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Ensembles in residence at the Hill Center provide top tier music performance coupled with children's programming. The aim of the series is to bring the city's rich musical environment to the Hill community.
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JP Jofre, Bandoneonist with Steven Beck, Pianist
Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012
7:30 p.m.
JP Jofre, Argentinian Bandoneonist and Tango Composer. JP Jofre is now based in New York City, and performs with orchestras worldwide. He frequently appears with the great Cuban virtuoso Paquito D'Rivera, and performed at the Blue Note in NYC and the Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. Recent tours have included Taiwan, Seattle, and the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy.
Watch Juan Pablo live on Youtube:
__Adios Nonino with Manhattan Camerata
__Live on Rosie O'Donnell, performing onstage with the Lombard Twins
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Pamela Ferguson & Alouette the Dragon
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012
11:00 a.m.
Pamela Ferguson and Alouette the Dragon are known for their appearances at the National Zoo and the Kennedy Center. Pamela is a fine violinist who is equally at home in jazz, classical, gypsy, and folk music. Alouette is , well, a dragon.
Watch Pamela Ferguson and Alouette live:
Salamanderette: Episode 2
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A Night in Vienna: Sunrise String Quartet
Friday, Nov. 16, 2012
7:30 p.m.
The Sunrise String Quartet: Also appearing as the National Gallery String Ensemble, this illustrious group has performed at most major venues in Washington, including the Kennedy Center, the Phillips Collection, the National Gallery, and the Smithsonian.
Listen to the Sunrise String Quartet live:
Mozart: A Little Night Music
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A Flutar Christmas: Joseph Cunliffe & Giorgia Cavallaro
Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Flutar: Joseph Cunliffe & Giorgia Cavallaro have an illustrious career as a duo, performance classical, jazz, folk, world music, and their own composition. Their concerts and CD's have received wide acclaim and they appear regularly on numerous concert series in Washington, DC, New York, and other venues on the eastern seaboard.
Listen to Flutar live:
From the new CD Encantada
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The Washington, DC based jazz vocalist and cabaret artist Debra Tidwell has performed on both local and national stages. For her portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Ms. Tidwell received a Helen Hayes Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical and was awarded the Mayor's Arts Award as Outstanding Emerging Artist.
Listen to Debra Tidwell live:
Music of Duke Ellington
Music of Irving Berlin
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Bassist Eric Wheeler is a D.C. native, and leads the newly formed Hill Center Jazz Ensemble. Since getting his masters in jazz performance from Howard University, Eric has been a rising star in the D.C. and New York City jazz scenes. Eric recently appeared with Cyrus Chestnut, Roy Hargrove, and Tim Warfield, in addition to performing on numerous recordings.
Listen to 2 new recordings of Eric Wheeler with trumpeter John Williams:
Part I
Part II
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