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		Friday 31 August 2001 o 7:00 pm On the Green o Hildene Meadow Manchester A REPERCUSSION THEATRE'S PRODUCTION FESTIVAL OF FOOLS & SHAKESPEARE'S TWELFTH NIGHT To begin Crossroads' 30th season, a charming event that will surround you in music, cloak you in a fairy tale and utterly bedazzle you! This is Shakespeare comedy resplendent in clowns, music, dance and acrobats-all in one stellar performance. And, if you like, come in costume. Crossroads and Hildene invite you to bring along your picnic and join us for an evening of unparalleled entertainment.

Friday 28 September 2001 o 8:00 pm o Mill River Theatre DRIVING MISS DAISY Play by Alfred Uhry o A Mixed Company Production Starring Leonard Stephenson, Jan Steinway and Keith Brandwen This Pulitzer Prize-winning play presents a warmly humorous, bittersweet, and always-engaging view of life while indirectly addressing issues of prejudice, dependence and pride. Based on author Uhry's remembrances of growing up in Atlanta, the three-character story brilliantly reflects our changing world over a twenty-five year span. The production features A Mixed Company repertory: professional actors with vast experience on stage, screen and television. Leonard Stephen plays the dignified Hoke Coleman: Jan Steinway is the irascible Miss Daisy, and Keith Brandwen the steadfast Boolie. Don't miss this opportunity to see-in our area-the prize-winning play that became an Academy Award winning film. You may also download free mp3 here.

	Friday 26 October 2001 o 8:00 pm Grace Congregational Church Maxim Philippov pianist VAN CLIBURN SILVER MEDALIST A silver medal winner this year, Philippov will be featured in a documentary on the eleventh Van Cliburn Competition, directed by Emmy-award winner Peter Rosen, which will premiere on PBS stations across the country on October 17, 2001. This Moscow-born artist began studying the piano at the age of five and made his public debut at eight. A laureate of several major international piano competitions he has performed in Canada, Russia and the States as well as throughout Europe. Crossroads is immensely proud to present locally this global artist.

	Friday 9 November 2001 o 8:00 pm Rutland Intermediate School Theatre GAELIC STORM In the blockbuster movie Titanic, Gaelic Storm appeared as the "Steerage Band", performing below decks for Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet). Now, they can also boast a #5 on Billboard's World Music Chart for their eponymous first album. The group-four men and one woman-puts on a dynamic stage show. In clubs, theatres and outdoor festivals, Gaelic Storm invariably has its audiences on their feet, dancing in the aisles and shouting for more. Order tickets for this show now! Gaelic Storm has a track record of sold-out performances wherever they play. If you have a music website, submit it to this music directory.
Saturday 22 December 2001 o Grace Congregational Church o 7:30 pm A COUNTERPOINT CHRISTMAS Presented by Vermont's first professional vocal ensemble directed by Robert De Cormier To lift your Holiday spirits higher, the glorious voices of the Counterpoint vocal ensemble will weave a stunning multicultural tapestry from the Christmas carols of Sweden, Puerto Rico, Austria, Nigeria and America. A Counterpoint Christmas also features a delightful selection of international lullabies. This program of universal appeal will touch the hopeful child in all of us. What better way to join in the festive and communal mood of the holidays? Gather with your family, friends and neighbors to experience the premier vocal ensemble, which-under the masterful baton of De Cormier-has been acclaimed throughout our state.

Saturday 29 December 2001 o Paramount Theatre o 8:00 VIENNESE EVENING: CONCERT AND GALA Marvis Martin soprano Troy Cook baritone with piano ensemble This New Year's Eve, you need not travel to Vienna or stay up for a live broadcast from the Austrian capital. Crossroads is bringing Vienna to you! First a glorious concert of song with two of the world's finest singers, and then-live and on stage-you'll join in the festivities for dinner, dancing and celebration.
Among the foremost sopranos of her generation, Marvis Martin is internationally celebrated for the exquisite beauty of her voice, radiant artistry and her rare ability to completely captivate audiences. Her artistry ranges from Porgy and Bess to recitals of songs and arias throughout the repertoire. Young baritone Troy Cook has quickly become one of the most sought after new singers in the country. Already a veteran of Glimmerglass, Santa Fe Opera, New York City Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera, Mr. Cook returns to the Met this season in Sly. This is absolutly not electronic music.


	Saturday 26 January 2002 o Castleton Fine Arts Center o 8:00 pm BAMIDELE Music from Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean Since appearing in the 1996 film Secret of the Luxor Pyramid, this group has been in steady demand. Members of its company have appeared in the U.S., Africa, and Europe. Bamidele was recently chosen to perform with Pete Seeger for President Nelson Mandala. Don't miss this entrancing event! Bamidele performs with rarely seen, startling beauty that thoroughly satisfies the dance lover in each of us and leaves audiences reeling with rich and vivid memories.

Saturday 23 February 2002 o Trinity Episcopal Church o 8:00 p.m. IN RECITAL: INTERNATIONAL GUITARIST EMANUELE SEGRE A major new talent, hailed by reviewers as Segovia's successor, Emanuele Segre has already performed in many of the world's most famous theatres and concert halls, including Jordan Hall, Boston, Carnegie Hall, New York, Radio France, Paris, and the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. This is a golden opportunity for you to revel in his rendition of the lyrical and pulse-quickening rhythms. Take your place among the cognoscenti who take pride in discovering artists of promise who will be among the 21st century's international music treasures.

	Saturday 9 March 2002 Castleton Fine Arts Center 8:00 pm The World Premiere David Alpher's SONG OF WITNESS Christopheren Nomura baritone Gainsborough Trio Reva Youngstein flute Izunmi Nomura Cabrera violin Carlo Pettettieri cello With great pride, Crossroads invites you to attend the premiere of a superb new musical event, Song of Witness. Noted composer David Alpher's compositions are always intriguing: eclectic mixtures influenced by American folksongs and jazz, theatre music, and the classic tradition. The composer will be at the keyboard to perform the debut. A prominent pianist who has worked with a long list of leading singers-Thomas Hampson, Marilyn Horne, Dawn Upshaw, Jerry Hadley-Alpher has appeared at Tanglewood and Great Performers at Lincoln Center as well as on television and in Europe. Baritone Christopheren Nomura, who presented an American song program here last year, returns in Song of Witness. Reviewer Ed Barna says of Nomura, "�one of America's consummate accomplished singers to join the list of greats�" The Gainsborough musicians have performed in such prestigious American venues as Tanglewood, Carnegie Hall, and Avery Fisher Hall as well as leading houses in Europe and South America. Here is an extraordinary opportunity for you to celebrate the birth of a new piece of music, hear leading artists of our day, and experience an entire evening of world-class performances.

Saturday 27 April 2002 o Trinity Episcopal Church o 8:00 pm IN RECITAL: JODY SHEINBAUM, SOPRANO The supple and lyrical voice of Jody Sheinbaum is one of our season's greatest delights. This young and rising star has already left her mark on an extensive range of music from your favorite operatic arias to timeless song, including traditional American Song to the stratosphorie heights of Mozart and Rossinni. For her debut in Rutland, Sheinbaum will take center stage (and perhaps your heart, as well) to gracefully perform some of the most beloved pieces in the recital repertoire. One of our other website is divination. Here is a unique musical opportunity, to hear Sheinbaum close to home, before the international world claims her for their own.

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