April 28, 2012

CRDC Monthly[May 6th 2012] @ Laporta’s Restaurant, Alexandria

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What: Classical Revolution DC Monthly
When: May 6th , 2012, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: Laporta’s Restaurant and Jazz Lounge
How to get there: 3 blocks from King Street Metro Tips: Call 703.683.6313 to reserve a table and get yourself a front row seat and mention Classical Revolution DC.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/442551099095600/

Come by for some free chamber music!

Pieces by Astor Piazzolla, Joaquin Turina, Alberto Ginastera, Paquito D’Rivera, Isaac Albeniz, J.S. Bach, Bartolome Calatayud, Michael Davies and other Spanish + Latin American composers.

Performed by

Chris Jenkins, guitar
Francesco Sinatora, violin
Samantha Hegre, cello
Tanya Lee, piano
Steve Rosenthal, clarinet
Parke Nicholson, violin
Hon-Cheong Chan, piano
Jeni Marneva, piano
Tyler Castrucci- tenor trombone
Mark Morgan- tenor trombone
Steve Omelsky- tenor trombone
Susan Goodwin- bass trombone

8pm Chamber jam, all are welcomed!

 

January 24, 2012

CRDC Feb 2012 Activities – Catch us at one of these events!

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CRDC Monthly at Laporta’s Restaurant: [Valentine's Specials are Schumann, ShuMai, and More]
When: Feb 12, 2012 @ 6:30 – 9:30pm
Where: Laporta’s Restaurant and Jazz Lounge

1600 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Free chamber music for Nation’s Capital.
Programs-
J.S. Bach                        Selections from Cello Suite
Robert Schumann        Romance op 94
Ludwig van Beethoven    Three Duos for Clarinet and Bassoon, WoO27
Elaine Fine                 Duo
Felix Mendelssohn        Songs with Words op 19 no.1
Giuseppe Verdi             La Traviata(Prelude to Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini        Nessun Dorma (from Turandot)
Giacomo Puccini        O Mio Babbino Caro (from Gianni Schicci)
Ludwig van Beethoven    String Quartet in E flat Op. 127(Maestoso – Allegro)
Maurice Ravel                Pavane for Dead Princess
Théodore Dubois             Duex Pieces En Forme Canonique

Performers:
Yvonne Kocur, Flute
Jacob Kohut, bassoon
Hon-Cheong Chan, piano
Samantha Hegre, cello
Jeff Kahan, oboeSt Charles String Quartet
Neil Puzon, Violinist
Patti Myer, Violinist
Erik Klevjer, Violist
Kirill Romanov, Cellist

 Feb 10, 2012, Friday @8pm-10pm: THE COLUMBIA PLAYERS + BOAT BURNING @ BloomBars DC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/150360258412483/
On FRI 2/10, BloomBars in DC hosts an eclectic mix of experimental & classical music, with “BOAT BURNING: Music for Amplified Guitar, Cello and Tape”, followed by THE COLUMBIA PLAYERS performing movements from string quartets by Beethoven (Op. 132) and Debussy (Op. 10).

Music starts 8pm with Boat Burning.

This performance is a benefit for LIVE IT LEARN IT, a DC non-profit sponsoring trips for students of inner-city public schools. http://www.liveitlearnit.org/
BLOOMBARS – 3222 11th St NW, Washington, DC 20010
http://www.bloombars.com/

MAP, DIRECTIONS: http://g.co/maps/7vyb3
THE COLUMBIA PLAYERS, a DC-based classical string quartet playing everything from Beethoven to Jimi Hendrix, includes Mark Kapeluck (violin), Sara Boyce (violin), Jennifer Murray (viola) and David Rabin (cello).

BOAT BURNING – A mainstay of the Chapel Hill NC experimental/improv music scene since 2008, the Boat Burning collective is now based in DC. The current incarnation includes founder Andras Fekete (guitar, tape manipulation) and The Columbia Player’s David Rabin (cello).
http://www.boatburning.com/
http://www.facebook.com/boatburning

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Feb 3rd, 2012, 8-11PM **New Location** : Classical Revolution DC at Epicure Cafe

Address: 11213-A Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22030

https://www.facebook.com/events/316004285098432/

Come play with us!

