Black 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
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
Sundays At Three: UMD Faculty String Trio – Trios & duos by Beethoven, Kodály, Perkinson, & Newman
Sunday, February 12, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EST)
Christ Episcopal Church, Columbia, Maryland, USA
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
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Movement for String Trio
Zoltán Kodály — Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Maria Newman — Le Petit Duel for violin and viola
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Trio No. 5 in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3
Zoltán Kodály — Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Maria Newman — Le Petit Duel for violin and viola
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Trio No. 5 in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3
$20 (high school student/child with adult free)
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
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)
BSO Midweek: Calypso Fusion
Saturday, February 25, 2023 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Camille Saint-Saëns
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Carnival of the Animals
("XII. Fossils")
Jan Bach — Concerto for Steelpan and Orchestra ("I. Cadenza")
Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite ("Infernal dance of King Kashchei")
Brian Prechtl — Cassa Jam
James P. Johnson — Drums – A Symphonic Poem
Jan Bach — Concerto for Steelpan and Orchestra ("I. Cadenza")
Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite ("Infernal dance of King Kashchei")
Brian Prechtl — Cassa Jam
James P. Johnson — Drums – A Symphonic Poem
$15-$20
Candlelight Concert Society: Hanzhi Wang, accordion & Steven Banks, saxophone with Xak Bjerken, piano
Saturday, February 25, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Smith Theatre (in the Horowitz Center), Columbia, MD, United States
Program includes works by
George Frideric Handel,
Krzysztof Penderecki,
Johann Sebastian Bach,
Martin Lohse,
Mikołaj Majkusiak,
Astor Piazzolla,
John Anthony Lennon, and
Steven Banks.
$45 ($10 student; youth free)
Phillips Collection: Xavier Foley, double bass
Sunday, February 26, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (EST)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Program includes works by
Xavier Foley and
Johann Sebastian Bach.
In person: SOLD OUT | Stream: $15 ($10 member)
Washington Performing Arts: COTTON
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
$30-$75
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
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
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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
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
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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
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: 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)