Strathmore Spring Newsletter

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Volume 26

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Do You Hear the Children Sing?

Introducing the New

Strathmore Children’s Chorus page 5

Hang with the Cool Kids

Under the Streetlamp page 4

Catch the Midnight Train to Georgia with

Gladys

Knight page 15

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Catch the Midnight Train to Georgia with

Gladys Knight

Hang with the Cool Kids Under the Streetlamp

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Do You Hear the Children Sing?

Introducing the New

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Chorus page 5

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STRATHMOREnews march—may 2013

Volume 26

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Issue 3

Do You Hear the Children Sing?

Introducing the New

Strathmore

Children’s

Chorus page 5

Hang with the Cool Kids

Under the Streetlamp page 4

Catch the Midnight Train to Georgia with

Gladys

Knight page 15

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3 This Just In! New Education Programs

4 Artist Confidential: Under the Streetlamp 5 Introducing the Strathmore Children’s Chorus

6 Strathmore Fine Art 7–14 Winter Calendar

15 Voice in Shining Armor: Gladys Knight 16 A Breath of Fresh AIR: Strathmore and Asbury 17 Whose Genre is it Anyway?

18 Afternoon Tea 19 General Information l 2013 SPRING GALA AT STRATHMORE

Celebrate The Arts. Pay It Forward There’s more to the 2013 Strathmore Annual Gala than an extraordinary showcase of the Gershwins courtesy of Michael Feinstein—although that’s definitely a highlight. On the surface it’s an amazing social event with fine food, fantastic entertainment and a spirited atmosphere, but going to the Gala is actually an excellent way to support the outreach work that goes on at Strathmore every day.

Gala proceeds help fund the annual investment of nearly half a million dollars that Strathmore makes in developing the next generation. So when you buy a ticket or become a sponsor, you put pencils and brushes into eager little hands, you put musicians into schools for extended workshops, you put talented kids into programs they couldn’t otherwise access or afford.

Saturday, April 20, 2012 Gala Dinner/Ticket Packages: Contact Sorelle Group | (202) 248-1930 | strathmore@sorellegroup.com Tickets Only (with After Party): www.strathmore.org (301) 581-5100

COVER PHOTO: Gladys Knight. INSIDE COVER PHOTOS: TOP—Under the Streetlamp LEFT TO RIGHT— Strathmore Childrens Choir by Jonathan Timmes; Pulse: Laura Ferguson, Gold-black Skeleton (#1); Béla Fleck; Strathmore Tea

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Joseph F. Beach Dickie S. Carter David M.W. Denton Hope B. Eastman, Esq. Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg William R. Ford Hon. Nancy Floreen Barbara Goldberg Goldman Sol Graham Thomas H. Graham Paul L. Hatchett Delia K. Lang Carolyn P. Leonard Hon. Laurence Levitan J. Alberto Martinez, MD Caroline Huang McLaughlin Thomas A. Natelli Kenneth O’Brien DeRionne P. Pollard Donna Rattley Washington Graciela Rivera-Oven Wendy J. Susswein Carol A. Trawick Regina Brady Vasan James S. Whang

NEW SHOWS See the Calender of Events for More Info Friday Night Eclectic

You, Me, Them, Everybody’s Most Eggcellent Country Teatime Jamboree Friday, March 29, 8:45PM Music in the Mansion

BOOM TIC BOOM

FRIDAY, MAY 3, 7:30PM

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New Series:

Step in Time: The Effects of Music Experience on the Adult Brain

Professional Development for Musicians

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Healing Tones: Music Therapy and PostTraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Mansion Tuition: $18 per class (Stars $16.20)

Thursday, June 6, 2013

It takes more than talent to make it as a musician: you need hard work, dedication, self-confidence, perseverance and luck. Now up and coming artists and interested amateurs can get the business nuts-and-bolts training we offer our Artists in Residence!

Direct to Fan Marketing 9:30–10:30AM The Business of Music 10:45–11:45AM Getting the Gig 12:30–1:30PM Turning a Gig into a Show 1:45–2:45PM See www.strathmore.org under “Education” for complete class descriptions.

Grey Matters Arts and the Brain Series Thursdays, 7–8:30PM Program 8:30–9PM Reception

Mansion Tickets: $25 per session (Stars $22.50)

Jessica Boykin-Settles

Veronika Lukasova

Nancy E. Hardwick Chair William G. Robertson Vice Chair Dale S. Rosenthal Treasurer Robert G. Brewer, Jr., Esq. Secretary

New Jazz Singing Workshops Follow your dreams into the world of jazz by taking classes with two of the region’s top performerprofessors. DC’s own Jessica Boykin-Settles, a sensation since her days at the Duke Ellington School for the Arts, offers an intro to jazz, while worldrenowned performer and instructor Connaitre Miller takes on more advanced students.

Intro to Jazz Singing Mondays, February 25–April 1, 7:30–9:30PM

Price: $275 (Stars $247.50) for 6 sessions The fun and fascinating Arts and the Brain Series returns in 2013 to explore the links between art, music, science and health.

Laura Ferguson, Gold-Black Brain

Double Impact: Brain-Targeted Teaching and the Academic Benefits of Arts Integration

Jazz Singing 201 Mondays, May 6, 13, 20, June 3, June 10, June 17, 7:30–9:30PM

Price: $330 (Stars $297) for 6 sessions

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Thursday, March 14

Jazz Vocal Intensive: Scat Singing 101 Saturday, May 18, 2013, 10AM–3PM

Price: $65 (Stars $58.50)

Know Thyself: How Patients’ Self-Perception and Imagination Support Health Presented in conjunction with Pulse: Art and Medicine

Thursday, March 28

Jazz Vocal Intensive: Using Techniques of Improvisation to Interpret Jazz Standards Saturday, June 1, 2013, 10AM–3PM

Price: $65 (Stars $58.50)

Beauty and the Brain: Neuroscience of Sculptural Aesthetics Thursday, April 18, 2013

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Sing Out, Children

Art i s t C o n fid ential

Jersey Boys to Men

Int roduc ing t he St rat hmore Chil dre n’s Choru s

“We’re in the business of making people feel good…” ~Michael Ingersoll

Take a big-band-backed quartet of young songand-dance men, all alumni of the Tony® Awardwinning musical Jersey Boys. Add the classic hits of the American Radio Songbook, plus a dash of jazz and plenty of rock and roll and you have the crowd-pleasing sensation that is Under the Streetlamp. Chris Jones, Mike Ingersoll, Michael Cunio and Shonn Wiley may have met while performing in Jersey Boys, but don’t call them a ‘boy band.’ There’s a lot more to them than that.

Christopher Kale Jones: I’m the boy next door.

I’m approachable, agreeable—kind of quiet, not loud and in your face.

Michael Cunio: Chris is the balladeer. Shonn is the song-and-dance-man.

Michael Ingersoll: I think I’m the charming one— the host, the emcee. I tell the jokes, but they’re not too risqué; you want me to marry your daughter.

Shonn Wiley: I guess I’m the dance-y one. A fan once called me Mr. Sophisticated—but really, that’s Cunio. He’s sexy as hell.

Michael Cunio: Had we tried to plan it, it never would have worked—but Under the Streetlamp evolved organically. Jersey Boys made us aware of how hungry the audience is for the music of that era. Our audience is underserved.

Michael Ingersoll: All of us grew up listening to this music—it was what was playing in the car, in the house. I loved the oldies station: it was the station we could all agree on.

Christopher Kale Jones: Growing up my mom played Aretha Franklin while she cleaned the house.

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But even as the chorus serves as the youthful face of Strathmore’s mission, it also illustrates the need for support. In order to make the Strathmore Children’s Chorus accessible to any child with talent and determination, Strathmore provides full scholarships to 19% of participating student choristers. And those scholarships are funded by the generosity of Strathmore’s donors.

Michael Cunio: My mom put me in a boy choir when I was six years old, and I’ve always been 30 or 40 years behind the times. As a teenager I was obsessed with Aretha Franklin, with Etta James, with Tina Turner.

Shonn Wiley: I’ve always loved the music of the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s, and it’s been nice digging into the catalog. My father was a dancer, and I grew up with the Great American Songbook, but rock and roll was the music we listened to.

Christopher Kale Jones: Bobby Darin and Tom Jones appeal to me because they suit my vocal stylings—I’m part Welsh and have a bombastic tone to my voice. As for modern-day performers: Michael Bublé. We emulate his model and how he came up.

Michael Ingersoll: I love The Drifters—and “Save the Last Dance for Me,” I love playing that song for the audience and telling the story behind it.

Our show is more than an oldies review: it’s emotional. We’re in the business of making people feel good, and we need that now.

Shonn Wiley: It’s almost like we’re throwing a party. The theater becomes our living room, we’re entertaining, and hopefully people will get up and twist the night away with us.

