Showing posts with label capital city symphony. Show all posts
Showing posts with label capital city symphony. Show all posts
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
CCS Chamber Music Jam - April 18 in Bethesda
CAPITAL CITY SYMPHONY
Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 4-8pm
at Bethesda Presbyterian Church
7611 Clarendon Road, Bethesda, MD
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Sign up below.
Join members of the Capital City Symphony and other local musicians for socializing, sight-reading, and supper at our 2015 Chamber Music Jam.
Come to play, or just to listen. Includes dinner and desserts!
$40 Full Event (participating musicians)
$25 Dinner & Listening (non-musicians)
Advance registration is required (so that we can have a headcount for dinner, and so that we can have the right assortment of music.)
Sign up here.
QUESTIONS? Email events@capitalcitysymphony.org.
Do you like playing chamber music with friends? Fancy listening to others make ensemble music in a relaxed setting? Want to support your local community orchestra by joining us for dinner?
Come join members of the Capital City Symphony and other local musicians for socializing, sight-reading, and supper.
Professional and accomplished amateur musicians are encouraged to bring their instruments, and others will be able to relax and enjoy music from a variety of composers, eras, and instrument combinations while roaming from room to room.
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This is a fundraiser for the Capital City Symphony. All but $10 of your registration fee is tax-deductible. The Capital City Symphony, a resident arts partner at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in NE Washington, D.C., makes music approachable by *presenting affordable concerts to the public, *performing creative programs in a relaxed concert format, and *providing appealing performance opportunities for talented amateur as well as professional players.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Sign up below.
Join members of the Capital City Symphony and other local musicians for socializing, sight-reading, and supper at our 2015 Chamber Music Jam.
Come to play, or just to listen. Includes dinner and desserts!
$40 Full Event (participating musicians)
$25 Dinner & Listening (non-musicians)
Advance registration is required (so that we can have a headcount for dinner, and so that we can have the right assortment of music.)
Sign up here.
QUESTIONS? Email events@capitalcitysymphony.org.
Do you like playing chamber music with friends? Fancy listening to others make ensemble music in a relaxed setting? Want to support your local community orchestra by joining us for dinner?
Come join members of the Capital City Symphony and other local musicians for socializing, sight-reading, and supper.
Professional and accomplished amateur musicians are encouraged to bring their instruments, and others will be able to relax and enjoy music from a variety of composers, eras, and instrument combinations while roaming from room to room.
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This is a fundraiser for the Capital City Symphony. All but $10 of your registration fee is tax-deductible. The Capital City Symphony, a resident arts partner at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in NE Washington, D.C., makes music approachable by *presenting affordable concerts to the public, *performing creative programs in a relaxed concert format, and *providing appealing performance opportunities for talented amateur as well as professional players.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Fauré’s Requiem - 3/14 & 15 - Capital City Symphony and Capitol Hill Chorale
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The Capital City Symphony, conducted by Victoria Gau
and
the Capitol Hill Chorale, conducted by Frederick Binkholder
present Fauré’s Requiem
Saturday, March 14 at 7:30pm
Sunday, March 15 at 4:00pm
at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 201 4th St SE (4th and Independence SE)
* Fauré’s Requiem ~ with Laura Choi Stuart, soprano and Bryan Jackson, baritone
* Stephen Paulus, When Music Sounds
* Hildegard von Bingen, Ave Maria, O auctrix vite ~ with Sarah Markovits, soprano
* John Tavener, Song for Athene
* Christopher Theofinidas, Rainbow Body
$25 Preferred (at the center of the concert venue and/or closer to the stage)
$20 General Admission
$15 Age 30 and under
NOTE: Age 16 and under are FREE, but require a ticket.
The Capital City Symphony is DC's premiere community orchestra, bringing together doctors, lawyers, scientists and politicians and many others into a collaborative musical environment. The Capital City Symphony performs standard symphonic repertoire and explores the best of 20th and 21st-century music, presenting 4 full concerts each year, as well as occasional chamber music concerts.
