Premier Artists

February 23, 2020

• 4:00 p.m. US Naval Academy Chamber Winds Ensemble

March 28, 2020

• 7:30 p.m. Caroline Oltmann's Piano

April 24, 2020

• 7:30pm: Carmina Burana, by Carl Orff Annapolis Chorale and Annapolis Chamber Orchestra with Ernie Green, Conductor

September 6th, 2016

• 6:00pm: Electric Brigade, Free Outdoor ConcertAs part of its 2016-2017 Premier Artists lineup, the Washington College Concert Series presents Electric Brigade, the U.S. Navy’s premier popular music group. This FREE family-friendly program will take place is Martha Washington Square. Bring a blanket and come enjoy some great pop/rock music!

October 6th, 2016

• 7:30pm: Dai Shihan (Grand Master) Michael Chikuzen Gould, ShakuhachiAs part of its 2016-2017 Premier Artists lineup, The Concert Series presents Dai Shihan (Grand Master) Micheal Chikuzen Gould.  This event is co-sponsored by the Global Education Office, the William James Forum, and the Department of Philosophy and Religion. As one of only a handful of non-Japanese to hold the title of “Dai Shihan,” Chiukuzen will perform the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese 5-holed flute. Advance Tickets are available through Eventbrite.

October 23rd, 2016

• 6:00pm: SoloDuo, classical guitarAs part of 2016-2017 Premier Artist lineup, The Washington College Concert Series welcomes Italian guitarists, Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli, known as SoloDuo. Advance Tickets are available through Eventbrite.

November 2nd, 2016

• 7:30pm: Paul D. Miller a.k.a. DJ Spooky, Frederick Douglass Fellowship ResidencyAs part of its 2016-2017 Premier Artist Lineup, the WC Concert Series Presents turntabllist DJ Spooky in a FREE multi-media talk and concert. This event is co-sponsored by the C.V. Starr Center & SANDBOX.

November 5th, 2016

• 7:30pm: David Trio (piano, violin, & cello)As part of 2016-2017 Premier Artist lineup, The Washington College Concert Series welcomes Italian musicians, the David Trio. Advance Tickets are available through Eventbrite.

November 11th, 2016

• 7:30pm: Country Current, Bluegrass & Country MusicAs part of its 2016-2017 Premier Artists lineup, the Washington College Concert Series presents Country Current, the U.S. Navy’s premier country-bluegrass ensemble. This FREE program celebrates and gives thanks our region’s veterans. For FREE tickets, visit EventBrite.

September 28th, 2015

• 6:00pm: Steel RevolutionAs part of its 2015-2016 Premier Artists lineup, the Washington College Concert Series presents Steel Revolution, Washington College’s own Steel Pan Ensemble. This FREE family-friendly program will take place is Martha Washington Square. Bring a blanket and come enjoy some great pop/rock music!

October 24th, 2015

• 7:30pm: Benjamin Verdery, Classical GuitarAs part of 2015-2016 Premier Artist lineup & in conjunction with the 2015 Annual Eastern Shore Guitar Festival, The Washington College Concert Series presents renowned classical guitarist and composer, Benjamin Verdery.

November 11th, 2015

• 7:30pm: Country Currents of the United States Navy BandAs part of its 2015-2016 Premier Artists lineup, the Washington College Concert Series celebrates Veteran’s Day with a FREE concert in Decker Theater by the United States Navy’s premier country-bluegrass ensemble, Country Current. Free tickets are available through Eventbrite.

February 8th, 2016

• 7:30pm: Mark Valenti, PianoAs part of 2015-2016 Premier Artist lineup, The Washington College Concert Series welcomes back pianist, Mark Valenti.

March 3rd, 2016

• 7:30pm: Chamber Orchestra KremlinAs part of 2015-2016 Premier Artist lineup, The Washington College Concert Series present the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, an 18-piece ensemble from Moscow, Russia. 

