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and Theatre 2010-11 of Ar t, A Season Dance, Music

Pierce College – The Valley’s Best Kept Secret for the Arts Pierce College’s Visual and Performing Arts Experience the excitement of live theatre. Revel in orchestral, band and chorale performances. Meander among original works of art. Be swept off your feet with live dance. The Pierce Experience Includes: • A beautiful, air-conditioned 350-seat Mainstage Theatre with state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems • The newly renovated Dow Arena Theatre, our intimate and flexible black-box space which seats up to 100 patrons • Ample free parking • Fine restaurants and cafes nearby • Convenient location, just off the 101 Freeway • Award-winning faculty • Your best dollar-for-dollar entertainment value in the Valley • Experiencing the stars of tomorrow today

Pierce College 8th Annual Winter Arts Festival Saturday, December 4 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Art Quad on the hill

• Experiencing the stars of tomorrow today • Your best dollar-for-dollar entertainment value in the Valley • Award-winning faculty • Convenient location, just off the 101 Freeway • Fine restaurants and cafes nearby • Ample free parking • The newly renovated Dow Arena Theatre, our intimate and flexible black-box space which seats up to 100 patrons • A beautiful, air-conditioned 350-seat Mainstage Theatre with state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems The Pierce Experience Includes: Meander among original works of art.

• Wheel Throwing Demos

Be swept off your feet with live dance.

• Ceramics Show and Sale • Annual Chili Bowl event • Great artwork and holiday gifts

Revel in orchestral, band and chorale performances. Experience the excitement of live theatre.

Pierce College’s Visual and Performing Arts

Pierce College – The Valley’s Best Kept Secret for the Arts Come Join Us in the Festivities! Pierce College 6201 Winnetka Avenue Woodland Hills, California 91371 www.piercecollege.edu

Where the community gathers to celebrate the arts

Pierce College is located just north of the Ventura Freeway in Woodland Hills. Exit Winnetka Avenue and enter the campus by turning left at Brahma Drive and going straight up the hill. The performing arts complex is on the hill overlooking the campus.

Performing Arts Center, Pierce College

Orange Line

FOR INFORMATION: Fine Arts 818.710.2262 Dance 818.710.4355

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818.719.6473

Theatre 818.719.6488 Parking Lot 6 West

Parking Lot 6 East

Los Angeles Symphonic Winds 805.985.8174 http://lawinds.org

Pierce College Music 818.719.6476 http://info.piercecollege.edu/ departments/music Philharmonic Choir and Premiere Chorale 818.753.3306 San Fernando Valley Symphony 818.347.4807 www.sfvsymphony.com

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Ample free parking is available in expanded Performing Arts Lots 6 East and West adjacent to the theatre and music buildings. The art studios and gallery are located down stairs to the east of music.

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Season of Ar t, Dance, Music and Theatre 2010-11

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Pierce College 8th Annual Winter Arts Festival Saturday, December 4 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Art Quad on the hill

• Ceramics Show and Sale • Wheel Throwing Demos • Annual Chili Bowl event • Great artwork and holiday gifts

Come Join Us in the Festivities! Where the community gathers to celebrate the arts

Pierce College is located just north of the Ventura Freeway in Woodland Hills. Exit Winnetka Avenue and enter the campus by turning left at Brahma Drive and going straight up the hill. The performing arts complex is on the hill overlooking the campus. Ample free parking is available in expanded Performing Arts Lots 6 East and West adjacent to the theatre and music buildings. The art studios and gallery are located down stairs to the east of music.

Performing Arts Center, Pierce College

Orange Line

FOR INFORMATION: Fine Arts 818.710.2262 Dance 818.710.4355

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818.719.6473

Theatre 818.719.6488 Parking Lot 6 West

Parking Lot 6 East

Los Angeles Symphonic Winds 805.985.8174 http://lawinds.org

www.piercecollege.edu

Pierce College Music 818.719.6476 http://info.piercecollege.edu/ departments/music Philharmonic Choir and Premiere Chorale 818.753.3306 San Fernando Valley Symphony 818.347.4807 www.sfvsymphony.com

www.piercecollege.edu

Photo by Benson Chin

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Binh Danh: Made in Vietnam

Wed., September 1 – Thurs., October 7 Pierce College Art Gallery

Guest lecture: Wed., September 22, 6:00 p.m.

OCTOBER ‘ 10 Lorin Brown

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Guest lecture: Wed., October 20, 6:00 p.m. Opening reception: Wed., October 20, 7:00 p.m.

Opening reception: Wed., September 22, 7:00 p.m.

