Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 2pm

Morihiko Nakahara, conductor

The Wizard of Oz was a technical marvel for the MGM studio in the late 1930s. Today, MGM has stunningly re-mastered this timeless classic. The brilliantly restored images are accompanied by full symphony orchestra playing entirely new transcriptions of Harold Arlen?s brilliant lost scores. Hearing Judy Garland?s original 1939 studio recordings, backed by lush, live orchestration, will transport children and adults alike. With this version of The Wizard of Oz on the big screen, moviegoers will be treated to the Oscar-winning film as it has never been seen before.

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our community’s outstanding teens, youth and adults. Our goal is to identify all youth who are making a difference in our community or who are making positive choices, and we invite you join us by attending this award ceremony to recognize their important contributions.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Ben Vereen
Morihiko Nakahara, conductor

Few entertainers today are as accomplished or versatile as Ben Vereen. His legendary performances transcend time and have become woven into the fabric of this country’s artistic legacy. For over 25 years, Ben has showcased his versatility and creativity, performing countless one-man shows not only in the United States, but also Europe, Asia and the Caribbean, and making numberless appearances on stage, screen and television. The "New York Post" has acclaimed the Tony Award-winning actor as "…unquestionably one of the finest performances seen on Broadway."

Vereen is currently touring his one-man show, "Vereen Sings a Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr," featuring the music of Sammy Davis Jr., including "Candy Man." Davis, who was known throughout much of his career as "the world’s greatest living entertainer," was known for hits "Bojangles," "That Old Black Magic" and "The Candy Man."

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Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8pm

Founded in 1926 by dancer and choreographer Martha Graham, the Martha Graham Dance Company is the oldest and most celebrated contemporary dance company in America.

Since its inception, the Martha Graham Dance Company has received international acclaim from audiences in over 50 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The Company has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, the Paris Opera House, Covent Garden, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as well as at the base of the Great Pyramids of Egypt. In addition, the Company has also produced several award-winning films broadcast on PBS and around the world.

“Martha Graham Dance Company was (is) made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts’ American Masterpieces: Dance initiative, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts.”

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Gonzaga Wind Symphony Concert
Dr. Robert Spittal, Conductor

March 30^th , 2010

7:30 PM curtain

General admission is $9, and $7 for non GU students and seniors.  This event is free to the Gonzaga University Community.  Tickets are either available by calling (509) 624-1200 or visiting the ticket office at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox.  For the Gonzaga Community, there is a free shuttle bus that leaves from St. Aloysius Church at 6:40 and 7:05, and will make return trips following the concert.  For more information about this or other Gonzaga Music Department concerts, please call (509) 313-6733.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010
7:30pm

Simultaneously stirring and meditative, an evening of Philip Glass’ solo piano is a rare opportunity to experience this influential composer’s work firsthand.  Debuting a program that features his most recent Etudes for piano as well as classics in Glass’ repertoire, this concert provides a glimpse into the intricacies of the composer’s work in its most elemental form.  Speaking from the piano bench, Glass personally introduces the program.  An intimate and unique look at a visionary at work, this evening will provide a fond re-acquaintance for Glass fans and a perfect introduction for new audiences.

Gonzaga University Choir/Chorale Concert

Dr. Irene Messoloras, Conductor

April 19, 2010

7:30 PM

General admission is $9, and $7 for non GU students and seniors.  This event is free to the Gonzaga University Community.  Tickets are either available by calling (509) 624-1200 or visiting the ticket office at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox.  For the Gonzaga Community, there is a free shuttle bus that leaves from St. Aloysius Church at 6:40 and 7:05, and will make return trips following the concert.  For more information about this or other Gonzaga Music Department concerts, please call (509) 313-6733.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Wylie Gustafson
Paul Zarziski, cowboy poet
Eckart Preu, conductor

In this era of prepackaged superstars - of pale imitations of country music being pushed onto the public by faceless media giants - the music of Wylie & The Wild West is a beacon of truth and honest beauty. By being himself, Wylie Gustafson has become one of the most exciting and endearing acts in contemporary music: Country, Western, Folk or otherwise. Joined by Cowboy Poet Paul Zarzyski, who has been featured at 22 consecutive annual National Cowboy Poetry Gatherings in Elko, NV, and has appeared on Garrison Keillor’s "A Prairie Home Companion", these authentic heroes of song and word will thrill symphony listeners like never before.

Gonzaga Symphony Orchestra Concert

Kevin Hekmatpanah, Conductor

April 26, 2010

7:30 PM curtain

General admission is $9, and $7 for non GU students and seniors.  This event is free to the Gonzaga University Community.  Tickets are either available by calling (509) 624-1200 or visiting the ticket office at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox.  For the Gonzaga Community, there is a free shuttle bus that leaves from St. Aloysius Church at 6:40 and 7:05, and will make return trips following the concert.  For more information about this or other Gonzaga Music Department concerts, please call (509) 313-6733.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
7:30pm

Folk music icon Arlo Guthrie brings his timeless stories and unforgettable classic tunes to the stage with three generations of Guthries for the “Guthrie Family Rides Again” tour.  A celebrated artist in American music, his artistic ventures help bridge an often-divided world through his powerful spirit of song. "Guthrie Family Rides Again" brings his singular voice as both a singer-songwriter and social commentator to the stage alongside his beloved children and grandkids.

$25/$35/$40/$100 prime seating with meet and greet (limit 25)

David Sedaris may well be the closest thing the literary world has these days to a rock star. His speaking engagements are now consistently standing-room-only, a far cry from his early days as a housecleaner in New York City. Sedaris made his comic debut recounting his strange-but-true experiences of his job as a Macy's elf clad in green tights, reading his Santa Land Diaries on National Public Radio's Morning Edition. His sardonic wit and incisive social critique have since made him one of Americas pre-eminent humor writers.

The great skill with which Sedaris slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that he is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. He is the author of the bestsellers Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked and Me Talk Pretty One Day, both of which became immediate bestsellers. Sedaris and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name The Talent Family and have written several plays which have been produced at La Mama, Lincoln Center, and The Drama Department in New York City. His essays appear regularly in Esquire and The New Yorker. Sedaris original radio pieces can often be heard on "This American Life", distributed nationally by Public Radio International and produced by WBEZ in Chicago.

In 2001, David Sedaris became the third recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He was named by Time magazine as Humorist of the Year in 2001. In 2005, David Sedaris was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word Album ("Dress Your Family in Corduroy & Denim") and Best Comedy Album ("David Sedaris: Live at Carnegie Hall"). 

          “Sedaris ain’t the preeminent humorist of his generation by accident”
          — Whitney Pastorek, Entertainment Weekly

“Sedaris has hit upon the narrative equivalent of Pepsi, or the PlayStation, or oxygen, or the haircut: something that others in the world might actually want and find useful. . . He’s smart, he’s caustic, he’s mordant, and, somehow, he’s . . . well, nice”
— Bill Richardson, Toronto Globe and Mail

“Sedaris’s droll assessment of the mundane and the eccentics who inhabit the world’s crevises make him one of the greatest humorists writing today”
— Chicago Tribune

“Sedaris belongs on any list of people writing in English at the moment who are revising our ideas about what’s funny. ”
— San Francisco Chronicle

Eckart Preu, conductor

Jean-Philippe Rameau, Les Fetes d’Hebe Suite 1
Franz Josef Haydn, Symphony no. 85 “La Reine” 
Darius Milhaud, Le boeuf sur le toit 
Maurice Ravel, Mother Goose Suite