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Welcome to North Central College’s
2012-2013 Fine and Performing Arts Season.
W
elcome to another great year in the arts
at North Central College. We want to
start by thanking everyone who helped make this
a successful program. With 14 performances
completely sold out last season, we hope to build
on the success. Thank you for supporting the arts in
Naperville at North Central College. If you’ve not
yet experienced a performance at the greatest arts
facilities in the area, you’re in for a treat! We recently
presented American rock band, Switchfoot. One of
the band members, Chad Butler, summed up the
experience all visiting artists have here. “We had a
great experience here at North Central College. The
venue, the crew, the hospitality ... It was all wonderful
... But, the best part of today was definitely the people
here. We really enjoyed ourselves. Thank you for
having us.” I look forward to another great season!
After Celtic Woman Christmas, one patron told me
I needed to retire. He could not see how we could
possibly top what we had done with that concert.
Instead of retiring, I decided to bring Celtic Woman
“A Christmas Celebration–The Symphony Tour” back
for a second season. And since that show sold out
so quickly, we have added a second performance
this year. If you were among the lucky ones who
saw that magnificent performance, here is your
chance to come back—and bring your friends.
We are always looking to bring you the best variety
of artists, so we offer something for everyone. If
you are a fan of a more contemporary sound, then
join us at Eric Hutchinson, Five for Fighting or Marc
Cohn. The Wentz Concert Hall stage will be graced
with one of the finest performers in the business
today, Bernadette Peters. After seeing her perform
in Pfeiffer Hall, I cannot wait to hear her sing in the
intimate perfection of Wentz Concert Hall.
The company founded by the man who is the reason
I have a career in the arts, Giordano Dance Chicago,
will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a presentation
in April. Ballroom dance fans shouldn’t miss this
performance! The company will teach a master
class in ballroom dance immediately following the
show, so get ready to literally dance with the stars.
North Central College will host a performance by
the incomparable country superstar Sara Evans, a
rollicking Christmas with the Oak Ridge Boys, and
even the Russian National Orchestra and Vienna
Boys Choir for our classical music fans. With this
lineup, why would you go anywhere else?
The entire 2012-2013 season will be spectacular!
Take a look through the pages of this season’s
brochure and contact the North Central College
Box Office to buy your tickets today. Be part of
something great. And thank you for supporting
the arts at North Central College.
Brian Lynch
Fine Arts Director
North Central College
Hear what others have to say about
Wentz Concert Hall
“What a beautiful, beautiful room.
It sounds amazing. I love this hall.”
Yo-Yo Ma, cellist, onstage, Oct. 1, 2011
“We’re trying to get out to the suburbs
more, and that level of beauty at Wentz,
of the venue and of the sound, doesn’t
exist elsewhere in Chicago.”
Tim Munro, flutist, eighth blackbird, Chicago Magazine, Dec. 14, 2011
Cover photo credit: Branford Marsalis photo by Eric Ryan Anderson
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The 2012-2013 North Central College
Fine and Performing Arts Season
is shaping up to be exciting for everyone!
Thanks to our many contributors, world-renowned artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Wynton Marsalis, Celtic Woman and many more have performed in
our venues. But the cost of performance tickets only covers half our expenses to bring these great
artists to the College’s stages. The generous support from the Friends of the Arts ensures the
College can continue to bring world-class performers to our world-class venues.
Join Friends of the Arts today and receive exclusive benefits.
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Backstage
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Bravo
$5,000 $9,999
Standing
Ovation
$1,000 $4,999
Encore
$500-$999
Performance
$250-$499
Overture
$100-$249
Audience
$25-$99
See page 30 for donation information or visit northcentralcollege.edu/friends-of-the-arts.
Giordano
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Dionne Warwick
Marc Cohn
Vienna Boys Choir
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NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE
Event
Price
June 29, 30
Summer Musical, “The Wizard of Oz”
$15, $10
July 2012
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July 1, 6, 7, 8
Summer Musical, “The Wizard of Oz”
$15, $10
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July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Summer Musical, “Princess Ida”
$15, $10
5
July 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
Hot Jazz–6 Cool Nites
$20, $15
5
July 27, 28, 29
Summer Musical, “South Pacific”
$15, $10
5
AUGUST 2012
Event
Price
August 3, 4, 5
Summer Musical, “South Pacific”
$15, $10
August 23, 24, 25, 26
Organic Theater: “Rhinoceros”
$30, $20
September 2012
Event
Price
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September 21
An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty
$20, $15
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September 23
Eric Hutchinson
$50, $40
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September 27
Five For Fighting
$65, $55, $50
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September 27, 28, 29
“Sin”
$5, $3
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September 29
Chicago Sinfonietta: “Performance. Art.”
$50, $40, $10
October 2012
Event
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October 3
Choral Invitational Festival
$5, $3
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October 6, 7
Dionne Warwick
$65, $55, $50
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October 11, 12, 13, 14
“The Flu Season”
$10, $8
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October 13
DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “Great Expectations”
$30, $26, $16, $12
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October 21
Ailey® II
$25, $15, $10
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October 25
Bernadette Peters
$125, $100
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October 26
Homecoming Kickoff Concert
Free
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October 27, 28
Sara Evans
$70, $60, $55
November 2012
Event
Price
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November 2
An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty
$20, $15
November 2
Chicago Sinfonietta: “Día de los Muertos”
$50, $40, $10
8
8
November 4
Chicago Chamber Musicians
$30, $25
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November 8, 9, 10, 11
“Kiss Me Kate”
$15, $10
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November 10
Theatreworks USA: “The Velveteen Rabbit”
$10, $5
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November 13
Instrumental Invitational Festival
$5, $3
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November 14
“The Fall Great Evening of Jazz”
$5, $3
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November 17
Mary Wilson stars in “Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project”
$50, $45
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November 18
DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “British Masters”
$30, $26, $16, $12
December 2012
Event
Price
December 2
Theatreworks USA: “A Christmas Carol”
$10, $5
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December 8, 9
Celtic Woman “A Christmas Celebration - The Symphony Tour”
$95, $85, $80
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December 13, 14, 15, 16
Organic Theater: “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol”
$30, $20
10
December 16
DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “A Ralph Covert Holiday”
$10, $8
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December 21
The Oak Ridge Boys “Christmas Time’s a Comin’”
$60, $50, $45
10
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Artists, times and locations are subject to change
North Central College performance
Event
Price
January 4
An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty
$20, $15
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January 12
Marc Cohn
$40, $30
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January 17, 18, 19
“Float”
$5, $3
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January 20
Chicago Sinfonietta: “Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
$50, $40, $10
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January 27
Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael “All in the Musical Family”
$35, $30
February 2013
Event
Price
February 1
Parsons Dance
$25, $15, $10
February 7, 8, 9, 10
TBA–Faculty Directed Production
$10, $8
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February 8
An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty
$20, $15
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February 9
DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “Shakespeare in Music”
$30, $26, $16, $12
12
February 16
Chicago Jazz “A Tribute to Ray Charles”
$35, $30
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February 17
David Burnham “Mostly Broadway”
$35, $30
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February 20
Winter Choral Concert
$5, $3
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February 24
Russian National Orchestra
$75, $65
February 28
“Xanadu”
$15, $10
March 2013
Event
Price
March 1, 2, 3
“Xanadu”
$15, $10
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March 1
“An Evening with Branford Marsalis”
$60, $50
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March 8
An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty
$20, $15
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March 9
Chords for Kids
Free
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March 9
“One Night of Queen”
$45, $35, $30
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March 16
Theatreworks USA: “Junie B. Jones”
$10, $5
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March 16
DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “Legends and Literature”
$30, $26, $16, $12
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March 17
Vienna Boys Choir
$60, $50
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March 21, 22, 23, 24
Organic Theater: “The Emigrants”
$30, $20
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March 24
Spider Saloff “Cole Porter, Swell Party!”
$35, $30
April 2013
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April 5
An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty
$20, $15
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April 10, 12
Explore the Sound V
$7, $3
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April 13
Giordano Dance Chicago
$25, $15, $10
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April 14
Glory Crampton “Out of My Dreams”
$35, $30
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April 18
Concert Winds Return From Tour Concert
$5, $3
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April 20
Theatreworks USA: “Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”
$10, $5
19
April 20
Chicago Sinfonietta: “Arab Spring”
$50, $40, $10
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April 25, 26, 27, 28
“The Taming of the Shrew”
$10, $8
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April 27
CALJE
$30, $25
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April 30
Chamber Singers Metamorphosis Concert
$5, $3
20
May 2013
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Chicago Chamber Musicians
$30, $25
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May 9, 10, 11, 12
“Way to Heaven”
$10, $8
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May 11
DuPage Symphony Orchestra: “. . . de la Mancha”
$30, $26, $16, $12
20
May 16
Cardinal Chorus Spring Concert
$5, $3
20
May 17
An Evening with North Central College Jazz Faculty
$20, $15
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May 18
“How Big Can You Get? 100 Years of Cab Calloway
featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy”
$50, $40, $35
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May 19
Danny Gurwin “Sail Me Away”
$35, $30
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May 22
“The Spring Great Evening of Jazz”
$5, $3
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May 23
Women’s Chorale “Finale!” Concert
$5, $3
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May 23, 24, 25
“A Story of Us”
$5, $3
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May 30
Concert Winds Final Spring Concert
$5, $3
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May 31
Concert Choir Graduation Concert
$5, $3
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June 2013
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Chicago Sinfonietta: “CityScapes”
$50, $40, $10
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“The Wizard of Oz”
June 29, 30, July 6, 7, 7:30 p.m.
