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2007 Performance Highlights

All concerts are free* and open to the public

GH: Great Hall

BPAC: Buckingham Performing Arts Center

Fleck: Fleck Dining Hall
SSPC: St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral

KIRBY: F.M. Kirby Center

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* Except for "Oliver!" --Adults $16, Students and Senior Citizens $8.

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Monday, June 25
Counselor Solo & Chamber Recital
8 P.M. GH
PAI counselors come from leading universities and conservatories, where they are pursuing careers in the arts. Join us as they present an evening of solo and chamber music.
 
 
Thursday, June 28
Student Solo & Chamber Recital
8 P.M. GH
Serious students of music travel to Kingston from across the nation and around the world to immerse themselves in the arts.  Join us as they present an evening of solo and chamber music.
 
 
Friday, June 29
8 P.M. BPAC
 

Wind Ensemble

directed by Scott Cranston

 
 
The Sounds of Sousa
 
Light Cavalry Overture  
Franz von Suppe
Carnival of Venice  
Herbert L. Clarke
Fugue on Yankee Doodle  
John Philip Sousa
Songs of Grace and Songs of Glory  
John Philip Sousa
March Encores selected from:    
El Capitan  
John Philip Sousa
The Fairest of the Fair  
John Philip Sousa
Manhattan Beach  
John Philip Sousa
Semper Fidelis  
John Philip Sousa
Stars and Stripes Forever  
John Philip Sousa
The Thunderer  
John Philip Sousa
     
 

Jazz Ensemble

directed by Perry Orfanella

 
Fig's Wedding  
Perry Orfanella
In the Hall of Monty King  
Steve Wright
Samara  
Steve Wright
Donna Dance  
Rick Cornish
     
Saturday, June 30
8 P.M. GH
 

Masterworks Chorale

directed by Art Sjogren

 
Alle Psalite
13th Century Processional
O Quam Amabilis Es  
Pierre Villette
Exsultent et Laetentur  
Niels La Cour
African Trilogy  
Traditional South African
     
 

Chamber Orchestra

directed by Paul Hostetter

 
Poem for Flute and Orchestra  
Griffes
     
 

Institute Chorus

directed by Art Sjogren

 
Venite Populi  
W.A. Mozart
Dona Nobis  
Peteris Vasks
     
 

Symphony Orchestra

directed by Paul Hostetter

 
Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Wagner
Lat movement of Brahms' First Symphony
Brahms
     
Monday, July 2
8 P.M. GH

The Shanghai Quartet melds the delicacy of Eastern music with the power of Western repertoire, from traditional Chinese folk music to the most challenging classical works.

     
String Quartet No. 23 in F Major  
(Prussian 3), K. 590
W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
    I.  Allegro moderato    
    II. Andante    
    III. Minuetto; Allegretto: Trio    
    IV.  Allegro    
     
Song of the Chin  
Zhou Long (B. 1953)
     
String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor    
(Death and the Maiden)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
    I. Allegro vivace    
    II. Andante con moto    
    III.  Scherzo.  Allegro molto    
    IV.  Presto    
     
Tuesday, July 3
Faculty Solo & Chamber Recital
8 P.M. GH
PAI's international faculty currently performs with symphony orchestras and/or teaches at universities and conservatories. They have trained at The Juilliard School, The Curtis Institute of Music, Eastman School of Music, Yale and The Royal Academy of Music (England), to name only a few.   Join us as they present an evening of solo and chamber music.
 
 
Thursday, July 5
Student Solo & Chamber Recital
8 P.M. GH
Serious students of music travel to Kingston from across the nation and around the world to immerse themselves in the arts.  Join us as they present an evening of solo and chamber music.
 
