Spring Break
Jazz, classical, and eastern styles permeate campus
by Daniel D. Snyder
Associate Editor
Music | 8/28/07
Posted online at 1:56 AM EST on 8/28/07
The Brandeis Office of the Arts has long sponsored highly acclaimed concerts of classical and world music. This year , however, a new concert series will bring performers in the widely varying American tradition to the Greater Boston area. In addition to the Lydian String Quartet's "Around the World in a String Quartet" series, student classical performances, the MusicUnitesUS World Music Concert Series, the Marquee Series will feature a collection of concerts drawing on a variety of musical traditions, such as blues, folk, world music and American standards.
Says Prof. Mary Ruth Ray (MUS), violist for the Lydian String Quartet, "This year's concerts explore a wide spectrum of contemporary music in addition to our classical, jazz, world music and new music offerings. We are delighted to present some of the finest professional musicians and vocalists from Greater Boston and beyond. It's our most diverse and ambitious concert season ever, exploring global connections between the music of the past and the present."
The first concert of the Marquee Series will feature Boston singers Nancy Armstrong and Robert Honeysucker, along with Lydian String Quartet violinist Daniel Stepner and Laura Jeppesen on electric viola da gamba.
On the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos, coming up in October, the Marquee Series will feature the Latin-Caribbean group Sol y Canto for "Noche de Muertos: Welcoming Our Ancestors Home."
The folk-rock singer-songwriter Erin McKeown will also perform as part of the Marquee Series. McKeown, who began her career in the folk music scene while still a student at Brown University, released an album earlier this year entitled Sing You Sinners. The album is mostly comprised of American jazz standards from the first half of the 20th century.
The Marquee Series will also feature a jazz performance by Boston favorites Bob Nieske and Big Wolf Trio, as well as a concert by the blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Chris Smither. Smither's music is inspired by such Mississippi Delta legends as Lightnin' Hopkins and Mississippi John Hurt.
Says Prof. Mary Ruth Ray (MUS), violist for the Lydian String Quartet, "This year's concerts explore a wide spectrum of contemporary music in addition to our classical, jazz, world music and new music offerings. We are delighted to present some of the finest professional musicians and vocalists from Greater Boston and beyond. It's our most diverse and ambitious concert season ever, exploring global connections between the music of the past and the present."
The first concert of the Marquee Series will feature Boston singers Nancy Armstrong and Robert Honeysucker, along with Lydian String Quartet violinist Daniel Stepner and Laura Jeppesen on electric viola da gamba.
On the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos, coming up in October, the Marquee Series will feature the Latin-Caribbean group Sol y Canto for "Noche de Muertos: Welcoming Our Ancestors Home."
The folk-rock singer-songwriter Erin McKeown will also perform as part of the Marquee Series. McKeown, who began her career in the folk music scene while still a student at Brown University, released an album earlier this year entitled Sing You Sinners. The album is mostly comprised of American jazz standards from the first half of the 20th century.
The Marquee Series will also feature a jazz performance by Boston favorites Bob Nieske and Big Wolf Trio, as well as a concert by the blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Chris Smither. Smither's music is inspired by such Mississippi Delta legends as Lightnin' Hopkins and Mississippi John Hurt.
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