Peter Grimes from La Scala Added to BIG ARTS 'Opera & Ballet in Cinema' Lineup

Peter Grimes from La Scala Added to BIG ARTS 'Opera & Ballet in Cinema' Lineup

BIG ARTS opens its 2012-2013 Opera & Ballet in Cinema season Nov. 15 with La Bayadère from the Paris Opera Ballet. Peter Grimes: Dec. 14, Norma: Jan. 10, Carmen: Feb. 27, Don Quixote: Mar. 27, & The Rite of Spring: April 11. 7 p.m.; $20.

 

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BIG ARTS opens its 2012-2013 Opera & Ballet in Cinema season November 15 with a screening of Petipa’s La Bayadère at the Paris Opera Ballet. The season continues December 14 with the opera, Peter Grimes, Norma (January 10), Carmen (February 27), Don Quixote (March 27), and The Rite of Spring (April 11). All screenings are 7 p.m. at BIG ARTS Schein Performance Hall, 900 Dunlop, Road, Sanibel; General Admission $20.

BIG ARTS brings live and pre-recorded performances directly from the world’s most distinguished theaters and opera houses via Emerging Cinemas http://www.emergingpictures.com/, the largest all-digital theater network in the U.S. Nearly 100 arts institutions, media arts centers and independent art houses are connected through state-of-the-art digital technology that enables venues to exhibit exclusive independent cinema, documentaries, arts programming and foreign language films. All screenings are presented in hi-def surround sound.

Marius Petipa’s La Bayadère from Paris Opera Ballet was choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev. La Bayadére tells the story of a temple dancer indentured to a high priest but secretly in love with a warrior who, in turn, is betrothed to a princess. This lavish revival, streamed via satellite in surround sound and high-definition, is a breathtaking classic performed by one the greatest companies in the world.

Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes premiered in London in 1945. It is set in a drab fishing village on the east coast of England around 1830, and is described by Britten as “the struggle of the individual against the masses.” Peter Grimes is about a fisherman accused by his neighbors of committing unspeakable crimes, and how their actions ripple further and further. Britten’s incredible score includes the Four Sea Interludes, instrumental music between scenes that perfectly express the mystery and pain at the heart of this opera. This production, captured live at La Scala in May 2012, stars John Graham-Hall, Susan Gritton, Christopher Purves and Felicity Palmer.

Norma is considered Vincenzo Bellini’s magnum opus, and the apex of the bel canto operatic style. The opera is the story of a high priestess forced to choose between duty and desire, due to her treasonous love for a Roman soldier. This production stars Chiara Taigi, Gregory Kunde, Irina Lungu and Giacomo Prestia. Flowing, lyrical melodies - including the infamously difficult soprano aria Casta Diva - heighten this sweeping drama.

Carmen is an opera in four acts by Bizet, set in Seville, Spain, in the early 1800s. It tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier seduced by the charms of Carmen, a young gypsy maiden. When Carmen abandons José for the toreador Escamillo, José seeks fatal revenge against Carmen for her treachery. Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre, the toreador’s song from Act 2, is one of the best-known arias in the history of opera.

Based on the epic masterpiece by Cervantes, Don Quixote is a ballet which follows the aged don’s quest for the love of his dream woman, Dulcinea, whom he believes he has found in the earthly form of peasant girl Kitri. His plans clash, however, with Kitri’s father’s insistence that she marry a rich nobleman instead of her penniless lover, the barber Basilio. This stunning production from Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet stars Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev.

From Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, The Rite of Spring is a ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by Vaslay Nijinsky. With music by Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring had its premiere in Paris in 1913, and has been entirely rechoreographed for the Bolshoi by Wayne McGregor for the hundredth anniversary of the work’s creation. Bolshoi Ballet Artistic Director Sergei Filin said, “What makes this program unique is that it will feature four different versions of The Rite of Spring to music by Stravinsky.” The Finnish National Ballet, the Béjart Ballet Lausanne, the Pina Bausch Dance Theatre, and the Bolshoi will each perform their version of The Rite of Spring. In addition, the companies will present some pieces from their current repertoire. The Rite of Spring was popularized through Walt Disney’s Fantasia in 1940, wherein it is the fourth piece in the film's program, depicting the evolution of life on earth.

Wagner’s Lohengrin opera from La Scala will not be shown December 7 at BIG ARTS, as was scheduled; the screening has been cancelled.

Tickets for all Opera & Ballet in Cinema performances may be purchased online at http://www.bigarts.org/dd.php and also by calling BIG ARTS Marks Box Office at (239) 395-0900 or visiting BIG ARTS Center at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, Florida.

Want to read more? Please visit www.BIGARTS.org for more event information, including ticket prices for all BIG ARTS season performances and links to artists’ websites.

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Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

Fort Worth, Texas, April 12, 2012--Alann Bedford Sampson, Van Cliburn Foundation interim president and CEO, announced today that IMG Artists will manage engagements in Europe and Asia for the gold medalist of the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, to be held May 24-June 9, 2013, at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas. This will mark the third consecutive competition that the Cliburn will partner with this esteemed artist management firm.

In addition to the three-year international concert tour, the winner will receive a cash prize of $50,000 and a commercial recording produced by harmonia mundi usa. Applications for competitors can now be submitted online and are due October 15, 2012. Complete information about prizes, eligibility, rules, and application procedures can be found at Cliburn.org.