2. Feb 10, 2012, Friday @8pm-10pm: THE COLUMBIA PLAYERS + BOAT BURNING @ BloomBars DC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/150360258412483/
On FRI 2/10, BloomBars in DC hosts an eclectic mix of experimental & classical music, with “BOAT BURNING: Music for Amplified Guitar, Cello and Tape”, followed by THE COLUMBIA PLAYERS performing movements from string quartets by Beethoven (Op. 132) and Debussy (Op. 10).

Music starts 8pm with Boat Burning.

This performance is a benefit for LIVE IT LEARN IT, a DC non-profit sponsoring trips for students of inner-city public schools. http://www.liveitlearnit.org/
BLOOMBARS – 3222 11th St NW, Washington, DC 20010
http://www.bloombars.com/

MAP, DIRECTIONS: http://g.co/maps/7vyb3
THE COLUMBIA PLAYERS, a DC-based classical string quartet playing everything from Beethoven to Jimi Hendrix, includes Mark Kapeluck (violin), Sara Boyce (violin), Jennifer Murray (viola) and David Rabin (cello).

BOAT BURNING – A mainstay of the Chapel Hill NC experimental/improv music scene since 2008, the Boat Burning collective is now based in DC. The current incarnation includes founder Andras Fekete (guitar, tape manipulation) and The Columbia Player’s David Rabin (cello).
http://www.boatburning.com/
http://www.facebook.com/boatburning

3. CRDC Monthly at Laporta’s Restaurant: [Valentine's Specials are Schumann, ShuMai, and More]
When: Feb 12, 2012 @ 6:30 – 9:30pm
Where: Laporta’s Restaurant and Jazz Lounge

1600 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Free chamber music for Nation’s Capital.
Music of Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Elaine Fine, Schubert, Dubois, Mendelssohn, Schumann and more.
Performers:
Performers:
Yvonne Kocur, Flute
Jacob Kohut, bassoon
Hon-Cheong Chan, piano
Samantha Hegre, cello
Jeff Kahan, oboeSt Charles String Quartet
Neil Puzon, Violinist
Patti Myer, Violinist
Erik Klevjer, Violist
Kirill Romanov, Cellist

 

March 23, 2012

Classical Revolution DC at Epicure Cafe

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Classical Revolution DC: Bringing classical music to YOU! That’s right, right there in the cafe as you sip a beer. I know! What a concept.

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/events/362876210399330/
On the program:

Three Nocturnes – Friederich Burgemuller (Samantha Hegre, cello & Christopher Jenkins, guitar)

Three Little Pieces- Gordon Jacob
Millsongs: Four Metamorphosis after Schubert- Dan Welcher (Kat Walsh, bassoon & Jeff Kahan, Oboe)

Up Against the Wall (Street)- Ron Dicus (Kat Walsh, bassoon, Jeff Kahan, oboe & Ron Dicus, piano)

Voices & Echoes- Ernesto Tamayo (Christopher Jenkins, guitar)

A selection from Bach’s cello suites (Jacob Kohut, bassoon)

Salut d’Amour- Edward Elgar
The Swan- Camille Saint-Saens (Samantha Hegre, cello & Jeni Maneva, piano)

And more!

 

 

 

March 23, 2012

CRDC Monthly[April 1st 2012] @ Laporta’s Restaurant, Alexandria

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What: Classical Revolution DC Monthly
When: April 1st , 2012, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: Laporta’s Restaurant and Jazz Lounge
How to get there: 3 blocks from King Street Metro Tips: Call 703.683.6313 to reserve a table and get yourself a front row seat and mention Classical Revolution DC.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/195478050566043/

Come to hear some free chamber music at Nation’s Capital at non traditional venues.
Iridescence Trio (Alexandra Baldwin, Yvonne Kocur, Holly Vesilind) performing
Gabriel Faure – Pavane
Saverio Mecadante    - Three Serenades
Christopher Caliendo – Modon

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Adagio (K. 540) AND Johannes Brahms’s piano quartet op 60 in C Minor.
Performed by http://www.dcmusicaviva.org/
Raycurt Johnson, violin,
Jennifer Murray, viola,
Robert Stein, cello,
Carl Banner, piano

Members of Shell Shock(Brass Trio) -
Tyler Castrucci(tenor trombone), Steve Omelsky(tenor trombone),
Susan Goodwin (bass)
performing pieces including:

Beethoven    Suite from “The Mount of Olives”
Premru        Two Pieces for Three Trombones
Small        Conversation
Corelli        Trio Sonata, op. 3, No. 2
Hidas        Interludium

 

February 18, 2012

CRDC Monthly [March 4th 2012]: March(ING) Madness

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What: Classical Revolution DC Monthly
When: march 4th , 2012, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: Laporta’s Restaurant and Jazz Lounge
How to get there: 3 blocks from King Street Metro Tips: Call 703.683.6313 to reserve a table and get yourself a front row seat and mention Classical Revolution DC.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/110874809040834/

Come to hear some free chamber music at Nation’s Capital.

