Kean Stage’s 2011-2012 performing arts season boasts an impressive lineup including this year’s Grammy® Award Winner for “Best New Artist”, Esperanza Spalding as well as An Evening with John Legend, the explosive Taiko drumming of TAO and Compañia Flamenca Jose Porcel’s dazzling Gypsy Fire. Check the offerings, mark your calendar and call for tickets.
OPENING NIGHT —
JANE KRAKOWSKI
WHEN: Saturday, October 1, at 7:30 PM
WHERE: Enlow Hall, Kean University’s East Campus, North Avenue, Hillside (just off Morris Avenue)
TICKETS: $75 Opening Night Reception & Performance, $55 Performance Only
Tony® Award-Winning and 2 time Emmy®-nominated singer and actress Jane Krakowski performs an unforgettable evening of cabaret and show-stopping hits. Ms. Krakowski’s performance at Kean University’s Enlow Hall will include numbers from her solo CD, The Laziest Gal in Town and a variety of performances from her vast repertoire of musical theatre and cabaret.
THE CREOLE CHOIR OF CUBA
WHEN: Sunday, October 9 at 3 PM
WHERE: Enlow Hall, North Avenue, Hillside
TICKETS: $35 Standard
A sensation at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival, this remarkable 10 member ensemble performs irresistible a capella melodies with richly textured harmonies, vibrant dancing, and shifting Caribbean rhythms of rediscovered musical treasures from Haiti, Dominica and Cuba.
AN EVENING WITH JOHN LEGEND
WHEN: Saturday, October 14, at 7:30 PM
WHERE: Enlow Hall,North Avenue, Hillside
TICKETS: $225 Standard
Nine time Grammy® Award winning singer and songwriter delivers an intimate evening of performance and storytelling that will leave you inspired.
ESPERANZA SPALDING & CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
WHEN: Saturday, October 15, at 7:30 PM
WHERE: Wilkins Theatre, Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave., Union
TICKETS: $35 Standard; $20 Senior, Student, Child
This year’s Grammy® Award winner for “Best New Artist”, Esperanza Spalding mesmerizes audiences by deftly blending classical and jazz to create modern chamber music with touches of folk and world sounds as well.
HOLLAND WIND PLAYERS
WHEN: Sunday, October 16, at 3 PM
WHERE: Enlow Hall
TICKETS: $35 Standard
Comprised of members from the famed Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Netherlands Radio Orchestras and led by conductor and founder Joeroen Weierink, this world renowned ensemble is acclaimed for its innovative programming of music for winds.
SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
WHEN: Sunday, November 6, at 3 PM
WHERE: Enlow Hall
TICKETS: $35 Standard
American Grammy® Award Winning and internationally renowned all-woman, African-American vocal ensemble, Sweet Honey in the Rock is one of the most celebrated ambassadors of a capella music capturing a wide range of musical genres.
THE 5 BROWNS
WHEN: Saturday, November 19, at 7:30 PM
WHERE: Enlow Hall
TICKETS: $55 Standard
The New York Post has proclaimed: “One family, five pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years.”
BRANFORD MARSALIS & JOEY CALDERAZZO DUO AND THE BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET
WHEN: Friday, December 9, at 7:30 PM
WHERE: Enlow Hall
TICKETS: $55 Standard
In this unique presentation of duo and quartet, Marsalis offers the audience a chance to experience both!
ARCO ENSEMBLE: An Arco Holiday
WHEN: Saturday, December 10 at 7:30 PM
WHERE: Enlow Hall
TICKETS: $25 Standard
New Jersey’s virtuoso string chamber orchestra features music of the season led by world-renowned guest conductor, Bruce Hangen.
HOLIDAY BRASS
WHEN: Sunday, December 18, at 3 PM
WHEN: Enlow Hall
TICKETS: $25 Standard
An annual tradition of sonorous arrangements of music for brass and percussion.
Enlow Recital Hall is a masterful, state-of-the-art concert space completed in 2009. It is specifically designed to showcase world class musicians in an intimate setting. The hall is elegant and alluring for live performances, recording artists and audiences alike. Located thirty minutes west of Manhattan, Enlow Hall is conveniently situated on Kean University’s East Campus in Hillside, NJ. The 324 seat performance venue is home to a handcrafted Fazioli 10 foot grand piano, specifically crafted for the house.
