SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK®~ 40th ANNIVERSARY
Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 / 7:30 p.m.
The Wailin’ Jennys
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
Rooted in African American
history and culture and
celebrating the inspirations of
spirituals, blues, folk, gospel, jazz,
popular and world music, the
five vocalists of Sweet Honey in
the Rock® unite and entertain
the world with the common
language of song. The New York
Times says their a cappella voices
“soar in a spectrum of styles few
other ensembles could match.”
For 40 years, Grammy-nominated
Sweet Honey has shared many
collective voices to honor community, as artists, activists and humanitarians. Sweet Honey also
advocates for accessibility for the differently abled, including welcoming the deaf and hearing
impaired with the ensemble’s own sign language interpreter during all their performances.
www.sweethoneyintherock.org
Performance is Sign Language Interpreted.
Vaud & the Villains
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 / 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
Straight out of the 1930s, Vaud & the Villains deliver a rollicking, hip orchestra-and-cabaret
stage show full of vintage-costumed musicians, dancers and singers, earning major cred from
the L.A. Times: “L.A.’s invigorating jazz-swing-gospel-theater collective generated a storm of
energy and freewheeling musicality.” The group’s actor/cofounders have appeared in such
series as Showtime’s HUFF and Fox’s House, and toured/recorded with Bruce Springsteen’s
Seeger Sessions large-scale band, which was the inspiration for Vaud. (Thank you, Bruce!)
www.vaudandthevillains.com
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 / 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
WindSync
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 / 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The five gifted musicians of WindSync
have been labeled rebels, revolutionary,
boundary-pushing. Hardly descriptors for
your traditional chamber music ensemble.
But this renowned Houston-based
woodwind quintet isn’t your traditional
chamber ensemble. They’re a classically
trained group with pop-rock sensibilities
and growing rockstar status. Young fans
clamour for their autographs, their name is
a nod to the boy band ‘N Sync, they’ve won
international chamber competitions and
sold out Carnegie Hall. And their singular,
push-the-limits virtuosity is reframing
chamber performance: One of only a few
classical wind quintets in the country, they
play from memory (without the standard
sheet music or pesky music stands) and
range across the stage like, well. . . rockstars,
respectfully breathing fresh new life into
revered old-world traditions.
www.windsync.org
This Canadian folk/roots music powerhouse
thrills audiences during visits to Garrison
Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion and, with
two Juno-Award winning folk Albums
of the Year (Canada’s equivalent of the
Grammys), The Wailin’ Jennys literally live
on the Billboard bluegrass charts. Named
with a wink toward the country legend
Waylon Jennings, surprisingly the singer/
songwriters of the Jennys also bring
classical and jazz training to their work
as vocalists and instrumentalists. They’ve
wowed The Christian Science Monitor: “One
of Canada’s best-kept secrets, The Wailin’
Jennys make impossibly beautiful music.
Three celestial voices combine in airtight
harmonies...” And Huffington Post compares
them to Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt
and Dolly Parton, all rolled into one
incredible trio of vocal brilliance.
www.thewailinjennys.com
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The series is presented by the
School of the Arts and
Extended Studies, who wish to
thank these great supporters!
The Intergalactic Nemesis ~
Book One: Target Earth
Thursday, March 12, 2015 / 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The idea — simple scripts, a couple actors,
some crazy noises — all started in a coffee
shop in Austin, Texas. It’s now a lot bigger than
that: A sound-effects genius, an emotionwielding keyboardist, three actors voicing
tons of wacky characters, and 1,200 vintagecool illustrations projected over the stage,
all telling the story like a 1930s radio play
with decidedly 21st-century spins. The plot?
A Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter, an evil
hypnotist, a time-traveling librarian, alien
sludge monsters, outrageous overacting,
horrific accents, and sounds for EVERYTHING.
“... a big-hearted homage to old-time radio
drama... melds the retro appeal of radio serials
with the cutting-edge cool of the graphic
novel.” ~ The Wall Street Journal
www.theintergalacticnemesis.com
Funding for the Performing Arts Series is
provided in part by the Associated Students
of the University of Nevada and the Graduate
Student Association; the Nevada Arts Council,
a state agency; National Endowment for the
Arts, a federal agency; the City of Reno Arts
and Culture Commission; Western States Arts
Federation; the Fulton Fund; and Sierra Arts.
Accommodations for guest artists have been
provided by Circus Circus Hotel and Casino
and Silver Legacy Resort Casino. A portion of
program fees is used to pay hosting expenses.
Photos provided by the artists.
www.unr.edu/pas
The University of Nevada System is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Produced by Extended Studies Marketing Dept., 6/14.
Season Ticket Discount!
All 5 performances:
____@ $165 ____@ $119 ____@ $95
Individual Tickets
(available after Sept. 1)
TOTAL
____@ $60 $_____
(UNR students:
TICKETS @ $5)
Sweet Honey in the Rock®
Sept. 18, 2014 ____@ $30
____@ $24
____@ $12 $_____
Vaud & the Villains
Oct. 9, 2014
____@ $24
____@ $20
____@ $12 $_____
WindSync
Nov. 6, 2014
____@ $24
____@ $20
____@ $12 $_____
The Wailin’ Jennys
Feb. 5, 2015
____@ $30
____@ $24
____@ $12 $_____
The Intergalactic Nemesis
March 12, 2015
____@ $24
____@ $20
____@ $12 $_____
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in bringing some of the finest performers in
the world to the University of Nevada, Reno
each season, occasionally an unforeseen
occurrence calls for an artist to cancel a
performance. If a cancellation requires us to
schedule another performer, the series will
always seek to substitute a comparable artist
with similar credentials and performance
standards within a related genre.
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Performance times and venue are noted
with each artist’s listing. This season all
performances will be held in Nightingale
Concert Hall, located in the University’s
Church Fine Arts Building just south of 14th
St. on North Virginia St., Reno. Convenient patron drop-off areas are located
in front of the Church Fine Arts Building at
the Virginia St. entrance.
Parking is FREE on arts events evenings after
7 p.m. (and on weekends) in the Brian J.
Whalen Parking Complex, which is north of
the Church Fine Arts Building and south of
Lawlor Events Center.
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The School of the Arts invites you to join the Performing
Arts Series for another stunning season at the University
of Nevada, Reno. Since 1987, Nightingale Concert Hall has
hosted hundreds of cultural events for our campus and
community — and is considered one of the best music
venues of its kind in our region.
Please, no refunds or exchanges.
A Program of the School of the Arts | imagine • create • inspire
The Intergalactic Nemesis
YOUTH/
Student
The Wailin’ Jennys
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Fac/Staff
WindSync
ADULT
Vaud & the Villains
Family
SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK® ~
40th ANNIVERSARY
2014-15
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Bringing the world’s
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Sept. 1 and may be purchased (without a
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Center, 1500 N. Virginia St., Reno, lower level
entrance, Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,
and at the Church Fine Arts Building box
office, one hour prior to performances.
Tickets are available (with a convenience
fee) online at www.unr.edu/pas.
Vaud & the Villains
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