Since its inception in 1962, the Van Cliburn Foundation has remained committed not only to identifying young pianists who represent the highest in artistic achievement, but also to nurturing these artists and launching their careers. To this end, the Cliburn arranges for hundreds of recital, festival, and orchestra concert engagements across the United States, commission-free, for the six finalists in the three years following each competition. The finalists of the Thirteenth Competition have collectively performed over 400 engagements since June 2009.

The collaboration with IMG Artists extends the visibility of the gold medalist across the globe. Past engagements for Cliburn winners have included the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, National Philharmonic of Russia, NCPA Beijing, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Verbier Festival, Munich Herkulessaal, Dresden Musikfestspiele, and the Louvre Paris.

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ABOUT THE VAN CLIBURN FOUNDATION
The Van Cliburn Foundation disseminates classical music worldwide, and nurtures and launches young artists' careers through the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, the ensuing three-year international concert tours of its medalists, award-winning documentaries, radio broadcasts, and a live webcast that extends its outreach to audiences around the world. In 2009, over 2,857,573 total streams were delivered to viewers from 157 countries/territories.

The Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition will take place May 24-June 9, 2013, at Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall and will welcome 30 of the world's finest young pianists to Texas. Continuing its longstanding commitment to new music, the Cliburn has selected composer Christopher Theofanidis to write the commissioned work that will be performed by all competitors during the Semifinal Round. Additionally, the Competition has been dedicated to showcasing both the extraordinary talent of its competitors in recital performance as well as their ability to collaborate with other musicians. The Fourteenth Competition will mark the first Cliburn appearance by the world-renowned Brentano String Quartet performing a piano quintet with each of the 12 semifinalists. The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, which has appeared at ???every Cliburn Competition, will perform two concerti with each of the six finalists, under the baton of Maestro Leonard Slatkin for the first time. Maestro John Giordano will serve as chairman of the jury for his eleventh competition since assuming the post in 1973.

For audiences in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, the Van Cliburn Foundation promotes great music and world-class artists through the annual Cliburn Concerts series. It reaches 33,000 elementary school students annually with the education programs of Musical Awakenings®. In 1999, it established the International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs™, which The Boston Globe proclaimed "a celebration of music, and the people who have to make music, no matter what." The sixth Amateur Competition was held May 23-29, 2011, at Ed Landreth Auditorium on the campus of TCU.

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Valley Performing Arts Center Announces 2012-2013 Season Featuring World-Renowned Orchestras, Dance, Jazz/World Music, Broadway Legends and Celebrated Classical and Emerging Artists

Valley Performing Arts Center Announces 2012-2013 Season Featuring World-Renowned Orchestras, Dance, Jazz/World Music, Broadway Legends and Celebrated Classical and Emerging Artists

Highlights include performances by Deborah Voigt, Anne-Sophie Mutter, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, the China National Symphony Orchestra, Kris Kristofferson with Merle Haggard, the Russian National Ballet Theatre, Mark Morris Dance Group, Chick Corea, Branford Marsalis and more.

 

Northridge, CA—The Valley Performing Arts Center at California State University, Northridge unveiled its 2012-13 season today, highlighted by a diverse array of renowned international orchestras, innovative dance companies, emerging artists and legendary Broadway icons. The Valley Performing Arts Center’s 2012-13 season, featuring more than 30 performances, kicks off on Sept. 13, with the Asphalt Orchestra, and runs through May 19, with opera soprano Deborah Voigt.
“We have scanned the globe to bring the best in the performing arts to the stage of the Valley Performing Arts Center,” noted Wm. Robert Bucker, executive director of the Valley Performing Arts Center and dean of the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication at Cal State Northridge. “Presenting artists from five continents—including several L.A. debuts—the second full season roster will inspire and delight returning audiences and help build new audiences for the center, which is fast becoming one of the cultural gems of the city, admired for its intimacy and acoustical versatility.”
The center’s “Premier” programs include Kris Kristofferson with Merle Haggard, Sept. 22; The Romeros with Concerto Málaga, Dec. 5; Branford Marsalis, Feb. 2; The Pipes and Drums of the Black Watch 3^rd Battalion the Royal Regiments of Scotland and the Band of the Scots Guards, March 1; Anne-Sophie Mutter on violin, March 6; and opera soprano Deborah Voigt on May 19.
The “Classical Series” features the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra with Antoni Wit conducting, Yulianna Avdeeva on piano, Nov. 8; the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Jan. 26; the BBC Concert Orchestra, with Keith Lockhart directing, Feb. 14; the China National Symphony Orchestra on March 8; and concert violinist Vadim Repin in a solo recital on April 5.
“Jazz & World Music” brings together Grammy winner Chick Corea and Gary Burton with the Harlem String Quartet on Oct. 6. “Spirituals to Funk,” featuring Dr. John and and The Lower 9-11 with the Blind Boys of Alabama, hits the stage Oct. 11. Latin legend Paco Peña is set for Feb.16.

