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From our friends at the National Gallery of Art...
The National Gallery of Art commences the 73rd season of the longest-running free Sunday concert series in the nation’s capital on October 5, 2014. Evening concerts will be presented on the second and fourth Sunday of each month, October 2014 through May 2015. In addition, musical “encounters” will take place at the Gallery on most other Sundays at 3:30 p.m.
New this year are outdoor concerts presented in the Sculpture Garden as a prelude to the new season. Inspired by the beloved summer tradition of Jazz in the Garden, concerts take place at noon and 1:00 p.m. on Sundays during the month of September. On September 7, the U.S. Air Force Strings will play 19th-century French and American music in honor of Degas/Cassatt; on September 14, Ricardo Marlow and Ensemble will entertain with Flamenco music and dance; on September 21, Seldom Scene provides lively strains of bluegrass; and on September 28, the National Gallery of Art Wind Ensemble plays music by Andrew Wyeth’s favorite composers in honor of Andrew Wyeth: Looking Out, Looking In. Don’t forget to try to the brunch menu at the Pavilion Café! Served from 11:00 am to 2:00 p.m., visitors can enjoy scrambled eggs with chives, breakfast pizza, granola and yogurt parfait, fresh fruit, mimosas, and more!
Musical Encounters:
Weekend visitors to the Gallery will also discover musical performances at 3:30 p.m., usually on Sundays, but also on occasional Fridays and Saturdays. These programs are designed to appeal to listeners of all ages. The first to appear in this new format, on October 5 at 3:30 p.m., will be the Senegal Gospel Choir, blending African and American musical traditions. Other outstanding ensembles include the Prague Philharmonic Choir (October 31), the Alexandria Kleztet (December 21), and the Momenta String Quartet (January 9.)
The Seventy-third Season of Concerts at the National Gallery of Art
October 2014 - May 2015
Sundays in the West Building, West Garden Court (unless otherwise indicated)
Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
October 5
3:30 p.m.
Senegal Saint Joseph Gospel Choir
October 12
6:30 p.m.
National Gallery of Art Orchestra
Philippe Entremont, guest conductor
Michel Lethiec, clarinetist
Music by Saint-Saëns and other composers
In honor of Degas's Little Dancer
October 19
3:30 p.m.
National Gallery of Art Piano Trio
Music by Brahms and other composers
October 26
6:30 p.m.
Alexander Shonert, violinist
Natalia Shonert, pianist
Music by Czech composers
In collaboration with the Mutual Inspirations Festival
October 31 (Friday)
3:30 p.m.,
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Music by Dvořák and other composers
November 9
6:30 p.m.
Francisco Bernier, guitarist
Spanish Renaissance music
In honor of El Greco in the National Gallery and Washington-Area Collections: A 400th Anniversary Celebration
Sponsored by the Billy Rose Foundation
November 16
3:30 p.m.
NGA New Music Ensemble
Music by Antosca and Oliver
Sponsored in part by the Randy Hostetler Living Room Music Fund
November 23
3:30 p.m.
Kirov Ballet Academy
An encounter with a 19th-century ballet rehearsal
In honor of Degas's Little Dancer
November 23
6:30 p.m.
Ciompi String Quartet
Music by Dvořák, Glass, Griffes, and other composers
November 30
3:30 p.m.
Carolyn Enger, pianist
Music by mid-20th-century American composers
In honor of Modern American Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection
December 6 (Saturday)
3:30 p.m.
Empire Brass
Holiday concert
December 13 (Saturday)
3:30 p.m.
Spanish Brass
Holiday concert
December 14
6:30 p.m.
Baltimore Consort
Spanish Renaissance music
In honor of El Greco in the National Gallery and Washington-Area Collections: A 400th Anniversary Celebration
December 20 (Saturday)
3:30 p.m.
Holiday Caroling
Thomas Circle Singers
December 21
3:30 p.m.
