne’s dazzling audition, the other
Manhattan Transfer members immediately felt her impact,
invited her to join, and, as Paul puts it, “The Transfer’s
second phase began.”
world tours, The Manhattan Transfer once again proved
their uncanny knack for being ahead of the times by
teaming up with the then relatively unknown, but future
Grammy Award winning, producer Craig Street to record
their tribute to the music of Louis Armstrong (The Spirit
Of St. Louis).
The first album featuring the now legendary quartet of
Hauser, Siegel, Paul & Bentyne was 1979’s Extensions
which earned the band another smash (#1 in New York and
#2 in Los Angeles) with “Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone” – their
updated take on, and, if you will, extension of, the theme
to the Rod Serling hosted program of the same name. The
album also featured a vocal remake of the Weather Report
classic “Birdland,” with lyrics by Jon Hendricks, that would
go on to be recognized as the group’s anthem, and earn
them their first two Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Fusion
Performance, Vocal or Instrumental and Best Arrangement
For Voices for Siegel’s work on the song.
The Spirit Of St. Louis was followed by 2003’s live
album Couldn’t Be Hotter that “finally captured the
magic of their live performances on disc” (AllMusic),
2004’s Vibrate, a second foray into Christmas music (An
Acapella Christmas), and an album of newly recorded
symphonic versions of some of their greatest hits (2006’s
The Symphony Sessions). The release of The Definitive
Pop Collection, a 2-disc retrospective of the group’s
greatest hits, provides not only an opportunity to look
back at one of the greatest bodies of work in American
popular music, but also the chance to look ahead to
2013, the 40th Anniversary of a group that is restless,
adventurous, limitless and, as the Philadelphia Inquirer
so aptly put it, a group that “still can sound dangerous!”
The group went from strength to strength, when in 1981,
they became the first group ever to win Grammy Awards in
both Pop and Jazz categories in the same year – Best Pop
Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “Boy From
New York City,” and Best Jazz Performance, Duo or Group
for “Until I Met You (Corner Pocket),” both from their fifth
studio long player, Mecca for Moderns.
In 1982 and 1983 the group won consecutive Grammy
Awards in the Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group
category for, respectively, “Route 66 and “Why Not!” The
critical praise and commercial success of the group’s first
seven studio albums could hardly have prepared them for
the monumental 12 Grammy nominations they received in
1985 for the album Vocalese. Those 12 nominations made
Vocalese the single greatest Grammy nominated album in
one year, and cemented the group’s status as one of the
most important and innovative vocal groups in the history of
popular music.
The Manhattan Transfer closed out the decade by
completing a ten-year sweep (1980-1990) as the “Best Vocal
Group” in both the annual DownBeat and Playboy jazz polls.
In the 1990s, the group’s restless creative energy found them
writing more original material (The Offbeat Of Avenueswhich
earned them yet another Grammy for Best Contemporary
Jazz Performance), and tackling seasonal standards (The
Christmas Album arranged by Johnny Mandel, became
one of the five best selling Christmas albums on Columbia
– the label with the largest Christmas catalogue, and is an
annual shopping mall favorite to this day), children’s music
(The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby The Tuba), 1950?s
& 1960?s popular music (Tonin’), and, foreshadowing the
success of “Dancing With The Stars,” different genres of
swing music (Swing).
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If one is judged by the company they keep, this decade
found the group recording with some impressive company
indeed – Tony Bennett, Bette Midler, Smokey Robinson,
Laura Nyro, Phil Collins, B.B. King, Chaka Khan, James
Taylor, and the original Jersey Boy, Frankie Valli. Heading
into the new millennium, with worldwide sales in the millions,
Grammy Awards by the dozen, and as veterans of sold-out
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Keep up on the shows that are getting major buzz.
A CHRISTMAS STORY,
THE MUSICAL
A Stronger You.
Music to my Ears!
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At Anchorage Fracture & Orthopedic Clinic,
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A Christmas Story The Musical invites you
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an 11-year-old kid who is desperate to win
the most coveted holiday prize: an Official
Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot
Range Model Air Rifle. A kooky leg lamp,
outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a cranky
department store Santa, and a triple-dogdare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a
few of the obstacles that stand between
Ralphie and his Christmas dream.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Based on the beloved story by Roald
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Matilda is the story of an extraordinary
little girl who decides that despite a
bad beginning, her story is going to be
an astonishing one. Armed with a vivid
imagination and a sharp mind, Matilda
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the challenges and unexpected bonds formed
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centers on a senior who is set to become the
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rival Jackson High -- a racially diverse school
that doesn’t even have a cheerleading team.
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Michelle Laufer, M.D., James Foster, M.D.
