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THE CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE FESTIVAL PRESENTS:
THE NORTH CAMBRIDGE FAMILY OPERA FESTIVAL CHORUS
Naturally Selected - A Darwin Bicentennial Revue
CELEBRATING THE 200th BIRTHDAY OF CHARLES DARWIN
FREE PERFORMANCES:
Sunday, April 26 at 6:30 PM: Museum of Science, Boston
Saturday, May 2 at 2:30 PM: Broad Institute, Seven Cambridge Center, Cambridge
Sunday, May 3 at 3:00 PM: Peabody School, 70 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge
This world premiere science oratorio consists of works by four contemporary composers writing in various musical styles offering different perspectives on Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution. Under the direction of Lynne Carter, the North Cambridge Family Opera Festival Chorus, an intergenerational chorus of 100 adults and children, will sing selections from:
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"Darwin Live" by Richard Milner
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"Lifetime: Songs of Life and Evolution" by David Haines
- "Darwin’s Dream" by Graham Treacher
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"Science Curriculum Rocks" by Lauren Mayer
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Don’t miss the singing Darwinian scholar Richard Milner in:
CHARLES DARWIN: LIVE & IN CONCERT
The North Cambridge Family Opera presents a 45-minute version of this entertaining one man musical. Richard Milner has performed in London, Australia, Germany, all over the U.S., and on a cruise ship in the Galapagos Islands.
A reception with Richard Milner will immediately follow.
| Tuesday, April 28, 2009 |
7:00 PM |
| Tickets: $25 |
| 24-hour ticket hotline: 1-800-838-3006 |
CHARLES DARWIN: LIVE & IN CONCERT is presented with the
generous support of Central Square Theater and Wildflour Catering
and The Gravestar Foundation.
Special thanks to our Lead Sponsor ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES and to our special guest Richard Milner.
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An opera based on a Bengali animal fable by Upendrakishore Raychaudhuri
Translated and adapted by William Radice
Music by Bernard Hughes, Directed by David Bass
The Weaver’s Wedding is a story of a clever Jackal who
arranges the marriage of a foolish Weaver to the King’s daughter - who really changes his life.
Performed by two intergenerational casts for audiences of all ages.
See when your friends are performing!
Saturday, March 28th
Sunday, March 29th
Saturday, April 4th
Sunday, April 5th
3:00 and 7:00 PM
2:00 and 6:00 PM
3:00 and 7:00 PM
2:00 and 6:00 PM
Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for children
24-hour ticket hotline: 1-800-838-3006
Order Tickets Now:
by mail or
online
Special thanks to our sponsors Gravestar Inc., Leader Bank, and FilmNation.
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Presentation by William Radice - a poet, scholar, and translator of Bengali literature.
Buffet dinner, cash bar, performance by Sue Holcomb, violin, and Sandra Nortier, viola.
Special thanks to Haveli Restaurant and Gravestar, Incorporated.
Thursday April 2, 2009
6:30 to 9:30 PM
Tickets: $45
For tickets by phone: 617-576-0680
Order Online
Haveli Restaurant
1248 Cambridge St
Cambridge MA 02139
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