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Past Student Excursions

2007-2008 Student Excursions

• Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)--May 23, 8pm. Armenia Resounding: a Tribute to composer Alan Hovhaness. 8pm, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory.
• Intermezzo Opera: A Last Goodbye--May 16, 8pm. Massachusetts College of Art and Design (921 Huntington Ave, Boston). An opera in one act composed by MIT Lecturer Charles Shadle, libretto by MIT Senior Lecturer Michael Ouellette.
• Q.E.D.--May 4, 3pm, Broad Institute Auditorium (Rm NE30-1154)
• Solas--May 2, 8pm, Somerville Theater (55 Davis Sq., Somerville)
• Boston Chamber Music Society--April 27, 7:30pm, Sanders Theater (Memorial Hall, Harvard University, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge)
• Boston Symphony Orchestra: Harbison Premiere--April 18, 8pm. Harbison & Mahler. Symphony Hall (301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston)
• Boston Secession--April 11, 8pm. Justina Golden and The Amiable Consort. Gordon Chapel, Old South Church (645 Boylston St., Copley Square, Boston)
• Tamagawa Taiko Drumming and Dance--March 30, 3pm, Kresge Auditorium
• Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)--March 29, 8pm. Double Entendre: Four premieres inspired by artistic collaboration. Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory.
• Cantata Singers--March 16, 3pm, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory (Gainsborough Street, Boston).
• Boston Secession--March 15, 8pm. Handel in the Strand. First Church in Cambridge, Congregational (11 Garden Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge).
• Emanuel Gat Dance --March 7, 7:30pm, ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave., Boston).
• Boston Ballet: Romeo and Juliet--Feb 29, 8pm, the Wang Theater (270 Tremont St., Boston).
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)--Composer Retrospective: Robert Erickson--Feb 22, 8pm, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory (Gainsborough Street, Boston).
• Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Chapel/Chapter --Feb 15, 8pm, ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art (100 Northern Ave., Boston).
• Julius Caesar --Feb 13, 7:30pm, American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center (64 Brattle St., Cambridge).
• Boston Chamber Music Society--Feb 10, 7:30pm, Sanders Theater (Memorial Hall, Harvard University, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge).
• Boston Secession: (Un)lucky in Love--Feb 8, 8pm, Veronique Ballroom, Longwood Towers (20 Chapel St., Brookline).
• Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)--Jan 25. Boston Connection: Celebrating BMOP's 10th season as Affiliate Orchestra for New Music at NEC. 8pm, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory.
• Boston Secession: Cabaret Noel: Singalong Secession--Dec 7, 8pm, St. Paul's Church (15 St. Paul St., Brookline, MA)
• SPECIAL OFFER: Zeitgeist Stage's two-part epic production of Pulitzer-prize winning The Kentucky Cycle--Oct 6-Nov 17, Boston Center for the Arts Plaza Black Box Theater (539 Tremont St., Boston). $12.50/part ticket price (regular price $35).
• Boston Secession: The Big Oh!--Nov 10, 8pm, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational (11 Garden St., Harvard Square, Cambridge).
• Boston Lyric Opera's La Boheme--Nov 4, 3pm, Shubert Theatre (265 Tremont St., Boston).
• BMOP: Re-Inventions: Glorious and subversive music for keyboards--Nov 2, 8pm, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory.
• Boston Chamber Music Society--Oct 21, 7:30pm, Sanders Theater (Memorial Hall, Harvard University, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge).
• From Zimbabwe: Oliver Mtukudzi and Black Spirits--Oct 19, 8pm, Somerville Theater (Davis Square, Somerville).
• Bunraku, the National Puppet Theater of Japan--Oct 3, 7:30pm, Cutler Majestic Theater (219 Tremont St., Boston).
• Boston Chamber Music Society Silver Jubilee Gala Concert--Sept 30, 6:30-7:30pm, Jordan Hall (New England Conservatory, 30 Gainsborough St, Boston).
  

