H OW Y OU C AN C ONSID ER H EL PING
M AINTAIN E PIPHANY ’ S A RTIS TIC P ROFILE
The Tuesday Concert Series reaches out to the entire
metropolitan Washington community 52 weeks of the year, and
brings both national and international artists here to
Washington, DC. The series enjoys partnerships with many
artistic groups in the area, too, most keenly with the Washington
Bach Consort, the Levine School of Music, and the Avanti
Orchestra.
There is no admission charge to the concerts, and visitors and
regular concert-goers are invited to make a freewill offering to
support our artists. This freewill offering has been the primary
source of revenue from which our performers have been
remunerated, and a small portion of this helps to defray costs of
the church’s administration, advertising and instrument upkeep.
Today, maintaining the artistic quality of Epiphany’s series with
this source of revenue is challenging.
T HE T UESDAY C ONCERT S ERIES AT
T HE C HURC H OF THE E PIPHANY AND
ITS I NS TRUMENTS
Since the Church of the Epiphany was founded in
1842, music has played a vital role in the life of the
parish. The Tuesday Concert Series reaches out to the
entire metropolitan Washington community and runs
throughout the year. No other concert series follows
such a pattern and, as such, it is unique in the
Washington, DC area.
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TUESDAY
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January - June
2017
Epiphany houses three fine musical instruments: The
Steinway D concert grand piano was a gift to the
church in 1984, in memory of vestry member Paul
Shinkman, and the 4-manual, 64-rank, 3,467-pipe
Æolian-Skinner pipe organ (1968) is one of the most
versatile in the city. The 3-stop chamber organ (2014),
commissioned in memory of Albert and Frances
Manola, was built by Orglarstvo Škrabl of Slovenia.
To support this, it is possible to sponsor an individual concert, a
series of concerts, or indeed a season. Please do consider how
Epiphany’s arts program could be a collaborative, corporate or
business venture with you.
There are specific ways in which you can help sustain us. Please
be in touch with Director of Music Jeremy Filsell at
[email protected], or Development Director Whitney
Brimfield at [email protected], or take a
PARTNERSHIP brochure from the rear of the church to learn
about ways in which Epiphany’s arts program could benefit you
specifically.
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WASHINGTON SYMPHONIC BRASS
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Washington Bach
Consort
The Heritage Signature Chorale
Jeremy Filsell
Sonya Sutton
Robert Capocchi
Nicole Levesque
January
1/3 • Jeff Silberschlag, Zach Silberschlag, trumpets,
& Jeremy Filsell, organ, offer a spectacular start to the 2017 season in heroic
music for brass and organ by John Gardner, Handel and Bach.
1/10 • Levine Baroque: Mary Findley, violin, Seth Cook, viola da
gamba, & Lois Narvey, harpsichord, in Gems of the High Baroque: J. S. Bach
sonatas for violin and harpsichord, and the first of Rameau's Pièces de clavecin en
concerts.
2/28 • Daniel Heagney, marimba, performs works for solo marimba by
Agustín Barrios, Brett William Dietz, and Peter Klatzow.
1/17 • Jaely Chamberlain, soprano, & Andrew Welch, piano, in Neo-
March
Antiquity from the British Isles to the Americas; Old meets new in a musical voyage
through Europe and America with works by Britten, Hahn and Barber.
1/24 • Barbara Hollinshead, alto, & Howard Bass, lute, in Time, Cruell
Time: An exploration via lute songs about the passing of time, from angst to
anticipation, and relief to reflection. Music by Dowland, Danyel, Campion,
Holbourne and Rosseter.
1/31 • Naira Babayan, piano, studied in Moscow, Russia and in her native
Armenia - "Because of her unique style and technical virtuosity, she is an Armenian
Treasure!" (Oleg Metrofanov, General Manager, the Musical Theatre of Amadeus,
Moscow).
