In this 10th anniversary week of opening its hallmark Music Center, Strathmore announces that iconic actressJulie Andrews will celebrate A Dazzling Decade by speaking at the art center’s 10th Anniversary Spring Gala on Saturday, April 25, 2015.With a career that has spanned decades, traversed a myriad of artistic disciplines, imbued fans with fond memories, and inspired millions, there’s no one better to headline this celebration of the past decade, while looking ambitiously toward the future. Gala guests will begin the evening at 5:30 p.m. with cocktails, followed by a sumptuous dinner, program with Julie Andrews, and an after party with Big Ray and the Kool Kats.
An Evening with Julie Andrews will include a Q&A with the audience and discussion moderated by Washington Post Theater Critic Peter Marks. She will share clips, stories, and conversation about her illustrious, history-making career. Music will be performed by the Strathmore Children’s Chorus. Andrews will not be singing.
The 10th Anniversary Spring Gala symbolizes a major milestone in Strathmore’s history, and will be the stage for announcements of future initiatives for the organization, which has become a touchstone for life and culture in Montgomery County and the greater Washington metropolitan region. Since it opened in 2005, over 1.8 Million people have attended a performance in the Music Center at Strathmore. Many more have come through for education programs, special events, free community concerts, and festivals. There have been nearly 2,000 performances in the Music Center since its opening, including those by founding partner the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and resident partner organizations The National Philharmonic and Washington Performing Arts.
Strathmore is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development, MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to non-profit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities.
Strathmore is also supported in part by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.
Strathmore Presents
10th Anniversary Spring Gala
An Evening with Julie Andrews
Conversation, Stories & Clips
with Peter Marks, moderator
& music by Strathmore Children’s Chorus
Saturday, April 25, 2015
5:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7 p.m. Dinner
9 p.m. An Evening with Julie Andrews and music from the Strathmore Children’s Chorus
10:30 p.m. After Party with Big Ray and the Kool Kats
Tickets (for concert only) $65 – $175 (limited single tickets available for purchase)
Dinner ticket packages include:
$600 Individual Supporter: One ticket to Gala dinner in Music Center, Performance with Julie Andrews, admission to after party with Big Ray and the Kool Kats.
$1,500 Gala Patron: One ticket to Gala dinner, preferred seating for An Evening with Julie Andrews, admission to after party with Big Ray and the Kool Kats, listing on evening’s video recognition, valet parking pass.
$10,000 Sponsor: Table for eight at Gala dinner, preferred seating for An Evening with Julie Andrews, valet parking passes for all eight guests, listing in evening’s video recognition, acknowledgment on Strathmore’s donor wall, newsletter and annual report.
Ticket packages can be purchased by contacting The Sorelle Group at (202) 248-1930 or Strathmore@sorellegroup.com.
Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, MD 20852
For additional information or to purchase tickets, visit www.strathmore.org or call (301) 581-5100
ROCK ME AMADEUS!
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE @ Embassy of Austria
Friday, May 15, 2015
7:00 PM
3524 International Ct. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Austria Rocks! Join the party to celebrate Austrian – US friendship with an evening of rock music and dancing, featuring Suspicious Package, three-time winner of theJournopalooza battle of the DC media bands. Suspicious Package may also be Washington’s only rock band containing three Pulitzer prizes. Welcoming remarks by Ambassador Hans Peter Manz, followed by cocktail reception with Austrian specialties and live concert.
Reserve Free Tickets http://acfdc.org/upcoming-events
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rock-concert-i-suspicious-package-austria-rocks-tickets-16323289398
The contents of Suspicious Package are:
Tim Burger * Bryan Greene * Josh Meyer* Christina Sevilla * Tom Toles
www.facebook.com/SusPackage @ SusPackage
The Cathedral Choral Society will present the final concert of its 2014/15 season, Great Opera Choruses, on Sunday, May 17 at 4:00 p.m. The program of well-loved opera arias and choruses includes works by Wagner, Bellini, Gounod, Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni, and Boito. The Cathedral Choral Society, conducted by Music Director J. Reilly Lewis, will be joined by Jessica Julin, soprano; Ben Wager, bass; and the Washington National Opera Children’s Chorus.