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joined world-class fiddler Natalie MacMaster for her Christmas show in the Concert Hall, and the full ensemble makes their Music Center debut June 10. The benefits are a no-brainer according Pfanstiehl—the chorus sacrifices free time to work with “a consummate music director” and “get a first-class choral education complete with performing experience in the real world.”

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Eliot Pfanstiehl remembers like it was yesterday.

“We had a Children’s Chorus at Street 70 [which later became Round House Theatre] 30 years ago,” the Strathmore CEO explains. “And I’ve always wanted to have one again.”

ROCK N’ ROLL (and pop and doo wop) IS HERE TO STAY! Under the Streetlamp Friday, April 13 8PM Tickets $28–58 (Stars $25.20–$52.20)

RAISE YOUR VOICE IN SUPPORT For information on how to donate to Strathmore Children’s Chorus, please contact Lauren Campbell at (301) 581-5145 or lcampbell@ strathmore.org.

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It was a dream that went unrealized until Christopher Guerra came along. The musician and educator had worked closely with Strathmore in his capacity as music director at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School for the Creative and Performing Arts, and he proposed a plan to provide a high level children’s chorus experience to Montgomery County students. They’d be between the ages of 8 and 17, come from a variety of backgrounds, and serve as what Pfanstiehl calls “singing ambassadors.”

When you donate to the Chorus, you help Strathmore facilitate an active presence for singing in our community. You engage talented youth, even the ones who don’t have the means to pursue musical studies independently. You put joy into hearts and lift voices in song and do something good for your community and its children.

Nice work if you can get it, as George Gershwin might say.

Jonathan Timmes

Michael Cunio: Oh, we’re a man band: we’re definitely too old for you to be calling us boys—we’re less ‘N Sync, more Four Tops. And the fact that we get to do this all the time is a privilege.

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“We just hit the right nerve at the right time,” Pfanstiehl says.

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Strathmore Fine Art It’ll be gone in a heartbeat, so don’t miss Pulse!

Art, science and the human body intersect at Strathmore, but just for a few short weeks more.

Make sure you get to see this fascinating exhibit that uses medicine as an inspiration for new artworks and art forms.

spring Calendar Ongoing Weekly Events

Luck of the Draw: Fundraiser and Art Raffle

Afternoon Teas

Fine art and a good cause come together in a wacky way when Strathmore holds Drawing for Art—its biennial art raffle fundraiser. First peruse the broad selection of fine art and crafts on display at Strathmore April 18–28. Then join us on April 28, where $100 buys you a ticket good for one of these works of art. The catch: every ticketholder relies on the luck of the draw, and no one picks a piece until their number comes up in the raffle.

Want to improve your odds? The first three drawing slots will be auctioned off online. It’s win-win, really: every ticket purchase guarantees you leave with a piece of art, and all the money you help raise goes to fund fine arts programs at Strathmore.

See complete schedule, including several added Monday and new Saturday Teas, on page 18.

MANSION $23 (Stars $20.70) $28 (Stars $25.20) Specialty Teas Call (301) 581-5108 Pre-paid, non-refundable reservations required.

New vegetarian options available when reserving.

Look for this Symbol

Part of Strathmore’s Storied Strings: The Violin in America series.

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Drawing for Art

FRI, MAR 1, DOOR 8PM, SHOW 8:30PM

April 18–28

Satre Stuelke, Dog Toy

Pulse: Art and Medicine Ends April 13

Wine + Art: Color Me Picasso Thursday, March 7, 7–10PM

This entry level, hands-on art workshop for adults taps the Picasso in everyone, as you create oneof-a-kind abstract portraits using colors, tones, shapes and designs that reveal inner emotions and ideas. A little wine, a little art, a little culture—and a couple of original finished pieces to take home.

Tuition: $60 (Stars $54) Creative Crafts:

FRIDAY NIGHT ECLECTIC

Opening Reception: April 23, 6–8PM Ticket Buyer Reception and Drawing: Sunday, April 28, 6–8PM Buy $100 drawing tickets at www.strathmore.org/fineartexhibitions Bidding for Top 3 Slots is at www.biddingforgood.com/drawingforart.

Bidding opens April 18.

Beautifully Sculpted— Creative Crafts Returns

An Evening of Jazz with THIEFS

Drawing for Art

It’s a springtime rite of passage: one of the most popular of Strathmore’s juried shows, known for its collection of finely crafted pieces in a variety of media by some of the area’s best-loved artists.

Because The Creative Crafts Council is an umbrella organization of fine craft guilds in Maryland, DC and Virginia, this exhibition is an opportunity for local artists to shine.

FRI, MAR 1, 8PM

Drumline Live!

May 4–June 15

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THIEFS weaves elements of modern composition and improvisation into a boundary-less foundation of beats.

Also on the show—a jazz dance performance of Luscious/Insanity choreographed by Sandra Atkinson.

Fine art display by ANG. When imagining Friday Night Eclectic, picture an alterna-lounge scene with art, artists and cool drink specials.

Special Seated Show!

MANSION Tickets $20 (Stars $18), $22 at door This tour engagement of THIEFS is funded through the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

STRATHMORE PRESENTS

Creative Craft Council 29th Biennial Exhibit Opening Reception: Thursday, May 16, 7–9PM Children’s Talk and Tour: Saturday, MAY 11, 10:15 AM (free, but tickets required) Art Talk: Saturday, May 11, 1PM (free, no RSVP needed)

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If you’re thinking half-hearted halftime show, think again! You will be blown away by the sound, symmetry and sheer soul power of this vivacious ensemble of marching musicians.

Bold beats and history come together in a musical celebration of the black marching band tradition. Enjoy original compositions, soulful favorites from the R&B catalogue, intricate choreography and irresistibly rhythmic riffs. “Drumline Live dazzles with explosive choreography and thrilling spectacle” (Showbiz Chicago).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $28–$58 (Stars $25.20–$52.20)

SAT, MAR 2, 10:30–11:30AM

STRATHMORE EDUCATION

Master Class with Alain LeFévre

Hear the passion and exuberance of youth expressed through marvelous music by the region’s foremost youth orchestra and top young instrumentalists, featuring Chamber Orchestra, Young Artists and Symphony.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets from $15 (group rates available)

Created by the artistic director of the fabled Golden Dragon Acrobats, Danny Chang, this new troupe displays gravity-defying acrobatics with sleek, colorful costumes and evocative lighting. “Powerful music, simple themes, and explosive choreography that transcends culture—an absolute joy in exploring the full potential of the human body” (NYTheatre.com).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$45 (Stars $22.50–$40.50)

THU, MAR 7, 11AM

LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

MusicaliTEA!

SAT, MAR 2, 11AM

LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Lecture: Where There’s a Will, There are Ways— Famous Tales by Shakespeare Faculty lecturer Carl Yaffe will delight audiences in an afternoon discussion about Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Merry Wives of Windsor of which there have been multiple musical settings. Reserve by calling (202) 686-8000 x1599.

EDUCATION CENTER, ROOM 309 Free (RSVP requested)

SAT, MAR 2, 8PM

STRATHMORE PRESENTS

National Philharmonic: Elena Urioste, violin

Piotr Gajewski, conductor Peck: Signs of Life II Gerber: Two Lyric Pieces (world premiere) Makris: Violin Concerto Bernstein: Serenade Join a free pre-concert lecture at 6:45PM. MUSIC CENTER Tickets from $28

A free daytime performance given

by Levine students and faculty is followed by a reception that includes hot tea and sweets with the performers. Reserve by calling (202) 686-8000 x1116.

EDUCATION CENTER, ROOM 309 Free (RSVP required)

THURS, MAR 7, 7–10PM

STRATHMORE EDUCATION

Wine + Art : Color Me Picasso

In this social evening, explore the power of color in Picasso’s work and the connections of color to ideas, emotions and art, and then create your own oneof-a-kind, Picasso-style abstract portrait, using techniques including sumi ink on newsprint, watercolor, and acrylics. No artistic experience necessary! You’ll go home with new understanding of art, your own masterworks, and new friends. Class includes guided tour of the Pulse exhibit.

MANSION Tuition: $60 (Stars $54)

THU, MAR 7, 7PM

LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Community Sing

SUN, MAR 3, 4PM

MUSIC IN THE MANSION This dashing Canadian pianist is acclaimed as a “hero” (Los Angeles Times), a “spectacular pianist” (Fanfare), and a “smashing performer” (The Washington Post). A top-selling, award-winning recording artist as well as a concert performer, LeFèvre will perform the Washington premiere of Francois Dompierre’s “24 Preludes,” written for and dedicated to the pianist by the composer.

MANSION Tickets $45 (Stars $40.50)

THU, MAR 7, 8PM

STRATHMORE PRESENTS

MCYO Spring Concert

Here’s a great opportunity to observe a master artist at work, and hear young artists on the brink of their careers. In this master class, you can sit in and observe as Alain LeFevre coaches highlevel piano students on technique, interpretation and musicianship.

