About this Event
Pre-concert talk with Dr. Daniel Boomhower 6:30pm
Copland’s iconic Appalachian Spring for 13 instruments — premiered at the Library of Congress in 1944 — projected hope and national unity during a difficult time. It shares a familiar Shaker folk tune with John Williams’s Air, composed for President Obama’s first inauguration. Experience the youthful exuberance of Mendelssohn’s string octet and explore the inventive musical language of Mary Howe, who left a mark on the musical life of mid-century DC.
Pre-concert talk by Dr. Daniel Boomhower, Director, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library
Program
John Williams: Air and Simple Gifts
Mary Howe: Suite for String Quartet and Piano (I)
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major
Artists
Sarah Frisof, flute
Lin Ma, clarinet
Sue Heineman, bassoon
Efi Hackmey, piano
Wanzhen Li, violin
Angelia Cho, violin
Peiming Lin, violin
Regino Madrid, violin
Daniel Foster, viola
Dana Kelley, viola
Loewi Lin, cello,
Carrie Bean Stute, cello
Aaron Clay, bass
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St Mark's Capitol Hill, 301 A Street Southeast, Washington, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 33.85
