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• Painting Workshop w/ Pattee Hipschen, Session 1

  • When
    Wed, September 09, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW Washington DC 20006
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    6

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  Painting Workshop w/ Pattee Hipschen, Session 1

  

  This 6-week session is structured to accommodate all artistic levels from the beginner to the intermediate. Students learn ways to improve their paintings through composition, color and technique using all mediums, including OIL and ACRYLIC paint.  Instruction includes individual focus as well as short demos. Students bring in their own photographs or other reference materials as needed.

  Wednesday, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM 

  September 9

  September 16

  September 23

  September 30

  October 7

  October 14

  
  

  ACW Members: $200

  Non-Members: $250

  
  

  *** RSVP by August 31 and receive a 5% discount ***

  
  

  Class is limited to 13 participants.

  Payment covers all six sessions. No makeups, refunds or credits for missed sessions.

  
  

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• Book Group: The Education of Henry Adams

  • When
    Wed, September 09, 2026
  •  
    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Spilsbury Gallery, Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I Street, N.W.

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  The Arts Club of Washington Book Group

  presents

  The Education of Henry Adams 

  An Autobiography

        Wednesday, September 9, 2026

  5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

  Open to Members and Guests

  $20 Includes refreshments and hors d'oeuvres

  Upcoming Books

  October 14th: Matisse at War by Christopher C. Gorham (available in the Arts Club Library)

  
  

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• Saxophonist Anders Lundegard & Pianist Monika Mockovcakova

  • When
    Wed, September 09, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW Washington DC 20006

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  Saxophonist

  Anders Lundegard

  &

  Pianist

  Monika Mockovcakova

   

  Wednesday, September 9, 2026,   6:30 pm

  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

  Members $30 - Non-Members $40

  Please join us on Wednesday evening, September 9 at 6:30 PM as we return from our August break for a musical evening featuring classical saxophonist Anders Lundegard and pianist Monika Mockovcakova in works by Mendelssohn and McKay along with the world premiere of Midsommarkrans by Lundegard. The bar will open at 6:30 PM, the performance will begin at 7:15 PM, and following the performance there will be an open bar and an hors d'oeuvres buffet.

  Price is $40/person and $30/person for Arts Club members, include an hors d'oeuvres reception and full bar

  
  

  About the Artists

  Anders Lundegård was born in Växjö, Sweden, and made his debut as both soloist and broadcast performer at seventeen during a youth artist festival in Stockholm. He earned his undergraduate degree as a student of Christer Johnsson at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, whereupon he received both a Fulbright and a Sweden – America Foundation award to continue his studies abroad. Lundegård completed his Master’s, Certificate of Performance and Doctoral degrees at Northwestern University, studying under the renowned saxophonist Frederick Hemke.

  During this time he was the recipient of no less than three awards, toured with the Swedish chamber orchestra Musica Vitæ, had several works dedicated to him, and won the Northwestern Solo Concerto Competition, performing the subject of his dissertation: the Lars-Erik Larsson Saxophone Concerto.

  Dr. Lundegård has taught and toured extensively in Scandinavia and America, performing everything from contemporary chamber works to Baroque transcriptions and Classical concerti. As a young musician, Anders was inspired by an anecdote from the saxophone’s early experimental stages (1850s). During an informal visit to the Belgian inventor, Adolph Sax’s, sweatshop, the Italian composer Rossini proclaimed the sound of the new instrument as “the most tender and pleasing he had ever heard.”

  Dr. Lundegård has devoted his career to capturing this original sound. He is particularly known for his solo recitals on alto and soprano sax, which include Bach Cello Suites (played at the original pitch) as well as Lundegård’s own compositions.

  Slovak pianist Monika Mockovčáková began her piano studies at age six and at the age of thirteen she won the National Music Competition of former Czechoslovakia.

  She graduated with honours from The University of Musical Arts of Bratislava,Slovakia, where she received her Master’s degree in Music. She studied piano with the noted slovak pianist Ida Černecká - a pupil of renowned pianist and master teacher Vera Gornostayeva. In 2010, she completed her Doctoral degree at The University of Musical Arts of Bratislava, studying under the distinguished pianist Prof. Daniel Buranovský and Prof. Ľudovit Marcinger.

  In the United States,Monika expanded the scope and range of music in her reportoire by studying with pianist and professor Dr. Robert Pennington.

  She has attended many international performer courses under the direction of famous pedagogues and performers like: M.Gutman, E.Hagenah, E.Indjic, P.Toperczer, S.Rodriguez,A. Koscielny and others.

  Her concert tours have taken her to Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, United States, Switzerland.

  In addition to her solo activities,Monika Mockovcakova is often welcomed as a lieder accompanist, chamber music performer and in a duo playing a piano four hands.

  In 2007 she won 2nd Prize in the Washington International Piano Artists Competition, as well as the Press Award and the Award for Best Performance of a Classical Work .

  In years 2011-2012 she worked as a pedagogue at Conservatoire de musique in Geneva, Studio Kodály in Geneva and Institut Florimont,Switzerland.

  She taught piano master class in Czech republic and chamber music class in France.

  She worked at the University of Musical Arts of Bratislava.and currently works as a pedagogue at The Conservatory of Music in Bratislava.

  She has recorded for Slovak Radio, Czech Radio, Slovak TV and Swiss radio TSR Espace 2.

  
  

  6:30 p.m. Bar open

  7:15 p.m. Performance

  8:30 p.m. Reception with the artists

  Dress code: business casual

  
  

  Learn more at: http://classicalsaxophonist.com/

  
  

  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.