Tenor Paul Appleby will inaugurate the new “Emerging Artist” programs at the Valley Performing Arts Center on Oct. 18. As part of the series, Greek guitarist Miloš will make his Los Angeles debut Feb. 21.
The “Dance” series presents “Cirque Chinois,” performed by the National Circus of the People’s Republic of China, Sept. 27, followed by Ballet Folklórico de México on Nov. 2. The Russian National Ballet Theatre performs “Cinderella” on Feb. 10, and New Zealand’s Black Grace makes their first Los Angeles appearance March 23. The Mark Morris Dance Group appears on April 27.
“Marquee” events showcase Judy Collins on Dec. 21 and Chef Jacques Pepin on May 4.
The “Broadway and American Songs” grouping includes Kelli O’Hara, Nathan Gunn and Ted Sperling on Oct. 22; Joan Osborne in “Love and Hate,” Nov. 3; Raul Esparza singing “Sondheim,” Nov. 17; Bebe Neuwirth in “Stories With Piano,” Feb. 23; and Michael Feinstein on May 11.
The “Theatre” series brings The Acting Company’s “Of Mice and Men” on Oct. 27 and The Aquila Theatre’s presentation of “Cyrano de Bergerac” on March 16, to the intimate 500-seat, newly remodeled Plaza del Sol Performance Hall, also on the California State University, Northridge campus.
See complete season roster, click here.
Season subscription renewals will be on sale in mid-April and new season subscriptions on May 8 at the Ticket Office at (818) 677-3000, www.ValleyPerformingArtsCenter.org, or through Ticketmaster. Single tickets and group sales for specific performances will be available June 5. For more information, visit www.ValleyPerformingArtsCenter.org.

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Baltimore Concert Opera opens its fourth season in residence at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion

  BALTIMORE, MD, June 03, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Baltimore Concert Opera opens its fourth season in residence at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion with Mozart's comic masterpiece Cost fan tutte. Loosely translated as "Women are all like that," Cosi follows Don Alfonso's attempt to educate young officers Ferrando and Guglielmo about the inherent fickleness of women and the chaos that ensues as a result. Cosi fan tutte will premiere on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 7:30pm and Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 3pm.

Tosca follows on Friday, November 30, 2012 at 7:30pm and Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 3pm. What critic Joseph Kerman initially dubbed Puccini's "shabby little shocker" has become one of the most oft performed works in the operatic canon. Tosca remains as gripping and relevant as ever, a classic battle of good against evil turned on its ear, and the title character's cri de coeur "Vissi d'arte" ("I lived for art") remains one of the most powerful testimonials for the artist who struggles against an uncaring system.

BCO next honors the 200th anniversary of Verdi's birth with Macbeth, his first adaptation of Shakespeare for the opera stage. In a letter to his librettist, Verdi wrote: "This tragedy is one of the greatest creations of man... If we can't make something great out of it let us at least try to do something out of the ordinary". The Bard's masterwork sparkles on the operatic stage in this story of ambition gone awry, as the plot hatched by a general and his wife to kill the king initially succeeds... but at what cost? Macbeth premieres on Friday, March 1, 2013 at 7:30pm and Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 3pm.

BCO closes its fourth season with one of the most popular and well-known works of the operatic repertoire. Sing along with the Toreador Song as BCO transports you to Seville for Bizet's Carmen, a perennial classic about gypsies, smugglers, and bullfighters. A beloved classic among opera audiences and chock-full of recognizable tunes, Carmen is also the perfect production for someone trying opera for the first time.

Ticket sales open to the public on June 1, 2012. BCO offers Season tickets with a choice of a three or four opera subscription or individual tickets ranging from $25-$65. Performances are held at The Engineers Club where they are artists in residence. For more information or to make a tax-deductible donation, please visit www.baltimoreconcertopera.com. BCO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Baltimore Concert Opera is a 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to building upon the traditions of
opera and extending these to new audiences through excellence in the performance of operatic music, collaboration, community engagement and education. By presenting opera in a format that highlights the human voice and removing the artifice that separates the audience from the performers, BCO creates an intimate and affordable experience that captures the core essence of opera.


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Indianapolis Children’s Choir

PRESS RELEASE: 2012-2013 Concert Season - Building a Life Through Song

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DATE: 8/16/12

CONTACT: Laura Neidig, Marketing Director
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SWEET MELODIES Sun. October 14 , 2012 – 3pm
Indiana Landmarks Center, 1201 Central Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Special Guest: Out of the Dawg House All-male a cappella group from Butler University
Enjoy an eclectic concert with sweet music to delight and engage the audience!



MUSIC OF THE NIGHT Fri. October 26 , 2012 – 7pm
Broadway United Methodist Church, 609 E. 29th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46205
Family friendly spooky music with a Halloween theme and lots of surprises! See, and hear, the Indianapolis Children’s Choir as you have never seen them before! Featuring Martin Ellis on the organ.




ANGELS SING Fri. December 14, 2012 - 8pm AND Sat. December 15, 2012 – 3pm & 8pm
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Traditional holiday tunes and some new music, which includes songs from a variety of celebrations, will remind you why children are the best ambassadors to usher in the holiday season! Includes a brass quintet and features Martin Ellis on the organ.


CELEBRATE THE SEASON Sat. December 15, 2012 – 12:30pm
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Holiday favorites featuring the younger voices of the regional, beginning & intermediate choirs, as well as a brass quintet.



TAPESTRY OF SONG Sun. March 24, 2013 3pm
Hilbert Circle Theatre, 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Special Guest: Purdue Varsity Glee Club
The younger voices of the ICC and the men of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club together weave an afternoon of simply wonderful choral entertainment!



VOICES OF YOUTH Sun. March 24, 2013 7pm
Hilbert Circle Theatre, 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Special Guest: Purdue Varsity Glee Club
The men of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club take the stage with the advanced ensembles of the ICC to wow the audience with choral prowess second to none.



HEAR OUR SONG Sat. May 18, 2013 2pm & 7pm
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, University of Indianapolis, 1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227
An acoustically superb hall lends itself well to a concert that features the most advanced singers in the Indianapolis Children’s Choir



SPRING CELEBRATION Sun. May 19, 2013 3pm
Pike Performing Arts Center, 6701 Zionsville, Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268
Come be mesmerized by how effortless the youngest singers in the Indianapolis Children’s Choir make artistic excellence sound!



