Fight the late-winter blues with Chekhov play, classical music

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Wednesday March 9, 2005 8:39 am	Fight the late-winter blues with Chekhov play, classical music This weekend, the Bates College Orchestra, a string quartet from Italy and a Chekhov drama in a brand-new translation promise ample distraction from the Endless Winter of 2005.
Thursday November 11, 2004 12:29 pm	Indonesian shadow puppets, orchestral concert make for intriguing evenings in Olin Concert Hall At 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, the Bates College Orchestra presents a program including a work by conductor Philip Carlsen, a setting of poems by renowned Maine writer Wesley McNair. At 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, Indonesian puppet master Joko Susilo will present a shadow-puppet performance of “The Abduction of Sinta,” a central story from the Hindu epic Ramayana. Susilo will be accompanied by the Bates Gamelan Mawar Mekar (“blossom of inspiration”), an Indonesian-style gamelan orchestra, and guest musicians from New Hampshire and Minnesota. Both events take place in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall at Bates, 75 Russell St., and are open to the public at no charge. For more information, please call 207-786-6135.
Thursday March 27, 2003 10:37 am	Collaborations distinguish gamelan concerts In Olin Arts Center Concert Hall performances a week apart, Indonesian-style orchestra breaks new ground for the Maine music scene. A concert at 8 p.m. Friday, March 28, pairs the Gamelan Mawar Mekar with the Bates College Orchestra, a collaboration that may well be Maine’s first between the traditional Indonesian form and a Western-style orchestra.
Wednesday October 23, 2002 4:20 pm	Theatrical presentations claim spotlight in November cultural calendar For journalists covering arts and entertainment, the emphasis in November’s public arts and entertainment events at Bates College is on stage. Two productions apiece are planned by the college’s theater and dance programs, and three by the student theatrical troupe, making the month rich for performance fans. Another highlight for your story planning is the fact that Frank Glazer, an artist in residence at Bates and a pianist of international stature, has two concerts on tap during November. In addition, the month holds one must-cover in literature at Bates, a reading by Camden’s own Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, Richard Russo (Empire Falls).
Monday March 4, 2002 2:35 pm	Student musical performances hit crescendo Performances by student musicians at Bates College hit a crescendo in late March. All in the Olin Arts Center Concert…
Friday November 17, 2000 2:00 pm	Bates College Choir and Orchestra to perform The Bates College Choir and Orchestra, conducted by Choir Director John Corrie, will perform music by Mozart, Vivaldi and Bach at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, and Saturday, Dec. 2, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall on Russell Street.
Tuesday November 7, 2000 1:53 pm	Bates College Orchestra to perform The Bates College Orchestra, conducted by William Matthews, Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, will perform music by Cesar Franck, Astor Piazzola and Jennifer Higdon at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall on Russell Street.
Tuesday April 4, 2000 12:22 pm	Bates celebrates millennium with concert The Bates College Orchestra, led by William Matthews, the Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, will be joined by computer music composer Eric Chasalow, Bates class of 1977, in a concert featuring works commissioned by the college as part of its millennial celebration at 9 p.m. Friday, April 7, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Wednesday February 2, 2000 1:39 pm	Bates College orchestra to perform The Bates College Orchestra, under the direction of William Matthews, the Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, will perform a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Thursday October 21, 1999 12:00 am	Bates College Orchestra to perform The Bates College Orchestra, under the direction of William Matthews, the Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, will perform a program of range and contrast at 8 p.m., Nov. 12, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge. For additional information, call the Olin Arts Center at 207-786-6135.

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This weekend, the Bates College Orchestra, a string quartet from Italy and a Chekhov drama in a brand-new translation promise ample distraction from the Endless Winter of 2005.

Indonesian shadow puppets, orchestral concert make for intriguing evenings in Olin Concert Hall

At 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, the Bates College Orchestra presents a program including a work by conductor Philip Carlsen, a setting of poems by renowned Maine writer Wesley McNair. At 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, Indonesian puppet master Joko Susilo will present a shadow-puppet performance of “The Abduction of Sinta,” a central story from the Hindu epic Ramayana. Susilo will be accompanied by the Bates Gamelan Mawar Mekar (“blossom of inspiration”), an Indonesian-style gamelan orchestra, and guest musicians from New Hampshire and Minnesota. Both events take place in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall at Bates, 75 Russell St., and are open to the public at no charge. For more information, please call 207-786-6135.

Thursday

March 27, 2003
10:37 am

Collaborations distinguish gamelan concerts

In Olin Arts Center Concert Hall performances a week apart, Indonesian-style orchestra breaks new ground for the Maine music scene. A concert at 8 p.m. Friday, March 28, pairs the Gamelan Mawar Mekar with the Bates College Orchestra, a collaboration that may well be Maine’s first between the traditional Indonesian form and a Western-style orchestra.

Wednesday

October 23, 2002
4:20 pm

Theatrical presentations claim spotlight in November cultural calendar

For journalists covering arts and entertainment, the emphasis in November’s public arts and entertainment events at Bates College is on stage. Two productions apiece are planned by the college’s theater and dance programs, and three by the student theatrical troupe, making the month rich for performance fans. Another highlight for your story planning is the fact that Frank Glazer, an artist in residence at Bates and a pianist of international stature, has two concerts on tap during November. In addition, the month holds one must-cover in literature at Bates, a reading by Camden’s own Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, Richard Russo (Empire Falls).

Monday

March 4, 2002
2:35 pm

Student musical performances hit crescendo

Performances by student musicians at Bates College hit a crescendo in late March. All in the Olin Arts Center Concert…

Friday

November 17, 2000
2:00 pm

Bates College Choir and Orchestra to perform

The Bates College Choir and Orchestra, conducted by Choir Director John Corrie, will perform music by Mozart, Vivaldi and Bach at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, and Saturday, Dec. 2, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall on Russell Street.

Tuesday

November 7, 2000
1:53 pm

Bates College Orchestra to perform

The Bates College Orchestra, conducted by William Matthews, Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, will perform music by Cesar Franck, Astor Piazzola and Jennifer Higdon at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall on Russell Street.

Tuesday

April 4, 2000
12:22 pm

Bates celebrates millennium with concert

The Bates College Orchestra, led by William Matthews, the Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, will be joined by computer music composer Eric Chasalow, Bates class of 1977, in a concert featuring works commissioned by the college as part of its millennial celebration at 9 p.m. Friday, April 7, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge.

Wednesday

February 2, 2000
1:39 pm

Bates College orchestra to perform

The Bates College Orchestra, under the direction of William Matthews, the Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, will perform a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The public is invited to attend free of charge.

Thursday

October 21, 1999
12:00 am

Bates College Orchestra to perform

The Bates College Orchestra, under the direction of William Matthews, the Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, will perform a program of range and contrast at 8 p.m., Nov. 12, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge. For additional information, call the Olin Arts Center at 207-786-6135.