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

Georgetown Voice Story on H Street
October 26, 2009
the Georgetown Voice revisits H Street three years after an initial story ran about development along the Corridor.

Performances at the Atlas

music at the Atlas


Friday, March 19, 2010 at 8PM; Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8PM; Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 3PM
Feelin’ Groovy: 1960’s Cabaret Lounge
Congressional Chorus

Join the Congressional Chorus in re-living the era that gave us the eclectic mix of Motown and the Beatles, Broadway hits from Camelot to Hair, plaintive protest songs from Dylan and Baez, and the crooning of Sinatra.

A Silent Auction will be held on Friday and Saturday to benefit the Congressional Chorus and American Youth Chorus.
 
Reserved Table for 6 $275
Single Ticket $35

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March 19, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Beethoven Violin Sonatas
Levine School of Music

Pianist Hyeweon Lee joins National Symphony Orchestra violinist Joel Fuller in a performance of select Beethoven Sonatas. This concert is just one part of a larger project launched by this extraordinary duo who will perform the entire set of ten sonatas during the course of 2010.

Tickets are $10 per concert; $25 for the series. Discount will be applied at the end of the sale.
October 23, 2009 Happy Birthday George Crumb!
December 4, 2009 Mozart/Turina/Schumann: Chamber Music at its Best
March 19, 2010 Beethoven Violin Sonatas
 
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March 21, 2010 - 5 PM
Symphony Lounge
Capital City Symphony

The Tarot, Charlie Barnett

Charlie Barnett and his band, Chaise Lounge
 
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Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Spring Musical
American Youth Chorus

Two one-act musicals, complete with costumes and choreography, showcase the high-energy talent of these young performers from across the Washington area.


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Friday, April 23, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Vocaldente - Live at the Atlas
Atlas Performing Arts Center in collaboration with The German Embassy

"Germany's Most Successful A Cappella Export"
(FAZ, German Press)
Audience favourites, award winners, globetrotters ...
... vocal artists, entertainers or just plain old “singers”? Somehow all of these are fitting! But how best to describe vocaldente?
The press is unanimous: vocaldente’s “singing technique is professional”, their “verve is phenomenal”,and they’re “sparkling with imagination”. Critics say they offer a “high level in singing performance”, with their “funny spoken interludes” and “imaginative, passionate choreography” − and that they’re known for the “professionalism in their performance”: Onstage they’re “fitting and harmonic”, “witty and fresh”, “charming and professional” ... simply “harmonic, funny and good” with a “refreshing naturalness”.

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Saturday, April 24, 2010 6:15 Lecture/8:00 Performance
DAFNIS PRIETO’S ABSOLUTE QUINTET
On LOCation - Library of Congress Concert Series

“Prieto’s music explodes with energy...original compositions with a singular passion and intensity.”  Voted the Outstanding Up and Coming Musician of 2006 by the U.S. Jazz Journalistist Association,  Dafnis Prieto is unquestionably one of the important leaders of the New Latin Jazz movement in the country. He has wonderfully blurred the line between traditional Latin jazz and twenty-first century postbop, fusing Afro-Cuban rhythms and modern jazz harmonies.
Tickets will be available starting Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

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Saturday, May 8, 2010 8:00 PM
SIMON SHAHEEN & QANTARA
On LOCation - Library of Congress Concert Series

“eminently cosmopolitan...a new benchmark in Arab-Western fusion”
Recipient of the prestigious NEA National Heritage Award, the violin and “oud” virtuoso and celebrated genre-exploring composer leads Qantara, his all-star group that fuses Arab, jazz, Western classical, and Latin American music. Featured in this program is the world premiere of a work by Shaheen commissioned by the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress.
 
Tickets will be available starting Wednesday, March 24, 2010.

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May 16, 2010 - 5 PM
Concerto, Encore! Johansen Young Artist
Capital City Symphony

Walton, Viola Concerto
Matthew Lipman, viola
Johansen International String Competition Winner

Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4
 
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May 22, 2010
Sancho Pança, Gouverneur dans l'Isle de Barataria
Opera Lafayette

Sancho Pança, Gouverneur dans l'Isle de Barataria

Philidor's Sancho Pança, Gouverneur dans l'Isle de Barataria is a French comic opera in which a cast of hilarious characters plots to cure Sancho of his delusions of grandeur. This opera, highly popular in Europe in its time, will have its first showing in the United States, 247 years after it was written. This American premiere performance will be semi-staged, and features the brilliant young baritone Darren Perry in the title role. Original script in English by Nick Olcott, based on the comedy by Poinsinet, with stage direction by Catherine Turocy. Sung in French with English translations and dialogue.

Running time: 80 minutes


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Saturday, May 22, 2010 6:15 Lecture/8:00 Performance
URI CAINE TRIO
On LOCation - Library of Congress Concert Series

“spontaneous, surprising forays into adventurous improvising”
Jazz pianist/composer Uri Caine brings an eclectic array of disciplines and influences to his music. His classical and jazz training and his interest in electronics combine in ambitious hybrids that are often challenging but always inventive.
Tickets will be available starting Wednsday, April 4, 2010.

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Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 8:00 PM
New Music for a New Age
The Washington Chorus
09-10 SeasonThe Washington Chorus introduces the music of young American composer, Nico Muhly in this year's New Music for a New Age series. Born in Vermont in 1981, Nico has already built an impressive career collaborating with classical giants like Phillip Glass and John Corigliano, pop stars Björk and Bonnie "Prince" Billy and has written several film scores including the recent success, The Reader. The program includes an array of music written for a capella choir, chamber music for various instrumentation and chorus with a small orchestra which will feature the composer Nico Muhly himself and TWC's Music Director, Julian Wachner, on the piano. The music will be presented along with visual images of famed illustrator and author Maira Kalman's artwork.  Maira's book "Principles of Uncertainty", a collection of her illustrated blog for The New York Times,  was the source of inspiration for Nico to write a song cycle which will be featured in the program.
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