Out of Eden: A Journey Through Art Song

Out of Eden: A Journey Through Art Song

Shana Oshiro, soprano | Brian Bartoldus, piano | Jodi Beder, cello

MOZART | TCHAIKOVSKY | MASSENET | PRICE | HEGGIE | BARNES

Join us at 6 pm in the Atrium at The Rectory for a reception with a specialty "Maya Angelou" cocktail prior to the performance

Shana Oshiro combines her radiant voice with exquisite poise and beauty and offers a program of Mozart’s rarely heard Abendemfindung (“Evening Sentiment”) with the unforgettable Dans un bois solitaire (“Alone in a Forest”), and on to Tchaikovsky’s well known Serenade and Massenet’s soulful On Dit (“One Says”). The program continues with a powerful story of transformation, feminism, equality, and Justice with songs by the extremely popular Florence Price, Jake Heggie (Dead Man Walking), and Jasmine Barnes. Accompanied by pianist, conductor, and composer Brian Bartoldus and cellist Jodi Beder.

Listen HERE for a preview of the program

PROGRAM

Mozart Abendemfindung | Dans un Bois

19th Century

P. Tchaikovsky Serenade

J. Massenet On dit | Les Belles Nuits

20th Century

J. Heggie My Name | Woe to Man | Listen | Snake | Even-ing

Florence Price The Heart of a Woman

Jasmine Barnes Taking Names | Flowers | Crowned

MEET THE ARTISTS

Shana Oshiro is a soprano, specializing in art song, spirituals and sacred music with vast experience in opera, musical theatre, jazz, and more. She has appeared with multiple local theatre companies in featured and leading roles, as well as in major productions with Opera Philadelphia and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Shana’s presence as a performer has been described as “ethereal” and “captivating,” offering honest and artistically penetrating renditions of familiar and obscure works for a broad range of audience members.

Brian Bartoldus is a multi-faceted musician, composer, organist, pianist and conductor who serves throughout the greater Baltimore and Washington area. Since 2017, he has served as the Artistic Director of the Handel Choir of Baltimore, a critically acclaimed choral ensemble that presents yearly performances of Handel’s Messiah with period-instrument orchestra, as well as other major choral and choral-orchestral works.

Jodi Beder has performed with numerous classical ensembles including Princeton Symphony, Palm Beach Opera, and Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and plays Baroque cello with Nina Falk in Arcovoce. She has always been a committed performer of newly composed works, and for years was a soloist in the American Festival of Microtonal Music in NYC. She earned her BA in music from Brooklyn College, attended the Mannes College Professional Studies program, and earned her PhD in music theory from CUNY. Jodi has received wide recognition for her daily cello concerts from her porch during the height of the pandemic.

This concert has been generously sponsored by Louise Meng

Concerts presented at 6:30pm. Concerts take place rain or shine, but in case of severe weather, the rain date will be Friday.

This is one of 14 programs being offered through June 2022. Visit our website for information on other concerts, including chamber music, opera, early music, jazz and bluegrass

Classical Movements will take precautions to limit the risk as much as within our power and requests the cooperation of the audience in these preventative measures, so that we can again enjoy live music and support musicians in our community. Audience members are required to wear masks, as will staff and musicians when not performing.

Due to COVID, guests are strongly encouraged to avoid using public restrooms. If needed, restrooms will be available upon request.

Please note: Seating will be provided for concerts. Chairs will be socially distanced between individuals or groups. To maximize social distancing, seating will be assigned by the presenters.

Tickets are non refundable.

Classical Movements has a small fund to offer limited discounted tickets to veterans, students, underprivileged families, and disabled concert-goers, with the generous support of John H. Hart and Musical Movements for Change. Please contact us for more information.

For ticket requests and wheelchair accessibility; please contact Alessandra@ClassicalMovements.com or call (703) 683-6040, ext. 203 for special accommodations.

Tickets and seating assignments will be communicated by email the day prior the concert. All seats have a clear view of the stage.

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Classical Movements will provide more information about alternative forms of transportation to access The Rectory on Princess Street, 711 Princess St by email before the event. You can also go to https://www.alexandriava.gov/GOAlex for more information about available options. We encourage all patrons to park off-street through the provision of nearby garages or lots. Many parking garages and lots are located conveniently in the area. There is a parking garage at N. Alfred St Garage, 117 N. Alfred St, $5/hr ($25 daily max, $10 evening max) and a surface parking lot at Cameron/St Asaph Lot, 517 Cameron St, $2.50/hour ($10 daily max, $5 evening/weekend max). Visitors are encouraged to bike, walk or take the Metrorail Yellow or Blue lines to the King Street Station and take the free King Street Trolley, or DASH or Metro buses. For DASH schedule information visit, www.dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule information, visit www.wmata.com. Bicyclists may visit www.alexandriava.gov/GOAlex for the City’s Bikeways Map, which features the City's best on-street and off-road bikeways, as well as locations of grouped bicycle parking.

We discourage you from using on-street parking. To ensure legal parking, read all posted signs before parking.

Limited off-street private parking is available on a first-come-first-served basis at the following locations:

Classical Movements, 711 Princess Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Fitness Together Alexandria’s main entrance, 300 N Washington Street building, Alexandria, VA 22314

Seasons Culinary Services, 715 Princess Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

About the Rectory

Built in 1785 and the home of Classical Movements’ offices since 2014, the building formerly served as the rectory of the nearby historic Christ Church, once the church of George Washington. Since then, it has been owned by several distinguished Virginians and has been a commercial space since the 1960’s.

Located in the heart of beautiful Old Town Alexandria at 711 Princess Street, the Rectory is minutes away from the shops and restaurants of bustling King Street and is easily accessible by bus and metro.

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