Performing Arts Series

Jack Daniels Silver Cornet Band

Tuesday, october 16, 2012

Louis C. Cole Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

The Lynchburg Silver Cornet Band of Lynchburg, Tennessee.  A painstaking reconstruction of the actual band founded and funded by Lynchburg’s famous distiller himself, Mr. Jasper Newton “Jack” Daniel, back in 1892.  It played popular music of the turn of the century.  It played quietly – without amplification.  Occasionally the mellow conical horns could get feisty and even roar a little, but only as required by the appealing Greg McRitchie arrangements.  Mostly it was a gentle band.  Good humored and happy sounding.  Never taking itself too seriously, yet taking the music very seriously.

Today, after umpteen national tours, their appeal is as strong as ever.  Audiences of every age are charmed by this friendly bunch of costumed characters from 1905.  They chuckle with the crusty “Perfessor.”  They cheer the dazzling musicianship and impeccable taste of these artists making “silver cornet history.”  Their experience and credentials are formidable.  The music they make speaks for itself.  If this is your first exposure to Mr. Jack Daniel’s Original Silver Cornet Band, we envy you the experience.

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Romeo and Juliet

thursday, November 15, 2012

Louis C. Cole Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Love can be a thrilling ride – it bursts the seams of young hearts, making them feel things never felt before… But it can also be a dangerous thing, – it can split you open and send you past the point of no return. This year, America’s longest running classical touring company brings you Shakespeare’s most enduring tale, re-imagined, re-invigorated, and irresistibly visceral.

National Players, America’s longest running classical touring company, has now reached its 63rd consecutive season of touring. Currently the touring program of Olney Theatre Center for the Arts, National Players has earned a distinctive place in American theater. Committed to the formation of emerging theatrical talent and new audiences, National Players seeks to celebrate the experience of theatergoing by presenting the world’s greatest dramatic literature.

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Presidio Brass

thursday, DECEmber 6, 2012

Louis C. Cole Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Decorate your Christmas season with great music from Presidio Brass. Combining traditional brass instruments with piano and optional organ and percussion adds a welcome freshness to holiday programming with arrangements specifically written for this ensemble. Presidio Brass performs some of the world’s most treasured songs and carols that brilliantly express the celebratory spirit of the season. Drawn from their CD, “Christmas Day”, selections for this show include “Festival of Carols”, “Christmas Day”, “Silent Night”, “O Holy Night”, “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” plus a new musical tribute to the classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas”. It is the perfect way to add joy and majesty to the season.

Since forming in 2006, Presidio Brass has rocketed to success as the face of a bold new generation in brass entertainment. By combining a brass quintet, piano and percussion instruments with fresh, original arrangements, their unique sound has become a trademark for the ensemble from San Diego, CA, captivating audiences everywhere.

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Christopher O'Riley

thursday, February 14, 2013

Louis C. Cole Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

From his groundbreaking transcriptions of Radiohead, Elliott Smith and Nick Drake to his unforgettably sublime interpretations of the Classical canon, pianist Christopher O’Riley has stretched the piano beyond conventional boundaries.

Mr. O’Riley has toured the U.S. with the world-famous Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Orchestra. He has appeared with the philharmonic orchestras of Los Angeles, New York, Moscow and the Royal Philharmonic in London, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the symphonies of Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Baltimore, Philadelphia and San Francisco. The illustrious group of conductors with whom he has collaborated includes Michael Tilson Thomas, Semyon Bychkov, JoAnn Falletta, Krystof Penderecki, Kurt Mazur, James Gaffigan, Vassily Sinaisky, Christopher Hogwood, Roger Norrington and Leonard Bernstein.

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Brian Sanders' Junk

Wednesday, march 13, 2013

Louis C. Cole Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Brian Sanders’ JUNK is known for their ingenious use of found objects and clever inventions that bridge the gap between dance and physical theater. Sanders’ choreography blends traditional dance theater with an inventiveness and physicality that gives reason for critics to hail JUNK as “Philly’s most imaginative perpetrator of dare-devilish physical theater” and declare Sanders as “the city’s most exciting choreographer.”

Brian built his signature style by creating inventive, off-the-wall choreography with found objects and other discarded debris giving way to the troupe’s name, JUNK. “I like to find the dance inside these pieces of junk; something unique and unexpected that gives us [the audience] a new and inspiring look on life,” says Sanders. The troupe’s shows are an exhilarating feast of exciting physicality and creativity, elegantly served up with beauty and wit. Dance Magazine cites Sanders’ work as “accessible, technically flawless, and thrilling comic dance turns.”

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The Cashore Marionettes

Tuesday, april 16, 2013

Louis C. Cole Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

In the performance Life in Motion, Joseph Cashore presents his collection of marionette masterworks. Characters of depth, integrity, and humanity are portrayed in a full evening unlike anything else in theater today. The performance is a series of scenes taken from everyday life and set to beautiful music by composers such as Beethoven, Vivaldi, Strauss, and Copland. Through a combination of virtuoso manipulation, humor, pathos, classic music, and poetic insight, The Cashore Marionettes take the audience on a journey that celebrates the richness of life. Life in Motion is a powerful, entertaining, surprising, theatrically satisfying, one-of-a-kind evening for adults and young adults.

Unmatched in artistry, grace and refinement of movement, the internationally acclaimed Cashore Marionettes redefine the art of puppetry. The moving and humorous performance has astounded audiences in Europe, the Far East and across North America including stops at the Kennedy Center, Annenberg Center, Kravis Center, and many others.

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Edinboro University has a long-standing 

tradition of hosting an annual world-

class performing arts series featuring 

some of the most extraordinary and 

renowned musicians and performers.

The tradition continues this year with a 

diverse group of performing artists sure 

to delight young and old alike.

All performances will take place in the 

Louis C. Cole Auditorium, located inside 

Memorial Hall, unless otherwise specified.