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Greetings!
April brings a shower of piano events:
- master class by pianist in Oprah Winfrey's magazine
- concert by dazzling 22-year-old prize-winning pianist
- concert from Ireland: 21st century Irish piano music
Please join us for our spring spotlight on piano!
Musically yours,
Kathy Judd
Executive & Artistic Director
PS: Check out our new family shows: Percussion Party & Sensational Saxophone. |
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April Spotlight on Piano
Westmoreland UCC Church
One Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda, MD | DirectionsNo tickets | Free | Donations gratefully accepted
Fri. April 8 - Master Class with Simone Dinnerstein
 Simone Dinnerstein 
Piano Master Class
Friday, April 8, 6:00 PM
American pianist Simone Dinnerstein has been called a "throwback to such high priestesses of music as Wanda Landowska and Myra Hess," by Slate magazine, and praised by TIME for her "arresting freshness and subtlety."
Co-sponsored by the Washington Performing Arts Society |
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Alexej Gorlatch
Piano Concert
Sunday, April 10, 3:00 PM
"...awe-inspiringly confident and assured... a perfection which apparently effortlessly sets him apart from everyone else"
-- Irish Times
Winner of The Dublin International Piano Competition and the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan, pianist Alexej Gorlatch was born in Kiev in 1988. His many other prizes include 1st prize in the International Anton G. Rubinstein Competition, 2nd prize in the Leeds Competition, 1st prize in the Beethoven Competition Richard Laugs in Mannheim, Germany, and Audience Favorite prize in the International Beethoven Competition in Bonn, Germany.
Co-sponsored by the Washington Group Cultural Fund |
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Thérèse Fahy
Piano Concert
Saturday, April 30, 8:00 PM
"...a tour de force..."
-- Irish Times
Dynamic Dublin pianist, Thérèse Fahy, will present
Inter-changes: Irish Piano Music of the 21st Century. The concert, part of her US tour presented by Imagine Ireland and the Fulbright Commission, highlights music of Bill Whelan (composer of Riverdance) to jazz-influenced Ronan Guilfoyle - a cross-section of traditional to avant-garde Irish contemporary music. One of Ireland's foremost pianists, Fahy enjoys an active teaching and performing career, having received critical acclaim for her concerts in Europe, the US, and in broadcasts for both RTÉ and BBC.
Co-sponsored by Imagine Ireland and the Fulbright Commission |
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May Concerts
at Westmoreland Circle and Glen Echo Park
Free | No Tickets | Donations Accepted
 Sunday, May 1, 2011
3:00 PM at Glen Echo Park
Drew Owen, cello
Jeffery Watson, piano
Cello Strings 'Round the May Pole
Saturday, May 7, 20118:00 PM at Westmoreland CircleHaskell Small, pianoMe & Them - Small, Bach, Hovhaness, & Ives |
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Only 4 More Show Dates in Spring!
The Magic of Music
Saturday, April 2
Saturdays at 3 PM
April 2 - The Triumphant Trumpet
April 9 - The Vanishing Viola
April 16 - Potions for Piano
April 30 - see Family Day below
June 25 - The Vanishing Viola
July 2 - Percussion Party
July 9 - Percussion Party
July 16 - Sensational Saxophone
July 23 - Sensational Saxophone
Location:
Washington Conservatory of Music at Glen Echo Park / 7300 MacArthur Blvd. / Glen Echo, MD
Tickets:
$10 all ages. Online at www.washingtonconservatory.org
until 2 hours before showtime. Walk-in and phone sales (301-634-2250) begin 2 hours before showtime. Limited seating.
Family Day at Glen Echo Park
Saturday, April 30
Potions for Piano at 1:30 & 3 PM
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Now Enrolling!
ALL AGES
NO AUDITION
To register for private instruction in instruments and in voice, and ensembles, please call the Conservatory at
(301) 320-2770.
For Early Childhood Music classes at Glen Echo Park, and more:
Conservatory web site.
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The Washington Conservatory of Music is a nationally accredited community music school that serves the greater metropolitan DC and Bethesda, MD area from two locations: Westmoreland Circle (at the border of the District and Maryland) and at Glen Echo Park.
At WCM, students of all ages and ability levels study without audition under the guidance of the Conservatory's exceptional international artist faculty.
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