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Your membership includes:• Subscription series tickets to our entire season• Family subscription• Discounted tickets for subscriber guests • Priority seating • Dining & Discount card benefits• Access to other Wheaton College events

wheaton.edu/ArtistSeries | 630.752.5010

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Become a member of the Wheaton College Artist Series family today!

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70thseason

Get closer to the music during our

2019 | 2020

Season Line-upLos Angeles Guitar QuartetFriday, September 27, 2019

Irish Chamber Orchestra Conductor/composer/clarinetist Jörg Widmann and Soprano Claron McFaddenSaturday, November 16, 2019 Tenor Ian Bostridge Guitarist Xuefei YangFriday, January 24, 2020

Morten Lauridsen’s acclaimed Lux AeternaConductor Jerry Blackstone, the Wheaton College

Choirs, organist Nicole Simental, Gaudete Brass, with honored guest, composer Morten Lauridsen

Friday, February 21, 2020

The Langston Hughes ProjectAsk Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz Starring the Ron McCurdy QuartetSaturday, March 21, 2020

Special Bonus Event: The Space in BetweenA new ballet based on The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis Ballet 5:8 Friday, November 1, 2019

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• Priority seating

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• And more!

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2019-20 Season | Wheaton College Artist Series

Get closer to the music!During his long tenure as General Manager of the Artist Series, Dr. Tony Payne has brought some of the greatest artists of our time to the Edman Chapel stage. In addition to his work as General Manager, he is a professor, a composer and a lifelong church musician.

As we usher in the 70th season of the Wheaton College Artist Series, I am proud to offer you six world-class events representing a wide range of artists and ensembles performing music that’s sure to delight and impress you. Your subscription to these concerts not only provides access to these wonderful artists at a substantial discount but offers added benefits as well.

So what distinguishes Artist Series concerts from other cultural events you’ve attended? First, an Artist Series event is more than a concert, it’s an experience.

Second, guest artists relentlessly pursue artistic excellence.

Finally, we want you to experience the arts in community where friends, neighbors and family enjoy beautiful evenings of music together.

See you at the concerts!

Tony Payne General Manager Wheaton College Artist Series

Ron McCurdy appears March 21

Los Angeles Guitar QuartetFriday, September 27, 2019 7:30 p.m. | Edman ChapelOpening Night Festival, Edman Chapel, 6:00 p.m.

The Grammy Award-winning LAGQ—Los Angeles Guitar Quartet is one of the most multifaceted groups in any musical genre. The LAGQ is uniquely accomplished to bring new energy to the concert stage with programs ranging from Bach to Bluegrass. Their inventive, critically acclaimed performances offer a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations of contemporary and world music continually break new ground. The Quartet consistently plays to sold-out houses worldwide.

Irish Chamber Orchestra Jörg Widmann, conductor/composer/clarinetist Claron McFadden, sopranoSaturday, November 16, 20197:30pm | Edman ChapelPre-concert Grace Notes, 6:30pm

The Irish Chamber Orchestra is Ireland’s most dynamic ensemble. Mixing traditional repertoire with new commissions and collaborating with everyone from DJs to dance companies, the ICO pushes the boundaries of what a chamber orchestra can do. Wherever they perform, the ICO delivers world-class concerts with energy and style.

The driving force behind the Orchestra is its Principal Conductor/Artistic Partner Jörg Widmann, an acclaimed composer, conductor and clarinetist who conducts with great vigor. This performance will also feature American soprano Claron McFadden who studied voice at the Eastman School of Music and is well known for her mastery of oratorio, opera and jazz.

The world’s hottest

classical ensemble or its

tightest pop band? How-

ever it helps you to think

about the Los Angeles

Guitar Quartet, keep

the emphasis on super-

latives for its unrivaled

joy, technical elan and

questing spirits.”

— Los Angeles Times

“…a razor-sharp, fully

seasoned ensemble, a

worthy ambassador

to represent the home

country…”

— John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune

Program Highlights Mozart: Adagio and Fugue | Jörg Widmann: Versuch über die Fuge | Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet for string orchestra and clarinet | Mendelssohn: Sinfonia No. 8 in D major

Program Highlights American Guitar Masters: Three American TraditionalsWhistling Molly | Black is the Color | Pick a Bale of CottonAaron Copland: Two Dance Episodes from “Rodeo”Corral Nocturne | Hoe-Down

TICKETS AT wheaton.edu/ArtistSeries | 630.752.5010

Ian Bostridge, tenor with Xuefei Yang, guitaristFriday, January 24, 2020 7:30pm | Edman ChapelPre-Concert Grace Notes, 6:30pm

Internationally acclaimed British tenor Ian Bostridge and Chinese classical guitarist Xuefei Yang began their collaboration in 2014 with the recording, Songs from Our Ancestors. This collaboration knits together a diverse array of composers and styles to represent the duo’s respective musical cultures. The program features music by John Dowland, Benjamin Britten, Franz Schubert and many others. Xuefei Yang’s 2015-16 solo appearance on the Artist Series was a season favorite.

with conductor Jerry Blackstone, the Wheaton College Choirs, organist Nicole Simental, Gaudete Brass, with honored guest, composer Morten LauridsenFriday, February 21, 20207:30pm | Edman ChapelPre-Concert Grace Notes, 6:30pm

Lux Aeterna is a work of art set apart from any other. It draws upon sacred choral chants paired with organ to invite the listener into spiritual conversation. This epic performance will feature Jerry Blackstone conducting the Wheaton College Choirs with organist Nicole Simental. To hear Lux Aeterna live with composer Morten Lauridsen present is to experience history in the making.

Morten Johannes Lauridsen is an American composer whose internationally beloved work, Lux Aeterna, was completed in 1997 for the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Lux Aeterna is in five movements and its texts are drawn from sacred Latin sources.

