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Going OUt Guru's list Atlas and one of H Street's Best Bets
September 2, 2010
Best Bets on H Street NE Once upon a time, the H Street corridor of Northeast was one of the biggest shopping and entertainment districts in the D.C. region. Then, like other parts of Washington, the area was torn apart in the riots after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. As recently as five years ago, H Street was still a string of boarded-up storefronts, Chinese carryouts and discount beauty salons. But then things began to change. The Atlas theater reopened. The Argonaut (itself the victim of a recent fire) and other bars began to move into the neighborhood. The Palace of Wonders offered burlesque and sword swallowing performances, the Red and the Black hosted indie bands before (slightly) growing crowds. Hipsters started hanging out and getting late-night fish sandwiches at Horace & Dickie's. Then everything exploded, and restaurants and bars began attracting larger and larger crowds. But H Street has become more than a strip of late-night bars: There's dance, cutting-edge art and even a kid-friendly wine bar. We know we've written a lot about H Street, and if you're a savvy Washingtonian, you've probably putt-putted past zombie presidents at the H Street Country Club and grabbed a pie to go from Dangerously Delicious. But there's more to H Street than novelty stops. Here are some of the destinations that keep us coming back.

Intersections in the Washington Informer
February 18, 2010
The Washington Informer's Larry Saxton writes about the Atlas' INTERSECTIONS Festival.

Performances at the Atlas

music at the Atlas


Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 8:00PM
Symphony Lounge – Encore Performance!
Capital City Symphony

This concert sold out in March! If you missed it then, or just want to experience it again, here's your chance. Join CCS for a special encore performance of SYMPHONY LOUNGE and our CD Release Party (recording of the March concert). Featuring Charlie Barnett's cool jazz band, Chaise Lounge, along with the full Capital City Symphony. This concert will also include a reprise of the Orchestral Suite "The Tarot" by Charlie Barnett.
•Charlie Barnett, The Tarot
•Symphony Lounge, with Charlie Barnett's Chaise Lounge

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Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Symphony Dance
Capital City Symphony

 
This concert takes the idea of the dance through some twists, from Liszt's “Dance of Death” to the dead dancing on Bald Mountain, and concluding with Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, which Wagner referred to as “the apotheosis of the dance” because of its lively rhythms. Featuring pianist Sarah Barham, winner of the 2010 Ylda Novik Memorial Concerto Competition.
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* Liszt, Totentanz, with pianist Sarah Barham
* Mussorgsky/Rimsky-Korsakov, Night on Bald Mountain
* Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
 
 
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October 23, 2010 - November 7, 2010
The Pirates of Penzance
The Washington Savoyards

 
The Washington Savoyards remount their hit production of their fun, frolicking, very physical “Broadway” approach to the classic melodramatic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta.
 
Evening Performances:  7:30 PM
Matinee Performances: 2:30 PM


Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 11:00 AM
La Muse de l’Opéra- A Family Performance
Opera Lafayette

 
A concert with chamber ensemble featuring a member of Opera Lafayette's Young Artists program and a chamber ensemble from the Opera Lafayette Orchestra. The program features "La Muse de l’Opéra"contrasting moods and natural phenomena ofclassic French lyric tragedy – fanfare, hunt, pastorale, tempest, birdsong, enchanted sleep, and the infernal. The program will also feature participation of DC public school students who have participated in Opera Lafayette's in-school program.
Sung in French with English translations.
Ryan Brown, conductor and artistic director
TBA, soprano

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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Symphony Mystery: Family Concert
Capital City Symphony

 
The Capital City Symphony's popular Family Concert, preceded by an Instrument Petting Zoo 30 minutes prior to each performance (2pm and 4pm - in the Main Lobby).

This year, Maestra Gau tackles "The Case of the Missing Melody," featuring Three Pieces for Kids and Chamber Orchestra by Adolphe, the Barber of Seville Overture by Rossini, the Flying Dutchman Overture by Wagner, and Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty Waltz.

Appropriate for ages 5 and up, or younger children who can sit through an hour program.


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Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 4:00 PM
La Muse de l'Opéra - Preview Performance
Opera Lafayette

 
“Judith van Wanroij is a spectacular find” –David Shengold, Opera News (May 2010)
 
A preview performance of Opera Lafayette's recital with orchestra featuring the brilliant young Dutch soprano Judith van Wanroij. Miss van Wanroij sings La Muse de l’Opéra by Clérambault, a virtuoso miniature whichcalls forth in quick succession the many contrasting moods and natural phenomena of classic French lyric tragedy – fanfare, hunt, pastorale, tempest, birdsong, enchanted sleep, and the infernal. She and the Opera Lafayette Orchestra then alternate several magnificent airs, including Télaïre’s ‘Tristes apprêts’ from Rameau’s Castor et Pollux, with the composer’s vivacious and imaginative dances from this and other operas.
Sung in French with English translations.
Ryan Brown, conductor and artistic director
Judith van Wanroij, soprano
 
To purchase tickets to both Clérambault's La Muse de l'Opéra on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 4:00 PM and Handel's Acis and Galatea on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 4:00 PM click here.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Evelyn Ulex and Ade Frey Sight and Sound
The Embassy of Germany

 					                     Photo: Matthias Martin
  
Color is sound, sound is color. The dramatic paintings of artist Ade Frey are projected on screen during the concert,
providing avisceral response to Ms. Ulex's performance of music by Modest Mussorgky's "Pictures at an Exhibition", 
Schumann and Villa Lobos. 
Inspired by the music performed by pianist Evelyn Ulex, Ade Frey created her paintings.While she listened to Evelyn
Ulex highlyexpressive interpretations, Ade Frey made associations to the musical structure, rhythmical movements, and 
sound; modifying and expressing the musical colors she hears. 

