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Constellations Chamber Concerts

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Podcast program notes for performances by Constellations Chamber Concerts, with commentary and insights from our Programming Committee members: Toyin Spellman-Diaz, Ian Rosenbaum, Daniel Pesca, and Artistic Director Ellen Hwangbo. Tune in for the inside scoop from exclusive interviews with guest artists, composers, and more!

03/18/2022

RISE - Meet percussionist Ian Rosenbaum

Constellations Artistic Director Ellen Hwangbo and triple-GRAMMY-nominated percussionist Ian Rosenbaum talk about some of Ian's pandemic projects and the upcoming RISE concerts, happening March 18-19, 2022 in Washington DC. Tickets and details at https://www.constellationsmusic.org/event-details/rise-2022-03-18-19-30-1

11 min
03/15/2022

RISE - Meet cellist Christine Lamprea

Roomies reunion! Join Constellations Artistic Director Ellen Hwangbo and cellist Christine Lamprea as Christine shares how to pandemic changed her outlook as a musician and what she's looking forward to most on our RISE concerts, coming up March 18-19, 2022 in Washington DC. Tickets and details at https://www.constellationsmusic.org/event-details/rise-2022-03-18-19-30-1

15 min
03/13/2022

RISE - Meet Daniel Pesca, pianist and composer

Constellations Artistic Director Ellen Hwangbo sat down with pianist and composer Daniel Pesca to talk about his brand new work, Walk with me, my joy, receiving a world premiere on our upcoming RISE concerts, March 18-19, 2022 in Washington DC. Tickets and details at https://www.constellationsmusic.org/event-details/rise-2022-03-18-19-30-1

15 min
03/13/2022

RISE - Meet Mariam Adam, clarinetist

Constellations Artistic Director Ellen Hwangbo sat down with Grammy-nominated clarinetist Mariam Adam to talk about what inspires Mariam about our upcoming RISE concerts, March 18-19, 2022 in Washington DC. Tickets and details at https://www.constellationsmusic.org/event-details/rise-2022-03-18-19-30-1

11 min
11/08/2021

Relentless - Constellations 2021-22 Concert Program No. 3

Program note for Constellations' third live concert of the 2021-22 season, "Relentless," featuring violinist Rubén Rengel, cellist Khari Joyner, and pianists Ellen Hwangbo and Daniel Pesca. Hosted by Constellations Artistic Director Ellen Hwangbo with the musicians as guest interviewees. Catch the concert on one of four performances: Thursday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 PM in West End, NW DC, Friday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 PM at the Watergate in NY DC, Saturday, Nov. 13 at 4 PM in Rockville, MD, and Sunday, Nov. 14 at 4 PM in Potomac, MD - tickets are available on our home page at www.constellationsmusic.org! Music credits: Daniel Pesca - "Bear Dance" performed by Ritsos Ensemble; Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Trio No. 2 performed by Argerich, Kremer and Maisky; Frederic Rzewski - North American Ballads performed by Frederic Rzewski; Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson - Perpetual Motion performed by Khari Joyner; Eleanor Alberga - 3-Day Mix and No Man's Land Lullaby

31 min
10/11/2021

Walk On - Constellations 2021-22 Concert Program No. 2

Program note for Constellations' second live concert of the 2021-22 season, "Walk On," featuring pianist Ling-ju Lai, soprano Kristina Bachrach, bass Alexander Hahn, and pianist Ellen Hwangbo. Hosted by Constellations Artistic Director Ellen Hwangbo with the musicians as guest interviewees. Catch the concert on one of four performances: Thursday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 PM in Potomac, MD, Friday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 PM in Capitol Hill, NE DC, Saturday, Oct. 16 at 4 PM in Chevy Chase, MD, and Sunday, Oct. 17 at 4 PM in Kensington, MD - tickets are available on our home page at www.constellationsmusic.org! Music credits: Daniel Pesca - "Bear Dance" performed by Ritsos Ensemble; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Sorrow Songs performed by Elizabeth Llewellyn and Simon Lepper; J.S. Bach - Goldberg Variations performed by Glenn Gould

21 min
09/07/2021

Join Together - Constellations 2021-22 Concert Program No. 1

Program note for Constellations' first live concert of the 2021-22 season, "Join Together," featuring flutist Aaron Goldman, guitarist Dieter Hennings, and percussionists Scott Christian, Jeff Stern, and Sam Seyong Um. Hosted by Constellations Artistic Director Ellen Hwangbo with the musicians as guest interviewees. Catch the concert on one day only: Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 4PM EDT in Potomac, Maryland - tickets are available on our home page at www.constellationsmusic.org! Music credits: Daniel Pesca - "Bear Dance" performed by Ritsos Ensemble; Sindo Garay arr. Rey Guerra - Perla Marina; Debussy - Syrinx for solo flute; Beaster - Mountain Songs; Crumb - An Idyll for the Misbegotten; Lou Harrison - Serenade for guitar and percussion; Zivkovic - Trio per uno; Mark Applebaum - Catfish

45 min
05/10/2021

A New Normal - Constellations Virtual Concert #7

Program note for Constellations' seventh virtual concert of the 2020-21 season, "A New Normal," featuring two incredible ensembles: the pioneering JACK Quartet and berimbau sextet Arcomusical joined by bassist Matt Ulery. Hosted by Constellations Programming Committee member Daniel Pesca with special guests Jay Campbell and Gregory Beyer. Catch the concert on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 3PM EDT - just go to our home page at www.constellationsmusic.org to watch! Music credits: Daniel Pesca - "Bear Dance" performed by Ritsos Ensemble; Rodericus - "Angelorum Psalat" performed by the Ferrara Ensemble; Elliott Carter - String Quartet No. 3; Ruth Crawford Seeger - String Quartet by Pacifica Quartet; Marcos Balter - Chambers; Arcomusical - Kora, Um So, Echoes; Capoeira de sao salvador; Matt Ulery - "Wonderment"

28 min

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Podcast program notes for performances by Constellations Chamber Concerts, with commentary and insights from our Programming Committee members: Toyin Spellman-Diaz, Ian Rosenbaum, Daniel Pesca, and Artistic Director Ellen Hwangbo. Tune in for the inside scoop from exclusive interviews with guest artists, composers, and more!

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Constellations Chamber Concerts
Years Active

2020 - 2022
Episodes

14
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Clean
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