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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!

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

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.

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:

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!

April 14, 2011

Classical Revolution DC Monthly: [May 1st 2011] To Mothers with Love, Flora and Faure

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What: Classical Revolution DC – “To Mothers with Love, Flora and Faure”
When: May 1st, 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: https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=197491746956024

Come and enjoy free chamber music presented by Classical Revolution DC: – Celebrating Mother’s Day in advanced, with music by Gabriel Faure, Erik Satie, Erno Dohnanyi, Ignace Pleyel, Lawrence Heinen, Dvorak/Kreisler and more.

6:30 – 9pm Performance:
**Gnossiennes by Erik Satie (Celebrating Erik Satie’s Birthday on 5/17)
Performed by Hon-Cheong Chan

**String trio by Erno Dohnanyi
Performed by Kapeluck/Murray/Rabin string trio

** Songs My Mother taught me (Dvorak/Kreisler)
Performed by Neil Puzon, Hon-Cheong Chan

**Nocturne no 7 in D minor(Heinen)
Performed by Lawrence Heinen

**Celebrating Gabriel Farue’s Birthday on 5/12
1. Pavane Op 50
-Performed by Neil Puzon(violin), Hon-Cheong Chan(piano)
1. Pelléas et Mélisande Op. 80 – Prelude, Fileuse, Sicilienne, La Mort de
Mélisande
-Performed by Hon-Cheong Chan(piano), Neil Puzon(violin), Jonathan Stark(cello), Raymond Soukup(piano)

2. Après un rêveOp 7. no. 1
3. Élégie op 24
-Performed by Jonathan Stark(cello), Hon-Cheong Chan(piano)

4. Nocturne for piano Op. 33 no. 3
-Performed by Raymond Soukup(piano)

5. Piano Quartet no. 1 op. 15 (movement I, II, III)
-Performed by Puzon/Murray/Stark/Chan quartet

Free Chamber Jam after 9pm. All musicians welcomed!
1. Violin Sonata no. 1 op 13. II movement
Neil Puzon(violin), Raymond Soukup(piano)
2. Tchaikovsky’s Andante Cantabile (Need violinists!)
3. TBD

Performers:
Neil Puzon, violin
Jennifer Murray, viola
Jonathan Stark, cello
Hon-Cheong Chan, piano
David Rabin, cello
Mark Kapeluck, violin
Raymond Soukup, piano
Lawrence Heinen, piano
Yvonne Kocur, flute

Courtesy of http://home.howstuffworks.com

March 6, 2011

Classical Revolution DC and BloomBars present – The CodaDuo

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Classical Revolution DC & BloomBars Presents –

The Coda Duo (www.TheCodaDuo.com)

Sunday/March 27/8:30pm – 10:00pm | BloomBars 3222 11th St NW, Washington, DC | $10 suggested donation (www.bloombars.com)

Seed the Sound Sundays feature local and touring musicians. This week, Classical Revolution DC presents classical guitar duo – The Coda Duo.

The Coda Duo(https://www.facebook.com/TheCodaDuo?sk=wall) is an award-winning classical guitar duo based in Columbia, SC. Brett Floyd and Christopher Jenkins won first place at the Brownsville Guitar Ensemble Festival and Competition in May 2010. The Coda Duo has been part of numerous performing arts series including the North Charles…ton Arts Festival and events at George Mason University, Anderson University, Erskine College, and University of South Carolina, as well as the Rosario Guitar Festival. In 2010, they recorded and premiered the three movement work, “Sonata Andaluz,” which was composed and dedicated to The Coda Duo by German composer Ralf BauerMörkens.

Listen to their music here – http://www.thecodaduo.com/TheCodaDuo/Media.html

In the wake of disaster in Japan, CodaDuo will perform “A Boy Named Hiroshima” by Japanese Composer Toru Takemitsu.
10% of CD Sales will go to benefit relief effort!
Visit http://www.obubutea.com/donateand http://www.operationsakura.org/

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Classical Revolution DC is part of a global phenomenon of bringing classical chamber music to non-traditional venues. Classical Revolution has chapters in San Francisco, NYC, Philadelphia, Toronto, Portland, Berlin, Melbourne, and 25 other cities worldwide.
http://www.classicalrevolutiondc.org/

CRDC members in collaboration with Capital City Symphony members to perform works by Astor Piazzolla, Hector Villa-Lobos.

