William Grant Still – Past Concerts near Baltimore, MD
Washington Performing Arts: Rachel Barton Pine, Violin
Friday, April 19, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Antonín Dvořák
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Violin Sonatina in G major, Op. 100, B. 183
Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" ("Bridgetower")
Dolores White — Blues Dialogues
William Grant Still — Here's One
Billy Childs — Incident on Larpenteur Avenue
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" ("Bridgetower")
Dolores White — Blues Dialogues
William Grant Still — Here's One
Billy Childs — Incident on Larpenteur Avenue
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano
$40-$75
Baltimore Musicales: Lift Every Voice & Sing
Sunday, February 25, 2024 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (EST)
Inter-Faith Chapel, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Program includes works by
Hall Johnson,
Jasmine Barnes,
Margaret Bonds,
Moses Hogan,
H. Leslie Adams,
William Grant Still,
Thomas H. Kerr, Jr.,
Betty Jackson King, and
Glenda Clay.
$20
Resonance: James Stern, violin & Audrey Andrist, piano
Sunday, February 18, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EST)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Kent, Chestertown, MD, United States
Leonard Bernstein
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Selected works
Lili Boulanger — Selected works
Gabriel Fauré — Selected works
George Gershwin — Selected works
William Grant Still — Selected works
Lili Boulanger — Selected works
Gabriel Fauré — Selected works
George Gershwin — Selected works
William Grant Still — Selected works
$22
The Tower Series: Natanya Sheva Washer, soprano & Sean Brennan, guitar
Sunday, October 29, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 5:15pm (EDT)
Babcock Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD, United States
Online and in-person
Program includes works by
Lorenzo Palomo,
Ney Rosauro,
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov,
William Grant Still,
Franz Liszt,
Pauline Viardot, and
Ariel Ramírez.
Free
DC Chamber Musicians: Juneteenth Concert
Saturday, June 17, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Washington, DC, United States
William Grant Still
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Suite for Violin and Piano
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 1
Valerie Coleman — Umoja
William Grant Still — Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet
Nancy Galbraith — Dos Danzas Latinas
Ludwig van Beethoven — Rondino in E-flat major for wind octet, WoO 25
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 1
Valerie Coleman — Umoja
William Grant Still — Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet
Nancy Galbraith — Dos Danzas Latinas
Ludwig van Beethoven — Rondino in E-flat major for wind octet, WoO 25
$10 ($5 student 25-/senior 65+; ages 12 & under free)
An Die Musik: Needleman/Kline/Lim Trio
Saturday, June 17, 2023 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (EDT)
An die Musik LIVE, Baltimore, MD, United States
Online and in-person
William Grant Still
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Vignettes for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
Alyssa Morris — Songs of Solitude (world premiere)
Valerie Coleman — Trio Toccata
Jennifer Higdon — Aria for Oboe and Piano
Jenni Brandon — Double Helix
Francis Poulenc — Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano, FP 43
Alyssa Morris — Songs of Solitude (world premiere)
Valerie Coleman — Trio Toccata
Jennifer Higdon — Aria for Oboe and Piano
Jenni Brandon — Double Helix
Francis Poulenc — Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano, FP 43
In person: $25 ($10 student) | Stream: $15
NOI Philharmonic: Take The Reins – Chamber Orchestra Concert
Friday, June 9, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Dekelboum Concert Hall at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park, MD, United States
Alberto Ginastera
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Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23
William Grant Still — Wood Notes
Franz Joseph Haydn — Symphony No.44 in E minor, Hob. I:44 "Trauersinfonie"
William Grant Still — Wood Notes
Franz Joseph Haydn — Symphony No.44 in E minor, Hob. I:44 "Trauersinfonie"
$22-$42 ($10 student/youth)
NSO – Beethoven & American Masters: William Grant Still & Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony
Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
William Grant Still
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Symphony No. 2 in G minor "Song of a New Race"
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
$34-$109 ($19-$109 wheelchair/companion)
NSO – Beethoven & American Masters: William Grant Still & Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony
Friday, May 19, 2023 @ 11:30am – 1:30pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
William Grant Still
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Symphony No. 2 in G minor "Song of a New Race"
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
$15-$87
Phillips Collection: Melissa White & Pallavi Mahidhara
Sunday, May 7, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (EDT)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Johannes Brahms
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Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Amy Beach — Romance for violin and piano, Op. 23
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — A Bishop's Procession
George Gershwin — "Bess, you is my woman now" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
