Purdue Arts and Entertainment News
Purdue Arts and Entertainment News
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March 20, 1998
Australian Chamber Orchestra closes Classical Music SeriesWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Australian Chamber Orchestra with cellist Steven Isserlis will take the stage of Purdue University's Loeb Playhouse at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 2. The concert is presented by Purdue Convocations with support from Lafayette Savings Bank and is the last event of the 1997-98 Loeb Music Collection.According to the Washington Post, the Australian Chamber Orchestra is "one of the world's finest small orchestras." Back by popular demand after a successful show two years ago, the orchestra consists of a core group of 17 string players led by violinist Richard Tognetti. Since becoming artistic director and leader of the Australian Chamber Orchestra in 1989, Tognetti has guided it on 14 international tours covering 18 countries. The group has twice won Australian Record Industry Awards for its recordings. Isserlis, who joins the Australian Chamber Orchestra at Purdue, possesses "a radiant tone, superb technical skills, and an imaginative interpretive gift that results in deeply profound performances," according to The Seattle Times. He was awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society's Instrumentalist of the Year Award in 1993 and appears regularly with many of the world's premier large orchestras. Tickets are $20 for the public and $14 for Purdue students at campus box offices. Charge by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. CONTACT: Jeff Langford, Convocations publicist, (765) 494-9712; e-mail, jilangford@convos.purdue.edu
Jazz orchestra promotes music as the international languageWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Grammy Award-winning jazz ensemble United Nation Orchestra led by Paquito D'Rivera appears at 8 p.m. Friday, April 3, in Loeb Playhouse in Purdue University's Stewart Center.The concert is presented by Purdue Convocations with support from United Technologies and is the last event of the 1997-98 Jazz Set music series. Formed in 1988 by the late Dizzy Gillespie to showcase cultural influences vital to the development of jazz, the United Nation Orchestra's 13 members hail from seven different countries. Gillespie, prompted by the diversity of the group and its music, said, "Talk about music as the international language ... man this is it!" Gillespie and the United Nation Orchestra won a Grammy in 1992 for the recording "Live at the Royal Festival Hall." Cuban-born saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera, "one of the woodwind giants of our time" according to JazzTimes, has led the United Nation Orchestra since 1992. Tickets are $21 for the public and $13 for Purdue students at campus box offices. Charge by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. CONTACT: Jeff Langford, Convocations publicist, (765) 494-9712; e-mail, jilangford@convos.purdue.edu
Tibetan Monks bring message of healing to PurdueWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Loeb Playhouse in Purdue University's Stewart Center.The show, presented by Purdue Convocations, is part of an international tour of "Sacred Music and Sacred Dance for World Healing," sponsored by Richard Gere Productions Inc. and the Loseling Institute with the blessings of the Dalai Lama. The performance will feature traditional long horns, trumpets, drums, bells and brightly colored costumes in several traditional Buddhist dances. The show also will include multiphonic singing, also known as "overtone singing," in which one chantmaster simultaneously intones three notes, creating a complete chord. The Tibetans are the only culture in the world that cultivates this vocal ability. Tickets are $15 for the public and $10 for Purdue students at campus box offices. Charge by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. CONTACT: Jeff Langford, Convocations publicist, (765) 494-9712; e-mail, jilangford@convos.purdue.edu
Purdue Theatre presents Harold Pinter's 'The Birthday Party'WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue Theatre concludes its 90th anniversary Mainstage Season with Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party," a comedy about the fear and tension of everyday life.It will be presented on The Experimental Theatre stage in Stewart Center at 8 p.m. April 16-25. A matinee will be offered at 2:30 p.m. April 25, and the final performance will be at 6 p.m. April 26. Sneak previews will be offered at 7:30 p.m. April 14 and 15. The show is directed by Robert Knopf, visiting assistant professor of visual and performing arts. Lead roles will be played by Andrew Persinger, a senior in the School of Liberal Arts from Anderson, Ind ., and Joe Rux, a graduate student in the Professional Actor Training Program from Rockford, Minn. Tickets are $7 for students and senior citizens, $11 for others, and $5 for the sneak previews at the Loeb Box Office, (765) 494-3933. For discounted group ticket sales, call (765) 494-3084. CONTACT: Lori Sparger, Purdue Theatre publicist, (765) 494-3084; e-mail, thtrasst@purdue.edu; Web, http://www.sla.purdue.edu/theatre.
Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu
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