  
  

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• Our Annual Bristor Dinner

  • When
    Sat, September 12, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    2017 Eye Street NW Washington DC 20006
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    36

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  The Bristor Dinner

  An evening of opera that honors the late William "Bill" Bristor, friend and benefactor to The Arts Club of Washington

  Jennifer Simone Smith, soprano

  Esther Lee, piano
  

  
  

  
  

  Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 6:00 pm

  OPEN TO MEMBERS & GUESTS

  $83 per person

  Dress code: Fashionable / Black Tie Optional

  
  

  Program

  Baroque Period (1600-1750)

  Furie terribili from Rinaldo by Geroge Frideric Handel

  Tornami a vagheggiar from Alcina

  Ich will die mein Herze schenken from St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach

  
  

  Romantic Period (1830-1900)

  Quando Men Vo from La Bohéme by Giacomo Puccini

  Depuis le jour from Louise by Gustave Charpentier

  Aria from Goldberg Variation - BWV 988 by Johann Sebastian Bach

  
  

  Modern and Contemporary (1900-Present)

  Summertime form Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin 1935

  Green Finch and Linnet Bird from Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim 1978

  
  

  Oratorio and Sacred Set

  Pie Jesu from Requiem by Gabriel Fauré

  Laudamus Te from Gloria by Vivaldi

  Laudate Dominum from Vesperae solennes de confessore by Mozart

  
  

  Surprise Encore Finale...

  
  

  
  

  About the Artists

  

  Soprano Jennifer Simone Smith made her solo debut with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra during the 2025 Holiday Pops Concert.  Ms. Smith is currently a soprano soloist with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society in the Vocal Fellows program and performs frequently with their esteemed ensemble. She made her Loudoun Lyric Opera debut singing the role of 1st lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte.  Ms. Smith is also a soprano soloist with the Heritage Signature Chorale and will premier the HSC Opera Initiatives program this fall.  In addition to performing,  Ms. Smith works as a PreK-Middle School Music Teacher in Baltimore city and as a teaching artist in Opera Baltimore’s education outreach programming.   Her 2024 performances with The Heritage Signature Chorale include Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony under the baton of Marin Alsop at The National Cathedral and a performance with The National Pops Orchestra at The Kennedy Center with Heather Headley.  In 2022 Ms. Smith performed with the Los Angeles Opera in the Pulitzer Prize winning opera, Omar, a new composition by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels. In 2021 Ms. Smith was featured on the Amazon Prime live concert with Sunday Service, Kanye West’s choir, at The Coliseum in Los Angeles featuring Drake.  Other operatic roles include Alice in Verdi’s Falstaff performed with The Bronx Opera, Poppea in L’incoronazione di Poppea performed at Symphony Space and Scorca Hall, and Violetta in scenes from La Traviata with the New York Lyric Opera Theatre performed at Carnegie Hall. Originally from Baltimore, MD, Jennifer’s local venues include The National Cathedral, The Arts Club of Washington, The Hippodrome, The Kennedy Center, Basilica of the Assumption, and with The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the Meyerhoff. Ms. Smith received her Master of Music in performance and Bachelor of Science in music from Towson University. Additional operatic education includes the Juilliard School Evening Division and Washington National Opera’s Summer Institute. Ms. Smith is a Baltimore native and resides there with her two sons.
  Esther Lee is a pianist, organist, and harpsichordist whose musical interests span the rich keyboard traditions of the Baroque era to modern and contemporary repertoire. Trained in Korea and Europe and active as a performer and collaborative musician in the United States for more than fifteen years, she has developed a diverse musical career encompassing a broad range of repertoire and performance settings.

  
  

  

  Esther received her B.A. in Organ Performance from Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary in Seoul before pursuing advanced studies in harpsichord performance at the Korean National University of Arts and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. She completed her Konzert Examen in harpsichord performance at the Musikhochschule Lübeck in Germany. Her studies in Korea and Europe provided her with a rich musical perspective, embracing both the historically informed performance practices of early music and the diverse repertoire of later periods.

  As a soloist and collaborative musician, Esther has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her performance experience includes solo recitals, chamber music, vocal and instrumental collaboration, masterclasses, university performances, and church music. She has appeared at venues and festivals including the Seoul Arts Center and the Utrecht Early Music Festival.

  Based in Baltimore, Esther currently serves as organist at Roland Park Presbyterian Church and as a collaborative pianist at Towson University. She regularly collaborates with singers and instrumentalists in recitals, lessons, masterclasses, and other performances. Her work across the piano, organ, and harpsichord reflects her broad musical background and her continuing interest in connecting diverse musical traditions, styles, and periods.

  
  

  Sopranos Jennifer Smith and Justine Godfrey met as vocal performance majors in college and have remained friends and occasional singing partners ever since, despite going different directions after undergrad. While Jennifer continued to pursue her career as a professional musician and teacher, Justine decided to pursue a second interest-- nursing, for the sake of practicality. This path developed into her working in the activities department at a long term care facility incorporating music into the daily lives of the residents there as well as giving performances a few times a year there as well as other local facilities. While not a career, singing has remained a part of her life. Today, Justine teaches part time and spends most of her other time wrangling her four kids. When she gets the chance, she loves to sing and perform.

  Justine Godfrey especially enjoys listening to and singing music from the baroque period, especially Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. As a light lyric coloratura, Justine loves to sing (and listen to) pieces that have a lot of movement and ornamentation. Tonight, however, she will be singing a piece from Bach's Saint Matthew's Passion that is a favorite of hers.

  
  

  *****

  Once we reach our maximum capacity, we regrettably will not be able to accommodate additional guests. Please RSVP early!

