The DC Traveler

Enjoy a selection of live international Christmas and holiday music sung by the Bach Consort and their orchestra.  The annual concert at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC includes Baroque period selections by :

Johann Sebastian Bach – Germany
Whitaker  – United States
Tavernier – United Kingdom
Valletta – France
Villa-Lobos – Brazil
Chesnokov – Russia
Ødegaard – Norway
Lewis – Wales

Bach Consort – An International Christmas
National Presbyterian Church
4101 Nebraska Avenue, NW
Washington, DC, 20016 (map it)
Dates and Times – December 21, 2008, 3:00 p.m.
Tickets – $20.00 – $55.00, call 202-429-2121. 
Nearest Metro Subway Station – Tenleytown-AU – Red line, then a 4-block walk.
Parking – Free parking in …read more

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Enjoy live music surrounded by priceless pieces of art, every Sunday evening, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
These free public concerts include both classical music by famous composers, such as Beethoven, Bach and Haydn, as well as holiday and live film scores.
One notable concert is on Sunday, November 9th that includes the screening of the 1914 silent film, In the Land of the Head Hunters, together with a live orchestra to accompany the film.
The fictional documentary film entitled In the Land of the Head Hunters tells the story of the Kwakwaka’wakw people of British Columbia, Canada. Motana, …read more

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