July 1, 8, 2 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall
Adults $15, Students and Seniors $10
“The Wizard of Oz” is set to land
on the Pfeiffer stage this summer.
Based on the 1939 movie, this
production is one of the most loved
stories of all time. Come follow
the Yellow Brick Road as Dorothy,
the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the
Cowardly Lion and Toto do battle
with the Wicked Witch of the
West! Enjoy hearing the classic
songs, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow,” “Munchkinland,”
“Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead” and “If I Only Had A
Brain.” This show will have all the spectacle of the movie
while featuring your friends and neighbors.
“Princess Ida”
July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 7:30 p.m.
July 15, 2 p.m.
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
Adults $15, Students and Seniors $10
When proud Princess Ida renounces the world of men
and opens an exclusive women’s college, her crushed
fiancé and his friends must disguise themselves as
maidens to sneak into the school, setting off a literal
battle of the sexes! This Gilbert and Sullivan play is
directed by Matt Boresi and Jeordano Martinez.
Hot Jazz–6 Cool Nites
“South Pacific”
July 27, 28, August 3, 4, 7:30 p.m.
July 29, August 5, 2 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall
Adults $15, Students and Seniors $10
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning
book “Tales of the South Pacific” by
James A. Michener, “South Pacific”
is set on a south sea island during
WWII. The story revolves around
two couples who fall in love in a
tropical paradise but must combat
their own personal prejudices amid
a horrible war. “South Pacific”
contains some of Rodgers and
Hammerstein’s most beautiful songs, including “Some
Enchanted Evening,” “Younger Than Springtime,” the
haunting “Bali Ha’i” and the rousing “There Is Nothing
Like a Dame.” Winner of 10 Tony Awards for the Broadway
production, “South Pacific” is perfect entertainment for
the entire family.
Organic Theater Company
“Rhinoceros”
August 23, 24, 25, 7:30 p.m.
August 25, 26 at 2 p.m.
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
Adults $30, Students and Seniors $20
Organic Theater Company presents Eugene Ionesco’s famed
“Rhinoceros.” As citizenry fails to make heads (horns) or
tails out of an increasingly chaotic situation, the hero begins
to realize that
everybody around
him is gradually
changing into
pachyderms.
Considered by many
to be Ionesco’s finest
play, “Rhinoceros”
tracks one man’s
lonely efforts to
hang onto his
humanity, while
everyone around him
abandons theirs.
Featured vocalists include Janice Borla, Jay Clayton and
Suzanne Pittson. The series concludes on July 27 with a
concert featuring student performers from Borla’s annual
Vocal Jazz Camp.
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July 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 7:30 p.m.
Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15
July 27, 7 p.m.
Adults $10, Students and Seniors $5
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North Central College performance
Five For Fighting
Thursday, September 27, 8 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall
Price Levels* $65, $55, $50
Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik has spent the past decade
writing deeply personal songs that include social messages,
invoke the human spirit and make an emotional connection.
With the past four albums by Five For Fighting, the name under
which he records and performs, Ondrasik has seen multitudes of
successes. Five For Fighting’s breakthrough came in 2001 with
the Grammy-nominated song “Superman,” and he proceeded to
become a part of the American songbook with the hit “100 Years.”
His latest album “Slice” takes stories of friends, family and even
American servicemen, and sets them to music filled with the
spirit of the great songs of his youth. It’s a diary in which Ondrasik
speaks his mind about current issues, experiences and sentiments,
while setting those thoughts to music.
JAZZ Series
An Evening with
North Central
College Jazz Faculty
Friday, September 21, 8 p.m.
Madden Theatre
Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15
North Central College will present the extraordinary
talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty.
Contemporary Series
Eric Hutchinson
Sunday, September 23, 6 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Price Levels* $50, $40
As Eric Hutchinson journeyed toward the making
of his new album “Moving Up Living Down,” the
delightfully witty and supremely wise follow-up
to his hit debut “Sounds Like This,” he developed
a very simple rule regarding new songs: he wanted
people to sing and dance along with them. As the
D.C.-raised singer, pianist and guitarist traveled
worldwide over the course
of several years, word of
mouth about his irresistible
songs and engaging presence
brought out consistently
growing concert crowds.
His certified Gold tune
“Rock & Roll” turned into
an international hit, and
the exuberant folk-pop
bounce of his latest single,
“Watching You Watch Him,”
debuted on the season
premiere of “Grey’s Anatomy.”
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“Sin”
September 27, 28, 29, 7:30 p.m.
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
“Sin,” written by Wendy MacLeod and directed by North
Central College senior Rebekah Thurston, is a sharp,
witty, modern-day morality play. What’s the biggest sin
of all? For helicopter traffic reporter “Avery Bly on High,”
flying above the fray is not as simple as it seems. This
performance is part of North Central College’s Student
Director Series.
Chicago Sinfonietta
Performance. Art.
Saturday, September 29, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $50, $40,
Children and Students $10
The exciting season opener of the Chicago Sinfonietta
with Maestro Mei-Ann Chen features works by Brahms,
Dorman and Stravinsky, an unusual take on Bach and
a collaboration with the Brooklyn-based, high-energy
chamber ensemble PROJECT Trio. A surprising visual
element ties the entire concert together.
2012
October-November
Performing Arts Series
Dionne Warwick
Saturday, October 6, 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 7, 6 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $65, $55, $50
Scintillating, soothing and sensual best describe the
familiar and legendary voice of five-time Grammy
Award-winning music legend Dionne Warwick, who
has become a cornerstone of American pop music and
culture. Warwick’s career, which celebrates 50 years,
has established her as an international music icon and
concert act. She has sold more than 100 million records
and earned some 60 charted hit songs, including “Walk
on By,” “A House Is Not a Home,” “Say a Little Prayer”
and the theme from “Valley of the Dolls.” Warwick
hosted the hit television music show “Solid Gold” in the
1980s and is an established author and philanthropist.
Choral Invitational
Festival
Wednesday, October 3, 7:30 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
The annual Choral Invitational Festival brings together
outstanding high school choral ensembles with North
Central choirs for an evening of shared music. Jeordano
Martinez, Ramona Wis, and guest conductors.
“The Flu Season”
October 11, 12, 13, 7:30 p.m.
October 14, 2 p.m.
Madden Theatre
Adults $10, Students and Seniors $8
In Will Eno’s “The Flu Season,” a man and a woman fall in
and out of love with one another, a play gets written and
rewritten, and the meaning of life is examined. “The Flu
Season” is a woozy love story about the pain and joy of life,
love and play-making, directed by guest artist Keira Fromm
(casting associate, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre).
Ailey II
®
Sunday, October 21, 6 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $25, $15, $10
There’s a new spirit at the globally acclaimed dance
company, Ailey II, as Troy Powell steps into his new role
as artistic director during the 2012-2013 season. The
veteran Ailey dancer
and choreographer has
been Ailey II’s associate
artistic director since
2003. Now he’s bringing
a fresh dimension to
this beloved company of
emerging dancers and
choreographers. “I aim to
keep Alvin Ailey’s legacy
alive, while keeping things
young and fresh as well
Photo by Eduardo Patino, NYC
with this new generation
of artists,” says Powell. The Los Angeles Times says “the
dancers proved indefatigable, virtuosic and relentlessly
sexy,” while the New York Times says audiences should
“expect energy – and talent.”
“Great Expectations”
Saturday, October 13, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $30, Seniors $26, Front Two Rows $16, Students $12
Single tickets for this performance on sale Sept. 11
Photo by Jim Luning
After selling out its 2011-2012 season, the acclaimed DuPage Symphony
Orchestra brings “Great Expectations”—a new season featuring five concerts of
musical masterworks inspired by the great monuments of literature. Following
a festive opener by Rimsky-Korsakov, Naperville native Peter Kolkay, the only
bassoon player ever to win the prestigious Concert Artists Guild International
Competition, returns as soloist with the DSO in John Williams’ “The Five Sacred
Trees,” an evocative essay based on Celtic mythology. Tchaikovsky’s “Manfred
Symphony,” a complex and engaging musical embodiment of Lord Byron’s
tormented hero, makes up the second half of this dramatic opening program.
