WoCo Fest 2024 Evolve: Saturday at The Mansion
Pay-what-you-can from $10
- Musica Spira
- Andrea Casarrubios, cello
- Ghost Ensemble
- Sarah Cahill, piano
Maria Xaveria Perucona — Selected works
Francesca Caccini — Selected works
Antonia Bembo — Selected works
Chiara Margarita Cozzolani — Selected works
Andrea Cassarubios — Selected works
Nadia Boulanger — Selected works
Sky Macklay — Selected works
Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre — Selected works
Louise Farrenc — Selected works
Margaret Bonds — Selected works
Theresa Wong — Selected works
Fulfill your wanderlust by immersing yourself in a day of music exploration at the second day of WoCo Fest 2024: Evolve at The Mansion at Strathmore! Be enthralled by a mesmerizing, interactive sound installation, live composer workshops, and engaging events from artists, composers, and scholars. Explore exhibitor booths from Ebony Music, Women in Music DC, Washington Women in Jazz, Key of She Jazz, Sleepy Puppy Press, Aubrey Bergauer's Run It Like a Business, and more, get free headshots with M3 Mitchell Media & Marketing, and enjoy dining and shopping opportunities. Food trucks will be on site during the day and there will be a public food and wine reception after the final performance by Sarah Cahill.
Your ticket grants you access to all events in the Mansion, starting at just $10.
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About the Festival: Discover WoCo Fest 2024: Evolve, an eclectic three day festival celebrating music by women and gender-marginalized composers, produced by Boulanger Initiative and co-presented by Strathmore. Experience the evolution of music spanning centuries, from a Baroque ensemble to a collection of all-new jazz standards, an interactive sound installation, and so much in between. The opening concert will feature some of DC's finest musicians, followed by a day of musical exhibitions, live composer workshops, and transformative discussions. The festival will close out with an electrifying performance by 4x Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer Terri Lyne Carrington.
About WoCo Fest
The Boulanger Initiative's annual multi-day Women Composers Festival, WoCo Fest, features works by women and gender-marginalized composers performed by local and nationally-acclaimed performers.
https://www.boulangerinitiative.org/woco-festAbout Andrea Casarrubios, cello
About Ghost Ensemble
Margaret Lancaster (flute), Sky Macklay (oboe), Ben Richter (accordion), Chris Nappi (percussion), Lucia Stavros (harp), Martine Thomas (viola), Laura Cetilia (cello), James Ilgenfritz (contrabass), Kyle Motl (contrabass), Carl Bettendorf (conductor)
https://www.ghostensemble.org/