CHORAL FESTIVAL CONCERT Sat. June 15, 2013 3pm
Clowes Memorial Hall, 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208
An incredible concert that showcases the depth and breadth the ICC has built over 28 years. Hundreds of new campers, singing songs they mastered in just five days, share the stage with several hundred more singers that comprise the advanced ICC ensembles. Simply amazing!


TICKET INFO:
All advance tickets are sold through ICC – NOT AT THE VENUE
Kids ages 5 and under are free, every concert, any time

Season tickets on sale Sept. 1 – Nov. 16, 2012
(NOTE: If including Sweet Melodies and/or Music of the Night in season ticket order, deadline is Oct. 5, 2012.)

Select tickets to 3 or more series concerts to receive the season ticket price of $11 per ticket. ($10 for ICC families)

Single tickets: $12 in advance – anyone
Single tickets at the door:
Child (ages 6 – 18): $13
Senior (age 62+): $13
Military: $13
General: $15

Purchase tickets at www.icchoir.org
Or 317-940-9640
Or at the ICC office located in Lilly Hall, next to Clowes Hall on the campus of Butler
(HOURS: Mon. – Thurs. 9am to 7pm Fri. 9am to 5pm)

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In its 27th season, the Indianapolis Children’s Choir has grown to one of the largest children’s choirs in the world. Founded by Artistic Director Henry Leck, the ICC serves nearly 3,000 central Indiana children from pre-school age through high school. The Indianapolis Children’s Choir has performed in a wide variety of professional settings, helping set a standard of excellence in children’s choral music. The organization is comprised of 17 choirs, many which rehearse on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis. The regional county choirs are located in Boone, Hancock, Hamilton, Hendricks, & Johnson counties, as well as two choirs in Columbus Indiana. A non-auditioned preparatory choir program for grades 1 – 3 is offered as well

Dailey & Vincent kick off 2012-2013 GLPA season

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Dailey & Vincent kick off 2012-2013 GLPA season

September 17, 2012

Greenwood Lander Performing Arts will raise the curtain on its 66th season with a performance by Dailey & Vincent, described by music critics as the "hottest band in bluegrass." The duo and the four members of their band will take the stage of the Josephine B. Abney Cultural Center Auditorium at Lander University on Monday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent began their careers together in 2007 and, in the years following, they have accumulated an impressive array of awards, including the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) entertainers of the year and vocal group of the year three years in a row, from 2008 to 2010.

In 2011, they took home seven awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music Association. They included bluegrass band of the year, entertaining group of the year, album of the year, vocal group of the year and gospel group of the year. Dailey was named male vocalist and Vincent bass fiddle performer of the year.

They also received a Grammy nomination for best country performance by a duo or group with vocals plus a GMA Dove Award nomination for best bluegrass album, "Singing from the Heart."

Dailey's career began when he appeared with family and regional groups in Tennessee and Kentucky. He gained national attention as the lead singer and guitarist with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, which won 13 IBMA awards during his years with the group. He has recorded with Dolly Parton and appeared on five Gaither Homecoming productions.

Darrin Vincent was 6 years old when he joined his family's band, The Sally Mountain Show. His sister is Rhonda Vincent, the award-winning bluegrass singer and songwriter, who appeared at Lander during the 2006 GLPA season and again in 2009 as part of the Festival of Flowers celebration. For more than 10 years, Darrin Vincent was a member of Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder as a vocalist and guitar and mandolin player. He has also recorded with Dolly Parton, Nora Jones, Emmylou Harris and others. They are also frequent guests on The Grand Ole Opry.

Dailey & Vincent's GLPA appearance is co-sponsored by Elliott Davis, LLC; Lakelands Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic; and Park Sterling Bank. GLPA is also funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Tickets may be obtained by calling the GLPA office at 864-388-8326. Prices are $30 for adults and $25 for youth under 18 years of age.

GLPA Executive Director Cecily Ferguson said season passes are still available for all five shows in the 2012-2013 lineup. Season ticket holders receive priority seating, invitations to special events and a custom Tervis Tumbler decorated with a GLPA logo. Season passes are $165; $150 for senior citizens and $140 for those under 18.

Library of Congress Presents a Season of “American Voices” in 2012-2013

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Press contact: Erin Allen (202) 707-7302
Concert Line: (202) 707-5502
Website: Concerts from the Library of Congress

