2009-10 Artist Series - Fairfield Iowa Convention and Visitors Bureau

2009-10
Artist
Series
O
n behalf of the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, its board
of directors and our supporters, welcome to the 2009-2010
Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts Artist Series. This season, the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center has partnered with
the Gallagher–Bluedorn Performing Arts Center at the University of
Northern Iowa in an exclusive arrangement to bring international touring
performances to the Sondheim Center stage.
The 2009-10 Artist Series brings to Southeast Iowa audiences the
best of comedy with Fairfield native Shad Kunkle and Second City, the
nation’s premier traveling comedy
troupe. Deborah Raymond returns
home to perform classical and
light music in front of friends and
family and Diana Upton-Hill brings
her pop orchestra to the Sondheim
stage. This season also features
the finest in musical performance
with duo-pianos; the Winter Dance
Party tribute to Buddy Holly, Richie
Valens and the Big Bopper and the
silver medalist of the Van Cliburn
International Piano Competition.
Completing the season is “certified lunatic, master of the impossible”
vaudeville entertainer Tomás Kubinek; the 1940s musical revue In
the Mood and the part-theater, part-storytelling and part-history solo
performance of “Voices of Ellis Island.” This season also includes special performances designed to complement
the “Way Off Broadway” professional musical theater series, the
Chamber Society Fairfield series, the “Saturday Night at the Sondheim”
benefit series and other great music, theater and dance performances.
This season's programming quality and high level of artistic achievement
demonstrates the vision of the Convention Center and Theater upon
which this facility was founded more than ten years ago. That vision and
now, our new partnership with the University of Northern Iowa, make
our Artist Series possible. We promise you a rich and diverse season
of virtuoso performances, unforgettable experiences and extraordinary
entertainment.
We look forward to seeing you at the Sondheim!
Rustin Lippincott
Executive Director
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The Second City
50th Anniversary
Tour
Thursday
September 10
7:30 p.m.
Adults:
$29, $25, $21
Youth under 18:
$23, $20, $17
The Second City Celebrates 50 years of
turning out America’s great improv and sketch
comedians. No topic is off limits, no subject
too sensitive; get ready for a night of laughter!
Second City On Tour will feature a hilarious
homecoming for Fairfield’s own, Shad Kunkle,
starring in the Second City touring company.
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River Rats
Dueling Pianos
Thursday
October 22
8 p.m.
TICKETS:
$12 in advance
$15 at the door
The River Rats Dueling Pianos, from Mississippi, bring
your favorite rock ‘n roll hits to life on grand pianos
as you sing and clap along. Rock and pop music
delivered with great humor and audience participation
is completely unavoidable. Request songs, have
someone special brought up to celebrate any occasion
as everyone joins in the fun.
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Diana Upton-Hill will bring her
holiday show for the first time to
the Sondheim Center. With a cast of
singer/dancers, a full pop orchestra,
brilliant staging and lighting design,
and music that everyone is sure to
know; the crystal voiced pop music
sensation will make your holiday
bright! Dust off those snowflakes
and discover the magic that has
become a tradition with families
across the Midwest.
Diana UptonHill and Her Pop
Orchestra
Saturday
December 5
7:30 p.m.
Adults:
$21, $16, $11
Youth under 18:
$17, $13, $10
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An Evening with
Deborah Raymond
An Evening with
Deborah
Raymond
Saturday
December 19
7:30 p.m.
Adults:
$20, $16, $12
Youth under 18:
$16, $13, $10
Fairfield native, Soprano Deborah Raymond has sung
extensively in Europe and the United States, making
her critically acclaimed debut as Salome in 1988 at
the Semper Opera in Dresden, Germany. Subsequently
Ms. Raymond has performed this role in other German
theaters, with Utah Opera, Opera Carolina, Arizona
Opera and Des Moines Metro Opera. Critics have written
that Debra Raymond’s voice culminates in a rapturous
top. One has seldom experienced such a sensitive
princess since Cebotari. Don’t miss Raymond’s visit to
the Sondheim Center.
Joining soprano Deborah Raymond in a concert of
classical and light music is pianist Robert Mills, who is
presently Assistant Professor of music and vocal coach/
accompanist at Arizona State University in Phoenix.
