MEETING | ELECTION & MEMBERSHIP MEETING | 28 Mar | 7:00 PM | LEARN MORECLOSE |
Event Overview:ELECTION & MEMBERSHIP MEETINGOPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Election & Membership Meeting Virtual Meeting 7:00 pm All members are welcome, Members eligible to vote will receive a ballot in the mail. Ballots can be mailed or dropped in the ballot box at the club. All ballots must be received before 7 pm on the day of the election. Join the meeting to be informed. Your voice is important. The result of the election will be announced at the end of the meeting. PLEASE RSVP TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK TO JOIN THE MEETING. | ||||
HISTORY | Docent-Led Clubhouse Tour | 29 Mar | 11:15 AM | LEARN MORECLOSE |
Event Overview:Docent Led Clubhouse ToursFridays 11:15 am - 12:00 pm through June 7th Free and open to the public Since its founding in 1916, the Arts Club of Washington has called 2017 I Street, N.W. “home.” Join us on a guided tour of the historic clubhouse to learn more about the Arts Club, its activities and the distinguished men and women who have been members. We will also discuss some of the fabled residents of the two mansions the Club now occupies, including President James Monroe and his First Lady Elizabeth, and Civil War General Robert MacFeely. Stay after the tour for a free 45-minute chamber music recital. Please note that attendance is limited to 12 persons due to small spaces visited on the tour, thus an is RSVP required to guarantee participation. Walk-in participants will be accommodated when possible. Tour is not ADA accessible. Groups: Contact us to book your tour Tuesdays - Fridays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. | ||||
MUSIC | The Friday Noon Concert Series | 29 Mar | 12:00 PM | LEARN MORECLOSE |
Event Overview:
The Friday Noon Concert Series
Murasaki Duo Friday, March 29, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP required (limited seating available) Program Sonata in A minor (1925) - Gaspar Cassadò Rapsodia (1897–1966) Aragonesa Saeta Paso-doble About the Artists: Since its founding in 1996 at the Juilliard School, the Murasaki Duo has been dedicated to performing the cello and piano literature as chamber music. Named in homage to Lady Murasaki, the author of the world’s first novel, cellist Eric Kutz and pianist Miko Kominami weave their instruments’ voices together in a unique and compelling equal partnership. The Duo has performed in North America, Europe, and Asia, including concerts in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Washington, London, Tel Aviv, Copenhagen, and Oslo.
In 2015 the Duo released a new compact disc entitled Duo Virtuoso on the Delos label. American Record Guide praised the recording as containing “fine, beautifully balanced performances,” and it concluded, “These are two outstanding musicians.” The disc won the Violoncello Foundation’s Listeners Choice Award, from among all cello CD’s released in 2015. In 2018 the Duo released a new CD featuring the complete cello/piano works of Los Angeles composer Maria Newman. The Duo earlier released its debut compact disc—featuring works of Beethoven, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff—on the Centaur Records label. The disc was recommended by the Journal of the Atlanta Audio Society as “ebullient . . . brilliant throughout.” Advocates for new music, the Murasaki Duo actively commissions new works, in addition to performing the classics. Its program “The Commissions” features five commissioned works from 2007-2012. The Duo has been a part of leading festivals, such as the Niagara International Chamber Music Festival, the Malibu Coast Music Festival, the Icicle Creek Music Center, Cello an American Experience, and it has been broadcast on public radio stations throughout the country. This project is supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. | ||||