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North Central College performance
Bernadette Peters
Thursday, October 25, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Price Levels* $125, $100
Throughout her illustrious career, Bernadette Peters has
dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on
stage and television, in concert and on recordings. One of
Broadway’s most critically acclaimed performers, Peters
has won numerous accolades, including three Tony Awards,
a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards and a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame. Most recently she appeared on
Broadway in Stephen Sondheim’s “Follies” and “A Little
Night Music.” This season, Peters received the Isabelle
Stevenson Award, which acknowledges an individual from the
theatre community who has made a substantial contribution
of volunteerism to one or more humanitarian, social service
or charitable organizations. While Peters is best known for
her work in the theatre, her career also boasts an impressive
list of television credits, most recently, guest starring roles
in the hit series “Smash” and “Ugly Betty.”
Homecoming
Kickoff Concert
Friday, October 26, 7:30 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Free (ticket required)
Kick off the Homecoming weekend with the annual music
department concert featuring Concert Winds, Women’s
Chorale, Concert Choir, Cardinal Chorus, Jazz Combo I
and Chamber Singers. Lawrence Van Oyen, Ramona Wis,
Jeordano Martinez, Jack Mouse and Jacqueline Schutt
are conductors with Barbara Shiffler Vanderwall, David
Schmitz and Jon Warfel as accompanists.
Performing Arts Series
Contemporary Series
Sara Evans
Saturday, October 27, 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 28, 6 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $70, $60, $55
Multi-platinum RCA recording artist Sara Evans enjoys
a prolific career with more than 5 million records sold,
five chart-topping country singles, an Academy of
Country Music Award and a Country Music Association
Award. Evans is continually a country favorite with
hits such as “Suds In The Bucket,” “A Real Fine Place
To Start” and the self-penned “Born to Fly.” In 2011,
Evans’ highly anticipated sixth studio album “Stronger”
debuted at No. 1 for two weeks and featured the smash
single “A Little Bit Stronger.” She recently completed a
nationwide tour with Rascal Flatts and will release her
next single “Anywhere” in 2012.
JAZZ Series
An Evening with
North Central
College Jazz Faculty
Friday, November 2, 8 p.m.
Madden Theatre
Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15
North Central College will present the extraordinary
talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty.
Chicago Sinfonietta
Día de los Muertos
Friday, November 2, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $50, $40,
Children and Students $10
The Chicago Sinfonietta’s annual Day of the Dead
celebration makes its Naperville debut. Uruguayan
conductor Gisele Ben-Dor leads a selection of Latin
American and European works dealing with the questions
of life, beauty and mortality. Special guest appearance
by Bandoneón master Raul Jaurena. This performance is
co-presented by United Neighborhood Organization (UNO).
Classical Series
Chicago Chamber
Musicians
Sunday, November 4, 3 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Adults $30, Seniors $25
Founded in 1986, The Chicago Chamber Musicians (CCM)
is a society of musicians and music devotees committed
to building an internationally recognized chamber music
institution in Chicago. Since its inception, CCM has
launched a critically and popularly acclaimed subscription
series, an award-winning annual series of contemporary
chamber music, a touring program and a remarkable set
of community service programs. Join CCM on a journey
to Argentina for an evening of passionate music, including
Ástor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires and
authentic tango works with bandoneón.
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“Kiss Me Kate”
JAZZ Series
Mary Wilson stars in
November 8, 9, 10, 7:30 p.m.
November 10, 11, 2 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall
Adults $15, Students and Seniors $10
North Central College departments of theatre and music
present “Kiss Me Kate.” Cole Porter’s Tony Award-winning
darling of the Golden Age of American musical theatre
is a classic musical-within-a-musical that has charmed
audiences for more than six decades. With vivid characters
and legendary numbers like “Another Op’nin, Another
Show,” “Kiss Me Kate” is perfect family fun. Directed and
choreographed by Brian Lynch with musical direction
by Jeordano Martinez.
family Series
Theatreworks USA
“The Velveteen
Rabbit”
Saturday, November 10, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $10, Children $5 (under 12)
For an additional $4 per ticket, you may add an ice cream
reception to your ticket. The reception will take place from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the day of the performance.
Based on the immortal book by
Margery Williams, the classic tale
of a toy bunny that longs to become
real comes to life for a whole new
generation in Theatreworks USA’s
wonder-filled, interactive production.
Just as the velveteen rabbit becomes
real, the audience’s imagination
converts three actors and their simple props into a
wise old rocking horse, a cavalcade of mechanical
playthings, a kind-hearted fairy and, of course, a
stuffed rabbit that is transformed by the love of
a young boy.
Tuesday, November 13, 7 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
Biographer, Narrator & Host: James Gavin
Saturday, November 17, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $50, $45
“Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project” is a “living,
breathing, biography” that combines story, song and
images from James Gavin’s wealth of material to give us
a defining portrait of singer and civil rights activist Lena
Horne. From her Cotton Club glory days
and the back lots of Hollywood studios
to the glitzy but bigoted resorts of
Las Vegas, this behind-the-scenes look
at an American icon is as much a story
of American dream limitations as it is a
masterful, ground-breaking biography. Mary
Wilson, founding member of the Supremes,
stars in this multimedia concert.
DuPage Symphony
Orchestra
“British Masters”
Sunday, November 18, 3 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Adults $30, Seniors $26,
Front Two Rows $16, Students $12
Single tickets for this performance on sale Sept. 11
British composers are showcased in the DuPage Symphony
Orchestra’s second concert in the “Great Expectations” series,
bringing great music, exciting performances and extraordinary
soloists to the stage. William Walton’s spirited “Portsmouth
Point Overture,” revealing the conspicuous influence of
American jazz, provides a fitting introduction for Ralph Vaughan
Williams’ touching “Songs of Travel”—skillful settings of nine
poems by Robert Louis Stevenson sung by Chicagoland favorite
Jeffrey Ray. Sir Edward Elgar’s justly famous “Enigma Variations,”
with its affectionate musical portrayals of 14 of the composer’s
closest friends, concludes this colorful and appealing program.
family Series
Theatreworks USA
The Concert Winds hosts the annual Instrumental
Invitational Festival featuring local high school ensembles.
Lawrence Van Oyen and guests will conduct.
Wednesday, November 14, 7:30 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
“Stormy Weather:
The Lena Horne Project”
“A Christmas Carol”
Sunday, December 2, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall, Adults $10, Children $5 (under 12)
For an additional $4 per ticket, you may add an ice cream
reception to your ticket. The reception will take place from
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. the day of the performance.
In this musical interpretation of the Charles Dickens classic,
Theatreworks USA’s “A Christmas Carol” captures both the
humorous and touching moments of the story with witty
dialogue and fresh new songs, conveying Dickens’ original
message that the holiday season should be a “kind, forgiving,
charitable time,” a sentiment which still rings true today.
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“The Fall Great
Evening of Jazz”
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Organic Theater Company
“Jacob Marley’s
Christmas Carol”
December 13, 14, 15, 7:30 p.m.
December 15, 16, 2 p.m.
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
Adults $30, Students and Seniors $20
Contemporary Series
Celtic Woman
“Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” is a funny and moving
work that brings the ghost of Jacob Marley out of the
shadows and into the spotlight and tells his version of the
Dickens classic. Written by award-winning playwright,
actor and director Tom Mula, this fanciful tour of Marley’s
afterlife and his assignment to redeem Scrooge and
himself is a delightful holiday show. Chicago’s famed
Organic Theater Company takes you on this unusual
voyage through a familiar tale.
“A Christmas Celebration
–The Symphony Tour” DuPage Symphony
Saturday, December 8, 8 p.m.
Sunday, December 9, 6 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $95, $85, $80
Have yourself a Celtic little Christmas! Due to
overwhelming demand from last year’s sold-out holiday
tour, the enchanting Irish music sensation Celtic Woman
is back again performing its beloved Christmas songs
in a unique and festively traditional symphonic setting.
Parting from its critically acclaimed, majestic tour
productions, “A Christmas Celebration–The Symphony
Tour” will organically showcase the pure angelic voices
of Celtic Woman in a reverent, yet dynamic live music
experience accompanied by the stirring instruments of
a full symphony orchestra. This unparalleled all-female
ensemble continues to stun with this family favorite
celebrating the holidays with glitz and gusto. Rejoice
this merry season with Celtic Woman!
Performing arts Series
The Oak Ridge Boys
“Christmas Time’s
a Comin’”
Friday, December 21, 8 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $60, $50, $45
The Oak Ridge Boys’ Christmas show, which combines
classic hits and holiday favorites, is sure to spice up your
holiday season. The Oaks have one of the most distinctive
and recognizable sounds in the music industry. Their
four-part harmonies and upbeat songs have spawned
dozens of country hits, Grammy, Dove, Country Music
Association and Academy of Country Music awards and
garnered a host of other industry and fan accolades.
