November (2014) is . . .

November, 2014 in Cincinnati is Louis Langrée and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, "Hansel and Gretel" and "Broadway and Bordeaux" with Faith Prince. Opera fans will also get a look at Jake Heggie's "Great Scott," a new workshop/collaboration by Cincinnati Opera and the opera department at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.






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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Listening parties
Nov. 1 -- 3 p.m.
Public Library of Cincinnati
main branch, 800 Vine St.
Nov. 3 -- 7:30 p.m.
Adath Israel Congregation
3201 E. Galbraith Rd.
Nov. 4 -- 7 p.m.
Indian Hill High School
6865 Drake Rd.
Nov. 7 -- 7 p.m.
Boone County Public Library, Burlington
1786 Burlington Pike

Get a sneak preview of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's annual "One City, One Symphony" concert Nov. 14-16 at Music Hall. Theme of this year's concert is heroes. The featured work is Mahler's Symphony No. 1. Conversations are led by CSO conductors, staff and musicians. Admission is free.
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Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
The Midtown Men
Nov. 2 -- 7 p.m.
Music Hall

The original cast of "Jersey Boys" joins the Pops in music that defined the 1960s. Hear music of The Beatles, the Beach Boys, Motown, The Four Seasons and more. Tickets begin at $25. Call (513) 381-3300, or visit www.cincinnatipops.org
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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
CCM Jazz Ensembles
Scott Belck, Craig Bailey, conductors
Nov. 2 -- 7 p.m.
Corbett Auditorium

This concert, dubbed "Hi-Fi Stan Kenton: in Neophonic Stereo!" features music of Stan Kenton featuring Kenton drummer John Von Ohlen. Tickets are $12, $6 for students, free for UC students. Visit ccm.uc.edu, or call (513) 556-4183.
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Linton Music Series
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
Timothy Lees, violin
Steven Tenenbom, viola
Nov. 2 -- 4 p.m.
First Unitarian Church
536 Linton St.
Nov. 3 -- 7:30 p.m.
Congregation Beth Adam
10001 Loveland-Madeira Rd.

Hear the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, violinist Timothy Lees and violist Steven Tenenbom in works by André Previn, Dvořák and Schumann. On the program are Previn's Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 2, Dvořák's Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in G Minor, Op. 26, and Schumann's Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello in E-flat Major, Op. 44. Tickets are $30. Call (513) 381-6868, or visit www.lintonmusic.org
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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
UC Men's and Women's Choruses
Nov. 5 -- 8 p.m.
Corbett Auditorium

The UC Men's and Women's Choruses present "Remember, Remember the Fifth of November/Still I Rise -- Songs of Peace and Freedom," led by conductors Christopher Albanese and Alexander Sutton. Hear Felix Mendelssohn's "Veni, Domine" (from Three Motets), William Byrd's "Memento salutis auctor" (from Gradualia II), Eric Whitacre's "Five Hebrew Love Songs," "John Saw duh Numbuh" arr. Andre Thomas, Benjamin Britten's "The Ballad of Little Musgrave," "I'm Gonna Sing 'Til the Spirit Moves in My Heart" arr. Moses Hogan, "If I Got My Ticket Can I Ride" arr. Robert Shaw, "Tshotsholoza" arr. Jeffrey Ames and "Gabi Gabi" arr. William Powell. Admission is $12, $6 for students, UC students free. Visit ccm.uc.edu, or call (513) 556-4183.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
The Time Market Quartet
Nov. 7 -- 9 p.m. to midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents The Time Market Quartet featuring Rusty Burge and Chris Barrick on vibes, Michael Sharfe on bass and Marc Wolfley on drums. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Vocal Arts Ensemble
American Classic
Nov. 8 -- 7:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall
1225 Elm St.
downtown

Music director Craig Hella Johnson leads the Vocal Arts Ensemble in its opening concert of the season, featuring music of America. Hear songs of love and remembrance, folk songs, spirituals and more, from William Billings to Stephen Paulus, "Shenandoah" to "Jericho." Admission is $20 ($25 for reserved seating), $10 for students. Call (513) 381-3300, or visit www.vaecinci.org
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Music at Ascension
Spencer Sharp, violin
Nov. 8 -- 7:30 p.m.
Ascension Lutheran Church
7333 Pfeiffer  Rd.
Montgomery

