1. Spring Overture by Johan De Meij

2. El Camino Real by Alfred Reed

3. Bassoon Concerto by Eric Ewazen

4. Music for a Festival by Philip Sparke

5. Kalos Eidos by Carol Brittin Chambers

1. Spring Overture by Johan De Meij

2. El Camino Real by Alfred Reed

3. Bassoon Concerto by Eric Ewazen

4. Music for a Festival by Philip Sparke

5. Kalos Eidos by Carol Brittin Chambers

A Christmas Overture

Christmas Around the World

Chanukah Medley

Many Moods of Christmas Suite No.

Concert Suite from The Polar Express

INTERMISSION

Christmas Toons

The Nutcraker Suite

Christmas Spirit

Disney Festival

A Christmas Overture

Christmas Around the World

Chanukah Medley

Many Moods of Christmas Suite No.

Concert Suite from The Polar Express

INTERMISSION

Christmas Toons

The Nutcraker Suite

Christmas Spirit

Disney Festival

Juan Gallastegui makes his debut as Artistic Director of the Rogue Valley Symphonic Band in a concert dedicated to the Fall season and the festivity of Halloween!

·       Oregon by Jacob de Haan 9’

·       Incantation and Dance by John Barnes Chance 7’

·       October by Eric Whitacre  6’

·       The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber (arr. Johan de Meij)  15’

·       Selections from The Nightmare Before Christmas by Elfman/arr. Brown 5’

·       Marche Diabolique by Brian Balmages  3’

·       Inferno (From Divine Comedy) by Robert W. Smith 7'

Juan Gallastegui conducts the Accord Symphony Orchestra in Pops and classics at the Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Juan Gallastegui will conduct Mozart’s C Minor Mass.

RCB plays music from John Philip Sousa. A tribute to one of the greatest maestros of all time.

Juan Gallastegui conducts the winners of the Accord Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition in Haydn’ Cello Concerto and Mozart’s Piano Concert No. 20. Previous year’s winner Valerie Ter will play Grieg’s Piano Concerto.

Dr. Gallastegui conducts the RCB in a program with music from his native country Spain.

 Obertura (Eduardo Moreno)

Al Centenario (Ferrer Ferran)

La Revoltosa (Ruperto Chapí)

Font de la Teula (Frank Cogollos)

Diego Perez (David Rivas)

La Torre del Oro (Geronimo Gimenez)

Join the Accord Symphony Orchestra for our #BlackHistoryMonth Concert Series, Living the Dream: A celebration of the march on Washington.

Be there for 1 of 2 performances:

- Feb. 18th at National United Methodist Church at 5:00pm

- Feb 19 at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church at 3pm, featuring Soprano Ayanna Freelon & Pianist Trey Walton

Ticket information is online at dcstrings.org

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For immediate release: Rockville Concert Band to present afree concert of movie and Broadway show music—3:00 PM on February 12that Rockville’s F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre

Rockville, Md— January 31, 2023:Enjoy music from the movies and Broadway shows when the Rockville Concert Band presents “A Night at the Theater” concert, Sunday afternoon, February 12that 3:00 PM at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre in Rockville.

Under the direction of Music DirectorDr. Juan Gallastegui (gah-yah-STAY-gee) and guest conductor Dr. Robert Tennyson, the Band will perform a variety of symphonic band arrangements of film music and Broadway show tunes spanning six decades.

Featured music will include compositions by contemporarymovie composerJohn Williams, including powerfulselections fromRaiders of the Lost Ark, The Cowboys and the Olympic Fanfare and Theme.The Band will also perform classic film music selections plus arrangements from musicals including Phantom of the Opera,Brigadoon, and Cabaret. The concert is free (suggested donation of $5) with no tickets required. The F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre at Rockville Civic Center Park is located at 603 Edmonston Drive in Rockville, Md.

Rockville Concert Band: Founded in 1957 and supported by the City of Rockville, Md, theRockville Concert Band is a symphonic community band comprised of approximately 70 musicians. Directed by Dr. Juan Gallastegui, the ensemble performs diverse repertoire at about ten concerts per year, including a fall through spring season at Rockville Civic Center’s F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, the Rockville Memorial Day ceremonies and other performances throughout Maryland and the greater Washington DC area.

