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The seventh annual Smithsonian at Little Washington concert series commences with a MiniFestival the weekend of Oct. 10 and 11, at The Theatre, Washington, Va. The first concert at 8 p.m. on Oct. 10 includes works by Beethoven and Mozart. The concert at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 11 continues with the “Brilliance of the Baroque” performances which proved so popular last year.

An unusual feature of the concerts in the series is the inclusion of short introductory remarks about the music, the composers and the historic instruments used in the performances, delivered by Kenneth Slowik, the artistic director of the period-instrument Chamber Music Program at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Slowik is a founding member of the Smithson String Quartet and the Castle Trio. He has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the National Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra. Slowik’s more than 50 recordings include many international prize winners, and over half of these releases include his liner notes.

Slowik is the cellist in the concert on Oct. 10, when he is joined by Marilyn McDonald, violin and Stephen Dann, viola. They play Beethoven’s Trio in G Major, Op. 9, No. 1; and the “Eyeglasses” Duo; followed by Mozart’s Divertimento in E-flat Mqjor. McDonald, like Slowik,

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