Please note that the
concert for Saturday, Oct. 16, has been changed. Igor Begelman,
clarinet, and Larisa Gelman, bassoon, will not perform due to a
family medical emergency. In their place will be Jason Vieaux,
guitar, and Gary Schocker, flute.
Vieaux and Schocker perform classical, Latin, Romantic, new and
old works for flute and guitar. Audiences nationwide have heard
them featured extensively on National Public Radio’s Performance
Today and have been equally rewarded with the duo’s first
recording for the Azica label. Selections include standard flute
and guitar works, Schocker's new composition “Dream Travels” and
their own arrangements of Latin music.
Season tickets are on sale beginning June 15 by
mail or phone for the Student Union Classic Performances 2004-05
series. Presented by Boise State University Student Activities,
the series brings extraordinary traditional and contemporary
musicians to campus each year.
Season tickets, available until Sept. 10, are $50 for the
general public and $25 for students 17 and under, seniors and
Boise State students, faculty, staff and alumni. For ticket
orders, call Select-a-Seat at 426-1494. You may also download a
form to mail your order at
union.boisestate.edu (the form will not be posted until June
15).
Following is the schedule for the six-concert series, which is
held at 8 p.m. Saturdays in the Special Events Center, the
intimate concert hall located in the west end of the Student
Union. Free parking is available in the Liberal Arts parking lot
just west of the Special Events Center.
Sept.
18 — St. Petersburg String Quartet. One of the world’s leading
string quartets, the St. Petersburg String Quartet celebrates
its 20th anniversary during the 2004-05 season. The group has
been described as “spectacular, stunning, and passionate” for
its precision and elegance. In 1995 the quartet was nominated
for a Grammy Award and earned a silver medal at the Tokyo
International Competition of Chamber Ensembles. From 1996 until
2003, the St. Petersburg String Quartet was the quartet in
residence at Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio.
Oct.
16 — Igor Begelman, clarinet, and Larisa Gelman, bassoon. Highly
accomplished soloists and chamber musicians Igor Begelman and
Larisa Gelman have performed together at major concert halls and
music festivals throughout the United States and abroad.
Begelman is the winner of the 2000 Avery Fisher Career Grant and
is currently an instructor at Brooklyn and Swarthmore colleges.
Gelman is a graduate of the Yale School of Music and has
performed with the American Symphony, Carolina Chamber Symphony
and the New Juilliard Ensemble.
Nov.
13 — Vassily Primakov, piano. A virtuoso pianist who took first
prize in the 2002 Young Concert Artists International Auditions,
Primakov has given recitals abroad in Switzerland, Romania,
Russia and Japan. He has also performed as a guest artist for
the Utah Symphony, San Diego Symphony and the Colorado Springs
Symphony. Born in Moscow in 1979, Primakov is a 2002 graduate of
The Juilliard School.
Dec.
4 — The Falla Guitar Trio. These dynamic artists have received
worldwide recognition for their superb performances of classical
repertoire and jazz improvisations. The group is comprised of
Gyan Riles, artistic director for the San Francisco Classical
Guitar Society; Dusan Bogdanovic, professor at the San Francisco
Conservatory of Music; and Kenton Youngstrom, professor at
Pepperdine University.
Jan.
29 — Chicago Brass. Chicago's original brass quintet, Chicago
Brass possesses the technical and musical mastery needed to
perform all periods and styles. Described as “one of the premier
ensembles of our time,” Chicago Brass has earned rave reviews
from The Washington Post and Chicago Tribune. The group’s recent
CD titled Virtuoso Brass: Bach, Handel, Vivaldi is distributed
by Delos International.
March
5 — Linda Wang, violin. At age 9, Linda Wang made her violin
solo debut with Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic. Since
that time, Wang has been enchanting audiences with exceptional
performances at many concert venues, including Carnegie Hall and
the Berlin Schauspeilhaus.
A limited number of tickets for individual concerts will be
available about one month before each performance. Individual
concert tickets are $10 for the general public and $5 for
students 17 and under, seniors and Boise State students,
faculty, staff and alumni at Select-a-Seat outlets or by calling
426-1494 or visiting
www.idahotickets.com.
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Contact
Rob Meyer
Student Involvement
426-1223
Media Contact
Kathleen Craven
communications and marketing
426-3275