In a city rich with choral music, the 120-member Capitol Hill Chorale has built its own unique identity and devoted following. Known for its versatility and enduring musicianship, the Chorale's repertoire ranges from early music to jazz to major works with large orchestras. Founded by longtime Capitol Hill resident Parker Jayne, the Chorale attracts singers from Capitol Hill and the entire metropolitan area.
http://www.capitalcitysymphony.org/
http://www.capitolhillchorale.org/
The Capital City Symphony, conducted by Victoria Gau
and
the Capitol Hill Chorale, conducted by Frederick Binkholder
present Fauré’s Requiem
Saturday, March 14 at 7:30pm
Sunday, March 15 at 4:00pm
at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 201 4th St SE (4th and Independence SE)
* Fauré’s Requiem ~ with Laura Choi Stuart, soprano and Bryan Jackson, baritone
* Stephen Paulus, When Music Sounds
* Hildegard von Bingen, Ave Maria, O auctrix vite ~ with Sarah Markovits, soprano
* John Tavener, Song for Athene
* Christopher Theofinidas, Rainbow Body
$25 Preferred (at the center of the concert venue and/or closer to the stage)
$20 General Admission
$15 Age 30 and under
NOTE: Age 16 and under are FREE, but require a ticket.
The Capital City Symphony is DC's premiere community orchestra, bringing together doctors, lawyers, scientists and politicians and many others into a collaborative musical environment. The Capital City Symphony performs standard symphonic repertoire and explores the best of 20th and 21st-century music, presenting 4 full concerts each year, as well as occasional chamber music concerts.
In a city rich with choral music, the 120-member Capitol Hill Chorale has built its own unique identity and devoted following. Known for its versatility and enduring musicianship, the Chorale's repertoire ranges from early music to jazz to major works with large orchestras. Founded by longtime Capitol Hill resident Parker Jayne, the Chorale attracts singers from Capitol Hill and the entire metropolitan area.
http://www.capitalcitysymphony.org/
http://www.capitolhillchorale.org/
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
CCS at the 2015 Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival - 2/27 at 8pm
CCS at INTERSECTIONS
Friday, February 27, 2015 at 8pm
SECRET DISCOUNT CODE!
Post "I love CCS!" on our Facebook Page & we'll message you a Secret DISCOUNT code for Interactive Symphony!
SECRET DISCOUNT CODE!
Post "I love CCS!" on our Facebook Page & we'll message you a Secret DISCOUNT code for Interactive Symphony!
Interactive Symphony
Conducted by John Devlin, CCS Associate Conductor
Presented as part of the Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival, February 20-March 7, 2015At the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
Lang Theatre / 60 minutes / for ages 8+
$27.50 Adults / $22 Student/Senior
Tickets available through IntersectionsDC.org.
ABOUT THIS CONCERT
Enjoy a triple bill conceived by Associate Conductor John Devlin, the mastermind behind a series of successful, forward-thinking INTERSECTIONS classical concert experiences.
A moving song cycle for tenor, string orchestra and video, Benjamin Britten’s haunting Les Illuminations, based on the writing of Arthur Rimbaud, will feature acclaimed soloist Gran Wilson, with video design by the visionary Tim McLoraine. Experience the world premiere of Kirsten Warfield's new piece for drum set, electronics, and brass quintet. The finale will feature excerpts from pieces by Beethoven, Elgar and Rimsky-Korsakov, chosen in December via social media, accompanied by video designs.
The Capital City Symphony is DC's premiere community orchestra, bringing together doctors, lawyers, scientists and politicians and many others into a collaborative musical environment.
Treat yourself to a unique visual and musical experience.
$27.50 Adults / $22 Student/Senior
Tickets available through IntersectionsDC.org.
ABOUT THIS CONCERT
Enjoy a triple bill conceived by Associate Conductor John Devlin, the mastermind behind a series of successful, forward-thinking INTERSECTIONS classical concert experiences.
A moving song cycle for tenor, string orchestra and video, Benjamin Britten’s haunting Les Illuminations, based on the writing of Arthur Rimbaud, will feature acclaimed soloist Gran Wilson, with video design by the visionary Tim McLoraine. Experience the world premiere of Kirsten Warfield's new piece for drum set, electronics, and brass quintet. The finale will feature excerpts from pieces by Beethoven, Elgar and Rimsky-Korsakov, chosen in December via social media, accompanied by video designs.