Every time they step before an audience, the Oaks bring
four decades of charted singles and 50 years of tradition
to a stage show widely acknowledged as among the
most exciting anywhere—and each member remains as
enthusiastic about the process as they have ever been.
Orchestra
“A Ralph Covert Holiday”
Sunday, December 16, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $10, Children $8 (under 12)
Single tickets for this performance on sale Sept. 11
In this very special nonsubscription family concert for the
holidays, the DuPage Symphony Orchestra teams up with
Ralph Covert, lead singer of the children’s music group
Ralph’s World, for a fun-filled concert featuring favorite
seasonal songs from around the world. Covert will bring
his guitar, stories and playful personality to the stage for
his first-ever collaboration with a full symphony orchestra.
This concert is guaranteed fun for the whole family.
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January
Classical Series
Chicago Sinfonietta
“Annual Tribute to
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
Sunday, January 20, 3 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $50, $40,
Children and Students $10
Marc Cohn
JAZZ Series
An Evening with
North Central
College Jazz Faculty
Friday, January 4, 8 p.m.
Madden Theatre
Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15
North Central College will present the extraordinary
talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty.
Mei-Ann Chen leads her second Wentz Concert
Hall tribute to the civil rights leader with help from
Metropolitan Opera clarinetist Anthony McGill and
renowned bass-baritone Eric Owens. “The Oak” by
Florence Price, the first black woman in the United
States to be recognized as a symphonic composer,
opens the concert and the award-winning Waubonsie
Valley High School Mosaic Choir celebrates the global
impact of Dr. King’s
message. The program
for the evening includes
Samuel Barber’s “Adagio
for Strings,” Aaron
Copland’s “Clarinet
Concerto,” Obo Addy’s
“Wawshishijay” and
arrangements of gospel
and spiritual songs.
Contemporary Series
Marc Cohn
Saturday, January 12, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $40, $30
“Float”
January 17, 18, 19, 7:30 p.m.
Madden Theatre
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
Written by Chicago-based playwright Patricia Kane, “Float”
is a funny, soulful play about five Midwestern women
decorating a float for the annual holiday parade—and
talking religion, sex, ethics and more in the meantime. Come
ponder (or forget) your own real-life holiday comedies and
dramas as you enter this vibrant world directed by North
Central College senior Bryan Renaud. This performance is
part of North Central College’s Student Director Series.
Beckie Menzie and
Tom Michael
“All in the Musical Family”
Sunday, January 27, 6 p.m.
Madden Theatre, Price Levels* $35, $30
One of cabaret’s popular Chicagoland duos, Beckie Menzie
and Tom Michael return to North Central College with a
unique blend of whimsy, nostalgia and unquestionable
talent that translate
into pure
entertainment.
Their imaginative
musical twists
on jazz favorites,
standards,
contemporary
pop, Broadway
show tunes and film gems have won them audience and
critical acclaim across the country and around the globe.
Hailed by Cabaret Scenes Magazine as one of the “Top
Ten Cabaret Acts,” the pair has appeared on some of the
country’s most prestigious stages, including New York’s
Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.
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After winning a Grammy for his soulful ballad “Walking
in Memphis,” Marc Cohn solidified his place as one of
this generation’s most compelling singer/songwriters,
combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with
the passion of a great soul man. Inspired by the horrific
events following Hurricane Katrina and his own near
fatal shooting just weeks before, “Parade” is his most
moving and critically acclaimed record to date. His
most recent album, “Listening Booth: 1970,” proves
that “Cohn has one of rock’s most soulful croons—
a rich, immediately recognizable tenor that makes
these songs his own” reports Rolling Stone.
Cabaret Series
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February
Chicago Jazz Orchestra
DuPage Symphony
Orchestra
“Shakespeare in Music”
Saturday, February 9, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Adults $30, Seniors $26,
Front Two Rows $16, Students $12
Single tickets for this performance on sale Sept. 11
Friday, February 1, 8 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $25, $15, $10
Parsons Dance, with its exuberant personality and
movement, fuses modern dance with the discipline and
precision of a classical company. Known for engaging and
uplifting works of extraordinary artistry, Parsons Dance
was formed by David Parsons, whom The New York Times
calls “one of the great movers of modern dance.” This
athletic ensemble creates a spirited performance that
is one of the hottest tickets in contemporary dance.
TBA–Faculty
Directed Production
February 7, 8, 9, 7:30 p.m.
February 10, 2 p.m.
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
Adults $10, Students and Seniors $8
JAZZ Series
An Evening with
North Central
College Jazz Faculty
Friday, February 8, 8 p.m.
Madden Theatre
Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15
North Central College will present the extraordinary
talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty.
JAZZ Series
Chicago Jazz
Orchestra
“A Tribute to Ray Charles”
Saturday, February 16, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $35, $30
When Jeff Lindberg and the late trumpeter Steve
Jensen created the Jazz Members Big Band in 1978,
they never dreamed their ensemble would grow into a
world-class jazz orchestra. Now renamed the Chicago
Jazz Orchestra, the group enters its 34th year with
a resume that ranks it among the greatest artistic
institutions in Chicago. As Chicago’s oldest professional
jazz orchestra in continuous operation, the orchestra
has performed 23 straight years at the Kennedy Center
Honors, and its 12-year concert series is the longestrunning jazz orchestra concert series in Chicago.
A genuine American success story that became one
of the world’s best professional jazz orchestras, the
Chicago Jazz Orchestra is highly regarded by the finest
musicians in the field, and this tribute to jazz legend
Ray Charles is no exception.
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William Shakespeare is showcased in the DuPage Symphony
Orchestra’s third classical concert of the season, with
Hector Berlioz’s stirring “King Lear Overture” at its opening
and Dmitri Shostakovich’s gripping “Hamlet Suite,” drawn
from the composer’s incidental music to Kozintsev’s 1963
film, at its close. For the central portion of the program, the
DSO welcomes internationally acclaimed concert saxophonist
Ashu—lauded both for his exceptional virtuosity and for
his charismatic performance style—to perform Claude
Debussy’s “Rhapsodie” for alto saxophone and orchestra
and Astor Piazzolla’s “Two Tangos.” NPR calls the soloist
“Riveting . . . Brilliant . . . Pizzazz to burn!”
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Cabaret Series
David Burnham
“Mostly Broadway”
Sunday, February 17, 6 p.m.
Madden Theatre, Price Levels* $35, $30
David Burnham is an award-winning actor best known
for his role in the Broadway production of “Wicked”
and the six-time Tony Award-winning musical
“The Light in the Piazza.” On film, Burnham was the
singing voice of Prince Chululongkorn in the animated
feature “The King and I” and can be heard as Willie
in Disney’s “Home On The Range.” Burnham
was the 2007
recipient of
the prestigious
Helen Hayes
Award and
Garland Award
for best actor.
Winter Choral
Concert
Wednesday, February 20, 7:30 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
The Winter Choral Concert features the Concert Choir,
Women’s Chorale, Cardinal Chorus and Chamber Singers.
Ramona Wis and Jacqueline Schutt are conductors
with Barbara Shiffler Vanderwall, David Schmitz and
Jon Warfel as accompanists.
2013
February-March
“Xanadu”
February 28, March 1, 2, 7:30 p.m.
March 3, 2 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall
Adults $15, Students and Seniors $10
A roller disco is the dream—but can this unlikely team
accomplish it? Based on the campy 1980s film, starring
Olivia Newton-John with music by the Electric Light
Orchestra, “Xanadu” is a vibrant and energizing musical
flashback complete with a Greek muse crashing Venice
Beach straight from Mt. Olympus. North Central College’s
production of “Xanadu” will be directed and produced by
senior musical theatre majors.
JAZZ Series
“An Evening with
Branford Marsalis”
Friday, March 1, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $60, $50
National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master,
renowned Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and
Tony Award-nominee Branford Marsalis is one of the
most revered and forward-thinking instrumentalists
of his time. Leader of one of the finest jazz quartets
today—the Branford Marsalis quartet—and a frequent
soloist with classical ensembles, Marsalis recently
recorded “Four MFs Playin’ Tunes” with his quartet. On
this new album, the song takes center stage. The band
members bring their considerable musical expertise
to bear as they focus on each tune as an important
musical entity unto itself and not merely a vehicle for
showcasing individual talent. These recordings have
added light and heat to the music of their time, and
this performance will be no exception.
Classical Series
Russian National
Orchestra
Sunday, February 24, 6 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $75, $65
The Russian National Orchestra was founded by
conductor and pianist Mikhail Pletnev in 1990, following
sweeping changes in the former Soviet Union. Under
his artistic leadership, the orchestra soon achieved
international renown and established its hallmarks
of innovation and excellence. In 2008, a panel of
international critics named the Russian National Orchestra
one of the world’s top orchestras. World-renowned
pianist Daniil Trifonov will be joining the orchestra for
this performance. Trifonov recently won the gold medal
of the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition and has been
performing in recitals nonstop since.