“This concert will feature magnificent opera music, sacred and profane, perfect for the Cathedral,” said J. Reilly Lewis. “This is my first time programming opera for this chorus, and these gorgeous works capture all the emotions of great opera.”
Selections will be performed from Wagner, Die Meistersinger; Bellini, Norma; Gounod, Faust; Verdi, Nabucco; Puccini, Tosca; Mascagni, Cavalleria Rusticana; Puccini, Manon Lescaut; and Boito, Mefistofele.
“We are thrilled to be performing opera in the Cathedral for the first time,” said Genevieve Twomey, Executive Director of the Cathedral Choral Society. “This music is rich, exciting, dramatic, and engaging – and to experience this in such a grand space will be a unique and memorable experience.”
The Cathedral Choral Society is pleased to feature soloists Jessica Julin, soprano and Ben Wager, bass, and to welcome the Washington National Opera Children’s Chorus as guest choir on Boito’s Mefistofele. Jessica Julin, soprano has been praised for her “commanding voice,” and is a 2009 Grand Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Auditions. She received her masters from Indiana University, studied at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, and currently resides in Maryland. She won first prize awards in the J.P. Parkinson Competition, Lois Alba Aria Competition, and the Giagiari Bel Canto Competition.
Ben Wager, bass is a 2009 graduate of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. This season, he debuted in Oslo with Den Norske Opera as Escamillo in Carmen and performed two roles with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Previous engagements include with the Nashville Opera, Deutsche Opera Berlin, Minnesota Opera, and Los Angeles Philharmonic. In 2012, The Washington Times praised him for his “perfect balance of graciousness [and] forthrightness” in a concert opera performance.
The Washington National Opera Children’s Chorus is comprised of many of the finest young singers, ages 8-14, from Washington, DC; Virginia; and Maryland. They appear frequently in WNO productions at the Kennedy Center. Recent performances include the world premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s The Lion, The Unicorn, and Me (2013) and the WNO premier of Rachel Portman’s The Little Prince (2014). They are directed by Will Breytspraak, Children’s Chorus Master, who is the Chair of Performing Arts at Maret School in Washington, DC.
A pre-concert talk by Peter Russell will be presented at 3:00 p.m. in Perry Auditorium (in the Cathedral tower). Peter Russell is a leading figure in the DC opera scene, having served as General Director of the Wolf Trap Opera Company and founding Washington Concert Opera before later taking on his current role as General Director of Vocal Arts DC.
About the Cathedral Choral Society: The Cathedral Choral Society is the resident symphonic chorus of Washington National Cathedral. Now in its 73rd season, the 140-voice chorus presents an inspiring concert season at the Cathedral and shares the joy of choral singing throughout the Greater Washington, DC Area through its community engagement programs. Its 2015/16 season will be announced the week of May 17.
For Tickets: Regularly priced tickets begin at $25. Tickets for children and students with valid ID under the age of 25 are $15. Seniors, veteran, and military may receive 10% off (excludes Premium Nave). Complimentary parking is included with ticket purchase in the Cathedral’s underground parking garage courtesy of the Cathedral Choral Society. To purchase tickets, or for additional information, please call (202) 537-2228 | (877) 537-2228 or visit the website, www.cathedralchoralsociety.org
Gourmet Symphony Presents The Saloon Concert Series: Woodworking 101
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 | 6-8 pm
Beuchert’s Saloon (623 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20003)
Join Gourmet Symphony al fresco at Beuchert’s Saloon‘s garden patio to explore the mastercraft of woodworking and its influence on music, whiskey production, and open-flame culinary arts. Hear how woods from specific forests can shape the tonalities of instruments – from the bass to the marimba; learn from Jeff Wells, veteran of DC’s craft beverage scene, how American whiskey producer Michter’s chooses its barrels when aging its bourbons; and taste the best fare of the season grilled up by Chef Andrew Markert.
