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Greetings!
Happy New Year -- let's ring in the new year with music! Here are some great musical ways to launch 2010:
Saturday, January 9 at 8 PM, pianist Alexander Paley will celebrate the 200th anniversary year of the birth of composer Frédéric Chopin by performing the complete Chopin Preludes and Waltzes.
Friday, January 8 at 8 PM, a live simulcast of the Philadelphia orchestra will feature classic works by Handel, Mozart and Haydn.
Here's to a new year of learning and listening to great music at the Washington Conservatory!
Musically yours,
Kathy Judd
Executive and Artistic Director
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Alexander Paley, piano
at Westmoreland Circle
Saturday, January 9 at 8 pm No Tickets | Pay-as-you-can
Westmoreland Congregational UCC Church
One Westmoreland Circle
Bethesda, Maryland
Complete Chopin Preludes and Waltzes
Alexander Paley, a winner of the 2006 "French Grammy," Les Victoires de la Musique classique, is widely recognized for his exceptionally broad and extensive repertoire of concerti and solo piano works, his dazzling technical prowess, and his convincing, personal interpretations.
The Washington Post called Paley's 1991 debut with the National Symphony a "flawless performance," and since then he has continued to earn similar accolades as an active recitalist and soloist with major orchestras throughout eastern and western Europe and North and South America.
Born in Kishiniev, Moldavia, Mr. Paley began playing the piano when he was six, gave his first recital at the age of thirteen, and at sixteen won the National Music Competition of Moldavia. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory and won major awards, including First Prize at the Leipzig International Bach Competition in 1984, the Bösendorfer Prize in 1986, and the Grand Prix at the First International Pancho Vladigerov Competition in Bulgaria.
As a chamber musician, Mr. Paley has partnered with eminent artists such as the late Mstislav Rostropovich and ensembles including the Vermeer, Ysaye, and the Fine Arts string quartets. Mr. Paley lives in Paris and New York City.
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Philadelphia Orchestra Simulcast: Mozart, Handel, Haydn
at Glen Echo Park
$10 adults; $5 children
7300 MacArthur Boulevard
South Arcade
Glen Echo, MD 20812
Bernard Labadie conductor, Ricardo Morales clarinet
Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks, Mozart Clarinet Concerto, Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3, Haydn Symphony No. 94 ("Surprise")
 Enjoy a LIVE On Screen Simulcast of the Philadelphia Orchestra from The Kimmel Center for Performing Arts in Philadelphia in our informal, intimate 75 seat recital hall at Glen Echo Park.
Getting to Know Opera
at Glen Echo Park
Thursdays: Jan 7-Feb 25, 7-8 PM
$120 - 8 sessions
Survey opera from its early 17th century beginnings through its 19th century glories to its present day innovations-the music, the stories, the composers, the great singers. Minimum age 18. |
Who We Are
The Washington Conservatory is a nationally accredited community music school that serves the greater Metropolitan DC and Bethesda area from two sites: Westmoreland Circle in Bethesda, MD (the border of the District of Columbia and Maryland) and in Glen Echo Park, in Glen Echo, MD. With our exceptional international artist faculty, we offer a personal approach to music for young children, teens and adults. No audition required. Lessons on all instruments, including voice - ensembles - jazz - early childhood classes - and much more. For lesson information: www.washingtonconservatory.org
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