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San Fernando Valley Symphony

Sat., September 25 8:00 p.m. Performing Arts Mainstage James Domine, music director MTAC Concerto Competition Winners

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In a program of Offenbach, Haydn and Egizi General Admission $25 Tickets: 818.347.4807 Concert Information: www.sfvsymphony.com

“Rumors”

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Fri. & Sat., October 22, 23, 29, 30 (8:00 p.m.); Sun., October 24 & 31 (2:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage By Neil Simon Directed by Gene Putnam

General Admission: $15 Students/Seniors $12 Reservations: 818.719.6488

Los Angeles Pierce Symphonic Winds

Sun., September 26 1:00 & 4:00 p.m. Performing Arts Mainstage Stephen Piazza, conductor “The Legacy of Heroes” program features Wellington’s Victory by

Beethoven, To the Airborne by Ron Nelson, A Movement for Rosa by Mark Camphouse, and Malcolm Arnold’s Tam O’Shanter overture. Guest vocalist: Sunny Hilden. Information: 805.985.8174

Classic Simon lunacy abounds with a crazy cast of characters at the townhouse of a deputy New York City mayor and his wife as they celebrate their wedding anniversary.

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San Fernando Valley Symphony

Sat., November 6 8:00 p.m. Performing Arts Mainstage

Korsakoff, and Zaninovich. Featured soloist: Tamara Gyulnazarova

James Domine, music director

General Admission $25 Tickets: 818.347.4807 Concert Information: www.sfvsymphony.com

The program includes works by Borodin, Khachaturian, Rimsky-

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Los Angeles Symphonic Winds

Sun., November 7 (1:00 & 4:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage Stephen Piazza, conductor “The Silver Screen and the Magic of the Theatre”

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Captivating multi-media program features works by Bernard Hermann, Sergi Prokofiev, Erich Korngold, John Phillip Sousa and Giuseppi Verdi. Information: 805.985.8174

Philharmonic Choir & Premiere Chorale

Sat., November 13 (8:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage

Orchestra, Dr. Michael Arshagouni, Director.

DECEMBER ‘ 10 Wed., December 1 – Thurs, December 16 Pierce Art Gallery

A program of Brahms, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven. In collaboration with the Valley College Philharmonic Choir and

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Fri. & Sat., December 3, 4, 10, 11 (8:00 p.m.); Thurs., December 9 (7:30 p.m.); Sun., December 5 & 12 (2:00 p.m.) Dow Arena Theatre Adapted by Jacqueline Goldfinger Directed by RoZsa Horvath

Sat., December 4 (10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) Art Quad on the hill

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Become a Theatre Subscriber!

Thurs., December 16 (7:30 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage The Pierce College Choir, The Women’s Ensemble & The Pierce Encore Singers

All audience members are invited to bring a non-perishable

Three and four-play subscriptions are available for the Theatre Arts Department’s 2010-2011 Season. Choose which plays you want to see, and when you want to see them, and receive up to 15% off regular single ticket prices. Our exciting season premieres in October with the side-splitting farce, Rumors, by comic genius Neil Simon, to be followed by Charles Dickens’ heartwarming holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, in December; one of America’s original screwball comedies, Born Yesterday, in April; and an original musical send-up of your all-time favorite musicals, aptly titled Musical of Musicals (The Musical), in May. Subscriptions start as low as $33! And as a subscriber, you’re guaranteed the best seats in the house at substantial discounts and enjoy added perks such as free ticket exchange and annual renewal privileges, as well as invitations to special events! For more information call 818-719-6488.

Marian Weiser, director This annual folk/ethnic dance concert is traditional and

Sun., January 16 2:00 p.m. Performing Arts Mainstage Stephen Piazza, conductor Pierce College faculty and select members of the LA Winds appear

food item to be donated to The West Valley Food Pantry. General Admission (at the door beginning at 6:45 p.m.): $7.00 Students/Seniors: $5.00 Children under 12: Free

Sat., January 22, 8:00 p.m. Performing Arts Mainstage

Terry Danne, director A family event. Join the Chorale for an evening of traditional music of the season (Christmas and Hanukkah) with gifts and

General Admission: $20 Seniors: $15 Students & children 12 and under: $10 Information: 818.753.3306

Stephen Piazza, conductor An eclectic holiday concert of works from the Renaissance to

the modern by such composers as William Byrd, Adam Gorb, Howard Hanson and Morton Lauridsen. Plus traditional holiday favorites and the everpopular audience sing along.

