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Messiah
College Cultural Series
announces 2004–2005 season lineup,
adds fifth performance
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GRANTHAM, Pa. (July 22, 2004) — Messiah College announces its 2004–2005
season lineup for the Messiah College Cultural Series—an annual public
concert/performance series sponsored by Messiah College. Traditionally
a four-part series, the Messiah College Cultural Series has added a fifth
performance this season to expand the mix of cultural artists.
| The Biava Quartet
— Friday, Sept. 10, 2004 |
| Recipient of the 2003 Naumburg
Chamber Music Award, the Biava Quartet is named for conductor and
mentor Maestro Luis Biava of the Philadelphia Orchestra. This award-winning
string quartet has made concert appearances in Bermuda and South Korea
in addition to performing at the Library of Congress in Washington,
D.C. and Alice Tully Hall in New York City. Biava most recently received
the top prize at The London International Competition for chamber
music. |
The
Biava Quartet
will open the
Messiah College
Cultural Series Season
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The quartet has been together since 1998 and the four members of the group
are currently at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. The first
violinist, Austin Hartman, is a native of central Pennsylvania.
| “Behind the Broken
Words”
— Friday,
Oct. 15, 2004 |
| Roscoe Lee Browne and Anthony
Zerbe perform selections from more than 22 poets, including William
Butler Yeats, Dylan Thomas and E.E. Cummings, during this performance
of poetry, drama and comedy. The New York Times describe Browne and
Zerbe as a “two-part harmony” as their show “sings.” |
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Zerbe
(L) and Browne (R)
performing “Behind the Broken Words"
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Browne, an Emmy and Village Voice OBIE Award winner, has narrated two Oscar-nominated
films (“Babe” and “The Ra Expeditions”) and has played
the title character in “The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones.” He
has also worked extensively in television, with guest appearances on “ER,”
“Law and Order,” “New York Undercover,” and “seaQuest,”
among others.
Zerbe, also an Emmy Award winner (as Lt. Trench in “Harry-O”),
appeared in both sequels to “The Matrix” as well as in “Cool
Hand Luke,” “License to Kill,” “Star Trek IX: Insurrection”
and “True Crime.” He has also guest-starred in an array of television
productions, including “Gunsmoke,” “Bonanza” and “Frasier.”
| April Verch
— Friday, Nov. 5, 2004 |
| April Verch, a native of Ottawa
Valley, Canada, combines fiddling, step dancing and vocals in her
repertoire. A three-time Canadian fiddling champion, Verch features
both traditional and contemporary pieces from all parts of the world
as well as her own compositions. EnRoute magazine describes Verch’s
performances as the “hottest old time music of the year.” |
|
April
Verch will perform
at Messiah on Friday, Nov. 5
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Verch graduated from Berklee College of
Music in Boston and is now an instructor. The most recent of Verch's
five studio albums, “From Where I Stand,” was released in
2003 and features Verch’s debut as a vocalist.
Verch’s Nov. 5 performance will be held at Messiah College in
Hostetter Chapel and all seating will be general admission. |
| The Aspen
Ensemble
— Friday,
Feb. 18, 2005 |
The
Aspen Ensemble will be
at Messiah on Feb. 18, 2005
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The Aspen Ensemble is the first group from the Aspen Music Festival
in Colorado to bear its name. Aspen consists of Rita Sloan, piano;
Nadine Asin, flute; David Perry, violin; Victoria Chiang, viola; and
Michael Mermagen, cello. The group began touring nationally together
in 2001.
Each of the members has garnered honors in numerous music societies
and orchestras around the world, from Tokyo to Baltimore. The group’s
mixture of sound and use of trio, quartet and quintet arrangements
has been described as “liquid virtuosity” and “fearless
bravura” by The New York Times and The Chicago Tribune. |
| Tim Warfield
Sextet —
Friday, March 18, 2005 |
Tim
Warfield, Jr. is Artist-in-Residence
in Jazz Studies at Messiah College
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Messiah College’s own Tim Warfield headlines
this group which has been together since the early 1990s. Warfield
is joined by Cyrus Chestnut, piano; Nicholas Payton, trumpet; Vicente
Archer, bass; Clarence Penn, drums; and Stefon Harris, vibraphone.
Warfield, hailed by New York Times critics as “possibly the
most powerful tenor saxophonist of his generation,” can be
heard on Grammy-nominated CDs “The Grand Unification Theory”
(Stefon Harris) and “Sonic Trance” (Nicholas Payton).
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Warfield began playing saxophone at age nine, and has
since won awards at many national and international music festivals.
He has also made numerous television appearances, including the “Today
Show,” the 1998 Trumpet Awards, and Bill Cosby’s “You
Bet Your Life.” Warfield’s latest recording, 1998’s
“Gentle Warrior,” made the top 10 New York Times critic’s
poll.
Warfield is Messiah College’s first-ever Artist-in-Residence
in Jazz Studies. |
About the Messiah College
Cultural Series
All Messiah College Cultural Series performances begin at 8 p.m. in Miller
Auditorium, located in Messiah College’s Climenhaga Fine Arts Center
on the college's Grantham campus, unless otherwise noted. Season subscriptions
for all five Cultural Series events are available for $85. Tickets for
individual performances cost $20 each. To order, call (717) 691-6036 after
Aug. 2.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied
arts and sciences, enrolls more than 2,900 undergraduate students in 60
majors. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham,
Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated
with Temple University is located in Philadelphia.
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ARTICLE
DATE: THURSDAY,
JULY 22, 2004
ARTICLE NUMBER:
MC-096-04
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