Raycurt Johnson(violin)
Jeremy Bass(guitar)
Rebecca Laneri(cello)
Hon-Cheong Chan(piano)
Jennifer Murray(viola)
Jefferson Cole (double-bass)

Classical Revolution DC & BloomBars Presents –

The Coda Duo (www.TheCodaDuo.com)

Listen to their music here – http://www.thecodaduo.com/TheCodaDuo/Media.html

February 23, 2011

Classical Revolution DC Monthly Performance: Song and Dance @ March 6th 2011

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What: Classical Revolution DC – “Song and Dance”
When: March 6th, 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/event.php?eid=128277747243967

Come and enjoy free chamber music presented by Classical Revolution DC: – Let’s sing to some opera Arias and romantic lyrical string quartet movements and dance to some tangos, bel canto style.

6:30 – 9pm Performance:

**The Complete Histoire du Tango by Astor Piazzolla to be performed by
Yvonne Kocur(flute) and Patrick Fritz (guitar)
i. Bordel 1900
ii. Cafe 1930
iii. Nightclub 1960
iv. Concert d’aujourd’hui

**Selected Arias from “The Magic Flute” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed by Claire Allen and Christian Simmelink violin duo.

**George Gershwin’s Lullaby, Astor Piazzolla’s Libertango, Wolfgang Amadeus Divertimento #3, K138(i), Bela Bartok’s Ten pieces “for Children” to be performed by CRDC string quartet :
Solomia Gorokhivska and Claire Allen(violins), Jonathan Newmark(viola), David Rabin(cello)

**American Quartet(complete) by Antonin Dvorak and “Sway/Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” by Pablo Beltran Luiz performed by
St Charles String Quartet
Victoria Liu (violin)
Neil Puzon (violin)
Gabe Soloff (viola)
Kirill Romanov (cello)

AND

String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1(III,IV) by Felix Mendelssohn performed by
Tesori Chamber Players
Christopher Sanchez, violin
Christian Simmelink, violin (WPAS)
Yuri Tomenko, viola
Jihea Choi, cello

** Composer Lawrence Heinen continues his piano nocturne series #5 in F

9PM
Calling All musicians Come Jam with Us, bring your music to read with other musicians! FREE!

**Commemorating birthday of Frederic Chopin(March 1st )
1. Nocturne op. 48 no.1 in C minor
2. Danzas Argentinas (I,II) by Alberto Ginastera
performed by Hon-Cheong Chan, CRDC organizer

** 2 Schubert Songs (arranged by Raymond Soukup)-
“Lob der Thraenen” (Praise of Tears),
“An die Musik” (To Music)
performed by pianist Raymond Soukup

January 29, 2011

Classical Revolution DC Monthly Event: Feb 20th “The Romantics”

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Missed the show? View slide show of pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/classicalrevdc/sets/72157626110921786/show/

Come and enjoy free chamber music presented by Classical Revolution DC:

What: Classical Revolution DC – “The Romantics”
When: Feb 20th, 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 Link: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=185648108123177

Come and enjoy free chamber music presented by Classical Revolution DC: Love is in the Air – Celebrating the Romantics with your loved ones!

6:30 – 9pm Performance:

Ausencias by Astor Piazzolla
Romanze Op. 94 by Robert Schumann
“Song of the Black Swan” by Hector Villa-Lobos
Romanian Folk Dances by Bela Bartok
Sonata no. 2 in D Major by Ferdinand Rebay
Etude Op. 8 No. 2 and 11 by Alexander Scriabin
Rhasodies for Oboe, Viola, Piano (I. The Pond) by Charles Martin Loeffler
Vocalise op 34 no. 14 for Violin, Viola, Piano by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Brandenburg Concert # 6 for 2 violas by Johann Sebastian Bach
3 Gymnopédie by Erik Satie
II. Canzonetta (Violin Concerto) by Peter Illich Tchaikovsky
Violin Sonata in A minor(I) by Robert Schumann
Nocturne # 4 in G for piano Left Hand only by Lawrence Heinen
Lieberslied/Schon Rosmarin/Rondino (On a theme by Beethoven) by Fritz Kreisler

and More!

