| 02/11/12 |
An Evening with Spencer Day - Carriage House Theatre Performing Arts Series
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
February 11, 2012
Vocalist-songwriter-pianist Spencer Day brought down the house when he last performed at the Carriage House Theatre in February 2011. His voice inspires comparisons to that of Harry Connick Jr. and his compositions to those of Cole Porter, Paul Simon and Rufus Wainwright. His latest release, Vagabond, demonstrates Day’s eclectic taste and remarkable ear for music.
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| 02/12/12 |
Eddie Palmieri and the Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet - Piano Masters Series
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
February 12, 2012
A nine-time Grammy winner, Eddie Palmieri is known for his distinctive blend of jazz piano and instrumental solos with Latin rhythms. Referred to as the “Sun of Latin music,” Palmieri’s mark on the history of Latin music goes unquestioned. Brian Lynch is a Grammy-winning, New York-based jazz trumpeter, who’s collaborated with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons as diverse as Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and...
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| 02/18/12 |
Gold Medal Winner (Piano) of Tchaikovsky Competition - Concert
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
February 18, 2012
Held every five years, the highly acclaimed International Tchaikovsky Competition has been regarded as one of the major events in the global music community for more than fifty years. The gold medal winner of the piano section, picked from 122 competing musicians from twenty-five countries, will perform for an exclusive engagement at Montalvo one night only.
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| 02/26/12 |
Simone Dinnerstein - Piano Master Series
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
February 26, 2012
American classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein’s 2007 release, Bach’s Goldberg Variations, ranked number one on Telarc and the Billboard Classical Chart in its first week, as did her follow-up album, The Berlin Concerta. Her latest release, Bach: A Strange Beauty, debuted at number one on the Billboard Classical Chart in January 2011.
A graduate of Julliard, Dinnerstein’s performance schedule includes debuts at The Kennedy Center,...
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| 03/10/12 |
Laugh Out Loud Tour - The Second City
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
March 10, 2012
Second City is back by popular demand for the second consecutive year. From the company that launched the careers of famous comedians such as Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, and John Belushi to name a few, comes the next generation of the comedy world’s best and brightest in an evening of hilarious sketch comedy and Second City’s trademark improvisation.
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| 03/11/12 |
Trio Voronezh - Concert
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
March 11, 2012
Trio Voronezh’s astonishing virtuosity and delightful artistic innovation gives the trio the ability to alter the way audiences experience classical, folk and contemporary repertoire. Discovered playing Bach in a Frankfurt, Germany subway station, Trio Voronezh has since made several tours of the U.S., and earned audience and critical praise.
Classically trained at the Conservatory in Voronezh, Russia, the members Valerie Petrukhin, Vladimir Volokhin (National Champion,...
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| 03/11/12 |
George Kahumoku Jr. and Masters of Hawaiian Music - Concert
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
March 11, 2012
George Kahumoku Jr., a master slack key guitarist, will be joined onstage by Dennis Kamakahi, an award-winning slack key guitarist and prolific songwriter; Uncle Richard Ho’opi’l, ukulele and vocals, (NEA Folk Arts Heritage Fellow); and Bobby Ingano, renowned lay steel guitarist, come together in celebration of Hawaiian culture. George Kahumoku Jr. is a multiple Hanohano (Hawaiian Grammy) Award winner. His most recent compilation, Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Vol. 2,...
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| 04/06/12 |
Taj Mahal and The Trio - Concert
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
April 6, 2012
A two-time Grammy winner, Taj Mahal is one of the most influential American blues and roots artists of the last fifty years. A self-taught composer and multi-instrumentalist, Mahal has helped reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his long career by distilling countless musical traditions from multiple sources. Maestro, his latest CD, was nominated for a Grammy in 2009.
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| 04/06/12 |
Kyle Eastwood Band - Carriage House Theatre Performing Arts Series
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
April 6, 2012
Paris-based jazz musician Kyle Eastwood is a star in the jazz world. Son of actor Clint Eastwood, Kyle is an accomplished musician and composer. His second album, Paris Blue, rose to number one on the French jazz charts. He’s composed pieces of music for several of Clint Eastwood’s films, including Academy Award winners, Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby. His band performs on three continents and receives the highest acclaim.
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| 04/07/12 |
Philip Glass - Piano Masters Series
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
April 7, 2012
Philip Glass is widely considered to be one of the most — if not the most — influential composers of the late 20th century. Through his operas, symphonies and compositions for his own ensemble, and his wide-ranging collaborations with artists ranging from Twyla Tharp to Allen Ginsberg, Woody Allen to David Bowie, Philip Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musical and intellectual life of his times.
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| 04/15/12 |
Joyce Yang - Piano Masters Series
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
April 15, 2012
Joyce Yang’s career was launched in 2005 when she became the Silver Medalist of the 12th Van Cliburn International Competition. As the youngest contestant, she swept two additional awards as an all-around winner, receiving the Steven De Groote Memorial Award for Best Performance of Chamber Music with the Takàcs Quartet, and the Beverly Taylor Smith Award for Best Performance of a New Work.
Critically acclaimed as “the most gifted pianist of her generation,”...
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| 04/19/12 |
Women Fully Clothed, Comedy - Carriage House Theatre Performing Arts Series
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
April 19, 2012
With a cast of four Canadian comedy all-stars, Women Fully Clothed never disappoints. In a pastiche of hilarious comedy sketches and improvisation, the group includes Kathy Greenwood of Whose Line is it Anyway?, Robin Duke of Saturday Night Live and Groundhog Day, Second City's Teresa Pavlinek, and Janye Eastwood of My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Chicago.
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| 04/22/12 |
Amstel Quartet
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
April 22, 2012
“The men of the Amstel have no fear,” exclaimed the Dutch press about The Amstel Quartet, winner of the 2006 Concert Artists Guild International Competition. Its performances are riveting, filled with high energy, emotion and infectious dynamism.
Recent featured engagements in the US include: NYC appearances at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall and at the Downtown River to River Festival; concerts in Southern California for Pepperdine...
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| 04/22/12 |
California Guitar Trio, Montreal Guitar Trio - Concert
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
April 22, 2012
This double bill of two stellar guitar trios is perfectly matched for guitar aficionados. The California Guitar Trio (Bert Lams, Hideyo Moriya and Paul Richards), performs everything from unique originals to dazzling interpretations of jazz, classical, and even surf rock. The Montreal Guitar Trio (Glenn Levesque, Mark Morin and Sebastian Dufour), was nominated for Concert of the Year at the prestigious Prix Opus 2002, celebrating musical excellence in Quebec.
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| 05/06/12 |
The Coulter/Phillips Ensemble - Concert
Montalvo Arts Center
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center
at Montalvo Arts Center
May 6, 2012
The Coulter/Phillips Ensemble is an instrumental ensemble from Santa Cruz which performs traditional folk music from the Celtic, Scandinavian, and American folk music traditions. The group plays guitar, cello, flute, harp, oboe, English horn, and tabla. All members of the CPE have classical training on their instruments and apply that training to their vituosic performances and chamber music style arrangements of traditional folk music.
The tunes range from poignant slow airs to...
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