FRIDAY MUSIC SERIES
The Georgetown University Music Program’s Friday Music Series features free concerts on select Fridays at 1:15 p.m. in McNeir Hall, New North Building.
FALL 2018
Friday, September 21, 2018 at 1:15 p.m.
Co-presented with the GU Library Associates and the Special Collections Research Center
Pepe Gonzalez and Imani
These local jazz legends open the series, with a complementary tie-in to Special Collections exploring facets of jazz in D.C. Offered in conjunction with an 11 a.m. lecture and reception: “DC Jazz, Dignity, and Human Rights,” given by Maurice Jackson, Associate Professor, Department of History in the Murray Conference Room, Lauinger Library (5th Floor).
McNEIR HALL, NEW NORTH BUILDING
FREE
Friday, September 28 at 1:15 p.m.
Modern Musick
Early music ensemble-in-residence performing on period instruments.
McNEIR HALL, NEW NORTH BUILDING
FREE
Friday, October 12 at 1:15 p.m.
Claudia Chudacoff, violin
Kathryn Brake, piano
Program of works by Mozart and Beethoven.
McNEIR HALL, NEW NORTH BUILDING
FREE
Friday, October 19 at 1:15 p.m.
Turning Jewels into Water
Creating “funky fusion” (BBC), Haitian electronic music composer/percussionist/turntablist Val Jeanty and percussionist/composer/electronic musician Ravish Momin combine ritual, improvisation, global rhythms, and music-technology.
McNEIR HALL, NEW NORTH BUILDING
FREE
Friday, October 26 at 1:15 p.m.
Great Noise Ensemble
Called “adventurous, imaginative and fiercely committed” by The Washington Post, this new music ensemble is a working embodiment of its mission to fight for the performance of new works and promote emerging talent in contemporary music.
McNEIR HALL, NEW NORTH BUILDING
FREE
Friday, November 2 at 1:15 p.m.
Chris Stamey
North Carolina-bred musician Chris Stamey, a solo artist, producer, arranger, studio entrepreneur, and cofounder of the dB’s, performs a “musical book reading,” scored for strings and guitar, based on his recent memoir A Spy in the House of Loud.
McNEIR HALL, NEW NORTH BUILDING
FREE
Friday, November 9 at 1:15 p.m.
Paul Bratcher Quartet
Pianist Paul Bratcher and friends present the music of Cedar Walton, a longtime member of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers who contributed many compositions to the ensemble and added his own original voice.
McNEIR HALL, NEW NORTH BUILDING
FREE
Friday, November 16 at 1:15 p.m.
Aaron Myers Trio
Gershwin’s Rhythm Changes
This concert with pianist Aaron Myers tracks the influence of Gershwin on instrumental jazz from swing to bebop and beyond. Offered in conjunction with the Music Program course “George Gershwin’s World.”
McNEIR HALL, NEW NORTH BUILDING
FREE
Friday, November 30 at 1:15 p.m.
David’s Harp
Led by Joseph Alpar, this Philadelphia-based ensemble specializes in Jewish music from Turkey, Greece, and the Middle East.
McNEIR HALL, NEW NORTH BUILDING
FREE
Past Performances