Performers:
Michelle Carney, Flute
Jeff Kahan, Oboe
Raycurt Johnson, Violin/Viola
Hon-Cheong Chan, piano
Jennifer Murray, Viola
Sara HaeJin Lee, Flute
Jeremy Bass, Guitar
David Rabin, Cello
Claire Allen, Violin
Christian Simmelink, Violin
Lawrence Heinen, Composer/Piano
Andrew Lee, Piano
Sara Boyce, Viola
Mark Kapeluck, Violin

9PM

Calling All musicians Come Jam with Us, bring your music to read with musicians!
Mendelssohn Octet!

December 28, 2010

Classical Revolution DC Monthly Performance: Celebrating Mozart and Beethoven’s Birthday and more!

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Come and enjoy free chamber music presented by Classical Revolution DC:

What: Classical Revolution DC – “Celebrating Mozart and Beethoven’s Birthday and more!”
When: Jan 9th, 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.

Flute/Cello sonata #1 by J. S. Bach
Piano quartet no.1 W.A. Mozart
Oboe quartet by W.A. Mozart
Kreutzer sonata for violin/piano by L.V. Beethoven
Sonata for Cello/Piano(III movement) by S. Rachamninoff
Piano Trio no. 2 (II, III movements) by J. Brahms
Notturno, op21 Theme and Variations by Wenzel Matiegka
Piano Quartet (I, II movements) by J. Turina
Standchen by F. Schubert
Beau Soir by C. Debussy
Eight Pieces by M. Bruch
Nocturne #3 in E minor for piano by L. Heinen
Nocturne for Oboe/Piano by L. Heinen

Chamber jam after 9pm! Bring your instruments and music to read any music with us!

Performers
Lili Liang, flute
Jeremy Bass, guitar
Darlene Murphy, viola
Nancy Sulfridge, clarinet
Jeff Kahan, oboe
Samantha Hegre, cello
Kat Walsh, viola
Neil Puzon, violin
Jennifer Murray, viola
Jonathan Stark, cello
Michael Relland, cello
Hon-Cheong Chan, piano
Raycurt Johnson, violin
Carl Banner, piano (Director of Washington Musica Viva)
David Rabin, cello
Lawrence Heinen(composer), piano
Michelle Carney, flute
Jeff Issokson, violinist

October 18, 2010

Nov. 7 Classical Revolution Monthly Performance – “20th Century?! The Rest is Noise” plus Chamber Jam (New)

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What: Classical Revolution DC – “20th Century? The Rest is NOISE”
When: Nov 7th, 2010, 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.

Come join us for some 20th century (weird and not So Weird) free chamber music. Plus chamber jam (NEW) after 9pm. Bring your favorite music to read with us.

Courtesy of http://blog.allmusic.com/category/books/ Programs to to include-

-Cello Sonata I movement by Sergei Prokofiev(1891-1953)
-”Dew Fairy” (from “Hour Glass”) by Frank Bridge(1879-1941)
-Piano Quintet(Trout)- II. Andante III. Scherzo by Franz Schubert(1797-1828)
-Heitere Musik by Hans Bauernfeind(1908-1985)
-Miniatures for Flute, Bassoon and Piano, I Song II Dialog in the Dark by Tim Jansa (US/Atlanta) (http://www.timjansa.com/) (b. 1973)
-Piano Trio Op 87 in C Major, II Andante con moto by Johannes Brahms(1833-1897)
-Ashokan Farewell by Jay Ungar(b. 1946)
-Etude no. 1 for piano by Nikolai Kapustin (b. 1937)
-Norturne no. 1 in E minor by Lawrence Heinen (b. 1941)
-Calambre by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
-Adagio for String by Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
-Piano Quartet in a minor, 1st movement by Joaquin Turina (1882-1949),

Performers(6:30 – 9pm)

Julie Fitzpatrick, cello
Phyllis Daen, piano
Jay Inbar, violin
Rob Perl, contrabass (http://www.acebass.com/)
Nelda Chang, violin
Jane Murray, viola
Katie Chambers, cello(http://www.KinshipMusicStudios.com/)
Hon-Cheong Chan, piano
Mark Kapeluck, violin
Sara Boyce, viola
David Rabin, cello
Steve Wechsler, bassoon
Lili Liang, flute
Estelle Liu, violin
Neil Puzon, viola (http://www.stcharlesquartet.com/)
Jing-Hua Pu, piano
Lawrence Heinen, piano
Gabe Soloff, violin