Justin Goldner, Musical Director and Bass Hiroyuki Matsuura, Drums and Percussion

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The Program Friday Evening, April 1, 2016, at 8:00 Grace McLean Justin Goldner, Musical Director and Bass Hiroyuki Matsuura, Drums and Percussion Kate Ferber, Jo Lawry, Vocals Amanda Lo, Violin Elise

1 The Program Friday Evening, April 1, 2016, at 8:00 Grace McLean Justin Goldner, Musical Director and Bass Hiroyuki Matsuura, Drums and Percussion Kate Ferber, Jo Lawry, Vocals Amanda Lo, Violin Elise Frawley, Viola Geoffrey Countryman, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Flute Kris Kukul, Piano Chorus: Rachael Duddy, Roe Hartrampf, Tom Hennes, Jo Lampert, Matthew Marsh, Preston Martin, Barrie McLain, Eric William Morris, Jay Stolar, Hannah Whitney Orchestrations by Justin Goldner Additional Orchestrations by Solomon Hoffman, Dillon Kondor, Dana Lyn, and Ian Axness This evening s program is approximately 75 minutes long and will be performed without intermission. Please make certain all your electronic devices are switched off. Major support for Lincoln Center s American Songbook is provided by Amy & Joseph Perella. Endowment support provided by Bank of America This performance is made possible in part by the Josie Robertson Fund for Lincoln Center. Steinway Piano Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse

2 American Songbook Additional support for Lincoln Center s American Songbook is provided by The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, The Shubert Foundation, Jill and Irwin B. Cohen, The G & A Foundation, Inc., Great Performers Circle, Chairman s Council, and Friends of Lincoln Center. Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts. Artist catering provided by Zabar s and zabars.com MetLife is the National Sponsor of Lincoln Center UPCOMING AMERICAN SONGBOOK EVENT: Tuesday Evening, April 5, at 7:30 in the David Rubenstein Atrium Rick Barry The David Rubenstein Atrium is located on Broadway between West 62nd and 63rd Streets. Shows at the Atrium are free, with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Call the Lincoln Center Info Request Line at (212) or visit AmericanSongbook.org for complete program information. Join the conversation: #LCSongbook We would like to remind you that the sound of coughing and rustling paper might distract the performers and your fellow audience members. In consideration of the performing artists and members of the audience, those who must leave before the end of the performance are asked to do so between pieces. Flash photography and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in the building.

Meet the Artists Grace McLean Grace McLean is an actress, singer, writer, and teacher who has appeared in Off-Broadway hits like Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812; Brooklynite; Sleep No More;

3 Meet the Artists Grace McLean Grace McLean is an actress, singer, writer, and teacher who has appeared in Off-Broadway hits like Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812; Brooklynite; Sleep No More; and Bedbugs!!! She also makes time for her acclaimed original music, both as a solo artist and with her band, Grace McLean & Them Apples. With a sound that combines Regina Spektor s quirkiness, Nellie McKay s jazz sensibilities, Fiona Apple s irreverence, Kimbra s sass, and Merrill Garbus s rhythm, Ms. McLean adds up to one beautiful weirdo. SHERVIN LAINEZ Ms. McLean was a headlining performer and instructor at the SingStrong a capella festivals in Washington, D.C., and Chicago in Most recently, Grace McLean & Them Apples opened Lincoln Center s 2015 American Songbook series and toured Pakistan, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Ms. McLean also collaborates with the Dance Cartel on its monthly show/dance party OnTheFloor, and her pop opera In the Green (about the 12th-century German mystic Hildegard von Bingen) has been developed at CAP21, Space on Ryder Farm, and the Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. In addition, Ms. McLean has performed at Joe s Pub, 54 Below, Rockwood Music Hall, Ars Nova (where she developed the interactive concert experience Grace McLean Lives in Concert), New York City Center, and BAM. Justin Goldner Justin Goldner s (musical director, orchestrations, bass) musical explorations have taken him around the world as a bassist, guitarist, and producer, making music with the likes of Sting, Ricky Martin, Macy Gray, Hugh Jackman, Steve Martin, Matisyahu, John Turturro, Allison Williams, Donald Glover, Jesse McCartney, and his mentor, Meshell Ndegeocello.

