Strathmore Winter Newsletter 2015

SOCIAL JUSTICE IS A MIGHTY MUSE Andrew Lippa on the Strathmore premiere of I Am Anne Hutchinson and I Am Harvey Milk

STEP UP

Step Afrika! brings the community together.

MERRY & BRIGHT Celebrate the season and share the joy with Dave Koz, Matisyahu, Wynton Marsalis, and more!

VOLUME 29 | ISSUE 2

WINTER

STRATHMORE NEWS

2015 2016

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS

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IN THIS ISSUE

Holidays at Strathmore 3 Social Justice Icons Inspire 5 Step Afrika! Teams up with Strathmore Education 8 AMP Lights up the Pike 10 Saturday Family Jazz Sessions 11 Visual Arts: Current Exhibitions 12 Winter Calendar 13 Winter Calendar by Genre 19 Thank You Donors 20 Afternoon Tea Schedule 22 General Information 23

Dale S. Rosenthal Chair Robert G. Brewer, Jr. Vice Chair David M.W. Denton Secretary William R. Ford Treasurer Cathy Bernard Jerome W. Breslow Dickie S. Carter Maria Darby Hope B. Eastman Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg Nancy Floreen Barbara Goldberg Goldman Sol Graham Paul L. Hatchett Steven P. Hollman Fariba Kassiri Sachiko Kuno Delia K. Lang Karen R. Lefkowitz Carolyn P. Leonard Laurence Levitan J. Alberto Martinez Ann L. McDaniel Donna Rattley Washington Graciela Rivera-Oven John Sackett Mary K. Sturtevant Raymond D. Tetz

Save the Date!

STRATHMORE ANNUAL SPRING GALA

Sat, May 14, 2016

Make a date to celebrate! Strathmore’s annual Spring Gala is your opportunity to join artists, art lovers, and a very special guest for an elegant evening that’s dedicated to the magic made here all year long.

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Margot Schulman

COVER PHOTOS: I Am Harvey Milk by Matthew Murphy INSIDE COVER PHOTOS L–R: I Am Harvey Milk by Matthew Murphy, Step Afrika! by Liz Lynch, Family Jazz Sessions by Jim Saah, Afternoon Tea

FILL YOUR HOLIDAYS WITH MUSIC & MEMORIES How do you holiday? Make new traditions and spend time with friends and family at Strathmore.

IN THE MUSIC CENTER

FESTIVAL OF LIGHT AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH

MATISYAHU

THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER

Wed, Dec 9

Thu, Dec 3 A holiday mash-up for the whole family! Experience Tchaikovsky’s classic score reimagined through explosive hip-hop choreography. A dozen all-star dancers, an onstage DJ, and an electric violinist bring the traditional Nutcracker story to life in modern-day New York City.

DAVE KOZ CHRISTMAS TOUR 2015

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS JONATHAN BUTLER, CANDY DULFER & BILL MEDLEY Co-presented by Blues Alley

Matisyahu celebrates the 10th anniversary of his breakthrough album, Live at Stubb’s, by reconnecting with long-time collaborators for a night of festive music that blends rock, reggae, and hip-hop.

BIG BAND HOLIDAYS

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS AND SPECIAL GUESTS DENZAL SINCLAIRE AND AUDREY SHAKIR Co-presented by Strathmore, Blues Alley & Washington Performing Arts

Fri, Dec 4 “By all rights, smooth jazz should own the holiday season, and saxophonist Dave Koz is better positioned than anyone to make it so.” (New York Times) We couldn’t agree more! The smooth sax sensation returns to Strathmore with his famous friends to celebrate the season.

Sat, Dec 12 Jazz up your holiday celebration with the legendary Wynton Marsalis as he brings the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Strathmore for an evening of music that blends jazz with holiday favorites.

SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK® CELEBRATING THE HOLYDAYS

AND STRATHMORE CHILDREN’S CHORUS Sun, Dec 13, Matinee Sweet Honey in the Rock® returns to Strathmore with a one-of-a-kind holiday concert featuring an opening set by the Strathmore Children’s Chorus. Through music influenced by Latin, Asian, African, and Hebrew cultures, the all-female a cappella ensemble honors the holiday spirit.

L–R: Wynton Marsalis, The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Dave Koz by Brian Sheffield, Matisyahu, Sweet Honey in the Rock® by Dwight Carter

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HOLIDAYS AT STRATHMORE

IN THE MANSION

STRATHMORE CHILDREN’S CHORUS

HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD

GUEST ARTIST: SENECA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR MICHELLE SEARLE, DIRECTOR Wed, Dec 2 Kick off the holiday season with the joyful sound of young voices lifted in song as they share traditional music from across the globe.

SETH KIBEL & FRIENDS HANUKKAH HODGEPODGE Wed, Dec 9 Light up the season with multi-Wammie winner Kibel and friends as they explore the intersection of Jewish and American music with vibrant Hanukkah favorites.

METROPOLITAN KLEZMER Wed, Dec 16 The eclectic exuberance of New York City-based Metropolitan Klezmer brightens your holiday as they incorporate jazz and funk into traditional Yiddish music.

Strathmore AIR Alumni

MARYLAND CLASSIC YOUTH ORCHESTRAS

WINTER SOUNDSCAPES

Sun, Dec 6, Matinee Tchaikovsky, Corelli, Bizet, Dvorˇák, and Mendelssohn get an infusion of youthful passion and exuberance from the region’s foremost youth orchestra. The MCYO Symphony, Chamber Ensemble, and Philharmonic perform Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 and other seasonal favorites in this highly anticipated concert.

ROCHELLE RICE

Fri, Dec 18, Matinee Hailed as “best jazz vocalist” by Washington City Paper, Rice returns to Strathmore to add her soulful spin to an array of holiday classics ranging from medieval plainchant to Stevie Wonder hits.

Support for Music in the Mansion is provided by

L–R: Mansion at Strathmore by Jim Saah, Seth Kibel by Jonathan Timmes, Rochelle Rice by Jonathan Timmes

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A MUSIC CENTER FINDS ITS VOICE

Strathmore Presents World and DC Premieres of I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk

Matthew Murphy

By Chris Slattery

A 20th-century gay rights activist. A 17thcentury Puritan midwife. A Broadway legend. A Grammy and Tony-nominated composer. A Manhattan-based theater and opera director, and some of DC’s biggest voices. This spring, Strathmore brings together some unlikely bedfellows for its production of I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk.

The two-night engagement of this innovative oratorio at the Music Center at Strathmore marks a new endeavor for the Montgomery County arts venue: to produce a blend of history and entertainment, cross-pollinate

genres, and celebrate the ongoing march toward human rights. I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk is a musical stage work that Andrew Lippa, the show’s creator, describes as, “storytelling with a kick-ass orchestra! It’s a piece of theater, an opera, and a concert.”

I AM ANNE HUTCHINSON/ I AM HARVEY MILK Sat & Sun, April 23 & 24, 8pm MUSIC CENTER

Lippa stars in the show alongside Broadway superstar Kristin Chenoweth backed by locally sourced talent—the Alexandria Harmonizers and National Philharmonic.

This event at Strathmore marks both the world premiere of I Am Anne Hutchinson and the DC premiere of I Am Harvey Milk.

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I AM ANNE HUTCHINSON/I AM HARVEY MILK Combined, the works create an emotional musical celebration of two American icons, one that brings together local talent and international superstars in a hybrid theater piece and choral concert. It features soaring melodies, beautiful lyrics, and an emotionally charged lesson in history and heroism.

Originally commissioned by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus for their 35th Anniversary, the 2013 premiere of I Am Harvey Milk in California received a response that Lippa describes as “euphoric.”

“The response to the piece was so beyond my reckoning or imagining,” adds Lippa, already an acclaimed composer, lyricist, author, performer, and producer known for the musicals Big Fish, The Addams Family, and The Wild Party. “Then, several people involved in Harvey Milk said, ‘How can we make this a full length piece?’”

“At heart I’m a theatrical storyteller,” says Lippa, “using music to tell stories. And at heart, this is a work of theater—an opera—with the obvious presentation of a concert.”

And that’s where Anne Hutchinson—and Lippa’s muse, star of stage and screen, Kristin Chenoweth— entered the picture. Lippa and Chenoweth have collaborated many times before, most recently for the

Disney Channel original movie Descendants, in which Chenoweth, as Maleficent, sings the Lippa-penned “Evil Like Me.” When it comes to common pairings in the world of theater, Harvey Milk and Anne Hutchinson don’t even crack the top thousand. What on earth would a 17th-century Puritan and a modern-day insurancesalesman-turned-LGBT-activist have in common?

