MUSE/IQUE Summer Series Continues With MOVEMENT/ALOUD

MUSE/IQUE, Pasadena's pioneering live music organization and counter-conventional orchestra, continues STATES/UNITED: Mapping Musical America, its inaugural summer series at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, on July 28 with MOVEMENT/ALOUD!, at the Brown Garden Lawn, adjacent to the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art. Tickets are on sale now at http://muse-ique.com/.

The second stop in the STATES/UNITED journey, MOVEMENT/ALOUD! is a musical celebration of the emergence and varied roots of the American voice. The MUSE/IQUE orchestra, led by Artistic Director Rachael Worby, welcomes violinist Alyssa Park, pianist HyeJin Kim, vocalist Catalina Cuervo, trumpeter Rob Schaer and Ballet Hispanico, the premier Latino dance organization in the United States, for an eclectic, distinctly American program, featuring music by John Williams, George Gershwin, and Irving Berlin, as well as the songs of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Consuelo Velázquez, Gloria Estefan and more.

Program highlights include:

• Violinist Alyssa Park, the youngest prizewinner in the history of the Tchaikovsky International Competition, and concertmaster of the New West Symphony, will play "It Ain't Necessarily So" by George Gershwin, arranged by Jascha Heifetz.

• Trumpeter Rob Schaer will perform John Williams' "With Malice Toward None" (from Lincoln). Schaer has been featured in several big band albums and television/motion picture soundtracks for artists including Williams, Patti Austin and The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra.

• Ballet Hispánico will perform "Carmen.Maquia," a contemporary take on Bizet's beloved opera. Hailed as a "masterpiece" by the Chicago Sun-Times, the physically charged and sensual choreography fuses contemporary dance with nods to the Spanish paso doble and flamenco.

• Pianist HyeJin Kim joins the MUSE/IQUE orchestra for a performance of George Gershwin's Concerto in F. A graduate of the Colburn School's Conservatory of Music, HyeJin Kim is one of South Korea's most thrilling young classical stars. Kim first attracted international attention at age seventeen when, as its youngest participant, she won third prize in the prestigious Busoni Competition in Italy. Since then, she has received numerous awards including prizes at the Hong Kong International Piano Competition and at the Toronto International Piano Competition.

• Colombian vocalist Catalina Cuervo sings Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Breathe" from In The Heights, and other featured songs. Cuervo was named one of the 5 most successful Colombian sopranos by the Colombia's Ministry of Culture. She holds the distinction of having performed the most productions of Ástor Piazzolla's tango operetta María de Buenos Aires.

Please visit the MUSE/IQUE website for additional programming details.

On Saturday, August 25, the STATES/UNITED journey concludes with U.S./ROUTES, an exploration of classic American R&B, soul and pop, and iconic locales within America's vast musical landscape.

Tickets are now available for purchase at prices ranging from $30-$130. For more information, and to purchase tickets, including group sales, please visit http://muse-ique.com/ and click on events, or call Audience Services at 626-539-7085.

STATES/UNITED is made possible in part by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

About MUSE/IQUE

MUSE/IQUE is a dynamic, nonprofit organization that creates exhilarating live music adventures. Using the whole city as a venue, MUSE/IQUE goes way beyond the concert hall with spectacularly intimate performances which combine music, movement and ideas from a diverse range of genres. Under the leadership of renowned Artistic Director Rachael Worby, MUSE/IQUE's artistic collective consists of an acclaimed orchestra and top musicians from the worlds of jazz, rock, blues, gospel, and more, along with today's best singers, dancers, and thinkers. Together with an enthusiastic and growing audience base, these artists reimagine the possibilities for the live music experience. Founded in 2011, MUSE/IQUE is a membership driven organization presenting nine major public events each year as well as a wide range of education and community engagement programs.

UNCORKED - MUSE/IQUE's signature series UNCORKED consists of five live music events set in iconic locations throughout the city. Each event is curated around a theme that ties directly or subliminally to the physical environment. With mixed eclectic seating for 400-600, UNCORKED emphasizes intimate, shared experiences that enliven audience thinking.

MUSE/IQUE's SUMMER - The centerpiece orchestral festival of the programming year, MUSE/IQUE's Summer is a three-part series featuring a full orchestra and enriched repertoire. The entire series is curated around one unifying theme that incorporates music, literature, visual art, and performance art.

FREE/FOR ALL - MUSE/IQUE produces one free live music event annually in conjunction with Pasadena's city-wide ArtNight Festival. This family-friendly series is a participatory dance party that serves 5,000-6,000 in the plaza of Paseo Colorado's Garfield Promenade.

MUSE/IQUE COMMUNITY - MUSE/IQUE creates curriculum-based, small group music interactions that engage participants in a deeper experience of the repertoire and ideas behind each event. Formerly known as KIDS/IQUE, these community programs began serving foster and at-risk youth and have expanded to serve senior citizens, families in need, and other local groups at our partnering organizations.

About The Huntington

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution serving scholars and the general public. More information about The Huntington can be found at huntington.org.

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The Huntington is located at 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, Calif., 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles. It is open to the public Wednesday through Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information: 626-405-2100 or huntington.org.

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