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Arctic Rhythms

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Miller, wearing a fur hooded coat and dark glasses, stands in front of the Arctic Sea.

Arctic Rhythms
Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky

Date: 
7:30 pm Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Event Description: 

Experience the polar regions as never before through the eclectic artistry of composer, author, musician, and 2014 National Geographic Emerging Explorer Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky.

Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins, and Anaïs Mitchell

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Griffin smiles for a close-up photo.

Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins, and Anaïs Mitchell
Use Your Voice 2016 Tour

Date: 
7:30 pm Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Event Description: 

Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins, and Anaïs (A-nay-us) Mitchell come together in a celebration of American songwriting and performance. More than a three-act show, the concert features the artists sharing songs and accompanying each other for the entire evening.

Russian National Orchestra

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Center for the Performing Arts
Karabits, eyes closed and dressed in a dark suit, raises his baton and left hand.

Russian National Orchestra
Kirill Karabits, conductor
Stefan Jackiw, violinist

Date: 
7:30 pm Thursday, March 3, 2016
Event Description: 

A Los Angeles Times critic calls the Russian National Orchestra, performing at Penn State as part of its twenty-fifth anniversary tour, “one of the world’s great ensembles.” Led since its inception by Artistic Director Mikhail Pletnev, the orchestra is unique among the principal Russian

globalFEST

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Center for the Performing Arts
A woman wearing a brightly colored headscarf and large, round earrings, smiles for the camera.

globalFEST on the Road
Creole Carnival

Date: 
7:30 pm Thursday, February 25, 2016
Event Description: 

Creole Carnival begins with the foundations of African music, adds a fusion of sounds from the Americas, and wraps it in the pre-Lenten festival celebrated globally as a favorite excuse to party.

Windscape

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Center for the Performing Arts
O’Connor, dressed in a flowy-armed gown, blows into her flute while Kay, wearing a dark suit, sits to her right and plays his clarinet.

Windscape
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Randall Ellis, oboe
Alan R. Kay, clarinet
Frank Morelli, bassoon
David Jolley, horn
East Meets West:
A Floating World—Japan and the Impressionists

Date: 
7:30 pm Thursday, February 18, 2016
Event Description: 

“For many, the names of the players who make up the woodwind quintet Windscape will have a certain aura—that of the fabulously skilled, much sought-after, and usually footloose New York musician who can tackle anything—repeat, anything,” insists a Boston Globe writer.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

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Center for the Performing Arts
A female dancer dressed in a light, flowy dress outstretches her left leg while standing on her right tiptoes.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Date: 
7:30 pm Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Event Description: 

“If variety is the spice of life, then Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is one of the spiciest—not to mention liveliest—companies around,” asserts a New York Post reviewer.

Mayhem Poets

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Center for the Performing Arts

The Mayhem Poets

Date: 
7:30 pm Thursday, January 28, 2016
Event Description: 

Scott Raven, Mason Granger, and Mikumari Caiyhe—collectively known as The Mayhem Poets—are on a mission to make poetry appealing to the masses. Described as “The Simpsons meets Malcolm X at a Notorious B.I.G.

Sybarite5

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Center for the Performing Arts
A male quintet member stands with arms crossed while a female musician stands, head cocked to the right, with one hand touching her necklace.

Sybarite5

Date: 
7:30 pm Friday, January 22, 2016
Event Description: 

Sybarite5’s eclectic repertoire and dynamic performance style turns heads throughout the music world.

Vienna Boys Choir

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Center for the Performing Arts
A choirboy, wearing an official choir sailor’s hat, smiles at the camera.

Vienna Boys Choir
Christmas in Vienna

Date: 
7:30 pm Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Event Description: 

“Time may march on, but the Vienna Boys Choir remains a rock-solid institution,” writes a reviewer for the Green Bay Press Gazette. No group of child musicians has won more renown.

Apollo's Fire

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Center for the Performing Arts
Sorrell holds up her baton while conducting the orchestra.

Apollo’s Fire
The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra
The Power of Love:
Passions of Handel and Vivaldi

Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

Date: 
7:30 pm Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Event Description: 

Renowned for “forging a vibrant, life-affirming approach to the re-making of early music” (BBC Music Magazine), the Apollo’s Fire chamber orchestra makes its fourth appearance at Schwab Auditorium in The Power of Love.

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