Friday, September
28, 2007 at 8 pm Erin
Wood, soprano Henri
Venanzi, pianist One of the most exciting, talented young
artists to emerge during the past few seasons, Erin Wood came to public
attention at the Lyric Opera of Chicago when she replaced Deborah
Voigt on short notice as Sieglinde in Die Walkre, singing with
great succes while still a member of the Lyrics Opera Center for American
Artists. Ms. Wood has sung leading roles in such operas as The
Queen of Spades, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Macbeth, Der
Rosenkavalier, Un Ballo in Maschera, La Forza del Destino,
Cavalleria Rusticana, Street Scene, and Susannah.
Along with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, she has performed with Opera
Colorado, Opera Grand Rapids, MusicAcademy of the West, Los Angeles, Opera,
and Opera Pacific. Her work on concert stages include Ravinia
Festival, Pacific Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, and the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. She
has presented recitals for the Dame Myra Hess Foundation in Chicago and the Marilyn Horne Foundation in New York. Her
El Camino program will include favorite arias and selections from musical
theatre. Marsee Auditorium $24 /
$18
Friday,
October 12, 2007 at 8 pm Oleta Adams
With the runaway success of her debut album Circle of One and the
impassioned hit single Get Here, which became the unofficial
anthem of the Gulf War, Oleta Adams has inspired an evergrowing legion of
fans in the U.S. and abroad with journeys of the heart via songs that draw
deeply from her roots in gospel, while crossing efforlessly into the realms
of soul, R&B, urban, jazz and popular music. But many remember
her for many other hits such as her rendition of Don't Let the Sun Go
Down On Me, from the Elton John tribute album, her self-penned I
Just Had to Hear Your Voice, the cover of Many Rivers To Cross
for the Jason's Lyric movie and the gospel Holy is the Lamb from
her gospel album. Her success includes critical acclaim with multiple
Grammy and Dove nominations, and many hits that the audience has come to
know and love. "The voice that makes you swoon...Prolific as
well as full of song...Oleta's musical odyssey continues - spiritually and
creatively." ~ Black Elegance Marsee Auditorium
$22 / $18
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Friday,
December 7, 2007 at 8 pm An Irish Christmas Riverdance stars Darren Maguire and Maeve Croke, along with Patrick D'Arcy, Andrea Willougby, Andy Reilly,
Bella Issakova, Sheelagh Cullen and many more Irish artists, join the magic of AN IRISH CHRISTMAS!
Join us Come celebrate with us a Christmas evening in Ireland
where a thousand welcomes await you! The brilliance of the dance as
Riverdance stars Darren Maguire and Maeve Croke
join in the fun, the sacred moments, stories of Christmas, Irish Christmas carols,
the music of the uilleann pipe, Irish flutes, bodhr?, Celtic fiddles,
and Irish harp, a visit to an Irish wake, a magical moment with the Wren
and the faery world. Come join us 'round the hearth' on this joyful
night and celebrate with us the wonder and beauty of AN IRISH
CHRISTMAS. A great night to be Irish, and be certain that
you are welcome! Not to be missed. A perfect family event! Marsee Auditorium $32 / $28 (Children 12 and under
- $12)
Saturday/Sunday,
December 15, 16, 2007 at 2 pm The Nutcracker Diane Lauridsen, director This splendid production,a magical treat for
all, is a time-honored holiday story that comes to life to the brilliant
score of Peter Tchaikovsky with uplifting suprises and
exciting new twists. Unique to SouthBay Ballet'sNutcracker is the presentation of Clara as a young girl who dreams
of becoming a ballerina. In her dream Clara grows up and dances with
her Nutcracker Prince in a performance at the Kingdom of the Sweets.
It's this new conception - ballet about ballet and the passion to dance -
that sets SouthBay
Ballet'sNutcracker apart from others. Marsee Auditorium
$28 (Children 12 and under - $18)
Spring 2008
Saturday,
March 8, 2008 at 8 pm Take 6 Being patently original, with a timeless musical artistry, can only
define one group - Take 6. Take 3 parts Gospel +1 part Jazz +1 dash
of Pop +1 touch of R&B = 6 parts of soulful harmony. Take 6
returns to their rich musical heritage bringing the listener along for one
of their most uplifting funky and inspirational joy rides to date.
Their recent CD Feels Good makes you feel just that - good.
Its warm sonic tapestry weaves around the soles of your feet and up until
it tickles the very "baby hairs" on your arms. Take 6 began
crafting Feel Good a year and a half ago, yet this project
represents everything that devout Take 6 fans, over the years, have come to
love and expect from this multifaceted sextet. With a nod to
their history, Feels Good boldy looks forward, attacking a
capella in new exciting ways. Marsee Auditorium $28 / $24
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Saturday, April
26, 2008 at 8 pm The Spinners It should come as no
surprise that The Spinners have always made timeless music. Their
classic group sound and approach never loses its universal appeal.
Throughout the years they have acquired twelve gold records with hits on
top of both Pop and R&B charts, and they are one of the few groups who
can boast of four lead singers. Today, original members Bobbie Smith,
Henry Fambrough and Pervis Jackson are joined onstage by lead singer
Frank Washington, high tenor Harold "Spide" Bonhart, and a
soul-infused 5-piece band. Join us fore a trip down memory lane with
such hits as Rubberband Man, I'll Be Around, Sadie,
Then Came You, Games People Play, Could It Be I'm
Falling in Love and many more. Marsee Auditorium$30 / $26
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Friday, May 9, 2008 at 8pm Ars Nova Sinfonia William Doyle, director with special guest, 3-time Grammy winner Daniel Ho Program will include works by Vivaldi, Bach, the Beatles, local LA composers Travis Melvin and Lyle Greenlund, and Daniel Ho. Campus Theatre
$20
Friday, May 16,
2008 at 8pm 2005 Van Cliburn Finalist Chu-Fang Huang, piano Due to an unexpected illness, Davide Cabassi has had to cancel his Marsee Auditorium appearance. We are very fortunate to welcome Chinese pianist Chi-Fang Huang a 2005 Van Cliburn Finalist and First prize winner of the 2005 Cleveland International Piano Competition. She won the 2006 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, and was also awarded the Mortimer Levitt Piano Chair of YCA, the Mortimer Levitt Career Development Award for Women Artists, and the Slomovic Orchestra Soloist Prize. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and a Master of the Music degree from The Juilliard School where she studied with Robert McDonald. Program will be posted shortly. Marsee Auditorium$24
/ $18
