College of Musical Arts

“Listenable, probingly intelligent and, at times, breathtakingly daring…taking the listener into the future of jazz” – Time Magazine

Regina Carter, jazz violin

Friday, September 19, 2008

The Kobacker Concert

Regina Carter’s career has been a veritable crescendo of success that shows no sign of fading. She is on a mission: to make a meaningful, musical contribution and do it on her own terms. She tours with relentless purpose and a seemingly endless supply of energy. She and her quintet have brought audiences worldwide to their feet with their exhilarating performances.

“…mesmerizing expertise of the Jerusalem Symphony—lush, shimmerging strings, crackling brass work, arresting timpani, faultless woodwinds…” – John Zeugner, Worcester Telegram and Gazette

The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra

Leon Botstein, conductor
Robert McDuffie, violin

Saturday, November 15, 2008

The Lois M. Nitschke Memorial Concert

The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra was founded in the 1940s as the national radio orchestra. In the 1970s, the orchestra expanded and became the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Israel Broadcasting Authority. During a most important European tour in 1996, the orchestra gained considerable international acclaim and recognition. As the premiere orchestra in Israel’s capital city, the JSO has been dedicated to presenting masterpieces from the Baroque to the contemporary, often presenting the Israel premieres of these works.

Led by music director Leon Botstein, the JSO made a successful 20-city U.S. tour in February and March 2006. In this return visit to the states, their Bowling Green appearance will include works of Mahler and Bernstein.

“…not just a superb performer, but a phenomenal one.” – Opera News

Danielle de Niese, soprano

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Soprano Danielle de Niese’s career got off to a prodigious start with early operatic deubts at the Netherlands Opera, the Saito Kinen Festival and the Paris Opera. It was her portrayal of Cleopatra in a David McVicar production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare (conducted by William Christie) for her 2005 Glyndebourne Festival debut that brought true international acclaim. Her sweet, gleaming soprano, phenomenal musicality and sharply comic, yet utterly moving acting, combined with youth and physical presence, have brought her to the edge of a spectacular career, capped by the recent signing of an exclusive recording contract with Decca Records.

“Summoning both the subtle interplay and brassy vitality these pieces demand, the PRO does itself proud.” – The Washington Post

Rick Benjamin’s Paragon Ragtime Orchestra

Friday, April 3, 2009

Louise F. Reese Memorial Concert

Classic rags, symphonic parodies, novelty numbers, Tin Pan Alley tunes, Rick Benjamin’s historical and witty introductions, and accompanied silent film make for a unique, varied event! With hundreds of concerts at venues such as Lincoln Center and the Ravinia Festival, and with a collection of thousands of 1900s pieces in full orchestrations of the era, the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra is the acknowledged leader in its field. Their Bowling Green program will feature Scott Joplin and the original kings of ragtime.