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2015-2016 SEASON
RIVERDALE TOWN CENTER MARKET PATIO CONCERT SERIES
Wednesday, September 9, 2015. 7:00pm
Town Center Market
Riverdale Park, Maryland
We bid farewell to summer with an evening of outdoor music and craft beer. Made possible by the Riverdale Park Arts Council.
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Free admission.
NEXTNOW FEST
Thursday, September 10, 2015. 8:30pm
University of Maryland | Gildenhorn Hall
College Park, Maryland
District5 returns to the NextNOW Fest for its second year, performing our 30-minute show, [dis]integration.
Program:
Franz Liszt: Transcendental Étude No. 5 "Feux Follets" (trans. David Plylar)
Karlheinz Stockhausen: ROTARY Woodwind Quintet
Karel Husa: Five Poems
Interlude: Lamenting Bird...With a Dead Bird
Evis Sammoutis: Metallaxis
Free admission.
FRINGE: MUSIC IN THE LIBRARY
Friday, September 18, 2015. 12:00pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Washington, DC
In collaboration with the LeDroit Chamber Players, District5 performs a free noon concert as part of Capital Fringe's Music in the Library series.
Program:
Franz Liszt: Transcendental Étude No. 5 "Feux Follets" (trans. David Plylar)
Ferrucio Busoni: Giga, Bolero e Variazione Mozart Study (trans. David Plylar)
Paul Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik, op.5 No. 2
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Karlheinz Stockhausen: ROTARY Woodwind Quintet
Isang Yun: Wind Quintet Mvt 1
Evis Sammoutis: Metallaxis
Free admission.
KENT CHAMBER SERIES
Saturday, October 17, 2015. 7:00pm
Hotchkiss Hall | Gibson Center for the Arts
Washington College
Chestertown, Maryland
Program:
Ferrucio Busoni: Giga, Bolero e Variazione Mozart Study (trans. David Plylar)
Paul Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik, op.5 No. 2
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Franz Liszt: Transcendental Étude No. 5 "Feux Follets" (trans. David Plylar)
Ludwig von Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43 (trans. Guido Schäfer)
W.A. Mozart: Fantasia in f minor K. 608 for Mechanical Organ (trans. Franz Vester)
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DISTRICT5 AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Tuesday, November 24, 2015. 10:30am
State Department | George Marshall Auditorium
Washington, DC
District5 showcases the virtuosity of the wind quintet and the development of its soundworld by performing a slightly revised, condensed version of our Evolution program.
Program:
Giuseppe Cambini: Wind Quintet No. 1 in Bb Major, Mvt. 1
Josef Bohuslav Foerster: Quintet op. 95, Mvt 2
Elliott Carter: Wind Quintet Mvt. 2
Evis Sammoutis: Metallaxis
CHILDREN'S ORCHESTRA OF DC HOLIDAY CONCERTS
Wednesday, December 9, 2015. 5:30pm
Turner Elementary School
Washington, DC
Thursday, December 10, 2015. 5:30pm
Garrison Elementary School
Washington, DC
District5 is delighted to join the LeDroit Chamber Players again to perform at the Children's Orchestra of DC Holiday concerts.
Works by Cambini, Beethoven, and Françaix.
METALLAXIS: TRANSFORMING THE SOUND OF THE WIND QUINTET
Thursday, February 4, 2016. 8:00pm
Darielle Linehan Concert Hall
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Baltimore, Maryland
District5 performs a free recital at UMBC. The program is based around one our favorite pieces- Metallaxis by Evis Sammoutis. Metallaxix (Mετάλλαξις) means transmutation in Ancient Greek, or the transformation of one thing into something different.
Program:
Franz Liszt: Transcendental Étude No. 5 "Feux Follets" (trans. David Plylar)
Paul Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik, op.5 No. 2
Isang Yun: Wind Quintet
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Ferrucio Busoni: Giga, Bolero e Variazione Mozart Study (trans. David Plylar)Paul
Elliott Carter: Woodwind Quintet
Evis Sammoutis: Metallaxis
Free admission.
RIVERSDALE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY | HOUSE MUSEUM CONCERT SERIES
Sunday, March 6, 2016. 2:30pm
Riversdale House Museum
Riverdale Park, Maryland
District5 premieres a selection of preludes from Chopin's Op. 28 transcribed for us by David Plylar at the historic Riversdale House Museum. Daraja Ensemble joins us in a performance of Gounod's delightful Petite Symphonie.
Program:
Frédéric Chopin: Selections from Preludes Op, 28, trans. David Plylar
Ludwig von Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus Op. 43, trans. Guido Schäfer
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Françaix: Wind Quintette No. 2, mvts 3 + 5
Daraja Ensemble, wind quintet
Gounod: Petite Symphonie
Free admission + reception.
DC YOUTH ORCHESTRA SPRING FEST
Saturday, April 16, 2016. 3:00pm
Eastern High School
Washington, DC
District5 plays a lively 20-minute program following a short performance by the DC Youth Orchestra. The Spring Fest concert concludes with a DCYOP faculty orchestra performance.
Program:
Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide (trans. Don Stewart)
Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28 Selections (trans. David Plylar)
CHESAPEAKE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Sunday, June 5, 2016. 5:30pm
Christ Church
Easton, Maryland
District5 performs the opening concert of the 2016 Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival with a program of all transcriptions. Guest oboist: Bethany Slater.
Program:
Franz Liszt: Transcendental Étude No. 5 “Feux Follets” (trans. David Plylar)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus Op. 43 (trans. Guido Schäfer)
Ferruccio Busoni: Giga, Bolero e Variazione Mozart Study (trans. David Plylar)
W.A. Mozart: Fantasia in f minor K. 608 for Mechanical Organ (trans. Franz Vester)
Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28, Book 1 (trans. David Plylar)
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND | HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY
Jun 26 - 30, 2016
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
From June 26 - 30, 2016, the University of Maryland High School Music Academy brings students entering grades 9- 12 to the UMD School of Music for a 5-day, comprehensive exploration of music-making with our renowned faculty.
With the goal of cultivating well-rounded young musicians, the Academy provides a lively, supportive setting in which students will participate in a variety of master classes, ensembles, and discussions.
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