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family Series
Theatreworks USA
“Junie B. Jones”
Saturday, March 16, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall
Adults $10, Children $5 (Under 12)
Branford Marsalis
Photo by Eric Ryan Anderson
JAZZ Series
An Evening with
North Central
College Jazz Faculty
Friday, March 8, 8 p.m.
Madden Theatre
Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15
North Central College will present the extraordinary
talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty.
Chords for Kids
Saturday, March 9, 7 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Free (ticket required)
Music and motion come together as children with autism
and other special needs enjoy performances by the
College’s Concert Winds ensemble, under the direction
of Lawrence Van Oyen. The concert holds the motto
Wigglers Welcomed and will feature music targeted for
the kids, including “The Chicken Dance” and songs from
“SpongeBob SquarePants.”
Contemporary Series
“One Night
of Queen”
Saturday, March 9, 8 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $45, $35, $30
“One Night of Queen” is a stunning concert recreating and
celebrating the music of Queen. Performed by Gary Mullen
and The Works, with fantastic staging, lighting and effects,
this show will rock you–guaranteed. Since winning the
Grand Final of “Stars in Their
Eyes” back in 2000 as the
legendary Freddie Mercury,
Mullen has toured with “One
Night of Queen” selling out
theatres and concert halls in
the United Kingdom, Germany,
Switzerland, Luxembourg,
Holland, France, New
Zealand and United States.
Every year this phenomenal
live show continues to reach
more fans worldwide.
For an additional $4 per ticket, you may add an ice cream
reception to your ticket. The reception will take place from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the day of the performance.
Junie B. Jones is finally graduating from kindergarten
and is ready for first grade, at last! But getting used
to a whole new group of friends, a new teacher,
and new glasses is challenging, even for irrepressible
Junie B. Follow her adventures as she writes everything
down in her “top-secret personal beeswax” journal.
This Theatreworks USA production is based on the
books by Barbara Park.
DuPage Symphony
Orchestra
“Legends and Literature”
Saturday, March 16, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Adults $30, Seniors $26,
Front Two Rows $16, Students $12
Single tickets for this performance on sale Sept. 11
Music of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Liszt opens
the DSO’s March concert, which features the winner of
the DuPage Symphony’s 2013 Young Artists Auditions, a
concerto competition open to high school students who
live or attend school in DuPage and surrounding counties.
The program continues with Igor Stravinsky’s “Petrouchka,”
the second of the composer’s groundbreaking ballets
commissioned for Diaghilev’s “Ballets Russes,” which
vividly recount the poignant Russian folk tale about a
straw puppet that magically comes to life, develops real
emotions and experiences the unhappy consequences of
human behavior.
“Junie B. Jones”
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Dionne Warwick
Pfeiffer Hall
Saturday, October 6, 2012, 8 p.m.
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Sara Evans
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Saturday, October 27, 2012, 8 p.m.
“How Big Can You Get?
The Oak Ridge Boys
“Christmas Time’s a Comin’” 100 Years of Cab Calloway
featuring Big Bad Voodoo
Pfeiffer Hall
Daddy”
Friday, December 21, 2012, 8 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall
Saturday, May 18, 2013, 8 p.m.
Giordano Dance Chicago
Pfeiffer Hall
Saturday, April 13, 2013, 8 p.m.
Price Level
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Price
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Orchestra Center, Right, Left
Balcony Center, Right Center, Left Center, Right, Left, Rows A-E
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Balcony Center, Right Center, Left Center, Right, Left, Rows F-J
$187
Level 3 Pfeiffer
Balcony Center, Right Center, Left Center, Right, Left, Rows K-N
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Classical Series
Chicago Chamber
Musicians
Chicago Chamber
Musicians
Russian National
Orchestra
Wentz Concert Hall
Sunday, November 4, 2012, 3 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Wentz Concert Hall
Sunday, February 24, 2013, 6 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2013, 8 p.m.
Chicago Sinfonietta
Vienna Boys Choir
Wentz Concert Hall
Sunday, January 20, 2013, 3 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Sunday, March 17, 2013, 6 p.m.
Price Level
Seating
Price
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Orchestra Rows C-P, Balcony Rows AA-EE
$205
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Orchestra Rows A & B, Balcony Rows FF & GG
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JAZZ Series
“An Evening with
Branford Marsalis”
Mary Wilson stars in
“Stormy Weather:
The Lena Horne Project”
And choose one of the
following seven North
Central College jazz
faculty performances.
All performances are in
Madden Theatre; performers
to be determined.
Wentz Concert Hall
Friday, March 1, 2013, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Saturday, November 17, 2012, 8 p.m.
CALJE
Chicago Jazz Orchestra
“A Tribute to Ray Charles”
Wentz Concert Hall
Saturday, April 27, 2013, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Saturday, February 16, 2013, 8 p.m.
September 21 March 8
November 2 April 5
January 4
May 17
February 8
Price Level
Seating
Price
Level 1 Wentz
Orchestra Rows C-P, Balcony Rows AA-EE
$162
Level 2 Wentz
Orchestra Rows A & B, Balcony Rows FF & GG
$138
Contemporary Series
Eric Hutchinson
Celtic Woman
Wentz Concert Hall
“A Christmas Celebration–
Sunday, September 23, 2012, 6 p.m. The Symphony Tour
Pfeiffer Hall
Sara Evans
Saturday, December 8, 2012, 8 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall
Sunday, October 28, 2012, 6 p.m.
Marc Cohn
Wentz Concert Hall
Saturday, January 12, 2013, 8 p.m.
“One Night of Queen”
Pfeiffer Hall
Saturday, March 9, 2013, 8 p.m.
Price Level
Seating
Price
Level 1 Pfeiffer
Orchestra Center, Right, Left
Balcony Center, Right Center, Left Center, Right, Left, Rows A-E
$255
Level 1 Wentz
Orchestra Rows A-P, Balcony Rows AA-BB
Level 2 Pfeiffer
Balcony Center, Right Center, Left Center, Right, Left, Rows F-J
Level 2 Wentz
Balcony Rows CC-EE
Level 3 Pfeiffer
Balcony Center, Right Center, Left Center, Right, Left, Rows K-N
Level 3 Wentz
Balcony Rows FF & GG
$212
$200
Cabaret Series
Beckie Menzie
& Tom Michael
“All in the
Musical Family”
Spider Saloff
“Cole Porter,
Swell Party!”
Madden Theatre
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Madden Theatre
Sunday, January 27, 2013 6 p.m.
6 p.m.
Glory Crampton
Danny Gurwin
“Out of My Dreams” “Sail Me Away”
Madden Theatre
Sunday, April 14, 2013
6 p.m.
Madden Theatre
Sunday, May 19, 2013
6 p.m.
David Burnham
“Mostly Broadway”
Seating
Madden Theatre
Sunday, February 17, 2013
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Single table seating per seat
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General admission for all performances
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Four-person reserved table for all performances
$500
General admission proscenium seating
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“Velveteen Rabbit”
“A Christmas Carol”
“Junie B. Jones”
Wentz Concert Hall
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012
10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Adults $10
Children $5 (under12)
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Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012
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Saturday, Apr. 20, 2013
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Classical Series
Vienna Boys Choir
Sunday, March 17, 6 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $60, $50
Historians have settled on 1498 as the founding date
of the Vienna Hofmusikkapelle (court orchestra) and,
consequently, the Vienna Boys Choir. Until 1918, the choir
sang exclusively for the imperial court, at mass, private
concerts and functions and on state occasions. Today,
about 100 choristers between ages 10 and 14 are divided
into four touring choirs that give some 300 concerts and
performances each year before nearly half a million people.
The choir’s repertoire includes everything from medieval to
contemporary music. Together with members of the Vienna
Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera Chorus,
the Vienna Boys Choir maintains the tradition of the imperial
musicians providing music for the Sunday Mass in Vienna’s
Imperial Chapel, as the choir has done since 1498.
Organic Theater Company
“The Emigrants”
March 21, 22, 23, 7:30 p.m.
March 23, 24, 2 p.m.
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
Adults $30, Students and Seniors $20
In Slawomir Mrozek’s “The Emigrants,” truth comes from
simple things. The title characters in this bitterly ironic play
are two impoverished exiles from an unnamed European
country. The simple-minded laborer is obsessed with the
dream of returning to his native country a rich man, while
his roommate, the coolly intellectual political refugee, keeps
dashing such illusions. This dark comedy reminds us of what
makes home a home, whether or not we are there.
Performing arts Series
Cabaret Series
Spider Saloff
“Cole Porter, Swell Party!”
Sunday, March 24, 6 p.m.