  
  

  You may call (202) 331-7282 ext. 2, or email dining@artsclubofwashington.org

  *DC sales tax additional.

  Evening format

  6:00 pm Cocktail Hour

  7:00 pm Performance

  8:00 pm Dinner

  Members may park for free starting at 5:30 p.m. in the 2001 Pennsylvania Avenue Garage (Colonial) - the first garage on the left, located on 20th Street (one way) between I (eye) and K Streets.

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• Spilsbury Reception with Member Artists

  • When
    Tue, September 15, 2026
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, Spilsbury Gallery

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  LIMITED TO CLUB MEMBERS

  As part of The Spilsbury Committee's mission to cultivate a strong sense of community among the Club’s members, we are pleased to offer an invitation to attend the Spilsbury Members' Reception.

  These monthly receptions are an additional way for Club members to  connect, discuss current and future Spilsbury exhibits, talk to exhibiting Member artists, hear from the Spilsbury Featured Artists of the month, and to remind members of other activities and events we have planned.

  Light refreshments will be offered.

  5:30 p.m.  - Reception

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• Xerox Transfer Magnet Workshop

  • When
    Tue, September 15, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW Washington DC 20006
  • Spaces left
    15

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  Xerox Transfer Magnet Workshop

  
  

  Create fun & personal usable art! ACW Member/Torpedo Factory Artist Samantha Lee Shelton leads a 1.5 hour session Students will create & take home four 2” x 2” mixed media magnets!

  Please email 4 Jpeg images: sam.l.shelton@gmail.com by September 13. Images can be color, high contract black and white, and / or grey toned.

  Images will be available on site also

  Limit: 15

  Saturday, September 15, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM 

  
  

  ACW Members: $50

  Non-Members: $65

  
  

  Registration & Cancellation Policy

  Payment covers all materials. No makeups, refunds, or credits for missed classes.

  The ACW Studio is located on the 3 rd floor via steep stairs. There is no other access.

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• The Art of Cave Exploration, The Final Frontier

  • When
    Wed, September 16, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW Washington DC 20006

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  The Art of Cave Exploration,  

   “The Final Frontier:

  To Go Where No Humans Have Gone Before”

  Wednesday, September 16th, 2026

  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

   MEMBERS $30  - NON-MEMBERS $40

  “Beer and wine, light hors d’oeuvres”
  

  Join us for an exhilarating evening exploring the art and hidden wonders of caves through film and storytelling. The evening features an illustrated lecture on The Discovery and Exploration of Burntwood Cave, followed by a compilation of video shorts showcasing the project's highs and lows — both on the surface and deep underground

  About the Program

  In June 2012, after four years of digging through a bone-chilling, body-hugging crawl known as the Wormway, a team of cave explorers broke into Burntwood Cave — launching a project with the potential to become one of the longest cave systems in West Virginia. This talk follows the breakthrough and the surveys that came after, including a startling U-turn toward a massive trunk passage that may connect to the 55-mile-long Friars Hole system via Underground Spring Creek.

  Along the way, the lecture touches on the art and science behind the discovery — including speleogenesis (how the passages were carved and where they can form), karst hydrogeology (the underground rivers and drainage that may connect Burntwood to Underground Spring Creek), and cave meteorology (the airflow and temperature patterns that first hinted at a connection), as well as the artistry of mapping and documenting a cave system as it unfolds passage by passage.

  Part two of the evening turns to video shorts capturing the project’s highs and lows: white-knuckle off-road runs in the mighty K5 Chevy Blazer (anaconda-sized hitchhiker included), a hammer-and-explosives battle to clear a massive blocking rock, a fireline crew moving tons of mud and blasted rock, an ATF-approved Micro-Blaster opening access to cave passages never before seen by humans, the evacuation of a hypothermic caver through a partially flooded passage with 12” of air space, and a tense trailside standoff with an agitated timber rattlesnake.

  Taken together, the evening is also a showcase of cave art in its many forms, including painting, cartography, photography, literature and videography that bring the underground to the surface.

  Presented by: Arts Club of Washington member Bruce Fries. He's a member of the National Speleological Society (NSS) and the West Virginia Association for Cave Studies (WVACS). He’s organized more than a dozen projects that have discovered, mapped and documented geologically significant cave systems in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. A writer and entrepreneur as well as an ­explorer, Bruce brings his own persistence and a storyteller's eye to his footage, capturing the teamwork, ingenuity, and occasional chaos that come with pushing into the unknown.

  Program starts at 7:00 PM

  Evening Format

  6:00 p.m.  Doors Open / Social Hour

  7:00 p.m.  Illustrated Lecture

  8:00 p.m. Video Presentation

  8:30 p.m.  Q&A and Informal Reception

  Dress: Casual

  Come witness the beauty, danger, and adventure of caving—both above and below ground!

  Limited seating available. Reserve your spot today.

  
  

  Discounted parking (free for members with membership card) at 2001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
  

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• Visionary Evenings with Fashion Designer Patricia Michaels

  • When
    Thu, September 17, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I Street NW Washington DC 20006
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  In conversation with world-renowned Fashion Designer Patricia Michaels

  Thursday, September 17th, 2026,   6:00 pm
  

  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

    $20 Members  -  $30 Non-Members

  
  

  The Visionary Committee presents Patricia Michaels of Taos Pueblo. Patricia is an acclaimed fashion designer who gained national fame as a contestant on season 11 of Project Runway; she won First Runner Up and was asked back to participate in All Star. Club member Dana Tai Soon Burgess interviews Patricia about her Native American inspired haute couture fashion which have been featured at the New York Fashion Week, Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe Opera, and museums and fashion shows around the world. Recently, Patricia created a red carpet design for Tantoo Cardinal star of Martin Scorses's film “Killer of the Flower Moon”. Tantoo wore Patricia’s dress at the Cannes Film Festival for the movie premiere. 

