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Carnegie Hall Presents

The Originals

The Originals features artists who have helped to shape their respective musical disciplines, making contributions that stand the test of time and inspire the performers of tomorrow. This series includes an 85th birthday celebration for music-theater legend Barbara Cook, the Carnegie Hall debut of Brazil's greatest living sambista Paulinho da Viola, and a veritable explosion of music for percussion and brass performed by the exuberant Venezuelan Brass Ensemble.

Series Events

Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 | 8 PM
Barbara Cook
85th Birthday Concert
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Barbara Cook, Vocalist
  • Lee Musiker, Musical Director
  • Special guests to be announced

Program

Barbara Cook gained fame in musicals like The Music Man and Candide. Over the course of her illustrious career, she has played on the biggest stages all across the globe. This living Broadway legend made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1975 and returns to celebrate her 85th birthday.
You Make Me Feel So Young
Barbara Cook
Entertainment One
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 | 8 PM
Paulinho da Viola
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Paulinho da Viola

Program

Brazil's greatest living sambista—in his first appearance at Carnegie Hall—performs a program of sambas and choros.

Dama De Espadas
Paulinho da Viola
RCA
Friday, Dec 7, 2012 | 8 PM
Venezuelan Brass Ensemble
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Venezuelan Brass Ensemble
    Thomas Clamor, Conductor

Program

The Venezuelan Brass Ensemble, drawn from the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, opens the Venezuelan celebration at Carnegie Hall with an evening of exuberant music making that features works from Latin America and beyond.

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