WINTER 2012 MUSIC AT WOODMERE
Celebrate music at Woodmere on Fridays and Sundays this fall. Tickets are available for purchase online and at the door.
Friday Night Jazz
Fridays, 6:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m. | $20 ($15 members)
Celebrate this influential American art form on Friday nights.
Light fare and wine served.
Tribute to Miles Davis: A Kinda Blue Valentine
February 10
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Spend an evening honoring jazz innovator Miles Davis. Tony Smith, one of
Philadelphia's most powerful trumpeters, joins the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble
to perform the sounds that pierced the hearts of jazz fans everywhere.
Selections will include Davis standards such as "Milestone" and "Freddie
Freeloader" along with compositions he didn't write but became associated
with, such as "My Funny Valentine" and "Round Midnight." For more
information visit lifelinemusiccoalition.com.
Friday Night Family Happening: Color Me Wild!
Beat the winter doldrums and create a scene full of wild color.
Jazz Legends: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington,
and Sarah Vaughan
February 17
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Join in a celebration of the role of jazz in black history in this "narra-musical,"
focusing on the contributions of black composers and musicians such as
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Sarah Vaughan. This special event is
narrated by upright bassist and composer Warren Oree and performed by
Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble. For more information visit lifelinemusiccoalition.com.
Friday Night Family Happening: Art from Unexpected Materials.
Visit Force of Nature and be inspired by Elaine Kurtz to make your own art
from unusual materials.
Tribute to Nina Simone, featuring vocalist Ella Ghant
and her quartet
February 24
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Enjoy a magical evening honoring Nina Simone, the high priestess of soul.
The evening will include her best loved tunes, "Four Women," "My Baby Just
Cares for Me," "Mississippi Goddam," and "Love Me or Leave Me."
Friday Night Family Happening: Found Object Creations.
Check out Dina Wind's found object sculptures and create your own artworks.
Jazz Headz: Philadelphia's Contribution to Jazz
March 2
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Spend an extraordinary evening with Jazz Headz, a unified jazz ensemble of some of Philadelphia's finest musical artists and most popular bandleaders. Artists include Duane Eubanks, Odean Pope, Webb Thomas, Monnette Sudler, Rich Budesa, and Warren Oree. If you can make only one concert, make it this one. "Ridge Avenue Swing" by Warren Oree, "Killer Joe" by Benny Golson, "Salt Peanuts" by Dizzy Gillespie, and "Mr. P.C." by John Coltrane will be featured. For more
information visit lifelinemusiccoalition.com.
Friday Night Family Happening: Puppets on Parade.
Design and make your own puppet.
Bossa Nova Meets Jazz: The Stan Getz Legacy,
featuring saxophonist Victor North
March 9
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Philadelphia-born saxophonist Stan Getz worked with Benny Goodman,
Woody Herman, and Stan Kenton, but was best known for his partnership
with Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim and Brazilian singers João
and Astrud Gilberto. Some of the compositions performed this evening will
be from the landmark 1964 recording Getz/Gilberto: "The Girl from Ipanema,"
"Corcovado," and the Grammy Award–winning composition "Desafinado."
Friday Night Family Happening: Fancy Hats and Helmets.
Use your imagination to create fun headgear.
Cabaret Night with Jill Salkin
March 16
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Singer, songwriter, and recording artist Jill Salkin is a seasoned performer
with a soulful sound. Experience an intimate evening of jazz classics as well
as works from Salkin's releases The Very Thought of You (2009) and Heart's
Desire (2000), featuring original compositions influenced by jazz, pop, R&B,
and folk. For more information visit jillsalkin.com
Friday Night Family Happening: Story Time in the Parlor.
Through storytelling, learn about works of art in Woodmere's collection
and take part in a simple, hands-on activity.
Classic Sundays: Opera, Choral, and Classical
Sundays, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | $20 ($15 members)
Light refreshments served. Performance and "get to know the artist" reception.
Love Songs: Pennsylvania Girls Choir
February 12
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Stroll down memory lane with a selection of timeless love songs performed
by this a cappella group in honor of Valentine's Day: "Baby, It's Cold Outside,"
"My Funny Valentine," "My Love Walks in Velvet" and several Cole Porter
standards.
Haydn, Debussy, Liszt, and Chopin: Michelle Cann
February 19
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Pianist Michelle Cann made her orchestral debut at the age of 14 and has
since been invited to perform with many renowned orchestras. Her program
this evening includes Fantasia in C major by Joseph Haydn; "Gigues" from
Images by Claude Debussy; Liebesträum no. 3 by Franz Liszt; and Sonata
no. 3 in B minor by Frédéric Chopin. Cann appears courtesy of the Curtis
Institute of Music.
Academy of the Vocal Arts
February 26
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Join us for a fun and entertaining afternoon of Broadway show tunes and
opera hits! An ensemble of performers will regale you with an array of both
grand and amusing light opera. For more information visit avaopera.org.
Chopin, Debussy, Gade, and Liszt: Marja Kaisla
March 4
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Finnish pianist Marja Kaisla is well known in the chamber music world. She has
performed extensively in the United States and will be performing works by
Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Niels Gade, and Franz Liszt.
Celtic Tunes and Dances with the Jameson Sisters
March 11
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Performing on a variety of instruments including the medieval harp and the
Renaissance brat harp, Ellen Tepper will be accompanied by vocalist Terry
Kane to form the Jameson Sisters, who will delight you with Celtic tunes and
dances. For more information visit jamesonsisters.com.
Karl Middleman: An Afternoon with the Mendelssohns
March 18
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Karl Middleman will transport you to the world of the talented Mendelssohn
family. He will play their music, share their stories, and remind us what
an extraordinary group of musicians the Mendelssohns were. For more
information visit karlmiddleman.com.
Special Music Package:
Six tickets for jazz or classical
concerts: $100
($75 members). Mix and match
your tickets to suit your interests and
schedule. Tickets must be redeemed
for specific concerts a week in
advance to guarantee admission.
Call 215-247-0948 for more information.
Interested in performing at Woodmere? Contact Noel Butcher Hanley at nnettl@aol.com.
