Concerts & Lectures
Seating limited to 100 people for all Concerts and Lectures.
MARK VALENTI,
PIANO
Perry/Brandenburg Recital
September 24, 2017 at
2:30 p.m./Bowman Gallery/$10 General Admission/Free for Museum members and children 12 & Under (RSVP Seat Below)
Mark Valenti received his Master of Music from Northwestern University, Bachelor of Music from the Philadelphia Musical Academy and has studied with such notable teachers as Benjamin Whitten, Zoltan Kocsis and Mary Sauer. In addition to giving solo recitals in cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, Mr. Valenti has performed in France, Belgium, Hungary and Luxembourg as well as for former First Lady Barbara Bush in Washington, D.C.
Mark Valenti has performed in recital live on WFMT classical radio. He has also done extensive work in the Jazz field including performances with Gregory Hines, Frank Foster and Al Grey and has appeared on television with Joe Sudler’s Swing Machine and singer/actor Christopher Durham.
Formerly Professor of Music at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Xavier University in Chicago and the Loire Valley Music Institute in France, Mr. Valenti currently teaches at his studio in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago and is available for lessons for all levels and all styles.
Gary Vikan Lecture
October 15, 2017/2:30 p.m/FREE
The Museum of Fine Arts -Washington County announces a lecture and book signing by Gary Vikan, Ph.D. Entitled “Two Museum Thefts that Made Headlines in Baltimore, ” the free illustrated lecture will take place at the museum on Sunday, October 15, 2017. The lecture is presented In Memory of John Grason Steffey and Mary Erwin Steffey through the Jane Steffey Fund.
Following his lecture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Vikan will sign copies of his recently published memoires, Sacred and Stolen: Confessions of a Museum Director. The book will be available for purchase in the museum’s shop. Dr. Vikan had an illustrious career as a curator and director, and was an internationally known medieval scholar. He was Director of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore from 1994 to 2013. He served the Walters as Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Medieval Art prior to being appointed Director. He moved to Baltimore from his post as Senior Associate at Harvard’s Center for Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC. A native of Minnesota, he received his B.A. from Carleton College and his Ph.D. from Princeton University; he is a graduate of the Harvard Program for Art Museum Directors and the National Arts Strategies Chief Executive Program.
Museum Consort
December 17, 2017
The recorder was popular in medieval times through the baroque era, but declined in the 18th century in favor of orchestral woodwind instruments, (flute, oboe, & clarinet.) During its heyday, the recorder was traditionally associated with miraculous events and pastoral scenes.
Lynley Herbert Lecture
January 7, 2018/2:30 p.m./FREE
Dr. Lynley Herbert, Assistant Curator in the Department of Medieval Art and manuscript specialist at the University of Delaware. She will discuss manuscripts in conjunction with the Illuminated Manuscripts Exhibition.
Hamilton Recital,
Ronn McFarlane, Lute
January 14, 2018
Awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music from Shenandoah Conservatory for his achievements in bringing the lute and its music to the world. McClane has over 35 recordings on the Dorian/Sono Luminus label, including solo albums, lute duets, flute & lute duets, lute songs, the complete lute music of Vivaldi, a collection of Elizabethan lute music and poetry, and recordings with the Baltimore Consort.
MSO Recital
Kuźnik Trio
February 18, 2018/2:30 p.m.
The Kuźnik Trio, comprised of Aneta Otreba-Kuźnik, cello, Swiatoslaw Kuźnik, violin and Ernest Barretta, piano, will be in concert for the annual Maryland Symphony Orchestra recital. The concert is held each year to showcase the talented musicians who perform with the MSO.
*Wine and Chocolate Reception to Follow
Rainier Trio,
Irish Music Concert
March 11, 2018/2:00 p.m./Ticketed Event
The Rainier Trio is an exciting & energetic group captivating audiences with gems from the violin-viola-piano trio repertoire. The trio features Kevin Matheson on violin, Bryan Matheson, on viola and Brenda Wittwer on piano.
Reception to Follow
Edmunds Music Trust Recital
Thomas Pandolfi
June 24, 2018
A graduate of The Juilliard School, Pandolfi is an exciting virtuoso who, with each passing season, is sought after by audiences worldwide, and showered with superlatives by critics for his passionate artistry and amazing technique in performing the works of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Liszt. In the “Pops” genre, Pandolfi is considered a leading interpreter of the works of George Gershwin.
