Friday, November 21, 2008
CONCERTS
Prices listed where available
OperaMARYLAND OPERA STUDIO Friday, Sunday and Monday at 7:30. Students perform the opera version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kay Theatre, University of Maryland, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787. $20.
WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA Friday at 7:30, Saturday at 7. Plácido Domingo conducts tenor Andrea Bocelli and the Washington National Opera Chorus and Orchestra in Gioachino Rossini's "Petite Messe Solennelle." Kennedy Center, Opera House, 2700 F St. NW. 202-295-2400 or http://www.kennedy-center.org. $50-$500.
PEABODY OPERA THEATRE Friday and Saturday at 7:30, Sunday at 3. Roger Brunyate directs the group and the Peabody Symphony Orchestra in Leos Janacek's "The Adventures of Sharp-Ears the Vixen." Johns Hopkins University, Peabody Institute, 1 E. Mount Vernon Pl., Baltimore. 410-659-8100. $25, $15 seniors, $10 students.
THE BALTIMORE OPERA Friday at 8 and Sunday at 3. Christian Badea conducts the company and Hasmik Papian in Vincenzo Bellini's "Norma." Lyric Opera House, 140 W. Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore. 410-685-5086. $39-$136.
OPERA ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE Friday at 8, Saturday at 2, Sunday at 3. The group presents "The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi" and "Amahl and the Night Visitors." Anne Arundel Community College, Pascal Center for the Performing Arts, 101 College Pkwy., Arnold. 410-777-2457. $20, $12 students.
OrchestrasNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Friday and Saturday at 8. Yakov Kreizberg conducts the NSO and pianist Lars Vogt in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20. Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600 or 800-444-1324. $25-$80.
THE WASHINGTON BALALAIKA SOCIETY ORCHESTRA Friday at 8, The orchestra plays Russian folk instruments and wears traditional Russian costumes during a performance conducted by artistic director Svetlana Nikonova. F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville. 703-549-2010, 240-314-8690 or http://www.balalaika.org. $20; seniors, $18; children age 12 and younger, free with an adult ticket.
WARSAW PHILHARMONIC Friday at 8, Antoni Wit conducts the group in works by Tchaikovsky. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100. $21-$65.
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Friday at 8, Sunday at 3, Marin Alsop conducts the group in works by Bach, Christopher Rouse and Tchaikovsky. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore. 410-783-8000 or 800-442-1198. $20-$75.
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Saturday at 7, Marin Alsop conducts the group in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique." Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore. 410-783-8000 or 800-442-1198. $20-$60.
WASHINGTON BALALAIKA SOCIETY ORCHESTRA Saturday at 7:30, Russian folk music concert. Kenmore Middle School, 200 S. Carlin Springs Rd., Arlington. 703-549-2010 or http://www.balalaika.org. $20; seniors, $18; children 11 and younger, free.
FAIRFAX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Saturday at 8, Laura Jackson, one of six music director finalists for the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, will conduct the group guest violinist Rachel Lee in selections by Theofanidis, Prokofiev and Beethoven. George Mason University, Center for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax. 888-945-2468 or http://www.tickets.com. $25-$55.
PRINCE WILLIAM YOUTH ORCHESTRAS Sunday at 3, Primo, Repertory and Youth Symphony orchestras perform. Gar-Field High School, 14000 Smoketown Rd., Woodbridge. 703-590-7083. $8, $6 seniors and students.
MELODIES OF THE VAST STEPPES OF KAZAKHSTAN Sunday at 7:30, The Kazakh State Folk Orchestra performs traditional Kazakhstan music using traditional instruments. Kennedy Center, Terrace Theater, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600, 800-444-1324 or http://www.kennedy-center.org. Free.
Chamber GroupsFRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB Friday at noon. Members of the club will perform chamber music by Beethoven and Loeffler. Sumner School Museum, 1201 17th St. NW. 202-333-2075. Free.
STUDENT CHAMBER GROUPS Friday at 5:30. This concert is the second in a two-part series dedicated to chamber music as performed by student ensembles. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall, University of Maryland, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787. Free.
THE CAPUCON/ANGELICH TRIO Friday at 7:30. Presented by the Washington Performing Arts Society, the group will perform music by Haydn, Shosktakovich and Mendelssohn. Kennedy Center, Terrace Theater, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600 or 800-444-1324. $45.
PIANIST RACHEL FRANKLIN AND VIOLINIST AIRI YOSHIOKA Friday at 7:30. The duo will perform musical miniatures by Debussy, Fritz Kreisler and Sergei Prokofiev. Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, Bethesda. 301-581-5100. $30.
THE CHAMBER WINDS OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY Friday at 7:30. The group will perform selections by Joseph Joachim Raff, John Harbison and Richard Strauss. St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 199 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis. 410-293-0263, http://www.stannes-annapolis.org or http://www.usna.edu/USNABand. Free.
AIR FORCE BAND CHAMBER PLAYERS Friday at 8. The group performs music for a brass quintet and flute. George Washington Masonic National Memorial, 101 Callahan Dr., Alexandria. 202-767-5658, http://www.gwmemorial.org or http://www.usafband.af.mil. Free.
THE AIR FORCE BAND CHAMBER PLAYERS Saturday at 1:30. The group performs music for a string quartet and solo violin. Society of the Cincinnati at Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-767-5658 or http://www.usafband.af.mil. Free.
JENS LINDEMANN AND HIS TRIO Saturday at 8. Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda. 301-320-2270 or http://www.washingtonconservatory.org. Pay what you can.
