BIG ARTS Season 2009-2010
Great music, dance, visual arts, and theater performances along with enlightening educational experiences have the power to broaden our horizons, shape our perspective, and open a “window to the world.”
In 2009-2010, we invite the BIG ARTS audience of members, patrons, and visitors to join us as we present ...
IU Jacobs School of Music
Starling Chamber Players
with Artistic Directors: Alexander Kerr, violin; Eric Kim, cello
Sunday, January 10, 2010
3:30 PM
Alexander Kerr
Alexander Kerr balances a teaching and orchestral career with worldwide solo and chamber engagements. Among his achievements he has served as concertmaster of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.
He has collaborated with a number of the world's top musicians, including Grammy Award-winning IU music alums Joshua Bell and Edgar Meyer. His numerous CD recordings include the Dvorak Piano Quintet with classical pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. Kerr regularly presents master classes at several of the nation's leading music schools and conservatories.
Eric Kim
Considered by many as one of the finest orchestral, chamber music, and solo cellists of his generation, Kim has performed throughout the world. Kim has appeared as a soloist with the symphony orchestras of Cincinnati, Denver, and San Diego and was principal cellist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for many years.
He has collaborated with such conductors as Zubin Mehta, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Paavo Jarvi, and has performed with such artists as Pinchas Zukerman, Emmanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, and Yefim Bronfman. Kim can be heard regularly at the summer festivals of Aspen, Bravo!, LaJolla, and Santa Fe, and has made several recordings.
Kerr and Kim will be accompanied by Peter Vickery, violin; Rose Armbrust, viola; Dashiel Nesbitt, viola; and Davin Lee, cello.
Program to Include:
BRAHMS - Sextet in G major, Op. 36; Allegro non troppo; Scherzo: Allegro non troppo — Presto giocoso — Tempo primo; Adagio Poco Allegro
TCHAIKOVSKY - Souvenir de Florence; Sextet for Strings, Op. 70; Allegro con spirito; Adagio cantabile e con moto — Moderato — Tempo I; Allegro moderato; Allegro vivace
The IU Jacobs School of Music Starling Chamber Players
Classical Afternoon
Sunday, January 10, 2010, 3:30 PM
Reception with the artists following performance
The IU Jacobs School of Music Starling Chamber Players uniquely combines the talents of two of North America's finest chamber music instrumentalists with a group of world-class students from the renowned Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. A program rich with sparkling virtuosity and variety makes this is a concert not to be missed.
General: $31, Classical Afternoon series: $81 three Classical Afternoon concerts, Student/Child: free with paying adult
Creativity Playshop
with Holly Maiz & Gini Jones
Saturdays: January 9, 16, 23 and 30, 9 AM to Noon
“Playshop” is a lively group for all adults who seek to enhance creativity through use of a variety of art materials, awareness practice, guided imagery, and simple improvisation with movement, sound, and language. These activities and energizing discussions will encourage flexibility in expression, increased awareness and embodied presence, all of which are important for optimal aging, stress reduction, brain health, and enjoyment of life.
All four sessions: BIG ARTS Member $150, Non Member $188
N-E-W Trio
Thursday, January 14, 2010
8 PM
Hailed by the Washington Post as a "polished" and "ravishing" piano trio, the N-E-W Trio has emerged as one of the nation's most promising young ensembles. after winning the grand prizes at the 2008 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the 2007 Coleman National Chamber Ensemble Competition, and the string division first prize and audience choice award at the 2007 Plowman National Chamber Music Competition.
The trio performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City as part of a series on Beethoven and Schubert. In February of 2008, the N-E-W Trio represented The Juilliard School at the annual Conservatory Project held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C. The trio returned to the Kennedy Center in April as part of the inaugural concert for Pro Musica Hebraica, an organization dedicated to the revival of rare Jewish classical music works, performing alongside renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman. In April 2007, the ensemble was honored to perform at the memorial of famed political historian Arthur Schlesinger, where actress Lauren Bacall, Henry Kissinger, Ted Kennedy, and former President Bill Clinton spoke.
The N-E-W Trio's members Andrew Wan, violin; Gal Nyska, cello; Julio Elizalde, piano are currently pursuing graduate, artist diploma, and doctoral degrees at The Juilliard School. They have worked regularly with members of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, The Francesco Trio, The Weilerstein Trio, and the Brentano String Quartet. As soloists, each member has individually won Juilliard's concerto competition leading to performances at Lincoln Center.