Music at Ascension at Ascension Lutheran Church in Montgomery presents violinist Spencer Sharp, 15. Admission is free. Free-will donation accepted. For additional information, call (513) 793-3288.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
SCPA Young Jazz Night
Nov. 8 -- 8 to 10 p.m.
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents SCPA (School for Creative and Performing Arts) Young Jazz Night. The band of young high school musicians, directed by Erwin Stuckey, will perform a wide range of jazz compositions by Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Pat Metheny and more. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Xavier University Classical Guitar Series
Berta Rojas, guitar
Nov. 9 -- 2:30 p.m.
Gallagher Student Center Theater
Xavier University
3800 Victory Parkway

The Xavier University Classical Guitar Series presents guitarist Berta Rojas. Tickets are $17, $14 for seniors 60 and over and Xavier faculty members, $10 for students, $5 for Xavier students, $3 for children. Available at the door, or visit www.xavier.edu/musicseries/
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Cincinnati Boychoir
Nov. 9 -- 3 p.m.
Crestview Presbyterian Church
9463 Cincinnati Columbus Rd.
West Chester, Ohio

The May Festival Youth Chorus, James Bagwell director, joins the Cincinnati Boychoir in a program saluting men and women of the U.S. armed services. Tickets are $10, $20 for families of two or more, free to active and retired servicemen and women. Tickets available only at the door on the day of the concert. Doors open at 2:15 p.m. Information at http://cincinnatiboychoir.org
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The Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, director
Nov. 9 -- 5 p.m.
Corbett Auditorium
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music presents The Academy of Ancient Music directed by Richard Egarr in the Orchestral Suites by J.S. Bach. Tickets are $20, $15 for non-UC students, UC students free. Call (513) 556-4183, or visit ccm.uc.edu
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Classical Revolution Cincinnati
Nov. 9 -- 8 p.m.
Northside Tavern
4163 Hamilton Ave.
Northside

Classical Revolution Cincinnati presents tabla master Jim Feist, the Ohio River Brass Quintet, saxophonist Ryan Van Scoyk and bass clarinet duets by Laura Sabo and Stephanie Akau. Performances take place in the front room of Northside Tavern in Northside. Free admission. Further information at http://www.classicalrevolutioncincinnati.com/
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
The Time Market Quartet
Nov. 14 -- 9 p.m. to midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents an evening of Latin jazz, with Brian Batchelor-Glader on keyboards, Sandy Suskind on flute, Michael Sharfe on bass and featuring percussionist Shane Willis. Hear music of Cal Tjader, Mark Levine and Chick Corea, plus some Coltrane and Bud Powell tunes with a Latin feel. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
"One City, One Symphony: Heroes"
Louis Langrée, conductor
Nov. 14 -- 11 a.m.
Nov. 15 -- 8 p.m.
Nov. 16 -- 2 p.m.
Music Hall

Music director Louis Langrée leads the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in its annual "One City, One Symphony" concert. This year's theme is heroes. On the program Nov. 14 and 15 are Beethoven's "Coriolan" Overture, "Hymne a la justice" by Albéric Magnard and Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 ("Titan").  The Nov. 16 matinee will comprise Mahler's Symphony No. 1, including an introduction to the work with musical excerpts by the full orchestra. Tickets begin at $12. Call (513) 381-3300, or order online at www.cincinnatisymphony.org
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Memorial Hall Signature Series
Faith Prince
Nov. 14 -- 8 p.m.
Memorial Hall
Over-the-Rhine

The Signature Series at historic Memorial Hall in Over-the-Rhine opens with Broadway star Faith Prince in a program dubbed "Broadway and Bordeaux." Reception with hors d'oeuvres and Bordeaux wine at 6:30 p.m. Concert at 8 p.m. Post-performance dessert party. Admission is $47. Tickets at www.cincinnati memorial hall.com/memorial-hall-signature-series/
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Matinee Musicale
master class with baritone Andrew Garland
Donna Loewy, piano
Nov. 15 -- 3-5 p.m.
Anderson Center
7850 Five Mile Rd.
Anderson

Baritone Andrew Garland, with pianist Donna Loewy, presents a master class for young singers from the Cincinnati area. Free and open to the public. For further information, call (513) 527-4499, or visit www.matinee-musicale-cincinnati.org
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
The Time Market Quartet
Nov. 15 -- 9 p.m. to midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents saxophonist Oz Landesberg, with Brandon Scot-Coleman on guitar, Jon Massey on bass and Tony Franklin on drums. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Xavier University Swing Series
Phil DeGreg and Friends
Nov. 16 -- 3 p.m.
Gallagher Student Center Theater
Xavier University
3800 Victory Parkway

