KBAQ Outreach Events
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations: Chopin for Lovers
7:30PM
The Virginia G. Piper Theater at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. Second St.
Scottsdale, AZ, 85251
Renowned concert pianist Jeffrey Siegel celebrates his 30th season of Keyboard Conversations in Scottsdale with "Celebrating Chopin", a special series devoted to the 200th birthday of Chopin, whose demanding piano works stand as masterpieces of 19th-century Romanticism. In this unique ‘concert with commentary’ format, Siegel discusses the music with the audience before each performance. His charming wit, insights and virtuoso performance delight newcomers to classical music and seasoned aficionados alike. Each work in Chopin for Lovers was inspired by a different woman in the composer’s love life.
Meet KBAQ announcer Katrina Becker at the KBAQ table in the lobby at this event -- visit the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts website for ticket information.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
The Met Opera Live in High-Definition: Jacques Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann
11AM-3PM
Meet announcer Katrina Becker at the KBAQ table at this location:
AMC Desert Ridge 18
21001 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite 32
Phoenix, AZ, 85050
phone: 480-606-0806
Live from the stage of New York's Metropolitan Opera house, Offenbach's opera comes to Valley movie theatres on the big screen in high-definition. Tony Award-winner Bartlett Sher directs this new production, returning after the triumph of his Met Barber of Seville (seen live in HD in the 2006–07 season). Offenbach’s fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann is a fascinating psychological journey. Met Music Director James Levine conducts Joseph Calleja in the tour-de-force title role; Anna Netrebko is the tragic Antonia and Alan Held sings the demonic four villains.
Conductor: James Levine; Production: Bartlett Sher; Kathleen Kim, Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Kate Lindsey, Joseph Calleja, Alan Held
Approx. running time: 4 hours (2 intermissions)
Visit the Metropolitan Opera's website for more details, or purchase tickets here.
Stay tuned to KBAQ -- we'll be giving away tickets on the air.
also Saturday, December 19, 2009
Phoenix Chorale: Home for the Holidays
6:30PM pre-concert chat; 7:30PM concert
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix
Joined by the Sonoran Brass Quintet, the Grammy Award-winning Phoenix Chorale and Artistic Director Charles Bruffy offer their annual holiday concert, featuring three Arizona premieres: British composer Cecilia McDowall's cantata Christus Natus Est, plus composer-in-residence Ola Gjeilo's Alleluia and O Magnum Mysterium. The program also includes Arvo Part's Seven Magnificat Antiphons, plus family favorites and traditional sing-alongs.
KBAQ Music Director Sterling Beeaff joins Charles Bruffy for a pre-concert chat beginning at 6:30PM.
Visit the Phoenix Chorale website for concert details and tickets.
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For more information about KBAQ outreach events, please call us at 480-833-1122.
