Wednesday, October 19, 2011
EL
BARBERILLO DE LAVAPIES in BARBER Y BARBERILLO
A mini-opera within a zarzuela, Barber & Barberillo will
be presented by the IN SERIES next January.
You can get discounted tickets through the Society of
Spain when mentioning this offer at
202-2047763 or at http://www.inseries.org/Barber.html.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
ESPAÑA
ROMÁNTICA
La
Society of Spain ofrece nuevamente su concierto anual, el próximo 4 de
noviembre a las 7:30 de la tarde.
El
tema de este año es ESPAÑA ROMÁNTICA, con obras de Enrique Granados y Manuel de
Falla, además de la Rapsodia Española, para honrar el 200 aniversario del
nacimiento de Franz Liszt.
El
célebre pianista Carlos César Rodríguez, que ya tocó el año pasado la Suite
Iberia, de Isaac Albéniz, también será el artista de este año en la United
Church, de Foggy Bottom, 1920 G St. N.W.
Interpretará
GOYESCAS y EL PELELE, de Granados, y EL AMOR BRUJO, de Manuel de Falla.
El
concierto empezará a las 7:30 de la tarde.
La
estación de metro más próxima es Farragut West, en las líneas naranja y azul.
Para
entradas, www.concertSoS2011.eventbrite.com
ROMANTIC
SPAIN
The Society of Spain hosts again its annual concert.
The theme this year is ROMANTIC SPAIN, and will feature
compositions by Enrique Granados and Manuel de Falla, in addition to the
Spanish Rhapsody, by Franz Liszt, to commemorate the 200 anniversary of his
birth.
The acclaimed pianist Carlos Cesar Rodriguez, who last year
delighted the audience with the Suite Iberia, by Isaac Albéniz, will play also
this time, at the United Church, in Foggy Bottom, 1920 G St. N.W.
The program includes GOYESCAS and EL PELELE, by Granados, and EL
AMOR BRUJO by Manuel de Falla.
The concert will start at 7:30 pm.
The closest metro station to the United Church is Farragut West,
on the orange and blue lines
Tickets are available at
About the artist:
Mr. Rodríguez has won acclaim moreover as music director of
Mozart operas and Zarzuelas (Spanish operas), and as a composer, arranger, and
improviser of ballets, Spanish dance scores, and Latin-Jazz/Pop compositions
He has recorded for Omicron and Brioso labels and has won
the highest critical acclaims for his CD of Spanish music, España en el Corazón, distributed by Brioso Recordings.
An expert on early instruments as well, enjoying entrée to
the Smithsonian Institution’s rare collection, Mr. Rodríguez was chosen by the
Smithsonian to perform during the 300th year celebration of the
Piano by the museum. He was also invited
to participate in the 150th anniversary celebration of the
Smithsonian Institution.
Carlos César Rodríguez made his recital debut in his native Venezuela
at age5 and made his orchestral debut as soloist at age 11. Soon after he arrived in the United States John F.
Kennedy Center; the White House; and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC;
Merkin Hall and the Americas Society in New York; and the Royal Palace of Music
in Salzburg, Austria.
As chamber music artist he has become a regular guest artist
with the Garth Newell Chamber Music Festival. As collaborative artist Mr.
Rodriguez has worked with Jessye Norman, Denyce Graves and Plácido
Domingo. As concert-artist he has toured
Europe and performed concerti and solo recitals throughout the Americas
As conductor, Mr.
Rodríguez has performed throughout the Americas
Mr. Rodríguez earned his Bachelor’s degree with Clifton
Matthews (Mr. Rodriguez’ mentor) from the North Carolina School of the Arts,
his Master’s degree from the Juilliard School of Music with Joseph Kalichstein,
and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree, conferred summa cum laude, with Thomas
Schumacher (Mr. Rodriguez’ principal teacher) at the University of Maryland. He has worked Peter Feutchwanger in London in London and with
Alfons Kontarsky and Hartmut Holl at the Mozarteum in Salzburg
Recently Mr. Rodríguez has performed as piano soloist with
The Alexandria Symphony in Virginia and was
music director/conductor for the opera Carmen
with The In Series in Washington
DC
Currently,
Carlos César Rodríguez is a member of the piano faculty at the Levine School of
Music and guest artist and coach for the Domingo/Cafritz Young Artist Program
with Washington National Opera.
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