Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra: Chamber Music in the Skylight Pavilion
Free
- Ko Sugiyama, violin
- Martha Kaufman, violin
- Johanna Nowik, viola
- Amy Frost Baumgarten, cello
- Charles Nilles, double bass
- Susan Robinson, harp
- Sandra Del Cid-Davies, flute
- Emily Tsai, oboe
- Ashley Booher, clarinet
- Christopher Jewell, bassoon
- Justin Drew, French horn
Igor Stravinsky — Selected works (ballet music TBA, arr. for woodwind quintet)
Astor Piazzolla — Tango Ballet (for string quartet)
Sergei Prokofiev — Quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, and double bass in G minor, Op. 39
Conclude the weekend with Chamber Music in the Skylight Pavilion, a serene musical experience featuring performances from the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. Set against the backdrop of the Skylight Pavilion and lower lawn, the ensemble performs a ballet music concert with works by Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Debussy, and more.
Free and open to the public. No reservations required.
About The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra (KCOHO)
https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/k/ka-kn/the-kennedy-center-opera-house-orchestra/
About Ko Sugiyama, violin
About Martha Kaufman, violin
About Amy Frost Baumgarten, cello
https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/f/fo-fz/Amy-Frost-Baumgarten/
About Charles Nilles, double bass
https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/n/na-nn/charles-nilles/
About Sandra Del Cid-Davies, flute
About Emily Tsai, oboe
Emily Tsai is a professional oboist, oboe instructor, and music arranger.
She is the Assistant Principal Oboe in the Washington National Opera and the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, and can be seen performing regularly at the Kennedy Center in Washignton, DC on opera, ballet, and musical theater productions.
Emily has a passion for education and is the Assistant Oboe Professor at the University of Maryland School of Music. She has also and has taught artist residencies and masterclasses at many colleges and universities, including the Eastman School of Music, Northwestern University, University of Maryland, Orchestra of the Americas, and New World Symphony.
Along with her local DMV positions in at the Kennedy Center and the University of Maryland, Emily is an MKI artist as the oboist of WindSync, gold medalist at the International Fischoff Competition and medalist at the M-prize Chamber Arts Competition. She is also the co-founder, oboist, and violinist of C Street Collective.
Her greatest passions are to use music as a means to bring communities together, teach and encourage young people to engage with classical music, and expand the repertoire for the double reeds in particular.
About Ashley Booher, clarinet
About Christopher Jewell, bassoon
About Justin Drew, French horn
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