2006-2007 Student Excursions

• Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: Jazz in Film--Ellington & Beyond--April 29, 3:30pm, Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (465 Huntington Ave, Boston).
• Boston Secession: "Mother Tongue: The Music and Meter of the English Language""--April 27, 8pm, First Church in Cambridge Congregational (11 Garden St., Harvard Sq., Cambridge).
• Surviving the Nian--April 22, 8pm, The Roberts Theater, Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts (527 Tremont St, Boston).
• Miss Witherspoon--April 21, 8pm, Lyric Stage (140 Clarendon Ave, Boston).
• Bebe Miller Dance Company--April 13, 7:30pm, Institute of Contemporary Art (100 Northern Ave., Boston).
• Tod Machover's ...but not simpler...--April 6, 8pm, Institute of Contemporary Art (100 Northern Ave., Boston).
• Boston Chamber Music Society--March 25, 7:30pm, Sanders Theater (Memorial Hall, Harvard University 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge).
• Boston Secession: "Surprised by Beauty: Minimalism in Choral Music"--March 16, 8pm, First Church in Cambridge Congregational (11 Garden St., Harvard Sq., Cambridge).
• Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP): French Counterpoints--March 9, 8pm, Jordan Hall (30 Gainsborough St., Boston).
• Elizabeth Streb: Defying Gravity--Feb 24, 8pm, Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art (100 Northern Ave., Boston).
• Boston Chamber Music Society (BCMS)--Feb 4, 7:30pm, Sanders Theater (45 Quincy St., Cambridge).
• Boston Secession: "(Un)Lucky in Love"--Feb 2, 8pm, First Church in Cambridge Congregational (11 Garden St., Harvard Sq., Cambridge).
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)--9th Annual Boston Connection--Jan 20, 8pm, Jordan Hall.
• Wings of Desire --Dec 5, 7:30pm, American Repertory Theatre.
• Boston Modern Orchestra Project--Nov 3, 8pm, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory.
• Radio Golf--Oct 15, 2pm, Huntington Theater.
• Birju Maharaj Dance Company--Oct 8, 8pm, Somerville Theater.
• bobrauschenbergamerica--Sept 30, 2pm, American Repertory Theater's (ART's) Loeb Drama Center.

2005-2006 Student Excursions

• "La Traviata"--April 11, 7:30pm, Shubert Theater. Boston Lyric Opera production.
• "Orpheus X" (World Premiere)--April 8, 2pm, American Repertory Theatre's Zero Arrow Theater.
• "The Hopper Collection"--March 21, 7:30pm, Huntington Theater.
• Cantata Singers--March 19, 3pm, New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. World premiere of John Harbison's "But Mary Stood: Sacred Symphony for Soprano, Chorus and Strings." Also Bach and Schutz.
• The Boston Secession--Jean Cocteau's 'Orpheus'--March 11, 3pm, Somerville Theater (55 Holland St, Somerville).
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)--Concertos for Indigenous Instruments--March 10, 8pm, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory (30 Gainsborough St, Boston).
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project): 8th Annual Boston ConNECtion--Jan 21, 8pm, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory.
• The Boston Secession--Nov 19, 8pm, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational (11 Garden St, Harvard Sq).
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project--Nov 4, 8pm, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory (30 Gainsborough St, Boston). Trilogy of the Last Day. Season's opening concert featuring the music of Louis Andriessen, Evan Ziporyn ("The Ornate Zither and the Nomad Flute"), and Julia Wolfe ("The Vermeer Room").
• Handel's "Agrippina"--Oct 22, 7:30pm, New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall.
• "The Keening"--Oct 18, 7:30pm, Loeb Drama Center. American Repertory Theatre's English language premiere of play by Colombian writer and actor Humberto Dorado, translated by Joe Broderick.
• Savion Glover: Boston premiere of "Classical Savion"--Oct 16, 5pm, Symphony Hall
• The Whirling Dervishes of Istanbul--Oct 7, 8pm, Sanders Theater (45 Quincy St., Cambridge).
• "Camelot"--Oct 2, 2pm, North Shore Music Theatre production at Shubert Theater
• "Carmen"--Sept 22, 7:30pm, Loeb Drama Center. Collaboration by American Repertory Theatre with Dominique Serrand ('The Miser,' 'Amerika') and the Theatre de la Jeune Lune of Minneapolis.

