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| GRAMMY winner Chris Thile visits Strathmore, November 5th |
From our friends at Strathmore...
November 2019 Performances in the Music Center at Strathmore
Highlights include GRAMMY award-winning mandolin virtuoso, composer and vocalist Chris Thile
Renowned dance company Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE and Afro-Cuban jazz master Arturo O’Farrill present the soulful and uplifting work New Conversations
The Alexandria Harmonizers perform their Holidays in Harmony, an a cappella celebration featuring a selection of classic and contemporary holiday music
The concerts at the Music Center in November feature a range of well-known, established artists, ensembles, and holiday hits that are guaranteed to warm up the cold nights ahead. Multi GRAMMY-winning mandolin virtuoso, composer, vocalist, and host of Live From Here Chris Thile kicks off the month with his distinct genre-bending style.
Under the Inspired Pairings theme that runs through the 2019-20 season, Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE teams up with GRAMMY-winning Afro-Cuban jazz artist Arturo O’Farrill to present the DC-area premiere of New Conversations, a new work featuring Brown’s blend of African, Caribbean, modern, and social dance styles with live music from O’Farrill.
This fall, young people with autism or sensory sensitivities are invited to join a Sensory-Friendly Backstage Tour and get a peek behind the scenes. A small group of guests will be allowed to stand on the stage, see the artists’ green rooms, learn about how the lights and sound work, and much more.
Start your holiday season off right with Holidays in Harmony, an a cappella celebration featuring a selection of classic and contemporary holiday music performed by The Alexandria Harmonizers with Special Guests Vocal Spectrum and A CAPPELLA.
November 2019 events in the Music Center at Strathmore include:
CHRIS THILE
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
8:00 PM
Tickets: $33-$79
Multiple GRAMMY-winner and MacArthur Fellow Chris Thile, a member of Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek, and host of the radio program Live from Here, is a mandolin virtuoso, composer, and vocalist. With his broad outlook, Thile transcends the borders of conventionally circumscribed genres, creating a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic.
RONALD K. BROWN/EVIDENCE WITH ARTURO O’FARRILL ENSEMBLE
Friday, November 8, 2019
8:00 PM
Tickets: $35-$75
Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE has moved audiences for more than 30 years, praised for a “sophisticated amalgam of Afrocentric movement and modern dance” that often makes “spirituality…something vibrant and transformative” (Los Angeles Times). Brown’s exquisitely crafted blend of African, modern, Caribbean, and social dance styles has led to the creation of recent works like the soulful and uplifting New Conversations which the company performs accompanied by live Afro-Cuban jazz music courtesy of GRAMMY-winner Arturo O’Farrill.
SENSORY-FRIENDLY BACKSTAGE TOURS
Saturday, November 9, 2019
11:00 AM
Tickets: $5
Young people with autism or sensory sensitivities are invited to come backstage at the Concert Hall for a small-group tour. Stand on the stage, see the artists’ green rooms, learn about how the lights and sound work, and much more in this exclusive tour just for you!
HOLIDAYS IN HARMONY
An A Cappella Concert
featuring The Alexandria Harmonizers
with Special Guests Vocal Spectrum & A CAPPELLA
Saturday, November 30, 2019
4:00 PM
Tickets: $29-$59
Start your holiday season off right with an a cappella celebration featuring the award-winning men’s chorus The Alexandria Harmonizers. Recognized for their tight vocal harmonies and high-energy performances, the Harmonizers have performed at venues including the Kennedy Center, the Supreme Court, the White House, and Carnegie Hall, as well as in the Strathmore productions of I Am Harvey Milk/I Am Anne Hutchinson and Iron & Coal. Get ready for a selection of classic and contemporary holiday music in the Harmonizers’ signature four-part harmony style. The show also features 2006 International Quartet Champions Vocal Spectrum, and A CAPPELLA, the award-winning student chorus from Montgomery County’s James Hubert Blake High School.
Strathmore is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development, MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to non-profit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities. Strathmore is also supported in part by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.
For additional information or to purchase tickets, visit strathmore.org or call (301) 581-5100.
Start your holiday season off right with Holidays in Harmony, an a cappella celebration featuring a selection of classic and contemporary holiday music performed by The Alexandria Harmonizers with Special Guests Vocal Spectrum and A CAPPELLA.
November 2019 events in the Music Center at Strathmore include:
CHRIS THILE
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
8:00 PM
Tickets: $33-$79
Multiple GRAMMY-winner and MacArthur Fellow Chris Thile, a member of Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek, and host of the radio program Live from Here, is a mandolin virtuoso, composer, and vocalist. With his broad outlook, Thile transcends the borders of conventionally circumscribed genres, creating a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic.
RONALD K. BROWN/EVIDENCE WITH ARTURO O’FARRILL ENSEMBLE
Friday, November 8, 2019
8:00 PM
Tickets: $35-$75
Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE has moved audiences for more than 30 years, praised for a “sophisticated amalgam of Afrocentric movement and modern dance” that often makes “spirituality…something vibrant and transformative” (Los Angeles Times). Brown’s exquisitely crafted blend of African, modern, Caribbean, and social dance styles has led to the creation of recent works like the soulful and uplifting New Conversations which the company performs accompanied by live Afro-Cuban jazz music courtesy of GRAMMY-winner Arturo O’Farrill.
SENSORY-FRIENDLY BACKSTAGE TOURS
Saturday, November 9, 2019
11:00 AM
Tickets: $5
Young people with autism or sensory sensitivities are invited to come backstage at the Concert Hall for a small-group tour. Stand on the stage, see the artists’ green rooms, learn about how the lights and sound work, and much more in this exclusive tour just for you!
HOLIDAYS IN HARMONY
An A Cappella Concert
featuring The Alexandria Harmonizers
with Special Guests Vocal Spectrum & A CAPPELLA
Saturday, November 30, 2019
4:00 PM
Tickets: $29-$59
Start your holiday season off right with an a cappella celebration featuring the award-winning men’s chorus The Alexandria Harmonizers. Recognized for their tight vocal harmonies and high-energy performances, the Harmonizers have performed at venues including the Kennedy Center, the Supreme Court, the White House, and Carnegie Hall, as well as in the Strathmore productions of I Am Harvey Milk/I Am Anne Hutchinson and Iron & Coal. Get ready for a selection of classic and contemporary holiday music in the Harmonizers’ signature four-part harmony style. The show also features 2006 International Quartet Champions Vocal Spectrum, and A CAPPELLA, the award-winning student chorus from Montgomery County’s James Hubert Blake High School.
Strathmore is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development, MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to non-profit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities. Strathmore is also supported in part by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.
For additional information or to purchase tickets, visit strathmore.org or call (301) 581-5100.
