Docent Tours
Performance Tours at the International Gallery
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.
May Performance Tours
| Thurs. May 3 | Edwin Good, classical |
| Sat. May 5 | Deena Gift, classical and popular |
| Thurs. May 10 | Marc Glickman, traditional |
| Sat. May 12 | Mari Paz, music of many nations |
| Thurs. May 17 | Burnett Thompson, classical and jazz |
| Sat. May 19 | David Wiesler, traditional |
| Thurs. May 24 | Thomas Mastroianni, classical |
| Sat. May 26 | Robert Wyatt, classical and popular |
| Sun. May 27 | Edwin Good, classical |
| Mon. May 28 | Lambert Orkis, classical |
| Tues. May 29 | Anthony Walker, classical and jazz |
| Wed. May 30 | Marc Glickman, traditional |
| Thurs. May 31 | Kenneth Slowik, classical |
June Performance Tours
| Fri. June 1 | Mari Paz, music of many nations |
| Sat. June 2 at Noon | Marcia Daft, classical and popular |
| Sat. June 2 at 2 p.m. | Howard Breitbart and singers, popular with William Brubeck, Cindy Hutchins, Ann Johnson, Brad Van Grack, Jody Dall Armi, Fred Krazeise |
| Sun. June 3 | José Cáceres and Carlos César Rodríguez, classical |
More
| Gallery Talks |
Player Pianos: Old and New|
Friday, May 18, noon | In the exhibition.
The Gabler pump player piano and the Yamaha Pro-2000 are old and new
examples of instruments that can be played without touching the keys. NMAH
staffers Brian Jensen and Gary Sturm explain how the pianos work and what part
player pianos have in our musical culture.
|
The Cristofori Piano and Chamber Music |
Friday, May 25, noon | In the exhibition
Chamber music for piano and baroque violin performed by violinist Alexandra
Eddy and pianist (and exhibition co-curator) Edwin Good, using the Sutherland
Cristofori copy. The program will include a 1732 sonata by Ludovico Giustini, the
first music published for the piano.
|
Special Programs |
Sunday, May 20, 5:30 p.m. | Ripley Center concourse
Instrument makers Thomas and Barbara Wolf discuss the process of making a
copy of the 1722 Cristofori fortepiano previously on display in the exhibition.
Early keyboard expert Elaine Funaro plays a short recital on the Cristofori copy
built by David Sutherland and currently on display.
|
Art Night on the Mall |
Thursday, May 31, 6:30 p.m. | Exhibition performance space
Prize-winning students from the Levine School of Music return to present some
excerpts from last summer's highly regarded Art Night series, and more.
| | ||||
| Concerts |
Musica de las Americas Series|
Saturday, May 5, 7:30 p.m.
|
Danilo Perez combines post-bop, American funk, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Brazilian baiao,
Chilean tonada and other African elements along with styles close to his
Panamanian heritage. Perez has performed with the best in jazz, including Paquito
D'Rivera, Jon Hendricks, Claudio Roditi and the legendary Dizzy Gillespie. Baird
Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History. Pre-concert discussion at 4 p.m.
*Tickets required (event code 1P0-178). Program is sponsored by The Smithsonian Associates and
requires tickets. For further information call 202-357-3030 or visit
www.ResidentAssociates.org.
|
"And The Winners Are . . ." Series |
Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
|
Sarah Jane Cion, winner of the 1999 Great American Jazz Piano Competition, has
toured Israel, Portugal, Japan and Germany, and has performed at numerous
competitions and festivals. Recent appearances include the Kennedy Center's
"Women in Jazz" festival and on the nationally syndicated NPR radio show "Piano
Jazz." Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History. *Tickets required
(event code 1P0-170). Program is sponsored by The Smithsonian Associates and
requires tickets. For further information call 202-357-3030 or visit
www.ResidentAssociates.org.
|
"Music of the White House" |
Concerts begin at 7 p.m.; | pre-concert discussion at 6 p.m.
"Music of the White
House" is cosponsored by NMAH in conjunction with Piano 300 and The American
Presidency: A Glorious Burden.
|
Chamber Music at the White House | Sunday, May 27, 7 p.m., pre-concert discussion at 6 p.m. Hall of Musical Instruments, NMAH
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society members Jody Gatwood, violin, Kenneth
Slowik, cello, and Lambert Orkis, piano, perform music played by two celebrated
ensembles during the Kennedy administration: a Schubert trio performed by
Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose, and Isaac Stern, and a Mendelssohn trio
performed by Pablo Casals, Alexander Schneider, and Mieczyslaw Horszowski.
Pre-concert talk by Elise K. Kirk. *Tickets required (event code 1P0-162).
Program is sponsored by The Smithsonian Associates and
requires tickets. For further information call 202-357-3030 or visit
www.ResidentAssociates.org.
|
"Off the Record"-A Presidential Cabaret | Sunday, June 17, 7 p.m. pre-concert discussion at 6 p.m. Jefferson Auditorium, U. S. Dept of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave, S.W.
Songs by Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, Stephen Sondheim, and others,
performed by singers K. T. Sullivan, Michael McCoy, and singer/pianist Mark
Nadler. Pre-concert talk by NMAH cultural historian Dwight Blocker Bowers.
*Tickets required (event code 1P0-163).
Program is sponsored by The Smithsonian Associates and
requires tickets. For further information call 202-357-3030 or visit
www.ResidentAssociates.org.
|
| |||||||||
