Concerts from the Library of Congress, 2008-2009

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2008 Events

Concert Date Artist Tickets available
Wed., Sept. 17 (noon) The Bajich Brothers—Tamburitza Music from Kansas no tickets required
Thursday, Sept. 18 Annegret Fauser (Lecture) no tickets required
Thur., Oct. 2 (noon) Bar J Wranglers—Cowboy Music from Wyoming no tickets required
Thursday, Oct. 16 Rostropovich Returns to Russia (Film) no tickets required
Friday, Oct. 17 Collegium Vocale Gent, guest-directed by Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano September 17
Friday, Oct. 24 Jim Hall Trio (rescheduled for March 20) September 24
Saturday, Oct. 25 Christopher Taylor, piano * September 24
Thursday, Oct. 30 Fireworks Ensemble (Founder's Day Concert) October 1
Friday, Oct. 31 Apparition of the Eternal Church (Film) no tickets required
Saturday, Nov. 1 Tony Arnold, soprano * October 1
Friday, Nov. 7 Tetzlaff Quartet
October 1
Friday, Nov. 7 Violin Masterclass with Christian Tetzlaff, Noon - 2:00pm no tickets required
Thursday, Nov. 13 Kuss Quartet October 8
Friday, Nov. 14 Takács Quartet and Muzsikás October 8
Mondays: Nov. 17 - Dec. 15 Rock ‘n’ Roll Film Series (Pickford) no tickets required
Tuesday, Nov. 18 Daniel Levitin (Lecture/Booksigning)
no tickets required
Wed., Nov. 19 (noon) Surati —Classical and Folk Indian Dance from New Jersey no tickets required
Friday, Nov. 21 Rosanne Cash and Mark O’Connor (rescheduled from 2007-2008) October 15
Friday, Dec. 5 Chamber Music of Charles Wuorinen October 22
Tuesday, Dec. 9 A Labyrinth of Time (Film) no tickets required
Thursday, Dec. 11 Verge Ensemble ** October 29
Friday, Dec. 12 Sequitur ** October 29
Thursday, Dec. 18 Harlem Quartet with Carter Brey, cello (Stradivari Anniversary Concert) November 5

*Messiaen Centenary   **Carter Centennial   +Mendelssohn Anniversary

2009 Events

Concert Date Artist Tickets available
Tuesday, Feb. 3 (7:00pm) Depression and Creativity (Symposium) - 7:00pm in the Whittall Pavilion no tickets required
Friday, Feb. 6 Cypress String Quartet December 24
Saturday, Feb. 7 György and Márta Kurtág, duo- pianists / Keller Quartet December 24
Tuesday, Feb. 10 Mira Trio
December 31
Friday, Feb. 13 Atrium Quartet +
December 31
Wednesday, Feb. 18 Trio con Brio Copenhagen with James Dunham, viola + January 7
Thursday, Feb. 19 Larry Todd (Lecture) + no tickets required
Thursday, Feb. 26 Curtis on Tour no tickets required
Friday, Feb. 27 Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh + January 14
Thursday, Mar. 5 Belcea Quartet January 21
Friday, Mar. 6 Biréli Lagrène & Sylvain Luc, guitarists January 21
Friday, Mar. 13 Quatuor Ébène January 28
Friday, Mar. 20 Jim Hall Trio   rescheduled from Oct. 24 February 4
Friday, Mar. 27 New Zealand Quartet with Richard Nunns, traditional Maori instruments February 11
Wednesdays: Apr. 1- 22 Jazz Film Series (Pickford) no tickets required
Friday, Apr. 3 Dominant Quartet February 18
Friday, Apr. 17 Brentano Quartet with Peter Serkin, piano March 4
Saturday, Apr. 18 Quatuor Mosaïques March 4
Friday, Apr. 24 Geringas Baryton Trio March 11
Saturday, Apr. 25 Cello Masterclass with David Geringas (Noon-2:00 pm) no tickets required
Thursday, Apr. 30 Ludwig Sémerjian (Lecture/Demonstration)
no tickets required
Friday, May 1 Ludwig Sémerjian, fortepiano March 18
Friday, May 8 Ethos Percussion Group with Bernard Woma, Ghanaian xylophone and M’bembe Bangoura, Guinean drum March 25
Saturday, May 9 The Revolutionary Violin (Lecture/Recital) no tickets required
Thursday, May 21 Trio Apollon April 8
Saturday, May 23 Bach in Cremona (Lecture/Recital) no tickets required
Friday, May 29 Carole Farley, soprano & John Constable, piano April 15

*Messiaen Centenary   **Carter Centennial   +Mendelssohn Anniversary