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Performing Arts Series resumes Jan. 26
4:17 p.m., Jan. 23, 2007--The University of Delaware's 2006-07 Performing Arts Series and the Family Performing Arts Series includes a wide variety of music, dance and theatre. The Baltimore Consort will come to UD for the next concert in the Performing Arts Series on Friday, Jan. 26. All performances are in Mitchell Hall. Performing Arts Series programs begin at 8 p.m. and Family Performing Arts Series programs begin at 2 p.m. A run-down on the season follows. Performing Arts Series The Baltimore Consort This sextet, set to perform on Friday, Jan. 26, specializes in the courtly and popular music of the 16th to 18th centuries, as well as traditional music rooted in earlier times. The variety of instruments on which they perform--including a lute, a viol, a cittern, a rebec, a crumhorn and a bandora--have delighted and educated audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, and they were recently named by Billboard Magazine as Top Classical Crossover Artist. Together since 1980, the ensemble has performed widely in the United States and abroad, as well as on syndicated radio broadcasts. Philadanco The acclaimed Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco) will perform Friday, Feb. 16. Held in high esteem both nationally and internationally, Philadanco is a nonprofit professional dance organization with a 35-year history rich in contemporary dance, choreography and training. The current troupe includes dancers who have traveled the world performing sold-out shows at venues as diverse as Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and the American Dance Festival. Amadeus Trio This ensemble, set to perform Friday, March 9, occupies a position among the foremost piano trios in the world. The three artists, pianist Marian Hahn, violinist Timothy Baker and cellist Jeffrey Solow, are recognized for their musicianship and virtuosity. The trio has appeared at chamber music festivals throughout the United States and Europe and has given world premieres of three commissioned works. In recent seasons, Amadeus Trio has championed the music of Hispanic composers. Xiang Gao and Friends IIIWorld-class violinist Xiang Gao will perform on a Stradivarius violin in this collaborative performance with pianist Howard Watkins of the Metropolitan Opera, set for Friday, May 18. As a member of the acclaimed China Magpie ensemble under Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project, Gao also will be joined by classical musicians Wu Tong, Lui Lin and Hui Li, who performed a sold-out event two years ago for UD's Master Players Chamber Series. Family Performing Arts Series
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Junie B. Jones Harry the Dirty Dog Tickets Tickets for each of the Performing Arts Series events are $17 for the general public, $12 for UD faculty, staff, alumni and senior citizens, and $5 for students and children. For tickets, call or visit the Hartshorn Hall box office at (302) 831-2204, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Tickets also are available for purchase at all UD box office locations or by calling Ticketmaster at (302) 984-2000. If still available, tickets also may be purchased at the Mitchell Hall box office beginning two hours before the scheduled start of a performance. The University of Delaware 2006-07 Performing Arts Series and Family Performing Arts Series are made possible, in part, by grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency committed to promoting and supporting the arts in Delaware. Article by Becca Hutchinson
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