The Capital City Symphony is DC's premiere community orchestra, bringing together doctors, lawyers, scientists and politicians and many others into a collaborative musical environment.
Treat yourself to a unique visual and musical experience.
Learn more at www.capitalcitysymphony.org.
Friday, January 30, 2015
CCS at the Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival 2015 -- 2/27 at 8pm
CCS at INTERSECTIONS
Friday, February 27, 2015 at 8pm
Interactive Symphony
Conducted by John Devlin, CCS Associate Conductor
Presented as part of the Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival, February 20-March 7, 2015
At the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
At the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
Lang Theatre / 60 minutes / for ages 8+
$27.50 Adults / $22 Student/Senior
Tickets available through IntersectionsDC.org.
ABOUT THIS CONCERT
Enjoy a triple bill conceived by Associate Conductor John Devlin, the mastermind behind a series of successful, forward-thinking INTERSECTIONS classical concert experiences.
A moving song cycle for tenor, string orchestra and video, Benjamin Britten’s haunting Les Illuminations, based on the writing of Arthur Rimbaud, will feature acclaimed soloist Gran Wilson, with video design by the visionary Tim McLoraine. Experience the world premiere of Kirsten Warfield's new piece for drum set, electronics, and brass quintet. The finale will feature excerpts from pieces by Beethoven, Elgar and Rimsky-Korsakov, chosen in December via social media, accompanied by video designs.
The Capital City Symphony is DC's premiere community orchestra, bringing together doctors, lawyers, scientists and politicians and many others into a collaborative musical environment.
Treat yourself to a unique visual and musical experience.
$27.50 Adults / $22 Student/Senior
Tickets available through IntersectionsDC.org.
ABOUT THIS CONCERT
Enjoy a triple bill conceived by Associate Conductor John Devlin, the mastermind behind a series of successful, forward-thinking INTERSECTIONS classical concert experiences.
A moving song cycle for tenor, string orchestra and video, Benjamin Britten’s haunting Les Illuminations, based on the writing of Arthur Rimbaud, will feature acclaimed soloist Gran Wilson, with video design by the visionary Tim McLoraine. Experience the world premiere of Kirsten Warfield's new piece for drum set, electronics, and brass quintet. The finale will feature excerpts from pieces by Beethoven, Elgar and Rimsky-Korsakov, chosen in December via social media, accompanied by video designs.
The Capital City Symphony is DC's premiere community orchestra, bringing together doctors, lawyers, scientists and politicians and many others into a collaborative musical environment.
Treat yourself to a unique visual and musical experience.
Learn more at www.capitalcitysymphony.org.
Friday, November 14, 2014
Capital City Symphony Family Concert: HANSEL AND GRETEL
CAPITAL CITY SYMPHONY 2014-2015 Season
Engelbert Humperdinck’s HANSEL AND GRETEL
Semi-staged concert opera for all ages!
Saturday, November 22 at 7:30pm (full version)
Family Concert: Sunday, November 23 at 4:00pm (1 hour version for younger audiences)
plus Instrument Petting Zoo at 3:30pm
Conducted by Victoria Gau
Stage Direction by Deborah Grossman
with
Mary Gresock, Gretel
Rebecca Henry, Hansel
Grace Gori, Mother, Witch
Neil Ewachiw, Father
Ellen Kliman, Sandman, Dew Fairy
Tickets for Adults are $25
Tickets for Children 16 and under are FREE
Student Tickets $15 (at the door only, w/ valid ID)
Tickets on sale at www.capitalcitysymphony.org.
Read more about the opera.
Read about our guest artists.
plus Instrument Petting Zoo at 3:30pm
Conducted by Victoria Gau
Stage Direction by Deborah Grossman
with
Mary Gresock, Gretel
Rebecca Henry, Hansel
Grace Gori, Mother, Witch
Neil Ewachiw, Father
Ellen Kliman, Sandman, Dew Fairy
Tickets for Adults are $25
Tickets for Children 16 and under are FREE
Student Tickets $15 (at the door only, w/ valid ID)
Tickets on sale at www.capitalcitysymphony.org.
Read more about the opera.
Read about our guest artists.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Capital City Symphony - Concerto Concert 10/12/2014
CONCERTO CONCERT
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014 at 5:00pm
Every season, CCS presents at least one Young Artist concerto concert.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014 at 5:00pm
Every season, CCS presents at least one Young Artist concerto concert.
