rofessional Concert Series
rofessional Concert Series
Washington Conservatory of Music presents
Sunday, April 18, at 3 PM
Glen Echo Park
South Arcade Building
7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812
Free - donations accepted | directions
Enjoy a one hour concert of American song favorites from various genres - such as Spring by Dominick Argento, Vocalise by Wilbur Chenoweth, Cantata by John Carter, Sure On This Shining Night by Samuel Barber, Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael, Over the Rainbow by Eva Cassidy, Summertime by George Gershwin, and selections from The Ballad of Baby Doe by Douglas Moore.
The concert is one of over 130 concerts celebrating American Song, as part of America Sings in the Nation's Capital: A Festival of American Music for the Voice, organized by the Vocal Arts Society (dcsings.org) from mid-February through early June in venues throughout the area.
Soprano Nancy Almquist has soloed with the Washington Cathedral Choral Society, Washington Bach Consort, Hesperus, Folger Consort, Maryland Choral Society, Prince George's Choral Society, and the New Century Singers. Nancy has sung roles with Annapolis Opera, Opera Americana, The Other Opera Company, Interact Theatre Company, and the Washington Savoyards. She has been a recitalist at venues including The American Church in Paris, Harmony Hall, National Archives, Hammond Harwood House, and St. John's College. She has served as artist faculty at Northern Virginia Community College and St. Mary's College of Maryland. She is Director of Music at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Silver Spring, Maryland and is on the faculty of the Washington Conservatory of Music.
Pianist Jeffery Watson has appeared as soloist with the Honduran National Symphony, the Pan American Symphony, the Rosario (Argentina) Chamber Orchestra, The Alexandria Symphony, and the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra with the Kirov Ballet. Jeffery was pianist with the internationally acclaimed tango quintet, QuinTango, whose concerts included performances with the Wichita Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica Sinaloa de las Artes (Mexico), and at Lincoln Center, the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Buenos Aires, and the International Tango Festival in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He was associate conductor for the Kennedy Center's award-winning production of Sunday in the Park with George as part of the Center's 2002 Sondheim Festival and music director and coach for the Maryland Opera Studio at the University of Maryland, where he has directed productions of Fatal Song, Tale of Two Cities,and Noel & Cole. In 2009 he performed in Croatia for the International Conference of the College Music Society and was guest artist at the Fairbanks (AK) summer music festival. Jeffery is on the faculty of the Washington Conservatory of Music and is Music Director of the Bowen McCauley Dance Company and is on the faculty of the Washington Conservatory of Music.
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