2004-2005 Student Excursions

• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)--"Takemitsu Tribute"--May 27, 8pm, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory.
• Orchestra Baobab--March 18. World Music/Crash Arts presentation. 8pm, Somerville Theater
• "La Sylphide"--March 11. Boston Ballet production. 8pm, Wang Theater
• Ronald K. Brown--"Evidence"--March 4. World Music/Crash Arts presentation. 7pm, Zero Arrow Theater
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)--Feb 18: "Minimalism" (Music by John Adams, Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Elena Ruehr). 8pm, Jordan Hall
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)--Jan 22: Boston Connection. 8pm, Jordan Hall
• The Provok'd Wife--Dec 7, 7:30pm, American Repertory Theater
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)--"Canti Triology"--Oct 29, 8pm, Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall (Longy School of Music, 1 Follen St., Cambridge)
• Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company"--Oct 23, 8pm, Shubert Theater (265 Tremont Sreet, Boston)
• "Julius Caesar"--Boston Baroque--Oct 23, 7:30pm (introductory talk by Prof Ellen Harris at 6:30pm), Jordan Hall (30 Gainsborough St. Boston)
• Ashley MacIsaac (from Cape Breton, Canada)"-- Oct 16, 8pm, Somerville Theater (55 Davis Square, Somerville)
• Rokia Traore (from Mali)--Oct 15, 8pm, Somerville Theater (55 Davis Square, Somerville)
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)--"Voices" (Works for voice & orchestra: Elliott Carter, Charles Fussell, George Rochberg, Andrew Vores)--Oct 1, 8pm, Jordan Hall (30 Gainsborough St. Boston)
• "Antigone"--Sept 30, 7:30pm, Nora Theater Company (Boston Playwright's Theater, 949 Commonwealth Ave., Boston)

2003-2004 Student Excursions

• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project): "Next"—May 21, 8pm, Jordan Hall
• "Last Rites"—Theater Offensive—April 23, 8pm, BCA Black Box Theater (539 Tremont St., Boston)
• "Yellowman"—New Repertory Theater—April 2, 8pm, Newton Highlands Congressional Church (54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands)
• "Nixon in China"—BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)—March 14, 2pm, Cutler Majestic Theater
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)—Boston Connection, Jan 17, 8pm, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
• Blind Boys of Alabama—Dec. 2, 7:30pm, Berklee Performance Center
• "Snow in June"—Dec. 2, 7:30pm, American Repertory Theater
• Wadaiko Yamoto Drummers of Japan —Nov. 22, 8pm, Berklee Performance Center
• "Rigoletto"—Nov 18, 7:30pm, Shubert Theater
• Doudou N'Diaye Rose and his Drummers of West Africa—Oct. 26, 7pm, Berklee Performance Center
• Rennie Harris: "Facing Mekka"—Sunday, Oct. 19, 2pm, Emerson Cutler Majestic Theater
• Handel's "Alcina"—Boston Baroque—Saturday, Oct. 18, Jordan Hall
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)—Harbison's "Ulysses"—Oct. 3, 8pm, Jordan Hall
• "Lady with a Lap Dog"—American Repertory Theater—Sept 16
• "Queer Theory! A Musical Travesty"—Theater Offensive "Out on the Edge" Festival presents play by Assoc Prof Thomas DeFrantz, —Sept. 7

2002-2003 Student Excursions

• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater—April 22, Wang Theater
• Handel & Haydn Society—Beethoven's Symphony #9 ("Choral Symphony"),Schoenberg's "Friede Auf Erden—April 12, Symphony Hall.
• Mark Morris Dance Group —March 13, Shubert Theater
• Huun-Huur-Tu —(Tuvan throat singers)—March 14, Somerville Theatre, Davis Square
• Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)—"What's New"—March 7, Jordan Hall
• Collage New Music —Feb. 23, C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University
• BMOP: Boston Connection —Jan. 18, Jordan Hall.
• Collage New Music —Jan. 12, C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University
• Michael Hawley piano —Dec 1, Jordan Hall
• Cantata Singers: Haydn's "Creation"—Nov 10, Jordan Hall
• "Twilight Los Angeles, 1992"—Company One production—Nov 7, Boston Center for the Arts)
• "Medea"—Oct 30, Wilbur Theater (246 Tremont St)
• "Our Town"—Boston Theatre Works —Oct 28, Tremont Theater
• Collage New Music—Oct 27, C. Walsh Theater, Suffolk University
• From Mali: Salif Keita—Oct 19, Sanders Theater
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project—Chinese in America —Oct 11, Jordan Hall
• Master Dances of Bali—Oct 4, Sanders Theater

2001-2002 Student Excursions

• Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) Concert—March 29, Jordan Hall. Pre-Concert Symposium at 2pm
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project) Concert: Journey Into Jazz—Saturday, Feb 24, Jordan Hall. Pre-Concert Symposium.
• BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project) Concert—Saturday, Jan 19, 8pm, Jordan Hall. Pre-Concert Symposium.
• "Othello"—Saturday, Dec 1, American Repertory Theater (Harvard Square).
• BMOP Concert (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)—Friday, Oct 5, Jordan Hall
• Boston Philharmonic Concert—Thursday, Nov 15, Sanders Theater (Harvard).