Grammy Award winner Jerry Blackstone is a leading conductor and educator. He received two Grammy Awards as chorusmaster for the critically acclaimed Naxos recording of William Bolcom’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience.

Ian Bostridge’s clear

tone and exemplary

diction maintain a

warm, intimate quality

and he could not ask

for a more responsive

musical partner:

Xuefei Yang’s playing

is sensitive, agile and

graceful, both when

functioning as an

accompanist and on the

instrumental solos.

— BBC Music Magazine

Nicole Simental holds de-grees from The University of Notre Dame, Wheaton College and Oberlin College. She was awarded 1st prize from the Goedicke Organ Competition at the Moscow Conservatory.

Gaudete is the Latin word for “Joy.” Gaudete Brass believes that chamber music can powerfully com-municate both the poignant and the exuberant through compelling concerts, com-missioning new works and adventurous recordings. Grammy winning composer Joan Tower wrote, “They are an extraordinary group…”

If you love

choral music, if

you appreciate

compositions that

lift you from the

mundane, you

should not miss

Lux Aeterna.

— St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Program Highlights Dowland: In darkness let me dwell Schubert Lieder: Die Mainacht Britten: Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op 70

Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna

TICKETS AT wheaton.edu/ArtistSeries | 630.752.5010

The Langston Hughes Project: Ask Your Mama - 12 Moods for Jazz Starring the Ron McCurdy QuartetSaturday, March 21, 20207:30pm | Edman ChapelPre-Concert Grace Notes, 6:30pm Center for Applied Christian Ethics, Partner in the Arts

Iconic American author, Langston Hughes wrote Ask Your Mama - 12 Moods for Jazz as a commentary on the struggles of the African-American community. In addition to his rhythmic prose, Hughes included musical notations but never created a musical score. Dr. Ron McCurdy developed these notes into 12 jazz pieces to be performed alongside the reading of the poem. Drawing from blues and Dixieland, gospel songs, boogie woogie, bebop and progressive jazz, Latin “cha cha” and Afro-Cuban mambo music, German lieder, Jewish liturgy, West Indian calypso and African drumming, this performance is sure to excite and inspire!

ProgramMood 1: Cultural Exchange Afronato | Mood 2: Ride, Red, Ride In the Moment | Mood 3: Shade of Pigmeat In a Spiritual Place | Mood 4: Ode To Dinah Bass Lines | Mood 5: Blues in Stereo Ode to Buddy | Mood 6: Horn of Plenty Meet Me at Congo Square | Mood 7: Gospel Cha-Cha Drums for Your Mama | Mood 8: Is It True Ask Your Mama | Mood 9: Ask Your Mama When You Are Gone | Mood 10: Bird in Orbit Madeleine’s Lullaby| Mood 11: Jazztet Muted Hesitation Blues | Mood 12: Show Fare, Please

SPECIAL BONUS EVENT!

Ballet 5:8 performs The Space in Between Based on C.S. Lewis’ The Great DivorceFriday, November 1, 20197:30pm | Edman ChapelPre-Concert Grace Notes, 6:30pmMarion E. Wade Center Partner in the Arts

Julianna Rubio Slager’s world premiere of The Space in Between brings the novel The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis to life. The dancers tell this thought-provoking story of passengers on a bus ride between heaven and hell. Through colorful costuming and masterful athleticism, this ballet enchants the eye and mind with the possibilities in the afterlife.

Co- sponsored by:

He had a capacity

crowd hanging on the

poet’s every word and

on their feet, cheering

themselves hoarse

come the end. He got

his Baptist church

atmosphere too –

there were plenty

of ‘Amens’.”

— Jazzwise

“Every so often, Ballet

5:8 ventures into

Chicago, sharing what

might be the suburbs’

best kept dance secret.

But it won’t be long until

Ballet 5:8 is a secret

to no one.”

— SeeChicagoDance.com

TICKETS AT wheaton.edu/ArtistSeries | 630.752.5010

Muriel Fuller Endowment for the Imagination and the Arts

Co- sponsored by:

Wheaton College Christmas Festival Friday, December 6, 2019 | 7:30pm | Edman ChapelSaturday, December 7, 2019 | 4pm & 7:30pm | Edman Chapel

Join the entire community for this annual celebration of Christmas carols and music from around the world, led by the Wheaton College Choirs and Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets on sale in October. Artist Series subscribers receive a special offer – Watch for details.

Opera Main Stage Wednesday-Saturday, January 15-18, 2020 7:30pm | Pierce Chapel

If you saw Opera Main Stage’s 2019 performance of Montiverdi’s L’Orfeo, you know what wonderful experiences the student opera performances can be.

TicketingBuy season subscriptions or individual tickets

1. Online at wheaton.edu/ArtistSeries

Renewing subscribers, use the personalized link sent to your email

2. Call 630.752.5010

3. Mail your order form to:

Ticket Office Armerding Center for Music and the Arts 520 E. Kenilworth Ave Wheaton, IL 60187

4. Visit the Armerding Center for special assistance.

Individual tickets go on sale in July.

Ticket Prices

General Subscription $175

Senior Subscription $150

Student Subscription $50

Individual Tickets $45

Senior Tickets $40

Student Tickets $10

One child (6-16) free with adult subscription

For group discounts (10+) call 630.752.5010

More Wheaton College Music Events You won’t want to miss

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• Guild member names listed in programs • Invitations to special events • Volunteer opportunities • Dining & Discount card benefits • And more!

Four easy ways to donate:

• Add a donation to your ticket order • Give online at www.wheaton.edu/asguild • Call 630.752.5010 • Visit the Guild lounge at any Artist Series event

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