2017-18 Music Events Archive
Friday, October 27, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. (hosted by Phantoms)
Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. (hosted by GraceNotes)
(student-produced event)
DC A Cappella Festival
This annual event co-hosted by the Phantoms, GU’s first co-ed a cappella group, and the GraceNotes, GU’s first all-female a cappella group, features different guest groups each weekend. Programs include songs ranging from oldies to rock to pop, mixing traditional and eclectic styles and featuring debuts of new arrangements. Guest groups include (on Oct. 27) Naturally Sharp from Virginia Tech and (on November 11) The NYU N’Harmonics and The GW Vibes.
GASTON HALL, HEALY BUILDING
$10 GENERAL | $8 STUDENT
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 8 p.m.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MUSIC PROGRAM
GU Concert Choir
Prof. Frederick Binkholder, artistic director
Ballad of the Brown King
Music by Margaret Bonds
Text by Langston Hughes
This holiday concert features the nine-movement Christmas cantata Ballad of the Brown King, with music by African-American composer Margaret Bonds and text by writer Langston Hughes, her long-time collaborator. Front page dedication of the work notes that it is “Inspired by and Dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” This concert is part of the GU Concert Choir’s “A Year of Margaret Bonds,” which features works from the Special Collections Research Center at Georgetown University’s Lauinger Library, including Bonds’ and Hughes’ Easter cantata Simon Bore the Cross, which will have its world premiere on April 30.
DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATRE
FREE
Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MUSIC PROGRAM
GU Chamber Singers and GU Jazz Ensemble
Prof. Frederick Binkholder, artistic director: GU Chamber Singers
Prof. Aaron Broadus, music director: GU Jazz Ensemble
Jazz in the Chamber
Join the Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble and Chamber singers as they present an exciting evening of choral music and jazz, including a combined performance of works by Cole Porter, Billy Strayhorn, Thad Jones and Jimmy McHugh.
DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATRE
$5 GENERAL | FREE STUDENT
Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 2 p.m.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MUSIC PROGRAM
Guild of Bands
Professor David Murray, director
Fall Concert
Performance featuring all of the ensembles of the Guild of Bands. Selections will include original music composed by the band members, as well as covers of popular songs.
DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATRE
FREE
Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 7 p.m.
(student-produced event)
World Percussion Ensemble
Professor David Murray, director
Fall Concert
In an exciting program of rhythmic exploration, the World Percussion Ensemble performs works by some of America’s prominent percussion ensemble composers, along with original pieces by members of the WPE.
DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATRE
FREE
Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 5 p.m.
Pre-concert talk at 4:15 p.m.
With the participation of music historians Saul Lilienstein and Joseph Horowitz
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MUSIC PROGRAM
GU Orchestra
Professor Angel Gil-Ordóñez, music director
Richard Wagner’s Parsifal and The Valkyrie
The GU Orchestra in collaboration with the Wagner Society of Washington DC (WSWDC) presents a selection of musical excerpts from “Parsifal” and “The Valkyrie”. With the participation of bass baritone Kevin Deas and tenor William Green (alumnus of “The American Wagner Project,” a partnership of WSWDC with Dolora Zajick’s Institute for Young Dramatic Voices).
GASTON HALL, HEALY BUILDING
FREE
Monday, December 4, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MUSIC PROGRAM
Messiah Sing-Along
hosted by the GU Concert Choir
Prof. Frederick Binkholder, conductor
with Modern Musick
Allison Mondel, soprano
Barbara Hollinshead, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Regan, tenor
Antony Zwerdling, baritone
Celebrating its seventh year! Ring in the holiday season with a singing of the Christmas portion of Handel’s famous oratorio. Prof. Binkholder and professional soloists and orchestra will lead the gathered ensemble through the choruses of Part I: “And the Glory of the Lord,” “And He shall Purify,” “Glory to God,” “O thou that Tellest,” “His yoke is easy,” and “Hallelujah.” In keeping with the philanthropic tradition of this work, donations will be accepted with all proceeds going to the Lombardi Cancer Center. Feel free to bring your own score, or one can be provided for you. Doors open at 7 p.m.