  
  

  Cocktails - 6:30–7:00 p.m.

  Program -  7:00–8:00 p.m.

  Coffee & Dessert Reception - 8:00–9:00 p.m

  Discounted parking after 6 pm at 2001 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
  

  RSVP now online.

  Members can also call (202) 331-7282 or email dining&artsclubofwashington.org.

  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.

  
  

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• Salon Concert featuring Robert Marcus and Chengcheng Yao

  • When
    Fri, September 18, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW Washington DC 20006
  • Spaces left
    17

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  Robert Marcus, clarinet

  Chengcheng Yao, piano

  
  

  Program

  Felix Mendelssohn

  Five Songs Without Words

  Clara Schumann

  Three Romances

  Johannes Brahms

  Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Op 120 #2

  Francis Poulenc

  Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

  
  

  Members and Guests

  $40 Members

  6:30 p.m. - Doors open

  7:00 p.m. - Performance followed by reception with the artists 

  
  

  

  Clarinetist and Ingleside Resident Robert Marcus has played the clarinet for more than 75 years, having studied in Los Angeles with Mitchell Lurie and at the Music Academy of the West.  He has enjoyed a long history of solo and chamber music performance including appearances with the Nova Vista Symphony, Redwood Symphony, and Los Alamos Symphony in concerti by Mozart, del Aguila, and John Adams, Debussy’s Premiere Rhapsodie, and Luciano Berio;s orchestral transcription of Brahms’ F-minor Clarinet sonata. Over a span of 60 years he has played frequentsolo and chamber music recitals. In addition to playing the standard clarinet repertoire, his chamber music performances include Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat, Milhaud’s Creation du Monde, Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire, and Golijov’s Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind. 

  
  

  

  Praised by Marin Alsop as an “amazing young pianist,” Chengcheng Yao is an emerging expressive artist whose highlights include Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra under Alsop and the Chautauqua Music School Festival Orchestra under Timothy Muffitt. Yao has performed across North America, Europe, and Asia at venues including Alice Tully Hall, Laeiszhalle, Steinway Hall Hamburg, the Mozarteum, Vienna’s Beethoven Center and University of Music and Performing Arts, Beijing’s National Center for the Performing Arts and Forbidden City Concert Hall, and the University of Toronto. Winner of Yale’s 2017 Elizabeth Parisot Prize, she has received numerous awards, to include First prize at the 71 st Steinway International Piano Competition. Yao holds a DMA from the Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  MEMBER AND GUEST EVENT

  The Salon Concert Series is presented by the Classical Music Committee of The Arts Club of Washington, and offers chamber music in an historic atmosphere evocative of the period during which the music was written. 

  
  

  
  

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• Basic Relief Printmaking

  • When
    Sat, September 19, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW Washington DC 20006
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  Basic Relief Printmaking 

  
  

  Discover the fundamentals of relief printmaking. In this 4 session series, taught by Karen La Du, participants will design, carve, ink and print an edition of hand pulled original prints while exploring the possibilities of this versatile medium.  Limit: 15

  Saturdays, 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM 

  September 19

  September 26

  October 3

  October 10 

  
  

  
  

  ACW Members: $150

  Non-Members: $180

  
  

  Registration & Cancellation Policy

  Payment covers all four classes. No makeups, refunds, or credits for missed classes.

  Full refund through August 20; no refunds after.

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• Classical Arts Society of Washington: Furiant and Flamenco

  • When
    Sat, September 19, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington DC 20006
  • Spaces left
    30

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  Classical Arts Society of Washington 

  presents

  Furiant and Flamenco

  Saturday, September 19th, 2026,  6:30 pm

  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

  Members $60 (use RSVP button for discount)

  Non-Members $65 BUY TICKETS!

  
  

  The opening concert of our third season of performances highlights the passionate folklore elements of Spain and Bohemia, fused within the classical forms and textures of Turina and Dvorak for piano, violin, and cello.

  Turina’s work blends Andalusian folk elements with French impressionist styles, integrating fiery flamenco melodies with the smooth harmonies of Ravel and Debussy. “Circulo” consists of three miniatures depicting the gradual illumination of the textural landscape at dawn, the joyful dances of midday, and the calm embrace of twilight. Turina’s second piano trio likewise emphasizes colorful Spanish musical idioms within Classical structures, adorned by sweeping melodic lines.

  Dvorak’s Dumky Trio is cast in six movements, each a heartfelt homage to the music of his homeland. Nostalgic longing and a specific Czech flavor of tranquility alternate with the “furiant” folk dance of the era, culminating in a bombastic display of virtuosity and passion.

  Program

  Turina Circulo, Op 91 (10-11 mins)

  Amanecer (Dawn)

  Mediodía (Midday)

  Crepúsculo (Dusk)

  Turina Trio No. 2, Op 76 (14-16 mins)

  Allegro moderato

  Tema con variaciones: Scherzo

  Finale: Rondo

  Intermission

  Dvorak "Dumky" Trio Op. 90 (30-33 mins)

  Lento maestoso — Allegro quasi doppio movimento

  Poco Adagio — Vivace non troppo

  Andante — Vivace non troppo

  Andante moderato — Allegretto scherzando

  Allegro — Meno mosso

  Lento maestoso — Vivace

   

  Christopher Schmitt, piano

  
  

  
  

  
  

  6:30 pm - Reception with wine and hors d'oeuvres

  7:15 pm - Concert start

  9:30 pm - Event ends

  
  

  PLEASE NOTE

  The price of your ticket includes hors d’oeuvres and drinks from the open wine and beer bar.

