AYPO is proud to announce The Ensemble da Camera of Washington (EDCW) as the Chamber Ensemble In-Residence! This is an exciting new addition to AYPO's educational opportunities and will feature two concerts, four master classes, and a student recital in the spring. EDCW is comprised of clarinetist Claire Eichhorn, pianist Anna Balakerskaia, and violinist/violist Ricardo Cyncynates.

Fall Concert  Sunday, October 21, 2012 * 8:00 p.m.

Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park Street N.E., Vienna, Virginia

PROGRAM: Fantasiestücke, Op.73 for Clarinet and Piano (Schumann)

Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 for Piano and Violin (Beethoven)

Märchenbilder, Op. 113 for Clarinet, Viola and Piano (Schumann)

Spring Concert  Sunday, May 19, 2013 * 8:00 p.m.

Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park Street N.E., Vienna, Virginia

PROGRAM: World Premiere Trio (Glenn Smith)

Gran Duo Concertant, Op. 48 for Clarinet and Piano (Von Weber)

Arpeggione Sonata D. 821 for Viola and Piano (Schubert)

Contrasts Sz. 111, BB 116 for Clarinet, Violin and Piano (Bartók)

CONCERT TICKETS: $20 General Admission | Buy Online or at the Door

Master Classes  Free and Open to the Public!
Watch AYPO chamber musicians perform challenging repertoire and receive
educational guidance from The Ensemble da Camera of Washington! 

Sunday, December 16, 2012 * 1:00 p.m. * Location TBD

Sunday, January 13, 2013 * 1:00 p.m. * Vienna Presbyterian

Sunday, March 10, 2013 * 1:00 p.m. * Vienna Presbyterian

Sunday, April 7, 2013 * 1:00 p.m. * Vienna Presbyterian

Photo by Alexis Glenn/Creative Services/George Mason University

Alison Lowell joins the AYPO team as Assistant General Manager, a new job position created in September. Her responsibilities include assisting the General Manager with the four orchestras, rehearsals, auditions, and customer relations at concerts.

Alison is a devoted advocate of the arts. As principal oboist of the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra in South Africa, Alison premiered new works at the National Arts Festival, Classic FM Johannesburg, the Unyazi Electronic Music Festival and performed the Strauss Oboe Concerto as a featured soloist. In 2009, Alison was the recipient of the prestigious "Investing in Artists Grant" from the Center for Cultural Innovation for an extended-range oboe. She launched  the "Loboe Project" as a series of commissions and performances of works written specifically for her oboe. Alison spent two seasons at the Lucerne Music Festival under the direction of Pierre Boulez; she was part of the Ensemble Modern Festival Orchestra (Austria) and the North American premiere of Wolfgang Rihm's opera "Proserpina" at the Spoleto Festival USA. As managing director/oboist of the new music ensemble Out of Context, she organized four national tours and received a grant from the "Meet the Composer" Foundation. She has worked for the Center for Religion and Civic Culture in Los Angeles and as an intern at the Chicago Cultural Center. She has coordinated many education and outreach projects both in the US and South Africa and received degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Southern California. Alison resides in Maryland with her husband, David, and her guinea pig, Webster. [www.alisonlowell.com]