MANSION FREE, BUT TICKETS REQUIRED

Alain LeFèvre

WED, MAR 6, 7:30PM

MARYLAND CLASSIC YOUTH ORCHESTRAS

Singers of all ages can join our joyful Community Sing led by extraordinary Levine artist-inresidence Dr. Ysaye Maria Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock, who will have all attendees singing fivepart harmonies within minutes.

EDUCATION CENTER, ROOM 309 Tickets $5 door

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Cirque Ziva

FRI, MAR 8, DOOR 8PM, SHOW 9PM

FRIDAY NIGHT ECLECTIC

Heavy Breathing

Born out of former DC favorite The Apes, Heavy Breathing’s electric rock is full of irresistible beats and riffs. When imagining Friday Night Eclectic, picture an alterna-lounge scene with art, artists and cool drink specials.

MANSION Tickets $10 (Stars $9), $12 at door

SAT, MAR 9, 8PM

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Beethoven’s Seventh

Christoph König, conductor Katherine Needleman, oboe DEBUSSY: Petite Symphony R. STRAUSS: Oboe Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 BSO Principal Oboist Katherine Needleman is the soloist in this poignant Oboe Concerto, one of Richard Strauss’ most luminous final works.

Free pre-concert lecture by Levine School of Music at 7PM. MUSIC CENTER Tickets $30–$90

SUN, MAR 10, 4PM

MARYLAND CLASSIC YOUTH ORCHESTRAS

Night of Opera

Enjoy a “Night of Opera” with the Young Artists of America and the MCYO Philharmonic.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets from $15 (group rates available)

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The National Philharmonic kicks off its spring season with a concert celebrating American violin music, led by Music Director and Conductor Piotr Gajewski. The special evening features eminent violinist Elena Urioste in Andrew Makris’s violin concerto and Leonard Bernstein’s Serenade.

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Spring highlights include a concert on April 6 highlighting two of Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos. On May 4 and 5, superstar mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves joins the National Philharmonic Chorale in Brahms’s Alto Rhapsody. The program also includes the Brahms’s masterpiece Symphony No. 4.

On June 1, come celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Wagner at a concert featuring selections from his10 best-known operas, including the Overture to the Flying Dutchman and the Prelude to Die Meistersinger. On June 8 and 9, the season ends with Carl Off’s rousing Carmin Burana.

Denyce Graves

Tickets from $28. Kids 7–17 FREE! Complimentary Parking!

WED, MAR 13, 7:30PM

SUN, MAR 10, 7:30PM

FRI, MAR 15, 7:30PM

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

MUSIC IN THE MANSION

Dan Tepfer, piano and Ben Wendel, saxophone

MUSIC IN THE MANSION

Integriti Reeves

An evening of surprising—and richly satisfying—combinations! Pianist Tepfer has been hailed as “brilliant” by the Boston Globe; saxophonist Wendel is a must-hear for “jazz fans who want to hear the keen forwardleaning edge of jazz’s modern mainstream” (Ottawa Citizen). Like all legendary musical collaborators, they push each other to new heights—in fact, this concert will celebrate the release of their new duo CD on the Sunnyside label.

Sponsored by Asbury Methodist Village.

MANSION Tickets $20 (Stars $18)

TUE, MAR 12, 8PM

WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin Lambert Orkis, piano

Lutoslawski: Partita Schubert: Fantasie in C Major, D.934 Previn: Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano (DC debut) Saint-Saëns: Sonata No. 3 in D minor “Mutter is the undisputed queen of violin-playing,” (The Times, London).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets from $40

Jazz singer Integriti Reeves is known as a fresh, new face on the area jazz scene with an interpretive style that is ingenious and creative. Her many talents landed her a spot with the famed jazz ensemble Afro Blue, appearing on NBC’s The Sing Off and in concert with the legendary Smokey Robinson.

Sponsored by Mrs. Patricia Haywood Moore and Dr. Roscoe M. Moore, Jr. MANSION Tickets $15 (Stars $13.50)

WED, MAR 13, 8PM

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem Mendelssohn’s Elijah

Under the direction of Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem has been called “An American musical treasure…they sing with a fervor and a level of musicianship that carries one away” (Wall Street Journal).

In their first visit to Strathmore, The Choir and Bach Festival Orchestra perform Mendelssohn’s choral masterpiece Elijah—a fiery oratorio with Dashon Burton in the title role.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $35–$65

THURS, MAR 14, 7–9PM

STRATHMORE EDUCATION

Arts and the Brain Series Double Impact: BrainTargeted Teaching® and the Benefits of Arts Integration

Dr. Mariale Hardiman, Johns Hopkins University School of Education, gives an overview of her Brain-Targeted Teaching® model and how arts integration supports learning in science and other content areas.

MANSION Tuition $25 (Stars $22.50), includes wine reception

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NOW Ensemble

Exploring the borders of contemporary classical music, indie rock, and other diverse musical forms, this smart and questing young ensemble will perform works by Judd Greenstein, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Patrick Burke and Mark Danagers that blends “the formal elegance of chamber music with a pop-honed concision and rhythmic vitality” (Time Out New York).

Sponsored by Asbury Methodist Village.

MANSION Tickets $25 (Stars $22.50)

FRI, MAR 15, 8:15PM

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Off The Cuff Series: Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony

Marin Alsop, conductor Felix Hell, organ Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, “Organ” There is no other symphony like it.

More than a century after its premiere, it remains unrivaled in its scope and majesty. Marin Alsop takes you on a journey through Saint- Saëns’ aweinspiring “Organ Symphony.”

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $30–$90

MON, MAR 18, 8PM

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS

WED, MAR 20, 8PM

IMP PRESENTS

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds MUSIC CENTER SOLD OUT

THU, MAR 21, 7:30PM

MUSIC IN THE MANSION

Mattias Jacobsson, guitar

This “fresh young player, a future force in the guitar world” (Classical Guitar magazine) has appeared as a guitar soloist with orchestras in Sweden and across the United States, and performed live on NPR’s Performance Today. In his Strathmore debut, Jacobsson will perform the Bach Lute Suites, a dazzling showcase for his talent.

Sponsored by Asbury Methodist Village.

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

FRI, MAR 22, DOOR 8PM, SHOW 9PM

FRIDAY NIGHT ECLECTIC

Urban Arias “Blind Dates”

UrbanArias brings a hilarious evening of Mini-Opera and Improvisation to Strathmore, including Gabriel Kahane’s “Craigslistlieder.” When imagining Friday Night Eclectic, picture an alterna-lounge scene with art, artists and cool drink specials.

Special Seated Show MANSION Tickets $20 (Stars $18), $22 at door

The Eric Whitacre Singers

GRAMMY® winners for Best Choral Performance in 2012 for their debut album, Light & Gold, the Singers perform a program including some of Whitacre’s own works, Lauridsen and Bach as well as much-loved American classics.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $20–$110 Part of Strathmore’s Storied Strings: The Violin in America Series.

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FRI, MAR 29, DOORS 8PM, SHOW 9PM

FRIDAY NIGHT ECLECTIC

Trpčeski Plays Rachmaninoff

Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor Simon Trpceski, ˇ piano Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Rock Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Minor Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905” Deeply romantic. Searingly passionate. Such is the music of Rachmaninoff. Playing the Fourth Piano Concerto, Trpceski, ˇ says The Times of London, “looks set to dominate the piano world for a long time to come.” Plus, a Shostakovich showpiece—the epic Symphony No. 11.

Free pre-concert lecture by Levine School of Music at 7PM. MUSIC CENTER Tickets $30–$90

SUN, MAR 24, 7PM

STRATHMORE PRESENTS

Neil Berg’s 101 Years of Broadway

All new show! Direct from New York, a cast of five Broadway stars recreates moments from the greatest musicals of the century, from such current hits as Jersey Boys, Wicked and Mamma Mia to the classics of Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kander and Ebb, Cole Porter and more.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$65 (Stars $22.50–$58.50)

WED, MAR 27, 7:30PM

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Integriti Reeves

Jazz singer Integriti Reeves is known as a fresh, new face on the area jazz scene with an interpretive style that is ingenious and creative. Her many talents landed her a spot with the famed jazz ensemble Afro Blue, and for her final AIR performance of the season, she will perform a special new work commissioned by Strathmore.

Sponsored by Mrs. Patricia Haywood Moore and Dr. Roscoe M. Moore, Jr. MANSION Tickets $15 (Stars $13.50)

Maryland Campus at the Music Center at Strathmore

Master Class with Manuel Barrueco, guitar Thursday, April 4, 7PM, Education Room 309, Free and open to the public, RSVP requested Classical guitarist Manuel Barrueco will once again share his expertise with Levine guitar students.

