Pre-performance Lectures

2008-09 SCHEDULE

Delfeayo Marsalis
Speaker: John Abigana, Music Director, Woodland High School
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, 7 pm
Studio Theatre
, Mondavi Center

Inbal Pinto Dance Company
Speaker: Shelly Gilbride, PhD Candidate in Performance Studies, Department of Theatre and Dance, UC Davis
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008, 7 pm
Jackson Hall
, Mondavi Center

Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Speaker: Dr. Phil Kass, Professor, UC Davis, and Music Program Volunteer, Davis High
Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, 7 pm
AGR Room, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center

ABT II
Speaker: Ron Cunningham, Artistic Director, Sacramento Ballet Company
Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, 7 pm
AGR Room, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center

MacHomer
Speaker: Fran Dolan, Professor, Department of English, UC Davis
Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, 7 pm
Jackson Hall
, Mondavi Center

Mavis Staples
Speaker: Jon Fox, Bluegrass Writer and Historian
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, 7 pm
Studio Theatre
, Mondavi Center

State Ballet Theatre of Russia
Speaker: Ruth Rosenberg, Professional Development Programs Coordinator, Mondavi Center, UC Davis
Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, 7 pm
AGR Room, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center

Munich Symphony Orchestra
Speaker: Timm Rolek, Artistic Director and Conductor, Sacramento Opera
Friday, Feb. 13, 2009, 7 pm
AGR Room, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center

Punch Brothers
Speaker: Joe Craven, Joe Craven Trio
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, 7 pm
AGR Room, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center

Philip Glass
Speaker: Pablo Ortiz, Professor, Department of Music, UC Davis
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, 7 pm
Jackson Hall
, Mondavi Center

Angela Hewitt, piano
Speaker: Angela Hewitt, pianist
Sunday, Mar. 1, 2009, 1pm
Jackson Hall
, Mondavi Center

Grupo Corpo
Speaker: Jeremy Ganter, Director of Programming, Mondavi Center, UC Davis
Friday, Mar. 13, 2009, 7 pm
AGR Room, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center

Academy of Ancient Music
Speaker: Jessie Ann Owens, Dean, Division of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies, UC Davis
Saturday, Mar. 14, 2009, 7 pm
Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center

Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Speaker: Steve Roach, Director of Jazz Studies, CSUS
Friday, Mar. 20, 2009, 7 pm
Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Speaker: David Deffner, Professor, Department of Music, CSUS, and Director of Music, Davis Community Church
Saturday, Mar. 28, 2009, 7 pm
Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center

Bill Frisell’s Disfarmer Project
Speaker: Terry Nathan, Professor, Art-Science Fusion Program and Atmospheric Science Program, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis
Saturday, Apr. 4, 2009, 7 pm
Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center

Ballet Preljocaj
Speaker: Ruth Rosenberg, Professional Development Programs Coordinator, Mondavi Center, UC Davis
Friday, Apr. 17, 2009, 7 pm
AGR Room, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Speaker: Chris Reynolds, Musicologist, Department of Music, UC Davis
Friday, Apr. 24, 2009, 7 pm
Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center

Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar
Speaker: Matthew Grasso, Classical Guitarist, and Instructor, Sacramento City College
Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 7 pm
Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center

San Francisco Symphony
Speaker: D. Kern Holoman, Professor, Department of Music, UC Davis
Thursday, May 21, 2009, 7 pm
AGR Room, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center

One of Mondavi Center’s most popular programs, these free presentations by knowledgeable educators, scholars, and performers provide aesthetic, historical, and social context on selected artists. Designed to enhance audience enjoyment and understanding of performances, the Pre-performance Lecture schedule is based on artist diversity and educational value to the community.

Sponsored by UC Davis Health System, Arranged and Hosted by Friends Mondavi Center