Concert Guild at the Lenfest Center
Concert Hall/Wilson HallMARC-ANDRE´ HAMELIN
Tues., Oct. 9, 2007
Concert Hall / 8 p.m.
Wilson Hall
One
of the Marc-André
Hamelin
will open the One of the leading pianists of his generation,
has
explored an eclectic range of composers from Alkan to Villa-Lobos, with
over three-dozen recordings on the Hyperion label. His recording of the
complete Godowsky Studies on Chopin’s Études won
the 2000
Gramophone Instrumental Award. Hamelin’s latest project is a
double album of Albeniz’s Iberia and España.
His program at Washington and Lee will include Haydn’s Sonata
in
B minor, Chopin’s Sonata in B minor and the complete Book II
of
Debussy Preludes
Tickets are required.
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THE KING'S SINGERS
Sun., Feb. 10, 2008
Concert Hall / 3 p.m.
Wilson Hall
One of the
leading a cappella ensembles for the last thirty years, the King's Singers
have been delighting audiences around the world with their charm, wit,
and incomparable musicianship. From medieval to renaissance, romantic
to contemporary, folk and pop, their repertoire is all encompassing.
They have performed in many of the world’s major concert
halls,
from Windsor Castle to the Hollywood Bowl. Their discography includes
over 70 albums, many of which have won international prizes and awards.
Tickets are required.
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THE BRENTANO STRING QUARTET
Tues., March 18, 2008
Concert Hall / 8 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Brentano
String Quartet
Founded in 1992, The Brentano String Quartet has been singled out for
its technical brilliance, musical insight and stylistic elegance. It
has won both the Naumburg Chamber Music Award as well as the Cleveland
Quartet Award. The quartet is now in residence at Princeton
University, and has been a frequent guest on major North American
concert series and on schedules of many international festivals. At
Washington and Lee the ensemble will play Mendelssohn’s
Quartet
in F minor, Shostakovich's Quartet No. 15 in Eb-minor, Op. 144 and
Beethoven’s Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127.
Tickets are required.
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