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Performances from the Past Week

November 21, 2009 - Watch this Performance
An instrumental ensemble dedicated to the performance of Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo music (c. 1450-c. 1770) on replicas of original instruments such as recorder, baroque flute, harpsichord, baroque guitar and archlute. Their repertoire includes Colonial Mexican music from historical archives. Presented in cooperation with the Mexican Cultural Institute.
Featured Artist(s): La Fontegara

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November 20, 2009 - Watch this Performance
The husband-and-wife duo delivers a marriage of harmonies featuring folk, bluegrass, blues, and traditional music in their original songs. In April ‘09, the Sibleys took top honors in the “Great American Duet Sing-Off” on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion. The same month they released their fourth CD, Coming Home.
Featured Artist(s): Anne & Pete Sibley

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November 19, 2009 - Watch this Performance
Participants in the program perform scenes and arias from selected operas.
Featured Artist(s): The Washington National Opera's Domingo - Cafritz Young Artist Program

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November 18, 2009 - Watch this Performance
The Texas-based R&B singer and left-handed guitarist has appeared at the Apollo Theater and on American Bandstand, and her song, "Oh Baby (We've Got a Good Thing Goin')” was recorded by The Rolling Stones. Part of the Homegrown: The Music of America concert series.
Featured Artist(s): Barbara Lynn

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November 17, 2009 - Watch this Performance
Ziv Ravitz's “Images From Home” is the first debut for this world renowned Drummer/Composer. The music can be described as cross culture fusion between Israeli folklore, American jazz, north African rhythms and European classical music. The members of this ensemble (Avishai Cohen, Omer Klein, Haggai Cohen Milo) are a part of the elite in the current jazz scene in the world. They all share similar background that helps the music to be what it is - A representation of life in Israel manifested in music. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel.
Featured Artist(s): Ziv Ravitz

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November 16, 2009 - Watch this Performance
The singers are going back to their roots, physically and metaphorically, in Blonde Ambition—an evening of cabaret. After short-lived stints as a redhead and brunette respectively, they dive back into the world of musical storytelling through the works of Sondheim and Kander and Ebb, with a few highlights of contemporary pop/rock, all while giving off the faint smell of bleach.
Featured Artist(s): Bligh Voth Weslie Woodley

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November 15, 2009 - Watch this Performance
Bowen McCauley Dance (BMD) presents an evening of world premiere performances: in Novelletten No. 8, BMD’s professional company dances to Robert Schumann’s enchanting piano score; in If I Can’t Dance, Dance for PD (BMD’s outreach program for people with Parkinson Disease and their caregivers ), participants take the stage for the first time; and in Mambozart, Kenmore Junior Company (BMD’s outreach program for students at Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, Virginia) showcases a new energetic work that demonstrates the youthful joy of dance.
Featured Artist(s): Bowen McCauley Dance

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