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2013-2014 SEASON

RIVERSDALE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY

Sunday, November 3, 2013. 2:30pm.

Riversdale House Museum

Riverdale Park, Maryland

 

Program:

Giuseppe Cambini: Wind Quintet No. 1 in Bb Major

Josef Bohuslav Foerster: Quintet op. 95

Samuel Barber: Summer Music

Evis Sammoutis: Metallaxis

 

 

Free admission.

THE EVOLUTION OF THE WIND QUINTET

Sunday, November 17, 2013. 1pm.

University of Maryland | Gildenhorn Recital Hall

College Park, Maryland

 

District5's premier recital at the University of Maryland as the Graduate Fellowship Wind Quintet. Beginning with the first piece ever written for this instrumentation, District5 traced the evolution of the wind quintet with an exciting and virtuosic collection of works.

 

Program:

Giuseppe Cambini: Wind Quintet No. 1 in Bb Major (1802)

Josef Bohuslav Foerster: Quintet op. 95 (1927)

Samuel Barber: Summer Music (1956)

Evis Sammoutis: Metallaxis (2006)

 

 

Free admission + reception.

BERLIN PHILHARMONIC WIND QUINTET RECITAL

Saturday, February 15, 2014. 8pm.

University of Maryland | Gildenhorn Recital Hall

College Park, Maryland

 

District5 joined the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet for the conclusion of their UMD recital in a performance of Charles Gounod's Petite Symphonie.

 

 

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DISTRICT5: S P A C E D O U T

March 7, 2014. 8pm.

University of Maryland | Gildenhorn Recital Hall

College Park, Maryland

 

District5: s p a c e d  o u t presented a collection of works that explore different spatial arrangements of the quintet. By spreading the musicians throughout the recital hall, each piece challenged the listener to examine the performance space from a new perspective.

 

Program:

Gustav Holst: Mars "The Bringer of War" (trans. Alison Lowell)

*World premiere

Robert Schroyer, timpani

Karlheinz Stockhausen: ROTARY Woodwind Quintet  

*U.S. premiere

Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon duo decimi toni (trans. Alison Lowell)

*World premiere

Grace Lee, flute; Amanda Dusold, oboe; Kristi Licare, clarinet; Matthew Gray, horn; Ronn Hall, bassoon

Harrison Birtwistle: Five Distances for Five Instruments

 

 

Free admission.

ARTS CLUB OF WASHINGTON FRIDAY NOON CONCERT SERIES

Friday, April 4, 2014. 12pm.

Monroe House

Washington, DC

 

Program:

Franz Liszt: Transcendental Étude No. 5 "Feux Follets" (trans. David Plylar)

*World Premiere

Maurice Ravel: Selections from Le Tombeau de Couperin (trans. Mason Jones)

Evis Sammoutis: Metallaxis

 

 

Free admission.

COMMON TONE SERIES AT BUSBOYS AND POETS: THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND

Sunday April 6, 2014. 8pm.

Busboys and Poets

Hyattsville, Maryland

 

"It's better to err on the side of daring than on the side of caution." -Alvin Toffler

 

There are demands in music performance that create tension: for instance, the demand to play with impeccable technical precision, while simultaneously staying relaxed, fully expressive and unrestrained. In Throw Caution to the Wind, District5 put their inhibitions aside and tackled these tensions by performing some of the most colorful and virtuosic work for wind quintet, sharing what it's like, after countless hours of preparation, to simply let loose and perform.

 

Program:

Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide (trans. Don Stewart)

Paquito D'Rivera: Selections from Aires Tropicales

 Alborada -Son - Vals Venezolano

Frank Zappa: Wind Quintet

Franz Liszt: Trancendental Étude No. F "Feux Follets" (trans. David Plyar)

Evis Sammoutis: Metallaxis

Maurice Ravel: Selections from Le Tombeau de Couperin (trans. Mason Jones)

Prélude - Rigaudon

Jean-Philippe Calvin: Selection from Klezet 

Gefilte Fish

 

“Common Tone connects young artists and the community through creative musical experiences in your neighborhood. Our events abandon traditional concert ritual, celebrate curiosity, explore the senses and encourage your participation.”

 

 

DISTRICT5: TRANSCRIBED

Friday April 25, 2014. 8pm.

University of Maryland | Gildenhorn Recital Hall

College Park, Maryland

 

All transcriptions comprised District5's final recital of the season. This concert featured Mayron Tsong in the world premiere of the Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1, transcribed by David Plylar.

 

Program:

Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1, Op. 25 (trans. David Plylar) *world premiere

Mayron Tsong, piano

Franz Liszt: Transcendental Étude No. 5 "Feux Follets" trans. David Plylar

Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin (trans. Mason Jones)

Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide (trans. Don Stewart)

 

 

Free admission.

BLOOMINGDALE FARMER'S MARKET

Sunday May 4, 2014. 10am.

Corner of 1st and R Streets, NW

Washington, DC

 

Today District5 played a free outdoor performance to celebrate the Spring re-opening of the Bloomingdale Farmer's market in conjunction with the LeDroit Chamber Players. It was the perfect excuse for everyone to enjoy their fruits + veggies, iced coffees, and music outside! 

 

A classical setlist of Nielsen, Foerster, Ravel, and Cambini.

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