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2010 Tanglewood Season Schedule

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June 26 2010, Saturday 5:45 PM
	A Prairie Home Companion Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	Garrison Keillor, host	Live broadcast



June 27 2010, Sunday 11:00 AM
	Tanglewood Music Center: String Quartet Marathon / 11AM, 3PM Theatre Lenox, MA	Tanglewood Music Center Instrumental Fellows	String Quartet Marathon: Fourteen string quartets performing music by Mozart, Schumann, and others. Performances are at 11am and 3pm. TMC Ticket Information TMC recitals, chamber music, String Quartet Marathon, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances Tickets: $11 These performances are cash/check only, and are available one hour prior to concert start time at the Ozawa Hall box office only. Friends of Tanglewood at the $75 level receive one free admission, and Friends at the $150 level or higher receive two free admissions, to all TMC Fellow recital, chamber, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances, (excluding Mark Morris, Opera, the Fromm Concert, and TMC Orchestra concerts). Friends should present their membership cards at the Bernstein Gate one hour before concert time. For information about becoming a Friend of Tanglewood, please call 617-638-9267 or visit The Friends and Society Membership page.



June 27 2010, Sunday 8:00 PM
	Mark Morris Dance Group Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA	Mark Morris, choreographer Mark Morris Dance Group Tanglewood Music Center Fellows	Elizabeth Kurtzman, costume designer Susan Ruddie, costume designer Isaac Mizrahi, costume designer Michael Chybowski, lighting designer The program opens to Sang-Froid, choreographed to selected solo piano works by Chopin, and includes the world premiere of a new work, The Muir, choreographed to folk-song arrangements by Beethoven. The program also includes Mr. Morris's Grand Duo, to music by Lou Harrison, and Mosaic and United to Cowell'sString Quartets Nos. 3 and 4. The program is choreographed by Mark Morris, with Elizabeth Kurtzman, Susan Ruddie, and Isaac Mizrahi the costume designers, and Michael Chybowskithe lighting designer.



June 28 2010, Monday 11:00 AM
	Tanglewood Music Center: String Quartet Marathon / 11AM, 3PM Theatre Lenox, MA	Tanglewood Music Center Instrumental Fellows	String Quartet Marathon: Fourteen string quartets performing music by Mozart, Schumann, and others. Performances are at 11am and 3pm. TMC Ticket Information TMC recitals, chamber music, String Quartet Marathon, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances Tickets: $11 These performances are cash/check only, and are available one hour prior to concert start time at the Ozawa Hall box office only. Friends of Tanglewood at the $75 level receive one free admission, and Friends at the $150 level or higher receive two free admissions, to all TMC Fellow recital, chamber, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances, (excluding Mark Morris, Opera, the Fromm Concert, and TMC Orchestra concerts). Friends should present their membership cards at the Bernstein Gate one hour before concert time. For information about becoming a Friend of Tanglewood, please call 617-638-9267 or visit The Friends and Society Membership page.



June 28 2010, Monday 8:00 PM
	Mark Morris Dance Group Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA	Mark Morris, choreographer Mark Morris Dance Group Tanglewood Music Center Fellows	Elizabeth Kurtzman, costume designer Susan Ruddie, costume designer Isaac Mizrahi, costume designer Michael Chybowski, lighting designer The program opens to Sang-Froid, choreographed to selected solo piano works by Chopin, and includes the world premiere of a new work, The Muir, choreographed to folk-song arrangements by Beethoven. The program also includes Mr. Morris's Grand Duo, to music by Lou Harrison, and Mosaic and United to Cowell'sString Quartets Nos. 3 and 4. The program is choreographed by Mark Morris, with Elizabeth Kurtzman, Susan Ruddie, and Isaac Mizrahi the costume designers, and Michael Chybowskithe lighting designer.



July 2 2010, Friday 8:30 PM
	Boston Pops Orchestra Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	Keith Lockhart, conductor Idina Menzel, actress/singer/songwriter Doc Severinsen, guest artist Michael Chertock, piano Boston Pops Orchestra	Join us in a tribute to “America’s Orchestra” as we salute the legacies of Arthur Fiedler, John Williams, and Keith Lockhart as we celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Boston Pops. Featured artists include trumpet extraordinaire Doc Severinsen, pianist Michael Chertock, and Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, star of the original Broadway casts of Wicked and Rent. Program includes Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” the film music of John Williams, and much more.



