Boca Raton, Fla.—Audiences are in for a cultural awakening as Lynn University presents a robust and diverse line-up of programs for its 2022–23 performing arts season. From symphonic masterpieces and classic concertos to Broadway favorites and Shakespeare’s most-treasured plays, “Live at Lynn, presented by Libby Dodson” features students from the Lynn Conservatory of Music and B.F.A. in drama program.
October performances and concerts at Lynn include the following:
Upcoming Events
October 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Lynn Drama Presents: Sweeney Todd
Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center
3601 N. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Tickets start at $25
Awarded eight Tonys, including “Best Musical” for its Broadway debut, “Sweeney Todd“ is a ‘bloody’ success. Directed by Lynn University Assistant Professor of Drama and Head of Musical Theatre Michael Hunsaker, with music and lyrics by celebrated Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, Sweeney Todd shares the story of an unjustly exiled barber seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife in 19th century London. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Todd’s thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into Mrs. Lovett’s meat pies … and the carnage has only just begun!
Additional performances include:
· Saturday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m.
· Sunday, October 9 at 3 p.m.
· Thursday, October 13 at 7:30 p.m.
· Friday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m.
· Saturday, October 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Lynn Drama’s Production of Sweeney Todd
Sunday, October 9 at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
2022 Lynn Concerto Competition, Final Round
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
3601 N. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Free
Conservatory student finalists perform in the annual concerto competition’s final round before a distinguished jury of guest musicians. The winners will perform as soloists in the Wold Performing Arts Center with the Lynn Philharmonia on Nov. 12 and 13 under the musical direction of Maestro Guillermo Figueroa. Guest jury members include Karen Ritscher (viola faculty at the Manhattan School of Music and NYU), José Ramón Mendez (piano faculty at Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University) and Ken Larson (trumpet faculty at the Interlochen Arts Academy).
No ticket required.
Lynn Concerto Competition
Monday, October 10 at 6 p.m.
Guest Pianist José Ramón Mendez in Recital and Master Class
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
3601 N. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Free
José Ramón Mendez has been hailed as “the Spanish pianist of his generation.” He is on faculty at Northwestern University and is Artistic Director of the Gijon International Piano Festival in Spain. Mendez will present a mini-recital followed immediately by a piano master class featuring Conservatory piano students.
No ticket required.
Guest Pianist José Ramón Mendez in Recital and Master Class
Saturday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 30 at 3 p.m.
Philharmonia No. 2
Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center
3601 N. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Tickets start at $35
Join the Lynn University Philharmonia as it continues its 2022–23 season featuring a repertoire that has become the standard for conservatory-level symphonic training. Under the musical direction of conductor Jon Robertson and accompanied by pianist Lisa Leonard, the Philharmonia will perform “Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15,” by Johannes Brahms; and “Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64,” by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Philharmonia No. 2
