BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//107.180.41.94//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:K Street Magazine X-WR-CALDESC:Livin'\; La Vida Local X-FROM-URL:http://kstreetmagazine.com X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-56281@kstreetmagazine.com DTSTAMP:20240329T141012Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music/Concert CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:National Chamber Ensemble presents a spectacular holiday concer t for the community on Saturday\, December 18 at 7:30 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington. NCE’s Holiday Cheer concert highlights t he finest classical and contemporary masterpieces and holiday favorites to gether for the whole family. After a season of virtual performances NCE is thrilled to bring the Reuniting With The Masters LIVE season in person. A streaming video option is available for those unable to join at the venue . Chamber music is about intimacy of communication with the other musician s but also with the audience. We are excited to make music live.\nThe fest ivities include Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride”\, “Chanukkah Festival” and “Rejoice” from Handel’s “Messiah”\, Strauss Waltzes\, the gorgeous music f rom Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” and more. Young Artist Piano Competitio n winners will join the ensemble to perform following the competition fina ls on Dec 4. A Carols Sing-Along concludes the program to get everyone in the holiday spirit.\nStar soprano Sharon Christman joins the ensemble to s ing ” Rejoice” from Handel’s Messiah\, Caccini’s Ave Maria and some holida y carols. In addition to being professor of voice at Catholic University i n Washington D.C.\, Ms. Christman has performed leading roles with opera c ompanies around the globe including the Metropolitan Opera\, New York City Opera and Dallas Opera among many others. Peter Davis of New York Magazin e has called Ms. Christman’s singing “dazzling.” Daniel Webster of The Phi ladelphia Enquirer called her “a polished stylist with a gleaming voice.” Ms. Christman has been a guest soloist at The White House and a recitalis t in numerous Artist Series including the National Gallery of Art. She was privileged to present the Washington premiere of John Corigliano’s new so ng cycle\, The Tambourine Man\, at the request of the composer\, first wit h National Musical Arts and then for the Cosmos Club Artist Series.\nAbout the Outstanding Young Artist Achievement Award\n\nThe National Chamber En semble has created performance opportunities for young musicians since its inception in 2007\, including the Outstanding Young Artist Competition wh ich was created in 2015. This year’s competition is for pianists ages 12 t o 18. Talented young musicians from Maryland\, Virginia and Washington DC come to Arlington to compete in front of a distinguished panel of judges i n the hope of winning one of three prizes. The first-place winner receives a scholarship\, a crystal trophy. The winners also receive the opportunit y to perform at the Dec 18th concert.\n\nHoliday Cheer features Sharon Chr istman (soprano)\, artistic director/violinist Leo Sushansky\, Natasha Duk an (piano)\, Jorge Orozco (violin)\, Uri Wassertzug (viola) Vasily Popov (cello)\, 2021 Piano Competition winners\, outstanding young guest string players.\n\nHOLIDAY CHEER\nSaturday December 18\, 2021\n7:30 PM\nConcert l ocation:\n\nUnitarian Universalist Church of Arlington\n4444 Arlington Blv d\, Arlington 22204\nFree on-site parking\n\n\nTickets:\nGeneral admission tickets are $36 for adults and $18 for students.Group discounts for 10 or more are available by calling (703) 685-7590. Tickets are available onlin e at https://www.nationalchamberensemble.org/tickets.htm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTick ets: https://www.nationalchamberensemble.org/tickets.htm. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211218T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211218T203000 LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington @ 4444 Arlington Blvd\, Arlington 22204 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:National Chamber Ensemble Holiday Concert URL:http://kstreetmagazine.com/event/national-chamber-ensemble-holiday-conc ert/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nNational Cham ber Ensemble presents a spectacular holiday concert for the community on S aturday\, December 18 at 7:30 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church of A rlington. NCE’s Holiday Cheer concert highlights the finest classical and contemporary masterpieces and holiday favorites together for the whole fam ily. After a season of virtual performances NCE is thrilled to bring the R euniting With The Masters LIVE season in person. A streaming video option is available for those unable to join at the venue. Chamber music is about intimacy of communication with the other musicians but also with the audi ence. We are excited to make music live.
\nThe festivities include L eroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride”\, “Chanukkah Festival” and “Rejoice” from Ha ndel’s “Messiah”\, Strauss Waltzes\, the gorgeous music from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” and more. Young Artist Piano Competition winners will jo in the ensemble to perform following the competition finals on Dec 4. A Ca rols Sing-Along concludes the program to get everyone in the holiday spiri t.
\nStar soprano Sharon Christman joins the ensemb le to sing ” Rejoice” from Handel’s Messiah\, Caccini’s Ave Maria and some holiday carols. In addition to being professor of voice at Catholic Unive rsity in Washington D.C.\, Ms. Christman has performed leading roles with opera companies around the globe including the Metropolitan Opera\, New Yo rk City Opera and Dallas Opera among many others. Peter Davis of New York Magazine has called Ms. Christman’s singing “dazzling.” Daniel Webster of The Philadelphia Enquirer called her “a polished stylist with a gleaming v oice.” Ms. Christman has been a guest soloist at The White House and a re citalist in numerous Artist Series including the National Gallery of Art. She was privileged to present the Washington premiere of John Corigliano’s new song cycle\, The Tambourine Man\, at the request of the composer\, fi rst with National Musical Arts and then for the Cosmos Club Artist Series.
\nTickets: < a class='ai1ec-ticket-url-exported' href='https://www.nationalchamberensem ble.org/tickets.htm'>https://www.nationalchamberensemble.org/tickets.htm a>.
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