Special ensemble -
Shell Shock, a brass quartet made up of members from military bands and U of Maryland(College Park) graduate students.

Tyler Castrucci- tenor trombone
Mark Morgan- tenor trombone
Steve Omelsky- tenor trombone
Susan Goodwin- bass trombone
They will be performing works by Apon, Pederson, Haydn and Bach.

Other composers works to be performed include -

  • Franz Schubert’s Fantasie in F Minor for piano 4 hand
  • JS Bach’s Arioso on cello/piano,
  • Songs of Capua, Tosti, Cardillo;
  • Scarlatti Sonata #1;
  • Saint-Seans’s “ The Swan” from Carnival of the Animals,
  • JS Bach’s cello suites on bassoon(Cello Suite #4 mvt. II, #2 mvt. III, and #3 mvt. VI)
  • Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto “Canzonetta”.

Chamber Jam:
Vivaldi’s Winter violin concert
Variations on a theme of Chopin by Frederico Mampou

Performers:
Franca Barton, soprano, cello
Jane Houlihan, piano
Jacob Kohut, bassoon
Jeni Maneva, piano
Hon-Cheong Chan, piano
Raycurt Johnson, violin

Thu Mar 1 Chopin 1810
Fri Mar 2 Fritz Kreisler 1875
Sun Mar 4 Vivaldi 1678 This recurring event is part of a series.
Wed Mar 7 Ravel 1875
Fri Mar 9 Samuel Barber 1910
Sun Mar 11 Piazzolla 1921 (Daylight Saving Time Begins)
Wed Mar 21 Bach 1685
Sun Mar 25 Bartok 1881
Sat Mar 31 Haydn 1732

 

January 24, 2012

Symphony of the Potomac Feb 12 2012, 3pm Concert

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Symphony of the Potomac, Joel Lazar, music director.

When: Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3:00 p.m.
Where: Cultural Arts Center at Montgomery College/Silver Spring, 7995 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20910.

Program:

Haydn: Symphony No. 101 “The Clock”, Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”.

Ticket: $20 at the door, $15 online at symphonypotomac.org. Ages 18 and under $5.

For additional information, call 301-984-6390.

 

December 21, 2011

[Jan 8th 2012]CRDC Monthly Performance: Mozart-rella & Champagne

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What: Classical Revolution DC Monthly
When: January 8th, 2012, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: Laporta’s Restaurant and Jazz Lounge
How to get there: 3 blocks from King Street Metro Tips: Call 703.683.6313 to reserve a table and get yourself a front row seat and mention Classical Revolution DC.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/284972961554592/

Let’s ring in the New Year with some free chamber music.

***Programs***

1. American folk songs – (Beautiful Dreamer, Home On the Range, Romance,  Swanee River)

~Sara Lee (flute), Sang Hoon Lee(guitar)~

2. Trio for Violin, Clarinet, Piano(all 4 movements) by Darius Milhaud;

~ Andy Tangborn(clarinet), Sophia Uddin(violin), Tanya Lee(piano) ~

3. Songs from Vincenzo Bellini: (“Sogno d’Infanzia”, “Vaga Luna”, “Per Pieta’, Bell’Idol Mio”)

~ Jane Houlihan(piano), Franca Benedicty Barton(soprano) ~

Intermission

4. Vocalise by Sergey Rachmaninoff; Romance by Ralph Vaughan Williams

~ Jennifer Murray(viola), Andrew Lee(piano) ~

5. Aria “Deh Vieni Non Tardar” from The Marriage of Figaro
Chanson “Les Chemins De L’Amore” by Francis Poulenc
“Das Veilchen”(The Violet) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart;

~ Kathi Rabil(soprano), Hon-Cheong Chan(piano)~

6. II Movement of Piano Quintet by Antonin Dvorak;

~ Stephen Schutz(violin), David André Broniatowski(violin), Kristin Gomez(viola), Jane Houlihan(piano), Franca Benedicty Barton(cello) ~

Chamber jam after 8:30pm. All musicians all music are welcomed!

