2012-13 Mondavi Center Single Tickets brochure

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A meSSAge From the executive director

Just ten years after it opened, the Mondavi Center is already known around the world for its distinguished program of performing arts and for its architectural beauty and exquisite acoustics.

But there also is great work behind the scenes that you often do not see—artist residencies, master classes, internship opportunities—that almost daily create individual transformational experiences inside our two theaters and around the region:

• The elementary school student whose eyes are opened in wonder by a first School Matinee in Jackson Hall or by a classroom visit from a world-renowned artist.

• The lifelong arts patron who discovers a brand new way into a favorite work.

• The UC Davis student who launches a career in the arts with an internship in our building.

• The aspiring young musician receiving tips from the likes of Leon Fleisher or Yo-Yo Ma at a master class.

• The world class artist who never imagined the jewel they are seeing and hearing as they play here in Davis—and the warmth of our Sacramento region audiences.

These Mondavi moments in the lives of audience members, artists and young people have been created time-after-time in this first Mondavi Center decade.

During this 10th anniversary season—and well beyond!—we aspire to continue creating such moments. I think you will agree that the quality and diversity of this 10th anniversary season has us well on our way to this goal. Know that as you make your ticket purchases and donations, you are also supporting our continued ability to provide these opportunities.

I look forward to celebrating our 10th anniversary season with you.

Don Roth, Ph.D.Mondavi Center Executive Director

Audience engAgementAt the Mondavi Center, we connect audiences with the world-renowned artists and speakers that visit our venue through:

PPt Pre-PerFormAnce tAlkSFree to all ticket holders, these half-hour talks and conversations with UC Davis faculty, local experts and visiting artists provide context for our audiences.

Q&A Q&A SeSSionSAfter select Mondavi Center performances, artists return to the stage to take questions from the audience, providing a unique opportunity to share reactions and insights.

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UC Davis Department of Music and UC Davis Department of Theatre & Dance events appear in blue text in the calendar. Full details at music.ucdavis.edu and theatredance.ucdavis.edu.

uncorkedThroughout the brochure, this mark indicates an Uncorked event, featuring complimentary wine pours for Inner Circle donors one hour prior to show time and during intermission in the Bartholomew Room.

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Pre-Performance Talk with James Conlon Rachel Barton PIne with aspiring violinists in Esparto

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chriStiAn mcbride trio8PM VSTThe first jazz artist to perform at the Mondavi Center, bassist McBride returns with his brand new trio in our intimate jazz club.

SAn FrAnciSco SymPhonyMichael Tilson Thomas, music director and conductor8PM JH PPT Samuel Carl Adams Drift and ProvidenceMahler Symphony No. 5

elviS coStello, Solo8PM JHElvis Costello’s sardonic wit, raging passion and showman’s flair always come together for an energizing solo musical show, “the kind of uniquely invigorating experience that warrants a buzzword all its own: inspiring” (Los Angeles Times).

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christian mcbride’s latest big band album, The Good Feeling, won

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We celebrate our 10th anniversary season with three weeks of concerts that pay tribute to the many ways the Mondavi Center has transformed the state of the arts in the Sacramento region.

Bonnie Raitt

Lang Lang Alexander String QuartetRising Stars of Opera The Dancer

FilmsLive Event

Christian McBride Trio Elvis CostelloMichael Tilson Thomas

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Steve Wozniak

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Paloma Friehoff Bello, soprano &Jolán Friedhoff, violin

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lAng lAng, PiAno8PM JH LiMiTED avaiLaBiLiTyMozart Piano Concertos 4, 5, 8 Chopin Ballades

riSing StArS oF oPerA Sean Panikkar, tenorSan Francisco Opera adler FellowsMark Morash, pianoUC Davis Symphony OrchestraChristian Baldini, music director and conductorfeaturing act 1 of verdi’s La Traviata8PM JH FREE EVEnT Provided free to the community by Barbara K. Jackson

AlexAnder String QuArtet2PM with Robert Greenberg VST SOLD OUT7PM VST Q&A Schubert String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703 “Quartettsatz” String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D. 804 “Rosamunde” String Quartet No. 8 in B-flat Minor, D. 112

the dAncer FilmS live eventfeaturing andrea Weber and Jane ira Bloom 3PM JH FREE EVEnT LiMiTED avaiLaBiLiTyJules Feiffer’s beloved cartoon, the modern dancer, comes to life in this family-friendly, participatory event featuring the creative forces behind The Dancer Filmsincluding dancer Andrea Weber and saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom.