GASTON HALL
FREE, DONATIONS ACCEPTED
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MUSIC PROGRAM
GU Chamber Music Ensembles
Prof. Netanel Draiblate, director
Netanel Draiblate and Grace E. Kim, coaches
Fall Concert
DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATRE
$5 GENERAL | FREE STUDENT
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
(student-produced event)
Spring Sing
This high-energy a cappella concert features Georgetown Superfood, the Georgetown Saxatones, and other local groups.
GASTON HALL, HEALY BUILDING
$7 GENERAL
Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 12 p.m.- 3 p.m.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MUSIC PROGRAM
Georgetown University Jazz Festival
Bring a blanket and join us for a day of great big band jazz from local and Grammy Award-winning artists at the Georgetown University Jazz Festival.
12 p.m. Annandale Jazz Ambassadors
1 p.m. Georgetown Jazz Ensemble
2 p.m. United States Navy Commodores
WHITE-GRAVENOR PATIO/COPLEY LAWN
(RAIN SITE: MCNEIR HALL)
FREE
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 3 p.m.
Pre-concert talk at 2:15 p.m.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MUSIC PROGRAM
GU Orchestra
Professor Angel Gil-Ordóñez, music director
The Star of Ethiopia: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor in DC
with the participation of the Metropolitan AME Church Chorus
Marty Lamar, music director
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was a black British composer whose sudden fame was as suddenly extinguished after his death. His historic visits to Washington, D.C. — where he explored his African roots and was the toast of the African-American community — were once legendary. GU exhumes this forgotten story of African-American culture, which connects to W. E. B. DuBois, Harry Burleigh, James Rosamond Johnnson, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and others in the Coleridge-Taylor orbit. A collaboration with Dumbarton Concerts in its celebration “The Music of Dumbarton” as part of GU/PostClassical Ensemble educational partnership. Post-concert discussion with the artists joined by Prof. Anna Celenza (Music Program), Prof. Anthony Cook (Law School), Prof. Maurice Jackson (Dept. of History), and music historian Joseph Horowitz.
GASTON HALL, HEALY BUILDING
FREE
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MUSIC PROGRAM
GU Jazz Ensemble
Professor Aaron Broadus, music director
Jazz with Appreciation
Program includes popular Big Band arrangements from classic and contemporary composers and arrangers. including Duke Ellington, Gordon Goodwin and Sammy Nestico.
DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATRE
$5 GENERAL | FREE STUDENT
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 8 p.m.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MUSIC PROGRAM
GU Chamber Singers
Prof. Frederick Binkholder, artistic director
Genius in Miniature
In musical composition, as with the rest of life, genius can reveal itself in the smallest moments and simplest motivic ideas. Great composers can, in one phrase, show their complete mastery of the art. The GU Chamber Singers will perform a concert of these small “miracles” of genius in a concert of unaccompanied works for the chamber ensemble, including works by Tallis, Byrd, Gallus, Poulenc and Siegfried.. Translations will be provided.
DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATRE
FREE
Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MUSIC PROGRAM
GU Chamber Music Ensembles
Prof. Netanel Draiblate, director
Netanel Draiblate and Grace E. Kim, coaches
Spring Concert
MCNEIR HALL, NEW NORTH BUILDING
$5 GENERAL | FREE STUDENT
Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 2 p.m.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MUSIC PROGRAM
Guild of Bands
Professor David Murray, director
Spring Concert
Performance featuring all of the ensembles of the Guild of Bands. Selections will include original music composed by the band members, as well as covers of popular songs.
DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATRE
FREE
Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 7 p.m.
(student-produced event)
World Percussion Ensemble
Professor David Murray, director
Spring Concert
In an exciting program of rhythmic exploration, the World Percussion Ensemble performs works by some of America’s prominent percussion ensemble composers, along with original pieces by members of the WPE.
DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATRE
FREE
Monday, April 30, 2018 at 8 p.m.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MUSIC PROGRAM
GU Concert Choir
WORLD PREMIERE: Simon Bore the Cross
Music by Margaret Bonds
Text by Langston Hughes
Concert Choir concludes the academic year 2017- 2018 with a world premiere. The cantata Simon Bore the Cross by the African-American composer Margaret Bonds, was long thought to be lost. When the Special Collections of the Lauinger Library recently purchased the archives of Margaret Bonds, handwritten parts were discovered. Again, her long-time collaborator Langston Hughes created the text for this work. Professor Binkholder is creating a performance score from the handwritten manuscripts, and this performance will be the first time this work has ever been heard. This concert is part of the GU Concert Choir’s “A Year of Margaret Bonds.”
DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATRE
FREE
7:15 pm pre-concert lecture:
Experts Dr. Tammy Kernodle (Miami University) and Dr. Anna Celenza (Georgetown University) will give a pre-concert lecture about Simon Bore the Cross, Margaret Bonds, and the importance of her legacy in music history.
Monday, September 25, 2017 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Presentation:
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Songbook
In honor of the Centennial of the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, the GU Music Program presents ELLA FITZGERALD SINGS THE GEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN SONGBOOK. Compiled from concert videos of the greatest of all jazz singers, this presentation includes rare footage of Fitzgerald singing Gershwin classics in conjunction with a lecture by the acclaimed scholar and historian Will Friedwald (writer for the Wall Street Journal and author of nine books on American music and popular culture.) Book signing to follow!
Will Friedwald writes about music and popular culture for THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & VANITY FAIR. He is the author of nine books, including the award-winning A BIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE TO THE GREAT JAZZ AND POP SINGERS, SINATRA: THE SONG IS YOU, STARDUST MELODIES, TONY BENNETT: THE GOOD LIFE, LOONEY TUNES & MERRIE MELODIES, and JAZZ SINGING. He has written over 600 liner notes for compact discs, received ten Grammy nominations, and appears frequently on television and other documentaries. He is also a consultant and curator for Apple Music.
His newest books include: THE GREAT JAZZ AND POP VOCAL ALBUMS (Pantheon Books / Random House, October 2017) and SINATRA: THE SONG IS YOU – NEW REVISED EDITION (Chicago Review Press, May 2018).
DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATRE
FREE
Saturday, October 28, 2017 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
DC Talks Music/Media/Film Conference
We live in a competitive entertainment marketplace where digital technology has fundamentally shifted the relationship between creator and audience. Lower production costs have fed an explosion of content, and new delivery platforms are redefining the creation of art and how it’s accessed by audiences. Across all disciplines, artists and arts advocates have felt the pressing need to assert agency over the structures that dictate audience development, compensation structures, access to capital, delivery platforms and the broader social impact of their work. In many cases, these attempts to create sustainable cultural ecosystems have overlapped with discussions about the role of government at the local, state and federal level.
On October 28, Georgetown University’s Music Program will bring together a wide array of stakeholders from across the US—musicians, documentary filmmakers, comedians, podcasters, researchers and government officials—to discuss what role the public sector is playing in the expanding digital culture landscape. e goal is to explore what the various arts communities and media might learn from each other, and to discover how like-minded creators can bene t from integrating strategies and networks.
LOHRFINK AUDITORIUM, RAFIK B. HARIRI BUILDING
$10 GENERAL | LUNCH INCLUDED
FREE FOR GU STUDENTS, FACULTY/STAFF
Monday, February 5, 2018 at 7 p.m.
East meets West: A Chinese New Year Celebration
Featuring the Hong Kong String Orchestra and Georgetown University Students
Conceived by Yao Jue and Prof. Anna Celenza
Hong Kong is the primary crossroad between the cultures of East and West. On this concert the celebrated Hong Kong String Orchestra (HKSO), led by the Artistic Director Yao Jue, will join forces with Georgetown University students in a celebration of the Chinese New Year. The concert will feature a mix of masterworks by Chinese and European composers, including Joseph Koo, Zhou Long, Felix Mendelssohn, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and Chan Wing-wah.
DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATRE
FREE
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