Inspired by the Man Ray painting “Shakespearean Equation: Julius Caesar,” Composer Andrew E. Simpson and Librettist Susan Galbraith have concocted a Dadaist fantastical story in which artist (Wo) Man Ray meets Julius Caesar. Sparks fly, and a mannequin is caught in the middle. Art is pitted against power, with lessons about tyranny. Presented by the …
“Art preserves life in a very special way. Our memories die with us, but art preserves the values and experiences” – Undine Smith Moore From the Courtyard first recreates the sounds of an East Village tenement courtyard, shared by multicultural immigrant families, then moves into the concert hall to hear how the rich legacy of …
Balance Campaign returns to Little City Concerts to open their 2024-2025 season with Waking the Witch. Waking the Witch is a one-act immersive chamber opera, composed by Ashi Day, for solo countertenor and Pierrot ensemble. The opera explores human vulnerability to absurd beliefs and the danger that ensues when authority figures display black-and-white thinking, fear …
In celebration of Arnold Schoenberg’s 150th birthday, the Origins Concert Series, a hub for adventurous music seekers, presents a performance “Pierrot Lunaire” on Nov. 2, 2024. Conducted by Angel Gil- Ordóñez, and featuring Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano, Carrie Rose, flute/piccolo, Cheryl Hill, clarinets, Sandy Choi, violin/viola, Tobias Werner, cello, and Elizabeth G. Hill, piano. More info …
Antony Walker, Conductor Starring Corinne Winters, Joshua Guerrero, and Levi Hernandez More info here.
The Georgetown Chorale presents its annual winter concert, at the Church of the Epiphany, on December 7, 2024 at 7:30 pm. This concert will feature works by Tzvi Avni, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Adolphus Hailstork. Featuring Artistic Director, Heather Adelsberger, Conductor, and Elizabeth G. Hill, Collaborative Pianist.
Join National Philharmonic and the Baltimore Choral Arts Society for the ultimate holiday classic, Handel’s Messiah, as guided by guest conductor Anthony Blake Clark. The dynamic and passionate maestro is known as a leading voice among his generation of choral conductors. This concert features a reunion of soloists celebrated for their past interpretations of this …
The Washington Chorus and National Philharmonic join forces once again to bring American voices and struggles to life on stage in “Stand the Storm.” On this program, composers Nkeiru Okoye, Leonard Bernstein, John Legend, Common, and Rollo Dilworth demonstrate their own method for both standing through adversity and enacting the change necessary to build and …
This program, guest conducted by Naima Burrs, brings you three very different but very important masterpieces of classical music written in the last century. The first woman English composer to be granted a damehood, Dame Ethel Smyth was a child prodigy, a noted composer, and an important member of the women’s suffrage movement. NatPhil performs …
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