How would either of their harrowing fights against authority, public trials and tribulations, and ultimate martyrdoms make for a moving evening of song? And why would Strathmore step up to tackle something that has never been done before?

“This is what Strathmore believes the arts should do: change people,” says Strathmore President Monica Jeffries Hazangeles. “At Strathmore we have long been dedicated to supporting inspired artists in creating new work, and a production like I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk is transformative for the audience and for the public discourse.”

Using the arts to tell the stories of heroes like Hutchinson and Milk, she adds, guarantees their legacy in a forgetful world.

“When we heard Andrew speak about his discovery of Anne Hutchinson’s story, and how he sees it intertwined with I Am Harvey Milk,” Hazangeles said, “eyes widened, hearts opened, and goosebumps were raised!”

I Am Harvey Milk by Matthew Murphy. Next page: L–R: Andrew Lippa, Kristen Chenoweth

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“The decision to invest in producing this monumental work proclaims a true ‘coming of age’ for Strathmore after a decade of programming. We’ve become well-known in the Washington region for the quality of our spaces.

Now, Strathmore will be recognized for our bold artistic voice as well,” says Strathmore CEO Eliot Pfanstiehl.

Most people know about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to hold public office in California. His life and legacy has been explored many times, most notably in the 2008 Gus Van Sant movie Milk, for which Sean Penn won the Academy Award. Hutchinson, despite a namesake river and parkway in New York, has remained a lesser-known civil rights hero.

Finding Hutchinson’s voice was a process that started when Lippa read an anthology about little-known American stories. After the well-educated, highly regarded, and deeply principled colonial midwife and religious leader caught his imagination, Lippa was not about to let her go. Not wanting another composer to tell Hutchinson’s story, Lippa determined her tale of social justice would make the perfect companion piece to I Am Harvey Milk.

He did it using the story of Hutchinson’s breakaway from the Puritan patriarchy that tried to deny her the right to teach other women about religion and to deny women the right to learn.

“She, like Harvey Milk, was a firebrand,” says Lippa.

“She was of the society—an intelligent woman who could read, back when the only book you had was the Bible—the Bible held power—and she had the desire to teach other women, to empower them.”

Lippa quickly realized that the unsung hero Hutchinson was, in many ways, the forebear to Harvey Milk, just as Milk has been to many others. “They both stood up to authority. Neither was political.

They emerged into the fight because they believed so strongly in their mission.”

Which is something Rolando Sanz could identify with.

Sanz, artistic director of Strathmore affiliate Young Artists of America originally pitched the idea of the Hutchinson/Milk project to Strathmore. The Rockville native’s multifaceted career as an opera singer, stage performer, and teacher laid the groundwork for his role as executive producer of I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk.

Sanz knew of Lippa’s desire to show that “great art can be made anywhere, not just on Broadway,” and he saw this piece as a perfect way to showcase local musicians in an artistic event of historic significance.

“Our dream was to do this in DC,” says the show’s Manhattan-based director and Baltimore native, Noah Himmelstein. Himmelstein, who collaborated closely with Lippa and Chenoweth, likens directing to “naming things, forming layers, creating a thousand details—and then wanting the audience to think only: I was moved.”

Himmelstein deftly draws parallels between the seemingly separate Hutchinson and Milk. Milk, he says, “was a secular Jew but deeply spiritual, a Republican insurance salesman who started going to the theater and found ‘religion’ through the arts.”

Himmelstein sees Hutchinson as a colonial-era Malala Yousafzai: “Teaching women in secret was a dangerous thing to do,” he observes, “yes, these two American icons come from very different backgrounds, but we are creating a space where they live together, and that’s what the stage can do.”

Sanz agrees and takes it a step further to a vision of modern-day artists harnessing the power of music to speak for the voiceless.

“Both pieces speak to anyone who’s ever been marginalized,” says Sanz. “We’re not just singing about gay people, we’re singing about people and oppression, what human beings are capable of doing to one another—and how we can be transcendent.”

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STEP LIVELY! STEP

Strathmore teams up with the world’s only professional step company for a joyous performance and in-depth education programs

By Mary Mendoza Godbout and Chris Slattery

“I first learned to step as a brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on the historic campus of Howard University,” says C. Brian Williams, remembering his first taste of the art form that would change his life.

Stepping is a percussive dance that uses the entire body to create complex rhythms and sounds. This uniquely American art form emerged from fraternities and sororities at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the early 1900s.

Williams went on to found Step Afrika! in 1994. As the first and only professional company in the world dedicated to this tradition, Step Afrika! promotes and

STEP AFRIKA! STEP XPLOSION

preserves stepping through performances around the world and extensive education programs in the DC area.

Last year marked the beginning of a new partnership between Strathmore and Step Afrika!. Prior to the first annual Step Xplosion showcase at the Music Center in January 2015, Step Afrika! company members visited six Montgomery County Public Schools to teach local students about stepping. Lauren Campbell, Strathmore’s director of Education, looks forward to expanding Strathmore’s collaboration with Step Afrika! in the coming years. “In 2016, we will bring Step Afrika!’s professional dancers to work in residency with student step teams over four months,” Campbell says. “The Step Xplosion performance in the Concert Hall will be a thrilling kickoff experience for the residency program.”

IN HONOR OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

Sun, Jan 17, 4pm MUSIC CENTER Step Afrika! performance Step Afrika! performance

C. Brian Williams, founder & executive director of Step Afrika!

The Napoleon Complex Project

Preconcert discussion delves into the role of historically African-American fraternities and sororities in civil rights and social justice movements.

Free with concert ticket, 2:30pm EDUCATION CENTER ROOM 402

Liz Lynch

Briggs Chaney Middle School students

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Step Afrika! performing a gumboot dance

AFRIKA! Stepping is always about more than just the performance: the movement, words, and music celebrate the power and richness of African-American culture, bring the community together, and can be a platform for exploring social justice issues. HBCUs and black Greek organizations were epicenters of the civil rights movement and produced some of the great leaders of the era including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesse Jackson, and Ralph Abernathy. “The timing is intentional,” Campbell says. “It was important to both Step Afrika! and Strathmore to present Step Xplosion during MLK weekend, so this electric performance could be experienced in the context of Dr. King’s legacy and our country’s ongoing struggle for equality for all.”

“I want people to feel invigorated when they leave a Step Afrika! performance,” Williams exclaims. “It’s about bringing the community together to laugh, enjoy, connect, and reflect on how beautiful life is when we come together.”

GO FURTHER. Visit strathmore.org/step to learn more about the history and elements of stepping.

A traditional step performance

Jati Lindsey

The Napoleon Complex Project

Williams is excited to spread the tradition of step.

“When Strathmore first approached us, we wanted to create a platform where we can celebrate the art form and share the spirit and community that is so special to stepping,” he says. “Strathmore is an absolutely incredible partner, and the Music Center is a masterpiece. I like to call it a cathedral for stepping.”

That cathedral opens its doors January 17 to host some of the best step teams from the DC area and the East Coast. Step Afrika! Step Xplosion will showcase the art of stepping and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Liz Lynch

1969 Howard University Bison, p. 221, courtesy of the MoorlandSpingarn Research Center, Howard University Archives.

Step Afrika! members teach students at Briggs Chaney Middle School about stepping.

Fraternity members demonstrate the “Omega Bop” at Howard University in the 1960s.

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THE PIKE SHINES BRIGHT

AMP by Strathmore Brings Nightlife to Pike & Rose

All you need is 10 or more people to be VIP at AMP. • 10% off VIP reserved seating near the stage • Complimentary snacks for the table • Free AMP pint glasses for your group • Free shout out on our LED wall • Meet & greet with artists* To book your group contact Julia Allal: JAllal@strathmore.org 301.581.5199

“Some of our most popular shows have been Loston Harris Trio’s Sinatra Tribute, The Gibson Brothers, and Pigpen Theatre Co.,” notes Brumbaugh. “We’re known for our indie shows, too: Active Child, Lower Dens, and Hamilton Leithauser.”

AMP, Strathmore’s newest venture, is an intimate, cabaret-style venue that combines the venerable institution’s key elements like exceptional customer service, affordable ticket prices, and outstanding musicians into an easily accessible neighborhood boîte that anchors Rockville’s burgeoning Pike and Rose district.