StAnley clArke bAnd featuring lenny White8PM JH PPT Stanley Clarke is known for ferocious chops and effortless musicality. His work as a founding member of Return to Forever and his early solo recordings are prime sources for any electric jazz bassist. He and fellow RTF alum, drummer Lenny White, return to the Mondavi Center for an evening of high-octane music making.

AkrAm khAn comPAny Vertical Road 8PM JH Q&A Choreographer Akram Khan “crosses creative frontiers with every new project” (Los Angeles Times). His latest ensemble work, Vertical Road, draws inspiration from the road between the earthly and the spiritual.

FRom The Topwith host christopher o’riley8PM JH The preeminent showcase for America’s best young musicians finally comes to the Mondavi Center—and is being recorded for later broadcast on NPR! Don’t miss these young classical artists, who pursue life with passion, determination and joy.

eddie izzArd SOLD OUT8PM JH

in conversation withSteve WozniAkModerated by Dean Enrique Lavernia, UC Davis College of Engineering8PM JH Q&A A riveting conversation with Steve Wozniak, a Silicon Valley icon (and Apple Inc. co-founder) who has been personally dedicated to a vision of making technology functionally and financially accessible.

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Stanley Clarke Bandfeaturing Lenny White

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Eva Legene, recorder & Wieland Kuijken, gamba

lang lang’s parents were so confident of his musical talents that

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Joshua Bell, violin Sam haywood, piano

Dance Theatre of harlem

Ballet Folklórico de México de amalia hernández

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ShAkeSPeAre’S globehamleT8PM JHShakespeare’s Globe reinvents Elizabethan touring theatre for the 21st century. Using a stage design inspired by images from the time, the Globe’s travelling players recreate all the fun and excitement of early theatre with a stunning adaptation of The Bard’s classic, Hamlet.

ethel with special guest todd rundgrenTell me Something Good8PM JH PPT Visionary string quartet ETHEL celebrates the 1970s with an explosive, beautiful collaboration with pop icon Todd Rundgren.

StePhen WAArtS, violin2PM VSTAcclaimed by critics and judges, Stephen Waarts is a soulful young violinist and Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition Grand Prize Winner.

b.b. king7PM JHHis reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. And B.B. King continues to wear his crown well, singing and playing the blues with relentless passion, thrilling audiences and influencing generations.

Focus on opera The maGic FluTe7PM JHA high-definition screening of the San Francisco Opera’s 2007 production of Mozart’s final masterpiece.

PhilhArmoniA bAroQuenicholas mcgegan, music director and conductoremanuel Ax, fortepiano8PM JH PPT Beethoven Concerto No. 4 for Fortepiano in G Major, Op. 58 Contredanses for Orchestra, WoO 14 Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60

dAnce theAtre oF hArlem8PM JH Q&AWith a rapturous return from an eight-year hiatus, Dance Theatre of Harlem brings a legacy of 40 years of creative expression.

JoShuA bell, violinSAm hAyWood, PiAno8PM JH Schubert Rondo in B Minor, D. 895Strauss Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18Dvořák Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75Prokofiev Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a

bAllet Folklórico de méxicode AmAliA hernández7PM JH The oldest and most celebrated dance company in Mexico, Ballet Folklórico shares the beauty of the universe in motion through Mexican dances from every era.

An evening with dAvid SedAriS8PM JH Q&AOne of America’s preeminent humor writers, David Sedaris deftly slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness to address the human condition today.