Our opening concert on October 12 will feature pianist Eric Lin,
winner of the 2014 Ylda Novik Memorial Concerto Competition.
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 ~ Eric Lin, piano
Dvořák, Symphony No. 8.
At the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
Tickets for all seats are $25.
Tickets for children 16 and under are FREE.
Tickets available at www.capitalcitysymphony.org or 202-399-7993.
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 ~ Eric Lin, piano
Dvořák, Symphony No. 8.
At the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
Tickets for all seats are $25.
Tickets for children 16 and under are FREE.
Tickets available at www.capitalcitysymphony.org or 202-399-7993.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Go-Go Symphony at the Atlas - Friday, June 27
"...a powerhouse of unstoppable momentum… it brought the sold-out house to its feet, cheering." -- Washington Post
Do you have your tickets yet? These shows are going to sell out!
Check out the latest press:
If not, here’s your chance to get in on the high-energy excitement – or to experience it again!
The Capital City Symphony and the Go-Go Symphony ensemble are thrilled to announce a REMOUNT of the “Go-Go Symphony” concert, once again including Special Guest MC Head-Roc and dancers from Da Originalz.
GO-GO SYMPHONY!
Friday, June 27 at 8pm & 10pm
Special Guest MC Head-Roc
with Da Originalz dancers
in the Lang Theater
at the Atlas Performing Arts Center
in the Lang Theater
at the Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC
John Devlin, Conductor
Liza Figueroa Kravinsky, Composer
with additional compositions and arrangements by Peter Van Siclen
All tickets $30. Advance purchase strongly recommended!
John Devlin, Conductor
Liza Figueroa Kravinsky, Composer
with additional compositions and arrangements by Peter Van Siclen
All tickets $30. Advance purchase strongly recommended!
This week only, use discount code ccsggs5 to get $5 off one ticket.
Tickets available online or through the Atlas Box Office at 202-399-7993.
Check out this review of the February performance.
Read the full press release.
Tickets available online or through the Atlas Box Office at 202-399-7993.
Check out this review of the February performance.
Read the full press release.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Capital City Symphony ~ American MusicFest Part II ~ May 4, 2014 at 5pm
CAPITAL CITY SYMPHONY 2013-2014 Season
American MusicFest
April 20, 2014, Washington, D.C. -- The Capital City Symphony, a founding Arts Partners at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in NE Washington, D.C., is presenting a two-part American MusicFest in March and May of 2014. Part I, which was held on March 23, focused on 21st composers, including local composer Scott Pender, Jennifer Higdon of Philadelphia, and DC-native Steven Gerber, now living in New York, with guest artist Robert Spates, Violin. Part II, on May 4 at 5:00pm will include two favorite works by Samuel Barber, with guest artist local soprano Mary Gresock.
Artistic Director and Conductor Victoria Gau explains: “I find myself increasingly drawn to the incredibly rich array of new classical music being written by American composers The idea of including music by my two friends, Scott Pender and Steven Gerber, got me started. It wasn’t hard to find the additions of Jennifer Higdon’s exquisite Blue Cathedral, and a perennial favorite, Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2.”
The May concert will feature two favorite works by Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings and Knoxville, Summer of 1915 with Mary Gresock, soprano. The program will also include a non-American work, the popular Brahms Symphony No. 2.
Sunday, May 4 at 5:00pm
At the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC.
Directions and parking information can be found at Atlasarts.org.
Tickets for all seats are $25. Ticket for children 16 and under are FREE. Student Tickets are $15, available at the door only, with valid student ID.
Tickets are available online at www.
Reception to follow at SMITH COMMONS
Happy hour deals on drinks & food, including selected beer, wine, and cocktails for $5 and reduced-price appetizers. The full regular menu will also be available (no discounts).