The Neighborhood Restaurant Group, the masters behind top-notch area eateries Bluejacket, Birch & Barley, ChurchKey, and more, have curated AMP’s food offerings to include scrumptious sharable plates alongside creative cocktails and craft beer.

AMP is also available for private events and has quickly become Montgomery County’s most in-demand Bar and Bat Mitzvah venue, as well as a premiere site for corporate meetings, wedding receptions, and holiday parties.

“We want to appeal to a wider demographic,” says Sam Brumbaugh, “to build the audience and to meet change.” Brumbaugh is director of Programming at Strathmore, spending much of his energy on AMP, which is just up Rockville Pike from the world-class Music Center at Strathmore.

While it appeals to the soaring younger population in the area, AMP provides a crossgenerational groove. Dads who dig classic rock, Gen-Xers getting their jazz on, and Millennials who prefer their experiences live, with tasty bites, and a seasonal brew.

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Rock, bluegrass, comedy, the intimate aura of an urban jazz club: Generation AMP wants it all. It also wants specialty cocktails, seasonal menus, and a low-key atmosphere where it’s easy to catch-up with friends and take in a show without battling city traffic. AMP by Strathmore checks all those boxes—and then some.

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Kids

MAKE SATURDAYS SWING Strathmore’s new Saturday Family Jazz Sessions jumpstart a love for jazz with classes that nurture talent and spark musicality.

Junior jazz aficionados can spend Saturday mornings singing, playing, and preparing for a lifetime of jazz appreciation. Our fun, creative, kid-friendly series features classes with multiinstrumentalist and local jazz legend Seth Kibel and renowned jazz singer Rochelle Rice.

All sessions take place Saturdays at 11am in the Mansion.

Tickets are $10 for each session. Attend three sessions for $24.

FLAVORING THE MELODY

BLOOMIN’ WITH BILLIE

with Seth Kibel

with Rochelle Rice

March 5

May 21

Improvisation is a central ingredient in all forms of jazz. Learn how musicians take a familiar melody and embellish it just enough to create a personalized, artistic statement. Then try it out yourself!

Recommended for ages 4–10.

Celebrate the centennial of the legendary Lady Day with a morning inspired by the quintessential jazz vocalist, through a focus on vocal emotions, swing groove, personal expression, and creativity.

Recommended for ages 2–6.

I GOT RHYTHM

GETTIN’ DIZZY

with Seth Kibel

with Rochelle Rice

March 19

June 4

The roots of jazz can be found in swing, bossa nova, samba, and other folk traditions . . . so get moving!

Kibel demonstrates jazz-related rhythms, teaches basic rhythmic patterns, and shows how dance steers music in unexpected directions.

Recommended for ages 4–10.

John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was a bebop pioneer and a founding father of the Latin jazz tradition. Celebrate his life and music while learning elements of his art.

Recommended for ages 2–6.

SPACE IS THE PLACE! with Rochelle Rice

IT DON’T MEAN A THING

June 18

with Seth Kibel

Jim Saah

Rochelle Rice by Jonathan Timmes

Seth Kibel by Jonathan Timmes

. . . if it ain’t got that swing. But what is swing, exactly?

Swing can be a technical term, jazz subgenre, or a state of mind. Explore it all through the work of DC’s king of swing, Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington.

Recommended for ages 4–10.

Jim Saah

Composer, band leader, and multi-instrumentalist Sun Ra had a far-out approach to life and music, and his cosmic philosophies pushed the boundaries of jazz.

Cultivate your self-expression, explore instrument timbres, and ponder Sun Ra’s Arkestra.

Recommended for ages 2–6.

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THE RIGHT STROKES Strathmore’s winter art exhibitions line up a collection of exploratory works that challenge the eye and the intellect.

Please join us for the following programs, presented in conjunction with the current exhibitions: MINIATURES PAINTING WORKSHOP Sat, Dec 12, 10am TICKETS $70 (STARS & ARTIST MEMBERS $63)

PANEL DISCUSSION Sun, Dec 13, 1pm With Joseph Craig English and members of The Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, DC. FREE (Reservations required)

CHILDREN’S TALK & TOUR Sat, Dec 19, 10:15am TICKETS $5 FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS ARE FREE

CURATOR’S TOUR Sat, Dec 19, 1pm FREE (No reservations required)

MANSION HOURS Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat: 10am–4pm; Wed: 10am–9pm; Sun: 12–4pm; Mon: closed

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS Sat, Nov 21, 2015– Sun, Jan 3, 2016 MANSION

THE 82ND ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF

FINE ART IN MINIATURE

More than 700 mini masterpieces from around the world are on display in this breathtaking exhibition that draws the viewer into a concentrated little universe.

JOSEPH CRAIG ENGLISH A LIFETIME OF PRINTMAKING, A LOCAL LANDMARK

Local color adopts new meaning with this celebrated DC-area printmaker. English found fame by focusing on what we see every day but so often take for granted.

COLOR IN ABSTRACT

WORKS BY LAURENCE CHANDLER & KAREN SUDERMAN While Chandler uses improvisational techniques evocative of human emotion, Suderman uses traditional techniques that focus on the object’s color and texture. Explore these artist’s varied approaches to the use of color.

Invitational Gallery

Support for Visual Arts programming at Strathmore is provided by

Karen Suderman, In Kind; Douglas Aja, Fleeing Gazelle; Joseph Craig English, Bonfield’s, A Farewell; Laurence Chandler, Beyond the Horizons No. 2

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ART AHEAD Sat, Jan 9–Sun, Feb 21 ART IN MOTION

THE 25TH ANNUAL STRATHMORE JURIED EXHIBITION From Balla to Calder, artists have captured the visual essence of motion for years.

Strathmore artists explore representations of movement, oscillation, and flux in this annual showcase.

LINE BY LINE

WORKS BY THE COLORED PENCIL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Illusory and enticing, works by the Colored Pencil Society of America District Chapter 109 offer a look at masterful techniques in vibrant wax and oil pigments.

Invitational Gallery

ONGOING WEEKLY EVENTS

Strathmore AIR Mentor

AFTERNOON TEA

José Cáceres Danielsen, piano Opera star and Artist in Residence (AIR) Mentor Balthrop and pianist Danielsen emphasize the spirit of the season, performing rare and delicate Christmas art song gems in their program. Balthrop is mentor to two current AIRs: Be Steadwell and Cassandra Allen.

MANSION TICKETS $17 (STARS $15.30)

See full schedule on page 22.

MANSION $24 (STARS $21.60) SPECIALTY TEAS $28 (STARS $25.20) Prepaid, nonrefundable reservations required.

Outside Presenter

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND SPIRIT OF THE SEASON HOLIDAY CONCERT Tues, Dec 1, 8pm This joyous program features the Concert Band and Singing Sergeants performing a wide variety of holiday favorites. The Airmen of Note present ’40s-style big band holiday music dedicated to the “Greatest Generation.”

MUSIC CENTER FREE

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STRATHMORE CHILDREN’S CHORUS HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD

CARMEN BALTHROP Wed, Dec 2, 7:30pm

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Pleiades Art Jewelry, named for the brilliant star cluster, is a consortium of more than 30 local female artists that offer oneof-a-kind, quality, hand-crafted jewelry and metalwork. Pleiades’ show and sale at Strathmore will leave you starstruck.

MANSION FREE ADMISSION PLEIADESARTJEWELRY.COM

A holiday mash-up for the whole family! Tchaikovsky’s classic score is reimagined through explosive hip-hop choreography.

A dozen all-star dancers, an onstage DJ, and an electric violinist bring the traditional Nutcracker story to life in contemporary New York City.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $29–$54 (STARS $26.10–$48.60)

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DAVE KOZ CHRISTMAS TOUR 2015

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS JONATHAN BUTLER, CANDY DULFER & BILL MEDLEY Co-presented by Blues Alley

Fri, Dec 4, 8pm

Community

Washington Performing Arts

THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA Mon, Dec 7, 8pm

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the glowing Philadelphia Orchestra in Henri Vieuxtemps’ Violin Concerto No. 4 featuring celebrated violinist Hilary Hahn.