JogJA hiP hoP FoundAtion8PM VST Q&ARapping across borders, Indonesia’s foremost hip hop crew boasts wit and hooks that meld global and indigenous trance rhythms, Indonesian pop and gamelan music.

one mAn StAr WArS trilogywith chArleS roSS8PM JHCharles Ross takes the audience on a riotous, live action interpretation of the original Star Wars films in a showhailed as “nerdier and funnier than you can imagine” (Spin).

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Stephen Waarts,violin

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Erica azim &the Mbira group

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Arthur mitchell, the first artistic director of dance theatre of harlem,

launched the troupe in 1969 in response to martin luther king’s

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american Bach Soloists holiday Concert

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chArleS brAdley And menAhAn Street bAnd8PM JH PPT A testament to the power of perseverance, Charles Bradley is a commanding soul artist who gives new meaning to the oft-used phrase “the voice of experience.”His debut album (at age 62) landed among Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Albums of 2011.

AlexAnder String QuArtet2PM with Robert Greenberg VST SOLD OUT7PM VST Q&A Schubert String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887Mozart String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575

Focus on FilmThe Fallen idol7PM VST PPT Adapted from a story by Graham Greene, director Carol Reed’s reflection on moral ambiguity earned him an Oscar nod for Best Director.

dAnúan nollaig in Éirinn (christmas in ireland)8PM JH Danú shares a taste of traditional Irish Christmas with a Celtic music celebration featuring fiddle, flutes, button accordion, percussion and the gorgeous voice of Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh.

lucy guerinuntrained8PM VST Q&ATwo experienced dancers and two performers with no dance training are given the same instructions. The result is “wonderful, inimitable stuff … presented with just the right amount of quirk and irreverence” (Australian Stage).

cAntuSall is calm: The christmas Truce of 19148PM JH An extraordinary night of camaraderie, music and peace as vocal ensemble Cantus and its collaborators Theatre Latté Da bring a remarkable historical event to vivid life.

AmericAn bAch SoloiStS holidAy concertwith the San Francisco girls chorusmary Wilson, soprano4PM JH Jeffrey Thomas and his brilliant ensemble take a break from Handel’s Messiah to present a magical showcaseof vocal and musical talent that will truly capture the spirit of the season!

SAn FrAnciSco SymPhony FAmily concertdonato cabrera, resident conductorThe Snowman7PM JH A charming holiday experience with kid-friendly seasonal tunes, sing-alongs with the Orchestra and a screening of the animated film The Snowman with the symphony performing Howard Blake’s heart-warming score.

San Francisco Symphony FamilyConcert

Charles Bradley and Menahan Street Band


alexander String Quartet

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charles bradley recorded his first album at age 62. the album

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AlexAnder String QuArtet2PM with Robert Greenberg VST SOLD OUT7PM VST Q&A Schubert String Quintet in C Major, D. 956Mozart String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590

ninety mileSStefon harris, christian Scott, david Sánchez8PM VST A unique Cuban American musical collaboration between three critically acclaimed jazz musicians that defies political borders.

chArlie Albright, PiAno2PM VST Hailed by the Washington Post as “among themost gifted musicians of his generation,” Charlie Albright plays selections from Chopin, Schubert and Menotti.

distinguished SpeakerhArry belAFonte8PM JH Q&AActor, humanitarian and the acknowledged king of calypso, Harry Belafonte ranks among the most important performers of the postwar era. Hear this civil rights leader and musical trailblazer in conversation as he discusses his awe-inspiring career.

monterey JAzz FeStivAl on tour55th Anniversary celebration8PM JH The longest-running jazz festival in the world takes to the road with a new sextet of jazz luminaries— including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride and Chris Potter—carrying forward a legacy of energy,talent, joy and expression.

nAtionAl theAtre oF ScotlAndThe Strange undoing of prudencia hartWed–fri • 8PM Sat • 2PM & 8PM VSt SOLD OUT

l.A. dAnce ProJectbenjamin millepied, founding director8PM JH PPT, Q&AFresh off its world premiere at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in September 2012, this exhilarating dance collective brings a program featuring a new work by Millepied and classic works by Merce Cunningham and William Forsythe.

