[MASTA] Fwd: Violinist Ray Chen at Wharton Center March 16

[Jed Fritzemeier]

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From: Clute, Ryonn <cluteryo at msu.edu>
Date: Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Subject: Violinist Ray Chen at Wharton Center March 16
To: jedfritz77 at gmail.com <jedfritz77 at gmail.com>


Hello! Reaching out to make sure you, MASTA, and students know that one of
the most famous violinists performing today, *Ray Chen* will be making his
Wharton Center debut coming up on Saturday, March 16.  *Specially priced
$19 student and youth tickets are available *(reg. $65-$25). Superstar
violinist Ray Chen has it all: charisma for days, a deep musical sense, and
incredible virtuosity. His performance with pianist Julio Elizalde puts his
talents on full display with a program including the grandest in the violin
repertory, Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 7 (“Eroica”), Bach’s cheerful,
high-spirited Partita No. 3 for solo violin, Giuseppe Tartini’s fiendishly
demanding *Devil’s Trill* Sonata, Dvořák’s romantic Slavonic Dance No. 2, a
special arrangement of Chick Corea’s *Spain*, and more. Please feel free to
send this information on to those you think would be interested in this
special event.

More details below:



*Violinist Ray Chen*

Julio Elizalde, piano

Sat, March 16, 7:30 pm

Cobb Great Hall, MSU’s Wharton Center



“Ray Chen is a paradox: the epitome of cool, yet a man with a zany,
anarchic and public sense of humour combined in a world-class violin
virtuoso with a technique of fire and ice.” -*Sydney Morning Herald*

“Colors dance, moods swing, and Chen’s artistry blazes.” —*The Times*,
London

“Chen’s full-bodied lyricism…made for beautifully contoured phrases in the
violin’s highest, riskiest registers.” —*The New York Times*

“Ray Chen can do pretty much anything he wants on the violin.”—*The
Washington Post*

"Charismatic and expressive, he took up the work like a Romantic hero...his
force evident in the many bow hairs he broke during the performance." *–
The New York Times*



*Specially Priced Individual Student and Youth Tickets:*

   - *$19 MSU Student tickets: *Visit the Ray Chen event page
   <https://www.whartoncenter.com/events/detail/ray-chen> on the Wharton
   website, select “Students” on the lower right-hand side of the page, and
   enter your Student ID to redeem.
   - *Non-MSU College Student Tickets from $19: *Call the Wharton Center
   Ticket Office at 1.800.WHARTON or visit in person*.   *


   - *Youth Tickets (through grade 12) from $19:* Visit the Ray Chen event
   page <https://www.whartoncenter.com/events/detail/ray-chen> and select
   “Youth Tickets” in the drop-down box when selecting seats.



Ryonn Clute

Ryonn Clute | she/her

Senior Marketing Manager  | Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Michigan State University  750 East Shaw Lane
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/750+East+Shaw+Lane+East+Lansing+MI+48824-1318?entry=gmail&source=g>
East Lansing MI 48824-1318
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/750+East+Shaw+Lane+East+Lansing+MI+48824-1318?entry=gmail&source=g>

517.884.3117  ryonn.clute at whartoncenter.com



*2023-2024 Performances Coming Up!*

Step Afrika! violinist Ray Chen; Small Island Big Song;

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and more.

Details at www.whartoncenter.com.

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-- 
Jed Fritzemeier,
Michigan Chapter President,
American String Teachers Association
*"So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living
form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning." Aaron
Copland*
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