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PIANIST
JEFFREY SIEGEL OPENS NEW SEASON WITH ‘GERSHWIN AND
FRIENDS’ ON DEC. 6
Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations® to feature Beethoven on
Jan. 17,
Liszt on Feb. 14 and Rachmaninoff/Tchaikovsky on March
13.
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel:
Gershwin and Friends
December 6, 2011, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts will open a new season of Keyboard
Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel with a performance of
Gershwin and Friends on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are available for $29 or $39 online at
www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org or through the Patron
Services Box Office at (480) 499-TKTS (8587). A
discounted package price also is available when
purchasing tickets to all four 2011–12 Keyboard
Conversations in one order.
Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as “the Leonard Bernstein
of the keyboard,” Jeffrey Siegel has charmed seasoned
aficionados and newcomers to classical music alike as
the star of Keyboard Conversations, a series of concerts
blending performance with lively commentary. Siegel
offers witty insight into the lives of the great
composers, explaining each work before performing it in
its entirety. The concert also features Keyboard in the
Sky,™ a video projection above the stage that enables
the audience to see the pianist’s hands moving across
the keyboard in real time from any seat in the theater.
Gershwin and Friends features musical gems by some of
America’s greatest composers, including the glorious
melodies and jazzy rhythms of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody
in Blue in the composer’s rarely heard solo piano
arrangement, Aaron Copland’s humorous Cat and the Mouse
and Hoe-Down from Rodeo, Leonard Bernstein’s touching
Anniversaries, Scott Joplin’sWall Street Rag and more.
A Steinway Artist and soloist with the world’s great
orchestras, Siegel has presented his Keyboard
Conversations series in London and from coast to coast
throughout the United States, including more than 30
seasons in Scottsdale. He has been featured on the BBC
and Oprah Radio’s Dr. Oz Show and was the subject of the
PBS television special titled Keyboard Conversations:
Piano Treasures, produced by Time Life in association
with Grammy and Emmy Award-winning director Steve
Purcell.
Upcoming Keyboard Conversations at Scottsdale Center for
the Performing Arts include:
A Beethoven Bonanza – Jan. 17, 2012, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
From Heart to Art: The Romantic Music of Franz Liszt –
Feb. 14, 2012, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Russian Rapture: Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky – March
13, 2012, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Keyboard Conversations is presented with support from Vi
at Silverstone, a Vi and Plaza Companies Community.
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LOCATION AND PARKING
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is located at
7380 E. Second St. in downtown Scottsdale, four blocks
south of Indian School Road and three blocks east of
Scottsdale Road. Free parking is available in the public
parking garage located to the west of Scottsdale Center
for the Performing Arts on Wells Fargo Avenue.
Additional free parking is available at the Old Town
Parking Corral at East Second Street and Brown Avenue
and at the Civic Center Library parking garage located
on Drinkwater Boulevard at East Second Street.
ACCESSIBILITY
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts offers
performance accommodations to enhance audience members’
experience, including: American Sign Language (ASL)
interpretation or live audio description with two weeks
advance notice. Assistive-listening devices and
wheelchair seating are always available. Visit
www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org or contact the Patron
Services Box Office at (480) 499-TKTS (8587) [TDD: (480)
874-4694] for further details. Please inquire about
services when ordering tickets.
GROUP DISCOUNTS
Attend with family and friends, or bring a group from
your business, civic or religious organization. Save $4
per ticket and at least $27.50 in handling fees when
purchasing 15 or more tickets to the same event (subject
to availability; some restrictions apply). Instead of
$2.50 per single ticket, the facility fee is only $10
total for group orders.
THE STORE
The Store @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
offers a unique selection of art-related merchandise,
including handmade jewelry, imaginative toys, decorative
objects from around the world, original furnishings for
the home and office and music, books and greeting cards.
Members receive a 10-percent discount, and gift-wrapping
and shipping also are available. Purchases are tax-free
and support the programs of Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts. The Store is open seven days a week:
Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon – 5
p.m.; and throughout most evening performances (30
minutes after final curtain). Phone: (480) 874-4644.
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
One of the premier performing-arts halls in the western
United States, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
showcases a diverse season of dance, jazz, classical and
world music, theater and film from around the world.
More than 1,000 performances, educational programs,
festivals and other events are presented and hosted at
The Center each year serving 200,000+ visitors and
contributing substantially to Scottsdale’s high quality
of life and vibrant arts scene. The Center’s education
and outreach programs reach more than 20,000 children
and adults each year. Most performances take place in
the state-of-the-art, 853-seat Virginia G. Piper
Theater, recognized for its intimacy, superior acoustics
and comfort. Additional venues include the 137-seat
Stage 2 theater and neighboring 2,000-capacity
Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater. Scottsdale Center
for the Performing Arts is located on a beautifully
landscaped, 21-acre urban park, a short walk from
Scottsdale’s Old Town and gallery districts.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale
Museum of Contemporary Arts (SMoCA) and Scottsdale
Public Art are managed by the nonprofit Scottsdale
Cultural Council.
HOW TO REACH US
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. Second St.
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Patron Services Box Office: (480) 499-TKTS (8587)
TDD: (480) 874-4694
Web:
www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/ScottsdalePerformingArts
Twitter:
www.Twitter.com/ScottsdaleArts
Email: info@sccarts.org
Fax: (480) 874-4699
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