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 Haskell Small, piano
Washington Conservatory of Music
One Westmoreland Circle
Bethesda, MD 20816
 Pianist and composer Haskell Small will perform Brahms Four Piano Pieces, Op.119, three Debussy
Preludes, Bach Partita in D Major, and his own composition, Three Etudes in
Sound (1993).
Hailed by
England's
Musical Times for his "dazzlingly prodigious technique," Haskell Small first
came to public attention after winning the Pittsburgh Concert Society auditions
at the age of 21. A recipient of a solo recitalist grant from the National
Endowment for the Arts and a semifinalist in the Johann Sebastian Bach
International Piano Competition, Mr. Small has performed throughout the United
States, in venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, National Gallery of
Art, the Kennedy Center, and the Spoleto Festival, winning an enthusiastic
following. Mr. Small was featured in the PBS television special, A
Celebration of the Piano, taped at Wolf Trap. In recent seasons, Mr.
Small has made several tours of
Japan and
performed recitals in Paris and
London.
Following in the
tradition of 18th and 19th century pianist/composers, Haskell Small is also an
accomplished composer, who often performs his own works. He has received
commissions from such organizations as the Phillips Collection, Washington
Performing Arts Society, Three Rivers Piano Competition, Georgetown Symphony,
and Paul Hill Chorale, and he was the winner of the 1999 Marin Ballet Dance
Score Competition. Following Small's premiere performance of his work Symphony
for Solo Piano, Tim Page of The Washington Post lauded the piece as "a serious and substantial
composition that deserves a permanent place in the keyboard
repertory."
Significant among
Haskell Small's numerous commissions is Renoir's Feast, for piano solo, commissioned by The
Phillips Collection to mark the return of the Collection's most renowned
impressionist work, Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party.
A faculty member of
the Washington Conservatory of Music, Haskell Small received his musical training at the
San Francisco Conservatory and
Carnegie-Mellon
University. He has studied piano with
Leon Fleisher, William Masselos, Harry Franklin, and Jeanne Behrend, and
composition with Roland Leich and Vincent Persichetti.
See the complete Washington Conservatory concert season and complete Washington Conservatory simulcast season.
Joshua Bayer Jazz
Saturday, May 22, 7 pm and 8:30 pm
Washington Conservatory at Glen Echo Park
7300 MacArthur Blvd.
South Arcade
Glen Echo, MD 20812
301-320-2770 | Directions
www.washingtonconservatory.org
Free (reservations suggested) | donations accepted
 Joshua Bayer Jazz presents an evening of new jazz compositions at the Washington Conservatory at Glen Echo Park on May 22. Two sets: 7 pm and 8:30 pm.
Joined by Paul Carr on sax, Chris Battistone on trumpet, Bob Sykes on piano, Steve Novosel on bass, and Dominic Smith on drums, guitarist Joshua Bayer will premiere a collection of new jazz works composed in the traditions of Basie, Monk, and Bach.
Tickets are free, but reservations are suggested. Limited seating. Ample parking available.
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Upcoming Events
 Sun., June 6, 2 pm @ Glen Echo Park
Simulcast: Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit, Conductor Music of Strauss and Mozart | buy tickets
 Sat., June 12, 8 pm
@ Westmoreland Circle
José Ramos-Santana, piano music of Spain and Latin America
No Tickets | Pay-as-you-can
 Mon., June 14, 7 pm@ Westmoreland CircleCello Master Class: Alisa Weilerstein in cooperation with WPAS
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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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Summer Music Camps @ Glen Echo ParkNow Registering!
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