Dr. Juan Gallastegui: Music Director and conductor of the Rockville Concert Band since September 2020, Juan Gallasteguiis also Music Director of The Accord Symphony Orchestra of the DC Strings Workshop, a music educator, and an ASCAP arranger of music for concert band and chamber ensembles. As an accomplished euphonium player, Gallastegui performed in several wind ensembles in his native Spain. He earned his Ph.D. in Music History from the University of La Rioja (Spain), and MM in Orchestral Conducting from Bard College in New York.

Dr. Robert Tennyson: Dr. Robert Tennyson has enjoyed a 6-decade career as a conductor, university educator and trombonist. With undergraduate and master’s degrees in music from Indiana University and a doctorate in trombone, conducting and music history from the University of Maryland, Tennyson conducted the Rockville Concert Band from 1977 to 1994. He has also directed the Potomac Pops Symphony Orchestra and Olney Big Band and played trombone locally in orchestras and for musical productions.

For more information, media only:

Noreen B. Friedman, Publicity, Rockville Concert Band, flutistnbf@gmail.com

Dr. Juan Gallastegui leads the Accord Symphony Orchestra in The Polar Express (Music from the movie) and the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky.

Dr. Juan Gallastegui leads the Accord Symphony Orchestra in its traditional Messiah concert.

Juan Gallastegui conducts a full program of pieces from renown composer Johan de Meij.

The Arts Club of Washington is a club to promote the Arts in Washington, D.C.. Founded by Bertha Noyes in May 1916, its first president was Henry Kirke Bush-Brown; Mathilde Mueden Leisenring was among its original members. It is located at the Cleveland Abbe House. Since 2006, the Club has awarded the Marfield Prize, also known as the National Award for Arts Writing, for nonfiction books about the arts written for a broad audience.The Marfield Prize, National Award for Arts WritingThe Marfield Prize, also known as the National Award for Arts Writing, is given annually by the Arts Club of Washington to nonfiction books about the arts written for a broad audience. Intended to help increase access to the arts, the Prize "celebrates prose that is lucid, luminous, clear, and inspiring—writing that creates a strong connection with arts and artists."The Prize of $10,000, which the Club asserts is the only one of its kind in the country, honors nonfiction books first published in the U.S., by a single author who is living at the time of the book’s nomination. First given in 2006, the prize’s endowment was established by long-time Arts Club member Jeannie S. Marfield in honor of Florence Berryman and Helen Wharton.The award is given to the author of a nonfiction book about any artistic discipline (visual, literary, performing, or media arts, as well as cross-disciplinary works. Works of art history and criticism, biographies and memoirs, and essays are all eligible. Anthologies, creative works of fiction or poetry, books for children, exhibition catalogs and self-published books are not eligible.History and past winnersMembers of the club noticed that there was a lack of "good, accessible writing about the arts," according to former award administrator Sarah Browning. Club members decided to use a bequest by longtime member Jeannie S. Marfield to remedy the situation. In addition to the annual winners, the Club publishes the names of several finalists.

Tickets are $20, all sales and donations directly benefit the TraRon Center, helping those affected by gun violence heal through the arts https://traroncenter.org. The evening will also include a silent auction for a garden trowel sculpted by artist Stephanie Mercedes from a gun confiscated by DC Metropolitan Police, with all monies raised directly benefitting the TraRon Center.

Featuring a mix of classical and pop music, this year’s concert artists are the Accord Symphony Orchestra, DC Strings Workshop’s flagship ensemble, which, under the direction of Dr. Juan Gallastegui, is dedicated to bringing music to underserved communities in the District, Maryland and Virginia; Nikita Borisevich and Margarita Loukachkina, a dynamic violin and piano duo combo who headlined the Arts Council’s May concert; and bass/baritone soloist (and DC native) Christian Simmons.

Juan Gallastegui will conduct works by Vaughan Williams (150 anniversary of his birth), Philip Sparke, Frank Cogollos (US Premiere) and Aldred Reed.

The Rockville Concert Bands presents its last summer Pops concert at the Chevy Chase Town Community Center.

Join the Accord Symphony Orchestra, DC Strings Workshop's flagship ensemble and reimagined orchestra, now entering its 7th orchestra season. Hear works from Composer-in-Residence Jorge Tabarés and familiar POPs tunes you can dance, tap or move to. Petting zoo begins at 2pm for families and the community with member musicians, at District Pier in the Wharf (SW DC). Parking garages or metro from Waterfront or a shuttle from L'Enfant metro highly recommended.

Juan Gallastegui will conduct Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Overture Song of Hiawatha and Dvorak 8th Symphony