PostClassical Ensemble with James Austin Smith

Drew Peterson, pianist

Josephine Baker

John Edward Hasse, guest curator

Felix Conteras, conga

Ellington Carthan, pianist and narrator

Jeffrey Mumford, guest curator

Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello

Katerina Burton, soprano

CAAPA Choir

Robin De Jesús, actor

David Strathairn, actor

Kevork Mourad, artist

Derek Goldman, playwright/director

José Sacín, bass baritone (Don Quihote)

Israel Lozano, tenor (Master Peter)

Jennifer Zetlan, soprano (Trujaman)

Ricardo Marlow, Flamenco guitar

Philip Kennicott, guest curator

Hany Hassan FAIA, visuals

Flávio Chamis, guest curator

André Mehmari, pianist and composer

Tatjana Mead Chamis, viola

Elin Melgarejo, vocalist

Jerod Tate, guest curator

Nino Rota, composer

PostClassical Ensemble with James Austin Smith

At the Phillips Collection

Oboist James Austin Smith, praised by the New York Times for his "virtuosic, dazzling, and brilliant performances," joins members of PostClassical Ensemble in a program of virtuoso works for oboe and strings. Conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez, the program includes oboe repertoire from the Baroque to today, with music by Tomaso Albinoni, Florence Price, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Luciano Berio. PCE's string ensemble will also perform DC native George Walker’s deeply moving Lyric for Strings and Smith will present a stirring solo piece by Guggenheim Fellow and Rome Prize winner Suzanne Farrin. The program concludes with GRAMMY award-winning composer Kevin Puts’s Oboe Concerto No. 1.

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PostClassical Ensemble with James Austin Smith

Sun. Feb. 16, 2025 4:00p.m.

Music Room | The Phillips Collection | 1600 21st St NW, Washington, DC

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James Austin Smith, oboe

The string players of

PostClassical Ensemble, conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez

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Program:

Tomaso Albinoni
Concerto for Oboe and Strings op. 9, no. 2 in D minor

Krzysztof Penderecki
Capriccio for Oboe and 11 Strings

George Walker
Lyric for Strings

Suzanne Farrin
l’onde (della non vostra) for Solo Oboe

Florence Price
Adoration for Oboe and Strings

Luciano Berio
Chemins IV

Kevin Puts
Oboe Concerto No. 1

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PostClassical Ensemble with James Austin Smith

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