4 Mr. Goldner also writes, produces, and arranges for various artists with Funky Butter Productions, including recent recordings for Alice J, Jem and the Holograms, Saint Adeline, and a forthcoming third album with Grace McLean & Them Apples. He is bassist for NBC s America s Got Talent and was guitarist in Broadway s The Bridges of Madison County, and has collaborated closely with Ms. McLean as bassist, producer, and musical director since In addition, Mr. Goldner performs on a litany of string instruments, including banjo, mandolin, bouzouki, oud, cavaquinho, Puerto Rican cuatro, and Mexican guitarrón. A restless traveler, he is conversant in eight languages and has gone in recent years to Pakistan, Abu Dhabi, South Africa, Latin America, and Turkmenistan, where he performed and conducted music workshops. Hiroyuki Matsuura Originally from Tokyo, Hiroyuki Matsuura (drums, percussion) started playing music in his infancy and concentrated on the drums and percussion in high school. He began working as a musician while majoring in accounting in college. After relocating to New York City, he enrolled in jazz performance studies at City College of New York. He has since appeared at the Kennedy Center, Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, Blue Note, Beacon Theatre, Chicago s House of Blues, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Mr. Matsuura has worked with the likes of Hector Maximo Rodriguez (Spanish Harlem Orchestra), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Bob Lanzetti (Snarky Puppy), and Liz Swados. He has shared the stage with the Roots and Corey Glover, among others, and is currently performing in Old Hats at Signature Theatre with Tony-winning actors Bill Irwin and David Shiner and singer Shaina Taub. Kate Ferber Kate Ferber (vocals) is a songwriter and actress who recently performed a soldout run of her one-woman original show, One Child Born: the Music of Laura Nyro, at the American Repertory Theater s Oberon space. She also led the Urchins in the Cleveland Play House s Little Shop of Horrors, and is recording the forthcoming EP The Great Thaw. Jo Lawry Jo Lawry (vocals) grew up on an almond farm in South Australia and, after a brief flirtation with operatic study, began her formal instruction in jazz. She was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study in New York, was an artist in Carnegie Hall s Musical Connections program, and served as artist-in-residence at the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Ms. Lawry s debut album, I Want to Be

5 Happy, was named one of the best CDs of the decade by DownBeat magazine, and her latest album, Taking Pictures, was released in March She is the vocalist for the Fred Hersch Pocket Orchestra, and has been featured on numerous modern-jazz recordings, including Dr. Lonnie Smith s Rise Up! and Kate McGarry s Grammy-nominated If Less Is More Nothing Is Everything. Since 2009 Ms. Lawry has been touring and recording with Sting and more recently with Paul Simon. In 2013 she was featured in the film 20 Feet from Stardom, which won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. Amanda Lo Amanda Lo (violin) is an acoustic and electric violinist based in New York City. She studied with Stephanie Chase at New York University before earning her bachelor s degree in violin performance in Ms. Lo is the violinist for the heavy-metal string quartet seven)suns and rock band the Ludlow Thieves. She is also concertmaster and orchestral contractor of the Manhattan Camerata chamber orchestra, and has soloed with the Chelsea Symphony, Metro Chamber Ensemble, and the Westchester Philharmonic. She has recorded and performed with artists including Amanda Brown, Bill Whelan, Björk, Colin Smith, Efterklang, Harry Connick Jr., Paul Simon, Ra Ra Riot, Rihanna, and Sufjan Stevens. On television Ms. Lo has appeared on America s Got Talent and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In addition, she serves as the director of special programs and outreach for the nonprofit Sympho, Inc. Elise Frawley Elise Frawley (viola) has performed in a variety of venues, from Carnegie Hall to Rockwood Music Hall. She currently serves as principal viola for the Chelsea Symphony. She has also performed with Ensemble LPR, Wordless Music Orchestra, and Dell Arte Opera Ensemble, among others. Additionally, Ms. Frawley has performed/recorded with pop and contemporary artists, including Paul Simon, Andrew Bird, Pink Martini, Sweet Electra, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Atomic Tom, and Jordan Knight. She is a member of Tubafresh, a chamber hip-hop ensemble that fuses elements of electronic, jazz, and classical music. Her television and film appearances include America s Got Talent, Stan Lee s Superhumans, and Mozart in the Jungle. Ms. Frawley received her bachelor of music degree from the Manhattan School of Music and her master of music degree from New York University, where she also served as adjunct instructor of viola. Geoffrey Countryman Geoffrey Countryman (saxophone, clarinet, flute) is a saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and engineer. He attended New York University s jazz performance program, and has worked with artists such as