Bizet’s fiery Carmen Suite and Stravinsky’s legendary Firebird ballet round out this program of unforgettable classics.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $45–$120

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SETH KIBEL & FRIENDS HANUKKAH HODGEPODGE

Thu, Dec 3, 7:30pm

The smooth sax sensation returns to Strathmore. Koz and his famous friends encapsulate the spirit of the season.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $48–$88 (STARS $43.20–$79.20)

Mansion

Sat & Sun, Dec 5 & 6, 11am

THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER

Wed, Dec 2, 7:30pm

Music Center

PLEIADES 30TH ANNIVERSARY JEWELRY SHOW & SALE

Strathmore Presents

Guest Artist Seneca Valley High School Choir Michelle Searle, director Enjoy a kaleidoscope of traditional holiday music from around the world. Strathmore Children’s Chorus teaches choristers music theory, vocal technique, and ensemble singing, while promoting self-expression by celebrating diverse traditions.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $18–$25 (STARS $16.20–$22.50)

Strathmore Presents

DECEMBER 2015

WINTER CALENDAR

Wed, Dec 9, 7:30pm

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Light up the season with multi-Wammie winner Kibel and friends as they explore the intersection of Jewish and American music with vibrant Hanukkah favorites.

MANSION TICKETS $25 (STARS $22.50)

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AN ELEGANT EVENING TO GIVE WITH FANTASIA LIVE

Strathmore Presents

Sat, Dec 5, 7pm

MATISYAHU

A sensational benefit for special needs children featuring Fantasia.

Since winning American Idol, she has ventured on world tours and received eight Grammy nominations. This charity benefit includes special performances, leadership awards, and a celebrity host.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $60–$80

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FESTIVAL OF LIGHT AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH Wed, Dec 9, 8pm Matisyahu celebrates the 10th anniversary of his breakthrough album, Live at Stubb’s, by reconnecting with long-time collaborators for an evening of festive music that blends rock, reggae, and hip-hop.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $28–$48 (STARS $25.20–$43.20)

Strathmore Presents

MARYLAND CLASSIC YOUTH ORCHESTRAS WINTER SOUNDSCAPES Sun, Dec 6, 4pm This vibrant showcase of MCYO’s Philharmonic, Symphony, and Chamber Ensemble features Shostakovich’s dramatic Symphony No. 5.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $15–$25 (STARS $13.50–$22.50)

Education

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NOVEMBER 2015

DECEMBER 2015

AMP is redefining nightlife on Rockville Pike with great music

by Strathmore and cuisine and cocktails

by Neighborhood Restaurant Group. Your next big night out awaits.

THE CRAWDADDIES

Fri, Jan 15 Feel good urban jams

Sat, Jan 30 A stew of zydeco, ska, & Bayou beats

CHRISTIAN SCOTT Sun, Jan 17 Bold jazz trumpet

THE VI-KINGS Sat, Feb 6 Mixtape of iconic 1960s rock ’n’ roll

NEWLY DEAD GAME WITH 98 ROCK’S JUSTIN SCHLEGEL

Fri, Jan 22

Sat, Feb 13 Hilarious whodunit murder mystery

Co-Presented with Cool Cow Comedy

CHAISE LOUNGE

CHOPTEETH Sat, Jan 23 Hip-shaking Afrobeat

Thu, Dec 10, 8pm

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS

Tony Award-winning Broadway phenomenon Brian Stokes Mitchell joins the BSO SuperPops to warm your heart with traditional and contemporary holiday favorites including “Sleigh Ride” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.”

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $35–$99

SECRET SOCIETY

JULIA SCOTTI & KEVIN MEANEY WITH RAHMEIN MOSTAFAVI

Strathmore Presents

’TIS THE SEASON WITH BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL

WHAT’S UP AT AMP!

BIG PANTS & HOT FLASHES

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Sun, Feb 14 A swinging, female-led Valentine concert

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OPERA, JAZZ, AND THE HOLIDAYS

Fri, Jan 29 Jazz from a local favorite

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Sat, Dec 12, 8pm Jazz up your holidays with the legendary Wynton Marsalis, who brings the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Strathmore for an evening of music that blends jazz with holiday favorites.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $58–$108 (STARS $52.20–$97.20)

Join us for another eclectic DCFMC concert sure to please all. Laura Strickling, soprano, sings opera selections and art songs, while Sara Jones concludes with jazz standards and holiday arrangements.

MANSION FREE

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MICHAEL FEINSTEIN SINATRA CENTENNIAL WITH BIG BAND Fri, Dec 11, 8pm Anticipating Sinatra’s December 12 centennial, two-time Emmy and five-time Grammy Awardnominee Feinstein channels the spirit, swagger, and sensation of ol’ blue eyes.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $55–$125 (STARS $49.50–$112.50)

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PANEL DISCUSSION Sun, Dec 13, 1pm

Join us for a panel discussion featuring Joseph Craig English and members of The Miniature Painters, Sculptors, and Gravers Society of Washington, DC to discuss works in the current exhibition.

MANSION FREE (Reservations required)

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MINIATURES PAINTING WORKSHOP Sat, Dec 12, 10am

MARCUS JOHNSON

AND SPECIAL GUESTS DENZAL SINCLAIRE AND AUDREY SHAKIR

Fri, Dec 11, 11am

JOHN HAMMOND Fri, Feb 19 Songs from a legendary blues singer and guitarist

BIG BAND HOLIDAYS

Big things come in small packages at Strathmore’s 82nd Annual Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature. This fivehour class, led by artist Nancy Still, introduces participants to painting in miniature.

Previous painting experience is recommended.

MANSION TICKETS $70 (STARS & ARTIST MEMBERS $63)

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SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK® CELEBRATING THE HOLYDAYS AND STRATHMORE CHILDREN’S CHORUS Sun, Dec 13, 4pm Sweet Honey in the Rock® returns to Strathmore with a one-of-a-kind holiday concert featuring an opening set by the Strathmore Children’s Chorus. Through music influenced by Latin, Asian, African, and Hebrew cultures, these two ensembles honor the holiday spirit.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $25–$75 (STARS $22.50–$67.50)

STONE RIDGE SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART CHRISTMAS CONCERT Mon, Dec 14, 7pm Students from Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart present their annual Christmas concert. With performances by the school’s orchestras, bands, handbell choir, and choruses, there is something for everyone!

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $10

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METROPOLITAN KLEZMER Wed, Dec 16, 7:30pm Allow the eclectic exuberance of NYC-based Metropolitan Klezmer to brighten your holiday as they incorporate jazz and funk into traditional Yiddish music. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, the group performs with astonishing agility and refreshing depth.

MANSION TICKETS $25 (STARS $22.50)

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ROCHELLE RICE, JAZZ VOCALIST Fri, Dec 18, 11am

Hailed as “best jazz vocalist”

by Washington City Paper, Rice returns to Strathmore and adds her soulful spin to an array of holiday classics ranging from medieval plainchant to Stevie Wonder hits.

MANSION TICKETS $17 (STARS $15.30)

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WASHINGTON CHORUS A CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS Fri, Dec 18, 8pm Celebrate the splendor of the season with this beloved holiday event. With brass, organ, percussion, harp, and a 200-voice chorus, the program features Christmas classics, sing-alongs, theatrical lighting, and a glorious candlelight processional.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $18–$72

Strathmore Visual Arts

CHILDREN’S TALK & TOUR Sat, Dec 19, 10:15am Young art lovers can get behind the brushstrokes and into the head, heart, and history of the artists. Children will take part in a hands-on art activity after the tour. Recommended for ages 7–14.

MANSION TICKETS $5 for children, accompanying adults are free.

Registration required.

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CURATOR’S TOUR Sat, Dec 19, 1pm

Strathmore curator, Harriet Lesser, leads a guided tour for adults, delving into the technique and history of the artists and works currently on exhibit.

MANSION FREE (No reservations required)

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The Magic of Music Meets the Passion of Youth

MARYLAND CLASSIC YOUTH ORCHESTRAS ENJOYS ITS 70TH SEASON! CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS Sun, Dec 13, 3pm Featuring MCYO’s Harp Ensemble, Flute Choirs & chamber groups.

CITYDANCE BLACKBOX THEATER TICKETS $10 AT THE DOOR

REHEARSALS: Wednesday evenings at the Music Center. Call to observe 301.581.5208 MCYO Alumni: Please contact Cheryl@mcyo.org.

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HANDEL’S MESSIAH Sat, Dec 19, 8pm Sun, Dec 20, 3pm

Stan Engebretson, conductor A perennial favorite since 1741, Handel’s Messiah is one of the most popular works in Western choral literature. Messiah features such timeless highlights as “And the Glory of the Lord” and “Hallelujah.”

