WHAT’S GOING ON WITH ECLECTIC ORANGE

The 2001 Eclectic Orange Festival, sponsored by the Philharmonic

Society of Orange County, will open Friday and continue through Nov. 11

at five venues throughout Orange County. For tickets, call (714) 740-7878

or visit https://www.EclecticOrange.org.

SEPTEMBER

RAMEAU’S ‘PLATEE’

The Mark Morris Dance Group and others will perform Jean-Philippe

Rameau’s “Platee” at 8 p.m. today and Saturday in Segerstrom Hall, Orange

County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The

comic opera will open the Eclectic Orange Festival 2001. $34-$89.

OCTOBER

‘ALL OVER BLUES’

The Muddy Waters Tribute Band will play a program titled “All Over

Blues” at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus

Drive, Irvine. The band stars Chris Thomas King, who portrayed blues man

Tommy Johnson in “O Brother, Where Art Thou.” $25-$30.

MARINO FORMENTI

Pianist Marino Formenti will perform selections of contemporary piano

music at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Founders Hall, Orange County Performing Arts

Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $19.

AMERICAN RUSSIAN YOUTH

The American Russian Youth Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday at the Orange County High School of the Arts, 3591 Cerritos

Ave., Los Alamitos. $7-$10.

BALLET PACIFICA

Ballet Pacifica will present Robert Sund’s “Liaisons,” Susan Hadley’s

“Aquilarco,” Antony Tudor’s “Sunflowers” and Molly Lynch’s “Different

Trains” at 8 p.m. Friday and 2:30 and 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Irvine Barclay

Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $10-$25.

‘YOU ARE HEAR’

The Orange County Museum of Art will present a musical exhibit from

Oct. 6-29. Titled “You Are Hear,” the exhibit will include musical

instrument sculptures, a video installation of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s

“Helicopter Quartet,” and performances of “Poeme Symphonique” for 100

metronomes. The museum is at 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Hours

are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Museum admission is $5

for adults, $4 for seniors and students, and free for members and

children 16 and younger.

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA KREMLIN

The Chamber Orchestra Kremlin will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 8 at the

Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. The program will

include pianist Irina Schnittke performing the works of her late husband,

Albert. $20-$29.

KRONOS QUARTET

The Kronos Quartet, with guest star Irina Schnittke, will perform at 8

p.m. Oct. 9-10 at Founders Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center,

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $29.

JOE GOODE PERFORMANCE GROUP

The Joe Goode Performance Group will perform the West Coast premiere

of “The Transparent Body,” along with other dance pieces, at 8 p.m. Oct.

11-12 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $30-$35.

‘ANCESTRAL VOICES’

A.R. Gurney’s “Ancestral Voices” will be performed at 8 p.m. Oct. 13

at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. The play will

star Fred Savage, Mariette Hartley, Rene Auberjonois and more. $26-$32.

LEONIDAS KAVAKOS

Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos will perform Bach, Ravel and more at

3 p.m. Oct. 14 at Founders Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center,

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $19.

BERLIN PHILHARMONIC

The Berlin Philharmonic will perform works by Bach at 8 p.m. Oct. 15

and works by Bach and Richard Wagner at 8 p.m. Oct. 16 at Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. $34-$109.

NATIONAL BALLET OF CUBA

The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present Alicia Alonso’s

National Ballet of Cuba on Oct. 18-21 with two programs: “La Magia de

Alonso” and “Coppelia.” “Alonso” will be performed at 8 p.m. Oct. 18-19.

“Coppelia” will be performed at 2 and 8 p.m. Oct. 20 and 2 p.m. Oct. 21.

The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $20-$70.

‘CROUCHING TIGER’

Tan Dun will conduct the “‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ Concerto

for Erhu and Chamber Orchestra,” set to images of the film, at 8 p.m. Oct

19-20 and 3 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus

Drive, Irvine. $33-$38.

PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra will present 15 short pieces in the

early Italian Baroque style at 8 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Irvine Barclay

Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $ 29-$35.

BENNY GOODMAN: CLASSICAL

The lesser-known classical works of Benny Goodman will be performed at

8 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine.

The performance will feature clarinetist Richard Stoltzman. $20-$29.

MIRIAM MAKEBA

“Mama Africa,” Miriam Makeba, will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at the

Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. She was the first

African recording artist to be awarded a Grammy. $32-$40.

BENNY GOODMAN: BIG BAND

Works from Benny Goodman’s Big Band era will be performed by the

Eclectic Orange Big Band at 8 p.m. Oct. 26 in Segerstrom Hall, Orange

County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

$20-$35.

DAVID SEDARIS

Popular NPR commentator and playwright David Sedaris will take the

stage at 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive,

Irvine. $24-$29.

YAMATO, DRUMMERS OF JAPAN

Yamato, Drummers of Japan will take the stage at 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at

Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $15-$35.

PACIFIC CHORALE

Pacific Chorale will perform Verdi’s “Requiem” at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in

Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $18-$55.

NOVEMBER

‘SOON’

The North American premiere of Hal Hartley’s “Soon” will take place at

8 p.m. Nov. 1-3, 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 4 and 8 p.m. Nov. 5-7 in Founders

Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. The theater piece examines the conflicts between the extremes of

religious belief and civic responsibility. $25.

‘RIGOLETTO’

Opera Pacific will present “Rigoletto” by Giuseppe Verdi at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 6-10 and 2 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center,

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $25-$175.

‘POWDER HER FACE’

“Powder Her Face,” an opera by Thomas Ades, will be performed at 8

p.m. Nov. 9 and 4 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center,

6200 Atherton St., Long Beach. The opera is based on the scandalous life

of the Duchess of Argyll. $45-$70.