Sunday, Feb. 8, 2 p.m., Weis Center for the Performing Arts
“Guitar Duo will Grace the Weis Center Stage to Perform Works by Franck, Debussy, Piazzolla and Others”
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome guitarists Meng Su and Yameng Wang, who form the Beijing Guitar Duo, on Sunday, Feb. 8.
There will be a pre-performance talk from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium.
The performance is sponsored, in part, by Martha and Alan Barrick and Coldwell Banker Penn One Real Estate.
Praised by the distinguished Classical Guitar Magazine as “having the star potential to serve as inspiration for new generations of guitarists to come,” Beijing Guitar Duo made its New York debut in Carnegie Hall in 2010, launching an international concert career.
Su and Wang, Beijing Guitar Duo, have performed around the world in halls such as Concertgebouw, Palau de Musica, Tchaikovsky Hall and National Theatre in Beijing.
The duo regularly collaborates with orchestras as well as in ensemble with flutist Marina Piccinini, guitarists the Grigoryan Brothers and legendary guitarist Manuel Barrueco, and have toured in Europe, Australia, Asia and the U.S.
When at the Weis Center they will perform: Franck – Prelude, Fugue et Variation, Op.18, Debussy – Petite Suite, Gnattali – Suite Retratos, Tan Dun – From Eight Memories in Watercolor, Op. 1, Albeniz – Bajo la Palmera and Piazzolla – Tango Suite.
Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors 62+ and subscribers, $15 for youth 18 and under, $15 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), free for Bucknell students (limit 1) and $15 for non-Bucknell students (limit 2).
Tickets can be reserved by calling 570-577-1000 or online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.
Tickets are also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
For more information about this event, contact Lisa Leighton, marketing and outreach director, at 570-577-3727 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Monday, Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m., Public Library for Union County, Lewisburg
“Weis Center Tree Series to Host Story Circles”
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts is hosting a series of programs including performances, creative projects, walks and lectures, centered on the theme of trees. As part of that series, a free tree-themed Story Circle, facilitated by Susquehanna Valley Mediation, will be held at the Public Library for Union County, 255 Reitz Blvd., Lewisburg. Circles create an opportunity for people in our community to connect with one another and be heard through story telling.
The Trees Series brochure is available online at go.bucknell.edu/TreesSeries or by calling 570-577-3727.
Monday, Feb. 9, 7:30- 9:30 p.m., Sigfried Weis Music Building, Natalie Davis Rooke Recital Hall (Room 100)
“Bucknell Piano Series to Host Emely Phelps”
The Bucknell Music Department will welcome pianist Emely Phelps for a free, public concert as part of its Bucknell Piano Series. The series gives students the chance to display their talent and work with world-renowned artists to perfect their craft.
Phelps enjoys a versatile career as a chamber musician, soloist and teacher. Second prize winner of the 2023 Ernst Bacon Prize for American Music, she has given more than 50 performances over the past two years, with recent highlights including an all-American solo recital and educational residency in Ruth Crawford Seeger’s birthplace of East Liverpool, Ohio, chamber music performances with A Far Cry and the Cassatt Quartet, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Ohio University Wind Symphony and duo recitals with violinist Christine Harada Li, flutist Jeiran Hasan and trombonist Lucas Borges.
Phelps made her solo orchestral debut at the age of 16 with the National Symphony Orchestra, and has since been a featured concerto soloist with orchestras such as the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra, Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra and Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic. She has presented solo recitals throughout North America and Europe with a diverse repertoire ranging from Bach to Carter, and is a particularly passionate advocate for new music, having given world premieres of more than a dozen compositions.
An in-demand collaborator, she recently recorded her third CD with flutist Hannah Porter, with previous releases including “Discovering Her Voice” and “Confluence”, and also appears on the Delos label with violinist Dawn Wohn (“Unbounded”, 2023), all highlighting duos by female composers.
As a founding member of Trio Cleonice, she spent eight years with the ensemble, performing across the United States, touring Europe- including a recital at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam – and winning second prize at the Schoenfeld International String Competition in Harbin, China.
Emely is a limited term assistant professor at the University of Georgia.
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 5 p.m., Holmes Hall, Hislop Family Auditorium (Room 116)
“Ekard Artist in Residence, Kirsten Stolle: Science for a Better Life”
Multidisciplinary artist Kirsten Stolle will present the free, public Bucknell Ekard Artist-in-Residence talk entitled “Science for a Better Life.”
Stolle presents text-based works, collages, and installations that examine how chemical companies use language and imagery to shape public perception while obscuring the long-term effects of their products on health, food systems and the environment. Her work sits at the intersection of art, science and culture, using research-driven methods to encourage critical awareness.
