Upcoming Events of the SeventyFifth Season of The William

Nelson Cromwell and F. Lammot

Belin Concerts

Noah Getz, saxophone 

Osman Kivrak, viola 

Danielle DeSwert Hahn, piano 

"Washingtonians on Wednesdays”

American works for saxophone, 

viola, and piano 

January 25,12:10

East Building Large Auditorium

Cuarteto Latinoamericano

Music by Leo Brouwer, Aaron Copland,

Alberto Ginastera, George Gershwin,

and Dan Roman

January 29, 3:30

West Building, West Garden Court

Marcolivia, violin and viola duo 

"Washingtonians on Wednesdays"

From Bartok to Bebop

February 1,12:10

West Building Lecture Hall

The Chamber Ensemble of the

American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras

Music by Samuel Barber and Ned Rorem

February 4, 2:00

West Building, East Garden Court

General Information

Admission to the National Gallery of Art

and all of its programs is free of charge,

except as noted.

The use of cameras or recording equipment

during the performance is not allowed.

Please be sure that all portable electronic

devices are turned off.

Concerts are made possible in part

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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Board of Trustees, National Gallery of

Art, Washington

Cover J. Cartwright after George Beck,

Georgetown and the Federal City of Washington

(detail), 1801, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Otis T. Bradley

Mendelssohn Piano Trio

Complete Piano Trios of Schubert

February 5,12:00 and 3:00

West Building, East Garden Court

Edvinas Minkstimas, piano 

"Washingtonians on Wednesdays"

February 8,12:10

West Building, East Garden Court

75TH SEASON 

OF CONCERTS

JANUARY 18, 2017 • NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
JANUARY 18

12:10 • West Building, West Garden Court

Carlos Cesar Rodriguez, piano

Peter Joshua Burroughs, tenor

"Washingtonians on Wednesdays"

Sponsored by the Billy Rose Foundation

Musical Migration

Immigrant and native composers celebrate

America and Washington, DC

Three Civil War Hymns

Arr. Carlos Cesar Rodriguez (b. 1969)

George Frederick Root (1820-1895)

"Battle Cry of Freedom"

Walter Kittredge (1834-1905)

"Tenting on the Old Campground"

William Steffe (1830-1890)

"Battle Hymn of the Republic"

Alexander Reinagle (1756-1809)

"Philadelphia Sonata"

Charles Ives (1874-1954)

"The Greatest Man"

"The Circus Band”

"At the River"

Edward MacDowell (1860-1908)

"Etude de Concert," op. 36

Duke Ellington (1899-1974)

"Come Sunday"

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

"Simple Gifts"

Richard Hundley (b. 1931)

"Come Ready and See Me"

Lucio Demare (1906-1974)

"Malena canta el tango"

Jeffrey Mumford (b. 1955)

Tango Variations

Virgilio Exposito (1924-1997)

"Naranjo en flor"

Teresa Carreno (1853-1917)

"Gottschalk Waltz"

Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)

"The Banjo," op. 15

Jack Gottlieb (1930-2011)

"yes is a pleasant country":

sitting in a tree

i thank you God for most this amazing day

Sam Post (b. 1986)

"Dizzy Spells Rag"

John Philip Sousa (1854-1962)

"Stars and Stripes Forever”

The Musicians

Peter Joshua Burroughs

Peter Joshua Burroughs has appeared with the Washington National Opera as Ezekiel

Cheever in The Crucible, Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro, Remendado in Carmen, Maintop in

Billy Budd, and Spoletta in Tosca, among other roles. Burroughs has sung with the Washington Concert Opera, the Baltimore Symphony, and Opera Tampa. In musical theater, he has

performed Giuseppe Zangara (Assassins), Lieutenant Torasso (Passion), and Mr. Erlanson (A

Little Night Music) with Signature Theatre. New work premieres have included Max Schmeling in the world premiere of Shadow Boxer and Lopez in the world premiere of Megabucks in

New York City, as well as readings of Las bodas de Salsipuedes (Catan) and Pope Joan

(Musto). Burroughs appeared with Carlos Cesar Rodriguez in Weill Recital Hall in Pasion por

la zarzuela to critical acclaim. Recent performances include Raoul de St Brioche in The Merry

Widow with Northern Lights Music Festival in Minnesota, Kaspar in Amahl and the Night

Visitors with Opera Bel Cantanti, and Gastone in La Traviata with Opera Tampa.

Carlos Cesar Rodriguez

Acclaimed by the Washington Post as a "powerful and virtuoso pianist," Carlos Cesar

Rodriguez made his recital debut in his native Venezuela at age five, his orchestral debut as

soloist at age eleven, and his Carnegie Hall debut at age twenty-one. Rodriguez has also

performed in major venues, including the Kennedy Center, the White House, the Corcoran 

Gallery of Art, Merkin Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the 92nd Street Y. As collaborative artist,

Rodriguez has worked with Jessye Norman, Denyce Graves, and Placido Domingo. As

concert-artist and conductor, Rodriguez has toured in Europe and performed concerti and

solo recitals throughout the Americas. In 2005, he received the prestigious Georg Solti

Foundation US fellowship for outstanding young conductors. Mentored by Clifton Matthews, he also studied with Thomas Schumacher and Joseph Kalichstein. Rodriguez

performed Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue as pianist and conductor and Liszt's Second Piano

Concerto with the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra. As music director, conductor, and

artistic advisor for the InSeries in Washington, DC, he recently performed La vida breve by

Manuel de Falla, with Peter Burroughs. Rodriguez also performed at the Smithsonian

Institution with the National Chamber Ensemble in honor of Mozart's birthday and an

evening of Chopin at the Kosciuszko Foundation Institute in New York. Upcoming performances include his continuing concert series Beethoven for the Community: the complete

cycles of piano, violin, and cello sonatas. Rodriguez is a member of the piano faculty at the

Levine School of Music and guest artist and coach for the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist

Program with the Washington National Opera.