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Sunday, November 20, 2010 at 8:00 PM
American Youth Chorus: Fall Concert
Sponsored by The Congressional Chorus

 
Opening its third season, the members of the American Youth Chorus lift their voices in a spirited program, featuring songs from across the ages and around the globe.

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Friday, December 3, 2010 at 8:00 PM; Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 8:00 PM; Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 8:00 PM ; Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 8:00 PM
On LOCation
The Library of Congress

 
Friday, December 3, 2010 at 8:00 PM
 
Guitarist, singer and composer Lionel Loueke seamlessly blends West African harmonies and rhythms with jazz for a fresh and energetic sound. Presented in cooperation with the Maison Française
of the Embassy of France.
Pre-concert presentation, 6:15 p.m. in the LOFT:
Larry Appelbaum talks with Lionel Loueke
No tickets required for the pre-concert event.
 
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Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 8:00 PM
 
SUE MATHYS: BROADWAY CABARET
John Bell, Music Director/Piano
Singer-actress Sue Mathys has gained critical success in Europe for the extraordinarily wide spectrum of her repertoire,
including leading roles in Broadway musicals such as Gypsy, Follies, Cabaret, Annie Get Your Gun, Sweeney Todd,
The Visit, and Sunset Boulevard, among others—and as Maria Callas in Master Class.
 
Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 8:00 PM
 

Double Bill: NOW ENSEMBLE and VICTOIRE, with MISSY MAZZOLI
Two dynamic, witty chamber ensembles from the roster of New Amsterdam Records (“...emblematic of an emerging generation”), representing some of the most exciting and engaging new music being made by young composers and performers today. The NOW Ensemble re-defines chamber music for 21st century fans, fusing formal elegance with a pop-honed concision and rhythmic vitality in performances of music by its three composers, Judd Greenstein, Patrick Burke, and Mark Danziger.

Victoire is a Brooklyn-based quintet with a minimalist groove and a distinct blend of strings, clarinets, keyboards and lo-fi electronics, founded by composer Missy Mazzoli (called “a leader of New York’s
young moderns” by the New Yorker’s Alex Ross).

Pre-concert presentation, 6:15 p.m. in the LOFT
Judd Greenstein, New Amsterdam Records, and composer Missy Mazzoli
No tickets required for the pre-concert.
 
Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 8:00 PM
 
Roots of the American Songbook.
From Shenandoah and Stardust to jazz, blues, gospel, and rap, this is a big lineup spotlighting all U.S. Army Band’s excellent ensembles–the Concert Band; its popular music specialists, the Down Range vocal group; the Ceremonial Band; Army Strings; Army Men’s Chorus; and the big band, Army Blues.
 


December 3, 2010 - December 12, 2010
Swingtime-The Fabulous Forties
The In Series

 
The In Series hit musical about showbiz and discrimination returns by popular demand!
 
Evening Performances:  7:30 PM
Matinee Performances: 2:30 PM


Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 3:30 PM & 7:00 PM
Symphony Holidays: Carol Sing Concert
Capital City Symphony

 
The Capital City Symphony's annual FREE Holiday Concert, in collaboration with the Congressional Chorus, the American Youth Chorus, and the Atlas Performing Arts Center. An H Street holiday tradition!

NOTE: a certain jolly old elf will make an appearance at the 3:30 pm performance... and possibly 7:00pm as well!

Tickets are FREE but must be reserved. Tickets must be collected on the day of the performance at least 15 minutes before the performance.


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Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Symphony Music
Capital City Symphony

 
Introducing the Capital City Symphony's new assistant conductor, John Devlin!

* Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man, conducted by John Devlin
* Brahms, Tragic Overture, conducted by John Devlin
* Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5


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Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Handel's Acis and Galatea - Preview Performance
Opera Lafayette

 

“the evening as a whole was a sparkle of shining surfaces.” –Anne Midgette, The Washington Post (May 2010)

With pastoral English poetry by Alexander Pope and John Gay, Opera Lafayette musically transforms the Sprenger Theater into the Duke of Chandos’ home at Cannons with a preview performance of Handel’s 1718 chamber version of Ovid’s amorous mythological tale of metamorphosis. The acclaimed tenor Thomas Michael Allen sings the ardent and impulsive Acis, Washington favorite Rosa Lamoreaux sings ‘Hush, ye pretty warbling Quire’ and the flowing liquid lines of the nymph Galatea, the irrepressible bass-baritone Peter Becker charms as the monster Polyphemus (‘O ruddier than the cherry, sweeter than the Berry’), and the golden voiced Robert Getchell, as Damon, counsels reason, all to the dulcet tones of principal players from the Opera Lafayette Orchestra.

Sung in English.
Ryan Brown, conductor and artistic director
Cast: Acis – Thomas Michael Allen; Galatea – Rosa Lamoreaux; Damon – Robert Getchell; Polyphemus – Peter Becker; members of the Opera Lafayette Orchestra
 
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Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Symphony Stories
Capital City Symphony

 

An exploration of the influence of art and stories on classical music.

* Ravel, Mother Goose Suite
* Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition


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