Katzen Arts Center Calendar

 
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NOVEMBER 8

Sunday
      • 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
      • American University Wind Ensemble: Happy Birthday!
      • Abramson Family Recital Hall

      • Happy Birthday!: Celebrating the 100th Anniversery of the Modern Wind Ensemble.

        American University Wind Ensemble presents traditional and contemporary music for winds, brass, and percussion.

        Selections include James Clifton Williams' "Symphonic Suite," John Philip Sousa's "The Beau Ideal," and Gustav Holst's "First Suite in E-flat."

        Tickets are $15 regular admission, $10 AU community and ...more

        Type: Performance
        Host: Performing Arts

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AFTER NOVEMBER 8

      • Wed 11/11/09
        8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
      • Dance Choreolab
      • Greenberg Theatre

      • Melanie George, director

        Join us for an evening of dance works-in-progress created by AU's burgeoning corps of student choreographers. A panel of local dance professionals will adjudicate the choreography. A discussion about the pieces, the choreographic process, and creativity will follow the performance.

        Admission is free.

        Type: Performance
        Host: Performing Arts

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      • Fri 11/13/09
        4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
      • Arts Management Fall Colloquium: "Birth, Life, and Rebirth: Reflections on Change in Cultural Organizations"
      • Katzen AU Museum

      • "If you can keep your head when all about you
        Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
        If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
        But make allowance for their doubting too¿."

        With these words, Kipling might have been talking about founders of arts organizations--those bold and inventive, seemingly fearless, and always fascinating individuals who regularly "meet with Triumph and Disaster ...more

        Type: Lecture/Speaker
        Host: Performing Arts

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      • Sat 11/14/09
        8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
      • AU Chamber Singers Annual Early Music Program: From Teacher to Student
      • Abramson Family Recital Hall

      • Daniel Abraham, conductor

        Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat in D
        Johann Christoph Bach: Sei getreu bis in den Tod
        Johann Christoph Altnickol: Nun danket alle Gott
        Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Wohl dem, der den Herren fürchtet (U.S. modern premiere)

        J. S. Bach's Magnificat in D stands as one of the masterworks of the choral repertoire. Join us in a tour-de-force performance with a full ensemble of ...more

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        Host: Performing Arts

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      • Sun 11/15/09
        3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
      • AU Chamber Singers Annual Early Music Program: From Teacher to Student
      • Abramson Family Recital Hall

      • Daniel Abraham, conductor

        Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat in D
        Johann Christoph Bach: Sei getreu bis in den Tod
        Johann Christoph Altnickol: Nun danket alle Gott
        Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Wohl dem, der den Herren fürchtet (U.S. modern premiere)

        J. S. Bach's Magnificat in D stands as one of the masterworks of the choral repertoire. Join us in a tour-de-force performance with a full ensemble of ...more

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        Host: Performing Arts

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      • Mon 11/16/09
        6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
      • The Next Step: Building a Career in Opera
      • Abramson Family Recital Hall

      • Washington National Opera's Director of Artistic Operations, Christina Scheppelmann, and Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Brandy Hawkins (mezzo soprano), discuss how to build a career in opera, and the many different career options available in opera and arts administration. The presentation includes a question and answer session.

        The event is FREE and open to the public.

        Type: Lecture/Speaker
        Host: Performing Arts

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