Robert Mills has been opera coach/accompanist at the
Opera Institute at Boston University, as well as at the
American Institute of Musical Studies Summer Program
in Graz, Austria. Though the two have worked together
in preparation of various projects, they have never
performed professionally together and are thrilled to have
this opportunity to do so in Fairfield.
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Winter Dance
Party
Sunday
January 24
7:30 p.m.
Adults:
$33, $29, $25
Youth under 18:
$27, $23, $20
The number one and official tribute show for Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and
the Big Bopper! John Mueller’s Winter Dance Party is an authentic re-creation
of the final tour by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. Presented
50 years after the fateful crash, this world-famous act is the only show in
existence endorsed by the Holly, Valens and Richardson estates. Each live
concert performance includes more than two hours of unbridled, high voltage
entertainment featuring all hit songs of the 50s era, inlcuding “That’ll Be The
Day,” “Peggy Sue,” “Oh, Boy,” “Rave On,” “La Bamba,” “Chantilly Lace,” and
many, many more.
Join us for a sockhop supper in the atrium. Order online or at the Box Office.
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Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible...
He’s a fool, clown, visual poet, solo
performance artist, multi-talented vaudevillian,
comic genius and charming huckster. Tomas
Kubinek has traveled the globe with his
exuberant madness, performing mind-boggling
miracles and surreal feats of the most virtuosic
variety. His outrageous theatrics are executed
with such conviction and charm that audiences
instantly fall beneath his spell.
Tomás Kubinek
Monday
February 15
7:30 p.m.
Adults:
$21, $17, $13
Youth under 18:
$17, $13, $10
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Much more than a concert, In the Mood
presents a retro 1940s musical featuring
singers, dancers and the sensational String
of Pearls Big Band Orchestra. The music
and the arrangements are as authentic as it
gets. This was a time that all America was
listening and dancing to the same kind of
music. In the 1940s, the combination of uptempo big band instrumentals and intimate,
romantic ballads set the mood for a future
filled with promise, hope and prosperity.
This was the time when the music moved
the nation’s spirit!
In The Mood
Wednesday
March 10
7:30 p.m.
Adults:
$27, $23, $19
Youth under 18:
$22, $18, $15
Join us for a red, white and
blue celebration supper! Order
online or at the Box Office.
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VANCLIBURN
INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Silver Medalist
Yeol Eum Son
Van Cliburn
Silver Metalist
Yeol Eum Son
Friday
April 16
7:30 p.m.
TICKETS:
$15, $11, $7
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Once every four years, a select few young pianists
emerge victorious from the Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition: “the most prestigious classical piano
contest in the world.” (Chicago Tribune). On June 7,
2009, the winners of the Thirteenth Cliburn Competition
were awarded significant cash prizes, CD recordings,
and three years of international concert engagements.
Experience the thrill of the Cliburn while celebrating the
gifts of a young virtuoso when we present a special solo
performance by Yeol Eum Son.
Yeol Eum Son has performed with the Israel, New York,
Seoul, and Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestras, among
other noted orchestras. Third-prize winner of the 2005
Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition, Ms.
Son has made debuts at several international music
festivals, including the Beethoven Easter Festival in
Warsaw, the Rheingau Festival in Germany, and the
Bowdoin Festival in the United States. She currently
studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in
Hannover, Germany, and has recorded a CD of Chopin
etudes for Universal Music in Korea.
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IMAGINE • INSPIRE • IMPACT
Voices from Ellis Island
by Pippa White
Voices From Ellis Island: The Gateway to America, the front door to
freedom, the Island of Tears. From 1890 to 1930, Ellis Island was the first
experience of life in America for millions of immigrants. Their stories are
amusing, frightening, inspiring, and true.
Pippa White is in her fourteenth year as a solo performer. She calls her
One’s Company Productions “part theatre, part storytelling, part history.”
Audiences call them unique, captivating, and touching. The Director
of Special Projects at the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs calls her
“the highest quality artist,” and the Kansas Storytelling Festival said her
performance was “one of the high points in our festival history.”
Voices from
Ellis Island
by Pippa White
Friday
May 14
7:30 p.m.