An inspiring evening concert showcasing the talents of our local high school students culminating in a performance by the LA Winds.

Stephen Piazza, conductor

Free to LA Winds subscribers

Annual Fundraiser Program to be announced

Los Angeles Symphonic Winds

Sun., January 30 (1:00 & 4:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage

Cabaret Dinner and Silent Auction

Sat., March 5 (6:30 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage

delight with comic impersonations while Chorale members strut their stuff.

Self, and others plus a program of symphonic wind literature by the Orange County Wind Symphony.

The Chorale’s annual fundraiser. The Stonefire Grill will provide a delicious meal and an emcee will

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Tickets: $40 in advance $50 at the door Children under 12: $20 Information: 818.753.3306

2011 Annual Student Photo Salon

Stephen Piazza, conductor Information: 805.985.8174 Contemporary band pieces by John Williams Frank Ticheli, Jim

Mon., March 21 –Fri., April 22 Pierce Art Gallery

Mon., January 31 – Thurs., March 10 Pierce Art Gallery

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Opening reception: Thurs., February 10 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

“Born Yesterday”

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FEBRUARY ‘ 11 Philharmonic Choir & Premiere Chorale

Sat., February 5 (8:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage

choral works with outstanding professional soloists.

Terry Danne, director

General Admission: $25 Seniors: $20 Students & children 12 and under: $10 Information: 818.753.3306

“Broadway, Our Way” – A program of classic and contemporary

San Fernando Valley Symphony

Sat., February 26 (8:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage James Domine, music director Program of Tchaikovsky, Glazounov and Prokofiev.

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The best of the year’s student photography showcased in this juried exhibition sponsored by the Media Arts Department. Free

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2011 Annual Student Exhibition

Mon., May 2 – Thurs., May 26 Pierce Art Gallery

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Guest violinist: Nancy Roth General Admission $25 Tickets: 818.347.4807 Concert Information: www.sfvsymphony.com

Stars of the Los Angeles Winds

Information: 805.985.8174 Sun., February 27 (1:00 & 4:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage Stephen Piazza, conductor Virtuoso clarinet soloist Helen Goode joins the LA Winds in Scott McCalister’s Freebirds.

Also featured are Bob Joles narrating Edward Fregson’s The Sword and the Crown, plus an array of LA Winds soloists in Emil Mollenauer’s setting of highlights from Verdi’s Requiem. Information: 805.985.8174

Fri. & Sat., April 1, 2, 8, 9 (8:00 p.m.); Sun., April 3 & 10 (2:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage by Garson Kanin Directed by Valorie Grear One of America’s great screwball comedies, Born Yesterday is the

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story of the clash between corruption and ideals in and out of our nation’s capitol chambers, and the cultural and personal education of a brash blonde. General Admission: $15 Students/Seniors: $12 Ticket Information: 818.719.6488

Philharmonic Choir & Premiere Chorale

Sat., April 16 (8:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage

Musical Arts Society Chorus, Dr. Douglas Peterson, director

Terry Danne, director

General admission: $25 Seniors: $20 Students & children 12 and under: $10 Information: 818.753.3306

St. Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach will be presented in collaboration with the Southern Nevada

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San Fernando Valley Symphony

Sat., April 23 (8:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage

the inaugural performance of Symphony No. 3 in E minor by Domine.

Fri. & Sat., May 13 & 14 (8:00 p.m.) Sun., May 15 (2:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage

spiritually rewarding. Tap, jazz, hip-hop, dance drama and improvisation.

Marian Weiser, director

General admission: $10, $8 Students/Seniors: $6 (side sect.) Groups of 15 or more: $5 All seats reserved Ticket Information: 818.710.4355

The Annual Spring Dance Concert is exciting, mentally and physically stimulating, and

Children’s Dance Concert

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Sat., May 14 (2:00 p.m.); Performing Arts Mainstage Diverse in dance and musical styles, this concert is performed by children and adults, using

The “Made in America” program includes works by Benstein, Grofe and Gershwin, as well as

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General admission: $25 Tickets: 818.347.4807 Concert Information: www.sfvsymphony.com

by Erik Rockwell & Joanne Bogart Directed by Gene Putnam This long-running off-Broadway hit is a melting pot of musical

food item to be donated to The West Valley Food Pantry.

The Pierce College Choir, The Women’s Ensemble & The Pierce Encore Singers

General Admission (at the door beginning at 6:45 p.m.): $7.00 Students/Seniors: $5.00 Children under 12: Free

Cathryn Tortell, music director All audience members are invited to bring a non-perishable

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For more information, email [email protected]

San Fernando Valley Symphony

Sat., May 21 (8:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage

#4 in A Major (Italian) by Mendelssohn, and a new work by Fernandez.

