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 of those with less power, and susceptibility to conspiracy theories. The audience is placed in the …
Early Silent Films from the Library of Congress with new music by student composers from Catholic University. Music performed by Balance Campaign, Ensemble-In-Residence at Catholic University's Department of Music Theory, History, and Composition. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 at 7:30pm | Ward Recital Hall, Catholic University of America | Washington, DC
Early Silent Films from the Library of Congress with new music by student composers from Catholic University. Music performed by Balance Campaign, Ensemble-In-Residence at Catholic University's Department of Music Theory, History, and Composition. Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023 at 3pm | East Building Auditorium | National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC
Balance Campaign is bringing an interactive program of enchanting pieces by living composers to the Lunch Under the Pipes Series at Westminster Hall! Their program, "Shifting Landscapes," will carry you away to the dreamworlds and fresh perspectives we have all been longing for. This concert is free and open to the public. Program: Hannah Kendall …
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Join Balance Campaign and our host, Ted Goldman, as we present Shifting Landscapes for Columbia Heights House Concert. To reserve a seat, please join the guestlist. Doors open at 7pm, concert begins at 7:30pm. PROGRAM His House is Not of This Land (2015) Jonathan Bailey Holland Vera (2008) Hannah Kendall Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis) (2016) Elena …
Balance Campaign is featuring Meghan Shanley Alger, flute, and Elizabeth G. Hill, piano, in a Spotlight Concert of duo and solo works. Program details coming soon. This concert is free and open to the public.
In partnership with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, National Philharmonic presents the world premiere of Henry Dehlinger’s Cosmic Cycles. Dehlinger’s new work integrates a symphonic suite played live against the backdrop of out-of-this-world images, animations, and groundbreaking visualizations from NASA Goddard. Thursday, May 11, 7:30pm at Capital One Hall and Saturday, May 13, 8pm at …
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The 2022-2023 season concludes as National Philharmonic presents the world premiere of Symphony No. 5 by Adolphus Hailstork, performed in its entirety for the first time. Hailstork, known for creating compositions influenced by musical ideas from both the African American and European traditions, returns to NatPhil after the success of the world-premiere of A Knee on …
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A Celebration of Village LatinX music from Carreño and Piazzolo to Puente and Cruz. Featuring soprano Adriana Valdes, Duo Mundi, Ceylon Mitchell flute, Elizabeth G. Hill piano, and more. Presented by the Village Trip Festival and the Third Street Music School.
This concert was originally scheduled for Sunday, September 24, but due to severe weather, it has been postponed to Sunday, October 8, 2022 at 3pm. Presented by the National Music Festival, "Chiquita Blues" features works for flute, cello, and piano by Paquito D'Rivera, Leo Brouwer, and Tania León, with Ceylon Mitchell, Erin Murphy Snedecor, and …