Adults:
$12, $10, $8
Youth under 18:
$1
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Chamber Music Society
fairfield
Margaret Clair
October 8, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Spencer Myer Piano Recital
November 13, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Beethoven Sonatas
December 9, 2009, 8:00 PM
Wolfgang David, Violin & David Gompper, Piano
February 13, 2010
Music from Roycroft. Music by Korngold, Medelssohn
Nancy McFarland Gaub, violin; Eugene Gaub, Piano;
Rebekah Johnson, violin and Scott Ballantyne, cello
March 6, 2010
Red Cedar Chamber Music
A Dvorak Sighting. String quartet and a trio
April 9, 2010
Tricia Park, Violin & Conor Hanick, piano
May 1, 2010
Red Cedar Chamber Music
Chamber Music by Gaspard Kummer. Five Musicians
June 3, 2010
Red Cedar Chamber Music
Music by Jewish Composers for flute, guitar & string quartet
September 25, 2010
Ashu, Saxophone and Piano
October 16, 2010
Werner Elmker, Piano
November 7, 2010
Carol Negro Stravinsky Program
December 4, 2010
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Thank You to our Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor ($5,000)
Supporting Sponsor ($2,500)
Contributing Sponsor (specific show)
Deborah Raymond
Pat & Barb McMahon
Second City
Tom & Jeri Kunkle
Sally Denney
Terry & Sarah Cochran
Red Rock Tavern
Scott & Trisha Slechta
Winter Dance party
Bob's Automotive
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Enjoying the Show
Arrival Time - Please arrive early out of respect for
the performers and audience members. The lobby
doors will open one hour prior to curtain and the
Theater will open one half-hour prior to curtain.
Latecomers will be asked to wait in the lobby and
will be ushered to their seats during an appropriate
pause in the performance.
For information about rental policies and rates, call
Diana Flynn at 641-472-2000 x101.
Children - Parents should use discretion in
deciding which events are appropriate for their
children. To encourage families to experience
the arts with their children, the Fairfield Arts &
Convention Center offers discounts to children 18
years of age and younger. All children sitting in their
own seats require tickets.
Tours - Tours of the Fairfield Arts & Convention
Center are available to the public and free of charge.
Please call Diana Flynn at 641-472-2000 x101 for
more information.
Ticket Office Information and Hours - The
ticket office is located inside the Stephen Sondheim
Center for the Performing Arts lobby. Hours are 12
p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 hour
prior to all SSCPA performances. Tickets may
be purchased online at FairfieldACC.com through
IowaTix at any time until 1 hour before curtain of
the particular performance. Tickets purchased
online or over the phone may be picked up at the
box office will call window at any time during office
hours or 1 hour before the performance.
Payment Options - We gladly accept cash,
personal checks, VISA, and MasterCard. Checks
should be made payable to FACC.
Reserve the Center - Host your special event
here. The Fairfield Arts & Convention Center’s
Lobby, Atrium, Expo Hall, Executive Conference
Room, Books ar Fun and Cambridge meeting
rooms are available for meetings or entertaining.
Corporate Partnerships - An array of
promotional partnerships are available to give your
business visibility. For more information, call Rustin
Lippincott at 641-472-2000 x201.
Special Services for Patrons-The staff and
volunteers of the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center
are always ready to serve and assist our patrons.
Just let the box office staff know how we can help
when placing your ticket order.
Accessible Seating - Accessible seating is
available. A wheelchair is available for use by
patrons. Be sure to mention your need when placing
your ticket order.
Restrooms - There are accessible restrooms
available and are located on the North side of the
Convention Center under the grand stairway.
Give the Gift of Entertainment-Don’t know
what to get that special person? Give them a
Fairfield Arts & Convention Center gift certificate.
Gift certificates can be used during the Artist Series
2009-2010 season. Some restrictions may apply
please check availability. Call the ticket office at
641-472-ARTS (2787) for more information.
Order online at www.fairfieldacc.com
or call the box office at 641-472-ARTS
The Arts and Convention Center is located, across the street from the historic Jefferson County Court
House, at Main and Briggs St. Parking is available on the North, East and West sides of the facility.
There’s something about a place where the arts and cornfields merge. The Fairfield Arts and Convention
Center hosts energetic and diverse performing arts and events, including the award winning 1st Fridays
Art Walk, all within reach of the cultural district and internationally-inspired restaurants.
Fairfield Arts & Convention Center
200 N Main St
Fairfield, IA 52556-2835