Hamilton College Contemporary Voices & Visions
REVEREND BILLY & THE CHURCH OF STOP SHOPPING
What Would Jesus Buy?
Saturday, September 13, 8 pm
Wellin Hall
$15/$10/$5
Bill Talen was a lost idealist
spurred by the commercializa-
tion of his neighborhood and
inspired by sidewalk preachers
when he created the stage
persona of Reverend Billy and
the Church of Stop Shopping
in 1997. Performing with a
gospel choir and a live band,
Reverend Billy preaches a
broader message of economic
justice, fair trade, environmen-
tal protection and an end to the
“corporatization” of America.
Made possible by the generosity
of Dan W. Deitrich, Hamilton
Class of 1964.
ALARM WILL SOUND
Saturday, September 20, 8 pm
Wellin Hall
$15/$10/$5
Alarm Will Sound is a 20-
member band committed to
innovative performances and
recordings of today’s music.
They have established a reputa-
tion for performing demanding
music with energetic virtuosity.
The New York Times says Alarm
Will Sound is “the future of
classical music.” The group’s
repertoire ranges from Euro-
pean to American works, from
the arch-modernist to the pop-
influenced.
ESPERANZA SPAULDING
Saturday, October 11, 8 pm
Wellin Hall
$18/$12/$5
If “esperanza” is the Spanish
word for hope, then bassist,
vocalist, and composer
Esperanza Spaulding could
not have been given a more
fitting name at birth. Blessed
with uncanny instrumental
chops and a multilingual voice
that is part angel and part
siren, this 23-year-old prodigy-
turned-pro might well be the
hope for the future of jazz
and instrumental music.
Funded through the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Jazz Touring Network program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program.
RALPH STANLEY & THE CLINCH MOUNTAIN BOYS
Saturday, January 24, 8 pm
Wellin Hall
$22/$18/$5
Co-presented by
Kirkland Art Center
For more than half a century,
bluegrass legend Dr. Ralph
Stanley has been performing
with the Clinch Mountain
Boys. Known in the world of
bluegrass music for his unique
style of banjo playing, Stanley
was inducted into the Interna-
tional Bluegrass Music Hall
of Honor in 1992, and in 2000
he was inducted into the Grand
Ole Opry. Stanley is a 1984
NEA National Heritage awardee,
2002 Grammy Award winner and
a 2006 recipient of the National
Medal of Arts.
Partially funded with the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s American Masterpieces program.
FLAMENCO VIVO
CARLOTA SANTANA
Fiesta Flamenca
Friday, February 27, 7:30 pm
(NOTE TIME)
Wellin Hall
$18/$12/$5
Presented by the
Mohawk Valley
Dance Partnership
Elegant and athletic dancers
accompanied live on stage by
six highly skilled musicians,
Fiesta Flamenca celebrates the
fiery passion of Spain’s time-
honored traditional dance.
Flamenco strikes primal chords
in the emotions of audiences
of all ages and cultures.
Traditional flamenco perfor-
mances include light and joyful
alegrias, passionate tangos, and
romantically tragic soleres.
Company founder Carlota
Santana has been designated
“The Keeper of Flamenco”
by Dance Magazine.
