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1 Washington Bach Consort | Noontime Cantata 12:10 pm – 1:00 pm Map to Church of the Epiphany Details about Washington Bach Consort | Noontime Cantata Soloist: Scott Dettra Program: BWV 147: Cantata: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Harpsichord Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1058 The free Noontime Cantata Concert Series is a popular series of fifty-minute concerts presented on the first Tuesday of the month (October -- December and March -- May) at the Church of the Epiphany in downtown Washington, DC (1/2 block from Metro Center Metro station). In an introductory talk, J. Reilly Lewis shares his enthusiasm and love for the music before presenting an organ work and one of Bach's cantatas performed by both chorus and period instrument orchestra. Washington Bach Consort | Noontime Cantata

5 All Debussy 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Details about All Debussy ALL DEBUSSY Saturday, May 5, 2012, 8 PM Brian Ganz, piano Richard Stoltzman, clarinet Piotr Gajewski, conductor In 1892, Debussy began a sensual and luminous composition inspired by a pastoral poem, L’Après-midi d’un Faune (“The Afternoon of a Faun”), published 16 years earlier by the great Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé. The famous opening flute solo “brought new breath to the art of music,” said composer and conductor Pierre Boulez. Acclaimed pianist Brian Ganz performs the vibrant Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra (1890). Two-time Grammy Award-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman plays Debussy’s dreamy and melodic Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra. Debussy, who loved the sea, never traveled farther on it than across the English Channel. In La Mer, however, his passion for the ocean is paramount, as his orchestral music gives forth its aura with subtle impressions and exquisite details. DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun DEBUSSY Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra DEBUSSY Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra DEBUSSY La Mer A pre-concert lecture will be offered at 6:45 pm. All Debussy

6 Percussion Ensemble - American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Details about Percussion Ensemble - American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras Sunday, May 6, 2012 • 3:00 p.m. Langley High School, McLean, Virginia American Youth Percussion Ensemble Doug Wallace, Director of Percussion Ensemble Percussion Ensemble - American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras

12 Fairfax Symphony Presents the English, the French, and the Piano 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Details about Fairfax Symphony Presents the English, the French, and the Piano May 12, 2012, 8:00 p.m. George Mason University's Center for the Arts 4373 Mason Pond Drive Fairfax, VA Guest Artist, Adam Golka, piano In its final program of the season, the FSO celebrates the richness and diversity of two former adversaries with the works of some of their finest composers. Though often fierce foes over the centuries, thank goodness neither the English nor French managed to subsume the other’s culture and art. Repertoire: PURCELL: March and Canzona for the Funeral of Queen Mary PURCELL: The Gordian Knot Untied DEBUSSY: La Mer RAVEL: Concerto for the Left Hand ELGAR: Enigma Variations Tickets start at $25; Ages 6-18: $5 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. http://www.fairfaxsymphony.org 888-945-2468 The Fairfax Symphony is “dazzling…organic…and brilliant!” – The Washington Post Fairfax Symphony Presents the English, the French, and the Piano

19 Debussy's Martyrdom of St. Sebastian 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Details about Debussy's Martyrdom of St. Sebastian DEBUSSY’S MARTYRDOM OF ST. SEBASTIAN Saturday, May 19, 2012, 8 PM Audrey Elizabeth Luna, soprano Eliot Pfanstiehl, narrator Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano Stan Engebretson, conductor Linda Maguire, mezzo-soprano Reviewers have praised the sheer beauty of The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, with its evocation of ecstasy and mysticism. Describing his intentions with this piece, Debussy wrote, “When in the last act, the Saint mounts to paradise, I think I set down what I felt at the thought of soaring to the heavens!” The piece debuted in Paris in 1912 to great critical acclaim and packed houses. The National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale are honored to perform the Washington-area premiere of this rare, beautiful and too-long neglected work. DEBUSSY The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian A pre-concert lecture will be offered at 6:45 pm. Debussy's Martyrdom of St. Sebastian