July 3 2010, Saturday 7:00 PM
	James Taylor & Carole King - Sold Out Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	James Taylor, singer/songwriter Carole King , singer/songwriter	Sold Out James Taylor and Carole King return to Tanglewood as part of their 2010 Troubadour Reunion World Tour, featuring a band of legendary musicians for three spectacular evenings. Gates for this performance will open at 4PM.



July 4 2010, Sunday 10:00 AM
	TMC: Chamber Music Concert Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA		Full-length chamber music concerts of both standard repertoire and contemporary works performed by TMC Fellows. Music for brass and percussion, including works by GABRIELI, MESSIAEN, CARTER, PINTO-CORREIA (world premiere), and STRAUSS. TMC Ticket Information TMC recitals, chamber music, String Quartet Marathon, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances Tickets: $11 These performances are cash/check only, and are available one hour prior to concert start time at the Ozawa Hall box office only. Friends of Tanglewood at the $75 level receive one free admission, and Friends at the $150 level or higher receive two free admissions, to all TMC Fellow recital, chamber, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances, (excluding Mark Morris, Opera, the Fromm Concert, and TMC Orchestra concerts). Friends should present their membership cards at the Bernstein Gate one hour before concert time. For information about becoming a Friend of Tanglewood, please call 617-638-9267 or visit The Friends and Society Membership page.



July 4 2010, Sunday 7:00 PM
	James Taylor & Carole King - Sold Out Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	James Taylor, singer/songwriter Carole King , singer/songwriter	Sold Out James Taylor and Carole King return to Tanglewood as part of their 2010 Troubadour Reunion World Tour, featuring a band of legendary musicians for three spectacular evenings. Gates for this performance will open at 4PM. Pre-Concert Activites on the Lawn: Back to Life Chair Message On the Lawn Le Masque & Makiaje: Fantastic Face Painting & Henna Design by Majaehn On the Lawn Hurdy Gurdy Monkey and Me Performing on the Lawn Tom Murphy Performing by the Visitors Center The FOOLZ Performing at Chamber Music Hall Randy Judkins Performing by the Visitors Center



July 5 2010, Monday 2:00 PM
	Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA	Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Tanglewood Music Center Fellows, conductors Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra	FALLA Suite from El amor brujo ALBÉNIZ (orch. FRÜHBECK DE BURGOS) Selections from Suite española, Iberia RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio espagnol DEBUSSY La Mer The Phyllis and Lee Coffey Memorial Concert TMC Orchestra Tickets Friends of Tanglewood may order tickets for TMC Orchestra concerts or the Fromm Concert on the advance ticket order form. Tickets will be sold to the public beginning February 14. Ozawa Hall seats: $51, $41, $33; Lawn: $11.



July 5 2010, Monday 7:00 PM
	James Taylor and Carole King - Sold Out Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	James Taylor, singer/songwriter Carole King , singer/songwriter	Sold Out James Taylor and Carole King return to Tanglewood as part of their 2010 Troubadour Reunion World Tour, featuring a band of legendary musicians for three spectacular evenings, July 3, 4, and 5. Gates for this performance will open at 4PM.



July 6 2010, Tuesday 8:00 PM
	Emerson String Quartet Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA	Emerson String Quartet, David Shifrin, clarinet	J.S. BACH (arr. MOZART) Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier, K.405 MOZART Quartet No. 19 in C, K.465, Dissonance MOZART Clarinet Quintet in A, K.581



July 8 2010, Thursday 8:00 PM
	Tanglewood Music Center: Vocal Chamber Concert Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA		TMC Ticket Information TMC recitals, chamber music, String Quartet Marathon, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances Tickets: $11 These performances are cash/check only, and are available one hour prior to concert start time at the Ozawa Hall box office only. Friends of Tanglewood at the $75 level receive one free admission, and Friends at the $150 level or higher receive two free admissions, to all TMC Fellow recital, chamber, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances, (excluding Mark Morris, Opera, the Fromm Concert, and TMC Orchestra concerts). Friends should present their membership cards at the Bernstein Gate one hour before concert time. For information about becoming a Friend of Tanglewood, please call 617-638-9267 or visit The Friends and Society Membership page.