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $29–$89

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MOSCOW BALLET’S GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER Mon & Tues, Dec 21 & 22, 8pm Experience the exquisite artistry of world-class dancers, playful puppets, and the splendor of handcrafted costumes in this beloved holiday tradition. With guest performers from CityDance School & Conservatory.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $28–$88

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SALUTE TO VIENNA NEW YEAR’S CONCERT

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OFF THE CUFF RACHMANINOFF SYMPHONY NO. 3 Fri, Jan 8, 8:15pm

Marin Alsop, conductor Rachmaninoff suffered greatly after he and his family fled Bolshevik Russia. Symphony No. 3 encapsulates the composer’s connection to his motherland and is filled with his love and longing for his Russian heritage.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $35–$99

National Philharmonic

BRIAN GANZ PLAYS CHOPIN Sat, Jan 9, 8pm

Iwona Sobotka joins pianist Brian Ganz for an evening of rarely performed songs

by Chopin in the bel canto style. Ganz also plays selected nocturnes and the Sonata No. 3 in B minor.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $29–$89

Sun, Jan 3, 3pm Celebrate the new year with Vienna’s signature music— timeless Strauss waltzes and sweeping melodies from Die Fledermaus and The Merry Widow.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $49–$95

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Levine is a welcoming community where children and adults find lifelong inspiration and joy through participating with others in music.

LEVINE MUSIC SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS Mon, Feb 1 Lessons are open for incoming students throughout the year.

FIRST ACT AT LEVINE PRESENTS A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD Fri–Sun, Feb 5–7, 2 & 7:30pm Levine’s middle-school musical theater program performs this whimsical show following the cheerful Frog and grumpy Toad through four fun-filled seasons.

STUDIO 405

BLUES JAM Sat, Feb 27, 7pm Musicians improvise on blues standards in a fun, structured environment facilitated by Levine jazz faculty members.

STUDIO 309

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

EROICA

Thu, Jan 14, 8pm Marin Alsop, conductor Katherine Needleman, oboe Beethoven’s Eroica weaves tragedy and triumph into a story that celebrates human possibility. BSO Principal Oboe Needleman expresses the lyrical themes and technical fireworks of Baltimore-native Christopher Rouse’s oboe concerto.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $35–$99

Mon, Jan 18, 3:30pm

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TRAINING THE MIND’S EAR WITH GRIFF KAZMIERCZAK

National Philharmonic

Wed, Jan 20, 7:30pm

BACH VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2 Sat, Jan 16, 8pm

Piotr Gajewski, conductor Mozart’s inventive and virtuosic Divertimento in D Major opens this marvelous concert also featuring Philharmonic concertmaster Colin Sorgi playing Bach’s Violin Concerto No. 2. This program includes music by Grieg and Britten.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $29–$89

This annual multicultural program engages diverse and talented performers and award honorees who serve their communities.

MUSIC CENTER FREE (Reserve tickets Jan 5, 2016)

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Technique is a musician’s constant concern, but improvising also requires a developed musical mind. This workshop trains the mind to audiate, or “hear,” notes ahead of time, and it’s interactive, so bring your instruments!

MANSION FREE (Reservations required)

Strathmore Presents

STEP AFRIKA! STEP XPLOSION

IN HONOR OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Sun, Jan 17, 4pm

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

RACHMANINOFF SYMPHONY NO. 3 Sun, Jan 10, 3pm

Marin Alsop, conductor Joseph Young, conductor Leon Fleisher, piano Alsop taps into Rachmaninoff’s Romantic melancholy. The Baltimore-themed first half opens with a 1952 overture by locally born Alan Shulman conducted by Peabody alum Joseph Young.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $35–$99

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Outside Presenter

Jonathan Timmes

JANUARY 2016

LEVINE MUSIC AT STRATHMORE

Mansion

Strathmore Artist in Residence

GRIFF KAZMIERCZAK

Wed, Jan 13 & 27, 7:30pm Classical, R&B, Dixieland, funk—composer-musician Kazmierczak plays many genres. The young trumpeter and violinist, initially inspired

by Chuck Mangione and Dizzy Gillespie, now has limitless influences.

MANSION TICKETS $17 (STARS $15.30)

Community

This percussive step troupe puts on an electrifying show that brings to light this art form that first emerged from historically African-American fraternities and sororities.

Join us for a preconcert lecture, free with concert ticket, at 2:30pm in Education Center Room 402 MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $25–$40 (STARS $22.50–$36)

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ATLANTIC STRING QUARTET

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DUO DELORO MAK GRGIĆ AND ADAM DEL MONTE, GUITARS Thu, Jan 21, 7:30pm Guitarists Mak Grgi´c and Adam del Monte take you on a journey through Latin America and Spain with music by Guastavino, Granados, and Albeniz; traditional Argentinean tango arrangements; and original flamenco compositions by del Monte.

MANSION TICKETS $30 (STARS $27)

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Sun, Jan 17, 4pm

PIXAR IN CONCERT

Good chamber music resembles fascinating conversations in which brilliant equals are intense, lively, and passionate.

This extraordinary quartet of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians brings its rich tone and exquisite color to Strathmore.

MANSION TICKETS $30 (STARS $27)

Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor Featuring visually stunning clips from Pixar favorites, the BSO SuperPops performs music from 13 feature films including Toy Story, Up, A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., and more.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $35–$99

Education

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CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH THE NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC AT STRATHMORE!

Begin your holidays with Handel’s Messiah, performed by the National Philharmonic Chorale, on December 19 and 20 with conductor Stan Engebretson.

In the 6th recital of his journey through Chopin’s works, pianist Brian Ganz is joined by soprano Iwona Sobotka in a selection of songs in the lyrical bel canto style. This concert also features Chopin’s monumental Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58.

Jay Mallin

Other winter concerts include Bach’s Concerto for Violin No. 2 on January 16 and Mozart’s Haffner Symphony on February 6 and 7.

Strathmore Presents

KRISTIN CHENOWETH COMING HOME TOUR

Sponsored by Joel and Elizabeth Helke

Fri, Jan 29, 8pm The Broadway legend, TV star, and movie queen graces Strathmore with her inimitable beauty, humor, and talent. Don’t miss the star of everything wonderful ranging from Wicked to The West Wing.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $58–$155 (STARS $52.20–$139.50)

TICKETS FROM $29 | KIDS 7–17 FREE! | COMPLIMENTARY PARKING NATIONALPHILHARMONIC.ORG | 301.581.5100 Levine Music

SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS Mon, Feb 1 Join us in making music at Levine. All ages and abilities are welcome throughout the year. Continue on your current instrument or try something new!

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ARLO GUTHRIE’S ALICE’S RESTAURANT

50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FEATURING ABE GUTHRIE, TERRY A LA BERRY, BOBBY SWEET, AND DARREN TODD Wed, Feb 3, 8pm Join Guthrie as he performs his much-loved, seldom-played megahit, Alice’s Restaurant.

The son of the folk movement’s founding father, Guthrie made a name for himself that extends beyond his father Woody’s legacy.

Guthrie’s youngest daughter Sarah Lee opens the concert.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $38–$68 (STARS $34.20–$61.20)

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BRAHMS’ SYMPHONY NO. 4 Sat, Jan 30, 8pm Jakub Hrůša, conductor Sergey Khachatryan, violin Hrůša is joined by the electrifying Khachatryan in Sibelius’ intense violin concerto.

Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 is a profound expression of the complexity of the human spirit.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $35–$99

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

National Philharmonic

Thu, Feb 4, 8pm

Sat, Feb 6, 8pm Sun, Feb 7, 3pm

ANDRÉ WATTS PLAYS MOZART

Mario Venzago, conductor André Watts, piano A BSO regular since his Peabody days, Watts delights audiences with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9. Conductor Venzago then leads Schumann’s sunlit Symphony No. 4, written shortly after marrying his wife.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $35–$99

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ACT TWO @ LEVINE FIRST ACT: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD Fri–Sun, Feb 5–7, 2 & 7:30pm This whimsical show follows two great friends—the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad—through four fun-filled seasons.

EDUCATION CENTER STUDIO 405 TICKETS $17–$19 LEVINEMUSIC.ORG

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THE COLLECTOR’S PERSPECTIVE Sat, Feb 6, 11am

Contemporary art collector and independent art consultant Schwanda Rountree leads this workshop for artists on building presence in the art cultural world, the business of being an artist, and marketing to keep collectors informed.