yo-yo mA, cellokAthryn Stott, PiAno8PM JH SOLD OUT


Ninety Miles

The Living EarthShow

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Charlie albright,piano

harry Belafonte

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national Theatre of Scotland


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dr. martin luther king said of harry belafonte: “his commitment

to our cause is a key ingredient to the global struggle for freedom

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Worlds of Discovery and Loss: The Art of Migration looksat the creative worlds generated by migration and tries to locate various boundaries, both real and imagined.

reFlectionS on migrAtionS, reAl And imAginedyOcHA DEHE GRAnD LObby FREE Artwork by five emerging California artists, curated by UC Davis Art Professor Robin Hill.

chAn PArk, koreAn P’AnSori 8PM VST FREE

cAlder QuArtet, rootStock PercuSSion trio And mAyumi hAmA, mArimbA 12:05PM yOcHA DEHE GRAnD LObby FREE

miGRaTion and oTheR pRojecTS: A presentation by MFA Candidates in Dramatic Art with thesupport of ITDP (Institute for Exploration in Theatre, Danceand Performance).

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b.b. kingNoV 4 • 7PM JHHis reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. And, B.B. King continues to wear his crown well, singing and playing the blues with relentless passion, thrilling audiences and influencing generations.

An evening withdAvid SedAriSNoV 16 • 8PM JH Q&aOne of America’s preeminent humor writers, David Sedaris deftly slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness to address the human condition today.

Arlo guthrie, Solo here comes the KidaPr 19 • 8PM JH Throughout his own career Arlo Guthrie has honored his father in song as well as in life. With the centennial of Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday in 2012, Arlo continues the celebration of Woody’s immeasurable contributions to the landscape of American folk music.

PiloboluS dAnce theAtrefeb 24 • 3PM JHA highly unusual dance company that recently marked its 40th year of evolution, Pilobolus is a deeply collaborative troupe that creates “movement that is as lyrical as it is astonishing” (The Oregonian).

Just Added performances allow us to add great shows to the season without waiting until the next year! Purchase as single tickets or add them on to your subscription at a discount.

elviS coStello, SoloSePt 28 • 8PM JHElvis Costello’s sardonic wit, raging passion and showman’s flair always come together for an energizing solo musical show, “the kind of uniquely invigorating experience that warrants a buzzword all its own: inspiring” (Los Angeles Times).

eddie izzArd SOLD OUToCt 26 • 8PM JH

ShAkeSPeAre’S globehamleTNoV 1–2 • 8PM JHShakespeare’s Globe reinvents Elizabethan touring theatre for the 21st century. Using a stage design inspired by images from the time, the Globe’s travelling players recreate all the fun and excitement of early theatre with a stunning adaptation of The Bard’s classic, Hamlet.

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Kodo

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Russian national Orchestra

MFa Choreographies

Pilobolus Dance Theatre

isabel Wilkerson

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emPyreAn enSemble kurt rohde and mika Pelo, co-directorsmusic by composer-in-residence lei liang8PM VST PPT

cAlder QuArtetSat • 8PM VSt PPt SuN • 2PM VSt Q&aKnown for the discovery, commissioning, recording and mentoring of some of today’s best emerging composers, the Calder Quartet performs two unique programs in this season’s Art of Migration festival.

STRanGeR, BewaRe …A night of european cabaret with bella merlin, department of theatre & dance and michael Seth orland, piano10:30PM VST FREE

uc dAviS SymPhony orcheStrAchristian baldini, music director and conductormayumi hama, marimba7PM JH

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Focus on opera: Salome7PM JH A high-definition screening of the San Francisco Opera’s 2009 production of Richard Strauss’s provocative adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s play. Salome contains nudityand mature themes.

kodoone earth Tour: legend8PM JH Kodo transforms Japanese folk arts into a contemporary expression, delivering powerful full-scale productions with the sound of the taiko reverberating at their core.

cirQue mechAnicS Birdhouse Factory3PM JH Cirque Mechanics presents an American circus with incredible and inventive machines and a storythat speaks to us all.