APRIL 2013 THU, APR 4, 7PM

Manuel Barrueco

Guitar Fun This Summer at Levine This summer Levine will host a number of guitar camps and workshops for adults and children including: Electric Guitar Intensive: 7/8–7/12/13, M–F, 5–8PM Beginning Blues Guitar: 7/15–7/31, M&W, 7–8PM Advanced Blues Guitar: 7/16–8/1, T&Th, 7–8PM

Arts and the Brain Series Know Thyself: How Patients’ Self-Perception and Imagination Support Health

Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell and Richard Thompson Electric Trio

STRATHMORE EDUCATION

FRI, MAR 29, 11AM

Chuck Redd: Great Tunes from the Silver Screen

Classical guitarist Manuel Barrueco, internationally recognized as one of the preeminent guitarists of our time, will teach Levine students in a free master class. Reserve by calling (202) 686-8000 x1599.

EDUCATION CENTER, ROOM 309 Free (RSVP requested)

Kristin Lee

FRI, MAR 29, 8PM

Historic Home Tour

Master Class with Manuel Barrueco

MUSIC IN THE MANSION

THURS, MAR 28, 7–9PM

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LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

THU, APR 4, 7:30PM

Find out more at www.levineschool.org.

THU, MAR 28, 11aM

Take a guided tour illuminating the history, architecture and personal stories of the Mansion at Strathmore.

MANSION Free (tickets required)

Hosted by Lisa Markuson and Josef Palermo this evening will feature music, comedy, poetry, crafts with Panda Head, egg dying, egg hunt and more. When imagining Friday Night Eclectic, picture an alternalounge scene with art, artists and cool drink specials.

MANSION Tickets $10 (Stars $9), $12 at door

Private lessons for youth and adults are ongoing during the Spring and Summer!

This fascinating discussion, presented in conjunction with Strathmore’s Fine Art exhibition Pulse: Art and Medicine, features Virgil Wong, one of the artists featured in the exhibit, and the educator and innovator whose research and programs are influencing health care at medical institutions throughout the U.S. Join us at 6:15PM for a free prelecture tour of Pulse.

MANSION Tuition $25 (Stars $22.50), includes wine reception

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You, Me, Them, Everybody’s Most Eggcellent Country Teatime Jamboree

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Slip Into Spring with the National Philharmonic!

SAT, MAR 23, 8PM

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Strathmore Presents

These two legendary country singer-songwriters have met before: Crowell played in Harris’s “Hot Band” in the mid-70s. Both have collected multiple Grammys and countless other awards since, and logged a million or more miles on the road…and that hard-won experience gleams like the leather on a pair of well-loved cowboy boots on their new album collaboration, Old Yellow Moon. Hear songs from the album and more of your favorites in this evening that includes a performance by one of Rolling Stone’s Top 20 Guitarists of all Time, Richard Thompson.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $38-$82 (Stars $$34.20-$73.80)

This 25-year-old violinist has won praise for her “rare stylistic aptness” and “mastery of tone and rare mood in a performer of any age” (The Strad). To her Strathmore debut she brings a vivid and varied program of works by William Bolcom, George Walker, Ryan Francis, Samuel Barber, John Corigliano and George Gershwin.

Sponsored by Asbury Methodist Village.

MANSION Tickets $25 (Stars $22.50)

FRI, APR 5, 5PM

NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC

Master Class with Jody Gatwood, violin

Email your reservation to office@nationalphilharmonic.org, or by calling (301) 493-9283, ext. 111.

EDUCATION CENTER, ROOM 402 Tickets $5 (reservations required)

FRI, APR 5, 8PM

CARNEGIE MELLON PRESENTS

Join jazz vibraphonist extraordinaire, Chuck Redd, as he regales you with memorable tunes from some of your favorite movies: Black Orpheus, Summer of 42, Midnight in Paris and more.

MANSION Tickets $15 (Stars $13.50)

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Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic and Choirs

Richard Zollman, music director BRUCKNER Te Deum MAHLER Symphony No. 1 in D Major MUSIC CENTER Tickets $20

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FRI, APR 12, 8PM

The Magic of Music Meets the Passion of Youth

FRIDAY NIGHT ECLECTIC

Second String Band, newgrass

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Enjoy a mellow night of modern bluegrass. When imagining Friday Night Eclectic, picture an alternalounge scene with art, artists and cool drink specials.

MANSION Tickets $10 (Stars $9), $12 at door

Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras enjoys its 67th Season!

For a musical experience rivaling those of many professional symphonies but for half the ticket price, you can enjoy a wonderful concert in a world-class venue with our world class guest artists! Support tomorrow’s musicians today!

SAT, APR 6, 8PM

NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC

Bach: Sleepers Awake!

Piotr Gajewski, conductor

Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano National Philharmonic Chorale Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 Cantata No. 140, Wachet Auf (“Sleepers Awake”) Join a free pre-concert lecture at 6:45 pm.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets from $28

TUE, APR 7, 7PM

WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY

András Schiff, piano

Bach: The Complete French Suites “There is nothing more reliable in the world of classical music today than pianist András Schiff playing Bach” (The New York Times).

This performance is made possible through the generous support of Betsy and Robert Feinberg.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets from $38

Sun, March 10, 4pm Special Presentation: Madame Butterfly/Miss Saigon, featuring the MCYO Philharmonic and the Young Artists of America Ticket prices start at $15–$35 Group discount rates are available Rehearsals: Wednesday evenings at the Music Center.

Call to observe (301) 581-5208

MON, APR 8, 11aM

Historic Home Tour

QUESTIONS? Visit www.mcyo.org or call (301) 581-5208 for more information.

Take a guided tour illuminating the history, architecture and personal stories of the Mansion at Strathmore.

MANSION Free (tickets required)

WED, APR 10, 7:30PM

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Isabelle DeLeon, jazz percussionist

Get ready for a power performance as Isabelle De Leon picks up her drumsticks in her first Artist in Residence performance. Her talent has earned many accolades including The Washington Post Music and Dance Scholarship Award and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra’s Stanley Kay Scholarship, sending her to perform at the prestigious New York Summer Festival.

Sponsored by J. Alberto Martinez, M.D. MANSION Tickets $15 (Stars $13.50)

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BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Bond and Beyond: 50 Years of 007

Michael Krajewski, conductor Debbie Gravitte, vocalist The legacy of 007 comes alive in a symphonic tribute featuring music from five decades of Bond films, including Casino Royale, Goldfinger, From Russia with Love and more. The BSO celebrates the golden anniversary of this treasured film franchise and the world’s favorite spy: “Bond, James Bond!”

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $30–$90

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FRI, APR 12, 7:30PM

MUSIC IN THE MANSION

Memphis Gold and Bob Israel Bluesman Memphis Gold joins jazzman, Bob Israel for a stellar evening. Music Monthly calls the legendary Delta guitarist “a throwback to the blues men of yore.”

Local legend Bob Israel—founder, leader and principal trombonist of the Blues Alley Big Band—has played behind Nancy Wilson, Harry Connick, Jr. and more. Joined by saxophonist Marshall Keys, it’s sure to be a night you won’t forget.

Sponsored by Asbury Methodist Village MANSION Tickets $20 (Stars $18)

SAT, APR 20, 9PM

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This brilliant young artist makes headlines like “Not Your Grandma’s Organist” (The Wall Street Journal).

Discover “one of the rare musicians who changes the game of his instrument...a smasher of cultural and classical music taboos. He is technically the most accomplished organist I have ever witnessed…

And most important of all, the most musical” (Los Angeles Times).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$40 ($22.50–$36)

Christian Thielemann, music director Lisa Batiashvili, violin Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Violin Concerto Symphony No. 4 A leading orchestra throughout numerous musical eras, the Dresden Staatskapelle has been in continuous existence for over four and a half centuries. Led by new music director Christian Thielemann (in his D.C. debut) and joined for a rare U.S. performance by Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili, the orchestra demonstrates “gorgeous, glowing sounds of the string section and seamless phrasing of strings and winds” (The New York Times).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets from $45

Jimmy Fallon called this OffBroadway hit “the coolest show EVER!” This Israel-based company has taken New York and the world by storm, and now brings to Strathmore its theatrically quirky, musically astonishing display. Mixing flawlessly sung a cappella harmonies with amazing beat-box simulations of every kind of instrument, VOCA PEOPLE transform music from Beethoven’s Fifth to Madonna, Queen and Dolly Parton.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$65 (Stars $22.50–$58.50)

Cameron Carpenter

SAT, APR 13, 8PM

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Under the Streetlamp

SUN, APR 14, 4PM

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Maurizio Pollini

A lion of the keyboard, Maurizio Pollini stands tall among the legendary pianists: “his playing is powerful and precise, driven by a probing intellect and executed with steely, virtually infallible fingers” (The New York Times). Don’t miss this opportunity to hear one of the world’s great artists in the acoustically ideal setting of the Strathmore Concert Hall.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $38–$78 (Stars $34.20–$70.20)

MON, APR 15, 7 & 9PM

THU, APRIL 11, 8PM

THU, APRIL 18, 8PM

WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY

Doo-wop, electrifying audiences with the classics of Motown and early rock and roll, with revved-up takes on all the old favorites, from The Beach Boys to The Drifters to The Beatles and, of course, The Four Seasons. See page 4 for a feature article.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $28–$58 (Stars $25.20–$52.20)

Concert Hall: Wed, March 6, 7:30pm MCYO Young Artists, Symphony, Chamber Orchestra featuring “The Lark Ascending” competition winner

MCYO ALUMNI: Please contact Cheryl@mcyo.org.

