Sasha's musings

Collegium Cantorum's Robert at Saint Mary Mother of God Catholic Church

2013-11-17T15:30:00.000-05:00

Robert
Renaissance Choral Masterworks by Six English Composers of That Name:
Cowper(or Cooper), Fayrfax, Hacomplaynt,
Parsons, White, and Wylkynson
Part III of the occasional Series,
"The Fayrfax Concerts"
and
Part III of the occasional Series,
"Complete Surviving Works"

3:30 P.M Sunday, November 17, 2013
Saint Mary Mother
of God Catholic Church
727 5th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001-7771

Voluntary contribution of $20 suggested, but
Admission is Free.
Inappropriate for small children; school-age children welcome.

Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections at the National Gallery

2013-11-17T14:00:00.000-05:00

Cotter, Holland, Social Media, the Spiritual Version: Byzantine Icons in ‘Heaven and Earth’, New York Times, October 24, 2013

Matthew Bourne's Speeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance at the Kennedy Center

2013-11-16T21:30:00.000-05:00

Seibert, Brian, After a 100-Year Sleep, a Beauty Wakes to Vampires, New York Times, October 25, 2013.

Anoushka Shankar's Traces of You at the Lisner Auditorium

2013-11-15T21:30:00.000-05:00

Grossman, Allison, Anoushka Shankar at Lisner Auditorium, 11/15, The Vinyl District, November 18, 2013.
Eyre, Banning, Traces Of You: Anoushka Shankar's Memorial To Her Father, NPR Music, October 21, 2013.

Britten's War Requiem at the Kennedy Center

2013-11-03T21:00:00.000-05:00

Midgette, Anne, Washington Chorus celebrates Britten with strong ‘War Requiem’ Washington Post, November 4, 2013.

La Forza del Destino at Washington Opera

2013-10-22T23:00:00.000-04:00

Cameron Carpenter at the Kennedy Center

2013-10-16T21:00:00.000-04:00

Downey, Charles T., Cameron Carpenter puts Kennedy Center organ through its paces, Washington Post, October 17, 2013

Koloman Moser: Designing Modern Vienna 1897-1907 at the Neue Galerie

2013-05-26T21:00:00.000-04:00

May 23–September 2, 2013
A monographic exhibition devoted to the Austrian artist, designer, and Wiener Werkstätte co-founder Koloman Moser (1868–1918) surveys the sum of Moser's decorative arts career, comprising important interior design commissions, examples of graphic design, furniture, textiles, jewelry, metalwork, glass, and ceramics, many of which are illustrated by rare preparatory drawings and prints.
A pioneer of modern design, Moser worked across diverse types of media both in two and three dimensions. This assemblage of over 200 works focuses on the period from 1897 to 1907 and explores the entirety of his material output, tracing the evolution of his early work as a graphic artist to his work as a furniture designer and interior architect. The show concludes with a focus on Moser’s seminal role as co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte, a celebrated applied arts collective he formed with Josef Hoffmann and patron Fritz Waerndorfer in May 1903.

Keh, Pei-Ru, Koloman Moser retrospective at Neue Galerie, New York, Wallpaper, May 24, 2013.
Kiick, Katy, Moser: Designing Modern Vienna 1897-1907, The Magazine Antiques, May 23, 2013.

Osipova & Vasiliev in ABT's Don Quixote at the Met

2013-05-25T21:00:00.000-04:00

Macaulay, Alastair, Higher, Faster, Longer: 2 Former Bolshoi Superstars Are a Sensation. Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev in ‘Don Quixote’, New York Times, May 26, 2013.

Flip side: The Unseen in Tibetan Art at the Rubin Museum

2013-05-25T17:00:00.000-04:00

March 15, 2013–August 12, 2013

The texts and images on the back of Tibetan art objects reveal clues to their meaning, function, and historical context. For the first time ever both sides of a select group of scroll paintings (thangkas), sculptures, and initiation cards will be explored in detail.

Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York City

2013-05-25T15:00:00.000-04:00

The mission of the Nicholas Roerich Museum is to make available to the public the full range of Roerich’s accomplishments in the fields of art, spirituality, peacemaking, science, and more.

Shen Wei: Unidivided Divided at the Kennedy Center

2013-05-23T21:00:00.000-04:00

Kaufman, Sarah, Shen Wei's colorful ‘Undivided Divided’ defies our expectation, Washington Post, May 24, 2013.

Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909–1929 at the National Gallery

2013-05-19T21:00:00.000-04:00

Kaufman, Sarah, Ballets Russes, and the enduring dancing man, Washington Post, May 10, 2013.
Midgette, Anne, Ballets Russes drove audiences away from modern music? Just the opposite, Washington Post, May 10, 2013.
‘Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes’ events

The Apollo Ensemble at the Kennedy Center: Jewish Baroque Treasures from Italy and Amsterdam

2013-05-13T21:00:00.000-04:00

Cary, Emily, The Apollo Ensemble performs Jewish musical gems, Washington Examiner, May 21, 2013.
Weissman Joselit, Jenna, Hitting the high notes, Washington Examiner, May 21, 2013.

Philadelphia Orchestra with Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the Kennedy Center

2013-05-01T21:00:00.000-04:00

Midgette, Anne, At Kennedy Center, Philadelphia Orchestra's new leader turns up the volume, Washington Post, May 2, 2013.

Evgeny Kissin at the Kennedy Center

2013-04-24T21:00:00.000-04:00

Midgette, Anne, Pianist Evgeny Kissin offers Viennese classicism at Kennedy Center recital, Washington Post, April 25, 2013.

Maurizio Pollini at Strathmore

2013-04-14T18:47:00.000-04:00

Brookes, Stephen, Pianist Maurizio Pollini's mastery is beyond reproach, but playing has little spontaneity, Washington Post, April 15, 2013.

ABT's Le Corsaire at the Kennedy Center

2013-04-13T21:00:00.000-04:00

Cameron Carpenter at Strathmore

2013-04-12T21:00:00.000-04:00

Huizenga, Tom, Music review: Organist Cameron Carpenter at Strathmore, Washington Post, April 14, 2013.
Tittermary, Keith, Cameron Carpenter at The Music Center at Strathmore, DCMetroTheaterArts, April 14, 2013.

New York City Ballet at the Kennedy Center

2013-03-28T21:00:00.000-04:00

Sproull, Colleen, ‘New York City Ballet Program B’ at The Kennedy Center, DCMetroTheaterArts, March 29, 2013.

Metamorphoses at Arena Stage

2013-03-17T21:00:00.000-04:00

Dewey, Mark, ‘Metamorphoses’ at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, DCMetroTheaterArts, February 17, 2013.

KODO: One Earth Tour 2013 at the DAR Constitution Hall

2013-03-16T21:00:00.000-04:00

Scott, Flora, ‘KODO On Earth Tour 2013’ at WPAS at Constitution Hall, DCMetroTheaterArts, March 19, 2013

Rhythms of Japanese Drums and Flutes at the Freer Gallery

2013-02-27T21:30:00.000-05:00

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with Mariss Jansons at the Kennedy Center

2013-02-12T21:00:00.000-05:00

		Midgette, A., An orchestra's practiced perfection, Washington Post, February 13, 2013

Bill T. Jones / SITI: A Rite at the Clarice Smith Center

2013-02-08T21:00:00.000-05:00

		Kaufman, S., ‘A Rite’ takes Stravinsky's ‘The Rite of Spring’ back to its experimental core, Washington Post, February 9, 2013.