Jayme Stone
Africa to Appalachia Project

Friday, January 22, 8 pm
Wellin Hall
$15 adult/$10 senior citizen/$5 student

Bluegrass musician Jayme Stone journeyed to
West Africa in search of the ancestors of the banjo.
His fieldwork became the album Africa to Appala-
chia, which won a 2009 Juno Award for Best
World Music Album of the Year. He comes to
Hamilton with famed kora player Yacouba Sissoko
and a bluegrass band for a performance that
explores the history and culture that joins Africa
and Appalachia.

Friday, February 12, 7 pm (note time)
Wellin Hall
$18 adult/$12 senior citizen/$5 student

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra returns
to Hamilton College for a program that features
guest conductor Justin Brown. Soprano Twyla
Robinson performs Four Last Songs for voice
and orchestra by Richard Strauss. The program
also includes Strauss's Suite from Der Rosenkava-
lier and selections from Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette.

Friday, February 26, 8 pm
Wellin Hall
$18 adult/$12 senior citizen/$5 student

Called a "New Visionary" by JazzTimes magazine,
composer and pianist Aaron Parks represents
a new generation of jazz musicians. Parks and
his band explore the common ground among
influences ranging from modern progressive jazz
to indie rock and hip-hop.

Sunday, February 28, 3:00 pm
Wellin Hall
$15 adult/$10 senior citizen/$5 student

Nationally acclaimed baritone Timothy LeFebvre
presents a recital of art songs and arias.
LeFebvre's rich baritone voice and commanding
stage presence make him a favorite soloist with
such presenters as Pittsburgh Symphony,
Minnesota Symphony, Sarasota Opera, and San
Francisco Opera.

with Peter Serkin, piano

Saturday, April 10, 8 pm
Wellin Hall
$15 adult/$10 senior citizen/$5 student

More than 20 years after its inception, the Orion
String Quartet is one of the most sought-after
ensembles in the country. This program includes
selections from Bach's The Art of the Fugue,
Kirchner's String Quartet No. 4, and Brahms's
Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 with pianist
Peter Serkin.