| Date: | October 09, 2020 |
| Time: | 7:30 - 9:00 PM |
| Venue: | Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech |
| Organizations: | Pink Martini |
| Cost: |
General Admission: $10.00 Virginia Tech Students with ID: Free
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| Description: |
The Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech continues their online HomeStage Series with the event titled "A Piano, A Song And A Pink Martini" featuring Thomas Lauderdale and China Forbes on Friday, October 9, 2020. Always a sold-out party, Pink Martini is inspired by the romantic Hollywood musicals of the 1940s and '50s. The ensemble's arrangements of Latin music, cabaret, and cinema scores come together in a sound that defies categorization. For A Piano, a Song, and a Pink Martini, lead singer China Forbes, whose "songs swoosh past like fabulous gowns in a vintage fashion parade" (The Telegraph) joins founding pianist Thomas Lauderdale, who "pulls out numbers from around the world like trinkets from his jacket lining" (JazzTimes), for a bespoke performance taking you on a musical trip around the world, from sultry sambas to a French nightclub, followed by a moderated discussion and question-and-answer session. Thomas Lauderdale founded the "little orchestra" Pink Martini in 1994 to provide beautiful and inclusive musical soundtracks for political fundraisers for causes such as civil rights, affordable housing, the environment, libraries, public broadcasting, education, and parks. Drawing inspiration from music from all over the world, crossing genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop, and hoping to appeal to conservatives and liberals alike. A year later he asked his former Harvard classmate Forbes to join the ensemble. They began to write songs together, and their first song, "Sympathique (Je ne veux pas travailler)", became an overnight sensation in France. Pink Martini has performed its multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South America, and North America. The ensemble has released 11 studio albums, selling over 3 million albums worldwide. “Pink Martini is a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure… if the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we’d be that band.” – Thomas Lauderdale, bandleader/pianist Links: • http://pinkmartini.com/ • https://www.facebook.com/pinkmartini • https://www.twitter.com/PinkMartiniBand • https://www.instagram.com/pinkmartini/ • https://soundcloud.com/heinzrecords Enjoy at home with a cocktail of your choice! The cost is $10.00 for general admission and free for Virginia Tech students. To purchase tickets online, visit: https://tickets.artscenter.vt.edu/Online/seatSelect.asp?createBO::WSmap=1&BOparam::WSmap::loadBestAvailable::performance_ids=7074D92A-9966-40B8-875A-E8166D494BA0. Students can sign-up for their free tickets at: https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_25HKTRzvQBpXsgd. A recording will remain available to ticket holders for seven days following the live event. Fall Access Passes are also available for the complete HomeStage Series starting at $60.00. The HomeStage Series is a special series of events featuring notable artists live from their homes and studios. Not another livestream or pre-recorded performance that’s widely available to everyone, this series is exclusive to the Moss Arts Center and designed specifically to be presented online. Get up close and personal with the artists during performances and conversations and learn more about them and their work through moderated discussions and questions and answers from the audience—all from the comfort of your own home. Grab your favorite snack, kick back, and settle in. You’re guaranteed to have a front row seat. For more information, visit: https://artscenter.vt.edu/performances/lauderdale-forbes.html or https://www.facebook.com/artscenteratvt or https://www.instagram.com/artscenteratvt/. |