Women composers – Upcoming Concerts near Ashburn, VA
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
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
—
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
Thursday, February 9, 2023 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
George Gershwin
—
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
FMMC Composers Series
Friday, February 10, 2023 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (EST)
St. George's Episcopal Church, Arlington, VA, United States
Sharon Guertin Shafer
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The Soul of Things
Leslie Bennett — Autumn
Leslie Bennett — Vincent Van Gogh
Leslie Bennett — Autumn
Leslie Bennett — Vincent Van Gogh
Free
Washington Performing Arts: Our Song, Our Story
Friday, February 10, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Program includes works by
Margaret Bonds,
Harry Burleigh,
Richard Smallwood,
Damien Sneed,
George Frideric Handel,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Giacomo Puccini,
Giuseppe Verdi,
Richard Strauss, and
George Gershwin.
$30-$75
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
—
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
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: Calidore String Quartet
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Anna Clyne — Breathing Statues (D.C. premiere, Kennedy Center co-commission)
George Walker — Lyric for Strings
Leoš Janáček — String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”
Anna Clyne — Breathing Statues (D.C. premiere, Kennedy Center co-commission)
George Walker — Lyric for Strings
Leoš Janáček — String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”
$45
Vocal Arts DC: Emily Pogorelc & Chris Reynolds
Sunday, February 19, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
$50
National Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, & Strings | Sibelius' Symphony No. 2
Thursday, March 2, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EST)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Jessie Montgomery
—
Hymn for Everyone
(NSO premiere/co-commission)
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 (Conrad Tao, piano & William Gerlach, trumpet)
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 (Conrad Tao, piano & William Gerlach, trumpet)
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
$15-$98
Baltimore Symphony: Brahms & Prokofiev
Thursday, March 2, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD, United States
Elizabeth Ogonek
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Selected works
(new work TBA)
Johannes Brahms — Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102 (Jonathan Carney, violin & Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello)
Sergei Prokofiev — Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
Johannes Brahms — Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102 (Jonathan Carney, violin & Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello)
Sergei Prokofiev — Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
$35-$90
National Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, & Strings | Sibelius' Symphony No. 2
Saturday, March 4, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Jessie Montgomery
—
Hymn for Everyone
(NSO premiere/co-commission)
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 (Conrad Tao, piano & William Gerlach, trumpet)
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 (Conrad Tao, piano & William Gerlach, trumpet)
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
$19-$109
Baltimore Symphony: Brahms & Prokofiev
Saturday, March 4, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Elizabeth Ogonek
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Selected works
(new work TBA)
Johannes Brahms — Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102 (Jonathan Carney, violin & Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello)
Sergei Prokofiev — Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
Johannes Brahms — Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102 (Jonathan Carney, violin & Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello)
Sergei Prokofiev — Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
$25-$65
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: A Far Cry
Sunday, March 5, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Osvaldo Golijov
—
Arum dem Fayer
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Juantio Becenti — The Glittering World
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Juantio Becenti — The Glittering World
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
$45
Baltimore Symphony: Brahms & Prokofiev
Sunday, March 5, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Online and in-person
Elizabeth Ogonek
—
Selected works
(new work TBA)
Johannes Brahms — Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102 (Jonathan Carney, violin & Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello)
Sergei Prokofiev — Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
Johannes Brahms — Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102 (Jonathan Carney, violin & Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello)
Sergei Prokofiev — Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
In person: $25-$65 | Stream: $9.99
Phillips Collection: Alexi Kenney, violin – Shifting Ground
Sunday, March 5, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (EST)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Program includes works by
Johann Sebastian Bach,
George Enescu,
Paul Wiancko,
Du Yun,
Nicola Matteis,
Salina Fisher,
Matthew Burtner,
Angélica Negrón,
Giuseppe Colombi, and
Thuridur Jónsdóttir.
In person: $45 ($25 member) | Stream: $15 ($10 member)
Washington Performing Arts: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal with Yefim Bronfman, piano
Washington Performing Arts (D.C.) and
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
Monday, March 6, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Dorothy Chang
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Precipice
Béla Bartók — Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major Sz. 95 BB 101
Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 5
Béla Bartók — Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major Sz. 95 BB 101
Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 5
$30-$110
SHCS Discovery Series: Thalea String Quartet
Saturday, March 11, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EST)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, United States
Gabriella Smith
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Carrot Revolution
The Beatles — Selected works (arr. Alexander Vittel; "Abbey Road Suite")
Daniel Bernard Roumain — String Quartet No. 5, "Rosa Parks"
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 "American"
The Beatles — Selected works (arr. Alexander Vittel; "Abbey Road Suite")
Daniel Bernard Roumain — String Quartet No. 5, "Rosa Parks"
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 "American"
Free (RSVP required)
Phillips Collection: Conrad Tao & Jay Campbell
Saturday, April 8, 2023 @ 2:30pm – 3:30pm (EDT)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Catherine Lamb
—
The Additive Arrow
(Washington, DC premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
$45 ($25 member) | Stream: $15 ($10 member)
Phillips Collection: Conrad Tao & Jay Campbell
Saturday, April 8, 2023 @ 6:30pm – 7:30pm (EDT)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Catherine Lamb
—
The Additive Arrow
(Washington, DC premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
$45 ($25 member) | Stream: $15 ($10 member)
Phillips Collection: Musicians from Marlboro
Thursday, April 13, 2023 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (EDT)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Felix Mendelssohn
—
Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81
(2 selections)
Paul Wiancko — Benkei's Standing Death
György Kurtág — Fragments from the Scrapbooks of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Op. 37 (Duos for Soprano & Double Bass)
Amy Beth Kirsten — yes I said yes I will Yes
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quintet in C major, Op. 29
Paul Wiancko — Benkei's Standing Death
György Kurtág — Fragments from the Scrapbooks of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Op. 37 (Duos for Soprano & Double Bass)
Amy Beth Kirsten — yes I said yes I will Yes
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quintet in C major, Op. 29
$45 ($25 member) | Stream: $15 ($10 member)
Phillips Collection: Michelle Cann
Sunday, April 30, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (EDT)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Maurice Ravel
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La valse
Franz Liszt — Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Florence Price — Fantasie nègre No. 2 in G minor
Florence Price — Fantasie nègre No. 4 in B minor
Franz Liszt — Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Florence Price — Fantasie nègre No. 2 in G minor
Florence Price — Fantasie nègre No. 4 in B minor
$45 ($25 member) | Stream: $15 ($10 member)
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 & 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 & 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)