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2013 CONCERT DATES: Sun, March 3, 3pm MCYO Chamber Music Recital CityDance Theater at Strathmore Tickets $7 at the door

TUE, APR 16, 8PM

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MUSIC IN THE MANSION

Julie Fowlis: Music of the Scottish Isles

Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis is set for global stardom thanks to a haunting lament in Pixar’s new animated epic, Brave. Discover a voice that can “transport you to another place, give you goose flesh and make magic out of thin air” (Evening Standard, London).

Sponsored by Asbury Methodist Village.

MANSION SOLD OUT 7PM Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

Dresden Staatskapelle

APR 18–28

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Drawing for Art

Strathmore’s biennial art auction and fundraiser! Peruse a broad selection of fine art and crafts on display, then join us for a drawing on April 28, where every ticketholder leaves with a work of art!

MANSION Free ($100 tickets required for raffle) OPENING RECEPTION April 23, 6-8PM. Free, all are welcome DRAWING RECEPTION April 28, 6-8PM, ticketholders only.

Bidding for Top 3 Drawing slots is at www.biddingforgood.com/drawingforart. Bidding opens April 18.

THURS, APR 18, 7–9PM

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Arts and the Brain Series Beauty and the Brain: Neuroscience of Sculptural Aesthetics

Ed Connor, PhD, Johns Hopkins University Department of Neuroscience, and Gary Vikan, Director of Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum, explore the neuroscience of visual processing and our response to art, with insights on research as well as a summary/discussion of the Walters’ 2010 exhibition Beauty and the Brain.

MANSION Tuition $25 (Stars $22.50), includes wine reception

THU, APR 25, 8PM FRI, APR 26, 8PM

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VOCA PEOPLE

FRI, APR 19, 5PM

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & MARYLAND CLASSIC YOUTH ORCHESTRAS

Free Master Class for Oboe

Featuring the BSO’s Michael Lisicky.

Visit www.mcyo.org or call (301) 581-5208 to reserve.

MUSIC CENTER, COMCAST LOUNGE Free (reservations required)

2013 Spring Gala at Strathmore Michael Feinstein: The Gershwins and Me

The two time Emmy and five time Grammy Award nominee has collected a “S’Wonderful” evening of music celebrating George and Ira Gershwin. Feinstein also shares personal stories from his recent book The Gershwins and Me about his six-year collaboration with Ira that shaped his early career. It promises to be a night that will leave you humming immortal Gershwin scores all the way home.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $40–$105 (Stars $36–$94.50), tickets include After Party.

UPGRADE YOUR EVENING Join us for a special buffet dinner in the Mansion, excellent seats for the performance and the After Party. $300 ($130 tax deductible). To order this upgrade, call Sorrelle Group at (202) 248-1930.

WED, APR 24, 7:30PM

FRI, APR 19, 8:15PM

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Off The Cuff Series: Wagner: A Composer fit for a King

Marin Alsop, conductor Didi Balle, director Richard Wagner: Excerpts from The Ring Cycle The relationship between a composer and his benefactor can be complicated, but none seemingly more complicated than that of Wagner and King Ludwig II. Why would a king show up disguised on a composer’s doorstep? Did King Ludwig’s obsession extend beyond just Wagner’s music? Lies and heartache riddle this story against the backdrop of the creation of Wagner’s thrilling Ring Cycle.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets range from $30–$90

Isabelle DeLeon

Get ready for a power performance as Isabelle De Leon picks up her drumsticks with a work commissioned by Strathmore. Her talent has earned many accolades including The Washington Post Music and Dance Scholarship Award and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra’s Stanley Kay Scholarship, sending her to perform at the prestigious New York Summer Festival.

Sponsored by J. Alberto Martinez, M.D. MANSION Tickets $15 (Stars $13.50)

THU, APR 25, 7:30PM

MUSIC IN THE MANSION

Marian Anderson String Quartet

Discover a “big sound and bold theatricality” (Los Angeles Times) in a program of works by William Banfield, Coleridge Taylor Perkinson, Antonin Dvoˇrák, and spirituals arranged by Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock.

Sponsored by Asbury Methodist Village.

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

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Gladys Knight

Eight-time Grammy winner Gladys Knight has packed many lifetimes into a career that has embraced gold records, sold-out concerts, film performances, and most recently a spin on “Dancing with the Stars.”

Order your tickets now for these sure-to-sell-out concerts, featuring a soul-stirring mix of Gladys Knight’s greatest and newest hits.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $58–$128 (Stars $52.20–$115.20)

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FRI, APR 5, DOOR 8PM, SHOW 9PM

FRI, APR 26, 11AM

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Daryl Davis: Jump, Jive and Boogie Woogie

Pianist Daryl Davis will present a rollicking evening of Boogie Woogie from Black barrelhouses, honky tonks and brothels to mainstream big band swing, rock and roll and pop music. Learn how this all but forgotten powerful jazz music from the 1920s has permeated all genres of American music. Foot patting and chair dancing will be permitted.

MANSION Tickets $15 (Stars $13.50)

FRI, APR 26, DOORS 8PM, SHOW 9PM

FRIDAY NIGHT ECLECTIC

The Sweater Set CD Release Party

Maureen Andary and Sara Curtin treat listeners to the story joyful friendship as their songs play out like musically elaborate gossip about the perils of courtship, lust and heartbreak (what else?). Join them in celebration for the release of their new CD, Oh Visitor. Fine art

by Jessica Rose. No worries, we’ll still your favorite FNE atmosphere with the art, artists, cool drink specials and much more!

Special Seated FNE! MANSION Tickets $15 (Stars $13.50), $17 at door

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Following the successes of the BSO’s presentations of The Gold Rush and City Lights, Marin Alsop and the BSO return to pay tribute to Charlie Chaplin. His 1936 film Modern Times is a brilliant, biting satire on the mechanical age. The BSO accompanies this cinematic masterpiece, performing Chaplin’s own original score.

Gilbert Varga, conductor Midori, violin Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2 Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor She began her meteoric career as a violin prodigy. By age 12, she had left audiences around the globe standing and cheering.

And more recently, The New York Times declared, “She is an artist of inspiring gifts.” Hear the astonishing Midori perform Bartók’s blazing Violin Concerto No. 2.

Free pre-concert lecture by Levine School of Music at 7PM. MUSIC CENTER Tickets $30–$90

Led by NYC-based drummer Allison Miller, BOOM TIC BOOM, jazz festival favorites and one of NPR’s 2012 “Top 5 Bands to Discover,” celebrate the release of their third album, featuring bassist Todd Sickafoose, pianist Myra Melford, and violinist Jenny Scheinman.

MANSION Tickets $25 (Stars $22.50)

This prize-winning 24-year-old Slovenian guitarist has won international praise from critics for his “brilliantly beautiful,” “extraordinary” and “flawless” performances. Hear Bach, Ravel, Debussy and Brahms in brilliant transcriptions for guitar, as well as works written for guitar by Albeniz and more.

Sponsored by Asbury Methodist Village.

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

Midori

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THU, MAY 2, 7:30PM

MUSIC IN THE MANSION

Chelsey Green & The Green Project

Strathmore Commissioned World Premiere This multi-faceted violinist and Strathmore Artist in Residence alumna is equally at home in classical, jazz, funk, soul and hip-hop, creating and championing original music that crosses genres to create its own new groove. In this return engagement, Chelsey Green will perform the world premiere of a new work by composer Robert Miller, commissioned by Strathmore.

Sponsored by Asbury Methodist Village.

MANSION Tickets $20 (Stars $18)

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Time for Three CITYDANCE

Nruthya Manjarie

Celebrating the heritage of Sri Lanka, choreographer Asanga Domask brings an eclectic collection of Sri Lankan dance that highlights Kandyan and low country dance forms as well as the dawn of the New Year though folklore traditions. Intricate movements, traditional drum rhythms and elaborate costumes will help take the audience on a journey into an ancient world rich in culture and heritage. This is a concert not to be missed this spring!

CITYDANCE STUDIO THEATER AT STRATHMORE Tickets $25

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Marin Alsop, conductor Time for Three Zachary DePue, violin Nicolas Kendall, violin Ranaan Meyer, double bass John Adams: Shaker Loops Jennifer Higdon: Concerto 4-3 Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4 (1947 version) From bluegrass to jazz, from folk to classical, Time for Three has an energy you can feel.