 
Friday, July 6
8 P.M. BPAC

                  Wind Ensemble

                  directed by Cynthia Johnston Turner

 
selections from the following:
 
Star Wars Trilogy
John Williams/Hunsberger
Lux Aurumque  
Eric Whitacre
Hounds of Spring  
Alfred Reed
Circus Bee March  
Henry Fillmore
     
 

Jazz Ensemble

directed by Tom Heinze

 
One Note Samba

 

Antonio Carlos Jobim
   
arr. T. Heinze
The Carol of the Bells  
M. Leontovich
   
arr. T. Heinze
Wednesday Night Dancers  
T. Heinze
     
Saturday, July 7
8 P.M. GH
 

Masterworks Chorale

directed by Synthia Ko

 
In the Silvery Moonlight  
Traditional
Love Songs of the Irish  
James Mulholland
     1. Down by the Salley Gardens    

Love---By the Water:

   
     2.  Fare Thee Well    
     3.  Banks of Ohio  
Gwyneth Walker
The Snow  
Edward Elgar
     
 

Chamber Orchestra

directed by Paul Hostetter

 
St. Paul's Suite  
Holst
     
 

Institute Chorus

directed by Synthia Ko

 
Song of the Great Wall  
Liu Xue Yan
Take These Wings  
Don Besig
Folk Song Suite  
arr. by Jay Althouse
The Music Always There With You  
John Rutter
Song for a Russian Child  
Andrea Klouse
     
 

Symphony Orchestra

directed by Paul Hostetter

 
The Comedians: Galop
Kabalevsky
Enigma Variations  
Elgar
     
Monday, July 9
Cabaret Recital
8 P.M. BPAC
Our vision is to attract the most talented students of musical theater, nurture their gifts and create an environment that will guide them towards their dreams with passion, self conficence and a joy for the process.  Please join these remarkable students as they present an evening of Broadway.
 
 

"Big Spender"

from Sweet Charity

 

Cy Coleman &

Dorothy Fields

"Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" from Les Misérables

Llain Boublil &

Claude-Michel Schönberg

"Anthem"

from Chess

Björn Ulvaeus,

Benny Andersson &

Tim Rice

Irish Washer Woman  
Traditional
Lose Control  
Missy Elliot

"Mamma I'm a Big Girl Now"

from Hairspray

 

Marc Shaiman &

Scott Wittman

"What Did I Have That I Don't Have"

from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Burton Lane &

Alan Jay Lerner

"Not a Day Goes By"

from Merrily We Roll Along

 
Stephen Sondheim
Warning Sign  
Coldplay
Sweet Sir Galahad  
Joan Baez

"As Long as You're Mine"

from Wicked

 
Stephen Schwartz

"I Know the Truth"

from Aida

 

Elton John &

Tim Rice

"Out There"

from The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Alan Menken &

Stephen Schwartz

     
Wednesday, July 11
Student Solo & Chamber Recital
8 P.M. GH
Serious students of music travel to Kingston from across the nation and around the world to immerse themselves in the arts.  Join us as they present an evening of solo and chamber music.
 

 

 
Friday, July 13
8 P.M. BPAC
 

Wind Ensemble

directed by Jerome Campbell

Trombone Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov
Variations on Jerusalem the Golden
Charles Ives
Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Niccolo Paganini
James Barnes
     
 

Jazz Ensemble

directed by Ellen Rowe

 
 
selections from the following
 
Badger Blues  
Bob Curnow
Minor Mystery  
Ellen Rowe
Road Runner  
Keith Foley
Frankie's Tune  
Bob Mintzer
The Three Js  
Ellen Rowe
If I Could  

Pat Metheny

arr. Bob Curnow

     
Saturday, July 14
8 P.M. SSPC
 

Masterworks Chorale

directed by John Vaida

 
Psalm 117  
Georg Telemann
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis  
Herbert Howells
     
 

Chamber Orchestra

directed by Victor Liva

 
Organ Concerto No. 1 in F Major  
Rheinberger
     
 

Institute Chorus

directed by John Vaida

 
Gloria  
Rutter
     
 

Symphony Orchestra

directed by Victor Liva

 
Tragic Overture  
Brahms
Essay No. 1 for Orchestra
Barber
 

 

 
Sunday, July 15
Jazz Faculty and Guest Artists
8 P.M. BPAC
Featuring internationally known jazz artists Ellen Rowe, Steve Fidyk, Rick Lawn and PAI's very own Alex Noppe, Perry Orfanella and friends.
 