Program to Include:
HAYDN - Trio in C major, H. XV:27
DVORÁK - Trio in E minor, Op. 90, “Dumky”
BEETHOVEN - Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, “Archduke”
N-E-W Trio
Thursday, January 14, 2010, 8 PM
Hailed by The Washington Post as a "polished" and "ravishing" piano trio, the N-E-W Trio has emerged as one of the nation's most promising young ensembles. The N-E-W Trio's members, Andrew Wan, violin; Gal Nyska, cello; Julio Elizalde, piano are currently pursuing graduate, artist diploma, and doctoral degrees at The Juilliard School. Each member has individually won Juilliard's concerto competition leading to performances at Lincoln Center.
General Seating: $36, Loge: $41, Student/Child: free with paying adult
BIG ARTS Angels
| Classical Music | |
| Nov. 15 | Southwest Florida Symphony |
| Dec. 6 | Martina Filjak ~ Pianist |
| Jan. 10 | IU Jacobs School of Music Starling Chamber Players |
| Jan. 14 | N-E-W Trio |
| Jan. 21 | Barbara Nissman ~ Pianist |
| Jan. 31 | Ayako Yonetani ~ Violinist with Pianist |
| Feb. 16 | Cypress String Quartet |
| Feb. 25 | Chamber Orchestra Kremlin |
| Mar. 21 | Southwest Florida Symphony |
| Apr. 11 | Southwest Florida Symphony |
| Pop and Jazz | |
| Nov. 28 | Livingston Taylor ~ Singer/Songwriter |
| Jan. 16 | The Cab Calloway Orchestra |
| Jan. 23 | Simply Sinatra starring Steve Lippia & His Big Band |
| Feb. 6 | The New Christy Minstrels |
| Feb. 13 | Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks |
| Mar. 12 | Five By Design |
| Mar. 15 | BENEFIT with Dublin’s Traditional Irish Cabaret |
| Mar. 19 | Janis Ian ~ Singer/Songwriter |
| Mar. 26 | Roger Kellaway Jazz Trio with Russell Malone & Jay Leonhart |
| Dance | |
| Dec. 5 | The Nutcracker Suites performed by The Gulfshore Ballet |
| Jan. 30 | Taylor 2 |
| Feb. 20 | Step Afrika! |
| Mar. 15 | BENEFIT with Dublin’s Traditional Irish Cabaret |
| OnStage Live Theater | |
| Jan. 28 | OPUS presented by Florida Rep |
| Feb. 17 | Say Goodnight Gracie |
| Mar. 10 | Clay Jenkinson IS Steinbeck |
| Apr. 17 | Love’s Labour's Lost performed by Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts |
| Youth and Family | |
| Oct. 25 | Little Monster Tales |
| Dec. 8 | BIG ARTS Band & Chorus Holiday Concert |
| Dec. 5 | The Nutcracker Suites performed by The Gulfshore Ballet |
| Jan. 30 | Taylor 2 |
| Feb. 20 | Step Afrika! |
| Mar. 23 | BIG ARTS Band & Chorus Spring Concert |
| Apr. 2 | Jason Bishop ~ Illusionist |
| Apr. 17 | Love’s Labour's Lost performed by Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts |
| May 2 | BIG ARTS 5th Annual Family Day |
| Jun - Aug. | BIG ARTS Summer Art Camp |
| FORUM (Sold Out) | |
| Jan. 13 | Donna Shalala |
| Jan. 17 | Daniel C. Kurtzer |
| Jan. 24 | James Fallows |
| Jan. 27 | General Anthony Zinni |
| Feb. 3 | Porter J. Goss |
| Feb. 14 | Dr. Francis Fukuyama |
| Feb. 21 | Ellen Laipson |
| Feb. 28 | Ambassador Husain Haqqani |
| Mar. 7 | Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan |
| New Frontiers | |
| Mar. 24 | Dr. Waleed Abdalati |
| Mar. 31 | Dr. Paul Cherukuri |
| Apr. 13 | Dr. Carl Safina |
| Apr. 18 | Dr. Irving Weissman |
| Films | |
| Oct. 19 - Apr | Monday Night Movies |
| Nov. 18 & 25 | “Hollywood Speaks Out” Series |
| Dec. 2, 9, 16 | Grand Opera Series |
| Jan. 7 - Mar. 3 | Wednesday Matinee Series |