MANSION TICKETS $15 (STARS & ARTIST MEMBERS $13)

MOZART’S HAFFNER SYMPHONY

Brian Ganz, piano Piotr Gajewski, conductor This program features Mozart’s Haffner Symphony and Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor.

Maestro Gajewski leads the overture from Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri and Chopin’s Variations on “Là ci darem la mano,” inspired by a duet from Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $29-$89

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BUMPER JACKSONS

Wed, Feb 10 & 24, 7:30pm Jess Eliot Myhre and Chris Ousley are the Bumper Jacksons, an American roots project that pushes the boundaries of country and jazz with their original compositions and reimagined roots music.

MANSION TICKETS $17 (STARS $15.30)

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DÉNES VÁRJON, PIANO Thu, Feb 11, 7:30pm This Hungarian pianist’s sublime performances hold audiences so rapt they find themselves listening as intently to the silences between the notes as to the notes themselves.

MANSION TICKETS $30 (STARS $27)

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FEBRUARY 2016

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Thu, Feb 18, 8pm

Fri, Feb 26, 8:15pm

Jack Everly, conductor Sutton Foster, vocalist Two-time Tony Award-winner Foster joins the BSO SuperPops for a fun-filled evening where Anything Goes! Known for her award-winning performances, Foster’s amazing voice and sensational dance moves delight and dazzle.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $40–$104

Marin Alsop, conductor The theme Elgar takes through various inventive variations, each dedicated to someone in his life, is a companion melody written to a well-known tune.

Can you solve this riddle?

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $35–$99

AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER

HISTORICAL HOME TOURS

Join us for guided tours illuminating the history, architecture, and personal stories of the Mansion at Strathmore.

Tues, Jan 26 & Thu, Feb 18, 11am MANSION FREE (Reservations required)

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BSO AT STRATHMORE GALA: JOSHUA BELL PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY Sat, Feb 13, 8pm

Marin Alsop, conductor Joshua Bell, violin The grand fanfare and orchestral roar of Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra perfectly leads in to Tchaikovsky’s epic Violin Concerto, featuring superstar violinist Bell and his unique blend of passion and virtuosity.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $60–$120

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VIVALDI’S GLORIA

Strathmore AIR Workshop

FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION: EARLY AMERICAN COUNTRY MUSIC WITH BUMPER JACKSONS Wed, Feb 17, 7:30pm Trace the evolution of American country music from social dances to studio recording, amplification, and the advent of radio. Explore instrumentation, musical style, new instruments, and genres—plus hands-on experimentation and maybe even a two-stepping lesson!

MANSION FREE (Reservations required)

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ALAN CUMMING SINGS SAPPY SONGS

Sat Feb 20, 8pm Sun, Feb 21, 3pm Piotr Gajewski, conductor Zuill Bailey, cello Bailey opens this concert with two vibrant concertos by Baroque master Vivaldi before turning to Piatigorsky’s brilliant Variations on a Paganini Theme. The evening concludes with Vivaldi’s grand and triumphant Gloria.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $29–$89

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SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF, PIANO THE LAST SONATAS, PART 3 Wed, Feb 24, 8pm

Steve Trumon Gray

Iconic performer Cumming transforms Valentine’s Day into a cabaret with the sappy, silly love songs everyone secretly adores.

Don’t miss a minute of the stageand-screen star’s collaboration with Emmy-winning musical director Lance Horne and cellist Eleanor Norton.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $35–$85 (STARS $31.50–$76.50)

Jonathan Timmes

Sun, Feb 14, 8pm

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DAN TEPFER’S ACOUSTIC INFORMATICS FEATURING ICE

Thu, Feb 18, 7:30pm Born in Paris to American parents, Tepfer translated his bicultural identity into music that ignores stylistic bounds. In this performance, he collaborates with equally innovative musicians from the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE).

MANSION TICKETS $30 (STARS $27)

Schiff continues to master the Austro-German keyboard repertoire as he concludes his latest project with this performance of the final sonatas of Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, and Beethoven.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $40–$95

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BLUES JAM

Sat, Feb 27, 7pm In a fun, structured environment facilitated by Levine jazz faculty members, musicians play and improvise on well-known jazz standards. Jam sessions are a musical environment that everyone, regardless of skill level, can benefit from and enjoy.

EDUCATION CENTER STUDIO 309 TICKETS $5 AT THE DOOR RSVP AT LEVINEMUSIC.ORG

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ENIGMA VARIATIONS Sun, Feb 28, 3pm

Marin Alsop, conductor Colin Currie, percussion The riddle built into Elgar’s Enigma Variations remains unsolved, but no answer is needed to appreciate this masterpiece. Scottish percussionist Currie brings power to James MacMillan’s concerto in this all-British program.

MUSIC CENTER TICKETS $35–$99

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NICOLAS ALTSTAEDT, CELLO Thu, Feb 25, 7:30pm Committed to contemporary music, this German-French cellist wins prizes all over the world and is equally at home performing a classical repertoire and commissioned new works by great modern composers.

MANSION TICKETS $30 (STARS $27)

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WINTER CALENDAR—BY GENRE

See the chronological calendar for detailed information AMERICAN SONGBOOK/ BROADWAY MICHAEL FEINSTEIN Dec 11

KRISTIN CHENOWETH Jan 29

ALAN CUMMING Feb 14

BSO: SUTTON FOSTER Feb 18

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BUMPER JACKSONS Feb 10 & 24

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NP: BACH VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2 Jan 16

ATLANTIC STRING QUARTET Jan 17

BSO: PIXAR IN CONCERT Jan 21

DUO DELORO Jan 21

BSO: BRAHMS’ SYMPHONY NO. 4 Jan 30

BSO: ANDRÉ WATTS PLAYS MOZART

Feb 6 & 7

DÉNES VÁRJON, PIANO Feb 11

BSO: JOSHUA BELL PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY

Feb 1

LEVINE: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD Feb 5–7

AIR WORKSHOP WITH BUMPER JACKSONS

Feb 27

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CARMEN BALTHROP

WPA: SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF, PIANO Feb 24

SALUTE TO VIENNA

NICOLAS ALTSTAEDT, CELLO

Jan 3

Feb 25

BSO: OFF THE CUFF RACHMANINOFF SYMPHONY NO. 3

BSO: OFF THE CUFF ENIGMA VARIATIONS

Jan 8

Feb 26

NP: BRIAN GANZ PLAYS CHOPIN

BSO: ENIGMA VARIATIONS

BSO: RACHMANINOFF SYMPHONY NO. 3

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Feb 28

STEP AFRIKA! STEP XPLOSION Jan 17

Dec 16 Dec 18

WASHINGTON CHORUS A CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS Dec 18

Dec 19 & 20

MOSCOW BALLET: NUTCRACKER

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MATISYAHU Dec 9

DAN TEPFER’S ACOUSTIC INFORMATICS

Dec 7

METROPOLITAN KLEZMER

Dec 21 & 22

STRATHMORE CHILDREN’S CHORUS

WPA: PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA

Dec 14

NP: HANDEL’S MESSIAH

Feb 13

Feb 18

STONE RIDGE SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT

ROCHELLE RICE

LEVINE: SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS

NP: MOZART’S HAFFNER SYMPHONY

Feb 20 & 21

Jan 14

Jan 20

LEVINE: BLUES JAM

Dec 6

BSO: EROICA

AIR WORKSHOP WITH GRIFF KAZMIERCZAK

Feb 17

NP: VIVALDI’S GLORIA

Jan 10

Dec 19

Feb 4

MCYO: WINTER SOUNDSCAPES

Jan 9

EDUCATION CHILDREN’S TALK & TOUR

Dec 2 Dec 2

THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER Dec 3

DAVE KOZ CHRISTMAS TOUR Dec 4

SETH KIBEL & FRIENDS Dec 9

BSO: BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL Dec 10

OPERA, JAZZ, AND THE HOLIDAYS Dec 11

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS Dec 12

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY MLK CELEBRATION Jan 18

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PANEL DISCUSSION Dec 13

CURATOR’S TOUR Dec 19

THE COLLECTOR’S PERSPECTIVE Feb 6

SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK® Dec 13

CABARET 2015:

Cassandra Allen (AIR 2015-16) sings “Caravan”

AN EVENING IN PARIS Une Soiree de Jazz On October 17, Strathmore Cabaret brought Paris to the Pike! Our Artists in Residence took center stage performing songs from the greats including Cole Porter, Édith Piaf, Django Reinhaert, and more.

