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Carnegie Hall Presents

The Originals

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Friday, Oct 29, 2010 | 8 PM
Michael Feinstein
Cheyenne Jackson
THE POWER OF TWO AT CARNEGIE HALL
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Cheyenne Jackson
  • John Oddo, Musical Director and Pianist
  • Michael Feinstein

Program

  • Program is approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes, including one intermission
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One is the foremost interpreter of American song and host of a primetime PBS series on the American Songbook. The other is a star of Glee and 30 Rock, making his Carnegie Hall debut. Together, Feinstein and Jackson are what The New York Times calls “passionate, impeccably harmonized, and groundbreaking.”
“Someone to Watch Over Me” from The Power of Two
Michael Feinstein and Cheyenne Jackson  
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Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 | 8 PM
Music of Steve Reich
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Bang on a Can All-Stars and Friends
    ·· Robert Black, Electric Bass
    ·· David Cossin, Percussion
    ·· Vicky Chow, Piano
    ·· Evan Ziporyn, Clarinet and Piano
    ·· Bryce Dessner, Guitar
    ·· Taylor Levine, Guitar
    ·· Derek Johnson, Guitar
    ·· Mark Stewart, Guitar
    ·· Glenn Kotche, Drums
    ·· Kelli Kathman, Flute
    ·· Todd Reynolds, Violin
    ·· Ashley Bathgate, Cello
    ·· Gregg August, Bass
    ·· Andrew Cotton, Sound Engineer
  • eighth blackbird
    ·· Tim Munro, Flute
    ·· Michael J. Maccaferri, Clarinet
    ·· Matt Albert, Violin and Viola
    ·· Nicholas Photinos, Cello
    ·· Matthew Duvall, Percussion
    ·· Lisa Kaplan, Piano
  • Kronos Quartet
    ·· David Harrington, Violin
    ·· John Sherba, Violin
    ·· Hank Dutt, Viola
    ·· Jeffrey Zeigler, Cello
  • So Percussion
    ·· Eric Beach
    ·· Josh Quillen
    ·· Adam Sliwinski
    ·· Jason Treuting

Program

  • STEVE REICH Mallet Quartet (NY Premiere)
  • STEVE REICH WTC 9/11 (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
  • STEVE REICH 2 x 5 (NY Premiere)
  • STEVE REICH Double Sextet
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Carnegie Hall celebrates the 75th birthday of one of America’s greatest living composers with a concert that features three New York premieres of his recent works, including WTC 9/11, a Carnegie Hall co-commission. Plus, hear his Double Sextet—the piece that earned him a much-deserved Pulitzer Prize in 2009.
Reich Eight Lines (Octet) (1979)
Bang on a Can
Nonesuch
Reich Triple Quartet (Third Movement)
Kronos Quartet and Friends
Nonesuch
Monday, May 9, 2011 | 8 PM
Quintessential James Taylor and his Band
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Andrea Zonn, Vocals and Fiddle
  • Arnold McCuller, Vocals
  • Chad Wackerman, Drums
  • David Lasley, Vocals
  • James Taylor, Guitar and Vocals
  • Jimmy Johnson, Electric Bass
  • Kate Markowitz, Vocals
  • Larry Goldings, Piano, Organ, and Keyboards
  • Lou Marini, Jr., Horns
  • Luis Conte, Percussion
  • Michael Landau, Electric Guitars
  • Walt Fowler, Horns

Program

  • James Taylor
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James Taylor and his legendary band perform his greatest hits at Carnegie Hall.
“Shed a Little Light”
James Taylor
Sony

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