July 9 2010, Friday 8:30 PM
	Opening Night at Tanglewood Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Layla Claire, soprano Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano Tanglewood Festival Chorus John Oliver, conductor	MAHLER Symphony No. 2, Resurrection Download the full Program Notes We regret to inform you that James Levine has withdrawn from his concerts with the BSO and Tanglewood Music Center for the 2010 Tanglewood season due to further recuperation time needed after recent back surgery. Please note the new conductor above. Sponsored by: This Week at Tanglewood Fridays in the Shed, 7:15 - 7:45 Free to Concert Ticket Holders Series host: Martin Bookspan Guests: Malcolm Lowe and Gerhard Oppitz Listen Live! Join 99.5 for the first of 25 broadcasts this summer from Tanglewood. The Tanglewood season is on 99.5 All Classical every weekend, Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. at wgbh.org/995.



July 10 2010, Saturday 10:30 AM
	Mozart and Strauss (Open Rehearsal - Sunday Program) Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, violin	MOZART Serenade No. 6 in D, K.239, Serenata notturna MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 in A STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben



July 10 2010, Saturday 8:30 PM
	All-Beethoven Program Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Gerhard Oppitz, piano	BEETHOVEN King Stephen Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 Download the full Program Notes Listen Live! The Tanglewood season is on 99.5 All Classical every weekend, Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. at wgbh.org/995.



July 11 2010, Sunday 10:00 AM
	TMC: Chamber Music Concert Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA		Full-length chamber music concerts of both standard repertoire and contemporary works performed by TMC Fellows. TMC Ticket Information TMC recitals, chamber music, String Quartet Marathon, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances Tickets: $11 These performances are cash/check only, and are available one hour prior to concert start time at the Ozawa Hall box office only. Friends of Tanglewood at the $75 level receive one free admission, and Friends at the $150 level or higher receive two free admissions, to all TMC Fellow recital, chamber, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances, (excluding Mark Morris, Opera, the Fromm Concert, and TMC Orchestra concerts). Friends should present their membership cards at the Bernstein Gate one hour before concert time. For information about becoming a Friend of Tanglewood, please call 617-638-9267 or visit The Friends and Society Membership page.



July 11 2010, Sunday 2:30 PM
	Mozart and Strauss Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, violin	MOZART Serenade No. 6 in D, K.239, Serenata notturna MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 in A STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben Download the full Program Notes Listen Live! This performance will stream live on WAMC Northeast Public Radio.



July 12 2010, Monday 8:00 PM
	Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA	Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra	J.S. BACH (arr. WEBERN) Ricercare from The Musical Offering SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5 STRAUSS Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme We regret to inform you that James Levine has withdrawn from his concerts with the BSO and Tanglewood Music Center for the 2010 Tanglewood season due to further recuperation time needed after recent back surgery. The Daniel Freed and Shirlee Cohen Freed Memorial Concert TMC Orchestra Tickets Friends of Tanglewood may order tickets for TMC Orchestra concerts or the Fromm Concert on the advance ticket order form. Tickets will be sold to the public beginning February 14. Ozawa Hall seats: $51, $41, $33; Lawn: $11.



July 13 2010, Tuesday 8:00 PM
	Tanglewood Music Center: Vocal Recital Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA		TMC Ticket Information TMC recitals, chamber music, String Quartet Marathon, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances Tickets: $11 These performances are cash/check only, and are available one hour prior to concert start time at the Ozawa Hall box office only. Friends of Tanglewood at the $75 level receive one free admission, and Friends at the $150 level or higher receive two free admissions, to all TMC Fellow recital, chamber, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances, (excluding Mark Morris, Opera, the Fromm Concert, and TMC Orchestra concerts). Friends should present their membership cards at the Bernstein Gate one hour before concert time. For information about becoming a Friend of Tanglewood, please call 617-638-9267 or visit The Friends and Society Membership page.



