VIDEO PROGRAM NOTES: 2005/06 Season

Cal Performances At 100 Composer Jake Heggie narrates the story of Cal Performances' origin and highlights from its 100 years featuring luminaries such as Yo-Yo Ma, Mark Morris, Dave Brubeck and Laurie Anderson. (Length: 11:00) QuickTime Format (Get free player here) Broadband version Dial-up version RealVideo Format (Get free player here) Standard version

Jordi Savall's Las Músicas del Quijote: Video Program Notes
Watch and listen as Kate van Orden, Associate Professor, UCB Department of Music, sets the context for Jordi Savall's Las Músicas del Quijote (The Music of Quixote) to be performed on Thursday, March 9 at 8:00 p.m. at First Congregational Church. Professor van Orden discusses the many musical references in Miguel de Cervantes' celebrated novel, Don Quixote, that Savall used when creating this highly anticipated concert. (Length: 5:00)

Please note that there will be a Key Notes lecture entitled "Quixotic Music" with Professor van Orden on Thursday, March 9 preceding the concert at 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the large assembly room, at the First Congregational Church.

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Takács Quartet: Video Program Notes
Listen to Joseph Kerman, Professor Emeritus, Department of Music, UC Berkeley, discuss the Takács Quartet's March 12th concert and, in particular, Beethoven's String Quartet No. 2 in E minor, Op. 59. (Length: 7:00)

Please note that there will be a Sightlines pre-performance talk given by Professor Kerman at 2:00-2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 12 in Hertz Hall.

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Tallis Scholars: Video Program Notes
Paul Ellison, Lecturer in Music History at San Francisco State University, offers insight into The Tallis Scholars' December 3, 2005, concert celebrating the 500th anniversary of namesake and composer Thomas Tallis's death. (Length: 7:00)

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Mark Morris Dance Group
Celebrating Twenty-Five Years and The Hard Nut

Mark Morris: Video Program Notes
"Dancemaker and spellbinder" (The New Yorker) Mark Morris and Cal Performances Director Robert Cole go way back. Listen and watch as they chat about their friendship and working relationship, including The Hard Nut. (Length: 4:30)

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KQED Spark segment on Robert Cole
When Spark, KQED's local arts television show, wanted to highlight influential arts leaders in the Bay Area, it came to Cal Performances to see how Director Robert Cole works his magic. During his 18 years in Berkeley, Cole has turned Cal Performances into one of the country's leading arts presenters. (Length: 11:00)

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AileyCamp!
AileyCamp, the nationally acclaimed youth program, conceived by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and administrated by Cal Performances, teaches dance and life lessons to Berkeley/Oakland middle school students. Follow three Ailey campers from beginning impressions through the grand finale performance. (Length: 7:00)

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Behind the Scenes at Cal Performances
The Bolshoi Ballet is opening at Zellerbach Hall in just a few hours. Watch what it takes to get great art on the stage while running a dynamic arts organization. (Length 7:00)

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