February 2 at 12:10 PM
Concerts at the National Gallery of Art, West Building Ground Floor Lecture Hall, Washington, DC
National Gallery of Art Vocal Ensemble
Music by Italian baroque composers.
For more information, call (202) 842-6941.
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February 4 at 8:00 PM Opera Lafayette For more information, call 888-945-2468. 
February 4 at 8:00 PM The Handel Choir of Baltimore with American Opera Theatre and Peabody Conservatory For more information, call 410-366-6544. February 5 at 7:30 PM Opera Lafayette Opera Lafayette’s rediscovery of 18th-century operatic gems delights and surprises yet again with the modern premiere of this dazzling romantic comedy by France’s most heralded composer of 18th-century opéra-comique. The story, by Sedaine from Boccaccio via La Fontaine, takes place in Il Magnifico’s Florence and combines tender Gallic charm with lively Italian buffo. Its celebrated “rose” scene and programmatic overture set the tone for a pantomime directed by Catherine Turocy. A virtuoso troupe of seven actor-singers joins intimate and bravura arias to fast-paced ensemble finales, which drive this short three-act comedy towards its inevitably happy close. In his American debut, the extraordinary young Swiss tenor Emiliano Gonzalez Toro takes the title role, with a cast including sopranos Elizabeth Calleo, Marguerite Krull, tenors Jeffrey Thompson and Karim Sulayman, baritone Doug Williams, with narration by bass-baritone Randall Scarlata. For more information, call 202-546-9332.
February 6 at 4:00 PM The Bach Concert Series For more information, call 410-752-7179. February 11 at 1:15 PM John Moran, violoncello This program features J.S. Bach’s Suite No. 3 in C major for violoncello solo (BWV 1009), arranged for violoncello and piano by Robert Schumann; Preludes from The Well-Tempered Clavier with an additional part composed for the violoncello, op. 137a by Johann Sebastian Bach and Ignaz Moscheles; Sonata for Pianoforte and obbligato Violoncello in A major by Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach. For more information, call (202) 687-3838. February 11 at 8:00 PM Repertoire to include works by Telemann, Corelli, and Handel. For more information, call (877) WOLFTRAP.
February 13 at 5:00 PM Carmina and Illuminare While both ensembles focus primarily on music written before 1700, we have recently expanded into some later choral repertories, including those of Johannes Brahms and Samuel Barber. This program will showcase an extremely wide range of choral styles, featuring the visionary Medieval monodies of Hildegard von Bingen, contrapuntal works of the high Renaissance, the folksong-like choral creations of Brahms, a lively Spanish villancico, and much more. For more information, call (301) 229-3770. February 13 at 5:00 PM Musikanten In addition to the complete mass, Musikanten will do two Josquin motets; the Gregorian Chant choir will sing all other service music. February 13 at 7:00 PM These virtuoso musicians – Rachel Barton Pine, baroque violin, John Mark Rozendaal, viola da gamba, and David Schrader, harpsichord – breathe life into the 17th- and 18th-century repertoire that is their specialty. For its Washington, DC debut, the ensemble has chosen works by Jean-Baptiste Lully, François Couperin, Marin Marais, Jean-Féry Rebel, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and Jean-Marie Leclair. A limited number of single tickets remain for the February 14 performance. For price & availability of tickets, call (202) 339-6436. February 18 at 7:30 PM Le Poème Harmonique During this program at La Maison Française, Le Poème Harmonique will explore street dances and court songs of Spain and Italy during the 17th century. For more information, call 202-944-6400.
February 19 at 2:00 PM Constance Whiteside Dr. Whiteside discusses and performs musical gems found throughout the centuries and cultures of Europe, on a 22 string gothic styled medieval harp and on the “queen” of pre-modern harps, a 75 string chromatic Italian baroque triple harp. For more information, call (571) 482-9052. February 19 at 8:00 PM Modern Musick Modern Musick, a baroque chamber orchestra, will present a dazzling program, featuring the beloved mezzo-soprano Barbara Hollinshead, in works by Handel and Purcell, both of whom flourished in London. Henry Purcell: George Frideric Handel For more information, call (703) 351-7852. February 20 at 6:30 PM Music by Vivaldi and other Venetian composers For more information, call (202) 842-6941. February 26 at 2:00 PM Paolo Pandolfo, viola da gamba Hear this virtuosic duo in a dazzling program of Renaissance improvisations and celebrated works by Sainte-Colombe and Marin Marais. SAINTE-COLOMBE: Prelude, Chaconne in D minor (from the Panmure Manuscript) For more information, call (202) 707-5503.
February 27 at 6:30 PM Italian Baroque music for chamber orchestra For more information, call (202) 842-6941.
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