Yale School of Music Faculty Artist Series. Wendy Sharp, violin, and Wei-Yi Yang, piano, will perform works by Beethoven, Ysaÿe, Kernis, and Previn, Sunday, Nov. 5, 4 p.m., Sprague Hall (College & Wall Streets). Admission is free. For more information: 203 432-4158 or www.yale.edu/music.
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NOMAD Festival of Traditional Music and Dance. This festival is a gathering of 400 volunteer performers presenting traditional music concerts, participatory dancing for all levels, jams, workshops and family activities. Traditional dancing includes Contra, English Country, International and more. Traditional music includes American and International folk, ballads, bluegrass, Celtic and more. Food Court and Folk Bazaar on site. Shuttle bus to free parking at nearby Yale University. The festival takes place Friday, Nov. 3, 7 to 11 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 5, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Wilbur Cross High School, 181 Mitchell Drive. Admission varies by day and time. Discounts for seniors, youth and children. Kids under 6 free. Web: www.nomadfest.org
New Music New Haven. New Music New Haven, the Yale School of Music's contemporary music series, kicks off a new season on Thursday, Nov. 2, 8 p.m., in Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Hall. Entitled "Remembering Ligeti," the concert will focus on the music and memory of the great twentieth-century Hungarian composer, who died in June 2006. Reminiscences on Ligeti will be provided by YSM Professor of Composition Martin Bresnick, who counts Ligeti among his principal teachers. The program will feature Ligeti's music as well as new works by YSM student composers. The director of New Music New Haven is Aaron Jay Kernis. Admission to the concert is free. For more information, visit www.yale.edu/music, call 203-432-4158, or the Sprague Hall Box Office at the corner of Wall and College Streets, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Yale Opera. Yale Opera, under the artistic direction of Doris Yarick Cross and the stage direction of Vera Calàbria, presents its annual program of Opera Scenes in back-to-back evening performances Friday, Oct. 27, and Saturday, Oct. 28. Both shows begin at 8 p.m. in Sprague Hall (Corner of College and Wall Street). Each evening's program will feature different repertoire, selected from the following: Act I of Bizet's charming romantic opera Djamileh, Act II of Gounod's masterpiece Faust, the Act II finale of Mozart's timeless classic Le nozze di Figaro, the heart-rending third act of Puccini's La Bohème and the lush and romantic first and second acts of his La Rondine (The Swallow). Rounding out the programs will be selections from Stravinsky's brilliant moral fable The Rake's Progress and a complete performance of William Walton's rarely-staged extravaganza The Bear. Surtitles will be employed for all scenes not sung in English. Tickets are $8, $12 ($5 students). For specific information about each evening's program and to purchase tickets, visit the Yale School of Music concert office during weekday business hours in the lobby of Sprague Hall, call 203 432-4158, or visit the School's web site, www.yale.edu/music.
Chamber music. The Chamber Music Society at Yale presents The Juilliard String Quartet, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m., Sprague Memorial Hall (College & Wall Streets). Works by Mozart, Bartok, and Beethoven will be performed. Limited quantity of tickets on sale Monday, Nov. 6, at $26, $30 & $33, ($13 for students; rush $5, if available). Information and tickets: 203-432-4158, www.yale.edu/music. Sprague Hall Box Office open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wallingford
Wine tasting. The Wallingford Chorus is presenting its fall wine tasting event at the Gouveia Vineyard, 1339 Whirlwind Hill Road, Thursday evening, Oct. 26, 6 to 8 p.m. The price of $25 includes a sampling of selected fine wines, hors d'oeuvres, entertainment and good conversation. To add to the festivities, the evening will feature an "Out and About Wallingford" raffle to which a number of local merchants and restaurants have donated raffle prizes. Come mingle with the chorus and meet people who sing well and party hardy. Tickets are limited, so to reserve a ticket at the door, call Jan or Ed Flynn (203) 634-1077.
Wallingford Chorus. The Wallingford Community Chorus is seeking new members of all voice types (especially tenors and basses.) Although there is no formal audition required, the Music Director will give each new member a private placement interview, in part to determine seating within the chorus. Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Lyman Hall High School. The Chorus performs a winter and spring concert. The winter concert is scheduled for Dec. 9. For information call Agnes Beckert (203) 288-5712 or Eileen Lettick (203) 269-6218.
