Cleveland Institute of Music
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SPONSORED: Sensational Scenes at CIM CIM closes its opera season Fri 4/20 - Sun 4/22 with this popular program. Vocal students perform costumed scenes from a variety of well-known and loved operas penned by great composers. This spring scenes program provides a wonderful opportunity to expose young aspiring musicians to opera with a matinee performance on Sunday. Tickets: 216.791.5000 or CIM.edu.
SPONSORED: Harmonic Hues: Shades of Modern Music and Monumental Art
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SPONSORED: The Fairy Tale Opera Season Continues at CIM The CIM Opera Theater presents Hansel & Gretel by composer Engelbert Humperdinck 2/29-3/3. Inspired by the characters' struggle with hunger and the needs of our own community, CIM is joining the Cleveland Foodbank's 2012 Harvest for Hunger food drive, coinciding with the opera performances. Tickets & Info: CIM.edu/hanselgretel or 216.791.5000.
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SPONSORED: Fall in Love with Emanuel Ax & CIM’s Mixon Hall
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SPONSORED: Take the Plunge with Rossini's La Cambiale di Matrimonio
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It's not just for college anymore. Listen to Sandra Shapiro, a world-renowned pianist and interim dean of the Preparatory & Continuing Education Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music as she talks about the myriad of music education offerings for kids as young as age 3, right through high school and beyond.
With state-of-the-art videoteleconferencing and world-class facilities such as the new Mixon Hall, where this video was shot, CIM offers innovative programs such as distance learning, directed improv, Eurhythmics, Suzuki and music theory for the aspiring musician of any age. Watch the video here.
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SPONSORED: CIM’s New Music Ensemble Pay Tribute to Steve Reich On Sun 11/13, the next generation of composers studying at CIM will observe the 75th birthday of contemporary composer Steve Reich by performing three of his most distinctive works. The New Music Ensemble then takes this show on the road, heading to MOCA Cleveland on Wed 11/16. Visit CIM.edu for details.
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SPONSORED: Cle's Opera Guru Stages Cinderella CIM kicks off its opera season with two petite feet and three wicked steps in this unique presentation of Massenet's Cendrillon. This French retelling of Cinderella has an unusual twist courtesy of director David Bamberger. Projected translations ensure you won't miss a word! Call 216.791.5000 for tickets or visit CIM.edu.
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In a brilliant stroke, Cleveland Institute of Music Opera Theatre director David Bamberger, who also co-founded the legendary Cleveland Opera, had the idea to cast a Cinderella who is confined to a wheelchair in Massenet's Cendrillion.
Watch the video as Bamberger expounds on the state of The Opera, CIM's next production of Rossini's The Mail-Order Marriage coming up on leap day, and the cool English language translations that CIM projects above the stage.
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SPONSORED: Have You Ever Seen a Vampire Violist? A baboon on bassoon? Now’s your chance! The CIM Orchestra will descend upon Severance Hall this Sun 10/30 for a Spooktacular family-friendly concert. Costumed musicians will perform popular, contemporary works, including the themes from Superman, Harry Potter and the Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back. Call 216-231-1111 for tickets. CIM.edu
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SPONSORED: "Perfect Isn't Good Enough..." the Guardian quotes violinist Gidon Kremer as saying. CIM kicks off its acclaimed Mixon Masters Concert Series on Wed 10/12 with a trio you don’t want to miss! Take advantage of this rare opportunity to hear acclaimed violinist Gidon Kremer, joined by cellist Giedre Dirvanauskaite and pianist (and CIM alumnus) Andrius Zlabys. CIM.edu
----------VIDEO #1) 03.30.11----------
VIDEO: New Music For Now People
CIM's New Music Ensemble Rocks MOCA
The shock of the new soon wears off, and music that once upset the culture becomes the next "classic." But to the young composers studying under Keith Fitch, head of composition at the Cleveland Institute of Music, who slip their fresh scores under indie films, theatre projects and video games, the new world of technology offers them almost unlimited opportunity.
Join CIM's New Music Ensemble on Sun 4/3 at 4PM at the incomparable Mixon Hall, or Wed 4/6 at 7PM at MOCA featuring violinist Lina Bahn for the latest installment of their New Music Series. And hear the tunes you'll be humming in a couple years. Learn more and watch the video here.