James Domine, music director Program features guest violinist Ruth Bruegger in Bach’s Violin Concerto in E Major, Symphony

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General admission: $25 Tickets: 818.347.4807 Concert Information: www.sfvsymphony.com

Los Angeles Symphonic Winds

Sun., May 22 (1:00 & 4:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage Stephen Piazza, conductor Los Angeles – The City of Angels – is represented by the diverse

international heritage of this program. Featuring works by Percy Grainger, Guy Woolfenden, Florent Schmitt and Manuel De Falla. Information: 805.985.8174

Premiere Chamber Chorale

Sat., May 28 (8:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage

The ensemble will perform Mass in G by Vaughan Williams.

Terry Danne, director

Adults: $20 Seniors: $15 Students/children 12 and under: $10 Information: 818.753.3306

bliss that references and parodies the style of everyone’s favorite music theatre composers: Rodgers & Hammerstein, Sondheim, Herman, Webber, Kander & Ebb. General Admission: $15 Students/Seniors: $12 Ticket Information: 818.719.6488

All seats unreserved: $5 Ticket Information: 818.710.4355

Thurs., May 19 (7:30 p.m.); Performing Arts Mainstage

“Musical of Musicals (The Musical)”

Fri. & Sat., April 29, 30, May 6, 7 (8:00 p.m.); Thurs., May 5 (7:30 p.m.); Sun., May 1 & 8 (2:00 p.m.) Dow Area Theatre

professional and student choreography. Creative and entertaining for all ages!

Love and All that Jazz

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James Domine, music director

Opening reception: Wed., May 4, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Annual Spring Dance Concert

California Ceramics

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Los Angeles Symphonic Winds

Fri., March 4 (6:30 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage

Terry Danne, artistic director

For more information, email [email protected]

surprises for the children and activities for the families.

High School Music Festival

Information: 805.985.8174

Philharmonic Choir & Premiere Chorale

Sat., December 18 (7:30 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage

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San Fernando Valley Symphony

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Ceramics Show and Sale • Wheel Throwing Demos • Annual Chili Bowl Event • Great Artwork and Holiday Gifts

in a small ensemble setting designed to showcase our talent in the chamber music wind repertoire. Guest artist Susan Greenberg of the LA Chamber Orchestra.

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Los Angeles Symphonic Winds

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Cathryn Tortell, music director

Information: 818.753.3306

General admission: $10, $8 Students/Seniors: $6 (side sect.) Groups of 15 or more: $5 All seats reserved Information: 818.710.4355

General Admission: $15 Students/Seniors: $12 Ticket Information: 818.719.6488

Lessons & Music for the Holiday Season

Sun., December 19 (1:00 & 4:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage

authentic in custom, costume, music and dance.

This production of Charles Dickens’ heartwarming holiday tale combines faithful storytelling with spellbinding stage magic.

Winter Arts Festival

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General admission: $25 Seniors: $20 Students & children 12 and under: $10

The World… The Culture… The Dance

Sat., November 20 (8:00 p.m.) Sun., November 21 (2:00 p.m.) Performing Arts Mainstage

Opening reception: Wed., December 1 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

“A Christmas Carol”

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519 Show

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Los Angeles Symphonic Winds

Sun., June 12 (7:00 p.m.) Arts Hill Green Stephen Piazza, conductor

Join us for our ever popular dinner concert featuring Broadway show tunes, light classics, and lively marches. Limited seating. For information: 805.985.8174

calendar information is subject to change. events may be added or rescheduled throughout the year. please see “Call for Information” in this brochure to call for updates.

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and Theatre 2010-11 of Ar t, A Season Dance, Music

Pierce College – The Valley’s Best Kept Secret for the Arts Pierce College’s Visual and Performing Arts Experience the excitement of live theatre. Revel in orchestral, band and chorale performances. Meander among original works of art. Be swept off your feet with live dance. The Pierce Experience Includes: • A beautiful, air-conditioned 350-seat Mainstage Theatre with state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems • The newly renovated Dow Arena Theatre, our intimate and flexible black-box space which seats up to 100 patrons • Ample free parking • Fine restaurants and cafes nearby • Convenient location, just off the 101 Freeway • Award-winning faculty • Your best dollar-for-dollar entertainment value in the Valley • Experiencing the stars of tomorrow today

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Pierce College 6201 Winnetka Avenue Woodland Hills, California 91371 www.piercecollege.edu