  Hear the words “chamber orchestra” and you probably don’t instantly think: 2.7 million YouTube hits, audience participation, or young, glamorous, rambunctious, and fun. Yet all of these apply to Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, whose performance is certain to be one of the most dynamic at Washington College this spring.

  This high-energy 18-piece ensemble will perform as part of The Washington College Concert Series on March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Decker Theatre of the Gibson Center for the Arts. The program will begin with pieces by Eskender Bekmambetov, one composed especially for Chamber Orchestra Kremlin. Following an intermission—which will include a reception in the Underwood Lobby—the orchestra will play Tchaikovsky’sString Quartet No. 2, Op. 22.

April 21st, 2016

• 7:30pm: Open the Door for Three, Irish TrioAs part of 2015-2016 Premier Artist lineup, The Washington College Concert Series welcomes presents Open the Door for Three, an Irish Trio featuring fiddle, uilleann pipes, and bouzouki.

May 3rd, 2016

• 7:30pm: Jenny Oaks Baker, America’s ViolinistAs part of 2015-2016 Premier Artist lineup, The Washington College Concert Series presents Grammy Nominated violinist, Jenny Oaks Baker. Branded as America’s Violinist, Mrs. Baker will play a concert entitled “Movie Magic and More!” This concert will feature music from her Disney CD “Wish Upon A Star” and her “Silver Screen Serenade” along with other favorites including “Amazing Grace” (which she recently recorded with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice). 

September 4th, 2014

• 6:00pm: The Electric Brigade (US Navy Popular Music Ensemble)As part of its 2014-2015 Premier Artists lineup, the Washington College Concert Series presents The Electric Brigade, the US Navy’s premiere popular music group. This FREE family-friendly program will take place is Martha Washington Square. Bring a blanket and come enjoy some great pop/rock music!

September 28th, 2014

• 3:00pm: Carnivals & Dances: Virtuoso French Music for Two PianosAs part of its 2014-2015 Premier Artists lineup, the Washington College Concert Series presents Carnivals & Dances: Virtuoso French Music for Two Pianos featuring pianists Grace Kim and Hanchien Lee in Decker Theater. This family friendly program will include works by Poulenc, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns.

October 25th, 2014

• 7:30pm: Grammy Award Winning - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ)As part of 2014-2015 Premier Artist lineup, The Washington College Concert Series presents the Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) in Decker Theater.

November 11th, 2014

• 7:30pm: Trio Galilei – StoryQuest: Remembering WWIIThe C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, the Washington College Concert Series, the Department of Drama, and the Washington College Veterans Association, celebrates Veterans Day with a FREE multimedia event, StoryQuest: Remembering WWII, featuring Trio Galilei.

January 22nd, 2015

• 7:30pm: Thomas Pandolfi, pianistAs part of its 2014-2015 Premier Artists lineup, the Washington College Concert Series presents pianist, Thomas Pandolfi, in Decker Theater. The evening will feature the Romantic masterworks of Russian composers including Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Rubinstein, Scriabin, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky.

February 11th, 2015

• 7:30pm: American Spiritual EnsembleAs part of its 2014-2015 Premier Artists lineup, the Washington College Concert Series presents The American Spiritual Ensemble, a critically-acclaimed professional group composed of more than 20 of the finest singers in the classical music world! The vocalists have thrilled audiences around the world with their dynamic renditions of classic spirituals and Broadway numbers.

March 28th, 2015

• 7:30pm: Latin Grammy Award Winning - Afro Bop AllianceAs part of 2014-2015 Premier Artist lineup, The Washington College Concert Series presents the Grammy Award-winning Afro Bop Alliance in Decker Theater. The seven-piece Latin Jazz ensemble always thrills audiences with their infectious polyrhythmic grooves, harmonic colorings, and improvisational flights. Features drums, bass, piano, sax, trombone, trumpet, and steel pan. 