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Charlie Price (Stark Sands) has suddenly
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father’s legacy and save his family business,
Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola (Billy
Porter). A fabulous entertainer in need of some
sturdy stilettos, Lola turns out to be the one person who can help
Charlie become the man he’s meant to be. As they work to turn the
factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common
than they ever dreamed possible… and discover that when you
change your mind about someone, you can change your whole world.
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PATRON INFORMATION
Latecomers will not be seated until an appropriate break in the performance,
as determined by the presenting organization.
Cameras and Recording Equipment: The taking of photographs or the use of
any audio or video recording device is strictly prohibited in the theatres unless
permission is granted by the promoter.
Pagers, Alarm Watches, and Cellular Phones: Please silence your pagers,
digital watch alarm and cellular telephones before the performance begins.
Smoking is permitted outside the building only.
Bottled water, purchased from the concessionaire, is permitted in the theatres.
Generally, food and beverages are not allowed in the theatres unless otherwise
advertised.
Restrooms are located on the Street and Orchestra Levels in the Carr/Gottstein
Lobby; in the Harrison Lobby, they are located on all levels.
Baby changing tables are located in restrooms in both lobbies.
Coat Check is available on the street level of both the Harrison and Carr/Gottstein
lobbies from October 1-May 1.
Accessible Services Program. The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts has an
Accessible Services Program to better serve patrons who experience disabilities.
It is our goal to provide a fully enjoyable experience to all patrons. Through these
services, patrons with disabilities should have no hesitation in attending an event
at the Alaska Center. Please call Accessible Services for best available accessible
seating. For more information, contact Julie Millington, Vice President, at
263-2902 (voice) or 263-2903 (TTY). A brochure about the program is available
at the Center ticket office, the Center administrative office as well as from ushers.
Wheelchair Availability: Patrons may borrow a wheelchair, courtesy of the
Carolyn Ramey Memorial Fund, for access to and within the theatres. Call Julie at
263-2902 or 263-2920. Wheelchair Access is available in all theatres. Provisions
are made for wheelchairs at the rear of each theatre and the front of the Atwood
Concert Hall. Your advance notice to the Ticket Office is requested.
Assistance for hearing impaired, through the use of infrared head phones, is
available at the House Manager Station on Orchestra Level.
Children: It is strongly recommended that children under 6 years of age not be
brought to the theatre except for family events specifically described as such by
the performing organization. In any event, all patrons, including children and
babies, must have a ticket for admittance.
Event Parking is available in the Municipal Garage on 7th and G. For a list of
events scheduled for event parking, visit: http://www.muni.org/parking/index.cfm;
hourly parking is also available at 6th and H, the Penney’s Garage on 6th and E
Streets, the Fifth Avenue Mall Garage at 5th and C, and on the street.
Personal Apparel: The Management is not responsible for personal apparel or other
property of patrons. Patrons are advised to take wraps with them whenever they leave
their seats. Lost and found items may be claimed at the Center office, 8am to 5pm.
TICKETING: CenterTix.net; CenterTix is located in the Carr-Gottstein (South)
Lobby of The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts (across the street from Humpy’s).
Phone: (907) 263-ARTS(263-2787) ; 263-2788 (teletypewriter).
Ticketing Hours:
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CenterTix at the Center:
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Mon – Fri from 9am to 5pm
Saturday from 12pm to 5pm
Saturday from 12pm to 5pm
Sunday – Closed
Sunday – Closed
Events: Box office is open 90 minutes prior to curtain time for ticketed events in
the Center and remains open through the first intermission (or 30 minutes after
curtain time if there is no intermission).
Unable to use your ticket? Call 263-ARTS (2787)
EMERGENCY: Fire Exits: There are numerous, convenient and clearly marked
fire exits from all areas of the Center. Note the nearest exit as you take your seat.
In case of emergency, the ushers will direct an orderly exit.
Emergency Calls: (during performances) 263-2916. Please leave the following
information in order to be contacted in the facility: the event, theatre, seat number,
and name. First Aid: Contact the nearest usher.
Productions at the Center employ members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 918.
YAMAHA is the official piano of the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. The Center
is most appreciative of the support of the Concert & Artists Division of the Yamaha
Piano Corporation for the placement of its instruments here at the Center. We are also
thankful for the local support of Washburn Piano Co., Yamaha’s local representative.
ALASKA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS MANAGEMENT: The Alaska
Center for the Performing Arts facilities are managed by Alaska Center for the
Performing Arts, Inc., a non-profit corporation, under contract to the Municipality
of Anchorage. Administrative offices are located in the Center at 621 West
6th Avenue. Inquiries about booking the theatres should be directed to Cindy
Hamilton, Scheduling & Client Services Manager, 263-2919.
USHERING IN THE ARTS: “Ushering in the Arts,” a project of the Alaska Center
for the Performing Arts, is also supported by ConocoPhillips, First National Bank
Alaska, and the ushers themselves. For more information, call Julie Millington,
Vice President, at 263-2920.
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