West Haven
Oktoberfest. The Harugari German-American Society's Annual Oktoberfest Dinner Dance will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, 6 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the Harugari Hall located at 66 Highland St. (Off of Campbell Ave near the Veterans Hospital & Route 95). The Oktoberfest Dinner Dance will be featuring music by the Mountain Tops. The public is invited to enjoy this evening of fun with some traditional German food, music, and fun. The HSV Bavaria Schuhplattlers and Harugari Jr Schuhplattlers will be performing traditional German folk and Bavarian dances. Doors open at 6 p.m. with a Kassler rippchen dinner (smoked pork chop) being served at 7. Cost of the event is $15 per non-member and $12 per member. Please make your reservations quickly by calling Stan Pokora at 203-723-1314, Ruth Purvis at 203-933-2424 or the Harugari Society at 203-933-9930. Any one interested in additional information about the Harugari German-American Society can call 203-933-9930 or visit www.harugari.org.
An Evening With Bill Bruford. The University of New Haven, in cooperation with Sam Ash Music and Tama Drums, presents drumming icon Bill Bruford in concert at 7 pm, Monday, Nov. 6, in Dodds Auditorium on the UNH campus. The performance, sponsored in part by the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, is free and open to the public. "An Evening with Bill Bruford" is Bruford's first North American clinic tour in more than 20 years. Named to the Modern Drummer's Hall of Fame in 1990, Bruford has played with some of the most revered ensembles, including, Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, UK, Gong, and National Health. In addition to performing with these distinguished ensembles, Bruford has also been the leader of his own bands including Bruford, and his current vehicle, Earthworks. As a progressive rock and jazz drummer, Bruford will be highlighting and demonstrating tracks from across his lengthy career. His playing has had an immeasurable influence on both the drumming and the music, perhaps more than any other drummer in this genre.
"Getting Out." The University of New Haven Theatre is presenting Marsha Norman's "Getting Out," directed by Bob Boles, Nov. 15 to 19. The performance opens at 8 p.m. in Dodds Theatre on the UNH campus on Nov. 15, 16, 17 and 18 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday Nov. 19. The presentation is open to the public with an admission of $10 and is free to UNH students and faculty. No reservations are necessary. The play centers on a young woman who has recently been released from prison. She is determined to begin a new life, while forces from her past try to drag her back. Although "Arlene" was rebellious and disruptive as a young girl, she has found strength in religion and is determined to put her youth behind her. While struggling to find her way in the present, she cannot escape flashbacks of past experiences with people such as her pimp ex-boyfriend and her uncaring, selfish mother. Her two personalities, "Arlene" in the present, and "Arlie" as a young rebellious girl, are represented by two performers who sometimes appear on stage simultaneously. Marsha Norman is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright for "Night Mother" and is currently co-chair of the playwriting program at Juilliard, in collaboration with Christopher Durang.
Concerts for All Ages series. The first in the 2006-07 Concerts for All Ages series at the University of New Haven will feature the internationally acclaimed baritone, Oleh Chmyr, accompanied by UNH's own music faculty member, Victor Markiw, on the piano. The concert, "European Vocal Miniatures," is at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 29, in the German Club on the UNH campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Oleh Chmyr is a worldwide opera and concert performer. A distinguished Ukrainian baritone and the winner of numerous international competitions, Chmyr sings in German, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian. Chmyr's solo concert, entitled "European Vocal Miniatures," was first performed in May 2000 at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall and gained much recognition with a CD released later that year. The UNH program will feature songs by Schumman, Schubert, Chopin, Skoryk, and many others. The concert is hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New Haven. For more information, please call Katherine Hinds, Director of Communications, 203.932.7246.
Seton Art Gallery. The Seton Art Gallery, located at the University of New Haven, has announced its 2006 to 2007 exhibition schedule: Todd Joki, UNH art professor, Thursday, Oct. 12, to Friday, Nov. 10. Rhizome: a collaborative sculptural installation by UNH sculpture and students, under the direction of art professor Erika Van Natta, Friday, Nov. 17, to Friday, Dec. 15, with an opening reception, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., with a snow date of Dec. 6, at the same time. The Rhizome structure will continue to evolve for the duration of the installation. For information, call 931-6065.
Waterbury
Aretha Franklin's soulful sounds and powerhouse vocals are sure to demand audience "Respect," when the reigning Queen of Soul performs at the Palace Theater for one night only on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. Rated among the most celebrated artists of our time, Aretha Franklin is an iconic soul, R&B and gospel singer unique not only for the power of her voice and passion of her music, but her ability to stay absolutely contemporary. Tickets for Aretha Franklin are priced at $80, $60 and $50 and went on sale to the general public Friday, Oct. 6. Tickets for the performance can be purchased by phone at 203-755-4700 or online at www.palacetheaterct.org. Groups of 20 or more receive a 10 percent discount. The Palace Theater Box Office is located at 100 East Main Street in Waterbury.