ABOUT THE SOLOIST
Mary Gresock, soprano, performs extensively in concert, opera, operetta, and musical theatre throughout the Washington/Baltimore area. A versatile singing actress, Ms. Gresock’s singing voice has been described in The Washington Post as “radiant… sparkling… and exquisite,” while her acting has been noted as “impressive… demonstrating a real gift for comedy and considerable charm.” Ms. Gresock has performed roles with Opera International, Washington National Opera, Baltimore Opera, Ashlawn-Highland Opera Festival, The IN Series of Washington, Opera Vivente, Maryland Lyric Opera, Annapolis Opera, Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia, Maryland Opera Society, Ohio Light Opera, The Washington Savoyards, Prince George’s Opera, Opera Americana, The Other Opera Company, Round House Theatre, Interact Theatre, and Signature Theatre.
On the concert stage, Ms.Gresock recently debuted with The Trinity Chamber Orchestra in a concert celebrating works by Gilbert and Sullivan, and she was featured with The Maryland Chamber Orchestra in Saint-Saen’s Christmas Oratorio and Scarlatti’s Christmas Cantata. Unique operatic performances include the honor of creating “Castrato” and “The Judge” in the world premiere of John Musto’s Grammy nominated opera, Volpone, with The Wolf Trap Opera Company, and “Anna Gomez” in The Consul with Washington National Opera under the stage direction of the composer, Gian Carlo Menotti. Future engagements include: the world premiere a new opera entitled Lost Childhood with the National Philharmonic, Laetitia in Menotti’s original opera radio version of The Old Maid and The Thief with Odyssey Opera Theatre, featured soloist with Trinity Chamber Orchestra, and the roles of Officer’s Wife/Martha in the east coast premiere of an opera version of The Secret Garden with The Opera Theatre of Weston in Vermont.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Online Auction to Benefit the Capital City Symphony - Spring 2014
Capital City Symphony
Spring 2014 Online Auction!
April 1 through May 5
The Capital City Symphony SPRING Auction helps to support our concert programming, including exciting collaborations and free tickets for kids.
Auction items range from theater tickets to handmade pottery to dining gift certificates to craft beer.
Check out the latest list of Donated Items.
Or, go directly to our Auction Website (click here for Mobile Website).
Current Top Items:
The Capital City Symphony fits your budget and your lifestyle, with low ticket prices (free for kids!), creative programming, exciting collaborations, and fun special events such as Meet-The-Musicians Happy Hours and Come-Play-With-Us Chamber Music Jams.Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Capital City Symphony Online Auction - Spring 2014
Spring 2014 Online Auction!
April 1 through May 5
The Capital City Symphony SPRING Auction 2014 will run from April 1, 2014 to May 5, 2014, with proceeds going to Capital City Symphony in order to support our concert programming, including exciting collaborations and free tickets for kids.
Auction items range from theater tickets to handmade pottery to dining gift certificates to craft beer. So, tell your friends, family, community.
Visit the Auction Website!
Items will continue to be added throughout April, so check back often.
Click here to donate an item.
WHY DONATE?
In addition to your exposure through our Auction website, donors will be listed on our CCS website, as well as being mentioned in our upcoming e-newsletters and on our Facebook page. Sponsors will also be thanked in our Spring concert programs, among other possible benefits. Our members live all over the DC Metro region, with large concentrations in NW DC, Capitol Hill, Montgomery County, and the Northern Virginia suburbs.
WHY BID?
Your support will help the Capital City Symphony continue its mission to present affordable concerts to the public, perform creative programs in a relaxed concert format, and provide appealing performance opportunities for talented amateur as well as professional players. This includes providing FREE tickets to kids age 16 and under, offering performance opportunities for young artists, and presenting our annual FREE Community Carol Sing.
Thank you in advance for your support! We look forward to your item donation and online bids!
www.capitalcitysymphony.org
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Capital City Symphony - American MusicFest 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 5pm
Scott Pender ~ Solemn Overture
Jennifer Higdon ~ blue cathedral
Steven Gerber ~ Two Lyric Pieces, with Robert Spates, violin
Howard Hanson ~ Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"
Post-concert Q&A with composers Scott Pender and Steven Gerber
Reception to follow for audience and orchestra members at Smith Commons (happy hour deals on drinks & food, including selected beer, wine, and cocktails for $5 and reduced-price appetizers).
Read more about our GUEST ARTISTS
Read more about the COMPOSERS
Read PROGRAM NOTES
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At the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC
Directions and parking information can be found at AtlasArts.org.
