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Monday, 7 April, 8 PM, Atlas Performing Arts Center
Monica Germino & Frank van der Weij present ROADMAPS & DIARIES II
music by Michael Gordon, Louis Andriessen, Julia Wolfe, Donnacha Dennehy & Kate Moore (world premiere)
[Get tickets here]
[READ MORE: Washington Post GoingOutGuide]
Michael Gordon's Industry: "...a tour-de-force of slowly rising intensity." - The Daily Telegraph (UK)
Julia Wolfe's critically acclaimed With a blue dress on for the first time in Washington DC
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"...virtuosity and mischief-making went hand in hand." - The New York Times
"...an amazing tour de force of progressive fiddling and paraphrasing." - The Glass
"…Germino was awe-inspiring...the sound design by Frank van der Weij was just right…..a major work for solo violin (expecting the violinist to sing)..." - newmusicbox.org
For more press about Monica & Frank's shows: click here
Check out the entire festival in the Washington DC area for a range of great concerts running from 6 - 13 April 2014, including Andriessen's La Commedia on 6 April & Bang on a Can on 11 April.
READ / WATCH:
The Washington Post's [Preview about the Festival]
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Tuesday, 8 April, 7:30 PM:
The Mansion at Strathmore
TRIO: Cristina Zavalloni, voice; Monica Germino, violin; Andrea Rebaudengo, piano
music by Louis Andriessen, John Cage & Igor Stravinsky
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Saturday, 12 April, 8 PM, Armstrong Concert Hall, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester, VA
Monica Germino, violin/voice; EDGE Ensemble: Louis Andriessen's violin concerto La Girò.
music by Louis Andriessen, Derek Bermel, Ruby Fulton, Alexandra Gardner. Concert curated by David T. Little. Part of the inaugural season of Shenandoah New Music.
[Get tickets here]
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Read more about La Girò in CLASSICAL TV: AN EXCHANGE WITH MONICA GERMINO
MONICA GERMINO: La Girò is a dramatic piece with many elements at play - storytelling, a nightmare, singing and playing, even shrieking and whispering... [READ MORE: CLASSICAL TV's interview 'Germino and La Girò']
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excerpts from the premiere of Louis Andriessen's La Girò
Monica Germino - violin/voice, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, conductor
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Monica Germino & Cristina Zavalloni
May 8, 20.00: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
Louis Andriessen: La Passione
Cristina Zavalloni, voice & Monica Germino, violin
Asko|Schönberg, Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor
May 17, 21.30: Angelica Festival, Centro di Ricerca Musicale / Teatro San Leonardo, Bologna, Italy
TRIO: Cristina Zavalloni, Monica Germino & Andrea Rebaudengo
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Monica & Frank in the studio
Monica and Frank embark on an extensive collaboration with Kate Moore in 2014 and 2015
7 April: Dolorosa (2014) premieres in Washington, D.C.
Dolorosa will be part of a major new work for violinist and sound designer, Synaesthesia Suite, to be premiered in October 2014 at the Sounds of Music festival in Groningen (NL)
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Looking ahead:
On tour, October 2014 - February 2015: 'My Private Odyssey': new project with the dance company Club Guy & Roni, together with Tomoko Mukaiyama, Monica Germino, Anne La Berge, and David Dramm. More details TBA!
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For all events & more information: monicagermino.com
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all photos of Monica Germino and Frank van der Weij: Elisabeth Melchior
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