| Mar. 24, 31, Apr. 7, 14 | Director Series: David Lean |
| Community Connections |
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| Nov. 15 | Southwest Florida Symphony |
| Nov. 19 | ARTSalon |
| Dec. 5 | The Nutcracker Suites performed by The Gulfshore Ballet |
| Dec. 8 | ARTSalon |
| Dec. 8 | BIG ARTS Band & Chorus Holiday Concert |
| Dec. 10 | Writers Holiday Read |
| Dec. 12 | Holiday Bazaar & Open House |
| Dec. 13 | Messiah performed by The Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers |
| Jan. 15 | The Long Weekend performed by The Company |
| Jan. 19 | ARTSalon |
| Feb. 16 | ARTSalon |
| Feb. 26 | ArtPoems |
| Mar. 4 | An Evening with Douglas Brinkley presented by BIG ARTS & J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge |
| Mar. 11 | Writers Spring Read |
| Mar. 21 | Southwest Florida Symphony |
| Mar. 23 | BIG ARTS Band & Chorus Spring Concert |
| Apr. 11 | Southwest Florida Symphony |
| Apr. 13 | ARTSalon |
| Apr. 16 | 6th Annual Artists Studio Tour |
| Visual Arts | |
| Oct. 5 - Nov. 13 | Fine Art Sculpture Exhibit in Phillips Gallery Artists Reception: Saturday, October 17, 5 – 6:30 PM Paintings, Photographs and Fine Art Crafts in Founders Gallery Artists Reception: Saturday,October 17, 5 – 6:30 PM |
| Nov. 19 | Artists, Their Work & Background Stories Connie Bransilver Thursday, November 19, 10:30 AM – Noon |
| Dec. 9 | Artists, Their Work & Background Stories Doug MacGregor Thursday, November 19, 10:30 AM – Noon |
| Dec. 4 | Holiday Bazaar & Open House Friday, December 4, 5 PM |
| Nov. 16 - Dec. 29 |
Carl Schwartz: 50 Year Retrospective in Phillips Gallery Artists Reception: Saturday, November 21, 5 – 6:30 PM TAKE 2 – Ikki & Polly Matsumoto in Founders Gallery Artists Reception: Saturday, November 21, 5 – 6:30 PM |
| Jan. 19 | Artists, Their Work & Background Stories Kat Epple Thursday, January 19, 10:30 AM – Noon |
| Jan. 7- Jan. 30 |
Florida Artist Group (FLAG) 60th Annual Exhibition in Phillips Gallery Artists Reception: Saturday, January 9, 5 – 6:30 PM Charles Reina – Sculpture for Public and Private Places in Founders Gallery Artists Reception: Saturday, January 9, 5 – 6:30 PM |
| Feb. 16 | Artists, Their Work & Background Stories Luc Century Tuesday, February 16, 10:30 AM – Noon |
| Feb. 4- Mar. 1 | “Recycle It” Juried Theme Show in Phillips Gallery Artists Reception: Saturday, February 13, 5 – 6:30 PM Two Peruvian Artists: Oswaldo Ventura and Nicario Jiménez’s in Founders Gallery Artists Reception: Saturday, February 13, 5 – 6:30 PM |
| Mar. 5- Mar. 29 |
Sanibel-Captiva Art League 34th Annual Juried Art Exhibit in Phillips Gallery Artists Reception: Saturday, March 13, 5 – 6:30 PM Stella Farwell – Current Work in Founders Gallery Artists Reception: Saturday, March 13, 5 – 6:30 PM |
| Apr. 2- Apr. 26 |
Southwest Florida Craft Guild 25th Exhibit of Excellence in Phillips Gallery Artists Reception: Saturday, April 10, 5 – 6:30 PM Five Women and Their Work in Founders Gallery Artists Reception: Saturday, April 10, 5 – 6:30 PM |
| Feb. 16 | Artists, Their Work & Background Stories Lorraine Vail Tuesday, April 13, 10:30 AM – Noon |
| Apr. 30- May 21 |
Student Exhibit in Phillips Gallery Artists Reception: Sunday, May 2, 3:30 PM Open Doors in Founders Gallery Artists Reception: Sunday, May 2, 3:30 PM |


