25th Anniversary Celebration, 2019-2020
1. October 5th, 2019 7:30 pm, Left Bank String Quartet. David Salness, violin, Sally McLain, violin, Katherine Murdock, viola, Eric Kutz, cello. They have a lovely program that will be of great interest to musicians and non-musicians alike. They begin the program with music by two Polish composers, Mieczyslaw Weinberg with 2019 being the centenary of his birth and as his star rises in repute, and Grazyna Bacewicz, one of the most talented musicians and influential women violinists of the Twentieth Century. We will follow this with Dvorak’s sweetly melodic and character-filled E-flat Quartet, Op. 51. I think that you will find this program full of contrasts and delights of discovery! “The performance could not have been more unified and attentive: The players seemed to breathe as one.”— Washington Post
2. December 8th, 2019, 3:00 pm, Duo Amadeae - Esther Park and Sun-A Park. Two sisters have both performed as a soloists with orchestras and in recitals across the US as well as Asia and major European cities. Esther had a Doctor degree from Yale school of Music and now teaches at East Tennessee State University. Sun-A had a Master of Music from Juilliard. Her recording of Clementi sonatas will be released under the Naxos label in July, 2019. Recently they have formed Duo Amadeae, has since won Chicago International Duo Comp, and has appeared in numerous festivals, concerto performances and in duo recitals. They have been heard on WQXR as well as part of the Horowitz& Stecher foundation's piano series. They will perform solo, duets and trio - 6 hands with Lily Chang, by Beethoven, Barber, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Bizet, etc.
3. March 14th, 2020, 7:30 pm, STRATA. Audrey Andrist, Piano, Nathan Williams, clarinet, James Stern, violin—a classical music ensemble whose brilliant performances are a counterpoint of old and new, reflecting the unbridled joy they take in making music together—truly “something to get worked up about”. Strata was recently featured in Hour 2 of Performance Today, hosted by Fred Child. All holders of the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Juilliard School, their combined credits encompass numerous international prizes and performances across four continents including such places as Carnegie Hall, the Marlboro Festival and the Kennedy Center. Program includes Mozart Trio "Kegelstatt", Larsen "Slang", Joplin "Easy Winners", Balcom "Original Rag", Schumann "Fairy Tales", Arutiunian "Suite".
4. May 3rd, 2020, 3 pm. Borisevich Duo. Nikita Borisevich, violin, Margarita Loukachkina, piano, is a dynamic violin and piano Duo, a prize winner of many International competitions. Nikita has performed at the Sitka Summer Festival and is a faculty member of Baltimore International Piano Festival. ”Borisevich played with understated virtuosity...the piercing beauty of whose tone was reminiscent of Oistrakh's...”-Reading Eagle, Susan Pena. Margarita is a major prize winner of many competitions, including Louisiana International Competition, Rubinstein International Competition in Paris. ”Ms Loukachkina played so effortlessly. She gave a flawless performance"-The Montoursville Daily News. Performing beloved works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Bloch, Waxman and Wieniaski. "Nikita is a very gifted violinist and an impressive young musician with expressive sound, strong technique and natural musical instincts."-Victor Danchenko
1,3: Latvian Lutheran Church, 400 Hurley Ave, Rockville, MD 20850
2,4: Calvary Lutheran Church, 9545 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Please call 301-933-3715 for 2019-2020 season flier, tickets, subscription discount. Web: www.musicalartsinternational.org. You can purchase MAI new release CD "Music Castle" & IYAPC, 3 CDs for $36. It will take you through a journey of our past 21 years of outstanding performers (young and seasoned) and their memorable playing. MAI is a 501 © 3 non-profit organization. Our fund raising campaign continues. Hope you will consider making a tax deductible donation to MAI. Please make check to MAI and send to 2603 Henderson Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20902. Thank you for your interest, as always, your support.
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Musical Arts International
Musical Arts International, Inc. (MAI) began in 1995 as a cultural outreach program in Montgomery County, Maryland. Its artistic mission is to encourage and inspire audiences of all ages to appreciate chamber music, to uncover the tremendous wealth and variety of music in its repertoire, to encourage and premiere new works and to advance cultural growth with artistic presentation featuring music of all styles.
In the past, well known artists and ensembles featuring classical chamber works, past and nowadays, have been presented, and new works have been premiered. In 1999, a Jazz and folk music night was included featuring such greats as Gershwin, Porter, Ellington, and etc., in order to reach a wide audience in the community. High school students are encouraged to volunteer in concerts to earn credit for community service. In 2000, a web site was initiated.
A New thing this year, you can further your support thru AmazonSmile. Amazon pays, you shop. Use below link and choose Musical Arts International after sign in. https://smile.amazon.com/. Together we will make this the best year ever for music and young musicians! Thank you for your interest and support in helping raising funds toward the 2019-2020 season necessary expenses. MAI is a 501(c)3 non profit organization. All donations is tax deductible.
Our concerts have been featured in Gazette Entertainment, CultureSpotMC.com, Asian Fortune, World Journal, Washington Chinese Daily News and others. We have received favorable reviews from the Washington Post, World Journal and other local newspapers. Please read patrons comments and an article by Barbara Trainin Blank in May 2019, Musical Arts International Concert Concludes 24th Anniversary Year.
Concert-goers enjoy the intimate chamber music settings at an affordable price and consider the programs entertaining and educational. The newly established Question/Answer time, and warm reception to meet the artists after the concert have been an amazing experience for all who attended. MAI hopes to continue to bring music of high artistic quality to the community and to use this as a vehicle to unite people in love, joy, and peace.
