Upcoming Events of the SeventyFifth Season of The William

Nelson Cromwell and F. Lammot

Belin Concerts

West Garden Trio

"Washingtonians on Wednesdays”

Music by Kenji Bunch, Charles Ives,

and Paul Schoenfield 

April 26,12:10

West Building, East Garden Court

Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley 

All-Russian program

April 30, 3:30

West Building, East Garden Court

Tonality of Culture

Multidisciplinary Estonian concert

Presented as part of the 

European Month of Culture

May 3,12:10

East Building Auditorium

Margaret Leng Tan

The Three Cs: Cage, Cowell, Crumb

Metamorphoses, world premiere

of a new work by George Crumb

May 7, 3:30

East Building Auditorium

Laura Falzon, flute, and Rupert Boyd, guitar

Presented as part of the

European Month of Culture

May 10,12:10

West Building, East Garden Court

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and all of its programs is free of charge,

except as noted.

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during the performance is not allowed.

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through the generosity of donors to the

National Gallery of Art through The Circle. 

Reserved seating is available in recognition

of their support. Please contact the

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Georgetown and the Federal City of Washington

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Gift of Otis T. Bradley

75TH SEASON

OF CONCERTS

APRIL 26, 2017 • NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
PROGRAM

12:10 • West Building, East Garden Court

"Washingtonians on Wednesdays”

Sponsored by the Billy Rose Foundation

West Garden Trio 

Luke Wedge, violin

Benjamin R. Wensel, cello

Danielle DeSwert Hahn, piano

Paul Schoenfield (b. 1947)

Cafe Music

Allegro

Rubato

Presto

Charles Ives (1874-1954)

Trio for Violin, Violoncello, and Piano

Moderato

TSIAJ: Presto

Moderato con moto

Kenji Bunch (b. 1973)

Swing Shift

Prelude

Night Flight

Interhour

Club Crawl 

Magic Hour

Grooveboxes

The Musicians

West Garden Trio

Formed in 2008 as the resident piano trio at the National Gallery of Art, the West Garden

Trio has performed many concerts at the Gallery, creating unique thematic programs in

connection with exhibitions and other special events.

Originally from Kansas, violinist Luke Wedge is an active chamber musician who

is frequently invited to serve as concertmaster of orchestras in the Washington, DC, area.

A participant in the prestigious Juilliard Quartet seminar, he has given master classes at

the Eastern Music Festival and at Gettysburg College. An experienced orchestral musician, 

he has performed with the Chicago Philharmonic, the National Symphony, and the Ravinia

Festival Orchestras. Since 2003, he has been a member of the United States Air Force Strings,

with which he has given performances at the State Department, the Vice President's residence, and the White House. Outside of Washington, he has played for the Grand Ole Opry

and has been featured on several nationally televised programs and various recordings.

He began violin studies at age five and holds degrees from the University of Kansas and

Northwestern University.

A native of Western New York, Benjamin Wensel earned degrees from the Cleveland 

Institute of Music and the Eastman School of Music. Equally important to his musical education

were performances in seminars and master classes for members of the Cleveland, Guarneri, 

Juilliard, Miami, and Ying Quartets; chamber music studies with Peter Salaff and members

of the Audubon and Cavani Quartets; and solo master classes with Clemens Michael Hagen,

Steven Isserlis, David Soyer, and Michel Strauss.

A member of the United States Army Orchestra, Strolling Strings, and String Quartet

since 2003, Wensel regularly appears with many of the local ensembles in the National Capital

region. Dedicated to the creation and promotion of new music, he has performed the world

premieres of more than twenty works written by established and emerging American composers. In addition to his work with the National Gallery of Art Piano Trio, Wensel is a founding 

member of the Tarab Cello Ensemble and the New Orchestra of Washington. He is cellist of

the BAR Piano Trio and "Pershing's Own” Contemporary Music Ensemble.

Danielle DeSwert Hahn is an active freelance collaborative pianist. As an opera repetiteur,

she has worked with the Ash Lawn Highland Opera Festival, New York Opera Society, and

Baltimore, Chautauqua, Indianapolis, Kentucky, North Carolina, Portland, Sarasota, Washington 

Concert, and Washington National opera companies. Hahn regularly performs in chamber

music and voice recitals, partnering with members of the National Symphony Orchestra,

the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra, and vocal soloists.

In addition to numerous appearances at the National Gallery, Hahn has performed

at prestigious venues throughout Washington, DC. She has recently played as an orchestral

pianist with the North Carolina Symphony and has performed in concert and recorded with

the contemporary ensemble New Music Raleigh. She holds a master of music degree from

the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a bachelor of music degree from the University

of California, Santa Barbara. Formerly an apprentice coach with the Washington Opera

under Placido Domingo, since 2006 she has worked at the National Gallery of Art, where

she is currently head of the music department.