Proceeds from Cabaret benefit Strathmore’s service to the local artist community.

AIR supporter Ken Weiner meets Be Steadwell (AIR 2015-16) and her family Strathmore board member J. Alberto Martinez joins his Visionary Ophthalmology staff and friends

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Thank you, DONORS & SUPPORTERS

Strathmore thanks the individuals and organizations who have made contributions between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2015. Their support of at least $500 and continued commitment enables us to give back to the community through affordable, accessible, and quality performances; education programs; and partnerships.

STRATHMORE 3.0 Sandra and Marvin Address Louise Appell Sheila and Kenneth Berman Cathy Bernard Francine and James Brady Jonita and Richard S. Carter Elizabeth W. Culp David M. W. Denton Hope B. Eastman Claudia and Eliot Feldman Doug and Suzanne Firstenberg The Honorable Nancy Floreen and David Stewart Theresa and William R. Ford Peter Gil Dorothy and Sol Graham Gwyn & Nancy Ackland Fund Diana and Paul L. Hatchett Monica Jeffries Hazangeles and John Hazangeles Joan and Howard Katz Sachiko Kuno and Ryuji Ueno Innovation Fund Delia and Marvin Lang Carolyn and Jeffrey Leonard Constance Lohse and Robert Brewer J. Alberto Martinez Carol Maryman Ann L. McDaniel Marilyn and Douglas Mitchell Martha Newman PEPCO, represented by Karen R. Lefkowitz Cynthia and Eliot Pfanstiehl Philip L. Graham Fund DeRionne P. Pollard Dale S. Rosenthal and Michael Cutler Graciela Rivera-Oven and Mark Oven Raymond Tetz

MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS Abbey Alpern and David Bern Anonymous Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County Dena Baker and Terry Jacobs Ben & Jerry’s of Rockville Booz Allen Hamilton Carl M. Freeman Foundation

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Community Foundation for Montgomery County Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts The Dimick Foundation Federal Realty Investment Trust Elizabeth and Peter Forster Ellen and Michael Gold Mark J. Grabowski Greene-Milstein Family Foundation Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation, Inc. Julie and John Hamre Monica Jeffries Hazangeles and John Hazangeles Elizabeth and Joel Helke Iris Stein Korman and Louis Korman Michael Lazerow Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered Lockheed Martin Corporation Maryland State Arts Council Florentina Mehta Milton and Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond Foundation The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Janine and Phillip O’Brien Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Cynthia and Eliot Pfanstiehl Post-Newsweek Media, Inc. (includes in kind) William Ritchie Vicki and Robert Selzer Jean and Jerry Whiddon

STRATHMORE CIRCLES Rona and Jeffrey Abramson Anonymous (4) Louise Appell Carol and Scott Brewer Marilyn Brody and Allen Kronstadt Mary and Greg Bruch Frances Burka Margaret and James Conley Carin and Bruce Cooper Carolyn Degroot Starr and Fred Ezra Juan Gaddis Ellen and Michael Gold Lana Halpern

Julie and John Hamre Elizabeth and Joel Helke Cheryl and Richard Hoffman A. Eileen Horan Linda and Van Hubbard Igersheim Family Foundation Robert Jeffers Dianne Kay Peter S. Kimmel, in memory of Martin S. Kimmel John M. and Teri Hanna Knowles Tina and Arthur Lazerow Judie and Harry Linowes Jill and Jim Lipton Sharon and David Lockwood Janet L. Mahaney Florentina Mehta Meyers, Rodbell & Rosenbaum Victoria B. Muth Janine and Phillip O’Brien Dale and Anthony Pappas Margie Pearson and Richard Lampl Carol and Jerry Perone Alison Cole and Jan Peterson HelenLouise Pettis Mindy and Charles Postal Cheryl and William Reidy Lorraine and Barry Rogstad Karen Rosenthal and M. Alexander Stiffman Linda Rosenzweig and Sander Bieber Elaine and Stuart Rothenberg Barbara and Ted Rothstein Janet and Michael Rowan Carol Salzman and Michael Mann Mary Kay Shartle-Galotto and Jack Galotto John Sherman, deceased (in memory of Deane Sherman) Leon and Deborah Snead Tanya and Stephen Spano Wendy and Donald Susswein Leslie Tarantola and Simeon Taylor Meredith Weiser and Michael Rosenbaum Susan Wellman Betsy and Martin West Irene and Steven White Ellen and Bernard Young Paul A. and Peggy L. Young, NOVA Research Company

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STRATHMORE STARS Anonymous (4) Judy and Joseph Antonucci Laura Baptiste and Brian Kildee Joyce Batipps Susan and Brian Bayly Patricia and Bill Belchere Barbara J. Benson Edith Black Doris Brott Sarah Brown and Alan Gourley Sharon Brown Lucie and Jeff Campbell Eleanor and Oscar Caroglanian Trish and Timothy Carrico June Colilla Sharon Robinson DelBusso and Steve DelBusso Darryl Dennis Judith Doctor Shoshanah Drake Susan and Howard Feibus Roger Feinthel Dorothy Fitzgerald Winifred and Anthony Fitzpatrick Gail Fleder Gregory I. Flowers Senator Jennie Forehand and William E. Forehand, Jr. Sandra and Victor Frattali Noreen and Michael Friedman Suzanne and Mark Friis Carol Fromboluti Sarah and Daniel Gallagher Pamela Gates and Robert Schultz Loreen and Thomas Gehl Wendy Goldberg Barbara Goldberg Goldman Dorothy and Sol Graham Grace Creek Advisors, Robert Atlas and Gloria Paul Doris and Mark Greene Ellie and John Hagner Gerri Hall and David Nickels Linda and John Hanson Connie Heller Arthur and Wilma Holmes Carol and Larry Horn Linda and I. Robert Horowitz Donna and Julian Jacobs Vicki Hawkins-Jones and Michael Jones Joan and Howard Katz Christopher and Henrietta Keller

Deloise and Lewis Kellert Dalia and Meir Kende Andras Kirschner Kathleen Knepper Carole and Robert Kurman Ellen and Stuart Lessans Barbara and The Honorable Laurence Levitan Constance Lohse and Robert Brewer John Loring Susan and Eric Luse Jacqueline and J. Thomas Manger Richard Marlow Janice McCall Nancy McGinness Viji and Daniel Melnick Dee and Robert Metz Simone and Christopher Meyer Cathy and Steven Miller Jesse I. Miller, by spouse Ann Miller Nicole and David Mitchell Ann Morales and Rice Odell Denise and Thomas Murphy Amanda and Robert Ogren Alia and Kevin O’Meara Dolores Patrizio Nick Perdikis Cynthia and Eliot Pfanstiehl Claire Reade Richard and Melba Reichard Alan Richardson Vivian Riefberg William Ritchie Shelley and Harry Ross Sally Sachar and Robert Muller Imogene Schneider Estelle Schwalb Nancy and Thomas Schwartz Phyllis and J. Kenneth Schwartz Barbara and Roger Schwarz Lenore Seliger and Richard Alperstein Eliot Shatzman Ruth Jean and Robert Shaw Fran and Richard Silbert Donald M. Simonds Karen Rinta-Spinner and Joseph Spinner Mary Sturtevant Judi and Richard Sugarman Qunhuei and Andrew Tangborn Deborah Tannen and Michael Macovski Marilyn and Mark Tenenbaum Aurelie Thiele Linda and Steuart Thomsen Marion and Dennis Torchia Maryellen Trautman and Darrell Lemke Myra Turoff and Ken Weiner Donna and Leonard Wartofsky Juanita Washington Judy Whalley and Henry Otto Jerome Wilson Jean and Robert Wirth Victoria Wood Pearl Wout

Alan and Irene Wurtzel Susan and Jack Yanovski Ling-Xiang Ye and Charles Mainhart

