The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“MUSICAL 8s” MEAN MORE CHOICES
FOR PEABODY SUBSCRIBERS

August 28, 2008, Baltimore, MD: By signing up for a “Musical 8,” Baltimore-area lovers of classical music and jazz can treat themselves to live performances at the Peabody Institute for just $10 a ticket.

One of the world’s most highly regarded music schools, the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University is offering three eight-performance subscription series to the public in 2008-2009. The price of each subscription is $80, a discount of 33 1/3 percent on single-ticket prices.

The Sylvia Adalman Artist Recital Series, on seven Wednesdays and one Tuesday (Apr. 7) at 8:00 pm, features Peabody faculty and guest artists. The Peabody’s 2008-2009 season opens with the first Adalman Series concert, a performance of Brahms’s Piano Trio No. 1 in B major and Fauré’s Piano Quartet No. 1 by faculty artists Maria Lambros, viola; Alison Wells, violoncello; and Peabody Director Jeffrey Sharkey, piano; with guest artist Jonathan Carney, violin. Carney is concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. This Musical 8 also includes two concerts by the Peabody Trio, on Oct. 22 and Jan. 21. The other artists featured in the series are: Stephen Wyrczynski, viola (Oct. 29); Herbert Greenberg, violin (Nov. 12); Jeffrey Weisner, contrabass (Feb. 4); Keng-Yuen Tseng, violin (Mar. 25); and Yong Hi Moon, piano, Dai Uk Lee, piano, and Robert van Sice, percussion (Apr. 7).

The Peabody Jazz Series, on seven Fridays at 7:30 pm and one Sunday (Apr. 26) at 4:00 pm, showcases several faculty-led student ensembles as well as SUPERNOVA, a “multi-dimensional and multi-directional” band led by faculty artist Nasar Abadey. In addition to the SUPERNOVA concert on Feb. 13, this Musical 8 includes two performances by the Peabody Jazz Orchestra (Dec. 5 and Mar. 6) led by Michael Formanek, two performances by the Peabody Latin Jazz Ensemble led by Tim Murphy (Nov. 7 and Mar. 27), a Jazz Voice Concert (Oct. 24) led by Jay Clayton, and a performance by the Peabody Improvisation & Multimedia Ensemble (Apr. 26) led by Gary Thomas, director of the Peabody Jazz Studies program.

The Subscriber’s Choice Series invites subscribers to select eight performances from a list of 15, including several by the Peabody Symphony Orchestra (Oct. 21, Feb. 24, and Apr. 16, when Leon Fleisher will guest conduct) and the Peabody Concert Orchestra (Oct. 3, Oct. 31, Feb. 6, and May 1, when the PCO will be joined by the Peabody Singers and the Peabody-Hopkins Chorus to perform Mozart’s Mass in C minor). The music director of both orchestras is Hajime Teri Murai. Also on the list of 15 are a Peabody Jazz Voice Concert (Oct. 24), a recital by violinist Herbert Greenberg (Nov. 12), and performances by the Peabody Jazz Orchestra (Dec. 5), the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble (Dec. 11), the Peabody Trio (Jan. 21), the Peabody Singers (Mar. 3), and the Peabody Wind Ensemble (Apr. 8). As a special treat, opening night of Janáček’s The Adventures of Sharp-Ears the Vixen, presented by Peabody Opera Theatre and the Peabody Symphony Orchestra (Nov. 20), is available as part of Subscriber’s Choice.  

Complete program information and a downloadable subscription order form may be found online at www.peabody.jhu.edu/subscribe. Orders may also be placed by calling the Peabody Box Office at 410-659-8100, ext. 2, Monday–Friday, 10:00 am–4:00 pm.
About the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University
Located in the heart of Baltimore’s Mount Vernon Cultural District, the Peabody Institute was founded in 1857 as America’s first academy of music by philanthropist George Peabody. Today, Peabody boasts a preeminent faculty, a nurturing, collaborative learning environment, and the academic resources of one of the nation’s leading universities, Johns Hopkins. Through its degree granting Conservatory and its community-based Preparatory music and dance school, Peabody trains musicians and dancers of every age and at every level, from small children to seasoned professionals, from dedicated amateurs to winners of international competitions. Each year, Peabody stages more than 150 major concerts and performances, ranging from classical to contemporary to jazz, many of them free — a testament to the vision of George Peabody.