iSAbel WilkerSonuc davis campus community book Project8PM JH Q&APulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson talks about The Warmth of Other Suns, hernonfiction work that tells the story of people who made the decision of their lives in what became known as the Great Migration.

itzhAk PerlmAn, violin rohAn de SilvA, PiAno8PM JHItzhak Perlman is treasured by audiences throughout the world who respond not only to his remarkable artistry, but alsoto the irrepressible joy of making music that he communicates.

ruSSiAn nAtionAl orcheStrAPatrick Summers, conductordaniil trifonov, piano7PM JHSmetana Overture to The Bartered BrideTchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23Dvořák Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60

robert rAndolPh PreSentS the Slide brotherS8PM JH PPTModern sacred steel master Robert Randolph shares the stage with his forebears in a night of dynamic, house-rocking blues, gospel, rock and soul that respects faith and funk in equal measure.

PiloboluS dAnce theAtre3PM JHA highly unusual dance company that recently marked its 40th year of evolution, Pilobolus is a deeply collaborative troupe that creates “movement that is as lyrical as it is astonishing” (The Oregonian).

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“Passamezzo Moderno”

Rolling Stone included robert randolph on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.

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young ArtiStS comPetitionWinnerS concert2PM JHA celebratory concert featuring the incredibly talented winners, in multiple instrumental and vocal categories, of the annual juried Young Artists Competition.

JuliAn lAge grouP8PM VSTJulian Lage’s fluid improvisations and rich guitar tone anchor a dynamic quintet that ranges among chamber music, American folk and bluegrass, Latin, world, string-band tradition and modern jazz.

SArAh chAng, violin8PM JHA child prodigy turned classical music superstar, Sarah Chang is now recognized as one of the world’s great violinists.

the imProviSed ShAkeSPeAre comPAny8PM JHBased on audience suggestion, The Improvised Shakespeare Company creates a fully improvised play in Elizabethan style, replete with power struggles, star-crossed lovers and all that we’ve come to expect from the pen of the Great Bard.

cAShore mArionetteSSimple Giftsfri • 7PM VStSat–SuN • 2PM & 7PM VStA performance by the Cashore Marionettes is a celebration of life with virtuoso manipulation, music, illusion and artistry blending into a sensitive perspective of what it is to be human.

St. louiS SymPhonydavid robertson, music director and conductorJames ehnes, violin7PM JH PPT Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op. 56aBerg Violin ConcertoBeethoven Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36

Residency activities made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

JAzz At lincoln center orcheStrA With Wynton mArSAliS 8PM JH Hailed as “the greatest large jazz ensemble working today” by the Chicago Tribune, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra returns with trumpeter and leader Wynton Marsalis.

lArA doWneS And buildmoving in placeSat • 8PM VSt Q&ASuN • 2PM VSt Q&AA collaboration between pianist Lara Downes and composer Matt McBane’s indie-classical band Build, Moving In Place explores musical linkages through physical and emotional landscapes of place and time.

Focus on FilmThe 400 BlowS and anToine and coleTTe7PM VST PPTFrançois Truffaut’s gritty feature debut and subsequent short film follow the director’s alter ego, Antoine, and his life on the streets of Paris.

young artist Competition Winners Concert

MFa Choreographies

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St. Louis Symphony

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bobby mcFerrin Spirit, You all 8PM JH With his new project, 10-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin pays homage to his father and the generations of Americans who sang of our shared joy and pain through the songs commonly known as the Negro Spirituals.

PAul dreSher enSemble double duo Sat • 8PM VSt Q&aSuN • 2PM VSt Q&a Paul Dresher brings more wild musical delights, and invented instruments, to the Mondavi Center with Double Duo, which the San Francisco Classical Voicecalls “contemporary classical music at its best.”

ShAntAlA ShivAlingAPPA Gamaka 8PM VST Q&A (April 11 only)Heralded as “divinely gifted” and “intoxicating” by The New York Times, Shantala Shivalingappa breatheslife into kuchipudi, the classical Indian dance styleperformed to live musical accompaniment.

the ukulele orcheStrA oF greAt britAin 8PM JH A group of singing ukulele players whose interpretations of everything from Wagner to Talking Heads are moving and amusing, hailing the popular and the highbrow.

