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Photo of Addirose Brown in rehearsals for
Heartbeat Opera's Faust, directed by Sara Holdren, now playing until May 25.
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Our end of the season one-two punch of Jumaane Smith Quartet this Friday followed by a return visit from Hanzhi Wang on Monday evening represents the best of what we want to bring you at Baruch PAC. Both are younger artists, not necessarily well-known names, but both are extraordinary talents who have impressed me and others on the Baruch PAC team with their talent and versatility, and in the case of Hanzhi, we were so wowed by her last year that we wanted to be sure to bring her back.
That’s sensibility that brought Wakka Wakka to our Nagelberg Theatre this past winter with Dead as a Dodo, yielding a Drama Desk Award nomination for the puppetry of Kirjan Waage, an affirmation that the work we’re offering is being seen and appreciated by cultural arbiters who examine work across the city. Having already invoked a boxing metaphor in the first paragraph, I’ll continue to say that it shows we’re punching above our weight, even if cultural offerings tend to steer of the boxing ring.
Even as these concerts are on offer, we’ll also have the annual residency of Heartbeat Opera, a small but mighty troupe whose reputation has only grown during the years they’ve been producing in partnership with us at Baruch. While they’ve grown so much that they’ve had to move beyond their two-show rep schedule of years past, we’re already well into planning for them to be with us again in 2026, so get in now to see one of the great New York emerging opera companies, this year presenting a new take on the classic Faust. Oh, and if you liked Dodo, there are puppets afoot here as well.
To everyone who has visited Baruch PAC this year, my thanks for including us in your cultural calendar. And if you haven’t yet been here (and even if you have), you have three different chances in the next two weeks. I hope we’ll see you.
Sincerely,
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Howard Sherman
Managing Director
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Jazz artist Jumaane Smith Quartet Honors
,Former Baruch Faculty Member Milt Hinton this Friday, May 16
| | Video of "Jumaane Smith - I've Got A Right To Sing The Blues". | | Jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and composer Jumaane Smith has performed on 5 GRAMMY Award- winning records, 2 Emmy Award-nominated TV performances, the GRAMMY Awards with Stevie Wonder, in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (trumpet solo actor), at The White House, on the Today Show, Tonight Show, Oprah, Good Morning America, and American Idol. Jumaane Smith will be kicking off our reinvigorated Milt Hinton Memorial Concert. The Milt Hinton Memorial Concert recognizes the legacy of renowned jazz bassist and longtime Baruch faculty member Milt Hinton (1910-2000), | | | who received an honorary degree from the college in 1996. The Milt Hinton Jazz Concerts offer the richness of America’s indigenous musical culture to larger Baruch College community | |
All Seats at $35
$20 with Baruch ID (Only In Person at Box Office)
Use Code BOGO until Thursday for Baruch PAC Deal
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Heartbeat Opera's Faust Brings
Puppets to to a classic at Baruch PAC
| | Video of "Faust Puppeteers in Conversation" | | Photo of Rehearsal from FAUST. | | In the classic German legend, Dr. Faust, based off the historical Johann Georg Faust, makes a deal with the devil for unlimited knowledge. This story was popularized by the Elizabethan Play "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe. In Marlowe's adaptation, we see multiple heavenly creatures, i.e. angels, demons, Mephistopheles, and Lucifer. Each with their own motives in intersecting with Faust on his journey for unbound knowledge. Heartbeat Opera's new adaptation of Gounod's opera will use elements of light, shadow, and puppetry to portray the haunting creatures of the Faustian legend. | | More About the Puppetry in FAUST | | |
Tickets start at $40
$20 Tickets with Baruch ID (Only at Box Office)
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Music by Charles Gounod
Original Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
from Carré's play “Faust et Marguerite”
Co-Adapted by Jacob Ashworth and Sara Holdren
Newly Arranged by Francisco Ladrón de Guevara
Directed and with New English dialogues by Sara Holdren
Music Directed by Jacob Ashworth
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Dazzling Accordionist Hanzhi Wang Returns
to Baruch PAC, May 19th
| | Video of "Hanzhi Wang, accordionist | Moszkovski: Etincelles." | |
"I have noticed that the accordion is generally associated with folk music. However, the classical accordion has the potential
to perform many types of music.."
-Hanzhi Wang, Insider Interview with Baruch PAC
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Program
J.S. Bach: Chorale Prelude BWV 639
J.S. Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze BWV 208 J.S. Bach: Chorale from the
Cantata BWV 147
Hanzhi Wang: Sunrise Chanting
Hanzhi Wang: Mountain's Song
Saad Haddad: Shifting Sands
Martin Lohse: Menuetto
Martin Lohse: Autumn Rain
Astor Piazzolla: Verano Porteno/Summer
Antonio Vivaldi: Summer (Mvt. 1)
| | Hanzhi Wang returns to Baruch PAC for a second recital following her debut here in 2024, when her artistry and technique dazzled an audience which had never before heard the classical repertoire played on the accordion, let alone the staggeringly complex button accordion she has mastered. She will be the first artist to appear with us twice since our return from the pandemic shutdown, a testament to her unique skill and appeal. | |
All Seats at $35
$20 with Baruch ID (Only In Person at Box Office)
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Special Deal
1 weekend, 2 Concerts for $50
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New York Youth Symphony: Composition Date 2025
National Sawdust, May 19, 7:30PM
| | | | Musicians from the New York Youth Symphony's Orchestra, Chamber Music and Jazz ensembles perform world premieres of original works by NYYS composers. The performances are led by members of the Robert L. Poster Apprentice Conducting program. | |
Lisa Kohl // Shane Parish (Double Bill)
Roulette, May 20, 8PM
| | | | Chicago-based sound artist and composer Lia Kohl and guitarist Shane Parish return to Roulette to present solo work from each of their respective recent releases. Parish opens with a solo acoustic opening set featuring music from his acclaimed 2024 album, Repertoire (Palilalia Records), a collection of solo acoustic fingerstyle arrangements of jazz, minimalist, and electronic masterpieces. |
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NT LIVE: VANYA
Symphony Space, May 20, 7PM
| | | | Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life on the big screen in this radical and extraordinary one-man adaptation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. |
| Whether you’re looking to host a recital, put up a play or recital, or host your company’s town hall meeting, our venues are available for rental, including Engelman Recital Hall, the Rose Nagelberg Theatre, or the Rehearsal Studio. By working with Baruch PAC, you'll gain access to our friendly and helpful staff, our sound and A.V. resources, and our super convenient location in the heart of the Flatiron District (nearby subway stops include 6, R, and W trains). We are able to accommodate events for up to 200 people and rentals help to underwrite the creative work we present. | |
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