2000-2001 Student Excursions

• Richard II by Shakespeare—Tuesday, May 15, American Repertory Theater
• Edward II by Christopher Marlowe—Sunday, April 29, Tremont Theater (276 Tremont St, Boston). Pet Brick Production.
• Handel & Haydn Society—Friday, April 20, Symphony Hall.
• Alvin Ailey—Wednesday, April 18, Wang Center.
• Oklahoma City—Friday, March 16, Theater Offensive, BCA Theater (539-551 Tremont St, Boston)
• Amphitryon—Thursday, March 15, Huntington Theater (265 Huntington Ave, Boston).
• The Academy of Ancient Music from England—Saturday, Oct 28, Copley Theatre (225 Clarendon St., Boston).
• From Brazil: Ballet Folklorico da Bahia: Carnaval 2000—Friday, Oct 20, Shubert Theatre (265 Tremont St., Boston)
• The Water Engine, by David Mamet—Sunday, Oct 1, Tremont Theater (276 Tremont St, Boston). Pet Brick Productions.

1999-2000 Student Excursions

• The National Song and Dance Company of Mozambique—Fri, March 17, Sanders Theater
• Akhnaten by Phillip Glass—Feb. 6, Shubert Theater
• Ivanov by Anton Chekhov—Dec. 5, American Repertory Theater
• The Soul of Mbira—Oct. 22, Somerville Theater
• David Sedaris—Oct. 16, Sanders Theater
• We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay! by Dario Fo—Sept. 26, American Repertory Theater
• Mrs. Warren's Profession—Sept. 14, Huntington Theater.

1998-99 Student Excursions

• World Music's Gypsy Caravan: A Celebration of Roma Music & Dance—April 5, Sanders Theater.
• Mark Morris/Baryshnikov/Yo Yo Ma—Feb. 27, Wang Center.
• Cantata Singers. Mozart's Mass in C Minor and MIT Prof. Peter Child's Estrella—Jan. 31, Jordan Hall.
• August Wilson's Jitney—Nov. 14, Huntington Theater.
• National Ballet du Senegal—Nov. 2, Sanders Theater (Harvard).
• Combo: Soweto Street Beat Dance Theater Dancers—Oct. 24, Emerson Majestic Theatre

1997-98 Student Excursions

• Boston Baroque's "Classical Masters: Mozart and Haydn"
• Mark Morris Dance Group (Work by Harbison)
• Kenneth Haas Benefit Concert
• Luis Alfaro's Politicized Body (Boston Ctr for the Arts)
• In the Jungle of Cities—by Brecht (American Repertory Theatre)
• The Housewives of Mannheim by Associate Provost for the Arts Alan Brody
• UMABATHA: The Zulu Macbeth
• Guys Dreaming (Pilgrim Theater)
• The Game of Love and Chance (Huntington Theater Company)
• Free Bus to Exhibition Opening at Yale showing works by Visual Art Program graduate students

1996-97 Student Excursions

• Don Giovanni (Boston Baroque)
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (American Repetory Theatre)
• Blues for an Alabama Sky (Huntington Theater)
• Rent ($10/ticket, Shubert Theater)
• Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 (Anna Deveare Smith, Colonial Theater)
• Cantata Singers (Harbison choral work/pre-concert talk—Jordan Hall)
• Journey to the West (Huntington Theater)
• Arcadia (Huntington Theater)
• Grupo Afrocuba de Matanzas (Sanders Theater)

1995-96 Student Excursions

The Council for the Arts purchased tickets for 490 students to attend local cultural events:

• Seven Guitars (Huntington Theater)
• Letters from Sarajevo (Pilgrim Theater)
• The Tempest (ART)
• Porgy and Bess (Opera Unmet)
• Dancers and Musicians of Bali
• Ballet Africains
• Hamlet (Huntington Theater)
• Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
• Screening of Charlie Chaplin's The Circus with live orchestral accompaniment