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Archive for October, 2022

Monday, October 31st, 2022

Award-Winning, Innovative Classical Ensemble to Perform at Weis Center

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome classical ensemble Merz Trio on Thursday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. The Trio features Lee Dionne on piano, Brigid Coleridge on violin and Julia Yang on cello. Hailed as “artists in the deepest sense of the word” (Cut Common), the Merz Trio, winners of the Naumburg International Chamber Music Award Competition, Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Concert Artists Guild competition, and Chesapeake Music’s International Chamber Music Competition for Young Professionals, has been lauded for their “stunning virtuosity … fresh and surprising interpretations” (Reading Eagle) and “perfection of […]

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Posted by on October 31, 2022

Monday, October 31st, 2022

Folk Duo Performs at Campus Theatre, Part of Weis Center Series

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Canadian folk duo The Small Glories on Wednesday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Campus Theatre in downtown Lewisburg.   The performance is sponsored, in part, by the Williamsport Sun Gazette. Roots powerhouse duo The Small Glories are Cara Luft and JD Edwards, a musical tour-de-force partnership planted on the Canadian prairies. Thrown together purely by accident for an anniversary show at Winnipeg, Canada’s venerable West End Cultural Centre, The Small Glories could almost make you believe in fate. With a stage banter striking a unique balance between slapstick and […]

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Posted by on October 31, 2022

Monday, October 17th, 2022

Cuban Percussionist and Classical Piano Prodigy Bring Jazz Rhythms to the Weis Center

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Cuban street percussionist Pedrito Martinez and Classical piano prodigy Alfredo Rodriguez on Thursday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. The performance is sponsored, in part, by Evangelical Community Hospital, ViaMedia and Jazz at Bucknell. Painted in the broadest of strokes, the stories of Alfredo Rodriguez and Pedrito Martinez may seem similar: both started life in Havana, discovered their gifts and passions for music and headed to the States, where they melded the music of their homeland with a wide variety of influences, each in his own deeply personal […]

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Posted by on October 17, 2022

Tuesday, October 11th, 2022

LA-Based, Contemporary Dance/Hip-Hop Ensemble Coming to the Weis Center; Special $5 rate for local youth dancers/dance studios

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Micaela Taylor and her Los Angeles-based contemporary dance ensemble, The TL Collective, on Saturday, October 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. The company is known for its fusion of contemporary dance and theatrical hip-hop, including elements of groove and acrobatics accompanied by high-level athleticism. The dancers in the ensemble are: Marlie Couto, Maddie Lacambra, Kaia Makihara, Madison Tanguay, Micaela Taylor and Jessie Lee Thorne. The performance is made possible, in part, by an Arts Forward grant from the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP), made possible through support from […]

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Posted by on October 11, 2022

Monday, October 3rd, 2022

Scottish Chamber Orchestra to Perform Works by Anna Clyne, Max Bruch and Felix Mendelssohn at the Weis Center

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome the Scottish Chamber Orchestra on Friday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. Renowned violinist Nicola Benedetti will be featured. The performance is sponsored, in part, by Sam and Nancy Craig and the Centre Daily Times. The internationally celebrated Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) is one of Scotland’s National Performing Companies. Formed in 1974 and core funded by the Scottish Government, the SCO aims to provide as many opportunities as possible for people to hear great music by touring the length and breadth of Scotland, appearing regularly at major national […]

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Posted by on October 3, 2022

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