AlexAnder String QuArtet 10th Anniversary Performance 2PM VST with Robert Greenberg SOLD OUTSchubert String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden” Crumb Black Angels Focus on opera: il TRiTTico7PM JH A high-definition screening of three one-acts starring soprano Patricia Racette. San Francisco Chronicle calledit “a lavish three-course dinner, prepared by a master and promising something for everyone’s taste.”

SAn FrAnciSco SymPhony herbert blomstedt, conductor laureate Julia Fischer, violin8PM JH PPT Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 Nielsen Symphony No. 5

Arlo guthrie, Solo here comes the Kid8PM JH Throughout his own career Arlo Guthrie has honored his father in song as well as in life. With the centennial of Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday in 2012, Arlo continues the celebration of Woody’s immeasurable contributions to the landscape of American folk music.

medeSki mArtin & Wood With JoShuA light ShoW 8PM JH A rare chance to experience an explosive, ephemeral combination of art-making and performance when the genre-defying, relentlessly grooving trio Medeski Martin & Wood is joined by the visual alchemists of the Joshua Light Show, creators of famed psychedelic light shows in the late 1960s.

thomAS hAmPSon, bAritone With JuPiter String QuArtet 8PM JH PPTSchubert String Quartet in E-flat Major, D. 87 (Op. 125, No. 1) Adamo New Work for Voice and String Quartet Wolf Italian Serenade for String Quartet Selected Lieder for Voice and String Quartet New work by Mark Adamo commissioned for baritone Thomas Hampson and Jupiter String Quartet by Music Accord. Supported by a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Alvin Ailey AmericAn dAnce theAter robert battle, Artistic director masazumi chaya, Associate Artistic director 8PM JH Under the leadership of new Artistic Director Robert Battle, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater continues its trademark vitality in technique and style, living up to its high praise as “possibly the most successful modern dance company on the planet” (New York Times).

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Paul Dresher Ensemble

Bobby McFerrin

Thomas hampson, baritone with Jupiter String Quartet

Shantala Shivalingappa


The Ukulele Orchestra of great Britain



Il Trittico San Francisco Symphony

Medeski Martin & Wood withJoshua Light Show

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City of Tomorrow Woodwind Quintet

Monteverdi’s Il combattimento Ortiz’s Parodia

Firebird Ensemble i Firebird Ensemble ii

UC Davis Baroque Ensemble

Alvin Ailey’s signature work Revelations

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Christopher Taylor,piano

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Elena Urioste, violin


Curtis 20/21 Ensemble

Les 7 Doigts de la Main

Lara Downes Family Concert

Empyrean Ensemble

David Lomelí, tenor

Eric Zivian, piano &Tanya Tomkins, cello

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Sacramento Ballet

SAcrAmento bAllet 8PM VST The Sacramento Ballet presents a magnificent display of choreographic talent, assembled to create works of astonishing creativity and provocative imagination.

chriStoPher tAylor, PiAno Goldberg Variations on the Steinway-moór concert grand8PM JH PPT Mondavi Center audiences will recall Taylor’s jaw- dropping performances of Messiaen’s Vingt Regardsin 2008; he brings his prodigious talent and the unique dual keyboard Steinway-Moór to perform Bach’s Goldberg Variations in their entirety.

elenA urioSte, violin 2PM VST Hailed for her lush tone, nuanced lyricism and a commanding stage presence, Elena Urioste has forged an impressive career, with appearances on Performance Today and debuts with the PhiladelphiaOrchestra.