6 Katreese Barnes, Patti LaBelle, Wu-Tang Clan, Ronnie Spector, Tina Fey, and Leon Pendarvis. Mr. Countryman has performed regularly with the Saturday Night Live Band and Chico Hamilton s Euphoria as well as with his own band, Countryman and the Buffalo Band. He was assistant producer to Lenny Pickett for Kenny Werner s Lawn Chair Society (Blue Note Records) and Dave Douglas s High Risk (Greenleaf Music), and is a soloist on hip-hop artist T.I. s Grammy-nominated album King (Atlantic Records). Mr. Countryman can be seen in Julie Taymor s Across the Universe and NBC s Smash. His studio, Geoff & Tyler Recording, is responsible for four Grammy-nominated albums. Kris Kukul Kris Kukul (piano) is a music director, composer, arranger, orchestrator, and conductor. His current projects include Saint Joan (Public Theater), Songbird, and The Last Goodbye (The Old Globe, Williamstown). For 10 seasons he was resident music director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival. For 15 years he worked as arranger and musical director for Elizabeth Swados; their work together included Kaspar Hauser, Jabu, The Nomad, and Revolting Rhymes. Recent theatrical projects include Darko Tresnjak s production of Kiss Me, Kate; The Heart of Robin Hood; June Moon; and Animal Crackers. In New York City he has also worked at Shakespeare in the Park, Vineyard Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, La Mama, 54 Below, Joe s Pub, New York Theatre Workshop, and Manhattan Theatre Club. His studio/film work includes My Depression: The Up and Down and Up of It for HBO and Of Many. Both premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. As a composer, Mr. Kukul has written music for Camp Monster and Wing It!, both of which premiered at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and A Midsummer Night Dream in Athens. American Songbook In 1998, Lincoln Center launched American Songbook, dedicated to the celebration of popular American song. Designed to highlight and affirm the creative mastery of America s songwriters from their emergence at the turn of the 19th century up through the present, American Songbook spans all styles and genres, from the form s early roots in Tin Pan Alley and Broadway to the eclecticism of today s singer-songwriters. American Songbook also showcases the outstanding interpreters of popular song, including established and emerging concert, cabaret, theater, and songwriter performers. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) serves three primary roles: presenter of artistic programming, national leader in arts and education and community relations, and manager of the Lincoln Center campus. A presenter of

7 American Songbook more than 3,000 free and ticketed events, performances, tours, and educational activities annually, LCPA offers 15 programs, series, and festivals including American Songbook, Great Performers, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and the White Light Festival, as well as the Emmy Award winning Live From Lincoln Center, which airs nationally on PBS. As manager of the Lincoln Center campus, LCPA provides support and services for the Lincoln Center complex and the 11 resident organizations. In addition, LCPA led a $1.2 billion campus renovation, completed in October Lincoln Center Programming Department Jane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic Director Hanako Yamaguchi, Director, Music Programming Jon Nakagawa, Director, Contemporary Programming Jill Sternheimer, Director, Public Programming Lisa Takemoto, Production Manager Charles Cermele, Producer, Contemporary Programming Mauricio Lomelin, Producer, Contemporary Programming Regina Grande, Associate Producer Amber Shavers, Associate Producer, Public Programming Nana Asase, Assistant to the Artistic Director Luna Shyr, Senior Editor Nick Kleist, Company Manager Olivia Fortunato, House Seat Coordinator For American Songbook Rocky Noel, Lighting Design Scott Stauffer, Sound Design Kyle Moore, Sound Engineer

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