August 14, 2012

Library of Congress Presents a Season of “American Voices” in 2012-2013

Songs of America Project, John Adams Residency Are Highlights

The 2012-2013 Concerts from the Library of Congress season offers a packed lineup of 40 concerts, lectures, film screenings, master classes and workshops, all celebrating the rich tapestry of the nation’s musical heritage. Concerts kick off Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., with a performance by the Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir.
The Library’s 87th concert season salutes great American voices from the past, including Woody Guthrie, John Philip Sousa, Victor Herbert, and John Cage. New voices in American composition are in focus throughout the year, in Library of Congress commissions from Nico Muhly, whose "Autogram" will be premiered by violinist Daniel Hope and pianist Jeffrey Kahane; and Chaya Czernowin, whose chamber ensemble work will be unveiled by Orchestra 2001. Top contemporary music ensembles ACME and yMusic will introduce new works by American composers under age 35.
October brings the launch of a two-year Songs of America project, which explores American history through five centuries of songs. Highlighting the project is George Crumb’s epic seventh and final volume of the American Songbooks song cycle.
Commemorating the Civil War sesquicentennial, the Library’s Music Division curators present a three-part miniseries mining its unmatched collections from the period: a 2,500-item Civil War Sheet-Music Collection and the personal archive of President Abraham Lincoln’s bandmaster, Francis M. Scala. On tap is a workshop and performance on the legacy of African American spirituals during the Civil War, a panel discussion on the role of music in the Lincoln White House and a concert by "The President’s Own" United States Marine Band. These events are presented in conjunction with a major Library of Congress exhibition, "The Civil War in America," Nov. 12, 2012-May 2013.
Wrapping up the season in May 2013 will be the week-long residency of composer John Adams. Under the auspices of the Library’s Dina Koston and Roger Shapiro Fund for New Music, Adams will curate an exciting mini-festival showcasing young artists, including the Attacca Quartet and violinist Jennifer Koh.. Adams will also conduct the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) in works by Stravinsky and Schoenberg and Adams’s "Son of Chamber Symphony."
The Concerts from the Library of Congress series is made possible through the generous support of endowments given to the Library by private donors. The series is presented free of charge to the public but requires tickets for admission. Tickets are distributed by TicketMaster at (202) 397-7328, (410) 547-7328 and (703) 573-7328. Various ticketing service charges apply. Although the supply of tickets may be exhausted, there are often empty seats at concert time. Interested patrons are encouraged to come to the Library by 6 p.m. on concert nights to wait in the standby line for no-show tickets. Tickets for events at the Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H Street, NE) are available through the Atlas Box Office at (202) 399-7993 or www.atlasarts.org (external link).

Concerts from the Library of Congress 2012-2013

Unless otherwise noted, all concerts will be held at 8 p.m. in the Coolidge Auditorium located on the ground floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. Pre-concert presentations will be at 6:15 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion unless otherwise noted, and these presentations do not require tickets. All programs are subject to change without notice.

