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Moscow Festival Ballet
Swan Lake
The World’s Most Beloved Ballet

Sunday, April 18, 2010
 
Celebrating 76 years, the Great Artists Series is synonymous with world-class entertainment featuring the finest international soloists and ensembles, including Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, James Galway, The Vienna Choir Boys and The London City Opera. A subscription to the Great Artists Series guarantees you evenings of entertainment that that are unsurpassed. Treat yourself to the world's most brilliant artists in the magnificent Stanley Center for the Arts.
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Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer
Masterful, Genre-Bending Musicians
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
8 pm Stanley Theatre
Three brilliant genre-benders and the leading virtuosos on their respective instruments—banjoist Béla Fleck, percussionist Zakir Hussain and bassist Edgar Meyer—join together for the first time to perform an intimate concert of original music that explores American roots and the classical Indian tradition. These master musicians, the most limitless creators and composers in the history of music, will bring this very special collaboration to select venues for a limited United States tour.
Sponsored by Cathedral Corporation

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The Guitar Orchestra of Barcelona
Twenty-Five Brilliant Guitarists
Saturday, November 28, 2009
8 pm Stanley Theatre
Twenty-five of Spain's most gifted guitarists, led by Director Sergi Vincente, perform the traditional music of their rich heritage in a format that's refreshingly new. Charming, passionate and heartwarming, these virtuosi play with a mastery and humor that is delightful to experience. Their program will feature special arrangements of classical guitar compositions, new works and a selection of holiday favorites.
Sponsored by Key Bank

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Soweto Gospel Choir
Awe Inspiring and Charismatic
Thursday, January 28, 2010
8 pm Stanley Theatre
This awe-inspiring vocal ensemble, direct from South Africa, performs in eight different languages in an inspirational program of tribal, traditional and popular African and Western gospel. Earthy rhythms, rich harmonies, a capella and charismatic performances combine to uplift the soul and express South Africa's great hopes for the future. Featured in a sensational performance at the 2008 Academy Awards, the Soweto Gospel Choir is the winner of two consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Traditional World Music Album.
Sponsored by M&T Bank

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Max Raabe
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the Palast Orchester
The Musical Glory of the 20's and 30's
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
8 pm Stanley Theatre
Slick, nostalgic and unmistakably modern, Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester embodies the high style and musical glory of the 20's and 30's big band with uncanny precision, drama and humor. Raabe, a charismatic baritone of incredible range, has a singular ability to capture the cunning rasp of the cabaret singer, the confident belcanto hero, the carefree timbre of early jazz, and the falsetto of ragtime, all backed by his stellar 12-member band and a repertoire that includes include more than 400 works.
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Moscow Festival Ballet
Swan Lake
The World’s Most Beloved Ballet
Sunday, April 18, 2010
8 pm Stanley Theatre
Set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious score, this romantic tale of love and forgiveness is the world’s most beloved ballet. Audiences will be transported to a magical world of fairy tales, sorcerers and witches, performed in the unmistakable Russian tradition. The Moscow Festival Ballet features leading dancers from across Russia, dedicated to staging new productions of timeless classics and led by legendary Bolshoi principal dancer Sergei Radchenko.
Sponsored by Bank of Utica


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Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer
Great Artists Series
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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The Guitar Orchestra of Barcelona
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Swan Lake

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