Alexandria Kleztet
Klezmer and other Jewish music
December 28
6:30 p.m.
Ensemble Galilei
Music by Marais, O'Coloran, and other composers
January 9 (Friday)
3:30 p.m.
Momenta String Quartet
Music by Brahms and Janáček
January 11
6:30 p.m.
National Gallery of Art Orchestra and
Saint Petersburg (Russia) Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Lande, guest conductor
Music by Mozart, Respighi, and Rimsky-Korsakov
January 18
3:30 p.m.
National Gallery of Art Chamber Players
January 25
6:30 p.m.
National Gallery of Art Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Players
With lecturers Laura Benedetti and Peter Lukehart
Music by Monteverdi
February 1
3:30 p.m.
National Gallery of Art Chamber Players
Music by Italian Renaissance composers
In honor of Piero di Cosimo: The Poetry of Painting in Renaissance Florence
February 8
6:30 p.m.
Kishna Davis, soprano
Alan Mandel, pianist
Music by Mandel
In honor of African American History Month
February 15
3:30 p.m.
National Gallery of Art New Music Ensemble
Music by Antosca, Plyla, Smooke, and other Washington-area composers
Sponsored in part by the Randy Hostetler Living Room Music Fund
February 22
6:30 p.m.
Marian Anderson String Quartet
Music by African American composers
In honor of African American History Month
March 1
3:30 p.m.
Musica ad Rhenum
Music by J. S. Bach and other composers
Sixty-sixth American Music Festival
Under the guest artistic direction of Roger Reynolds
Sundays, March 8, 15, and 22
Wednesdays, March 11 and 18
Sponsored in part by the Randy Hostetler Living Room Music Fund
March 8
2:00 p.m., West Building Lecture Hall
Panel discussion with Reynolds and other composers
March 8
6:30 p.m.
Jack String Quartet
Music by Ashley, Reynolds, and other composers
First concert of the 66th American Music Festival
March 9 (Monday)
2:00 p.m., West Building Lecture Hall
Panel discussion with performers and composers
March 11 (Wednesday)
12:10 p.m.
Jack String Quartet
Music by Felder, Zorn, and other composers
March 15
3:30 p.m.
Gabriela Diaz, violinist
Eric Huebner, pianist
Music by Copland, Ives, and Ung
March 16 (Monday)
2:00 p.m., West Building Lecture Hall
Panel discussion with performers and composers
March 18 (Wednesday)
12:10 p.m.
Claire Chase, flutist
Gabriela Diaz, violinist
Music by Carter, Oliveros, and other composers
March 18 (Wednesday)
1:00 p.m., West Building Rotunda and Galleries
Mark Dresser Trio
Music by Dresser and other composers
March 22
6:30 p.m.
Third Coast Percussion, with Rachel Beetz, flutist
Music by Applebaum, Crumb, Sorey, and other composers
Final concert of the 66th American Music Festival
March 29
3:30 p.m.
Irina Nuzova, pianist
Music by Dring, Gubaidulina, Larsen, and Clara Schumann
In honor of Women's History Month
April 12
6:30 p.m.
Voices of Canton, Inc. (VOCI)
With the National Gallery of Art Orchestra
Music by Richard Bales
Celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of the composer
April 19
3:30 p.m.
National Gallery of Art String Quartet
Music by Ravel, Shostakovich, and other composers
April 26
6:30 p.m.
David Kaplan and Timo Andres, pianists
With the National Gallery of Art Vocal Ensemble
Music by Brahms, Kaplan, and Schumann
May 3
3:30 pm, West Building Mall Entrance
U.S. Army Concert Band
May 10
6:30 p.m.
Mykola Suk, pianist
Music by Mozart and the Bach family for two pianos four hands
Made possible by The Gottesman Fund in honor of Milton M. Gottesman
May 17
3:30 p.m.
National Gallery of Art Chamber Players
With Ana Vidovic, guitarist
In connection with the Month of European Culture
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