ROCKVILLE CONCERT BAND Sunday at 3. Rob Putt and Len Morse will conduct the group in selections by Bennett, Gershwin, Copland and Sousa. F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville. 240-314-8682. Free.
MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY BAND Sunday at 3. Pianist and Petty Officer J.J. Wright and saxophonists Petty Officers Colin Renick and Cam Collins perform improvised jazz. St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, 4 Wallace Manor Rd., Edgewater. 410-293-0263 or http://www.usafband.af.mil. Free.
ECLIPSE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Sunday at 3 and 7. The group will perform two shows featuring four of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos and chamber music selections. Between the two shows there will be a lecture about Bach. St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, 4700 Whitehaven Pkwy. NW. 703-635-2770. $25.
HARPSICHORDIST KENNETH SLOWIK AND CELLIST EVELYN ELSING Sunday at 3. The duo will perform works by Bach. The Theatre at Washington, 291 Gay St., Washington, Va. 540-675-1253. $20, $5 for students age 18 and younger.
PIANISTS EMANUEL AX AND YEFIM BRONFMAN Sunday at 4. The duo will perform selections by Brahms, Bolcom, Mozart and Rachmaninoff. George Mason University, Center for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax. 703-993-8888, 888-945-2468 or http://www.tickets.com. $30-$60.
"ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE" Sunday at 5. Seven musicians will perform the work of composer Jerome Kern. Church of the Annunciation, 3810 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-332-3133. Free will offering.
GUARNERI STRING QUARTET OPEN REHEARSAL Monday at 7:30. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall, University of Maryland, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787. Free.
FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB Tuesday at noon. The chamber group will perform selections by artists including Simon. Woman's Club of Chevy Chase, 7931 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase. 202-333-2075. Free.
TENOR RAFAL BARTMINSKI AND PIANIST MICHAEL ADCOCK Tuesday at 7:30. Embassy of Poland, 2640 16th St. NW. 202-234-3800 or http://www.embassyseries.org. $75.
RecitalsUMSO 2008 CONCERTO COMPETITION Friday at 7. Students vie for the opportunity to perform as featured soloist with the University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall, University of Maryland, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787. Free.
VIOLINIST YI-HSIN CINDY LIN Saturday at 7:30. Lin will perform music by Bach, Enescu and Schnittke with accompaniment by Pei-Rong Lo. Howard Community College, Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center's Studio Theater, 10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. 410-772-4900 or http://www.howardcc.edu/music. $5-$15.
ORGANIST SCOTT DETTRA Sunday at 5:15. Dettra performs works by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Hindemith. Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. 202-537-6200 or http://www.music.cathedral.org. Free.
ORGANIST JONATHAN MOYER Sunday at 5:30. Moyer will perform "Livre du Saint Sacrement" by Messiaen. The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-721-8523.
Choral GroupsWASHINGTON SAENGERBUND Saturday at 7. The choral group will perform selections by Mozart, Schubert, Lehar and Lortzing. Scottish Rite Center, 2800 16th St. NW. 703-591-1640 or http://www.saengerbund.org. $25 in advance, $30 at the door. $15 students.
ARTS ACADEMY CHORALE OF WINCHESTER Saturday at 7:30. First Baptist Church, 205 W. Piccadilly St., Winchester, Va. 540-723-8673. Free.
CANTATE CHAMBER SINGERS Saturday at 8. The group will perform "Cele bration and Remembrance" a program of selections by Henry Purcell, Britten, Canticle and Herbert Howells. St. John's Episcopal Church, 6701 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase. 301-986-17 99 or http://www.cantate.org. $30, $15 students.
NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC CHORALE Saturday at 8. The chorale performs Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" and Igor Stravinsky's "Symphony of Psalms." Free pre-concert lecture at 7. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100 or http://www.strathmore.org. $29-$79; age 17 and younger, free; children's tickets must be requested in person or by phone.
THE CITY CHOIR OF WASHINGTON Saturday at 8. The group opens their season with a performance of Handel's "Israel in Egypt." Northern Virginia Community College, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria. 301-585-3760. $26-$55, $15-$40 for students.
MASTER CHORALE OF WASHINGTON Sunday at 3. The group is joined by the Master Chorale Orchestra and guest soloists in Mendelssohn's "Elijah." Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. $25-$80.
ARTS ACADEMY CHORALE OF WINCHESTER Sunda y at 3. Trinity Episcopal Church, 9108 John S. Mosby Hwy., Upperville. 540-723-8673. Fr ee.
THE SINGERS' COMPANYE Sunday at 6:30. The ensemble performs works by Native Americans and other American composers in honor of the exhibit "George de Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings." National Gallery of Art, West Building Garden Court, 600 Constitution Ave. NW. 202-842-6941. Free.
UNIVERSITY CHORALE AND UM CHAMBER SINGERS Sunday at 7:30. The groups will sing songs of praise. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall, University of Maryland, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787. $20.
JAPANESE CHORAL SOCIETY CONCERT M onday at 6 and 7:30. Kimiko Shimada leads the ensemble in ancient and new melodies including "Autumn in My Village," a song about red butterflies. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372. Fr ee tickets distributed 30 minutes before each show.
SOPRANO IRINA RINDZUNER AND BARITONE KRESHNIK ZHABKAJU Monday at 7:30. The Russian Chamber Art Society presents the duo. They will perform works by Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky. The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria. 703-354-7354 or http://www.thercas.com. $35.
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