Student Tickets are $15, available at the door only, with valid student ID.
Tickets available ONLINE or through the Atlas Box Office at 202-399-7993.
CCS American MusicFest Part II
Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 5pm
Tickets available ONLINE or through the Atlas Box Office at 202-399-7993.
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CCS American MusicFest Part II
Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 5pm
Barber ~ Adagio for Strings
Barber ~ Knoxville, Summer of 1915, with Mary Gresock, soprano
plus Brahms, Symphony No. 2
Barber ~ Knoxville, Summer of 1915, with Mary Gresock, soprano
plus Brahms, Symphony No. 2
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Capital City Symphony - 2014 Chamber Music Jam - March 1st
2014 CHAMBER MUSIC JAM!
Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 4-8pm
at Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 7611 Clarendon Road, Bethesda, MD
Join members of the Capital City Symphony and other local musicians for socializing, sight-reading, and supper at our 2014 Chamber Music Jam.
Come to play, or just to listen!
Includes dinner and desserts!
$40 Full Event (participating musicians)
$25 Dinner & Listening (non-musicians)
Advance registration is required (so that we can have a headcount for dinner, and so that we can have the right assortment of music.) Sign up HERE.
OR register via email and pay by check or cash at the door. Please include your name, instrument, and ability level in your email. events@capitalcitysymphony
Do you like playing chamber music with friends? Fancy listening to others make ensemble music in a relaxed setting? Want to support your local community orchestra by joining us for dinner?
Come join members of the Capital City Symphony and other local musicians for socializing, sightreading, and supper.
Professional and accomplished amateur musicians are encouraged to bring their instruments, and others will be able to relax and enjoy music from a variety of composers, eras, and instrument combinations while roaming from room to room.
Come join members of the Capital City Symphony and other local musicians for socializing, sightreading, and supper.
Professional and accomplished amateur musicians are encouraged to bring their instruments, and others will be able to relax and enjoy music from a variety of composers, eras, and instrument combinations while roaming from room to room.
****************************************************
This is a fundraiser for the Capital City Symphony. All but $10 of your registration fee is tax-deductible. The Capital City Symphony, a resident arts partner at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in NE Washington, D.C., makes music approachable by *presenting affordable concerts to the public, *performing creative programs in a relaxed concert format, and *providing appealing performance opportunities for talented amateur as well as professional players.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Head Roc to be Guest MC for Go-Go Symphony! Capital City Symphony at the Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival 2/21/2014
The Capital City Symphony presents Go-Go Symphony!
With
special Guest MC Head Roc
ATLAS
INTERSECTIONS FESTIVAL
at
the Atlas Performing Arts Center
Friday,
2/21 at 8:00pm
We
are excited to announce that Head Roc, “the Mayor of DC Hip-Hop,”
will be our guest
MC for Go-Go Symphony! at the Atlas Performing Arts Center on
February 21. Twenty years of award-winning song writing, performing,
activism, and educating have earned recording artist Head-Roc the
title “Mayor of DC Hip Hop”. Having established his brand of
exceptional lyrical ability, outspoken social commentary, and
powerful stage shows, Head-Roc performs at activist rallies just as
often as he does at traditional music venues. (full bio below)
Musical
worlds collide when a full symphony orchestra mixes with DC’s Go-Go
beat, dancers from “Da Originalz,” and dazzling video in a world
premiere by composer Liza Figueroa Kravinsky. Fans of both classical
music and DC’s signature Go-Go style will delight in the chance to
party with a thunderous funky orchestra! With conductor
extraordinaire John Devlin at the podium, you can experience the
genre-bending, festival-favorite style of this popular Atlas Arts
Partner.
This
performance will be one of the opening night performances of
INTERSECTIONS at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, Feb. 21 – Mar.
8, 2014. Meet the artists after the show, including Kato Hammond,
“Godfather of Go-Go Media,” and other go-go musicians, at the
Festival’s Opening Night Party in the Kogod Lobby – FREE for
concert ticket holders.
“We
feel that this project will be an exciting collaboration and that the
audience will love this new sound of DC’s own Go-Go beat, supported
by a full symphony orchestra,” said John Devlin, conductor at the
Capital City Symphony, ” The addition of visual elements and
dancers will make this a truly unforgettable experience.”