The Xavier University Swing Series presents "Forty Fingers," Phil DeGreg and Friends. Tickets are $28, $25 for seniors 60 and over and Xavier faculty members, $10 for students, $5 for Xavier students, $3 for children. Available at the door, or visit www.xavier.edu/musicseries/
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Matinee Musicale
Andrew Garland, baritone
Nov. 16 -- 3 p.m.
Anderson Center
7850 Five Mile Rd.
Anderson

Baritone Andrew Garland opens Cincinnati Matinee Musicale's 102nd season, with pianist Donna Loewy. Tickets are $15, students $3. Call (513) 469-9819, or visit www.matinee-musicale-cincinnati.org
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Voices of the Commonwealth
Tony Burdette, conductor
Nov. 16 -- 5 p.m.
St. John's United Church of Christ
415 Park Ave.
Newport, Kentucky

Voices of the Commonwealth artistic director Tony Burdette leads the 60-voice chorus in the regional premiere of Requiem for the Living by Dan Forrest (2013). Soloists include soprano Joy Burdette, tenor Shawn Mlynek and treble Parker Wilhelm of the Cincinnati Boychoir. The chorus will be accompanied by the Northern Kentucky Youth Sinfonia, Ellen Stephens, director. Tickets are $10, $5 for students. Reserved priority tickets are available for $20. Call (859) 341-8555, or order online at www.requiemfortheliving.eventbrite.com
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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
CCM Chamber Choir and Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra
Earl Rivers, conductor
Nov. 16 -- 5 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral
Fourth and Sycamore Streets
downtown

Earl Rivers leads the CCM Chamber Choir and Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra in Claudio Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610. Performing will be CCM students, faculty and early music guest artists. Tickets are $20, $15 for non-UC students, UC students free. Call (513) 556-4183, or visit ccm.uc.edu
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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Jazz Series
Nov. 16 -- 7 p.m.
Patricia Corbett Theater

Scott Belck and Craig Bailey direct CCM jazz ensembles in their annual holiday concert. Tickets are $12, $6 for non-UC students, UC students free.
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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
"Hansel and Gretel" by Englebert Humperdinck
Nov. 20-22 -- 8 p.m.
Nov. 23 -- 2 p.m.
Corbett Auditorium

The main stage opera series at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music presents Englebert Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel," to be sung in English with supertitles. Director is Robin Guarino. Mark Gibson will conduct, with the Cincinnati Children's Choir, ensemble-in-residence at CCM. Tickets are $31-$35 for adults, $20-$24 for non-UC students, $18-$22 for UC students. Call (513) 556-4183, or visit ccm.uc.edu
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Louis Langrée, conductor
Jaime Laredo, violin
Sharon Robinson, cello
Nov. 21 and 22 -- 8 p.m.
Music Hall

Music director Louis Langrée leads the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of the Double Concerto by André Previn featuring violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson. Also on the program are the Symphonies No. 34 and 41 ("Jupiter") by Mozart. Tickets begin at $12. Call (513) 381-3300, or visit www.cincinnatisymphony.org
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
The Time Market Quartet
Nov. 21-- 9 p.m. to midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents Papa Loves Mambo, with Brian Batchelor-Glader on keyboards, Sandy Suskind on flute, Michael Sharfe on bass and Phil Tipton on drums. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
John Morris Russell, conductor
Nov. 22 -- 10:30 a.m.
Music Hall

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra led by conductor John Morris Russell presents its first Lollips Family Concert of the season. Joining them will be the Cincinnati Boychoir, The Studio for Dance and narrator Katharine Nero. Hear music of the season including Copland's Variations on a Shaker Melody, "Food, Glorious Food" from the musical "Oliver" and "Old MacDonald Had a Farm." Pre-concert activities begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Music Hall Ballroom. Tickets are $7 for children, $12 for adults. Call (513) 381-3300, or visit cincinnatipops.org.
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MUSE Cincinnati's Women's Choir
Nov. 22 -- 2 and 7 p.m.
Memorial Hall
1225 Elm St.
Over-the-Rhine