Free Music Notes Live! pre-concert lecture with David Ginder of WETA at 7PM. MUSIC CENTER Tickets $30–$90

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BOOM TIC BOOM

MAY 4–JUN 15

STRATHMORE FINE ART

Creative Crafts Council 29th Biennial

This Strathmore juried favorite returns with a crafty collection of work in a variety of media that’s guaranteed to surprise and delight. Come to the free Opening Reception on Thursday, May 16, from 7 to 9PM. MANSION Free (no tickets required)

SAT, MAY 4, 8PM SUN, MAY 5, 3PM

THU, MAY 2, 8PM

SAT, APR 27, 7:30PM SUN, APR 28, 6PM

THU, MAY 9, 7:30PM

MUSIC IN THE MANSION

NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC

The Melodies of Brahms

Piotr Gajewski, conductor Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano National Philharmonic Chorale Brahms: Schicksalslied (“Song of Destiny”) Alto Rhapsody Symphony No. 4 A free pre-concert lecture will be offered at 6:45PM on May 4, 1:45PM on May 5.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets from $28

WED, MAY 8, 7:30PM

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Daisy Castro, Gypsy jazz violin

In her first Artist in Residence performance, Daisy Castro will perform with the heart and joy that has charmed audiences across the U.S. and abroad. Originally trained in the classical style of the Suzuki Method, Daisy has since evolved to Gypsy jazz, the perfect genre for her unique playing style. Prepare for her show by listening to her debut solo CD, Gypsy Moth.

MANSION Tickets $15 (Stars $13.50)

Mak Grgic, guitar

FRI, MAY 10, 8PM

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Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio

Béla Fleck has been nominated in more Grammy categories than anyone in history, and has taken home 14 of the statuettes, wandering gleefully across genres and bringing together eclectic and utterly amazing groups of musicians.

This season, Strathmore favorite Fleck brings a brilliant collaboration with one of today’s most lauded jazz ensembles, with Marcus Roberts on piano, Jason Marsalis on drums and Rodney Jordan on bass.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $28–$58 (Stars $25.20–$52.20)

SAT, MAY 11, 10:15AM

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Art Talk & Tour for Children

Bring the kids ages 5 and up to the Mansion for a special Creative Crafts exhibit tour and fun, hands-on activity.

MANSION Free (tickets required)

SAT, MAY 11, 1PM

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Art Talk

Take a fascinating stroll with friends through the intensively beautiful Creative Crafts fine art exhibit.

MANSION Free (no tickets required)

SAT, MAY 11, 8PM

WED, MAY 22, 7:30PM

THURS, MAY 30, 7-9PM

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Marin Alsop, conductor Charlie Chaplin: Modern Times Following the successes of the BSO’s presentations of The Gold Rush and City Lights, Marin Alsop and the BSO return to pay tribute to Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin’s 1936 film Modern Times is a brilliant, biting satire on the mechanical age. The BSO accompanies this cinematic masterpiece, performing Chaplin’s own original score.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $30–$90

In her final Artist in Residence performance, Daisy Castro will perform a special work commissioned by Strathmore. Originally trained in the classical style of the Suzuki Method, Daisy has since evolved to Gypsy jazz, the perfect genre for her unique playing style. Prepare for her show by listening to her debut solo CD, Gypsy Moth.

MANSION Tickets $15 (Stars $13.50)

Chaplin’s Masterpiece: Modern Times

SAT, MAY 18, 8PM

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Underground Railroad: An Evening with Kathleen Battle

Cyrus Chestnut, piano Heritage Signature Chorale Stanley Thurston, director In this moving evening, Kathleen Battle and acclaimed pianist Cyrus Chestnut explore music that expressed the suffering and salvation of enslaved Africans as they found their way to freedom. “The songs coursed from expressions of human desperation early on to spiritual realization (‘Over My Head’), transcendence (‘Ride Up in the Chariot’) and, ultimately, joy (‘Let Us Break Bread Together’)” (Los Angeles Times).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $55–$95 (Stars $49.50–$85.50)

SUN, MAY 19, 3 & 7PM

MARYLAND CLASSIC YOUTH ORCHESTRAS

MCYO Spring Concerts

Hear the passion and exuberance of youth expressed through marvelous music by the region’s foremost youth orchestra and top young instrumentalists! The 3PM concert features junior ensembles: Chamber Strings, Young Artists and Symphony.

The evening concert at 7PM features the MCYO Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra and the Concerto Competition winner!

MUSIC CENTER Tickets from $15 (group rates available)

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Daisy Castro, Gypsy jazz violin

THU, MAY 23, 11AM

LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

MusicaliTEA!

A free daytime performance given

by Levine students and faculty is followed by a reception that includes hot tea and sweets with the performers.

Reserve by calling (202) 686-8000 x1116.

EDUCATION CENTER, ROOM 309 Free (RSVP required)

Arts and the Brain Series Step in Time: The Effects of Music Experience on the Adult Brain

Dr. Nina Kraus, Principal Investigator, Northwestern University School of Communication, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, reveals how the adult brain is shaped by musical training in childhood and how musical experience offsets age-related delays in neural timing. Following the lecture, Dr. Kraus will be joined

by Marie Bernard, M.D., Deputy Director, and Molly V. Wagster, Ph.D. Chief, Behavioral & Systems Neuroscience Branch, Division of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging at NIH for a panel discussion on the role of the arts in aging.

MANSION Tuition $25 (Stars $22.50), includes wine reception

THU, MAY 30, 8PM

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

SuperPops: The Magic of Motown

SAT, MAY 25, 8PM

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Romeo & Juliet

Carlos Kalmar, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano Narong Prangcharoen: Phenomenon Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 3 Sergei Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet Carlos Kalmar conducts the great moments from Prokofiev’s intoxicating and impassioned ballet Romeo and Juliet. Also featured is pianist Jean-Philippe Collard, known for masterful interpretation of SaintSaens’ works, in the rarely performed Third Piano Concerto.

Free pre-concert lecture by Levine School of Music at 7PM. MUSIC CENTER Tickets $30–$90

Jack Everly, conductor Spectrum, vocalists Radiance, vocalists “Get Ready” to feel the groove with the cool sounds of Motown presented live by two of today’s most talented vocal quartets. Relive the magic of the timeless, soulful sounds of the Temptations, the Supremes, the Four Tops, Aretha Franklin and more, with theatrical panache and inspired arrangements.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $30–$90

WED, MAY 29, 7:30PM

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Saturday, May 11 at 8pm Marin Alsop, conductor Chaplin: Modern Times

FRI, MAY 3, 7:30PM

MUSIC IN THE MANSION

Anja Frers

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Chaplin’s Masterpiece: Modern Times

SAT, APR 27, 8PM

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Washington Performing Arts Society The 2012/13 Celebrity Series continues on March 12, as violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter performs Sonatas

by Mozart and SaintSaëns, as well as works by Schubert and Lutoslawski, with long-time recital partner Lambert Orkis.

On April 16, the Dresden Staatskapelle performs an all-Brahms program led by new music director Christian Thielemann (in his D.C. debut) and joined for a rare U.S. performance

by Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili.

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

Rickie Simpkins

In this special Artist in Residence mentor performance, Rickie Simpkins will pick up his sidekick fiddle for a evening immersed with the sounds and rhythms of his Appalachian roots. He will be joined onstage for an exhilarating jam with 2012–2013 Artists in Residence Daisy Castro on violin and Wytold with his electric cello. Don’t miss it!

MANSION Tickets $15 (Stars $13.50)

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spring Calendar— By Genre See the chronological calendar for detailed information

AFTERNOON TEA

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See complete schedule, including new Saturday Teas, on page 18.

Marian Anderson String Quartet

Memphis Gold and Bob Israel

APR 25

APR 12

Maurizio Pollini APR 14

BSO: Midori APR 27

Gladys Knight APR 25–26

Free Master Class for Oboe

BSO: Time for Three MAY 2

Daryl Davis: Jump, Jive and Boogie Woogie APR 26

Levine MusicaliTEA!

APR 19

MAR 7, MAY 23

Art Talk MAY 11

BLUEGRASS/FOLK/ WORLD

National Philharmonic: The Melodies of Brahms MAY 4–5

CHORAL/OPERA

Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell and Richard Thompson Electric Trio MAR 29 Second String Band, newgrass APR 5

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem Mendelssohn’s Elijah MAR 13

BSO: Chaplin’s Modern Times

Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio MAY 10

MAY 11

MAR 18

MAY 18

POP/ROCK/ FUNK/HIP-HOP

Urban Arias “Blind Dates”

MCYO Spring Concerts MAY 19

Drumline Live! MAR 1

BSO Romeo & Juliet MAY 25

Cirque Ziva MAR 8

The Sweater Set APR 26 Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio MAY 10

National Philharmonic Bach: Sleepers Awake! APR 6

Rickie Simpkins MAY 29

Underground Railroad: An Evening with Kathleen Battle

BROADWAY/AMERICAN SONGBOOK

MAY 18

Chuck Redd: Great Tunes from the Silver Screen MAR 29

Daisy Castro MAY 8, MAY 22

Underground Railroad: An Evening with Kathleen Battle

Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic and Choirs APR 5

Neil Berg’s 101 Years of Broadway MAR 24

Mak Grgic, guitar MAY 9

COMEDY/SPOKEN WORD You, Me, Them, Everybody’s Most Eggcellent Country Teatime Jamboree MAR 29

Legend.