*Asterisks indicate Songs of America programs.
Thursday, Sept. 6, at noon, Mary Pickford Theater *
John Cage Centennial Festival Event
"Musicircus"
Henning Lohner’s riotous Musicircus film is a three-and-a-half-hour documentary of the "Musicircus" homage to John Cage, presented at New York’s Symphony Space shortly after his death in 1992. Preceding and following this film, screened for the first time in the United States, is Elliot Caplan’s haunting "Beach Birds for Camera," an adaptation of a dance work originally created for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
No tickets required
Tuesday, Oct. 2, at noon *
Barbara Heyman of Brooklyn College, City University of New York, presents "Samuel Barber: Serendipitous Discoveries."
No tickets required
Presented by the Library of Congress and the American Musicological Society
Saturday, Oct. 6
Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir
The world-renowned Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir performs a concert of sacred music from the Orthodox liturgy.
Ticket sale date: Sept. 5
Wednesday, Oct. 10
Violinist Pamela Frank and Friends
Dvořák: Miniatures for two violins and viola, op. 75a; Schoenberg: "Verklärte Nacht," op. 4; Brahms: Sextet in B-flat major, op. 18; Ticket sale date: Sept. 5
Pre-concert presentation: David Plylar of the Library presents a lecture on "Developing Variations: Brahms, Schoenberg, and ‘Verklärte Nacht.’"
Friday, Oct. 12
Daniel Hope, violin and Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Ravel: Sonata no. 1 in A minor, op. posthumous; Brahms: Sonata no. 1 in G major, op. 78; Muhly: "Autogram," world premiere (McKim Fund commission); Mendelssohn: Sonata in F major, MWV Q26
Ticket sale date: Sept. 5
Pre-concert presentation: Composer Nico Muhly discusses his work.
Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. *
Woody Guthrie and the Library of Congress
Bob Santelli, GRAMMY Museum executive director, hosts a performance and conversation celebrating "the nation’s greatest folk troubadour and songwriter."
Ticket sale date: Sept. 5
Presented by the Music Division and the American Folklife Center, in cooperation with the Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration and the GRAMMY Museum.
Wednesday, Oct. 17
Ron Carter Trio
The Ron Carter Trio presents an all-acoustic jazz performance.
Ticket sale date: Sept. 5
Saturday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. *
Rose of Sharon: 100 Years of American Music 1770-1870
The Rose of Sharon project presents an afternoon of Americana, featuring ballads, folksongs, Shaker hymns and spirituals, music from revival meetings and battlefields, and products of America’s first composers, Francis Hopkinson and William Billings.
Ticket sale date: Sept. 5
Friday, Oct. 26
Pieter Wispelwey, cello and Lois Shapiro, piano
Beethoven: Sonata no. 3 in A major, op. 69; Twelve Variations in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibschen" (from Die Zauberflöte), op. 66; Ligeti: Sonata for solo cello; Stravinsky: Suite Italienne for violoncello and piano; Shostakovich: Sonata for cello and piano in D minor, op. 40
Ticket sale date: Sept. 19
Pre-concert presentation: John Moran, president of the Kindler Cello Society, is the featured guest speaker.
Tuesday, Oct. 30 *
Founder’s Day Concert (Honoring Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge)
"Lucy: Song and Dance, an opera without words"
Morton Subotnick, composer and keyboard; Joan LaBarbara, voice; Jenny Lin, piano; Lillevan, multi-media artist
Ticket sale date: Sept. 19
Pre-concert presentation: Morton Subotnick discusses his work.
Saturday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m.
Prazak Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in B-flat major, H. III: 69; Janáček: String Quartet no. 1, "Kreutzer Sonata"; Dvořák: Quartet in F major, op. 96, "American"
Ticket sale date: Sept. 19
Sunday, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m., Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital *
Film Screening
John Philip Sousa, IV, great-grandson of the noted composer and conductor, joins Loras Schissel of the Music Division in a discussion of the legend’s life and legacy, including a screening of Henry Koston’s classic film "Stars and Stripes Forever" (1952). Reservations can be made by calling (202) 549-4172 or through the Hill Center’s website, hillcenterdc.org/home/ (external link). The Hill Center is located at 923 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., one block from the Eastern Market Metro).
Tuesday, Nov. 13
Takács Quartet with Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Schubert: Quartet no. 13 in A minor, D. 804, "Rosamunde"; Britten: String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 25 (Coolidge Foundation commission); Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57
Ticket sale date: Sept. 26
Pre-concert presentation: Nicholas A. Brown of the Music Division presents "20th Century Masters: Britten's Coolidge Commission and Shostakovich's Soviet Redemption"
Friday, Nov. 16
Apollon Musagète Quartett
Haydn: Quartet in C major, op. 76, no. 3, "Emperor"; Szymanowski: Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 37; Suk: Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale "Saint Wenceslas," op. 35a; Mendelssohn: Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13
Ticket sale date: Sept. 26
Saturday, Nov. 17 *
Country Music Association Songwriters’ Series
Bob DiPiero returns to host another evening of country music from some of the nation’s great country artists.
Ticket sale date: Sept. 26
Thursday, Nov. 29
La Risonanza
Vivaldi: Ouverture da "Dorilla in Tempe," Concerto per violino e violoncello RV 547, and "L’Estate," from Il Quattro Stagioni ("The Four Seasons"); Concerto in G major, RV 437 for flute and orchestra; Handel: Notte placida e cheta HWV 142, for soprano, two violins and basso continuo; Armida abbandonata, HWV 105 for soprano, strings, and basso continuo and Passacaille da "Il Rodrigo"
Ticket sale date: Oct. 17
Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute
Pre-concert presentation: Fabio Bonizzoni, artistic director of La Risonanza, and Alberto Manai, director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C., are featured guest speakers.
Friday, Nov. 30, at 9:30 p.m., Atlas Performing Arts Center
Library Late Night: new music double bill at the Atlas
ACME and yMusic
Two new music groups, inhabitants of a number of interesting and intersecting sound worlds, come together with "all the attitude and energy of an indie rock band" (Paste). Ticket sale date: Oct. 17, Atlas Performing Arts Center Box Office, 1333 H Street, NE, (202) 399-7993
Monday, Dec. 3 *
The Musical Worlds of Victor Herbert
William Hicks, music director/piano; Korliss Uecker, vocalist; Jerry Grossman, cello; Additional Performers To Be Announced
Highlighted will be Herbert’s operetta classics "Babes in Toyland," "Naughty Marietta," and moments from the "Ziegfield Follies."
Ticket sale date: Oct. 24
"The Musical Worlds of Victor Herbert," a special exhibit of items from the Library’s Victor Herbert Collection, will be open in the foyer of the Performing Arts Reading Room, LM-113, James Madison Building, through Jan. 26, 2013. Hours for the exhibit are Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m.
Lecture-Demonstration
The Paganini Project
Peter Sheppard-Skærved, violin
British violinist Peter Sheppard-Skærved delves into the Library’s fascinating Niccolò Paganini collection.
Ticket sale date: Oct. 31
Tuesday, Dec. 18
Antonio Stradivari Anniversary Concert
Miró Quartet with Ricardo Morales, clarinet
Schubert: String Quartet no. 15 in G major, D. 887; Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115
