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Upcoming Events Previews

2006 Fall Schedule The Theatre at Washington, Virginia Fall Schedule 2006 (September - December) subject to changes and additions Saturday, September 16 at 8 pan. “TWELFTH NIGHT” by William Shakespeare Sunday, September 17 at 4 pan. produced by CAST (Cambridge American Stage Tour) The Theatre again welcomes the annual touring produc| tion of a Shakespeare comedy by a student group from Cambridge University. Here is their brief synopsis of the play: “Viola is dressed as a boy and is in love with Duke Orsino, but Duke Orsino is in love with Olivia. Olivia’s servant Malvolio !' thinks Olivia is in love with him, but Olivia is really in love with Viola ... or is that Viola’s twin brother Sebastian? Only the fool, Feste, knows the truth!” The play features thwarted love, mistaken identity, and a punning clown. Upfilr- ’ ' tp-: Saturday, September 30 at 8 pan.

H-., ST. PETERSBURG TRIO Russian Folk Music and Classical Favorites Andrey Saveliev, balalaika, Svetlana Nikonova, domra, Vladimir Zakharevitch, bay an, with soprano Anya Titova. The Trio was formed in 1992 when its members graduated from Russia’s pre-eminent musical conservatory, the Rimskyf Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg. They perform ■ ^ extensively in the U.S. and abroad, and are all currently members of the Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra. The first part of the program at the Theatre includes music of Strauss, . Dvorak, Brahms and Joplin. The second half of the program is devoted, in the Trio’s words, to “Russian Folk Songs best ever.” U,- Saturday, October 7 at 8 pan. * MICHAEL TSALKA and KATARZYNA MARZEC Piano Recital of Solos and of Music for Four Hands Music by Schubert, Scarlatti, Chopin, Mozart, I Mendelssohn, Brahms and Gershwin. Each pianist plays §h some works solo; together, they play music written by the composer for four hands. Israeli pianist Tsalka’s reviews include: . from Italy, “outstanding and moving interpretations of Mozart and Schubert”; from Argentina, “precision and splendid tech- . nique...a sound filled with subtleties and colors”; from Germany, “Tsalka mesmerized his audiences with an incisive line and rhythmic vitality”; from Sweden, “piano technique .. .at an absolute top level-simplicity and great elegance”. Polish pianist Katarzyna Marzec’s rich performing experience includes numerous solo and chamber concerts, as well as performances with orchestras throughout Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S. Saturday, October 14 at 8 p.m. LAURENCE JUBER Guitarist As a young musician in London in the 1970s, Juber “got an S extraordinary life-changing break when Paul McCartney | hand-picked him to become Wings’ lead guitarist* During the Jj three years he recorded and toured with Wings, he won a Best , Rock Instrumental Grammy. He has since worked with artists : such as George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul Williams and A1 Stewart and has been named Fingerstyle Guitarist Of The Year. He has played on Oscar- and Emmy-winning movies and TV shows. The latest of his eleven solo albums is “One Wing”, a collection drawn from the Paul McCartney and Wings repertoire. ■ • 1 Saturday, October 28 at 8 p.m. LINN BARNES and ALLISON HAMPTON Music Music from Celtic and American folk traditions, the annual fall concert by the popular and accomplished team of Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton. They play harp, guitars, lute; and Irish bagpipes. Allison says that she and Linn traveled in < * France earlier this year and “collected a great deal of interesting new music, particularly from Brittany, the Celtic part of > France.”