BAROQUE ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM AT CLEMSON

The distinguished Baroque vocal choral Ensemble Corund will perform Johann Sebastian Bach's immortal Mass in B Minor at Clemson University on Sunday, March 2, at 3 p.m. in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.

The Ensemble Corund, a 10-member, mixed-voice choral based in Switzerland, will be accompanied by early music specialists who play historic instruments or modern copies. The concert will be under the baton of Stephen Smith, an alumnus of Furman University.

Founded in Lucerne in 1993 by Smith, the Ensemble Corund is one of Switzerland's leading vocal ensembles. Its members are professional soloists from many different backgrounds. Specializing in sacred music of the Renaissance, Baroque and vocal music of the 20th century, the Ensemble Corund has been featured on radio programs in France, Switzerland, Germany and the United States.

The Ensemble Corund is a frequent guest ensemble at music festivals on both sides of the Atlantic, and records for Dorian Recordings.

Tickets for the concert are $15 for adults, $13.50 for senior citizens and $8 for students. For more information, call the Brooks Center box office, (864) 656-7787, Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. or go to www.clemson.edu/Brooks.

LINCOLN CENTER CHAMBER GROUP TO PERFORM

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, one of the nation's most eminent music organizations, is coming to Clemson University's Brooks Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, March 4, at 8 p.m. The free concert is part of the center's Utsey Chamber Music Series.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center includes 19 core members. Augmented by invited guest artists, the Chamber Music Society presents concerts of every instrumentation, style and historic period.

The ensemble is under the direction of artistic director David Shifrin. Its core membership is a "Who's Who" of prominent musicians: violinists Ani Kavafian, Ida Kavafian, Cho-Liang Lin and Joseph Silverstein; violist Paul Neubauer, cellists Gary Hoffman, Carter Brey and Fred Sherry; bassist Edgar Meyer; flutist Ransom Wilson, oboist Stephen Taylor, bassoonist Milan Turkovic; pianists Lee Luvisi, Jeffrey Swann and Anne-Marie McDermott; and the Orion String Quartet.

The Brooks Center concert will feature oboist Stephen Taylor, violinist Ani Kavafian, violist Paul Neubauer, pianist Jeffrey Swann and cellist Carter Brey performing Mozart's Oboe Quartet in F Major, the Piano Quartet in G Minor by Faure and Two Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola and Piano by Loeffler.

Recognized for outstanding programming and community service, the Utsey Chamber Music Series has earned national accolades from Chamber Music America, and NPR's Performance Today for showcasing the best soloists and ensembles in the genre.

To learn more about the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, call the box office, (864) 656-7787, Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. Information is also available at the center's Web site www.clemson.edu/Brooks.

UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC BAND TO PRESENT 'PLACES'

The Clemson University Symphonic Band, under the direction of Mark Spede, will present "Places," a concert of compositions inspired by places, at 8 p.m., Thursday, March 6, at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.

The free concert will feature the ensemble playing Ron Nelson's Savannah River Holiday, Percy Grainger's Irish Tune from County Derry and Ralph Vaughn William's English Folk Song Suite.

Other works on the program are George Washington Bridge by William Shuman, Cloudburst by Eric Whitacre and Pines of the Appian Way by Ottorino Resphigi.

For more information about the concert, call the Brooks Center box office, (864) 656-7787, Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m., or go to www.clemson.edu/Brooks.

LEE GALLERY INSTALLATION IS 'OFF BALANCE'

"Off Balance", a site-specific installation, is on view in the Rudolph E. Lee Gallery at Clemson University through March 20.

The installation, which explores the social, economic and environmental conditions of Sri Lanka, is part of a two-week artist residency by artist Christel Dillbohner.

Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m.--4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, and 2-5 p.m. on Sunday.

Dillbohner has installed sight-specific work in Germany and Japan as well as in California, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Washington. She first conceptualized Off Balance three years ago after reviewing documents that chronicled Sri Lanka's coconut fiber industry. A visit to Sri Lanka, that included tours of manufacturing plants, museums and a tea plantation, solidified her ideas for the work.

For information, contact Denise Woodard-Detrich, (864) 656-3883.

CLEMSON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL EXPLORES POLITICS

The Clemson Shakespeare Festival, March 6-12, will look at politics in the 16th century writer's work by examining Greed Power, Corruption: The Political Shakespeare.

The 12th annual Clemson Shakespeare Festival will bring numerous activities to the Upstate, including stage presentations by Shenandoah Shakespeare and Greenville's Warehouse Theatre, film screenings, workshops with actors and directors, and discussions of politics and the Bard by leading Shakespearean scholars.

General admission tickets for the plays -- The Tempest (Sunday March 9), The Taming of the Shrew (Monday, March 10), Coriolanus (Tuesday, March 11) and Measure for Measure (Wednesday, March 12) -- are $15 for adults, $13.50 for senior citizens and $8 for students.

Professor Jonathan Gil Harris of Ithaca College and professor Natasha Korda of Wesleyan University will be the festival's visiting scholars. They will make individual presentations Monday, March 10, and participate in a panel discussion Tuesday, March 11.

In addition, three film adaptations and three workshops with members of Shenandoah Shakespeare theatre troupe are planned.

For a complete schedule of events or ticket information, call the Brooks Center box office (864) 656-7787, Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. Information is also available at www.clemson.edu/Brooks.

GREASE COMES TO THE BROOKS CENTER MARCH 25

The biggest high school reunion in the nation is coming to Tiger Town. Danny and Sandy, Rizzo and Kenickie, and the rest of the Rydell High School gang are set to bring the sock hop, Grease, to Clemson University's Brooks Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, March 25, at 8 p.m.

Grease, one of Broadway's longest-running musicals, takes a hilarious, tuneful and loving look at growing up in the super-cool 1950s with the funniest gang of high school students you'll ever meet.

Experience the classic rock 'n' roll sounds of the era with songs like "We Go Together," "Since I Don't Have You" and "Beauty School Drop Out." Other memorable tunes include "Hopelessly Devoted," "You're The One That I Want" and the movie's title song written by Barry Gibbs.

The musical is the story of Danny Zuko, king of the Burger Palace Boys, and Sandy Dumbrowski, the wholesome new student at Rydell High School whose life changes forever after meeting the tough, yet vulnerable, Rizzo, leader of the Pink Ladies gang.

The original production opened in 1972 and ran for almost eight years. It re-opened in 1994. It was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including "Best Musical."

Tickets are $25. For more information, call the Brooks Center box office, (864) 656-7787, Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. or go to www.clemson.edu/Brooks.

(photos provided by Clemson University)

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