Classical Music Agenda by DCist contributor Charles T. Downey of Ionarts If you have not done your civic duty and Taken a Friend to the Orchestra yet this month, Washington is not the place to try to make that happen in late May. We don’t have much to suggest for your classical listening pleasure this week, but you can keep yourself informed by following our Classical Week in Washington column at Ionarts. FREE CONCERTS: >>…
(Classical Music Agenda by DCist contributor Charles T. Downey of Ionarts) We hope you did your civic duty and Took a Friend to the Orchestra (as mandated by Drew McManus at Adaptistration and mentioned in our missive last week), because it will get more difficult now. In the first part of May, it seemed like we had a concert to see at least once a day (and sometimes we needed to bilocate to be fully…
(Classical Music Agenda by DCist contributor Charles T. Downey of Ionarts) Arts blogger Drew McManus, at Adaptistration, has proclaimed that May is Take a Friend to Orchestra Month. As Drew envisions it, this is “your sanctioned excuse to approach a friend about attending an orchestra concert with you.” (All this week, Drew has been running responses to and suggestions concerning his idea at Adaptistration.) To that end, here is your weekly dose of concert suggestions….
(Classical music agenda by DCist contributor Charles T. Downey of Ionarts) Having done this agenda a couple times as a bimonthly column, we feel like we don’t talk to you people regularly enough. Some readers have wondered why DCist is covering classical music, but we also know that other readers have gone to concerts suggested here and rediscovered a latent interest in things classical. Therefore, we resolve to give you a look at the concerts…
(Classical music agenda by DCist contributor Charles T. Downey of Ionarts) If you are like this DCist, you are probably thinking about how to spend that big tax refund check. We suggest that an evening (or afternoon) of classical music, paired with an excellent meal if possible, is a worthy way of taking back your money from Uncle Sam and spending it on something you and that special someone can appreciate. OPERA AND BALLET: >>…
(This is the first classical music review for DCist, and it is a snapshot of a concert we attended this past Sunday evening. The first review is contributed by Charles T. Downey of Ionarts; a second review will follow tomorrow.) If you are like this DCist, you might think about how fun it would be to travel back in time to get a glimpse of life in previous centuries. A good way to do that…
(Classical music agenda contributed by Charles T. Downey of Ionarts) This DCist is happiest when there are plenty of first-rate concerts to attend, but we are somewhat overwhelmed by the volume of extraordinary listening opportunities in our area in the first part of this month. (For more information, see our new Concert Schedule at Ionarts.) That we have yet to find a spare 20 hours to do our income tax return is only adding to…
(Classical music agenda contributed by Charles T. Downey of Ionarts) Want to hear something classical to impress your family and friends? At DCist, we have some quick picks for you, and can you say free concerts? That’s right, Washington has more excellent classical music to be heard for free than probably anywhere else, and we’re here to tell you about it. For more information, see our Concert Schedule at Ionarts. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: >> Free…
