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The Attacca Quartet plays John Adams
Emily Cary
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
When violinist Amy Schroeder and cellist Andrew Yee began thinking about a name for the quartet they founded at the Juilliard School of Music, they started with "a" in the musical dictionary. They did not search far before deciding on Attacca, which refers to the direction at the end of a...
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Garrison Keillor brings the latest news from Lake Wobegon
Emily Cary
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
The salesman pitching aluminum siding on the phone sounded strangely familiar, like a ripple echoing across storied waters. He was, in truth, the humorist, writer and radio personality Garrison Keillor best known for his monologues about a Brigadoon-like village that emerges from his mind when...
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Remembering the Monkees: Peter Tork on nostalgic tour
Emily Cary
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
Whenever "Hey, hey, we're the Monkees" reverberated from TV sets throughout American neighborhoods in 1966, excited youngsters settled themselves before the screen awaiting a half-hour of madcap episodes about four hopeful rock 'n' roll singers who lived in a Malibu beach house. Until it ended...
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Ute Lemper, chanteuse extraordinaire
Emily Cary
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Each time Ute Lemper commands the stage, she unleashes ghosts of the past. Her distinctive contralto voice resurrects an era long past as her poetic repertoire recounts tales of lost loves, survival and passionate dreams. Her concert, titled "Last Tango in Berlin," revisits the German cabaret...
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A 'Wicked'-ly wonderful evening with the NSO Pops
Emily Cary
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
American composer Stephen Schwartz is one of those multitalented individuals who dips his fingers into many streams and stirs up a flood of successes. As a composer and lyricist, he has created projects for Broadway, film, television and the opera house, and accumulated six Tony Award...
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The Apollo Ensemble performs Jewish musical gems
Emily Cary
Published: Sun, May 12, 2013
Pro Musica Hebraica welcomes back the Apollo Ensemble for an evening of rare Jewish classical music from Amsterdam's Ets-Chaim Library. Since their highly praised American debut in 2009, the musicians have been in great demand internationally for their performances of Jewish baroque music on...
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Brian Stokes Mitchell heralds Mother's Day at Kennedy Center
Emily Cary
Published: Sat, May 11, 2013
Brian Stokes Mitchell regards Washington as his second home, and no wonder. Whether he is performing at the Kennedy Center, George Mason University or another area venue, he packs the house with fervent fans. On Mother's Day, he joins the Choral Arts Society of Washington for an afternoon of...
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Maya Beiser's multiple cello loops
Emily Cary
Published: Thu, May 9, 2013
Cellist Maya Beiser reveals her instrument's vast capabilities in "Time Loops," the album of mystical works written for her by composer and pianist Michael Harrison. NPR placed it among the top 10 recordings of 2012. This week, Beiser and Harrison share its centerpiece, "Just Ancient Loops," in...
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'Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises' at Kennedy Center
Emily Cary
Updated: Tue, May 7, 2013
Septime Webre, artistic director of the Washington Ballet, has topped himself with "Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises," his latest production making its world premiere this week at the Kennedy Center. Three years ago, his company journeyed to the Roaring '20s via his unique choreographing of F....