February
2/7 • The Heritage Signature Chorale with Stanley
Thurston, director, this renowned DC Ensemble, committed to preserving the
performance tradition of African-American choral music at the highest level, brings
unique interpretation of classical music from America, Europe and other regions of
the world: Lifting Spirits with Liberating Music.
2/14 • Rebecca Kellerman Petretta, soprano, Roger Isaacs,
countertenor, & Jeremy Filsell, continuo, in classic Baroque love duets for St.
Valentine’s Day by Handel and Monteverdi.
2/21 • The Shepherd Trio: Mandi Harper, soprano, Sara
Wollmacher, clarinet, & Elizabeth Brown, piano, explore the beauty and
diversity of music written for the unique combination of soprano, clarinet and
piano; Schubert’s Shepherd on the Rock.
3/7 • Washington Bach Consort, Todd Fickley, Acting
Artistic Director, Cantata: Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn, BWV 92; Fantasia and
Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542 with Jeremy Filsell, organ.
3/14 • The Carya Ensemble with Sonya Sutton, piano, performing
Debussy’s rarely performed cantata L’Enfant Prodigue.
3/21 • Jeremy Koch, saxophone, & Yu-Hsuan Liao, piano, explore the
connection between traditional eastern music and Asian inspired pieces for
saxophone and piano.
3/28 • Chamasyan Sisters, From Armenia with Love: A special program
showcasing music by Armenian composers.
May
5/2 • Washington Bach Consort, Todd Fickley, Acting
Artistic Director, Cantata: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 10; Praeludium
(Toccata) in E Major, BWV 566 with William Neil, organ.
5/9 • Carlos Rodriguez, Paul Bratcher, & Sam Post, pianos, in
Ragtime: An American Musical Revolution; Scott Joplin, Fats Waller and William
Bolcom.
5/16 • Ronn McFarlane, lute, focusing on his own arrangements of ancient
Scottish and Irish tunes.
5/23 • Valor Brass Quintet, in a sonic tour de force with new works for
brass quintet written and arranged especially for this group.
5/30 • Robert Capocchi, guitar, performs an eclectic program of music by
April
4/4 • Washington Bach Consort, Todd Fickley, Acting
Artistic Director, Cantata: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch, BWV 86; Prelude and
Fugue in C Major, BWV 547 with Paul Skevington, organ.
4/11 • Rebecca Kellerman Petretta, Laura Choi Stuart, sopranos,
Amy Domingues, viola da gamba, & Jeremy Filsell, continuo, in a
performance in this Holy Week of François Couperin’s sublime Leçons de Tenebrae
(Lamentations).
4/18 • Nikolai Popov, flute, Vasily Popov, cello, & Ralitza
Patcheva, piano, performing Schubert and Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Flute and
Cello.
4/25 • The Dvorak Duo: Julianna Nickel, flute, & Melissa Dvorak,
harp, in a program offering insights into the relations between Arts and Society.
Leo Brouwer, Sir William Walton, Mauro Giuliani, Astor Piazzolla and Agustín
Barrios.
June
6/6 • Nakia Verner, soprano, & Monika Vasey, harp: I, Being
Born a Woman – music by Millay and Ian Gordon forming a blend of jazz, classical
and theater.
6/13 • Jeremy Filsell, piano, & Erik Suter, organ, with their arrangements
of Rachmaninov’s music, including his virtuosic Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini.
6/20 • The Choir of St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland, this
British cathedral choir is currently on tour on the east coast of the US with its
program Sing Joyfully: Five Centuries of British Choral Classics.
6/27 • Nicole Levesque, mezzo soprano, & Jeremy Filsell, piano, in a
recital of American Samuel Barber's songs: Three Songs Op. 2 and the Hermit Songs
(1953).
All programs in the Tuesday Concert Series begin at 12:10 pm.
Admission is free, but a $10 free-will contribution is invited
in support of the performers.
Nakia Verner
Daniel Haegney
Barbara Hollinshead
& Howard Bass
The Dvorak Duo
The Choir of St. Giles’ Cathedral
Ronn McFarlane