FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 25, 2009
CONTACT: Marge Dwyer, Manager of Media Relations
27 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138
617.876.0956 x1626
marge.dwyer@longy.edu
Versatile Vocalist Kudisan Kai & Friends to Present Concert
Dec. 4 at Longy School of Music in Cambridge
Get Ready for the Holidays with Family Series Dec. 13 and
Longy at the Regattabar Dec. 17
Cambridge, MA – Concert goers will be in for a special treat Friday, Dec. 4, 8 p.m. when Kudisan Kai, a vocalist of great scope and dimension, performs at Longy School of Music’s Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, 27 Garden Street (Harvard Square). Hailed as “Best Jazz Vocalist” by Downbeat Magazine, Kudisan Kai has performed with such artists as Diana Ross, Anita Baker, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler and Elton John, and has appeared with Sting on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno. She has produced several recordings and can be heard in a host of television and radio commercials and movie soundtracks.
Appointed this fall to Longy’s faculty in Modern American Music and Voice, Kudisan Kai also is an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Her repertoire ranges from classical to jazz to rock. Classical selections in the Longy program include works by Browning/Holland, Ginastera, Esterales and Puccini. Jazz and rock selections are by Blackman, Carrington, Miller, Monk and the artist herself. Exceptional colleagues joining her for the program include Aurelien Budynek, guitar, Maxim Lubarsky, piano, Steve Jenkins, bass, and Terri Lyne Carrington, drums. The Unique Voices Concert and Residency Series is generously funded by Jane and Neil Pappalardo.
Tickets: $35 General Admission / $25 Students and Seniors. 617.876.0956, x1500.
Family Series 2: “Winter Wonderland,” Sunday, Dec. 13, 2pm
Mark your calendars for family music fun at Longy’s next Family Series, "Winter Wonderland: The Velveteen Rabbit and Other Tales,” set for Sunday, Dec. 13, at 2pm, in Pickman Concert Hall. Celebrate the holiday season with this special program that weaves together classic stories and music including The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams paired with Beethoven's Romance in F featuring Adrienne Bassett, violin, Christina Guibas, piano, and Lydia Bassett, narrator. Twelve Days of Christmas accompanied by Hickory Strings: Geoff Brown, mandolin, and Mark Whittaker, banjo; and the story of the Hanukkah candles with music performed by Longy's Sephardic Ensemble.
Tickets: $10 General Admission / $5 Students and Seniors
617.876.0956, x1500
Longy at the Regattabar: “Notes a-Glist’ning,” Thursday, Dec. 17, 7:30pm
“Notes a-Glist’ning”: A delightful “snowstorm of notes” awaits you in this high-spirited holiday spectacular, brought to you by “Longy at the Regattabar.” Join world-class Longy performers as they romp through a musical winter wonderland. Enjoy festive songs of the season —Carol of the Bells, 12 Days of Christmas, Velvet Shoes, Fum Fum, We Need a Little Christmas and more. The festivities will be topped off by an audience sing-along, so come prepared to sing your holiday heart out. Location: The popular Regattabar jazz club is located at The Charles Hotel, Cambridge. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets: $20, www.regattabarjazz.com, 617.395.7757.
OTHER UPCOMING CONCERTS AND EVENTS
Here is a sampling of the many other upcoming performances and programs at Longy. Unless otherwise noted, all performances are in Longy’s Pickman Concert Hall, 27 Garden St., Cambridge (Harvard Square). Many have free admission. For program details, ticket information, directions and other performance listings, see the Concert Calendar on www.longy.edu.
Saturday, Dec. 5, 8pm
Longy’s Modern American Music (MAM) Series
The Dave Bryant Septet
Tribute to John Heiss on his 70th Birthday.
Dave Bryant, keyboards
Tom Hall, tenor saxophone
Neil Leonard, alto sax and electronics
Curt Newton and Eric Rosenthal, drums
Jeff Song, cello
John Voigt, bass
Heiss: Whimsies for Flute and Piano
Vanessa Breault Mulvey, flute
Heiss: Epigrams for Flute and Percussion
Julian Pellicano, percussion
Admission: Free
Friday, Dec. 11, 8pm
Longy’s Opera Department presents
Opera Holiday Gala
Donna Roll, director
Opera and music of the season
Works by Beethoven, Delibes, Gluck, Humperdinck, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Verdi
Admission: Free
Sunday, Dec. 13, 7:30pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Naoko Sugiyama, piano
Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année: Italie
Admission: Free
Monday, Dec. 21, 7:30pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Mostly Martinu: A Concert to Commemorate the 50th year of the Composer's Death
Erik Entwistle, piano
Daria Titova, cello
Cristi Catt, soprano
Daniela Tosic, mezzo soprano
Vocal and chamber works by Czech composers Bohuslav Martinu, his pupil Vitezslava Kapralova, and her father Vaclav Kapral
Admission: Free
SAVE THE DATE
Monday, Jan. 25, 8pm
The Pacifica Quartet
Visiting Artists in Chamber Music and 2009 Grammy Winners
Simin Ganatra, violin
Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin
Masumi Per Rostad, viola
Brandon Vamos, cello
Beethoven: Op. 18, No. 6
Jennifer Higdon: Voices
Beethoven: Op. 130 with Grosse Fugue
Tickets: $35 General Admission / $25 Students and Seniors
617.876.0956, x1500
Note: Program is subject to change. Please visit www.longy.edu for program details, updates and ticket information.
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