  Classical Arts Society of Washington:https://classicalartssociety.org/ 

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• Watercolor (for all levels), with Instructor Vian Borchert

  • When
    Tue, September 22, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW Washington DC 20006
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    8

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  Watercolor (for all levels), with Vian Borchert

  

  In this 6 week Watercolor painting course, designed for all levels, students will explore traditional watercolor and experimental watercolor techniques. Color theory and composition are emphasized through images based on varying subject matters such as landscape and still-life and studies of master artists’ artwork. Students are welcome to work from the images the instructor provides or bring their own images to work from.Students will be guided in creating a pleasing work of art.

  Tuesdays, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 

  September 22

  September 29

  October 6

  October 13

  October 20

  October 27 (No class)

  November 3

  
  

  ACW Members: $200

  Non-Members: $250

  
  

  *** RSVP by August 31 and receive a 5% discount ***

  Supply list will be emailed before 1st class.

  
  

  Class is limited to 12 participants.

  Payment covers all six sessions. No makeups, refunds or credits for missed sessions.

  
  

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• Noir Movie Night - "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers"

  • When
    Tue, September 22, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington 2017 I St NW Washington DC 20006
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  NOIR MOVIE NIGHT

  "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers"

  Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 6:00 pm

  6 p.m. - Light Buffet and Drinks

  7 p.m. - Movie with popcorn, Cracker Jacks, and Milk Duds

  
  

  Open to the Public

  $35 members - $40 non-members

  (reservations limited to 36 people)

  The Strange Love of Martha Ivers follows a man who returns to his hometown and reconnects with his childhood friend, now a powerful heiress, and her district attorney husband, all bound by a dark secret from the past. Featuring stellar performances from Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott, and Kirk Douglas in his screen debut, this tense melodrama blends romance and crime in true film noir style. Praised for its complex characters, moral ambiguity, and strong visual style, critics highlight its gripping plot and enduring appeal for classic noir fans.
  

  Dress Code:  Casual
  

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• Reimagining an Architect of Modern Jazz: A Celebration of John Coltrane's Centennial

  • When
    Thu, September 24, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW Washington DC 20006
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  REIMAGINING AN ARCHITECT OF MODERN JAZZ 

  A CELEBRATION OF JOHN COLTRANE'S CENTENNIAL

  "REBOOTING JAZZ MUSIC" THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN

  JOHN COLTRANE & JOHNNY HARTMAN

  Starring

  Steve Washington and Paul Carr

  Produced by

  Cliftine Jones

  
  

  Thursday, September 24, 2026,  6 - 9 PM

  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

  Members $55 - Non-Members $65

  Price includes a reception with hors d'oeuvres and open bar

  
  

  6:00 p.m. Reception

  7:00 p.m. Performance

  Dress code: business casual

  
  

  Steve Washington has been performing for more than 40 years with earnest beginnings in Princeton University's singing and theater groups. After Princeton, Steve performed in numerous professional theatrical productions on land and sea. In the ‘90s, Steve fronted few of DC’s top bands sharing stages with the Marvelettes, the Drifters, the Supremes, the Village People, Peter Noon, and others. 1n 1999, Steve enjoyed a theatrical highlight working under the direction of world-renowned Broadway and West End producer Cameron Macintosh in a production of "Hey, Mr. Producer," which was the first genuine Broadway-at-sea collaboration in cruise ship entertainment industry. Shifting focus to music, Steve began cultivating a jazz-infused body of work, including standards, big band, blues, R&B, funk, Latin & Brazilian, and has been presenting at the area's most popular venues including Blues Alley, the Atlas Theater, the Carlyle Club, Mr. Henry's, the Katzen Arts Center, the Woman's National Democratic Club, the Arts Club of Washington, the Lyceum, and other notable establishments including the area’s most exclusive private social clubs. Along the way, Steve enjoyed more than a decade headlining on the world's finest cruise ships with his one-man shows: "Nat & Sammy Remembered" and "Rhythm, Blues & Broadway." In the last 10 years or so, Steve has sharpened his focus on jazz with the 2015 release of “Right to Love” featuring the Thad Wilson Jazz Orchestra. A full-house CD Release concert at the famed Metropolitan Room in NYC resulted in an invitation to present quarterly at the Metropolitan Room the following year. In 2018, appearances beyond the DMV, included month-long tours in Russia resulting in "Skylark," a 2018 CD recorded in Moscow. In 2020, Steve performed three live-stream concerts, courtesy of Blue House Studio's, "Covid Sessions" series. A CD featuring highlights from those live concerts is pending. In 2023, Steve enjoyed another highlight as the opening artist at the North Carolina Jazz Festival. Steve continues to share his music whenever and wherever possible in the DMV and beyond and looks forward to more discovery and adventure in music and entertainment.

  
  

  Paul Carr, a Houston native and 1985 Howard University graduate, has dedicated his professional career to performing and promoting Jazz through education and community outreach. He carries on the Texas tenor tradition espoused by great heroes such as the late Houstonians Arnett Cobb and Don Wilkerson who served as his early idols and mentors. He grew up in inner-city Houston, Texas and was a member of the Kashmere High School Stage Band, whose director, the late Conrad Johnson, is the subject of a documentary, Thunder Soul, produced by actor, Jamie Foxx. Though never having had private music lessons, Paul has received several outstanding musician awards at high school and college jazz festivals.