George Gershwin — "It Ain’t Necessarily So" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano
Amy Beach — Romance for violin and piano, Op. 23
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — A Bishop's Procession
George Gershwin — "Bess, you is my woman now" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
George Gershwin — "It Ain’t Necessarily So" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano
$45 ($25 member) | Stream: $15 ($10 member)
NSO Family Concert: 'This Is the Rope': A Story from the Great Migration
Sunday, April 2, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
William Grant Still
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Poem for Orchestra
Quinn Mason — This Is the Rope (world premiere; written & narrated by Jacqueline Woodson)
Florence Price — Dances in the Canebrakes
Carlos Simon — The Block
Quinn Mason — This Is the Rope (world premiere; written & narrated by Jacqueline Woodson)
Florence Price — Dances in the Canebrakes
Carlos Simon — The Block
$18-$20
NSO Family Concert: 'This Is the Rope': A Story from the Great Migration
Sunday, April 2, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
William Grant Still
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Poem for Orchestra
Quinn Mason — This Is the Rope (world premiere; written & narrated by Jacqueline Woodson)
Florence Price — Dances in the Canebrakes
Carlos Simon — The Block
Quinn Mason — This Is the Rope (world premiere; written & narrated by Jacqueline Woodson)
Florence Price — Dances in the Canebrakes
Carlos Simon — The Block
$18-$20
UMD Symphony: Tchaikovsky's 'Romeo & Juliet' & Erich Stem's 'Kayak'
Saturday, February 25, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Dekelboum Concert Hall at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park, MD, United States
Online and in-person
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39
William Grant Still — Serenade for Orchestra
Erich Stem — Kayak for Percussion and Orchestra (world premiere)
Ottorino Respighi — Fontane di Roma ("The Fountains of Rome")
William Grant Still — Serenade for Orchestra
Erich Stem — Kayak for Percussion and Orchestra (world premiere)
Ottorino Respighi — Fontane di Roma ("The Fountains of Rome")
Pay-what-you-can, $5-$100 (registered UMD students free)
SHCS Discovery Series: Sterling Elliott, cello & Elliot Wuu, piano
Saturday, February 18, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EST)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
Luigi Dallapiccola — Ciaccona, Intermezzo, e Adagio ("I. Ciaccona")
Felix Mendelssohn — Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58
William Grant Still — Mother and Child
Luigi Dallapiccola — Ciaccona, Intermezzo, e Adagio ("I. Ciaccona")
Felix Mendelssohn — Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58
William Grant Still — Mother and Child
Free (RSVP required)
Marian Anderson Vocal Award Recital: Leah Hawkins
Sunday, February 12, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Traditional
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Guide My Feet
(arr. Jester Hairston)
Richard Wagner — Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91
Francis Poulenc — Les Chemins de l'amour ("The pathways of love"), FP 106-Ia
Aaron Copland — Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson
William Grant Still — Songs of Separation
Jasmine Barnes — Proverb (Kennedy Center premiere)
Peter Ashbourne — Five Songs for Soprano and Piano
Richard Wagner — Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91
Francis Poulenc — Les Chemins de l'amour ("The pathways of love"), FP 106-Ia
Aaron Copland — Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson
William Grant Still — Songs of Separation
Jasmine Barnes — Proverb (Kennedy Center premiere)
Peter Ashbourne — Five Songs for Soprano and Piano
$39-$49
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Thursday, February 9, 2023 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
George Gershwin
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Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
$7
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 @ 11:30am – 12:30pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
George Gershwin
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Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
$7
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
George Gershwin
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Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
$7
Amazing Grace: Music for the Spirit
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Traditional
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Selected works
(African-American spirituals)
Adolphus Hailstork — Selected works
Samuel Barber — Selected works
William Grant Still — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Adolphus Hailstork — Selected works
Samuel Barber — Selected works
William Grant Still — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
$45
Salon Trio: Exploring Chamber Works by Black Composers
Thursday, November 17, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC, Baltimore, MD, United States
William Grant Still
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Selected works
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Selected works
Yusef Lateef — Selected works
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Selected works
Yusef Lateef — Selected works
$15 ($10 seniors, $5 students; UMBC music majors/staff/faculty free); at the door
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