Madden Theatre, Price Levels* $35, $30
Spider Saloff has earned the status of a Chicago
legend with performances throughout the city and in
such nationally recognized venues as New York’s Jazz
at Lincoln Center, San Francisco’s Castro Theater and
the new Jazz Heritage Center. Saloff is a five-time
Manhattan Association of Clubs and Cabarets Award
Winner. Her CD “Cole Porter Live at Maxim’s” will be
on sale at the concert.
JAZZ Series
An Evening with
North Central
College Jazz Faculty
Friday, April 5, 8 p.m.
Madden Theatre
Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15
North Central College will present the extraordinary
talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty.
Explore the Sound V
April 10, 12, 7:30 p.m
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $7, Students and Seniors $3
Giordano Dance Chicago
Saturday, April 13, 8 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $25, $15, $10
Now celebrating its landmark 50th Anniversary Season, the
legendary Giordano Dance Chicago returns to North Central
College with a powerful program of high energy, high impact
dance that is as thoroughly entertaining as it is moving. This
talented group of 10 amazing dancers sparkles under the
leadership of Artistic Director Nan Giordano. Giordano Dance
Chicago was recently hailed in Dance Magazine as “a burst of
sheer dance joy that left the audience breathless and ready
for more.” Patrons can even join Giordano Dance Chicago for
a thrilling after-performance ballroom master class in the
theater lobby.
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Glory Crampton
“Out of My Dreams”
Sunday, April 14, 6 p.m.
Madden Theatre, Price Levels* $35, $30
The New York Times says Glory Crampton is “sensual,
indigenous right, and mellifluously wonderful.” A New
York City musical theater veteran, Crampton is best
known for her leading stage roles in productions of
“My Fair Lady,” “Carousel,” “Camelot,” “The Phantom
of the Opera,” “Nine” and “The Fantasticks.” An
accomplished soprano solo artist who has appeared
with celebrated tenor Jose Carreras, Crampton
delivers emotionally powerful performances to her
audiences without taking an operatic approach.
Concert Winds
Return From
Tour Concert
Arab Spring
Saturday, April 20, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $50, $40,
Children and Students $10
The ultimate effect of the Arab Spring is yet to be known,
but its cry for freedom continues to resonate. Led by
Mei-Ann Chen, the Chicago Sinfonietta acknowledges this
yearning with the Chicago premiere of Simon Shaheen’s
“Oud Concerto,” echoed by William Levi Dawson’s
spiritual-based “Negro Folk Symphony” and Mozart’s
Turkish-inflected “Abduction from the Seraglio.”
“The Taming
of the Shrew”
April 25, 26, 27, 7:30 p.m.
April 28, 2 p.m.
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
Adults $10, Students and Seniors $8
Thursday, April 18, 7 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
Concert Winds returns from its annual tour to present
a home concert. Lawrence Van Oyen, conducts.
Hotly debated for its jaw-dropping representations of sex,
gender and power, William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of
the Shrew” has been inspiring controversy for centuries.
This production asks: Who’s in control? Is anyone being
tamed at all? North Central College’s rendition is directed
by Carin Silkaitis.
JAZZ Series
family Series
Theatreworks USA
“Alexander and the
Terrible, Horrible,
No Good, Very
Bad Day”
Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Pfeiffer Hall, Adults $10, Children $5 (under12)
For an additional $4 per ticket, you may add an ice cream
reception to your ticket. The reception will take place from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the day of the performance.
Have you ever had a really rotten day? Alexander has.
He wakes up with gum in his hair, trips on a skateboard
and accidentally drops his sweater in the sink … and
that’s all before breakfast! Alexander can already
tell it’s going to be a
terrible, horrible, no
good, very bad day.
Laugh and sing along
with Alexander’s
misadventures in
this hilarious musical
presented by
Theatreworks USA and
Two Beans Productions,
featuring book and
lyrics by Judith Viorst.
CALJE
(Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble)
Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $30, $25
CALJE was formed to fuse the musical treasures of
Afro-Latin American music and jazz while including
musicians from Chicago’s diverse jazz community. With
a global sound and ensemble, this 15 piece band uses
Latin rhythms as a springboard to create aesthetic
textures and sonic spaces. Founded by Nicaraguan
pianist/composer Darwin Noguera and Mexican
trumpeter/composer Victor Garcia, these longtime
musical collaborators established CALJE as a new
voice in the Latin jazz genre to be reckoned with. Its
debut album “Blueprints” has been called “a Latin jazz
masterpiece” by Neil Tesser.
CALJE
Photo by Adrian Nastase
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Chamber Singers
Metamorphosis
Concert
Tuesday, April 30, 7:30 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
A retrospective of the year’s Chamber Singers music,
featuring sacred, secular, avant garde, madrigal,
contemporary and multicultural repertoire. Ramona Wis
conducts with Barbara Shiffler Vanderwall as accompanist.
Classical Series
Chicago Chamber
Musicians
Friday, May 3, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $30, $25
Founded in 1986, the Chicago Chamber Musicians
(CCM) is a society of musicians and music devotees
committed to building an internationally recognized
chamber music institution in Chicago. CCM will present
a unique program of chamber masterpieces, including
works of two prize-winning American composers,
John Corigliano and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Former CSO
Principal Clarinetist Larry Combs will perform one of
Mozart’s most beloved chamber works—the Clarinet
Quintet in A Major, K. 581.
“Way to Heaven”
May 9, 10, 11, 7:30 p.m.
May 12, 2 p.m.
Madden Theatre
Adults $10, Students and Seniors $8
In a European camp, almost nothing is as it seems.
Stolen peeks reveal rehearsal for an all-too-convincing
performance where the stakes are as high as they get.
Written by Juan Mayorga with translation by David
Johnston, “Way to Heaven” is inspired by the true
story of the 1944 Red Cross visit to the Theresienstadt
concentration camp, where Nazis constructed a fake town
in order to dismiss extermination rumors. The production,
directed by Kelly Howe, will be presented as part of North
Central College’s three-year focus on global human rights.
DuPage Symphony
Orchestra
“. . . de la Mancha”
Saturday, May 11, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Adults $30, Seniors $26,
Front Two Rows $16, Students $12
Single tickets for this performance on sale Sept. 11
Richard Strauss’s monumental tone poem “Don Quixote”
—based on the magnum opus of Miguel de Cervantes and
scored for solo violoncello, viola and huge orchestra—
culminates the DuPage Symphony’s yearlong celebration of
great music inspired by great literature. Soloist Sebastian
Bäverstam, praised by The Strad for his “powerfully
expressive style” and “consummate instrumental mastery,”
joins the DSO in this extraordinary work. Schumann’s
“Manfred Overture” and Tchaikovsky’s exhilarating
“Francesca da Rimini” are featured on the first half of the
program, completing the inspirational thread for the DSO’s
season of “Great Expectations.”
Cardinal Chorus
Spring Concert
Chicago Chamber Musicians
Thursday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
JAZZ Series
An Evening with
North Central
College Jazz Faculty
Glory Crampton
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Friday, May 17, 8 p.m.
Madden Theatre
Adults $20, Students and Seniors $15
North Central College will present the extraordinary
talents of its internationally acclaimed jazz faculty.
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Performing Arts Series
“How Big Can You Get? 100 Years of Cab
Calloway featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy”
Saturday, May 18, 8 p.m., Pfeiffer Hall, Price Levels* $50, $40, $35
Longtime fans of America’s favorite little big band will immediately recognize the 2009 album, “How Big Can You Get?
A Tribute to Cab Calloway,” as a milestone in Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s multi-platinum, 19-year career. While capturing
the essence of an American icon in a rowdy celebration of musicianship, mischief, genius, street smarts and fun, it’s also
possibly the timeliest and most welcome album of the year—bringing a much-needed high-voltage jolt of winning, feel-good
energy to a country slogging through tough times. Since its arrival on the music scene in 1993, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s
irresistible live show and aggressive, musically perceptive approach have proven to be the singular standout among
the numerous bands that launched the swing revival
throughout the ‘90s.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Cabaret Series
Danny Gurwin
“Sail Me Away”
Sunday, May 19, 6 p.m.
Madden Theatre, Price Levels* $35, $30
Performing on and off Broadway for the last 14 years,
Danny Gurwin has been hailed for his “thrilling voice”
by the Chicago Sun-Times. Gurwin made his Broadway
debut in “The Scarlet Pimpernel” and has since played
roles in “The Full Monty” and “Little Women.” Additional
credits include performing at the Library of Congress,
regional productions and a guest appearance on
“Desperate Housewives.”
“The Spring Great
Evening of Jazz”
“A Story of Us”
May 23, 24, 25, 7:30 p.m.