The Ekard Artist-in-Residence provides students at Bucknell with opportunities to engage with and learn from accomplished artists through master classes, workshops, demonstrations and/or studio critiques in conjunction with the Department of Art & Art History.
Selected artists actively share their own studio methods and processes through master classes, presentations, workshops, studio visits, pop-up exhibitions, installations or other experiences with students on Bucknell’s campus. Artists reside in Lewisburg, with prior stays ranging from a few days to a full year.
Thursday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. (pre-performance talk 6:45 p.m.), Weis Center for the Performing Arts
“Ephrat Asherie Brings Thoughtful Street and Club Dance Styles to the Weis Center Stage, Live Latin Jazz Music by Arturo O’Farrill Accompanies”
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Ephrat Asherie Dance with Arturo O’Farrill on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. They will present a new work called “Shadow Cities.” The performance is 60-minutes, without an intermission.
There will be a pre-performance talk with Ephrat Asherie and Arturo O’Farrill from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium.
Asherie collaborates with Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer O’Farrill in the company’s newest creation, Shadow Cities. Bringing together Ephrat Asherie Dance’s exhilarating choreography that remixes and reconnects various street and club dance styles and an original composition featuring O’Farrill’s trademark Latin jazz sound, Shadow Cities explores what it means to be and to feel the in-between.
With a cast of seven dancers and four musicians, the performers explore the myriad ways they feel split between cities, memories and generations, encountering their most enlivened selves in unexpected moments.
Founded in 2012, New York City based Ephrat Asherie Dance (EAD), is made up of a dynamic group of multi-faceted street and club dance artists. A dance company dedicated to honoring the ethos of the underground club community, EAD is rooted in Black and Latine vernacular dance, including breaking, hip hop, house, waacking and the New York style hustle.
Asherie is a NYC-based choreographer, performer and b-girl. A Bessie Award winner for Innovative Achievement in Dance, Asherie creates work for the dynamic group of dancers in her company, Ephrat Asherie Dance (EAD). Dedicated to honoring the ethos of NYC’s underground club community, EAD explores the inherently complex and dynamic qualities of various Black and Latine vernacular forms. Asherie has received numerous awards to support her work including Dance Magazine’s inaugural Harkness Promise Award, a Jerome Artist Fellowship and two fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts.
Mexican-American pianist, composer, and bandleader O’Farrill stands as a towering figure in contemporary music, renowned for his genre-defying virtuosity, leadership and unwavering commitment to social justice through music. Hailed by DownBeat as “one of our greatest living pianists”, O’Farrill bridges the gap between traditional Latin rhythms, modern jazz and contemporary composition, continually pushing the boundaries of the art form while maintaining a profound connection to his roots.
Tickets are $30 for adults, $24 for seniors 62+ and subscribers, $20 for youth 18 and under, $20 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), free for Bucknell students (limit 1) and $20 for non-Bucknell students (limit 2).
Special promo code for youth dancers: $10 tickets are available for local dance students and their accompanying parent/guardian. Use code SHADOW at checkout, after selecting seats. Online only at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice
Tickets can be reserved by calling 570-577-1000 or online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.
Tickets are also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
For more information about this event, contact Lisa Leighton, marketing and outreach director, at 570-577-3727 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Friday-Sunday, Feb. 13-15, 7:30 (Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. matinee Sunday), Tustin Theatre (Black Box, Room 200)
“Bucknell Theatre Showcase to Present ‘Walden’”
The Bucknell Theatre Showcase will present Walden, directed by Bucknell Theatre alum Brooke Echnat ’21.
In the near future, Stella and her fiancé, Bryan, are waiting at their remote cabin for Stella’s estranged twin sister, Cassie. Raised by their astronaut father to be NASA scientists, the twins have taken different paths: Cassie has just returned from a successful moon mission, while Stella left NASA behind. When Cassie arrives, old conflicts reignite, forcing the sisters to choose between life on Earth or pursuing a future in space, as humanity’s fate hangs in the balance. WALDEN is a thrilling and engrossing new play that wrestles between the gravitational pulls of duty and desire.
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2:30 p.m., Weis Center for the Performing Arts
“Bucknell Symphonic Band to Play Free Concert”
The Bucknell Symphonic Band will play a free, public concert in the Weis Center Concert Hall.
Under the direction of Professor of Music, William Kenny, the symphonic band comprises students from majors across campus. Performing at least twice per semester, programs are selected from some of the most challenging and rewarding music of the entire band repertoire. Recent programs have included music by such composers as Holst, Grainger, Reed, Copland, Shostakovich and Whitacre.
