Evensong 2013-2014
A Virtuous Circle – Amit Peled – May 3, 2014
On Saturday, May 3, longtime friend of our concert series, Amit Peled, will present a wonderful concert, in collaboration with students past and present, from his cello studio at the Peabody Conservatory. The concert was a demonstration of the power of great teaching. As announced at the concert,…
Washington Adventist University Choir and Orchestra – Apr 12, 2014
On April 12, at 4 p.m., the Columbia Collegiate Chorale and the New England Symphonic Ensemble of Washington Adventist University presented an eclectic program of music for choir and orchestra. The first half of the program was devoted to music from the Baroque period, including J.S. Bach’s…
D’Amore Duo in Concert – Feb 15, 2014
On February 15 the oboe and guitar ensemble D’Amore Duo presented a rich and varied program of works by Peter Madlem, Napoleon Coste, Marcelo Ferraris, and Waldyr Azevado. Founded in 1991 to investigate the little known wealth of chamber music for oboe and guitar, the D’Amore Duo has…
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols – Dec 14, 2013
Saturday, December 14 at 4 p.m. Under the direction of Dr. James Bingham, the Spencerville Sanctuary Choir, combined with the Columbia Collegiate Chorale of Washington Adventist University to lead in a traditional Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. The story of the fall of man, the promised…
Pianist Sara Daneshpour – Nov 9, 2013
On Saturday, November 9 at 4 p.m. Pianist Sara Daneshpour will join us once again to share her formidable technique and musicality. She’s played a virtuosic programs of works by Scarlatti, Scriabin, Ravel, Granados and Prokofiev. Ms. Daneshpour has performed not only in her native city of Washington D.C., but also in New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Russia,…
Organist Erik William Suter – Oct 5, 2013
Saturday, October 5 at 4 p.m., organist Erik Wm. Suter will open our 2013 Evensong Concert Season with a virtuoso program of works by Marcel Dupré, Louis Vierne, Jehan Alain, César Franck, and Maurice Duruflé. A native of Chicago and an internationally acclaimed musician, Suter served as organist…