Upcoming Events for Performance Calendar

CSUN Youth Orchestras Gala Finale

May 20 - 2:00 PM

Performances by the 4 ensembles of the fabulous CSUN Youth Orchestra program.

Concert features arias by Puccini and Giordano plus Liszt's "Les Preludes" and Weber's "Overture to Der Freischutz"

Music Director and Conductor: John Roscigno
Conductors: Richard Kravchak, Stephen McDonough, Kim Kilgore

Soloists: Amanda Kadlubek and Babatunde Akinboboye

Barbara Cook (Rescheduled)

June 30 - 8:00 PM

ALERT:

The Valley Performing Arts Center regretfully announces that due to an unexpected reaction to medication, Barbara Cook has been forced to postpone her performance originally scheduled at the Valley Performing Arts Center Great hall on Saturday, May 19, 2012.

This concert has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 8 pm.

Tickets for the May 19 date will be honored on the new date of June 30th. Should a patron be unable to attend the rescheduled concert, a request for a refund must be made to our Ticket Office by 4pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012.

Miss Cook and the Valley Performing Arts Center sincerely apologize for the postponement and look forward to seeing you on the new date and at future events here at The Valley Performing Arts Center.

Valley Performing Arts Center presents Barbara Cook in concert at the Great Hall. A Tony, Grammy and Drama Desk Award-winner and a member of the Theatre Hall of Fame, Cook was Broadway's favorite ingénue and, of late, has been enjoying a career as a concert and recording artist. Throughout her esteemed career, Cook's silverly soprano has retained its pure tone and warm presence, to much critical and popular acclaim. In 2010, at the age of 83, Cook earned a Tony nomination for her performance in Sondheim on Sondheim on Broadway. She has performed with a number of symphony orchestras, in cabaret settings and at such esteemed venues as Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and London's Royal Albert Hall.

Asphalt Orchestra

September 13 - 8:00 PM

The New York Times calls this infectious, energetic collective “An iconoclastic twelve piece marching band…part parade spectacle, part halftime show and part cutting-edge contemporary music.” This is music that asks nothing more of an audience but to clap your hands and smile with joy.

Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson On Stage Together

September 22 - 8:00 PM

Folk and Country music legends Kris Kristofferson and Merle Haggard make history together in their debut at the Valley Performing Arts Center with a rare acoustic concert - one of only a handful of performances nationwide this year. These two legendary singer-songwriters perform for the first time together in what promises to be an exiting event.

Cirque Chinois The National Circus of the People's Republic of China

September 27 - 8:00 PM

One of China’s most acclaimed and influential circus troupes will perform works filled with the extraordinary feats of its talented members. Cirque Chinois The National Circus of the People's Republic of China has been performing its unique style of circus for over sixty years influencingcircuses the world over, including Cirque du Soleil, and Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey.

Chick Corea and Gary Burton Hot House Tour with the Harlem String Quartet

October 6 - 8:00 PM

NEA Jazz Master and 16-time Grammy winner Chick Corea and Gary Burton’s Hot House Tour with the Harlem String Quartet as “One of Jazz music’s most celebrated collaborations.” The partnership between these two jazz giants has flourished for decades, producing three Grammy-winning albums since their landmark Crystal Silence in 1972.

Dr. John & The Lower 911 and The Blind Boys of Alabama Spirituals to Funk

October 11 - 8:00 PM

Based on legendary Carnegie Hall concerts of the 1930s, Dr. John & The Lower 911 and the Blind Boys of Alabama join forces as icons of American music for a rousing night of jazz, blues, and gospel music. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dr. John – known as the living embodiment of New Orleans’ musical heritage - and the 5 time Grammy Award winning and Gospel Music Hall of Fame inducted The Blind Boys of Alabama whose career spans over 70 years will thrill and delight.