MUSE Cincinnati's Women's Choir presents its fall concert, "Unresolved." The eclectic program will range from jazz to contemporary music and will include hand bells by the Cincinnati Collaborative Ringing Project. There will be a silent auction between and after the two concerts. Tickets are $16.50, $13.50 for students and seniors, at http://www.musechoir.org/events/
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Catacoustic Consort
Sumner Thompson, tenor
Nov. 22 -- 7:30 p.m.
Church of the Advent
2366 Kemper Lane
Walnut Hills

Cincinnati's early music ensemble Catacoustic Consort presents tenor Sumner Thompson in 17th-century Italian music for tenor, harp, theorbo, lirone and viola da gamba. Admission is $25, available online at www.Catacoustic.com
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Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
James R. Cassidy, conductor
Nov. 22 -- 8 p.m.
Florence Baptist Church at Mt. Zion
Florence, Kentucky

Music director James R. Cassidy leads the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra in "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius, John Cage's "4'33", Maurice Ravel's "La Valse" and "Petroushka" by Igor Stravinsky. Tickets are $35 and $27, $19 for children. Call (859) 431-6216, or visit www.kyso.org
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
The Time Market Quartet
Nov. 22-- 9 p.m. to midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents the Pat Kelly Quartet, with Pat Kelly on Hammond Organ, Oz Landesberg on sax, George Simon on guitar and Marc Wolfley on drums.  Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Opera Fusion: New Works Lab
"Great Scott" by Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally
Nov. 25 -- 7:30 p.m.
Memorial  Hall
1225 Elm St.
Over-the-Rhine

Cincinnati Opera and the opera department at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music present a workshop performance of the new American opera, "Great Scott," by Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally (about a city with a struggling opera company and a thriving football team). Evan Rogister will conduct. Jack O'Brien will direct. Created in 2011 to foster the development of new American operas, Opera Fusion: New Works gives composers/librettists the opportunity to workshop an opera during a 10-day residency in Cincinnati  utilizing the personnel and facilities of both  Cincinnati Opera and CCM Opera. Admission to the performance is free, but reservations are required. Call (513) 241-2742 to reserve.
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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
CCM Concert Orchestra
Aik Khai Pung, conductor
Nov. 25 -- 8 p.m.
Corbett Auditorium

Music director Aik Khai Pung leads the Concert Orchestra of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in a program of Enesco, Glazunov and Dvořák. Soloist in Glazunov's Violin Concerto is Yiming Mao, winner of the Glazunov Concerto Competition at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. Also on the program are the Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A Major, Op. 11, by Enesco and Dvořák's Symphony No. 6 in D Major.  Symphony Admission is free.
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Louis Langrée, conductor
Nov. 28 and 29 -- 8 p.m.
Music Hall

Music director Louis Langrée leads the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in an all-Tchaikovsky program including the Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring guest artist Alexander Gavrylyuk, and the Symphony No. 5. Tickets begin at $12. Call (513) 381-3300, or visit www.cincinnatisymphony.org
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
Nov. 28-- 9 p.m. to midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents jazz vocalist/world music percussionist Eugene Goss, with keyboardist Erwin Stucky.  Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
Nov. 29-- 9 p.m. to midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents guitarist Glenn Ginn, with Rusty Burge on vibes, Michael on bass and John Taylor on drums.  Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations. ________________________________________________________________________________

Great Music in a Great Space
Advent Lessons and Carols
Nov. 30 -- 3 p.m.
St. Peter in Chains Cathedral
8th and Plum Streets
downtown

The annual Advent Carol Service at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral features the Choir of St. Peter in Chains in seasonal choral music with the "O Antiphon" chants and handbells. Free will offerings accepted.
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Linton Music Series
Nov. 30 -- 4 p.m.
First Unitarian Church
536 Linton St.

This program, dubbed "Strings of Passion," features violinists Augustin Hadelich and Emilie-Anne Gendron, violist Christian Colberg, cellist Ilya Finkelshteyn and guitarist Pablo Sainz Villegas in a potpourri of works. Hear Roland Dyens' "Tango en Skai" and Rodrigo 's "Invocacion y danza," both for solo guitar; Piazzolla' s "Histoire du Tango" for violin and guitar; Ysäye's Sonata for Solo Violin No. 6 in E Major ("Manuel Quiroga"); "Rocking Mirror Daybreak" for two violins by Takemitsu; and Ravel's String Quartet in F Major. Tickets are $30 at (513) 381-6868, or visit www.lintonmusic.org