Featuring Soprano Lucy Shelton, 21st Century Consort's upcoming season concert on Nov. 4 at the Smithsonian Institution in D.C. connects with the Smithsonian's exhibit: Mexican artist influenced by Picasso; shared common interests with younger American artists including Jackson Pollock and Adolph Gottlieb, indigenous art, mythical themes, increasingly non-representational imagery, and the anxieties of World War II. Tamayos fierce and symbolic animal paintings and artworks evoking celestial themes from the 1940s are a special focus of the exhibition.
- Mario Lavista
- Cuaderno de Viaje
- Shulamit Ran
- Moon Songs
- Missy Mazzoli
- Magic with Everyday Objects
- Gheorghe Costinescu
- Nine Portraits from the Wild
- Gabriela Ortiz
- Vitrales de Ambar
- This is the Consort's 11th season at the Smithsonian American Art Museums Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium. Artistic Director Christopher Kendall presents a season of new music and high drama featuring artists Paul Cigan, Lisa Emenheiser, Dan Foster, Sara Stern, Rachel Young with guest vocalists Lucy Shelton, William Sharp, Alice Teyssier and Shara Nova.
Tickets are THIS SEASON FREE. Pick up your free tickets beginning at 3:30, and all who attend the 4:00 pre-concert discussion are guaranteed tickets. Past performances suggest that tickets will likely be available for all until the performance itself, at 5:00 pm.
All concerts are at 5:00, preceded by a 4:00 discussion with composers and performers, and followed by a post-concert reception.