 

 
Monday, July 16
Counselor Solo & Chamber Recital
8 P.M. GH
PAI counselors come from leading universities and conservatories, where they are pursuing careers in the arts. Join us as they present an evening of solo and chamber music.
 
 
Wednesday, July 18
Student Solo & Chamber Recital
8 P.M. GH
Serious students of music travel to Kingston from across the nation and around the world to immerse themselves in the arts.  Join us as they present an evening of solo and chamber music.
 

 

 
Thursday, July 19
Guest Artists
 
 

Jacquiline Kerrod, Harp

Mark Uys, Violin

 
     
Friday, July 20
8 P.M. BPAC
 

Wind Ensemble

directed by Thomas McCauley

 
Gavorkna Fanfare  
Jack Stamp
First Suite for Military Band in Eb  
Gustav Holst
Liturgical Dances  
David Holsinger
Irish Tunes from County Derry  
Percy Grainger
     
 

Jazz Ensemble

directed by Steve Fidyk

 
  Selections from the following:  
Flight of the Foo-foo Birds  
Hefti
In a Mellow Tone  

Ellington

arr. Foster

Splanky  
Hefti
I Remember Clifford  

Golson

arr. Nestico

One O'Clock Jump  

Basie

arr. Clayton

     
Saturday, July 21
8 P.M. GH
 

Masterworks Chorale

directed by Johann Van der Sandt

 
     
Extracts from: The Armed Man: Mass for Peace
Karl Jenkins
Silence My Soul - a sound meditation
Francisco F. Feliciano
Dream a Dream  
Ed Robertson
Traditional South African Folk Music    
     
 

Chamber Orchestra

directed by Lawrence Loh

 
Divertimento in D Major K.136  
W.A. Mozart
     
     
 

Institute Chorus

directed by Johann Van der Sandt

 
   
Gloria in Excelsis from San Gloria  
Peter Louis van Dijk
Freedom  
Duke Ellington
Khutso (Peace)  
Traditional South African
Traditional Songs from South Africa    
     
     
 

Symphony Orchestra

directed by Lawrence Loh

 
Coriolan Overture  
Beethoven
Danzon Cubano  
Copland
Symphony No. 2, Op. 73 in D Major  
Brahms
     
Sunday, July 22
Dance Company Production
2 P.M. BPAC
The PAI dance program is rigorous, encompassing classical ballet, modern dance, jazz, and improvisation. The demanding four-week workshop is led by a faculty of professional dancers, teachers and choreographers, all who come from diverse backgrounds and have professional experience. The curriculum is both strenuous and rewarding, challenging dancers to refine technique and increase stamina. It culminates in this full-scale dance production featuring students, faculty, and guest artists. Dancers are involved in all aspects of the production, including costume design, lighting and choreography.
 

 

 
Monday, July 23
Faculty Solo & Chamber Recital
8 P.M. GH
PAI's international faculty currently performs with symphony orchestras and/or teaches at universities and conservatories. They have trained at The Juilliard School, The Curtis Institute of Music, Eastman School of Music, Yale and The Royal Academy of Music (England), to name only a few.   Join us as they present an evening of solo and chamber music.
 

 

 
Wednesday, July 25
Student Solo & Chamber Recital
8 P.M. GH
Serious students of music travel to Kingston from across the nation and around the world to immerse themselves in the arts.  Join us as they present an evening of solo and chamber music.
 

 

 
Thurs. July 26
Cabaret Recital
8 P.M. BPAC
Our vision is to attract the most talented students of musical theater, nurture their gifts and create an environment that will guide them towards their dreams with passion, self conficence and a joy for the process.  Please join these remarkable students as they present an evening of Broadway.
 