  Paul has recorded 8 CD’s, which have been well received by critics and jazz fans alike. His new CD “The Real Jazz Whisperer” features Allyn Johnson, Michael Bowie, Lewis Nash and will be released September, 2020. His CD “DC-NYC Organ Sessions” reached #9 on the Jazz Week radio play charts. His CD released in 2013, “Standard Domain,” reached #3 on the Jazz Week radio play chart and stayed on the chart for 16 weeks. Paul has toured Russia, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Central and South America and has shared the stage with many of the greatest names in jazz. Paul was a favorite of President Clinton during his term in office and Paul performed at many of the Clinton’s private events. He also did a special performance for the late King Hussein and Queen Noir of Jordan at their residence in Aqaba, Jordan.

  Paul is passionately committed to the education of children and young adults, particularly as it relates to the preservation of jazz. In 2002, he founded the Jazz Academy of Music, which hosts summer camps and jazz ensembles for kids throughout the year. Paul also serves the Director of the Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble. Paul has changed the lives of hundreds of his students by selflessly sharing his knowledge of music and life. Several of his students have been admitted and even received full scholarships to some of the top music schools and conservatories in the country. In fact, five of Paul students have been admitted to the prestigious Julliard School of Music in New York. Many of his former students are touring and performing all over the world, sharing the stage with some of the top names in jazz music today. Paul’s work was acknowledged in 2012 by ABC Channel 7 News when he was selected as a “Harris Hero” for his amazing work with music students across the area. In March 2014, Paul received the prestigious, Howard University, “Benny Golson Jazz Master Award”, for his outstanding work as a performer, presenter and educator. He also served as a panelist at the 2014 Congressional Black Caucus where he spoke on the importance of jazz education and advocated for a Bill that was circulating in Congress that to offer federal support toward the advancement and preservation of traditional Jazz. In March, 2015 Paul received the County Executive’s “Education Award” for Montgomery County Maryland. Finally, in 2019, Paul was selected as a “Jazz Hero” by the Jazz Journalist Association.

  In 2010, Paul re-established the East Coast Jazz Festival as the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, and serves as its Executive and Artistic Director. The festival enjoys over 3,000 attendees that travel from states across the U.S. and beyond. Held every Presidents Day weekend in Rockville, MD, the festival incorporates a strong educational component, with a high school band competition and free master classes for students as well as an entertainment component with performances by NEA Jazz Masters, such as Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Ellis Marsalis, Roy Haynes and Branford Marsalis, just to name of few.

  In 2015, Paul presented his teaching technique for improvisation, “The Theoryless Approach to Jazz Improvisation”, at the JEN Conference in San Diego, to a standing room only audience. The presentation was well received by the audience with many questions and request for a copy of the presentation. Paul also present the techniques at the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival to the high school band directors in attendance.

  When you think of an ambassador for jazz music today, you have got to include Paul Carr in that grouping, as his work touches all fronts including jazz education, performance and presentation.

  
  “Smokin pure magic baritone, power, and nuance, brilliant falsetto, joyful…. What a show!”

  —The South Hampton Press (Montauk Community Notes)

  
  

  
  

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• Somewhere Over the Rose: A Tribute to Judy Garland & Bette Midler

  • When
    Thu, October 01, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW Washington DC 20006
  • Spaces left
    82

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  SOMEWHERE OVER THE ROSE

  A Tribute to Judy Garland & Bette Midler

  
  

  Featuring

  Kathy Halenda & David Landrum

  Produced by

  Cliftine Jones

  
  

  Thursday, October 1, 2026,  6 - 9 PM

  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

  Members $55 - Non-Members $65

  Price includes a reception with hors d'oeuvres and open bar

  
  

  6:00 p.m. Reception

  7:00 p.m. Performance

  Dress code: business casual

  
  

  A professional actor and singer for over thirty years, Ms. Halenda has performed in over 250 professional productions, including twenty national tours where her roles included Rita Marshall in Tootsie, Mama Rose in Gypsy, Mae West in Ziegfeld, Rafaela in Grand Hotel, Golde in Fiddler on the Roof, Nancy in Oliver and Maggie Jones in 42nd St. She has played New York City, Washington D.C., Boston, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Montreal, Atlantic City, Los Angeles, and a lot of towns in between. Her extensive regional credits include the title roles in Mame (twice), Hello Dolly (twice), Evita and Annie Get Your Gun, as well as Mae West/Jo in Dirty Blonde, Mama Rose in Gypsy (four times), Miss Mona in The Best Lil' Whorehouse in Texas (five times!), Nancy in Oliver (thrice), Miss Hannigan in Annie, and The Plant in Little Shop of Horrors.

  Ms. Halenda has emceed for numerous benefits and fundraisers nationwide and she has several one-woman shows under her bedazzled belt...she has created and written or co-written three of them. Her one-woman tour de force, The Brassy Broads of Broadway, premiered in New York City thirty years ago at the famous Danny’s Skylight Room in Manhattan and has been presented nationwide, including at the Philharmonic Center in Naples, FL, the ArtStation in Atlanta, GA and the Mac-Haydn Theatre in upstate New York. Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red-Hot Mamas (co-written by her) was critically acclaimed in Florida, Atlanta, Philadelphia at the Walnut Street Theatre, upstate New York, and in 2009 was chosen and presented at the world-famous Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC and at the Arts Festival in Charleston, WV. Her latest creation is Somewhere Over the Rose, a tribute to Judy Garland and Bette Midler. She has performed this one in Florida, Virgina, Georgia and upstate New York. She has also performed her cabarets right here in Richmond, at the Richmond Triangle Players, Center Stage, and Westminster Canterbury and Lakewood Retirement Homes. This buxom, brassy broad is comfortable in any room from opera hall to beer hall!

