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Friday, September 12, 2008
8:00 p.m.
New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA


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What is National Anthem?  

"National Anthem" is a gala concert of classical music to benefit Barack Obama's presidential campaign. It represents a unique coming-together of dozens of professional musicians who are united in their belief that Barack Obama must be elected President on November 4, 2008. 

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Who are the Performers?
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National Anthem will feature dozens of musicians from Boston and beyond, including a full orchestra. All are well known to Boston audiences; some are artists of international stature.  Here is a partial list of performers scheduled to appear.

Singers include:

Lisa Saffer, soprano
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Majie Zeller, mezzo-soprano
Lynn Torgove, mezzo-soprano
Charles Blandy, tenor
Matthew DiBattista, tenor
Robert Honeysucker, baritone
David Kravitz, baritone


Instrumentalists include:

Russell Sherman, piano
Daniel Stepner, violin, concertmaster
Ya-Fei Chuang, piano
Kayo Iwama, piano
Scott Wheeler, piano
Michael Beattie, harpsichord
Members of the Lydian String Quartet
Mariana Green-Hill, violin
Naira Underwood, violin
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
John Muratore, guitar
Roberto Cassan, accordion
The National Anthem Orchestra

Conductors include:

Beatrice Jona Affron
David Hoose
Edward Elwyn Jones
Scott Allen Jarrett
Gil Rose

What Is On the Program?
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Solo and Chamber Music Pieces

Debussy: Three Preludes for Solo Piano (Mr. Sherman)
Fauré: First movement from Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor (Ms. Chuang, members of the Lydian String Quartet)
Gershwin: Excerpts from Porgy and Bess (Ms. Green-Hill, Ms. Underwood)
Piazzolla: Nightclub, 1960 from "Histoire du Tango" (Mr. Muratore, Mr. Cassan)
Monteverdi: Pur ti miro, from "L'incoronazione di Poppea" (Ms. Saffer, Ms. River, Mr. Popper-Keizer, Mr. Beattie)
Songs by Aaron Copland, Kurt Weill and Noel Coward (Mr. Blandy, Ms. Torgove, Ms. River, Ms. Iwama, Mr. Wheeler)


Works With Full Orchestra

Beethoven: "Egmont" Overture (Mr. Hoose)
Bizet: Au fond du temple saint from "The Pearl Fishers" (Mr. DiBattista, Mr. Kravitz; Ms. Lieberman)
Bizet: Toréador song from "Carmen" (Mr. Honeysucker; Mr. Jones)
Donizetti: Una furtiva lagrima from "L'elisir d'amore" (Mr. DiBattista; Mr. Rose)
Handel: Lascia ch'io pianga from "Rinaldo" (Ms. Saffer; Ms. Lieberman)
Mozart: Arias and trio from "Così fan tutte" (Ms. Forsythe, Ms. Zeller, Mr. Blandy, Mr. Kravitz; Ms. Affron)
Rossini: Ah, donate il caro sposo from "Il Signor Bruschino" (Ms. Forsythe; Mr. Jones)
Verdi: Quartet from "Rigoletto" (Ms. Saffer, Ms. Baty, Mr. DiBattista, Mr. Honeysucker; Mr. Rose)
Wagner: Dich teure Halle from "Tannhäuser" (Ms. Baty; Ms. Lieberman)

How Can I Buy Tickets?
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Tickets are available for contributions of $100, $50, or $20 to the Obama campaign.  Patron seating is available for $1,000.  Remember -- the point of this concert is to raise money to help Barack Obama become president.  So please donate as generously as you can!

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We are offering a special discounted rate of $10 for students and for Project STEP participants.  If you are a student or are part of Project STEP, click here to purchase discount student/STEP tickets.

Already maxed out (i.e., donated $2,300) to the Obama campaign? You can still come to the concert by donating to the Democratic National Committee instead! Click here to purchase tickets if you are maxed out.
 

How Can I Get More Information?
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For more information, email us at info@obamaconcert.com.