Strathmore will present a Tribute To Simon & Garfunkel and Paul Simon’s solo music, produced by Bandhouse Gigs, on Thursday, August 25 at the Music Center. More than 45 of the D.C. area’s top performers will participate in the salute, including Deanna Bogart, Julia Nixon, Deep River, Alan MacWen, Esther Haynes, Ed O’Connell, Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band and Strathmore Artist in Residence alumni LEA, Margot MacDonald, Ted Garber, Victoria Vox, JP McDermott and The Sweater Set.
Free Summer Outdoor Concerts at Strathmore will be performed on select Wednesday evenings this summer, when music lovers can enjoy summertime serenades from the comfort of their beach chairs or picnic blankets. Ribs, pulled pork, veggie burgers, hot dogs, side dishes, desserts, soda, water, beer and wine will be available for purchase at the BBQ Shack. The series will include:
August 10: Red Baraat August 24: Uke Fest 2011
The B-52s - Click to enlarge
Friends of the National Zoo will have their first-ever Outdoor Concert Fundraiser on August 10. The music super-group the B-52s, who are known as the World’s Greatest Party Band, will headline the Rock’n’Roar concert. All proceeds from the concert will support animal care, conservation, science, education, and sustainability programs at the Zoo. Bob Lamb, executive director of FONZ, commented that “We know the B-52s will be a strong draw for the DC Metro area, and we hope to continue our exhilarating concert experience for many summers to come to further the Zoo’s outstanding conservation and outreach work.” The band performs a combination of rock’n’roll, funk and retro-hip music. Food and beverages will be available for purchase during the concert. Parking is free. The concert will be held rain or shine.
Glen Echo Park's Summer Concert Series will feature:
August 11:U.S. Navy Band Cruisers August 25:U.S. Army Blues September 1:Crimestoppers
Visit www.glenechopark.org/calendar/2011-06?field_event_type_value=All The VERGE ensemble will perform a concert titled TriplePLAY at the Corcoran Gallery of Art on Sunday, September 18. TriplePLAY presents a varied selection of modern piano literature, including solos, piano 4–hand, and 6-hand performances. The upcoming concert will feature the world premiere of three movements from “VERGE composer Jeffrey Mumford’s of ringing and layered space composed for each of VERGE’s pianists.” The concert will also include works by Washington composer Scott Pender, Canadian composer Andrew MacDonald, Stockhausen, Bermel, Kurtag, Cowell, and Bach. Visit http://getinvolved.corcoran.org/vergetripleplay
The National Gallery of Art's Jazz in the Garden Series is in progress in the Sculpture Garden, which is on the National Mall, west of the Gallery itself. An array of jazz artists perform a range of styles—from swing to progressive to Latin—every Friday. The Pavilion Café, near the Sculpture Garden, offers dining options. (Alcoholic beverages brought from outside are prohibited in the Sculpture Garden and are subject to confiscation.) Concerts will take place on:
August 12: Chuck Redd (jazz vibraphonist) August 19: Alex Brown (jazz pianist) August 26: Bill Burke (8-string tap-style guitarist) & Bruce Ewan (blues)
September 2: Bruno Nasta (jazz violinist) & The U.S. Naval Academy Band—The Next Wave (jazz) September 9: The Greg Hatza ORGANization (Hammond B-3 organ)
WETA TV Channel 26 will air David Garrett: Rock Symphonies II on Friday, August 12 at 9 p.m. The performance by the violin virtuoso was taped before a sold-out audience of 18,000 at Berlin’s open-air Wuhlheide Theater. Garrett performs classical standards by Vivaldi, Brahms and Dvoˇrák, plus rock and pop hits.
Classical WETA 90.9 FM Radio will air the debut of The John E. Marlow Guitar Series on Front Row Washington on Monday, August 15 at 9 p.m. The concert will feature a recital by Trio Bolero which was recorded last January at Bethesda’s Westmoreland Congregational Church. The program includes works by Vivaldi, Rachmaninoff, Bartók, and Fauré. The guitar series was founded in 1993 in tribute to American University composer, performer and educator John Marlow (1939–1992), to enrich the musical life of residents of metropolitan Washington.
On Monday August 29 at 9 p.m., Front Row Washington will air The Fessenden Ensemble’s concert called “American Travels,” which was recorded at Washington’s National City Christian Church. The concert will feature works by Libby Larsen, John Corigliano and Samuel Barber.
Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s weekly Sunday night Choral Showcase at 9 p.m. will include
August 14: Prokofiev’s music for Ivan the Terrible August 21: Conductor Robert Shaw’s adaptation of Brahms’s German Requiem. August 28: Heinrich Schütz’s setting of “How Lovely are They Tabernacles”
Violinist David Garrett - Courtesy of PBS - Click to enlarge
VivaLaVoce broadcasts at www.vivalavoce.org and via the HD2 signal of Classical WETA 90.9 FM. The channel offers choral music, opera and art song. The programs are hosted by Classical WETA announcers David Ginder, Marilyn Cooley, John Chester, Nicole Lacroix and Deb Lamberton. Among its special features, VivaLaVoce includes Opera at 8, a full-length opera broadcast daily at 8 p.m. There is also special theme-month programming and a Vocal CD Pick of the Week drawn from recent classical vocal releases. Visit www.vivalavoce.org and click on the Listen Live link or tune into the Classical WETA HD2 channel on an HD radio.
