By Collin Kelley
Editor
The Donna and Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts is celebrating its 10th year at Emory University during the month of February. A series of signature music, theater, dance and literature events are on tap.
Virtuoso pianist Yefim Bronfman performs Schumann, Brahms and Prokofiev, followed by a champagne reception on Feb. 2 at 8 p.m.
Saxophonist Victor Goines brings his New Orleans style to the Emory Jazz Fest, Feb. 8-9. Goines and the Gary Motley Trio perform Feb. 8, 8 p.m. in a ticketed concert, while Goines plays with the Emory Big Band and the Emory University Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. in a free concert. They will premiere an original work by Gary Motley, in honor of the anniversary.
If you don’t already have tickets for the Creativity Conversation with Paul Simon and Billy Collins on Feb. 12, you’re out of luck. Tickets for the discussion between the iconic musician and the former U.S. Poet Laureate sold out in a matter of days. Check with the box office for any potential cancellations or additional seats.
“Watching Chekhov Watching” is a performance of original adaptions of Anton Chekhov’s short stories with audience discussion on Feb. 15, 7 p.m.
On Feb. 22 at 8 p.m., violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) comes to Emory for residency activities and a concert. DBR melds his classical music roots with personal cultural references and vibrant musical imagination.
Contemporary dance artist Monica Bill Barnes & Co. presents a whimsical evening of dance with an audience discussion on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m.
The Schwartz Center opened its doors in February 2003, after a long road of planning and fundraising efforts. The building houses a dance studio, a black box theater lab, and the centerpiece Emerson Concert Hall, an 825-seat venue with some of the finest acoustics in the region.
Along with outstanding student ensembles, artists that have graced the concert hall stage include the New York Philharmonic, Esperanza Spalding and Joshua Bell.
For tickets and more information visit arts.emory.edu/anniversary or call (404) 727-5050.