Piano300 January Events

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Celebrating Three Centuries of People and Pianos

January Events

[Docent Tours] [Performance Tours] [More] [Music of the White House Series]

Docent Tours

Tuesdays as announced by docents. Noon, within the exhibition, led by NMAH docents. All tours are free and open to the public.

Performance Tours at the International Gallery

Thursdays and Saturdays, noon, within the exhibition. Tours begin at exhibition entrance. The International Gallery and Ripley Center are NOT at the National Museum of American History. Click here for Museum Maps.
Professional pianists specializing in various musical genres -- classical, jazz, traditional, gospel, and popular -- lead visitors through the exhibitions, talking about and performing on some of the historic pianos.

January Performance Tours
Thursday, Jan. 4 Marcia Daft , classical
Saturday, Jan. 6 Mari Paz, music of many nations
Thursday, Jan. 11 David Wiesler, traditional
Saturday, Jan. 13 Edwin Good, classical
Thursday, Jan. 18 Robert Wyatt, classical and popular
Saturday, Jan. 20 Inauguration Day, no tour
Thursday, Jan. 25 Burnett Thompson, classical and jazz
Saturday, Jan. 27 Thomas Mastroianni, classical

Gallery Talk, Tactile Tour and Concerts

Gallery Talk
Friday, January 26, noon.
Meet at exhibition entrance.

Piano Tools
NMAH museum specialist David Shayt uses Henry Studley's magnificent chest of hand tools on display in the exhibition to discuss the work of the piano maker and some of the most delicate and beautiful hand tools found in any of the skilled trades.
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Tactile Tour
January 27, 10 a.m.
Meet at exhibition entrance.

Tactile Tour
Designed for visitors who are blind or have low vision, the tour features tactile and audio components, including a wall of piano parts, action models demonstrating the mechanics of the piano, and a demonstration of several of the 26 keyboards on display. First-come, first-served reservations required. Call 202-357-1481.
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Friday, January 26, 8:00 p.m.
Exploring the American Piano Concert
Music of Copland, Crumb, Cage, Cowell, Antosca, and Mobberly performed by faculty members from the Levine School of Washington, including Gregory Sioles, Laurie Hudicek, Forrest Tobey, Jeffrey Watson, David Whiteside, and Leander Bien. Carmichael Auditorium, NMAH.
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"Music of the White House"
Concerts begin at 7 p.m.,
preceded by a pre-concert discussion at 6 p.m.
Sunday, January 21
Jazz at the White House Concert
Tommy Flanagan, piano, with members of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra: Joe Wilder, trumpet, Keter Betts, bass, and Chuck Redd, drums. Pre-concert discussion at 6 p.m. with the musicians and Nixon and Ford adviser (and musician) Leonard Garment; moderated by NMAH curator of American music John Edward Hasse. Jefferson Auditorium, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW. Tickets required. Contact The Smithsonian Associates, 202-357-3030, or www.ResidentAssociates.si.edu.

February 2001 events Music of the White House Series

[Introduction] [Performances, Tours and More] [Exhibition] [Timeline] [Credits] [Donors and Collaborators ] [Play Some Music!] [Piano Resources]
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Thursday, Jan. 4	Marcia Daft , classical
Saturday, Jan. 6	Mari Paz, music of many nations
Thursday, Jan. 11	David Wiesler, traditional
Saturday, Jan. 13	Edwin Good, classical
Thursday, Jan. 18	Robert Wyatt, classical and popular
Saturday, Jan. 20	Inauguration Day, no tour
Thursday, Jan. 25	Burnett Thompson, classical and jazz
Saturday, Jan. 27	Thomas Mastroianni, classical

Gallery Talk Friday, January 26, noon. Meet at exhibition entrance.	Piano Tools NMAH museum specialist David Shayt uses Henry Studley's magnificent chest of hand tools on display in the exhibition to discuss the work of the piano maker and some of the most delicate and beautiful hand tools found in any of the skilled trades. Click here for Museum Maps
Tactile Tour January 27, 10 a.m. Meet at exhibition entrance.	Tactile Tour Designed for visitors who are blind or have low vision, the tour features tactile and audio components, including a wall of piano parts, action models demonstrating the mechanics of the piano, and a demonstration of several of the 26 keyboards on display. First-come, first-served reservations required. Call 202-357-1481. Click here for Museum Maps
Friday, January 26, 8:00 p.m.	Exploring the American Piano Concert Music of Copland, Crumb, Cage, Cowell, Antosca, and Mobberly performed by faculty members from the Levine School of Washington, including Gregory Sioles, Laurie Hudicek, Forrest Tobey, Jeffrey Watson, David Whiteside, and Leander Bien. Carmichael Auditorium, NMAH. Click here for Museum Maps
"Music of the White House" Concerts begin at 7 p.m., preceded by a pre-concert discussion at 6 p.m. Sunday, January 21	Jazz at the White House Concert Tommy Flanagan, piano, with members of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra: Joe Wilder, trumpet, Keter Betts, bass, and Chuck Redd, drums. Pre-concert discussion at 6 p.m. with the musicians and Nixon and Ford adviser (and musician) Leonard Garment; moderated by NMAH curator of American music John Edward Hasse. Jefferson Auditorium, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW. Tickets required. Contact The Smithsonian Associates, 202-357-3030, or www.ResidentAssociates.si.edu.

February 2001 events Music of the White House Series