Sunday, February 14th, 7:30 p.m.
Romance and music are truly
international languages.
This Valentine’s Day Mt. Gretna music offers proof by uniting the two, with the help of Chinese pipa virtuoso, Wu Man. Renowned in the USA for her show stopping appearances with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road project, Wu Man will give a rare and passionate solo performance perfect for the occasion.
Details & Tickets: Visit the Etown "Winter" portion of the Gretna Music Website: http://www.gretnamusic.org/etown.htm
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Grammy Award Winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra...
...coming to Annville/Mt. Gretna/Hershey/Elizabethtown area Friday, March 19th at 7:30. This is a MUST SEE. We expect to be sold out with guests coming specifically to relax and enjoy the Inn and topping it all off by attending the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra! Read more:
Quoting From Roger Gross' newsletter: "March 19th won't be the first time that Gretna Music audiences have heard a performance on a night immediately before the same group appears in Carnegie Hall. Nor will it be the first time that a chamber orchestra has assembled on a Gretna Music stage. But it will be the first time that audiences here have heard an out sized chamber orchestra with players whose concentrated attention is so finely attuned to one another that they don't even want a conductor."
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The Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra the world’s pre-eminent conductor-less chamber orchestra, teams up with up-and-coming star of the cello world Alisa Weilerstein. (Ms Weilerstein replaces the originally scheduled Truls Mø)
"Worldwide highly acclaimed cellist Alisa Weilerstein, just back from performances last December with Venezuela's famed Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, the White House, and the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras make this one of the most anxiously awaited, and costly to produce, events in Gretna Music's long list of notable concerts."--Roger Gross
"An Ecstasy and a generosity that lift performance into the realm of pure happiness."--New York Times.
According to Roger Gross, "The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra concert will be presented at Gretna Music's winter venue, Leffler Performance Hall at Elizabethtown College. Although tickets to a pre-concert dinner are already sold out, a few remain for the Annual Gala Buffet at the home of college president and Mrs. Theodore Long. To inquire about tickets for the buffet, concert or both, call 717-361-1508 or visit the Gretna Music website. Because this event is likely to be another winter season sell-out, early orders are advised.
Details & Tickets: Visit Gretna Music's Website, Winter tab: http://www.gretnamusic.org/etown.htm#orpheus
A Chorus Line, Hershey Theatre, March 9-14
A Chorus Line at Hershey Theatre
DATE: March 9 - 14, 2010
PRICE: $75.00, $70.00, $65.00, $60.00, $55.00, $25.00 Processing fees apply
TIME: Tuesday-Thursday: 7:30 PM Friday: 8:00 PM; Sat.: 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM Sun.: 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Winner of nine Tony Awards®. That's right...not just "nominated," but WINNER. Here's the scene: In an empty theatre, on a bare stage, casting for a new Broadway musical is almost complete. For 17 dancers, this audition is the chance of a lifetime. It's what they've worked for - with every drop of sweat, every hour of training, every day of their lives. It's the one opportunity to do what they've always dreamed -- to have the chance to dance. This is A Chorus Line, the musical for everyone who's ever had a dream and put it all on the line. including "Best Musical" and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, this singular sensation is the longest-running American Broadway musical ever. Running even longer than our favorite, Oklahoma!, the musical A Chorus Line returns with this performance.
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Our friend, and a great friend of the Performing Arts throughout our region, Diane Paul, has put together a list of all the High Schools in our area staging musicals this season.
According to Ms. Paul: "There has been much press lately about our local high schools' upcoming musicals. Some of them are reporting drops in advance sales of up to 75%!
"We know that this area is exceptional in the quality of its high school performing arts. So let's take a stand in support of the region's schools! Here is a list of school districts participating in the Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards this May. It lists their spring musical, along with the dates/times and contact phone number to order tickets. If you can fit one or more into your schedule, buy a ticket and applaud our youth. I'm sure you'll be delighted. And please - pass this on to all of your theater-going friends!
- Big Spring High School
March 18 & March 19 - 7:30 pm
March 20 - 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Tickets 991- 9670
- Bishop McDevitt High School
April 8, 9, & 10 - 7:30 pm
April 11 - 3:00 pm
Tickets 236-7973
- Boiling Springs High School
March 25, 26, 27 - 7:00 pm
March 28 - 2:00pm
Tickets 422-5550
- Camp Hill High School
Wizard of Oz
March 11, 12, 13 - 7:00 pm
Tickets: 901-2522
Cedar Crest High School
Grease
March 25, 26, 27 - 7:30 pm
Tickets: 272-2033
Central Dauphin East High School
March 5 and March 6 - 7:30 pm
March 7 - 2:00 pm
Tickets: 541-1662 ext 493
- ELCO High School
March 19 , 20 - 7:30 pm
Tickets: 866-7447
- Elizabethtown Area High School
March 4, 5 - 7:00 pm
March 6 - 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Tickets: 361-7525 ext 2480
- Harrisburg Christian School
March 4, 5, 6 - 7:00 pm
Tickets: 545-3728
- Hershey High School
March 4, 5, 6 - 7:30 pm
Tickets: 531-2244
- Lebanon High School
March 4, 5, 6 - 7:30 pm
Tickets: 273-9391
- Lower Dauphin High School
March 4, 5, 6 - 7:00 pm
Tickets: TBD
- Northern Lebanon High School
March 10 , 11 - 7:30 pm
March 12, 13 - 8:00 pm
Tickets: 865-2117
- Palmyra High School
March 26, 27 - 7:00 pm
March 28 - 3:00 pm
Tickets: 838-5868
- Susquehanna Township High School
Fame
March 5, 6 - 7:30 pm
March 7 - 2:00 pm
Tickets: 657-5117
- Mt. Gretna News http://mtgretna.com/news
- The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/
- Hershey Theatre http://www.hersheytheatre.com/
- Gretna Music http://www.gretnamusic.org/default.htm
- Orpheus Chamber Orchestra http://www.orpheusnyc.com/
- Alisia Weilerstein http://www.alisaweilerstein.com/
- Elizabethtown College http://www.etown.edu/
- Wu Man http://www.wumanpipa.org/
- Grammy Awards http://www.grammy.com/
- A Chorus Line http://www.achorusline.com/google/
- Annville Inn B&B http://www.annvilleinn.com/