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
Concert Choir
Graduation Concert
Friday, May 31, 7:30 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
Chicago Sinfonietta
CityScapes
Women’s Chorale
“Finale!” Concert
Thursday, May 23, 7:30 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
Thursday, May 30, 7 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
Saturday, June 8, 8 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall, Price Levels* $50, $40,
Children and Students $10
The pulsing urban environment in which we live, work and
play surely shapes us and frames our perspective. This
concert explores the history and mythology of the places
we call home. Here in Chicago, some of the world’s most
significant architectural structures form the backdrop of
our daily lives. Four of these modern marvels inspire the
newly commissioned “ChiScape,” where each building is
celebrated with its own movement. Co-presented by the
Chicago Architecture Foundation.
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Wednesday, May 22, 7:30 p.m.
Wentz Concert Hall
Adults $5, Students and Seniors $3
Concert Winds
Final Spring Concert
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WENTZ CONCERT HALL
ALSO APPEARING FOR THE 2012-2013 FINE ARTS SEASON
Chicago a cappella
BrightSide
Nine singers strong, Chicago a cappella is a classical
vocal ensemble that moves the heart and spirit with fun,
innovative concerts using repertoire from the ninth to the
21st centuries, and without instruments. For Chicago a
cappella tickets call 1-800-SING-WOW or 773-755-1628.
BrightSide Theatre is committed to enlighten, educate
and entertain through comedies and inspirational stories
from across the globe.
Max Janowski 100th Anniversary Concert
Sunday, October 21, 2012, 4 p.m.
Navidad En Mexico
Sunday, December 9, 2012, 4 p.m.
Spirit/Breath/Voice
Sunday, February 17, 2013, 4 p.m.
The American A Cappella Song Book
Friday, April 26, 2013, 8 p.m.
Youth Symphony
of DuPage
Youth Symphony of DuPage is dedicated to bringing
advanced ensemble training and performance
opportunities to 130 talented young musicians from
DuPage County and nearby towns.
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 8, 2013, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 12, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Company
Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 1, 6, 7, 8, 2012, 8 p.m.
Dec. 2, 9, 2012, 3 p.m.
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
God of Carnage
March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 2013, 8 p.m.
March 17, 23, 2013, 3 p.m.
Madden Theatre
Rent
June 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 2013, 8 p.m.
June 16, 23, 30, 2013, 3 p.m.
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
The Lakeside Singers
The Lakeside Singers are professional singers, composers
and arrangers who perform a wide range of musical styles,
from classical literature to jazz, gospel, rock, R&B and more.
The Holiday Concert
December 15, 2012, 8 p.m.
Joyful Spring Concert
April 13, 2013, 8 p.m.
Naperville Chorus
For tickets call the
North Central College Box Office
at 630-637-SHOW (7469),
except for Chicago a cappella.
The 100-voice strong Naperville Chorus is a community-wide chorus under the
direction of North Central College’s Professor of Music Jeordano Martinez.
December 1, 2012, 8 p.m. and May 4, 2013, 8 p.m.
In addition to fine arts performances, our magnificent venues are available for rent by the
community for a variety of occasions. From the acoustically spectacular Wentz Concert Hall and
elegantly intimate Koten Chapel, to the nearly 60,000-square-foot arena in the Residence Hall/Recreation
Center, North Central’s facilities provide the perfect space for your event. Whether your group needs
space to practice or perform, your business is organizing a trade show, your church needs a place to
worship or your daughter is getting married, North Central can accommodate
your needs. North Central’s rental opportunities include:
• Koten Chapel at Kiekhofer Hall
• Madden Theatre at the Fine Arts Center
• Pfeiffer Hall
• Residence Hall/Recreation Center
• Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
• Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center
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Schoenherr Gallery
Art Gallery SCHEDULE
Michelle Lindblom
“The Journey Continues”
August 17-September 30, 2012
“The imagery in my work serves as a metaphor for
the various confrontations, dialogues, muses and
revelations I have had on my journey so far. The
viewers are drawn in by the color, movement and
texture, but ultimately, I would hope they venture in
further using their own sensual interpretations.”
Lee Benson
“Immortality 10,000 Years”
October 5-November 11, 2012
Time and immortality. What is time? Why do we
often revel in the fact that it gives us existence, but
then we also rail against the fact that we are locked
in it? Why does it seem to be so fleetingly existing
while at the same time physically present always? Is
there “I” after I cease to exist in my current state?
C.K. Wilde
November 16, 2012-January 6, 2013
C.K. Wilde has formulated a wholly new and creative
approach to collage, keeping his work firmly planted in
collage’s roots as a disruptive medium bent on social
scrutiny, while unlocking its superb narrative potential.
Wilde is a co-founder of the nonprofit Brooklyn
Artists Alliance and has exhibited his work nationally
and internationally. His collages and book objects are
in numerous private and public collections, including
the Brooklyn Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Museum of Modern Art and Walker Art Center.
Jan-Ru Wan
“ReMaterialization/Relive Memory”
January 11-March 24, 2013
The appearance and disappearance of dream,
desire, hope, despair, memory and life are transient:
one moment you realize they are all there, and the
next you may just go on with your everyday life
without even noticing them.
In this exhibit, Jan-Ru Wan uses found materials
such as petri dishes, red chili peppers, old clothes,
etc., to create artwork and question the emotional
construct of the human condition.
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Pamela Hart
“Through New Eyes”
March 29-May 26, 2013
“There have been several times in my career where
I had moments—epiphanies, if you will—that
changed the way I saw my paintings. These epiphanies
have changed the way I painted. This exhibit is my
first showing of work following one such moment.”
When Pamela Hart saw her paintings for the first time
after returning from an exhibit, she looked at them
as old friends. But as she looked at them over time,
she felt they looked tired and maybe a little lost and
decided they needed more layers of space, depth
and an infusion of color. “This show is all about my
new vision.”
George Lorio
“Border Images”
May 31-July 28, 2013
George Lorio has a frame of vision inspired by his
New Orleans background. It was and continues to
be a place of extremes: beauty and decay, religion
and ritual, custom and iconoclasm.
“From that experience, I acquired an excitement
for visual matters, colors, forms and even artifacts.
Before moving to the Rio Grande Valley, my sculpture
employed a constructed metaphor to nature with
which I sought a transcendent reference to my
experience. Having lived on the border with Mexico
for 10 years, my imagery has grown more topical.
Presently, I use an image of irony with constructed and
found forms as a means to convey my comments on the
privilege of class, immigration and social hierarchy.”
Naperville Art League
August 2-September 8, 2013
“Domingo Parada: New Work”
September 16-November 7, 2012
Geometric abstract paintings and acrylic on paper.
Larry Holmes
“Hear No Evil”
November 11, 2012-January 10, 2013
Laura Lein-Svencner
January 13-March 7, 2013
Beginning with paper—from found papers in
recycling bins to handmade ones made from
plants in her backyard—Laura Lein-Svencner
sands, alters, abuses and manipulates. Textures
are formed by adding gesso, molding pastes and
acrylics, with a hint of the hand-pulled stitching
with thread and beads. Visual entities grow out
of self-discovery, and new compositions stem
from the need to take risks and explore. She is
passionately fascinated by the many ideas that
flow through each piece, stimulating the need
to gather and research the many aspects of
collage yet still not exposed.
Student Art Show
March 10-May 2, 2013
Senior Art Show
May 10-June 9, 2013
Artist Receptions
Meet the artists, shake their hands
and ask them questions at the artist
receptions. Light appetizers are
served and the events are free and
open to the public.
Visit northcentralcollege.edu/show
for dates and times.
Address and Hours
Schoenherr Gallery is open to
the public and located at the Fine Arts
Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. Hours:
- Tuesday-Friday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
- Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Sunday: Noon-5 p.m.
- One hour before most performances
in the Fine Arts Center
Oesterle Library is open to the public
and located at 320 E. School Street. Hours:
- Monday-Thursday: 7:45 a.m.-Midnight
- Friday: 7:45 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Saturday: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
- Sunday: Noon-Midnight
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“The concerns in my work range from the
formal to the fanciful with certain other issues
between these two extremes. In the process of
juggling this variety of ideas, my way of thinking
about the images and pictorial devices that are
employed has come to be largely about the
psychology of what is depicted and the subsequent
gaps that this leaves for the viewer to fill.
Ultimately, the paintings are intended to leave
the audience amused or bemused (sometimes
both) and to provide those experiences through
what seem to be familiar genres, but are less so
than what initial impressions might indicate.”
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Partners
North Central College thanks our Fine and Performing Arts 2012-2013 season partners.
The following preferred establishments have made generous contributions in support of
the fine and performing arts.