 

December 5, 2011

String Players Take Note ! Russian Bow maker Lev Sobol in town.

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Lev Sobol, the top bow maker in Russia is in the DC area for 2 days! If you would be interested in taking a look at some of his bows, please let Kirill now asap.

The prices and the quality of his bows are incredible and they are at least 50% below the market value!!! He has Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass bows in stock.
He is located in Rockville, MD and you can stop by anytime between now and Wednesday afternoon to check them out!
Feel free to call/txt/facebook Kirill, and please spread the word about this event!

Kirill’s contact info:
Thanks for your time!
 

November 25, 2011

[Dec 4th 2011] : Celebrating 2 Year Anniversary + Holiday Spirit(s) & Gin

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What: Classical Revolution DC Monthly
When: December 4th, 2011, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: Laporta’s Restaurant and Jazz Lounge
How to get there: 3 blocks from King Street Metro Tips: Call 703.683.6313 to reserve a table and get yourself a front row seat and mention Classical Revolution DC.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/194091964010481/

CRDC celebrates 2 year Anniversary!
Come enjoy some free chamber music during the holiday season. This is our last event of the year 2011.

Also, there will be showcase of sobol bows by owner Lev Sobol. http://www.kcstrings.com/sobol-bows

~~~~~~Programs~~~~

1. Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in G minor, RV 531 (1. Allegro 2. Adagio)
2. George Frederick Handel
Trio Sonata no. 16 (1. Andante 2. Allegro)
3. Gardel, Carlos(arr. Lenore Boulet)
Por Una Cabeza (Tango)

Tom Zebovitz, cello
Cheryl Fisher, cello
Lenore Boulet, piano

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4. arr. David Heywood
An Antiphonal Christmas
5. Various
Suite of International Christmas Duets
6. Tchaikovsky, arr. Ben Williams
“March” and “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from The Nutcracker
7. Pierre Max Dubois
Petite Suite
i.Prelude
ii.Intermede
iii.Cadence
iv.Burlesque
v.Mouvement Perpetuel

Yvonne Kocur, flute
Tiffany Williams, flute
Ben Williams, bassoon
Jacob Kohut, bassoon

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8. J.S. Bach
Partita no 5, (Praeambulum)
9. Benedetto Marcello,
cello sonata no. 3 (all)
10. Johannes Brahms,
Cello sonata no .1 op. 38(Allegretto quasi Menuetto – Trio)

Samantha Hegre, cello
Hon-Cheong Chan, piano

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St. Charles String Quartet.

Neil Puzon, violin
Patricia Wang, violin
Erik Klevjer, viola
Kirill Romanov,  cello

11. Mendelssohn Quartet in E flat No.1 Op.12
Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante
Canzonetta: Allegretto
Andante Espressivo
Molto Allegro e Vivace

 

November 3, 2011

[Nov 6th] CRDC Monthly [Part of Classical Rev 5 Year Anniversary Month Worldwide]

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Come enjoy free chamber music by celebrating 5 year anniversary of Classical Rev Worldwide. https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=271024579608138&context=create#!/event.php?eid=130413313728150

View our Facebook event here https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=272809449424703#!/event.php?eid=272809449424703&view=wall&notif_t=event_wall

There will be string quartet music of Alexander Borodin, Franz Joseph Haydn, piano quintet of Antonin Dvorak, solo guitar music of Roland Dyens, Joaquin Rodrigo, Agustin Barrios, Isaac Albeniz, Leo Brouwer, Agustin Barrios; and some vocal/piano music of Gershwin, Porter, Weill, and more!

If the audiences are rowdy, we will throw in some ColdPlay, and Gaga you know who.

Performers
St Charles String Quartet
Neil Puzon, Violinist and Founder
Patti Meyer, Violinist
Erik Klevjer, Violist
Kirill Romanov, Cellist
Christopher Jenkins, guitar
Rick Latterel, piano/vocal
Jane Houlihan (piano)
David Broniatowski (violin)
Fran Caterini (viola)
Franca Barton (cello)
Stephen Schutz (violin)

Chamber Reading
Hon-Cheong Chan, piano
+ Open to all musicians/guests!

 

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