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SPONSORED: Rare and Unreleased! Tri-C and the Cleveland Institute of Music present
pianist Leslie Howard, conductor Carl Topilow and the CIM Orchestra as they perform World Premieres of newly discovered Franz Liszt manuscripts on Wed 3/23 at 8PM, with a pre-concert talk at 7PM at Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard. Visit TriCpresents.com for tickets.
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SPONSORED: Why Did The Count Stab His Lover? The Cleveland Institute of Music presents Mozart's little-known Garden Girl in Disguise on Wed 2/23 thru Sat 2/26. This Italian opera is a mix of comedy and drama, telling the tumultuous love story of Count Belfiore: does time really heal all wounds? Tickets are $15; parking is free. For tickets, call 216-791-5000, extension 411 or visit CIM.edu.
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Child prodigy Marvin Hamlisch started picking out tunes he heard off the radio at the age of 5. His father, a Viennese accordionist and bandleader filled the house with music and one critical piece of hardware: a piano. Young Marvin started playing those radio tunes on the piano and never turned back. By age seven, he was studying at a division of the Julliard School, he became Barbara Streisand's rehearsal pianist for Funny Girl, and then started composing a remarkable streak of hit tunes and film scores, winning 3 Oscars in 1973, only the second person to do so, and achieving the "Grand Slam" of winning Oscar (3), Emmy (4), Grammy (4) and Tony (1) awards.
The Cleveland Institute of Music's benefit One Singular Sensation on Sat 1/29 at Severance Hall will feature Marvin Hamlisch conducting the CIM Orchestra and select CIM vocalists presenting Broadway tunes and the Hamlisch songbook. Cool Cleveland spoke with Mr. Hamlisch about the importance of childhood arts and music education, and about his fabulous career in film and pop music composition. Listen in on the call here.
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SPONSORED: One Singular Sensation! Marvin Hamlisch has won 3 Oscars, 4 Grammys, 4 Emmys, 3 Golden Globes and a Pulitzer. Now you can catch him live, conducting the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, playing the piano and hosting the festivities on Sat 1/29 at Severance Hall. Get details at CIM.edu, or tix at 216-231-1111.
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Costumer Alison Garrigan sports bright red hair and a devilish sense of humor, not to mention her sense of style. Know for her bleeding-edge work at avant-garde theatres, Garrigan brings a "steampunk" look to the Cleveland Institute of Music's innovative take on Handel's delightful Xerxes, pushing multiple envelopes at once.
As evidenced by this exclusive video interview with CoolCleveland's Thomas Mulready, the production takes no prisoners: a multi-gendered lead role, outrageous costuming & lighting, supertitles so you know exactly what's going on. Xerxes was Handel's 35th opera, and one of his best: make it one of yours. Wed 11/17 - Sat 11/20 at Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music. 216-791-5000 X411 or www.CIM.edu.
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SPONSORED: Hear the Masters up close The Mixon Hall Masters Series features the finest musicians in what has been described as one of the finest acoustical venues in the world, Mixon Hall. On Sun 11/14, hear Grammy-nominated violist and President of the Curtis Institute of Music, Roberto Diaz, joined by poetic pianist Kwan Yi in an all-Brahms program. Plus, a master class featuring CIM students is open to the public. CIM.edu
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SPONSORED: Got a question? We know how it is. You like classical music, but you have some questions. Well, now you can engage directly with members of The Cavani String Quartet on Thu 10/29 at the fabulous Mixon Hall for The Art of Engagement, an opportunity to see how fun, engaging musical presentations are put together. And ask some questions of your own. Get more information here: www.CIM.edu.
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SPONSORED: From the Paris Opera to Cleveland Known for his mastery of the French repertory, legendary tenor Vinson Cole hits the Mixon Hall Stage with long time collaborator, pianist George Darden on Sun 10/10 at 7PM. They will perform music by Haydn, Nin, Hahn, Massenet, Strauss, Bellini and others. This is a concert not to be missed - after many years of collaboration - this will be one of their final performances together. CIM.edu