“The
audience will enjoy dancing to and interacting with the orchestra,
just like a go-go show. It’s definitely going to be different from
most other symphony orchestra performances,” said Liza Figueroa
Kravinsky, composer and director of the Go-Go Symphony ensemble.
60
minutes
$22/$16.50
student/senior
For
ages 8+
Tickets
available at www.capitalcitysymphony.org or call 202-399-7993.
Presented as part of INTERSECTIONS at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 2/21-3/8, 2014 ~ http://intersectionsdc.org/
ABOUT THE GROUPS
The Capital City Symphony is a founding Arts Partner and resident orchestra of the Atlas Performing Arts Center. The Capital City Symphony, under the Artistic Director of Maestra Victoria Gau, strives to make great orchestral music approachable by presenting affordable concerts to the public, performing creative programs in a relaxed concert format, and providing a musical outlet for talented amateur as well as professional players.
A typical Capital City Symphony season offers four full orchestral programs, a chamber concert, and a free community carol sing. CCS has collaborated with the Capitol Hill Chorale and Congressional Chorus to enhance its traditional instrumental format with a diverse offering of choral works. CCS has also presented both instrumental and vocal soloists on its concert programs. In addition, CCS has pushed the boundaries of traditional orchestral music, collaborating twice with contemporary composers Charlie Barnett and David Matthews, incorporating jazz, pop, and funk elements and instruments.
Learn more at http://capitalcitysymphony.org.
Go-Go Symphony– a thunderous percussive symphony that people can dance to. Founded in 2012, the 20 member Go-Go Symphony is comprised of a mix of classically trained musicians and experienced go-go musicians. The Go-Go Symphony performs original classical compositions over Washington DC's popular funk sub genre of go-go. This long term collaboration between classical and pop musicians is regarded as "maverick" in the classical music world, and the original compositions are loved by the go-go crowd.
Renowned classical music critic and expert Greg Sandow has called the Go-Go Symphony "Maverick" in the classical world, since it mixes the music of the DC dance beat with the classical music. He hopes this project will bring new more diverse audiences to classical music.
On the other side, Kato Hammond, author of the top go-go music news website "Take Me Out to the Go-Go," predicts this project will bring go-go music to a wider audience. He feels this project will be a "big deal" in the go-go world.
Liza Figueroa Kravinsky, creator of the go-go symphony concept, says, "I hope we can have all kinds of people dancing together to the go-go beat. I’d like to break down musical and social barriers. I want people to give go-go the respect that it deserves, while breathing new life into the classical music world."
Learn more at http://gogosymphony.com/.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS and GUESTS
* John Devlin, Associate Conductor of the Capital City Symphony, holds many positions as an artist in the Washington, DC area. He is Music Director and Conductor of both the University of Maryland Repertoire Orchestra and the Youth Orchestras of Prince William (VA). He is also the Assistant Conductor of the Apollo Symphony Orchestra, and a technical director for IMAG at the National Symphony Orchestra.
In 2013, Devlin conducted the world premiere of La Saulaie, written by Claude Debussy and completed by scholar Robert Orledge, at the University of Maryland. He also conducted a recording session at Capitol Records in Los Angeles. The orchestra, made up of musicians from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra recorded the soundtrack to “Life is Love,” a new film by acclaimed director Halfdan Hussey, with score by Christopher Caliendo.
Also in 2013, Devlin made his Carnegie Hall conducting debut, leading the Youth Orchestras of Prince William at the National Orchestra Festival. He was also selected to conduct numerous honor ensembles, including the North Dakota All-State Orchestra.
Devlin has also studied at the Pierre Monteux School, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, the Baltimore Symphony Conducting Workshop, and the Conductors Institute at Bard College. At these and other programs he has studied with Marin Alsop, Gustav Meier, Markand Thakar, Michael Jinbo, and Harold Farberman.
For more information, including recordings and upcoming concerts, please visit www.JohnDevlinMusic.com.
* Liza Figueroa Kravinsky, Composer, is an award winning composer of film and popular music. She credits her mother Elnora Teopaco Figueroa for starting her music career by teaching her piano and violin as a child. She became a classical and pop composer in her teens and went to Oberlin College to study classical music composition.