Your ticket includes tastings of 3 exclusive spirits paired with 4-5 custom small plates and live chamber music performances.Tickets are $35 per person and available for purchase via Eventbrite: bit.ly/1EQdF0A.
SILENT DISCO SUNSET
Saturday, May 30th | 7pm-10pm
Rooftop of the Embassy Row Hotel in Dupont Circle
Join us for the official launch of Silent Disco Sunsets this Saturday at the brand new Rooftop of the Embassy Row Hotel. Come to enjoy the sunset with a backdrop of spectacular city views and submerge into the world of music with
3 Live DJs | 3 Different Music Channels | 3 Hours of Dancing
+ Hula Dance Performances & Open Air Dance Floor
Register Now, only few tickets left
TICKETS: $20 online/ $25 at the door – https://silentdisco-
Wednesday, June 3rd
Doors open at 7:00 PM
Show starts at 8:00 PM
$10 Specialty cocktail, must be 21+ to enter
Free show with RSVP
Space is limited, RSVP today at POVLiveTorMiller.eventbrite.
POV
At W Washington DC
515 15th Street NW
On Saturday June 6th at 8pm, BOAT BURNING: MUSIC FOR MASSED GUITARS brings over 70 electric guitars to SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS at FRANCIS-STEVENS for a majestic benefit evening in support of music in D.C. public schools, with a once-in-a-lifetime array of musicians from D.C.’s vibrant music scene.
A unique and truly *massive* benefit, featuring musicians from across the nation’s capital, including members of BOAT BURNING * BEAUTY PILL * HARNESS FLUX * TONE * UGLY PURPLE SWEATER * MITTENFIELDS * TOMATO DODGERS * DC IMPROVISERS COLLECTIVE * THE CHARM OFFENSIVE * SLIGO CREEK STOMPERS * TEREU TEREU * EAST GHOST * GREENLAND * THE PLUMS * INSECT FACTORY * EMILY FRANCISCO * JOWE HEAD * BLACK HILLS * THE CARIBBEAN * IMPERIAL CHINA * LAUGHING MAN * NAGUAL * CARTOON WEAPONS * TEEN IDLES * METROPOLITAN * FELLOW CREATURES * TIME IS FIRE * HALO VALLEY * NIGHT STREETS * CHASKI * SANSYOU * I.G.M. * DISSONANCE * GENTLE MEN * THE BOUNDARY STONES * HOLY CRUST * THE DEEJ * THE DULLARDS * SUN MACHINES * NICE BREEZE * JACK ON FIRE * THE BUZZ * LIGHT ARMS * JON CAMP * RAGNAPOP! * ESCAPE POINT * LOW END STRING QUARTET * STYLUS * THE COURTESANS * SHADOW FARM * BODYCOP * CHURT * CLAMP MUSIC * CLASSICAL MUSIC ALMANAC * CULT OF THE VOID * EMBEZZLERS * FELL TYPES * FLOR DE MARACUJA * FREAKBABY * GOSSAMER * GUT HEAD * HASHIMA MACHINE * JET JAGUAR * KANTATI LOS ANDES * MOM^2 * NASHVILLE ROOMS * OOO * TRIANGLE RHYSING * RAYMI * STORM PETREL * THE CHENIERS * THE DEADS * DUPONT UNDERGROUND * MAKE DC and more.
All ticket proceeds to go to music programs at Ward 2’s School Without Walls campuses and Ward 8’s Randle Highlands Elementary School.
Doors open at 7:30; Music starts 8:00 pm.
SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS at FRANCIS-STEVENS is located at
2425 N St NW, Washington DC 20037
(corner of N & 24th Streets NW)
MAP/DIRECTIONS http://tinyurl.com/francis-ste
Boat Burning:
https://www.facebook.com/boatb
Andras Fekete’s “maximal minimalist” ensemble BOAT BURNING plays an intricate hybrid of composition and improvisation for massed-electric guitars, where deceptively simple passages performed on a profusion of instruments – sometimes fifty or more guitars – produce shimmering towers of densely-stacked harmonics. The result is powerful, evocative music that combines the widescreen sweep of classical with the sheer physical thrall of punk.