BUSINESSES:
NAPERVILLE DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERSHIP
212 S. Webster St., Naperville
630-305-7701 • naper.org
LIMOS WITHOUT LIMITS
1911 Glacier Park Ave., Suite 601
Naperville
888-888-8108 • limoswithoutlimits.com
RESTAURANTS:
THE BANGKOK VILLAGE
22 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville
630-369-9756 • bangkokvillage.com
BLACKFINN
16 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville
630-717-0400 • blackfinnchicago.com
CAFÉ BUONARO’S
300 E. 5th Ave., Naperville
630-717-0006 • cafebuonaros.com
BD’s MONGOLIAN GRILL
221 S. Washington St., Naperville
630-428-0300 • gomongo.com
Hampton inn
1087 E. Diehl Road, Naperville
800-639-0019 • hamptoninn.hilton.com
RAFFI’S ON 5TH
200 E. 5th Ave., Naperville
630-961-8203 • raffison5th.com
HARRISON HOUSE
26 N. Eagle St., Naperville
630-420-1117 • harrisonhousebb.com
HOTELS:
Hilton lisle/naperville
3003 Corporate West Drive, Lisle
630-505-0900 • hiltonlislenaperville.com
HOTEL ARISTA
2139 CityGate Lane (Rt 59 and I-88),
Naperville
630-579-4100 • hotelarista.com
BEST WESTERN
1617 Naperville Road, Naperville
630-505-0200 • bestwestern.com
chicago Marriott Naperville
1801 Naper Blvd., Naperville
630-505-4900
marriott.com/hotels/travel/
chimn-chicagomarriott-naperville
CATCH 35
35 S. Washington St., Naperville
630-717-3500 • catch35.com
country inn & suites
1837 Centre Point Circle, Naperville
630-505-3353
countryinns.com/napervilleil
HEAVEN ON SEVEN
224 S. Main St., Naperville
630-717-0777 • heavenonseven.com
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT
1155 E. Diehl Road, Naperville
630-505-0550 • marriott.com
KUMA’S
216 S. Washington St., Naperville
630-369-8500 • kumas.us
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES
1820 Abriter Court, Naperville
630-577-1820 • marriott.com/chifn
HYATT HOUSE
27554 Maecliff Drive, Warrenville
630-836-2960
chicagowarrenville.house.hyatt.com
HYATT LISLE
1400 Corporate Drive, Lisle
630-852-1234 • lisle.hyatt.com
HYATT PLACE
27576 Maecliff Drive, Warrenville
630-836-9800
chicagowarrenville.place.hyatt.com
SPRINGHILL SUITES
4305 Weaver Pkwy., Warrenville
630-393-0400 • springhillwarrenville.com
WYNDHAM LISLE
3000 Warrenville Road, Lisle
630-505-1000 • wyndhamlislehotel.com
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These programs are also partially
supported by a grant from the Illinois
Arts Council, a state agency.
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North Central College Fine and Performing Arts offers specials, discounts and programs
for groups of 8 or more. School groups, office parties and groups of friends can tailor an
evening that’s educational, unique or just plain fun. For custom packages, call the North Central
College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) and ask a group sales executive about special
discounts and reservations.
Talkbacks
Some performances feature small group
discussions before or after the show. You can
ask the performers questions, shake their hands
and get up close and personal with the stars of
the show. Call the box office for details.
Workshops
All venues are accessible to people with
disabilities. Please mention accommodation
needs when planning your event to ensure
appropriate seating arrangements.
Benefits
• Discounted tickets for groups of 8 or more—
save up to 50%
• Flexible payment plans
• No handling fees
• VIP service with your group sales concierge
• Dining opportunities with our partner restaurants
and hotels
• Pre- or post-show receptions in the Fine Arts
Center lobbies
• Special pre- or post-show programs that can be
arranged with artists and staff
• Best seats available
Events make great group outings for book clubs,
church groups, birthdays, corporate outings, holiday
events, social networking groups or even just a group
of friends getting together for a night at the theatre.
Learn a dance combination, get acting tips or hear
behind-the-scenes secrets during a workshop presented
by stars of the show. Some performers will organize
hands-on workshops before their show. Call the box
office for special group discounts and reservations.
Hors d’oeuvres or Desserts
The lobbies of Wentz Concert Hall and Madden
Theatre provide an elegant, spacious atmosphere
to gather for drinks and hors d’oeuvres or dessert
before a show. Let us create a reception to fit
your budget that’s as simple as a small buffet with
desserts and coffee or as elaborate as hand-passed
hors d’oeuvres, champagne and silk tablecloths.
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38 Residence Hall/Recreation Center
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23 125 S. Loomis House
39 Merner Field House
e Library
ohn Hall
24 Student Village Residence Hall
40 Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium
41 Zimmerman Stadium
r Science Center
25 Schneller Residence Hall
Center Boilerhouse Café
26 Seager Residence Hall
42
Shanower
31 S. Ellsworth
St. Family Field
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27 Rall Residence Hall
Business
Operations
Features43
a 240-seat
theatre
with a thrust&stage for
Paul Residence Hall
28 Kaufman Dining Hall
Maintenance
musical and theatre productions.
29 Geiger Residence Hall
44 Naper Place
e Hall
& Eva White Activities Center
30 Bookstore
Swallow Hall
32 Wentz Concert Hall
14 Theatre at31 48 E. Jefferson House
32 Wentz
Hall
Meiley-Swallow
HallConcert Hall/
mith House
Fine Arts Center
rainard House
33 Patterson Residence Hall
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Building Identification
1 225 N. Loomis House
2 Kimmel Residence Hall
3 Larrance Academic Center
4 Kiekhofer Hall and
Koten Chapel
5 Seybert Residence Hall
6 Oesterle Library
7 Goldspohn Hall
8 Kroehler Science Center
9Rolland Center
Boilerhouse Café
10Old Main
11 Peter & Paul Residence Hall
12 Carnegie Hall
13 Harold and Eva White Activities Center
14 Meiley-Swallow Hall
15 Pfeiffer Hall
16A.A. Smith House
17 116 S. Brainard House
18 Hammersmith House
19 322 E. Van Buren House
20 330 E. Van Buren House
21 109 S. Loomis House
22 119 S. Loomis House
23 125 S. Loomis House
24 Student Village
Residence Hall
25 Schneller Residence Hall
26 Seager Residence Hall
27Rall Residence Hall
28 Kaufman Dining Hall
29 Geiger Residence Hall
30Bookstore
31Abe House
32 Wentz Concert Hall
& Fine Arts Center
33 Patterson Residence Hall
34 Ward Residence Hall
35 224 E. Chicago House
36Oliver Hall
37 President’s House
38 Residence Hall/
Recreation Center
39Merner Field House
40 Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium
41 Zimmerman Stadium
42 Shanower Family Field
43 Business Operations
& Maintenance
44Naper Place
ZZipcar
SShuttle
TAMTRAK/Metra Railway Station
PParking
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Emergency Phones
B Bike rack
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Business Operations
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Pfeiffer Hall
Koten Chapel at Kiekhofer Hall
310 E. Benton Ave.
329 E. School St.
Z Zipcar Reserve a car online or on
Theatrical productions, recitals, choral and instrumental
your mobile phone. Go to Zipcar.
performances are hosted throughout the year at this historic
com/ncc.
west suburban magnet for the arts. Built in 1926, it features
a 1,057-seat
auditorium
with a new sound system.
S Shuttle
pickup
to remote
parking and shopping. For
route and schedule, visit
northcentralcollege.edu/shuttle
15 Pfeiffer Hall
This distinctive chapel built in 1913 today incorporates modern
technologies for lighting and acoustics along with seating for 150.
T AMTRAK/Metra Railway Station
31 S. Ellsworth St.
P Parking
Emergency Phones
Schoenherr Gallery
171 E. Chicago Ave.
Meiley-Swallow Hall Gallery
Oesterle Library Gallery
320 E. School St.
B Bike rack
32 Schoenherr Gallery
Main Floor
Pfeiffer Hall
Price Level
Seating
Row
Price Level 3
Balcony
K-N
Price Level 2
Balcony
F-J
Price Level 1
A-Q
Balcony
A-N
Price Levels & Seating
Balcony
A-E
Main Floor
A-Q
Price levels are for individual tickets only.
For series price levels, call the box office.
STAGE
AA-GG
Balcony
Wentz
Concert Hall
Price Level
Price Level 2
Price Level 1
A-P
Main Floor
Seating
Row
Balcony
FF-GG
Main Floor
A-B
Balcony
AA-EE
Main Floor
C-P
Price levels are for individual tickets only.
For series price levels, call the box office.
STAGE
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citizens and leaders over their lifetime.
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Late seating will be handled on a per
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age appropriateness before bringing
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prohibited.
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to a world-class college.
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Amount
Giving Level
Impresario ($10,000+)
Mobility-impaired seating is available
at the Fine Arts Center and MeileySwallow Hall. Please notify the box
office when purchasing tickets.
Artists, times and locations are
subject to change.
Bravo ($5,000-$9,999)
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Andrew Patner, WFMT/Chicago Sun-Times classical music writer,
about the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s performance on Oct. 21.
large vertical space and other features that allow for
full resonance and reverberation. Just a 40-minute
train ride from Chicago’s Union Station, Wentz is a
worthy additional venue for the metropolitan area.”
“The room is physically intimate but with a
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