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Heaven and Earth:

Spirituality in Music

Saturday, April 8 at 7:30PM

Church of the Ascension, 633 Sligo Ave, Silver Spring, MD

Tickets at https://www.artful.ly/store/events/11552

Join us as we explore music's ability to connect us to the inner and the divine,  

transcending religion and culture. 

Arvo Pärt, Summa for Strings

Andrian Pertout, Illuminismo

Alan Hovhaness, Alleluia and Fugue

Lucas Richman, Kol Nidre

Jennifer Higdon, String Lake

Christopher Theofanidis, Visions and Miracles

Guest Artists Noah Getz, saxophone, and Lee Hinkle, marimba

Victoria Gau, conductor

Concert partner: Interfaith Works

Announcing our next concert!!

Saturday, January 21, 2017, 7:30PM

“THE GOLDEN DOOR: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS”

Church of the Ascension, 633 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring, MD

Presented in partnership with CASA of MD

Concert commentary in English and Spanish

with Special Guest, 5-time WAMMIE Award winner Lilo Gonzalez

Anna Clyne, Within Her Arms

Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, Aria (arr. John Krance)

Kluge and Kluge, Beside the Golden Door (world premiere)

Bela Bartok, Divertimento for Strings

...and music by Lilo Gonzalez!

Tickets available HERE

Our Next Concert: Movable Home 4/9/2016

Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 7:30pm
at Church of the Ascension, 633 Sligo Avenue, Silver Spring MD 20910

We will perform the DC area premiere of Joel Phillip Friedman's vibrant MOVABLE HOME, as well as the world premiere of CONSTELLATIONS by Alistair Coleman.

The evening kicks off with Ottorino Respighi's lovely ANCIENT AIRS AND DANCES, Suite No. 3, and ends with a chance to hear from the composers themselves, and then enjoy a reception with the composers and performers.

General Admission $25

Young Professional (up to age 30) $15

Student (17-25 w/ID) $10

Kids 16 and under FREE!

Tickets available here!

Happy Birthday, Aaron Copland! A Celebration of American Music

Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 8:00pm

Church of the Ascension, 633 Sligo Avenue, Silver Spring, MD

Two of the Washington area’s finest musicians, Chris Gekker (trumpet) and Mark Hill (oboe, English horn), join the Takoma Ensemble to celebrate the birthday of one of America’s greatest composers, Aaron Copland.

The concert features Copland’s Quiet City, as well as the beloved “Hoe-down” from Rodeo. Gekker and Hill solo in works by other American composers with the same immediate appeal: Eric Ewazen and Tison Street. The ensemble concludes the evening with a repeat of Charlie Barnett’s wildly popular and engaging Three Completely Workable Perpetual Motion Devices, composed for the Takoma Ensemble and premiered last spring.

Reduced ticket prices available, 16 and under are free.

$25 general admission
$15 "young professional" 30 and under
$10 student (17-25)
16 and under free

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