Ticket sale date: Oct. 31
Pre-concert presentation: David Schoenbaum talks about his new book, "The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument."
Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 *
Panel Discussion, 1 p.m.
Scholars discuss "Music in the Lincoln White House," including a dialogue on Francis M. Scala, President Abraham Lincoln’s bandmaster and the first musician designation leader of "The President’s Own."
Concert, 3 p.m.
"The President’s Own" United States Marine Band
Ticket sale date: Call or email Nicholas Brown at (202) 707-8437, nbrown@loc.gov.
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, 10 p.m., Atlas Performing Arts Center *
Theo Bleckmann, vocalist and Ben Monder, guitar
Part of Intersections: A New American Arts Festival at the Atlas Performing Arts Center
Ticket sale date: Feb. 1, Atlas Performing Arts Center Box Office, 1333 H Street, N.E. (202) 399-7993
Saturday, March 2, 2013, 2 p.m.
Paul Lewis, piano
Schubert: Sonata in C minor, D. 958, Sonata in A major, D. 959
Ticket sale date: Jan. 23
Pre-concert presentation, 1 p.m.: Lawrence Kramer, distinguished professor of English and music at Fordham University, discusses "The Virtuoso Schubert."
Friday, March 15, 2013
The U.S. Army Band, "Pershing’s Own"
Concert Band plays music of George and Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Stephen Sondheim and others.
Ticket sale date: Call or email Nicholas Brown at (202) 707-8437, nbrown@loc.gov.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013, noon *
"Making Show Boat: Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, and the Power of Performers"
Lecture by Todd Decker of Washington University in St. Louis
No tickets required
Presented in cooperation with the American Musicological Society
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Workshop and Performance
African-American Spirituals and the Civil War
10:30 a.m.: Spirituals Performance Workshop with James Weldon Norris, director of chorale activities at Howard University, and the Baltimore City College High School Choir
1 p.m.: James Weldon Norris, Steven Cornelius of Boston University and Samuel Perryman of the Music Division participate in a panel discussion on "The Legacy of Civil War Spirituals."
2 p.m.: Baltimore City College High School Choir and the Howard University Chorale are the featured performers.
Ticket sale date: Feb. 20
Presented in cooperation with the Daniel A.P. Murray African American Culture Association of the Library of Congress
Friday, April 5, 2013
Gabriel Kahane and Timo Andres
In this rare appearance together, the two musicians perform piano music and songs of their own and others, including Hanns Eisler and Charles Ives.
Ticket sale date: Feb. 29
Pre-concert presentation: Gabriel Kahane and Timo Andres are the featured guest speakers.
Saturday, April 13, 2013, 2 p.m.
Christophe Rousset, harpsichord
Couperin: Quatrième Livre de Pièces de clavecin - Vingt-septième ordre (si mineur) - L’Exquise, Les Pavots, Les Chinois, Saillie; Rameau: Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de clavecin - Suite en sol - Les Tricotets, L’Indifférente, La Poule, Menuets I & II, Les Triolets, Les Sauvages, L’enharmonique, L’Egyptienne, Les Indes galantes; Suite de ballet transcrite pour clavecin - Les Indes galantes; Suite de ballet transcrite pour clavecin - Quatrième Concert (do mineur) - Les Incas du Pérou, Vivement, Ritournelle, Air Grave pour les Incas du Pérou, Adoration du Soleil, Loure en Rondeau sans lenteur, Rondeaux gracieux, Gavottes I and II
Ticket sale date: Feb. 27
Presented in cooperation with the Maison Française at the Embassy of France and the French-American Cultural Foundation.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Stile Antico: Treasures of the Renaissance
Gombert: Magnificat primi toni; Clemens non Papa: Ego flos campi; Lassus: Veni dilecte mi; Byrd: Laetentur coeli, Vigilate; Tallis: O Sacrum convivium,Why fum’th in fight; McCabe: Woefully arrayed; Sheppard: The Lord’s Prayer; Tomkins: O Praise the Lord; Gibbons: I am the resurrection and the life; Palestrina: Exultate Deo; de Ceballos: Hortus Conclusus; de Vivanco: Veni, dilecti mi; de Victoria: O magnum mysterium; Praetorius: Tota pulchra es
Ticket sale date: March 6
Pre-concert presentation: The Music Division’s Susan Clermont talks about and displays a collection of the Library’s rare, first-edition Renaissance part books and anthologies.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Pavel Haas Quartet
Schnittke: Quartet No. 3; Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C minor, op. 110; Tchaikovsky: Quartet No. 1 in D Major, op. 11
Ticket sale date: March 6
Pre-concert presentation: Top American instrument makers, luthiers and scholars John Montgomery, Christopher Germaine and Kenneth Slowik talk about the impressive results of a recent project to copy the Library’s superb "Betts" violin, from the Golden Period of master instrument-maker Antonio Stradivari.
Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Italy
Saturday, April 20, 2013 *
Left Bank Concert Society with Patricia Green, soprano
Koston: In Two Parts, for violin and piano (McKim Fund commission); Walker: String Quartet no. 1 and Poem for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble, "The Hollow Men"; Brahms: String Quintet no. 2 in G major, op. 111
Ticket sale date: March 6
Pre-concert presentation (Coolidge Auditorium): Washington-born, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Walker talks about his seven-decade career and introduces the world premiere of his newest composition, "Bleu," for solo violin, performed by his son Gregory.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Orchestra 2001 with Ann Crumb, soprano and Patrick Mason, baritone
Crumb: "Night of the Four Moons"; "Voices from the Heartland" (American Songbook VII); Czernowin: World premiere (Dina Koston and Roger Shapiro Fund for New Music)
Ticket sale date: March 20
Pre-concert presentation: George Crumb and Chaya Czernowin are featured guest speakers.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Attacca Quartet
Part of the John Adams Residency
Adams: "Fellow Traveler" and Selections from John's Book of Alleged Dances; Janáček: String Quartet no. 2, "Intimate Letters"; Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, op. 18, no. 1; Adams: String Quartet
Ticket sale date: April 10
Thursday, May 23, 2013, Atlas Performing Arts Center
Jennifer Koh, violin and Reiko Uchida, piano
Part of the John Adams Residency
Janáček: Sonata; Salonen: "Lachen verlernt"; Schubert: Sonata in A major, D. 574, op. 162; Bartók: Sonata for solo violin, Sz. 117; Adams: "Road Movies" (McKim Fund commission)
Ticket sale date: April 10. Atlas Performing Arts Center Box Office, 1333 H Street, NE (202) 399-7993
Friday, May 24, 2013
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), John Adams, conductor
Part of the John Adams Residency
Stravinsky: "L’Histoire du soldat"; Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony no. 1, op. 9 (1906); Adams: Son of Chamber Symphony
Ticket sale date: April 10
Pre-concert presentation: John Adams is the featured guest speaker.
Saturday, May 25, 2013 Atlas Performing Arts Center *
Big Band Night with the U.S. Army Blues
Part of the John Adams Residency
The U.S. Army Blues trace John Adams' musical lineage back to the era of swing bands and his grandfather's New Hampshire dance hall, performing Duke Ellington's big band music from the golden age of swing, Charles Mingus' avant-garde compositions and the free jazz of Gil Evans.
Ticket sale date: April 10. Atlas Performing Arts Center Box Office, 1333 H Street, NE (202) 399-7993

