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Pre-Performance Discussion | A Marvelous Order

Pre-performance Discussion

Date: 
6:30 pm Thursday, October 20, 2022
Location: 

Eisenhower Auditorium

An informal moderated discussion, featuring A Marvelous Order composer and co-creator Judd Greenstein, will be offered in Eisenhower one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders. Ethan Robey, associate teaching professor of art history at Penn State, will moderate the talk. Seating for the pre-concert talk is available on a first-arrival basis.

Amir ElSaffar and the Two Rivers Ensemble

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
A balding man looks at his trumpet while he plays.

Amir ElSaffar
and the Two Rivers Ensemble
featuring Hamid Al-Saadi

Date: 
7:30 pm Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Event Description: 

Amir ElSaffar — trumpeter, santur (hammered dulcimer) player, vocalist, and composer — is a master of diverse sounds. The Chicago-area native has distinguished himself by combining Middle Eastern traditions with jazz and other styles of music.

Takács String Quartet

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
Four smiling musicians stand in a row and hold their string instruments.

Takács Quartet
with Julien Labro, bandoneónist

Date: 
7:30 pm Thursday, April 20, 2023
Event Description: 

Now in its forty-eighth season, the Grammy Award-winning Takács Quartet earns widespread acclaim as one of the world’s best chamber ensembles.

Our Planet Live in Concert

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
An orchestra sits on a stage below an overhead projection of an image of Earth from space.

Our Planet Live in Concert 
Featuring members of the Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra

Date: 
7:30 pm Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Event Description: 

The landmark Emmy Award-winning Netflix series that took the world by storm is now a live concert event. Our Planet Live in Concert combines breathtaking HD cinematography with all-new orchestrations by Oscar Award-winning composer Steven Price performed live by a touring ensemble enhanc

FLIP Fabrique | Muse

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
An acrobat does an aerial flip with a goalpost in the distance.

FLIP Fabrique 
Muse

Date: 
7:30 pm Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Event Description: 

What inspires you to be your true self? What motivates you to try things you never thought possible? 

Soul Science Lab | Make a Joyful Noize

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
Two men wearing similar sunglasses, hats, and pose with enthusiasm.

Soul Science Lab
Make a Joyful Noize

Date: 
7:30 pm Thursday, March 23, 2023
Event Description: 

Soul Science Lab — a duo featuring emcee and songwriter Chen Lo and composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Asante Amin — specializes in music and multimedia production, live performance, and culturally responsive arts education. 

Music from Copland House

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts

A Standing Witness
with Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
and Music from Copland House

Date: 
7:30 pm Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Event Description: 

A Standing Witness is a monumental collaboration between Grammy Award-winning composer Richard Danielpour and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove. 

In the Year of the Boar

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Honolulu Theatre for Youth

Date: 
2:00 pm Sunday, February 5, 2023
Event Description: 

In 1947, the Year of the Boar, a young girl leaves China with her parents for a new beginning in the United States. But it’s harder than she expected. Though her classmates in Brooklyn come from a variety of backgrounds, Shirley is the only one who doesn’t speak English.

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