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Music will include several madrigals by Renaissance composer and organist Thomas Morley; Brahms' Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52, for voices and four-hand piano; and Liebeslieder Polkas by the colorful P.D.Q. Bach (alias Prof. Peter Schickele) for singers and five-hand piano. Other highlights include a contemporary setting of Shakespeare texts by the late jazz great George Shearing entitled “Music to Hear.”
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National Philharmonic Singers is a chamber choir and one of several performing ensembles of the National Philharmonic. As such, it promotes works suited for smaller ensembles, whether with accompaniment or a cappella. Its repertoire ranges from 15th to 21st Centuries, and it often premiers new compositions by local composers. The group performs throughout the area but most often at Christ Episcopal Church.
For more information, please visit nationalphilharmonic.org for call 301-493-9283, ext. 116.
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