Join us for our season finale, featuring Jennifer Higdon’s furiously virtousic opener, “Machine,” and a concerto by our Young Artist Competition winner. The season closes with Brahms’ timeless and profound second symphony. The concert is followed by a post-concert reception for Friends of WHCO.
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WHCO: Olympus Trio at Fort Wash. Collegiate Church
WHCO concertmaster Regi Papa and principal cellist Ben Capps join pianist Konstantine Valianatos to form the Olympus Trio, performing works by Dvořák and Brahms. Presented by The Bizzarro Agency.
Winds of the WHCO: Rumsey, Bunch, Previn and Poulenc
Join the principal winds of the WHCO for a blend of old and new, French and American music. The quintet will play works by Françaix, and Poulenc, as well as Brandon Rumsey, Kenji Bunch, Andre Previn and Robert Mucynzski. Presented by The Bizzarro Agency.
HVG’s Performing Arts Concerts at the Lounge: FOUR HAND BAND
FOUR HAND BAND presents music for piano four hands by Amy Beach, Fanny Mendelssohn, Mary Lou Williams, Carole King, and others celebrating the upcoming 100 year anniversary of women’s suffrage in America. Suggested donation: $12 (cash or check only), includes a post-concert reception (cash bar) where you can meet the performers and mingle with friends and neighbors.
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WHCO Young Artist Competition Finals at Fort Washington Collegiate Church
Five promising young string players ages 13-18 will compete in the final round of the 2nd Annual WHCO Young Artists Competition in partnership with Florian Leonhard Fine Violins. Students will compete for the grand prize of a $1,000 scholarship, a solo engagement with the orchestra on our final concert with the use of a fine instrument courtesy of Florian Leonhard Fine Violins. After a blind semi-final round the proceeding week, the finals are open to the public and will be moderated by a distinguished guest panel of judges.