April 17th, 2015

• 7:30pm: WAC Cherry Blossom Festival & The Washington Toho Koto SocietyWashington College welcomes spring with its very own Cherry Blossom Festival! Together with the Office of the President, the Alumni Association, Sandbox, the Student Environmental Alliance, the Anthropology Club, and the Asian Culture Club, the Department of Music and the WC Concert Series presents The Washington Toho Koto Society in Hotchkiss Recital Hall as part of its 2014-2015 Premier Artists lineup. There will be a Japanese-themed reception, sponsored by the WC Alumni Association following the performance.

September 5th, 2013

• 6:00pm: The US Naval Academy Big Band, Next WaveAs part of its 2013-2014 Premier Artists lineup, the Washington College Concert Series presents Next Wave in a FREE Outdoor Concert in Martha Washington Square.

September 19th, 2013

• 6:00pm: Stephen Wade - The Beautiful Music All Around UsAs part of its 2013-2014 Premier Artists lineup, the Washington College Concert Series, together with the C.V. Starr Center for the American Experience, present a FREE Book Talk and Performance by author and musician Stephen Wade in Decker Theater.

October 17th, 2013

• 7:30pm: Ensemble Galilei - First Person: Seeing AmericaAs part of its 2013-2014 Premier Artist lineup, The Washington College Concert Series, together with the C.V. Starr Center for the American Experience present First Person: Seeing America featuring Ensemble Galilei, narration by actor Rob Nagle and actress Lily Knight and iconic photographs from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Decker Theater.

November 11th, 2013

• 7:30pm: Jazz Ambassadors of the United States Army Field BandAs part of its 2013-2014 Premier Artists lineup, the Washington College Concert Series celebrates Veteran’s Day with a free concert in Decker Theater by one of the finest big bands in the world today, the Jazz Ambassadors of Washington, DC.

March 26th, 2014

• 8:00pm: Atlantic String Quartet of the Baltimore Symphony OrchestraAs part of 2013-2104 Premier Artist lineup, The Washington College Concert Series presents The Atlantic String Quartet of the BSO in Decker Theater.

April 6th, 2014

• 2:30pm: Beyond the Line of BlueAs part of its 2013-2014 Premier Artists lineup, the Washington College Concert Series present Beyond the Line of Blue featuring tenor Christopher Swanson, the Anderson/Fader Guitar Duo, and Damon Ferrante in Decker Theater.

October 6th, 2012

• 7:30pm - 9:00pm: Concert Series - Russian TrioThree young Russian-born musicians will open the 61st Season of the Washington College Community Concert Series on Saturday evening October 6 with a program of Haydn, Brahms and Shostakovich.

January 25th, 2013

• 7:30pm - 9:00pm:Concert Series - Axiom Brass QuintetAxiom Brass’ repertoire ranges from jazz and Latin music to string quartet transcriptions, as well as original compositions for brass quintet. The Axiom Brass is an Ensemble-in-Residence at the Music Institute of Chicago and at the Tanglewood Institute.

February 10th, 2013

• 4:00pm - 5:30pm: Concert Series - Ethos Percussion Group“Spellbinding,” “astonishing” and “immaculate” are all words that critics have used to describe the Ethos Percussion Group.

March 6th, 2013

• 7:30pm: Calidore String QuartetGrand prizewinners of the 2011 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and 2012 Coleman and Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competitions.
• 7:30pm - 9:00pm: Concert Series - Calidore String QuartetThe Calidore String Quartet, Grand Prize winners of the Fischoff, Coleman and Chesapeake Chamber Music Competitions, will perform in Hotchkiss Recital Hall at 7:30 pm.

April 13th, 2013

• 7:30pm - 9:00pm: Concert Series - Inna FaliksUkrainian-born pianist Inna Faliks has performed on many of the world’s greatest stages. She has been called one of the most passionately committed, exciting and poetic artists of her generation.