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROJECT SPONSORS Abramson Family Foundation Inc. Adventist HealthCare Mary Kay and Dave Almy Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Asbury Methodist Village Laura Baptiste and Brian Kildee Susan and Brian Bayly Cathy Bernard Gary Block Booz Allen Hamilton Frances Burka Capital One Services Inc. LLC Jonita and Richard Carter Nancy Chasen and Donald Spero Clark Construction Group, LLC Comcast Community Music, Inc. Joan and Michael Conley CORT Business Services Julia and Jason Cowles Nancy E. Davies Carolyn K. Dennis EagleBank Hope B. Eastman Embassy of India Federal Realty Investment Trust Doug and Suzanne Firstenberg Theresa and William Ford Senator Jennie Forehand and William E. Forehand, Jr. Fox Hill Senior Condominium Leonard Friedman Ann and Raymond Fugere GEICO Giant Food LLC Glenstone Foundation Ellen and Michael Gold Barbara Goldberg Goldman Graham Holdings Company Dorothy and Sol Graham Julie and John Hamre Nancy Hardwick Sara and James Harris Diana and Paul Hatchett Monica Jeffries Hazangeles and John Hazangeles Elizabeth and Joel Helke Louisa and Steven Hollman Wilma and Arthur Holmes The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Georgina Javor Robert Jeffers Jordan Kitt’s Music Deloise and Lewis Kellert Richard Klinkner Amanda Knarich and Jeff Milstein Delia and Marvin Lang Langley Innovations Tina and Arthur Lazerow Karen Lefkowitz and Allen Neyman

Catherine and The Honorable Isiah Leggett Carolyn and Jeffrey Leonard Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered Barbara and The Honorable Laurence Levitan Linowes and Blocher LLP Judie and Harry Linowes Jill and Jim Lipton Diana Locke and Robert Toense Lockheed Martin Corporation Sharon and David Lockwood Constance Lohse and Robert Brewer Sandra and Charles Lyons M&T Bank Charitable Foundation Effie and John Macklin Maplewood Park Place J. Alberto Martinez Sabrina and Patrick McGowan Florentina Mehta Nirmal Mehta Betsy and Jeff Miller Hilary Miller Montgomery County Department of Economic Development Patricia and Roscoe Moore Denise and Thomas Murphy Music & Arts/The O’Brien Family Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin & Gibber, P.A. Janine and Phillip O’Brien Margie and Jack Orrick Paley, Rothman, Goldstein, Rosenberg, Eig & Cooper Chtd Katharine and John Pan Sharon and Stephen Park Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Amie Peel and Evan Goldman PEPCO Margie Pearson and Richard Lampl Cynthia and Eliot Pfanstiehl Charla and David Phillips DeRionne Pollard Potomac Valley Alumnae Chapter Marylouise and Harold Roach Lorraine and Barry Rogstad Dale S. Rosenthal and Michael Cutler Joan and Barry Rosenthal Sachiko Kuno and Ryuji Ueno Innovation Fund Charlotte and Hank Schlosberg Joe Sifer Grace and Eugene Smoley Wendy and Donald Susswein Sylvia and Stephen Taplin

Annie Totah Carol Trawick Peter Treibley and Richard Tanzillo Myra Turoff and Ken Weiner Heather VanKeuren Beth Veihmeyer Susan and Lawrence Wechsler Roslyn and Paul Weinstein Meredith Weiser and Michael Rosenbaum Wells Fargo WGL Holdings, Inc. Elena and Joel Widder William Grant & Sons William Rawn Associates Architects, Inc. Anne Witkowsky and John Barker Ellen and Bernard Young

CON BRIO SOCIETY

Securing the future of Strathmore through a planned gift.

Anonymous Louise Appell John Cahill Oscar and Eleanor Caroglanian Jonita and Richard S. Carter Irene Cooperman Trudie Cushing and Neil Beskin Julie and John Hamre Yanqiu He and Kenneth O’Brien A. Eileen Horan Vivian and Peter Hsueh Tina and Arthur Lazerow Chiu and Melody Lin Diana Locke and Robert Toense Janet L. Mahaney Carol and Alan Mowbray Cynthia and Eliot Pfanstiehl Lorraine and Barry Rogstad Barbara and David Ronis (deceased) Henry Schalizki and Robert Davis (deceased) Phyllis and J. Kenneth Schwartz John Sherman, deceased (in memory of Deane Sherman) Annie Simonian Totah and Sami Totah (deceased) Maryellen Trautman and Darrell Lemke Carol Trawick Peter Vance Treibley Myra Turoff and Ken Weiner

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SAVOR THE SERENI-TEA

Experience Afternoon Tea at Strathmore; live music, specially blended tea, and a selection of delectable treats combine to bring charm to your day.

December

AFTERNOON TEA Tea begins at 1pm Call 301.581.5108 for reservations.

Prepaid, nonrefundable reservations required.

Vegetarian options are available; inquire when reserving.

MANSION $24 (STARS $21.60) SPECIALTY TEAS $28 (STARS $25.20)

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Norm Katz, piano Jo Morrison, harp & Wayne Morrison, bagpipes Mike Gold, piano Noreen Friedman, flute & Bob Wysong, guitar Becky Dukes, piano Specialty Tea: Mrs. Claus Tea, 10:30am & 1pm seating SOLD OUT! Karen Ashbrook, flute & Elizabeth Benforado, piano John Dassoulas, piano Judith Mostyn White, harp Susan Bour, flute & Phil Bour, guitar

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Carol Rose Duane, harp & piano John Dassoulas, piano Karen Ashbrook, dulcimer & Paul Oorts, harp guitar Meg Baker, piano & harp Specialty Tea: Valentine’s Tea Susan Bour, flute & Phil Bour, guitar Fran Hrastar, piano Elizabeth Benforado, dulcimer & Jay Benforado, guitar Specialty Tea: South American Tea Noreen Friedman, flute & Bob Wysong, guitar Specialty Tea: South American Tea Susan Bour, flute & Phil Bour, guitar

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Mrs. Claus Tea

WINTER SPECIALTY TEAS VALENTINE’S TEA Sat, Feb 13 A toast—with tea!—to love. Enjoy Valentine’s Day with our romantic, relaxing tea—perfect for sharing with someone special.

SOUTH AMERICAN TEA Tue & Wed, Feb 23 & 24 Add warmth and color to your winter with a rich, flavorful menu complimented by the sultry sounds of South American music.

GENERAL INFORMATION CONTACT INFORMATION

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STRATHMORE.ORG 301.581.5100 TICKET OFFICE 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD Complimentary 15 minute Ticket Office parking is available in the Mansion lot weekdays 10am–5pm.

Online:

Ticket Office: Group Tickets: Administration:

strathmore.org 301.581.5100 301.581.5199 301.581.5200

TTY for MD residents via relay at 711, out-of-state at 800.735.2258

GROUP TICKETS 301.581.5199 Tickets for AMP can be purchased at the Strathmore Ticket Office and at www.AMPbyStrathmore.com

STRATHMORE WELCOMES PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES Every seating section in the Concert Hall includes wheelchairaccessible seating. The Mansion is also wheelchair accessible.

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

CHILDREN 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 WPA performances is 5; for BSO performances, it is 6.

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.

Assistive-listening devices are available in the Concert Hall and in the Mansion Music Room for Music in the Mansion and Artist in Residence concerts.

Sign-interpreted performances are available by request.

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

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

JazzReach introduces Montgomery County Public School fifth graders to jazz and blues at Strathmore.

DIRECTIONS Strathmore is located on Rockville Pike (Route 355), half a mile north of the Capital Beltway (I-495) and adjacent to the GrosvenorStrathmore 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 a valet available ($15) in the Circle Plaza at 5301 Tuckerman Lane.

For nonperformance 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 $5.10 is required Monday–Friday.

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

For complete driving directions, Metro, bus, and parking information, visit www.strathmore.org and click on “Your Visit.”

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HOURS OF OPERATION TICKET OFFICE HOURS

MANSION: SHOP & GALLERIES

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 10am–5pm Wed: 10am–9pm Sat: 10am–2pm Sun: Closed

Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10am–4pm Wed: 10am–9pm Sun: 12–4pm Mon: Closed

Also open 60-minutes prior to performances through intermission in the Music Center.

PRELUDE CAFÉ Mon–Sat: 11am–2pm Performances: open two hours prior to Concert Hall performance start time

Dates, artists, programs, and prices are subject to change.

SCHEDULED WINTER CLOSINGS Thu, Dec 24: Mansion closes at 4pm, Music Center closes at 6pm Fri, Dec 25: Campus closed Sat, Dec 26: Ticket office closed Thu, Dec 31: Mansion closes at 4pm, Music Center closes at 6pm Fri, Jan 1: Campus closed Mon, Jan 18: Strathmore administrative offices closed

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