 

 
Friday, July 27
8 P.M. BPAC
 

Wind Ensemble

directed by Bruce Yurko

 
 
selections from the following:
 
Memorial to Lidice  
Frank Martinu
Fantasia in G  
J.S. Bach
Circus Band  
Charles Ives
     
 

Jazz Ensemble

directed by Jamie Orfanella

 
Yardbird Suite

 

Charlie Parker

arr. Mark Taylor

Country Road  

James Taylor

arr. Kenny Wheeler

Beauty and the Beast  

Alan Menken

arr. Gordon Goodwin

Ran Kan Kan

Tito Puente

arr. Michael Philip Mossman

RU Chicken  
Kris Berg
     
Saturday, July 28
8 P.M. GH
 

Masterworks Chorale

directed by Keith Hampton

 

Say the Word

Anna Boney Brown

piano transcription by Thomas W. Jefferson

Sicut Cervus

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

arr. Keith Hampton

Lift Every Voice for Freedom

arr. Moses Hogan

narration by Walter Bonam

Erev Shel Shoshanim  

Josef Hadar

arr. Jack Klebanow

Come by Here

Spiritual

arr. Uzee Brown, Jr.

     
 

Chamber Orchestra

directed by Ken Jernigan

 
Two Aquerelles  
Frederick Delius
Five Variants on "Dives and Lazarus"
Ralph V. Williams
     
 

Institute Chorus

directed by Keith Hampton

 
The Lord is My Shepherd from the Preacher's Wife
Keith Hampton
Zungo  
Nigerian Folk Song
Niska Banja  

Serbian Gypsy Dance

arr. Page

Ale Brider

Traditional Yiddish Folk Song

adapted by Page

Four Robert Burns Ballads    
1. A Red Red Rose  

James Mulholland

ed: Rodby

     
 

Symphony Orchestra

directed by Ken Jernigan

 
Lullaby  
George Gershwin
American In Paris
George Gershwin
 

 

 
Sunday, July 29
Faculty Brass and Percussion Recital
8 P.M. GH
PAI's international faculty currently performs with symphony orchestras and/or teaches at universities and conservatories. They have trained at The Juilliard School, The Curtis Institute of Music, Eastman School of Music, Yale and The Royal Academy of Music (England), to name only a few.   Join us for an evening of brass and percussion.
     
Tuesday, July 31
PAI Piano Trio
8 P.M. GH
PAI Piano Trio featuring Sophie Till, violin; Christiane Vaida, cello; and Wen-Chi Cathy Liu, piano.
 
 
Wednesday, Aug. 1
Student Solo & Chamber Recital
8 P.M. GH
Serious students of music travel to Kingston from across the nation and around the world to immerse themselves in the arts.  Join us as they present an evening of solo and chamber music.
 


 
Thurs. Aug. 2
"Oliver!"
PAI Musical Theater Production
8 P.M KIRBY
 
 


 
Friday, Aug. 3
"Oliver!"
PAI Musical Theater
Production
8 P.M KIRBY
 
     
Saturday, Aug. 4
Season's End, A Grand Finale
7 P.M. BPAC, GH
 
 
     

Wind Ensemble

directed by Jerome Campbell

 
Festive Overture  
 Dimitri Shostakovich
Canzona  
 Peter Mennin
Chorale and Alleluia  
 Howard Hanson
     
 

Jazz Ensemble

directed by Perry Orfanella

 
     
 

Masterworks Chorale

directed by John Vaida

 
Chorus of the Wedding Guests  
Donizetti
Humming Chorus  
Puccini
Neighbors Chorus  
Offenbach
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Carsten Gerlitz
Oh When The Saints  
Carsten Gerlitz
     
 

Institute Chorus

directed by John Vaida

 
The Last Words of David  
Randall Thompson
Under the Willow Tree  
Samuel Barber
Psalm 61  
Alan Hovhannes
The Circus Band  
Charles Ives
     
 

Symphony Orchestra

directed by Victor Liva

 

Symphony No. 4

      movements 1 - 4

Tchaikovsky
     

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