It’s one of those words we tend to toss around, to bestow where it’s not quite deserved. But what head is more deserving of the ‘legend’ crown than Gladys Knight, the Empress of Soul? Born in Jim Crow Georgia, she lifted herself by the power of her voice to become a Grammy-winning American icon: not just a singer-songwriter, but also a humanitarian, an actor, an author and a businesswoman and philanthropist.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds MAR 20

Chelsey Green & The Green Project MAY 2

DANCE/CIRQUE

CLASSICAL

Cirque Ziva MAR 7

National Philharmonic: Elena Urioste MAR 2

CityDance: Nruthya Manjarie APR 27–28

Alain Lefévre MAR 3

Under the Streetlamp APR 13

MCYO Spring Concert MAR 6

FINE ART

VOCA PEOPLE APR 18

BSO: Beethoven’s Seventh

Wine + Art: Color Me Picasso

TWO CHANCES TO SEE THE EMPRESS OF SOUL LIVE

MAR 9

MAR 7

MCYO Night of Opera MAR 10

Drawing for Art APR 18–28

Anne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis MAR 12

Creative Crafts Council 29th Biennial MAY 4–JUN 15

NOW Ensemble MAR 15

Art Talk & Tour for Children

MAY 11

BSO: Saint-Saens’ Organ Symphony MAR 15

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Gladys Knight

Art Talk MAY 11

CLASSES/EDUCATION

Mattias Jacobsson, guitar

Master Class with Alain Lefévre

MAR 21

FUNDRAISERS

MAR 2

BSO: Trp ceski ˇ Plays Rachmaninoff MAR 23

2013 Spring Gala at Strathmore Michael Feinstein: The Gershwins and Me APR 20

THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 8PM FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 8PM Tickets $58–$128 (Stars $52.20–115.20)

BSO SuperPops: The Magic of Motown MAY 30

CHILDREN/FAMILY Art Talk & Tour for Children

Lecture: Where There’s a Will, There are Ways—Famous Tales

by Shakespeare MAR 2 Wine + Art : Color Me Picasso MAR 7

Levine Community Sing MAR 7 Arts and the Brain Series, MAR 14; MAR 28, APR 18, MAY 30, JUN 6

Kristin Lee APR 4 Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic and Choirs APR 5 Andras Schiff APR 7 BSO: Bond and Beyond: 50 Years of 007 APR 11

JAZZ/BLUES/ GOSPEL/SOUL An Evening of Jazz with THIEFS MAR 1

Dan Tepfer and Ben Wendel

Cameron Carpenter APR 12

MAR 10

APR 8

Dresden Staatskapelle APR 16

Integriti Reeves MAR 13, MAR 27

Master Class with Manuel Barrueco APR 4

BSO: Wagner: A Composer fit for a King APR 19

Isabelle DeLeon APR 10, APR 24

Historic Home Tour MAR 28,

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The Eric Whitacre Singers

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Julie Fowlis APR 15

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And when she performs at Strathmore on April 25, Knight will bring a repertoire that spans the decades, and traces the path of American pop music from the choir lofts of Atlanta to the hallowed halls of Motown in its heyday to the sound stages of Hollywood to the stages of Vegas and beyond.

The star that is Gladys Knight follows a trajectory that speaks to the rise of the American Pop Songbook, with its easy rhythms and catchy lyrics underpinned with gospel and soul; she is style and substance in one graceful, beautiful package.

From the Mount Mariah Baptist Church, where she debuted at age four, to Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour to the second-string bench at Motown, Knight has rarely been anything less than a force of nature, always striving, always trying. She found fame with her Pips (brother Merald ‘Bubba’ Knight and cousins Edward Patten and William Guest) and dominated the airwaves in the late sixties and early seventies with hits like “Midnight Train to Georgia,” “Heard it Through the Grapevine,” “Neither One of Us,” and “You’re The Best Thing (That Ever Happened To Me).”

In 1996, with the Pips by her side, Knight was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Mariah Carey, who spoke of the inspiration she and millions of others had found in the music of this extraordinary rhythm and blues ensemble.

“The voice of Gladys Knight pulled me through a lot of lonely times,” said Carey back then, adding that Knight’s voice, “is like a textbook you can learn from.”

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Learn from, yes—Knight’s voice was an inspiration to so many of today’s great R&B performers.

But most of us, over the years, have done more than just learn from Gladys Knight’s extraordinary sound. We’ve fallen in love to her songs, danced to her hits at weddings, and grown up singing along as that inimitable voice leaked from radios and stereos and turntables creating a soundtrack for the sixties, seventies, eighties and on and on.

How does a legend last so long? Knight doesn’t say it’s easy, but she does seem to think it’s second nature for a singer who’s all about soul. “One reason we’ve been able to stick together is because we pray before each show,” she has said. “Pray for the strength to stay humble, courage to keep pushing, and the ability to reach people with our message.”

Gladys Knight today? Better than ever. She’s beaten an addiction to gambling, capped the television career she started back in the seventies with a cameo on NBC’s “30 Rock,” and expressed with surprised delight that after 65 years as a singer the audiences “are still showing up. “I’ve paid my dues like everybody else—probably more than some,” she said last year. “Mine is a message of perseverance and patience.”

It’s a message of music she delivers live, in song at Strathmore on April 25, singing all those wonderful hits and a few surprises backed by four singers and dancers along with an 11-piece big band. A legendary lady, an opportunity to witness greatness, and a concert that you won’t want to miss.

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Whose Genre Is It, Anyway?

S t r at h more a nd Asbury Method ist Village M a ke B e a u t i ful Music Together. This is how.

EXPAND YOUR VIEW OF MUSIC AND YOUR MIND

Artist in Residence program and works closely with Asbury staffers to bring a well-balanced concert experience that residents will enjoy, with programs by current AIRs and alums such as Bacon and soul-fusion violinist Chelsey Green.

David M.W. Denton

It’s a match made in heaven: Strathmore and its sponsor, Asbury Methodist Village.

Like any relationship, there’s give and take. Asbury financially supports programs at Strathmore like the Music in the Mansion Series, while Strathmore sends out its cadre of Artists in Residence to perform for residents at the continuing care retirement community’s Rosborough Theatre in Gaithersburg.

“The first time Eliot Pfanstiehl and I met we knew we were singing from the same page of music,” says David M.W. Denton, Asbury’s executive director. “We both cater to a sophisticated and educated group of individuals who are engaged in a love affair with the arts. And we agreed that a partnership between Strathmore and Asbury Methodist Village would create a perfect harmony.”

And harmonious though the arrangement may be, with members of the Strathmore Society at Asbury enjoying concerts and artist Q&As at their upcounty home base as well as at Strathmore’s North Bethesda campus, there are elements put in place specifically to challenge and engage the senior population.

For Denton this rich, complex partnership “compliments the lifestyle of engagement that Asbury Methodist Village residents embrace.” He points out that when people of any age make music and the arts a priority they’re tapping the essential six dimensions of total wellness—intellectual, social, vocational, spiritual, emotional and physical—that are considered essential to a satisfying, fulfilling quality of life.

And that’s what a top-notch continuing care retirement community should be all about.

“The extremely popular partnership between Strathmore and Asbury Methodist Village raises the bar on entertainment expectations in senior living,” Denton acknowledges. “We are now in our second season of offering the Asbury community the same caliber of musical concerts for which Strathmore is so well known.”

And Strathmore is expanding its reach to yet another traditionally underserved part of the community, providing more opportunities for emerging artists, and letting the music play in places that might otherwise be silent.

“Part of my goal is to bring all kinds of music to the program,” says Betty Scott, Strathmore’s Education Program Coordinator. “From Tin Pan Alley to classical crossover to hip-hop-beatboxing with Christylez Bacon: this is not going to be just what you know, what you’re comfortable with.

We’re exploring new genres, looking to expand everyone’s frame of reference.”

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Béla Fleck and The Marcus Roberts Trio FRIDAY, MAY 10, 8PM Tickets $28–$58 (Stars $25.20–$52.20) FREE Pre-Concert Lecture at 6:30PM with XXXXXXXX name

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Consider the art of the cross-genre collaboration.

It’s the musical equivalent of “two-for-the-priceof-one,” a modern way of looking open-mindedly at the fusion of distinctly separate musical genres and deciding to embrace the melodic results. And while cross-genre collaborations have been propelling the pop music world forward since Buddy Holly crossed rock and roll with orchestral arrangements back in 1958, today’s mashups tend to bring together rapper and rockers and indie singersongwriters.

Béla Fleck and Marcus Roberts and his trio

Underground Railroad: An Evening with Kathleen Battle Cyrus Chestnut, piano Heritage Signature Chorale SATURDAY, MAY 18, 8PM Tickets $55–$95 (Stars $49.50–$85.50) FREE Pre-Concert Lecture at 6:30PM with Howard University’s Dr. Sais Kamalidiin.