Film Screenings

The Library of Congress hosts six great evenings of music on film, presented as a pilot program with the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital as part of an ongoing outreach effort for broad and diverse audiences. The beautifully-renovated Hill Center was built in 1866 for the treatment of wounded Civil War soldiers and is now a lively community hub for activities and programs of all kinds.
All screenings are free. Reservations can be made by calling (202) 549-4172 or through the Hill Center’s website, hillcenterdc.org/home/ (external link). The Hill Center is located at 923 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., one block from the Eastern Market Metro).
Jazz Film Fridays with Larry Applebaum
Music Division jazz curator and host of WPFW's "Sound of Surprise," Larry Appelbaum rediscovers a trove of great programs from the pioneering television series "The !!!! Beat: Legendary R&B and Soul Shows from 1966." Screenings are at 7 p.m.
Sept 7: Volume One includes performances by Little Milton, Frank Howard & the Commanders, Esther Phillips, Gatemouth Brown, Joe Tex, Etta James, Lattimore Brown, Roscoe Shelton, Lee "Shot" Williams & Gerri Taylor, Carla Thomas, Art Grayson, Cleo Randle, Mighty Joe Young and Jimmy Church.
Sept 14: Volume Two includes performances by Jimmy Church, Freddie King, Gatemouth Brown, Gerri Taylor, Frank Howard & the Commanders, Barbara Lynn, The Kelly Brothers, Mighty Joe Young, Art Grayson, The Beat Boys, Joe Tex, Freddie King, The Carnations, Little Gary Ferguson, Johnny Jones and Charles "Charlie" Hodges.
Sept. 21: Volume Four includes performances by Freddie King, Martin, Maurice & The Radiants, The Beat Boys, The Poppies, Lee Watson & The Panthers, Johnnie Jones, Freddie King, Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five, Gatemouth Brown, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Gwen Davis, Robert Parker, Jimmy Church, Lattimore Brown, Joe Simon, Mamie Galore and Jamo Thomas.
Sept. 28: Volume Six includes performances by Johnny Larand, Frank Howard & The Commanders, Tammy McKnight, Johnny Jones, Eva Larse, Bobby Hebb, Rodge Martin, The Beat Boys, Earl Gaines & Jimmy Church, The Four M's, Joe Simon, Freddie King, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges & Fred Ford, Willie Mitchell, Big Amos Patton, Veniece Starks, Little Milton, Don Bryant, The Ovations, Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, The Bar-Kays, Mitty Collier, Garnett Mimms, Sam & Dave, and Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles.
Sunday, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m.: John Philip Sousa, IV, great-grandson of the noted composer and conductor, joins Loras Schissel of the Music Division in a discussion of the legend’s life and legacy, including a screening of Henry Koston’s classic film "Stars and Stripes Forever" (1952).
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, 2 p.m.: "Say Amen, Somebody" film screening and performance by Patrick Lundy and the Ministers of Music. Presented in cooperation with the Daniel A.P. Murray African American culture Association of the Library of Congress.

Tuesday Noontime Lectures

Presented at noon in the Whittall Pavilion by curators of the Library’s Music Division, unless otherwise noted. No tickets required.
Oct. 16: The Musical Worlds of Victor Herbert, with Loras Schissel
Oct. 23: Great-Great-Grandma's Piano Bench: 19th-century American Popular Sheet Music from Personal Collections
Nov. 6: Contemporary and Historic Native American Flutes and the Library’s Dayton C. Miller Collection, with Steve Bliven, researcher, and Barry Higgins, instrument-maker and performer
Nov. 20: The Library of Congress Sondheim Interviews, with Mark Horowitz
Nov. 27: Cole Porter in Paris, with Walter Zvonchenko
Dec. 11: Recording the Library’s Concerts Over Eight Decades, with Mike Turpin
Jan. 15, 2013: Uncle Tom's Cabin: A Forgotten American Opera by Harrison Millard, with James Wintle
Jan. 29, 2013: Sister Gregory and The Sound of Music, with Caitlin Miller
Feb. 5, 2013: Pop music in J.S. Bach's Germany, with Andrew Talle, Peabody Conservatory
Feb. 19, 2013: Battle Hymns and Bugle Calls: The Music of the Civil War, with Robin Rausch
March 12, 2013: Augusta Browne: A Nineteenth-Century Life in American Music, with Bonny Miller
April 2, 2013: The Koussevitzky Legacy at the Library of Congress, with Kate Rivers
April 16, 2013: Schoenberg, Nielsen, and the Copenhagen Wind Quintet, with Karen Moses
April 30, 2013: What's Going On: Issues & Controversies in Jazz, with Larry Appelbaum

Master Classes & Workshops

For updates and further information, check the concert website at www.loc.gov/concerts/. These events, held in the Coolidge Auditorium, are open to students and music lovers of all ages. No tickets are required.

Master Classes

Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m.
Pieter Wispelwey, cello
Presented in cooperation with the Kindler Cello Society
Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, 2 p.m.
Peter Sheppard-Skærved, violin
Introduction to the Library’s Strads
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 10 a.m.
Clair Chase, flute

Workshops

Wednesday, Oct. 17, Time TBD
Ron Carter Trio
The Art of the Ensemble: Techniques for Jazz Performers
Saturday, March 30, 2013, 10:30 a.m.
Spirituals Performance Workshop with Dr. Ysaye M. Barnwell
Baltimore City College Choir, Linda R. Hall, Artistic Director
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