July 14 2010, Wednesday 8:00 PM
	Boston Symphony Chamber Players Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA	Boston Symphony Chamber Players Malcolm Lowe, violin Haldan Martinson, violin Steven Ansell, viola Jules Eskin, cello Edwin Barker, double bass Elizabeth Rowe, flute John Ferrillo, oboe William R. Hudgins, clarinet Richard Svoboda, bassoon James Sommerville, horn	BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115 MOZART Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370 VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas brasileiras No. 6, for flute and bassoon GANDOLFI Plain Song, Fantastic Dances



July 15 2010, Thursday 8:00 PM
	Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA	Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio	HAYDN Piano Trio No. 12 in e minor, Hob. XV: 12 (1788) SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 (1944) MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 (1845)



July 16 2010, Friday 8:00 PM
	Boston University Tanglewood Institute Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA	Young Artists Wind Ensemble	BUTI Ticket Information BUTI Young Artists Wind Ensemble and Chorus are Free. Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) is in residence at Tanglewood. Its educational programs are geared primarily toward gifted musicians of high school age.



July 16 2010, Friday 8:30 PM
	Stravinsky and Mozart Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Soile Isokoski, soprano Kristine Jepson, mezzo-soprano Russell Thomas, tenor Jordan Bisch, bass Tanglewood Festival Chorus John Oliver, conductor	STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms MOZART Requiem Download the full Program Notes We regret to inform you that James Levine has withdrawn from his concerts with the BSO and Tanglewood Music Center for the 2010 Tanglewood season due to further recuperation time needed after recent back surgery. Please note the new conductor above. This Week at Tanglewood Fridays in the Shed, 7:15 - 7:45 Free to Concert Ticket Holders Series host: Martin Bookspan Guests include: John Oliver, Karen Cargill, and Fernando Malvar-Ruiz Listen Live! The Tanglewood season is on 99.5 All Classical every weekend, Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. at wgbh.org/995.



July 17 2010, Saturday 10:30 AM
	Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Open Rehearsal - Saturday Program) Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra Women of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus John Oliver, conductor The American Boychoir Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, music director	MAHLER Symphony No. 3 We regret to inform you that James Levine has withdrawn from his concerts with the BSO and Tanglewood Music Center for the 2010 Tanglewood season due to further recuperation time needed after recent back surgery. Please note the new conductor above.



July 17 2010, Saturday 2:30 PM
	Boston University Tanglewood Institute Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA	Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra,	BUTI Ticket Information BUTI Young Artists Orchestra: $11 These concerts are cash/check only, and are available one hour prior to concert start time at the Ozawa Hall box office only. Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) is in residence at Tanglewood. Its educational programs are geared primarily toward gifted musicians of high school age. Friends of Tanglewood at the $75 level receive one free admission, and Friends at the $150 level or higher receive two free admissions, to all TMC Fellow recital, chamber, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances, (excluding Mark Morris, Opera, the Fromm Concert, and TMC Orchestra concerts). Friends should present their membership cards at the Bernstein Gate one hour before concert time. For information about becoming a Friend of Tanglewood, please call 617-638-9267 or visit The Friends and Society Membership page.



July 17 2010, Saturday 8:30 PM
	Mahler: Symphony No. 3 Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra Women of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus John Oliver, conductor The American Boychoir Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, music director	MAHLER Symphony No. 3 Download the full Program Notes We regret to inform you that James Levine has withdrawn from his concerts with the BSO and Tanglewood Music Center for the 2010 Tanglewood season due to further recuperation time needed after recent back surgery. Please note the new conductor above. The Leonard Bernstein Memorial Concert Listen Live! The Tanglewood season is on 99.5 All Classical every weekend, Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. at wgbh.org/995.



July 18 2010, Sunday 10:00 AM
	TMC: Chamber Music Concert Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA		Full-length chamber music concerts of both standard repertoire and contemporary works performed by TMC Fellows. Works by KIRCHNER, SCHUMANN, and others. TMC Ticket Information TMC recitals, chamber music, String Quartet Marathon, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances Tickets: $11 These performances are cash/check only, and are available one hour prior to concert start time at the Ozawa Hall box office only. Friends of Tanglewood at the $75 level receive one free admission, and Friends at the $150 level or higher receive two free admissions, to all TMC Fellow recital, chamber, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances, (excluding Mark Morris, Opera, the Fromm Concert, and TMC Orchestra concerts). Friends should present their membership cards at the Bernstein Gate one hour before concert time. For information about becoming a Friend of Tanglewood, please call 617-638-9267 or visit The Friends and Society Membership page.