Focus on Film daYS oF heaVen 7PM VST PPT Director Terrence Malick’s beautifully shot period piece, which won an Oscar for its cinematography, tells the story of Bill (Richard Gere), an early-1900s Chicago steel-mill worker who flees town after accidentally killing a man.

curtiS 20/21 enSemble Featuring curtis President and violist roberto díaz and curtis students2PM VST PPT Penderecki Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello and PianoSchoenberg Pierrot Lunaire for Voice and Instrumental Ensemble, Op. 21

leS 7 doigtS de lA mAin pSY 3PM JH The Montreal-based Les 7 Doigts de la Main (The Seven Fingers of the Hand) delve into the rich and surreal underworld of the human psyche with the invigorating and life-affirming language of circus arts.

in conversation withirA glASS moderated by daniel handler 8PM JH Q&A Host of This American Life, Ira Glass was named BestRadio Host in America by Time in 2001. His quirky,unassuming and impossible-not-to-like persona translate well to the stage as evidenced by his riveting 2010 sell out show at the Mondavi Center.

lArA doWneS FAmily concert Gertrude mcFuzz and other selectionslara downes, piano davis high School orchestra3PM JH Following a sold-out run of the gleefully charming Green Eggs and Ham, Lara Downes will be joined inJackson Hall by the entire Davis High School Orchestra to tell the story of Dr. Seuss’s Gertrude McFuzz, thegirl-bird who learns to like herself just as she is.

dAvid lomelí, tenor 8PM JH The rich-voiced young Mexican tenor David Lomelí has built a growing reputation in opera houses and concert halls across North America and Europe and right here at the Mondavi Center: his 2010 debut as part of the Rising Stars of Opera was nothing short of breathtaking.

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Elena Urioste Ira Glass

David Lomelí

Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

Zuill Bailey, cello &Lara Downes, piano

UndergraduateComposers’Concert ii

UC Davis KoreanEnsemble

Jazz Bands

les 7 doigts de la main participated in the royal variety

Performance for the Queen of england as well as ceremonies

for the turin and vancouver olympics.


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The UC Davis Department of Music presents more than 150 events each year by ensembles that include the UC Davis Symphony Orches-tra, University Chorus, Empyrean Ensemble, Concert Band, Early Music and Baroque Ensembles, Jazz Band, Hindustani Vocal Ensemble, Gamelan Ensemble and Samba School. The department sponsors an annual artist-in-residence program, bringing inter-nationally renowned artists for performances and lectures. The department presents the weekly free Shinkoskey Noon Concert Series, which features visiting artists, department ensembles and student performers in an informal setting.

univerSity choruSFri, Dec 7, 2012 • 7PM JH Sun, Mar 10, 2013 • 7PM JHUniversity and Alumni Chorus THu, June 7, 2013 • 7PM JH uc dAviS SymPhony orcheStrASaT, OcT 6, 2012 • 8PM JHRising Stars of Opera Sun, nOv 18, 2012 • 7PM JH Sun, Feb 3, 2013 • 7PM JHArt of Migration performance withMayumi Hama, marimba Sun, May 5, 2013 • 7PM JH Sun, June 2, 2013 • 3PM JHFamily Concert

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Qudus Onikeku / Lost face (c) Antoine Tempe

The Bacchae by euriPideSDirected by Fall 2012 Granada Artist-in-Residence Barry McGovern

Stage and screen actor Barry McGovern, known for his roles in Braveheart and Waiting for Godot, directs Eurpides’ famous Greek tragedy The Bacchae. The play depicts a mortal struggle between the twin forces of control and freedom. Dionysus, god of wine and revelry, aided by his wild Bacchae followers, locks horns with King Pentheus of Thebes in a violent power struggle of great confusion and madness. ThU–SaT, nOv 29–DEC 1 & Dec 6–8 • 8PM, Sun, Dec 2 • 2 PMMain Theatre

neW choreogrAPhyDevised/Choreographed by Winter 2013 Granada Artist-in-Residence Qudus Onikeku A new (currently untitled) work created by Qudus Onikeku, whose Yoruba culture-based choreography often fuses hip hop, capoeira and Nigerian dance with acrobat-ics and tends to explore themes of identity and exile. His recent productions include STILL/Life (2011) at the Festival d’Avignon and My Exile is in my Head (2010) at Cent-quatre in Paris. THu–SaT, Mar 7–9 & 14–16 • 8 PMSun, Mar 10 & 17 • 2 PM Main Theatre

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