Artist in Residence Owen Danoff
D.C. singer-songwriter Owen Danoff is in a unique position among Strathmore’s Artists in Residence—he’s had lifelong mentorship from his father, two-time Grammy winner Bill Danoff (“Afternoon Delight,” “Country Roads”), and grew up surrounded by accomplished musicians. As the entrepreneurial Owen Danoff continues to forge a name for himself, he shares his progression as an Artist in Residence and unveils tracks from his untitled first full-length album in the Mansion at Strathmore on Wednesdays, June 5 and 19 at 7:30 p.m.

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Strathmore Children's Chorus Spring Concert: The Music of Jim Papoulis
Strathmore began 2013 by actualizing a long-held dream—to launch a children’s choral ensemble—and now the new Strathmore’s Children’s Chorus will host its premiere public concert on Monday, June 10, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. The chorus will commemorate its first performance with a repertoire of all Jim Papoulis songs featuring three world premieres, including the Strathmore-commissioned piece, “The Dawn of a Journey.” The 130 members of the Strathmore Children’s Chorus (SCC) will be joined on stage by members of the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras, Holton-Arms Upper School Chorus and the A. Mario Loiederman Middle School Chamber Choir.

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Strathmore Summer 2013 Performance Calendar
Strathmore today announces its 2013 summer season, with 33 concerts, programs, exhibitions and events—the centerpiece of which is the summer festival, Puppets Take Strathmore, a celebration of the art of puppetry. The season also includes Music Center events featuring NPR all–star Ira Glass, spectacular singer Natalie Cole, fast–strumming acoustic guitar fusion from Rodrigo y Gabriela, and the international choirs of Serenade!, as well as returning community favorites such as Strathmore’s Free Summer Outdoor Concert Series, Backyard Theater for Children and the annual tribute concert, dedicated to the music of Wayne Shorter in celebration of his 80th birthday.

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Underground Railroad: An Evening with Kathleen Battle
Legendary soprano Kathleen Battle and acclaimed pianist Cyrus Chestnut with the Heritage Signature Chorale directed by Stanley Thurston explore the music that expressed the suffering and salvation of enslaved Africans as they found their way to freedom in Underground Railroad: An Evening with Kathleen Battle on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in the Music Center.

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Strathmore, Federal Realty Announce New Entertainment Venue
Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc. and Federal Realty Investment Trust announce a partnership through the creation of a new performance venue and event space at Pike & Rose, the 24-acre, $250 million mixed-use development in the heart of the White Flint Development District in Montgomery County, MD.

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Chelsea Green, violin; Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom; Mak Grgic, guitar
Strathmore’s May Music in the Mansion concerts see the conclusion of the art center’s Storied Strings: The Violin in America series with a performance by Chelsey Green and the Green Project; new works from D.C. native and jazz favorite Allison Miller’s BOOM TIC BOOM band celebrating their just-released album, No Morphine, No Lilies; and a sold-out show from “lyrical, insightful player” (Washington Post), classical guitarist Mak Grgic.

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Strathmore AIR: Daisy Castro
At 16 years old, Strathmore Artist in Residence Daisy Castro has quickly immersed herself into the alluring and ever-expanding world of Jazz Manouche, also known as Gypsy Jazz. The Strathmore Artist in Residence released her first CD as a tween, has shared the stage with the legendary Schmitt family and Stephane Wrembel Quartet, and on Wednesdays, May 8 and 22, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mansion, Daisy will play Gypsy jazz standards and original works, including the Strathmore-commissioned nouveau tango piece, “Insomnia.”

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Strathmore, Glenstone Unveil New Artwork by 1960s Artist Lee Bontecou
Strathmore has unveiled the second work on view in its Music Center from the renowned collection of Glenstone, founded by Mitchell and Emily Rales in Potomac—Lee Bontecou’s 1962 piece Untitled. The installation will be on view in the Lockheed Martin Lobby of the Music Center at Strathmore through March 2014.

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Strathmore Arts and the Brain
Strathmore’s Arts and the Brain series returns for its second season on Thursday, March 14, 2013, with a five part discussion series convening artists, scholars and leading scientific authorities to explore the relationship between the arts, sciences and brain activity. The series begins by exploring Brain-targeted teaching ® with the inventor of the education model, Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Mariale Hardman. Discussions will examine new education models, cutting edge research and innovative ideas, illuminating the intersection of arts and neuroscience.

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Storied Strings: The Violin in America
In previous seasons Strathmore has explored the piano, the guitar and great American composers—in its mapping of the influences that have forged American music, the arts center turns next to the violin with Storied Strings: The Violin in America, a season-long survey of violin repertoire that celebrates the role of the instrument in the development of American musical tradition. The 11-concert series includes performances in the Music Center and Mansion, as well as education events to better acquaint audiences with this pivotal influence on American music.

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Strathmore Announces 2012-2013 Season
Strathmore today announces its 2012-2013 season, marked with the sweeping, season-long Storied Strings: The Violin in America, an 11-concert series that explores this most versatile of the string instruments and its influence on iconic forms of American music.

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2012-2013 Strathmore Presents and Strathmore Music in the Mansion Season Calendar

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