  The New York Daily News calls her “a red-hot mama” and The New York Village Voice calls her “an Ethel Merman style diva”. The Los Angeles Times says she has “a magnificent belt voice and earthy charm.” The L.A. Stage says, “Kathy Halenda is a genuine powerhouse!”. The Reno Gazette call her “a knockout- a singer with a heart of gold.” And the Atlantic City Whoot says it all with, “Kathy Halenda is a winner!”

  
  

  David Landrum (Pianist) - David is thrilled to be joining Kathy for this brilliant cabaret tribute. He has been the Music Director/Associate Music Director for several shows at Riverside Center of the Performing Arts. Favorite Credits include They’re Playing Our Song, The Sound of Music, and the Riverside Christmas Spectacular. He has even performed onstage at Riverside with Kathy in To Kill a Mockingbird (Boo Radley) and 42nd St. (Oscar). He has a degree in Musical Theater Accompanying from Shenandoah Conservatory and has done 5 years with Shenandoah Summer Music Theater. He was also an adjunct professor and resident music director for a few years at University of Mary Washington.

  Thanks for coming to celebrate Judy and Bette. Enjoy the show.

    

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• The Cabaret Series Presents: Suzy Plays the Saxophone with Artist Earle Simpson

  • When
    Tue, October 06, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW Washington DC 20006

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  The George Fulginiti Series:

  Cabaret, Cocktails, & Conversation
  

  Co-Sponsorship between Alliance for New Music-Theatre

  and

  The Arts Club of Washington

  
  

  SUZY PLAYS THE SAXOPHONE

  with Artist Andrew Earle Simpson

  
  

  Tuesday, October 6th, 2026,  7:00 p.m.

  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 

  $65 Members  -  $75 Non-Members

  Prominent silent film musician and Company Member Andrew Earle Simpson. A screening of an exuberant 1928 French/German silent film, Saxophone Suzy, accompanied by a new live score including – you guessed it: saxophone!  Also featuring a selection of songs from the Weimar cabaret.

  What can you expect coming to our cabaret evenings? Sometimes familiar tunes, to be sure, but we specialize in original cabaret compositions, sometimes crossover genres, and we encourage artists to bend and push boundaries of the cabaret form and always speak to our current times, in the space and the place where we are.  We come together for an intimate experience with artists who have something to say and engage in lively conversation with the artists following every performance.

  The Arts Club of Washington venue is intimate, perfect for an optimal cabaret experience.

  Includes a small bites buffet and a signature cocktail created for this performance. Following the show you will meet the artist and enjoy other fine company. For each performance, the bar opens at 6:30 pm, the show starts at 7:00 pm.

  6:30 pm  - Doors Open

  7:00 pm - Program

  8:30 pm - Reception with the Artists 

  
  

  Discounted parking is available after 5:30 pm (free for members with membership card)

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• MEMBERSHIP MEETING

  • When
    Wed, October 14, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    ONLINE

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  MEMBERSHIP MEETING

  OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY

  Wednesday, October 14,  2026,  at 6:30 pm
  

  

  Membership Meeting

  In-Person & Virtual Meeting  6:30 pm

  All members are welcome,  the meeting will be in-person at the club and live on Zoom for those who prefer to join the meeting virtually.

  .Join the meeting to be informed. Your voice is important.

  
  

  A link for the meeting will be sent to all members.

  Reminders will be sent to members who register.

  RSVP not required to attend.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Visionary Evenings with Paul Taylor’s muse, Laura Halzack

  • When
    Thu, October 15, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I Street NW Washington DC 20006
  • Spaces left
    80

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  An evening of modern dance performance and conversation with Paul Taylor’s muse, Laura Halzack

  
  

  Thursday, October 15th, 2026   6:30 pm

  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

  Members $30 - Non-Members $45

  
  

  Join the Arts Club of Washington for an evening with acclaimed dancer and choreographer Laura Halzack, interviewed about her distinguished career by Arts Club member choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess. Ms.Halzack presents new dances by her New York City based company, LaHa Dance Group. 

  Regarded as one of the last muses of legendary choreographer Paul Taylor, Halzack joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 2006. During her 13-year career with the company, Taylor created 16 works on her, including the principal female role in his final masterpiece, “Beloved Renegade”. She also performed in 67 of his works, portraying more than 80 roles.

  Halzack has performed with leading contemporary choreographers and companies and has been featured by Dance Magazine, including its “On the Rise” and “Behind the Curtain” series and its February 2018 cover.

  Today, Halzack is the Artistic Director and Choreographer of LaHa Dance Group, which she founded in 2022. Her choreography has been presented at venues and festivals including the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage and the Asbury Park Dance Festival, with commissions from Alma College, The George Washington University, and Towson University.

  The Arts Club is delighted to welcome Laura Halzack and LaHa Dance Group for this special evening celebrating the legacy of Paul Taylor and the continuing evolution of contemporary dance.  

  
  

  

  Cocktail hour 6:30-7

  Program 7-8

  Dessert 8-9

  Discounted parking after 6 pm at 2001 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.

  RSVP now online.

  Members can also call (202) 331-7282 or email dining&artsclubofwashington.org.

  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.

  Online payments are non-refundable. Paid tickets can be canceled online for an account credit up to 48 hours before the event. Members can canceled their reservation without a penalty until the day before the event.

