Jane Austen's 'Persuasion' at Ross Theater
Roger Mitchell's adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion, opens
at the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater on April 25. The intensely dramatic
film features acclaimed performances of Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds, the
most powerful expression since The Piano of the ever-provocative
idea that no love is as strong as the one denied. Persuasion is
showing April 25-28.
Anonymous Four Blends Voices in Sacred Harmonies
The four female vocalists of Anonymous 4 will present an arrangement of 12th century sacred compositions at 8 p.m. April 28 in Kimball Recital Hall.
Formed in 1986 to experiment with the sound of medieval chant and harmonies as sung by female voices, Anonymous 4 has developed a large group of fans and critics who appreciate its technical mastery. In addition to the ensemble's own series at St. Michael's Church in New York City, Anonymous 4 has appeared throughout North America and Europe, and has been featured on various radio broadcasts.
Anonymous 4 combines musical, literary and historical scholarship with modern performing in its presentations.
To date, Anonymous 4 has issued four recordings on the Harmonia Mundi USA label: An English Ladymass, On Yoolis Night, Love's Illusions and The Lily and the Lamb. The ensemble's recordings have consistently moved toward the top of Billboard's classical chart.
In the Lied Center performance, Anonymous 4 will present Miracles of Sant'Iago , a collection chants, songs and readings from 12th-century Europe. The musical pieces have been adapted from the Codex Calixtinus, a series of plainchants and polyphony written to celebrate feasts for St. James. Readings were added from The Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine , a work that describes the lives and miracles of the saints.
Tickets for Anonymous 4 are $24 and $20.
Lied Center Announces 1996-97 Season
The Lied Center for Performing Arts announces its seventh season which begins in September. According to executive director Bruce Marquis, the new season is a continuation of the Lied's "commitment to attract new and young audiences, as well as continue efforts to keep current audiences satisfied."
The new season includes internationally acclaimed orchestras, ballet companies, modern dance, comic theater and pop artists. Ticket prices range from $14 to $42 with half-price tickets for youth and students."
Alison Krauss and the Union Station band will launch the season on Sept. 6. Other performances are as follows:
Season tickets will be available in May following the completion of
the season brochure. Season orders, which offer discounts, may be placed
in May by mail or fax only following the mailing of the season brochure.
Single tickets will be available August 26. For more information or to
receive a season brochure, call the Lied Center Box Office at 2-4747.
Lentz Center Features Everyday Arts of Old Japan
Like common people everywhere, farmers and townspeople of old Japan embellished everyday objects, designed tools that were both handsome and functional, and made the most of inexpensive materials.
The Lentz Center for Asian Culture is hosting an exhibition of Japanese folk art, known as Mingei, through July. Nearly 100 items are included in this exhibition, most of which were collected by Peter and Ann Bleed in the 1960s and 70s. At that time traditional objects were still in everyday use. With modernization and a new generation, many of Japan's old crafts have fallen into disuse and many of these pieces have become quite rare.
The Lentz Center will host an opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. May 7, including a brief talk at 5 p.m. by Peter Bleed.
The character of Mingei art is best described by the word shibui, which refers to its qualities and subtlety, austerity, simplicity and directness. The term mingei was first used by Soetsu Yanagi. It is an abbreviation of a longer term meaning "the peoples' craft."
The Lentz Center for Asian Culture is located in room 329 of Morrill
Hall. In addition to this special exhibition the permanent collection
includes a survey of Asian art objects and is open to the public from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30 to 4 p.m. Sundays. Call
2-5841 for more information.
Violin Prodigy Midori to Take Lied Stage April 25
Acclaimed violin prodigy Midori and pianist Robert McDonald will perform at 8 p.m. April 25 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
Midori has been earning applause and critical acclaim since she soloed with the New York Philharmonic at age 10. Her technical prowess and professional poise have taken her around the world as a guest soloist for many of the world's premiere orchestras.
McDonald has been a soloist with orchestras such as the San Francisco, Milwaukee an Baltimore symphonies. His mastery of the piano has made him a highly sought partner for such performers as Isaac Stern and Elmar Oliveiria.
At the Lied Center recital, Midori and McDonald will open with a Mozart sonata that features the piano, with violin accompaniment. They will follow with a light-hearted violin and piano composition by Schubert, Prokofiev's lyrical Five Melodies, and an invigorating sonata by Saint-Saens. The performance is a Ruth K. Seacrest memorial concert.
Two pre-performance talks will be given by Robert A. Emile, professor
of strings and music theory at the UNL School of Music. Emile will speak
in the Lied Center's Steinhart Room 55 minutes before the performance and
again at 30 minutes before curtain. Tickets are $32, $28 and $24.
Artist Wiley to Speak April 24 at Sheldon
The Leland Lectures will feature a public lecture by William Wiley at 5 p.m. April 24 in the auditorium of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery.
Wiley's presentation is a collaboration between the Sheldon and the
Department of Art and Art History and is in conjunction with the
exhibition "William Wiley: Seed Corn," on display at the gallery through
July 7.
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