After she graduated from college in 1985, she started playing in pop, R&B and go-go bands in the Washington DC area. In 1988, she toured as a keyboard player for Motown recording artist Stacy Lattisaw.Then in 1990, she played keyboards for Pleasure go-go band for one summer. After legendary go-go band Trouble Funk broke up briefly in 1990, she played keyboards for “TRJ,” a faction of the original Trouble Funk members. In 1991, she flew to Paisley Park in Minneapolis to direct, play keyboards, and compose for “Robin Power and the Uptown Dames,” a band that Prince put together. That band played in Prince's Glam Slam night club and shot a music video in Paisley Park.
Following the Prince project, Liza started scoring music for documentaries, commercials, and industrial video productions; including works aired on the Discovery Channel and PBS. She also became a video producer and documentary filmmaker. Her documentary "Beauty in the Eyes of the Beheld," about the experiences of everyday beautiful women, is now distributed in the educational market.
A few years ago, Liza decided to return to the music industry; this time combining her classical, pop, and go-go experiences to create and compose for the Go-Go Symphony ensemble, which partners with larger orchestras to perform her new "symphonic go-go" music.
Learn more at http://www.artsjournal.com/sandow/2013/10/from-liza-figueroa-kravinsky-you-scratch-my-back.html
* Head Roc. Twenty years of award-winning song writing, performing, activism, and educating have earned recording artist Head-Roc the title “Mayor of DC Hip Hop”. Having established his brand of exceptional lyrical ability, outspoken social commentary, and powerful stage shows, Head-Roc performs at activist rallies just as often as he does at traditional music venues.
His unparalleled ability to reach even the most finicky music fans across all genres has put his reputation on par with those of internationally known progressive recording artists. Head-Roc has had four solo album releases during his career, numerous group and collaborative albums, and dozens of feature appearances on national and international compilations over the years.
Head-Roc has enjoyed performing and promoting his music across the United States as well as parts of Europe, consistently celebrated for delivering life changing performances for thousands of socially progressive, conscious, and independent music lovers. His artistic work and activism is well respected in US Progressive and Social Justice Communities, as he is often invited to participate and appear at important rallies and gatherings alongside the most prominent iconic names in The Movement of our time.
Head-Roc is currently serving as the first ever Arts Ambassador for the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA). In his very unique position as an artist/activist, he also serves the Washington, DC music community and the national social justice community as the writer of Head-Roc’s Mouth, an opinion column in the Washington City Paper and in featured blogs for the Huffington Post.
The year 2013 found Head-Roc on the brink of yet another solo album release, as well as work on a debut album with his critically acclaimed, award-winning funk/rock/soul band GODISHEUS (gotta-see-us). Videos and downloads are available at www.head-roc.com.
* Kevin "Kato" Hammond is an American musician and journalist. He is the owner and creator of Take Me Out To The Go-Go, Inc. (TMOTTGoGo), editor and publisher ofTake Me Out To The Go-Go Magazine, executive producer of TMOTTGoGo DVD Magazine, and webmaster of TMOTTGoGo.com. Take Me Out to the Go-Go Magazine gains attention from outside media outlets for its designation as "the official gateway to a Washington, DC music culture." Such magazines as Vibe have made Kevin Hammond anTake Me Out to the GoGo Magazine a significant source of information about the go-go music culture. His history as a musician includes performing and recording with the go-go bands Pure Elegance, Little Benny and the Masters, and Proper Utensils. Most recently he has served as co-music director of Fatal Attraction Band.
Kato is currently the director of marketing for Bag of Beats Records. He is also the chairperson for history and archives for The GoGo Coalition.
Born in Washington, DC, Kevin "Kato" Hammond grew up in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, and attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC and Bowie High School in Bowie, Maryland. As a child, he performed in DC area organizations such as CUE (Children's Urban Arts Ensemble), Bren-Carr Dancers and The T-N-T Poppers. Hammond is also an award-winning playwright. At the age of 17, he wrote a play entitled Buddies that listed in the finalist division of the Young Playwrights Inc. Young Playwrights Festival at the Public Theater. This play was performed Off-Broadway and starred Denzel Washington and Anna Maria Horsford, both of whom were lesser known actors at the time.
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