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• Spilsbury Reception with Member Artists

  • When
    Tue, October 20, 2026
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, Spilsbury Gallery

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  LIMITED TO CLUB MEMBERS

  As part of The Spilsbury Committee's mission to cultivate a strong sense of community among the Club’s members, we are pleased to offer an invitation to attend the Spilsbury Members' Reception.

  These monthly receptions are an additional way for Club members to  connect, discuss current and future Spilsbury exhibits, talk to exhibiting Member artists, hear from the Spilsbury Featured Artists of the month, and to remind members of other activities and events we have planned.

  Light refreshments will be offered.

  5:30 p.m.  - Reception

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• The Keyboard Trust Concert: Chenyu Wang

  • When
    Sun, October 25, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington 2017 I St NW Washington DC 20006

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  The Keyboard Charitable Trust

  and

  The Arts Club of Washington 

  present 

  Chenyu Wang, piano

  
  

  Sunday, October 25th, 2026  at 6:30 pm

  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 

  ACW Members $40  ~  Non-Members $50

  
  

  Sponsored by the Keyboard Trust and

  the Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation.

  A meet-the-artist reception will follow the musical performance.

  
  

  About the Event:

  Price includes open bar and reception with hors d'oeuvres following the performance. Bar opens at 6:30 pm. Performance at 7:00 pm.

  Sponsored by the Keyboard Trust and

  the Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation.

  
  

  About the Artist:

  Chenyu Wang, 23-year-old pianist from Zhuhai, China, is currently studying at the New England Conservatory in Boston (MM 26’, GD 28’) with Alexander Korsantia and Alessio Bax.

  Chenyu has performed at concert venues such as Jordan Hall in Boston, St James’s Piccadilly and Steinway Hall in London, Wiener Saal of Universitat Mozarteum Salzburg, Concert Hall of Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina in Warsaw, and Oratorio di Santa Caterina Cervo, among others.

  In June 2024 she earned her Bachelor of Music degree with First-Class Honours from the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she studied with Ian Fountain on a full scholarship. Upon graduation, she was awarded the Edna Bralesford Piano Prize for achieving the highest recital mark of the year. She was awarded the Polonsky Foundation Fellowship with a full scholarship to attend the 2024 Aspen Music Festival and School.

  Beyond Aspen, Chenyu has participated in music festivals such as the Oxford Piano Festival, Morningside Music Bridge, Internationale Sommerakademie Mozarteum, among others. She has worked with distinguished musicians such as Arie Vardi, Michel Béroff, Steven Kovacevich, Arnulf von Arnim, Eleanor Wong, Aquiles Delle Vigne, and Sa Chen, among others.

  From 2014 to 2020, Chenyu studied with Tiandong Huang at the Music School attached to Xinghai Conservatory of Music in Guangzhou, China, where she won multiple scholarship and concerto prizes, gave recital at Guangzhou Steinway Hall, and won 1^st prize at Xinghai Cup Piano Competition.

  
  

  THE KEYBOARD CHARITABLE TRUST

  for Young Professional Performers

  Founded in 1991, the Keyboard Charitable Trust’s mission is to help young keyboard players reduce the element of chance in building a professional musical career. The Trust identifies the most talented young performers (aged 18-30) and assists their development by offering them opportunities to perform throughout the world. For the most gifted, this means débuts in London, New York, Mexico, Berlin, Rome and other music capitals.

  In collaboration with its partners worldwide, the Keyboard Trust has developed a circuit of some fifty venues in seven principal countries, from the most prestigious concert halls to locations where classical music is rarely heard. Over the past thirty-three years, the Trust has presented over 300 young international pianists, historic keyboard players and organists (aged 18-30) in over 900 concerts worldwide.

  With such notable musicians as the late Claudio Abbado, Alfred Brendel and Evgeny Kissin among its Trustees, this formula has proved its worth: many Trust artists receive an offer of a new engagement, a broadcast, a recording or management. Nearly half of the artists have subsequently made serious professional musical careers.

  Recent years have seen a further expansion of the Trust’s work in Germany, Italy and Russia as well as in the USA where the distinguished conductor, the late Lorin Maazel, invited the Trust to present its artists at his Festival Theatre in Virginia. 

  Recent highlights include Elia Cecino winning the New Orleans International Competition in 2022 and the Valencia Iturbi International Competition in 2023; Pedro Lopez Salas winning Second Prize at the Ferrol International Piano Competition in Galicia in 2022; and George X. Fu winning BBC Music Magazine’s Newcomer Award for his album ‘Mirrors’ in 2024.

  The Keyboard Charitable Trust is funded entirely by voluntary donations. Detailed information about the Trust, how to become a Friend, join the One Thousand Club or to provide corporate support, may be found on our website.

  
  

  Online payments are non-refundable. Paid tickets can be canceled online for an account credit up to 72 hours before the event. Members can cancel their reservation without a penalty until the day before the event.

  
  

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• Spilsbury Reception with Member Artists

  • When
    Tue, November 17, 2026
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • Location
    Arts Club of Washington, Spilsbury Gallery

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  LIMITED TO CLUB MEMBERS

  As part of The Spilsbury Committee's mission to cultivate a strong sense of community among the Club’s members, we are pleased to offer an invitation to attend the Spilsbury Members' Reception.

  These monthly receptions are an additional way for Club members to  connect, discuss current and future Spilsbury exhibits, talk to exhibiting Member artists, hear from the Spilsbury Featured Artists of the month, and to remind members of other activities and events we have planned.

  Light refreshments will be offered.

  5:30 p.m.  - Reception

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