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For a rather different yet similarly compelling cross-genre experience, classical soprano Kathleen Battle will be accompanied by the jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut on Saturday, May 18 in a compelling exploration of the music of the AfricanAmerican experience up to, during and even after the American Civil War. Underground Railroad: An Evening With Kathleen Battle brings the legendary lyric-coloratura soprano back to her gospel roots and adds the crisp, bluesy stylings of Chestnut, who started playing piano as a three-year-old in Baltimore and whose first song was “Jesus Loves Me.” It’s a cross-genre collaboration, sure, but a sort of homecoming, too, as Battle leaves behind Mozart, Chestnut leaves behind Monk, and together they take the audience back to the songs and spirituals that cemented the African-American journey into history of the United States of America and became touchstones of faith, transcendence and patriotism for Americans of every race, religion and ethnicity.

Kathleen Battle

Strathmore’s spring crossovers, however, take a wider view of the cross-genre collaboration phenomenon. Take the Friday, May 10 performance of Béla Fleck and Marcus Roberts and his trio— Roberts on piano, Jason Marsalis on drums and Rodney Jordan on bass—an evening that unites banjoist Fleck, the winner of 14 Grammy awards, with Roberts, the veteran pianist from Florida who rose to fame as Wynton Marsalis’s hand-picked sideman. Now, Fleck is famous for his collaborations with musicians in every genre imaginable, but for Roberts music means jazz and jazz means Ellington, Gershwin, Joplin and Morton. Together, though, they’ve made a critically acclaimed jazz record called Across the Imaginary Divide, and their show features highlights from that CD and much, much more.

Every Little Breeze Seems to Whisper “Spring Teas” Put a little SPRING in your step: visit the Mansion for live music, tasty treats and pots of specially blended tea. Refreshing, romantic, refined—it’s a perfect little pick-me-up!

Irish Tea

Israeli Tea

It’s a great tea for the Irish—or anyone who enjoys the charm of Celtic music played on the harp and the warmth and wit of friends gathered for tasty Irish specialties and a cozy cup of tea.

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Italian Tea March 23

Take a Roman holiday when Strathmore’s Saturday specialty tea celebrates Italy with sweet and savory treats from the cucina. The Tuscan sun may be far away, but let the mandolin song and the tea-licious aromas bring la dolce vita to your day.

Dress Up Teddy Bear Tea March 26 & 27 Spring Break is teddy bear time at Strathmore!

Teddy bears and their owners celebrate childhood’s simple pleasures by dressing up in costume, enjoying a kid-approved menu, and joining in the singing and dancing with their pals.

Murder Mystery Tea April 2

It’s a Strathmore-style whodunit, as actors from Catholic University look for motives and clues all over the tea room. Back by popular demand, this mysterious meal has been deemed a scream: get your tickets early, everyone’s dying to come!

Scottish Tea April 3

Tickle your taste buds tartan with the delectable specialties at our bonny Scottish tea. Lads and lasses of every nationality will love the sweet sound of live traditional highland music, and there’s nothing like a nice pot of Strathmore blend to stiffen your kilt and skirl your pipes.

Japanese Tea April 9 & 10

The Cherry Blossom Festival comes to town in 18

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There are lots of ways to be good to yourself, but what could be more perfect than taking a break for music, tea…and chocolate? This is a chocolatelover’s delight, with a special menu topped off by tea-infused chocolates from The Perfect Truffle in Frederick, MD.

Harps and Crumpets Tea May 1

Welcome the merry month of May with the happy sounds of Harpfest! Four of Strathmore’s bestloved harpists perform live while the teapots tip and the trays of treats are savored. What a perfectly delightful way to do lunch!

Mother Appreciation Tea May 11

Looking for a special way to honor the special lady in your life? Strathmore’s Mother Appreciation Tea features a marvelous menu, music and even a special gift for every mom—but the gift she’ll treasure most is the time you spend together, enjoying her special day.

Order now!

Complimentary 15-minute Ticket Office parking is available in the Mansion lot weekdays, 10AM–5PM.

Web: www.strathmore.org Ticket Office: (301) 581-5100 Group Tickets: (301) 581-5199 Administration: (301) 581-5200 TTY for MD residents via relay at 711, out-of-state at (800) 735-2258

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Strathmore Welcomes Patrons with Disabilities Every seating section in the Concert Hall includes wheelchairaccessible seating. The Mansion at Strathmore is wheelchair accessible.

Say Shalom to the Tea Room’s first Israeli Tea, featuring the fresh, flavorful, authentic cuisine of Israel for your enjoyment. Expect the music to be eclectic: the exciting classical repertoire for flute and guitar for which Noreen Friedman and Bob Wysong are best known, plus perhaps a bit of klezmer for atmosphere.

Chocolate Tea

Contact Information

www.strathmore.org (301) 581-5100 TICKET OFFICE 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD

a soft hail of blossoms—and a special Japanese meal at Strathmore. Let the warming Japanese tea and the sweet notes of traditional music performed live on the koto get you in the spirit for this uniquely Washingtonian event.

March 12 & 13

General Information

Assistive-listening devices are available in the Concert Hall.

Mansion at Strathmore 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852-3224 Music Center at Strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD 20852-3385

Sign-interpreted performances are available by request.

Afternoon Teas $23 (Stars $20.70) $28 (Stars Price $25.20) for Specialty Teas Mansion Call (301) 581-5108 NEW—VEGETARIAN OPTION We now offer Vegetarian meals at every tea. Please ask for this option at the time of reservation.

Reservations Pre-paid, non-refundable reservations required.

New vegetarian options available when reserving.

Shuttle service across the Sky Bridge from the 4th floor of the Metro garage to the Music Center is available before Concert Hall events.

Directions Strathmore is located on Rockville Pike (Route 355), half a mile north of the Capital Beltway and adjacent to the Grosvenor-Strathmore station on Metro’s Red Line.

Parking For Music Center Concert Hall performances: For ticketed performances, complimentary parking is available in the adjacent Metro garage—stroll across the covered Sky Bridge directly into the Music Center. For the convenience of Music Center patrons, there is a passenger drop-off and pick-up area and valet available ($15) in the Circle Plaza at 5301 Tuckerman Lane.

For Mansion concerts, exhibitions and events: Free parking is available in the Mansion lot on a space-available basis. Enter at 10701 Rockville Pike.

Tours Free, walk-in tours of the Music Center are available Wednesdays 12–2pm and Saturdays 11am– 2pm. Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more people, call (301) 581-5102.

Hours of Operation Ticket Office Hours

The Shops at Strathmore

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 10AM–5PM Wed: 10AM–9PM; Sat: 10AM–2PM Open for window-only transactions ninety minutes prior to performances in the Concert Hall through intermission.

Discover inspired gifts, including handmade and arts-related jewelry, decorative items, textiles, stationery, recordings, children’s books. creative toys and kits.

Mansion & Galleries Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 10AM–4PM Wed: 10AM–9PM Sat: 10AM–3PM Admission is free.

Prelude Café For non-performance Music Center events, including all Education Center events: Metered parking is available on Tuckerman Lane or park in the Metro garage where a SmarTrip or credit card payment of $5 is required Monday–Friday.

For ticketed events, all patrons regardless of age are required to have a ticket. Use your best judgment when bringing children to a concert that is intended for adults.

Please Note: The minimum age requirement for WPAS performances is 5; for BSO performances it is 6.

Historic Home Tours of the Mansion at Strathmore are offered monthly. See Calendar for dates and times.

Accommodations subject to availability; please make requests by calling the Ticket Office 14 days in advance of performance.

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A wide variety of entrees, desserts and beverages in the Music Center.

Mon–Sat: 11AM–3PM Open two hours prior to performance start time.

The Mansion Shop Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 10AM–4PM Wed: 10AM–9PM Sat: 10AM–3PM

The Online Shop shop.strathmore.org Dates, artists, programs and prices are subject to change.

For complete driving, Metro, bus and parking information, visit Strathmore’s website at www.strathmore.org and click on the “Plan Your Visit” link.

International Tea May 21 & 22

Around the world in arty teas: let the music and the menu make a marvelous adventure out of teatime at Strathmore’s popular International Tea.

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UkeFest 2013: Uke and Guitar Summit Cathy Fink Marcy Marxer

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Painter and collage artist Rosana Azar and her team of professional arts educators from Creative Adventures provide expert instruction from professional artists in a fun, relaxed environment. It’s the perfect summer experience for kids who love the arts.

3 Weeks of Camps for Ages 6–15 July 29–August 16

It’s an event like no other, a harmonic convergence of ukuleles and the people that love them—plus Hawaiian steel guitars, tenor guitars and a host of uke-related events!

Strathmore goes uke-crazy with Grammy-winning hosts Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer and their crew of professional musician instructors present activities that range from music lessons to jam sessions to concerts to classes in yoga and hula.

August 10–14 EARLY BIRD SPECIAL Register by July 2 for $30 off tuition!