The Seventy-Fourth Season of

The William Nelson Cromwell and

F. Lammot Belin Upcoming Concerts

New York Opera Society 

Viennese New Year Concert

January 3, Sunday, 3:30

West Building, West Garden Court

Yael Weiss

Music by Auerbach, Beethoven,

and Schubert

January 10, Sunday, 3:30

West Building, West Garden Court

Fisk Jubliee Singers

Spirituals

January 17, Saturday, 3:30

West Building, West Garden Court

Aspen String Trio

J.S. Bach, Goldberg Variations

January 24, Sunday, 3:30

West Building, West Garden Court

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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. 

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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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The department of music produced these

program notes. Copyright © 2015 Board of

Trustees, National Gallery ofArt, Washington

Cover Marc Chagall, Greeting Card for 1972

(detail), 1971, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus

74TH SEASON 

OF CONCERTS

DECEMBER 20, 2015 • NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
3:30 • West Building, West Garden Court

Eric Mintel Quartet

Eric Mintel, piano

Nelson Hill, sax and flute

Dave Mohn, drums

Jack Hegyi, bass

Featuring Central Bucks High School-West Chamber Choir

Dr. Joseph Ohrt, director of the Central Bucks High School-West Chamber Choir

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas

The program will be announced from the stage.

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The Musicians

Eric Mintel Quartet

Pianist and composer Eric Mintel has brought his own energetic and lyrical style of jazz to

audiences of all ages for more than twenty years. His piano style and his quartet have been

compared to the great Dave Brubeck. Mintel's goals of bringing an understanding of jazz to

the masses has connected on many levels both nationally and internationally.

In 1998, President Bill Clinton invited Mintel to perform at the White House, and in

2011, a second invitation came from President Obama. Mintel was a featured guest on Marian

McPartland's Piano Jazz on NPR and has been reviewed in Down Beat and Jazziz magazines.

In 2010, he and the quartet performed a special UNESCO concert, and from 1999 to 2005,

the group played several concerts at the Kennedy Center. The ensemble also has performed

and recorded live at Washington, DC's XM/Sirius. Mintel and his dynamic quartet continue

to tour, perform, and communicate with audiences throughout the world.

Central Bucks High School-West Chamber Choir

The choral program at Central Bucks High School-West, from Doylestown, Pennsylvania,

which includes a Symphonic Chorale, Madrigal Singers, and a men's and a women's choir,

in addition to several other auditioned groups, is one of the most respected choral programs

in the nation. Having presented close to four hundred world premieres in the last eighteen

years, the various groups have served as a pioneer of and advocate for contemporary choral 

composition. Their unparalleled accomplishments and unique programming have inspired

other choirs, conductors, and composers throughout the country. West Choirs continuously

enjoy collaborations with some of the world's most important composers and conductors.

The Central Bucks High School-West Choirs have performed for US Presidents Obama

and Clinton, President Havel of the Czech Republic, President Nelson Mandela of South

Africa, and Prime Minister Shimon Perez of Israel. The choirs have performed over twenty

times at Carnegie Hall and eight times at the White House. Their performances have aired

to millions of viewers in annual television programs.

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