Participating musicians (so far):
Adrian Erlinger (Sligo Creek Stompers, Clamp Music) http://www.sligocreekstompers.
Ananth Batni (Dissonance) https://www.facebook.com/aband
Andras Fekete (Boat Burning) https://www.facebook.com/boatb
Asher Meerovich (Tomato Dodgers, Skeleton Baby, Agnostic, JuJu Fingers And The Caravan Band, WMUC 88.1FM)http://tomatododgers.bandcamp.
Boris Milic (Boris Miloc) https://borismilic.bandcamp.co
Brandon Moses (Laughing Man, Joy Buttons ) http://laughingmanmusic.com/
Braulio Agnese (Dupont Underground, Make DC) http://mixcloud.com/theeditor
Brian Olexy (The Buzz, Chris Monaghan, Nashville Rooms) http://buzzmusic.bandcamp.com/
Brian Porter (Imperial China) https://imperialchinadc.bandca
Caitlin McDermott (SWW)
Carni Klirs (solo guitar, ex-Fell Types) http://carniklirs.bandcamp.com
Charles Andrews (Tone, Night Streets) http://tone-dc.com/
Charles Bills (Escape Point, CHuRT) http://www.facebook.com/Escape
Dan Barry (The Dullards, The Deej) http://www.thedeej.org/, https://www.facebook.com/thedu
Dave Jones (The Caribbean) http://thecaribbean.tumblr.com
David Nicholas (Sansyou) http://www.sansyoumusic.com/
Declan Enright (Dissonance) https://www.facebook.com/aband
Donald Seale (Mittenfields) http://mittenfields.bandcamp.c
Drew Doucette (Beauty Pill, Black Hills) http://www.beautypill.com/
Emily Francisco (Sculptress, Sound Artist, Trans-harmonium Fabrication Expert) http://www.emily-francisco.com
Garrett Gleason (Cartoon Weapons, Hashima Machine, Gentle Men)
Geordie Grindle (The Charm Offensive, Tone, Peg Simone, Teen Idles) http://www.charmrockdc.com/
Gordie Shaw (Halo Valley, Flor De Maracuja) http://soundcloud.com/boxwalla
Greg Gendron (Light Arms, Sun Machines, Ragnapop!) https://lightarms.bandcamp.com
Gustavo Vargas (Chaski, Raymi, Kantati Los Andes, TONE) http://www.tone-dc.com/
Ian McColm (Nagual, I.G.M.) http://www.nagualuniverse.com/
J Forté (The Buzz, Sun Machines, Light Arms) https://sunmachines.bandcamp.c
Jackson Engman (SWW)
Jai James (SWW)
James Reichard (Cult of the Void, ex-The Deads, ex-Bodycop)
Jamie Green (Greenland) http://greenland.bandcamp.com/
Jason Mogavero (Jack On Fire) http://jackonfiredc.bandcamp.c
Jeff Barsky (Insect Factory, Plums, Embezzlers) https://www.insectfields.org/
Jesse Musat (SWW)
Johan Nystrom (n+1, Crispy Tickles) johannystrom.net
John Howard (The Plums, Nice Breeze) http://www.soundcloud.com/plum
John Masters (Harness Flux, The Cheniers, Metropolitan) http://harnessflux.com/
Jon Camp (Jon Camp) https://joncamp.bandcamp.com/
Jonathan Matis (DC Improvisers Collective, Low End String Quartet) http://improvarts.bandcamp.com
Keith Sinzinger (Fast Forty, Fast Against the Wall, Safe Fast & Effective, STYLUS) www.youtube.com/user/FortyFast
Kieran Dollemore (Holy Crust) https://holycrust.bandcamp.com
Kurt Nemes (Classical Music Almanac) http://musicalalmanac.wordpres
Luke Stewart (Ooo, Laughing Man, Mom^2) http://lukethings.wordpress.co
Mark Cooley (Gut Head) http://www.flawedart.net/
Mark Sherman (Boat Burning) http://www.boatburning.com/
Martha Hamilton (Freakbaby, Jet Jaguar, Plums, Nice Breeze, Jowe Head) http://plumsband.blogspot.com/
Matt Perrone (Time Is Fire) https://soundcloud.com/time-is
Matt Wood (Gossamer, Storm Petrel, The Deads)
Matthew McGarraghy (Sansyou, Shadow Farm) http://sansyoumusic.com/