July 18 2010, Sunday 2:30 PM
	Boston Pops Orchestra with Special Guest Arlo Guthrie and Alec Baldwin Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	Keith Lockhart, conductor Arlo Guthrie, singer/songwriter Alec Baldwin, narrator Boston Pops Orchestra Tanglewood Festival Chorus John Oliver, conductor	Download the full Program Notes Arlo Guthrie joins Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops. Listen Live! This performance will stream live on WAMC Northeast Public Radio.



July 18 2010, Sunday 8:00 PM
	Audra McDonald: A New American Songbook Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA	Audra McDonald, vocalist	A New American Songbook Singer/actress Audra McDonald blends classical training with an extraordinary dramatic sensibility, appearing with equal acclaim as opera singer, television actress, recording artist, and Broadway superstar. Her first Ozawa Hall concert offers an eclectic mix of standard favorites and songs written expressly for her by today's finest music theater composers.



July 21 2010, Wednesday 8:00 PM
	Beowulf: The Epic in Performance Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA	Benjamin Bagby, voice and harp	Beowulf: The Epic in Performance This program runs 100 minutes without intermission. We strongly recommend patrons to make use of Tanglewood facilities prior to the performance. No one will be re-admitted to Ozawa Hall once the performance has started.



July 22 2010, Thursday 8:00 PM
	Pieter Wispelwey: J.S. Bach Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA	Pieter Wispelwey, cello	J.S. BACH Complete Suites for solo cello This is an extended concert with two intermissions.



July 23 2010, Friday 8:30 PM
	All-Mozart Program Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	Johannes Debus, conductor Lisette Oropesa, soprano (Konstanze) Ashley Emerson, soprano (Blonde) Eric Cutler, tenor (Belmonte) Tony Stevenson, tenor (Pedrillo) Morris Robinson, bass (Osmin) Will LeBow, narrator Tanglewood Music Center Vocal Fellows	MOZART The Abduction from the Seraglio Download the full Program Notes We regret to inform you that James Levine has withdrawn from his concerts with the BSO and Tanglewood Music Center for the 2010 Tanglewood season due to further recuperation time needed after recent back surgery. Please note the new conductor above. Sung in German with English supertitles Narration and English titles by Simon Butteriss, originally commissioned by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. This Week at Tanglewood Fridays in the Shed, 7:15 - 7:45 Free to Concert Ticket Holders Series host: Martin Bookspan Guests include: Lynn Harrell, Steven Ansell, and a TMC Fellow to be announced Listen Live! The Tanglewood season is on 99.5 All Classical every weekend, Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. at wgbh.org/995.



July 24 2010, Saturday 10:30 AM
	All-Strauss Program (Open Rehearsal - Sunday Program) Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox, MA	Hans Graf, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello Steven Ansell, viola	R. STRAUSS Don Quixote Joh. STRAUSS II Overture to Die Fledermaus Joh. STRAUSS II Amid Thunder and Lightning Joh. STRAUSS II Roses from the South Joh. STRAUSS II Annen Polka Joh. STRAUSS II At the Hunt Joh. STRAUSS II Emperor Waltzes Joh. STRAUSS I Radetzky March We regret to inform you that James Levine has withdrawn from his concerts with the BSO and Tanglewood Music Center for the 2010 Tanglewood season due to further recuperation time needed after recent back surgery. Please note the new conductor above.



July 24 2010, Saturday 2:30 PM
	Tanglewood Music Center: Works by Tanglewood Composition Fellows Seiji Ozawa Hall Lenox, MA		TMC Ticket Information TMC recitals, chamber music, String Quartet Marathon, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances Tickets: $11 These performances are cash/check only, and are available one hour prior to concert start time at the Ozawa Hall box office only. Friends of Tanglewood at the $75 level receive one free admission, and Friends at the $150 level or higher receive two free admissions, to all TMC Fellow recital, chamber, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances, (excluding Mark Morris, Opera, the Fromm Concert, and TMC Orchestra concerts). Friends should present their membership cards at the Bernstein Gate one hour before concert time. For information about becoming a Friend of Tanglewood, please call 617-638-9267 or visit The Friends and Society Membership page.