Mike Ball (Mittenfields) http://mittenfields.bandcamp.c
Mike Janssen (The Boundary Stones) http://boundarystones.bandcamp
Phong Tran (Halo Valley, The Shouts From The Sea) http://soundcloud.com/boxwalla
Robert Winship (East Ghost) http://eastghost.bandcamp.com/
Robin Diamond (Boat Burning, Triangle Rhysing, The Probes) http://www.boatburning.com/
Ryan Brogan (East Ghost) http://eastghost.bandcamp.com/
Ryan Little (Tereu Tereu, Bad Friend Records) http://badfriendrecords.com/
Sam McCormally (Fellow Creatures, Ugly Purple Sweater) http://fellowcreaturesmusic.co
Sam Sherwood (Mittenfields) http://mittenfields.bandcamp.c
Tony Blankenship (The Courtesans) https://m.soundcloud.com/court
Zack Be (Cartoon Weapons) http://cartoonweapons.bandcamp
BOAT BURNING – Music for massed guitars
“Victory by overtone, glory by sound”
http://www.boatburning.com
FETE DE LA MUSIQUE – A Summer Solstice Music Festival
Saturday, June 20 | 7pm-1am at Sofitel DC, 806 15th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Saturday, June 20th musicians, music enthusiasts, artists, locals and guests of town alike will collide for an upbeat funky night and all night music experience inspired by France’s Fete de la Musique, also known as World Music Day hosted by Art Soiree and Sofitel DC right in the heart of the nation’s capital.
Filling the city with an outpouring of rhythm and sound, different local bands and performers – jazz, rock, folk, classical, pop and world – will take stage at Sofitel DC.
Ballroom
7-7:30pm – Serge Khrichenko
7:30-8:30pm – Cruzie Beaux
8:30-9:30pm – RadaR
9:30pm-10:30pm – Honest Haloway
10:30pm – 12am – Thursday People
Le Bar
7-9pm DJ Daryl Northrop
9-11pm Azul Band
11pm-1am DJ Enea Diotaiuti
TICKETS: $15 before 6/18; $20 after – https://fetedelamusique2015.eventbrite.com
On July 26, 2015, 3 Stars Brewing Company will host their 3rd annual Artists & Artisans Summer Jam from 2-6 p.m. The perfect way to celebrate summer, this yearly event is a showcase of local entrepreneurs and craftsmen. 3 Stars turns the brewery into a “locavore market” packed with local food trucks, chefs, artists, musicians, distillers and designers who’ve set up shop to show off their products.
DC-grown and community-driven, 3 Stars promotes small DC businesses through one-of-a-kind events such as these, bringing people together and growing our local scene.
The vendors for this year’s party are a who’s who of local craft, including: Rappahannock River Oysters, Swizzler Food Truck, Dirty South Deli, Greenhat Distilling, Leopold Brothers Spirits, Sloppy Mama’s BBQ, Jerkface Artisan Jerky, Chup’s Fruit Ketchup, Crushing Apparel and many more. In addition to DJ’s spinning classic hits, there will also be a live performance from a yet-as named talent.
In addition to all of the food and beverage from outside sources, 3 Stars will be unlocking their cellar and pouring a ton of rare and exclusive beers. There will also be a few specialty casks to round out the portfolio—making this a craft beer lover’s dream come true.
Tickets are $15 and include admission, a custom goblet, and your first beer. After that everything is à la carte, so guests can consume and spend as much, or as little, as they like.
This is a 21+ event and proper ID is required. Children under 10 are also welcome. No pets
