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Tickets
🎫 Zone A (premium visibility)
🎫 Zone B (great visibility)
🎫 Zone C (good visibility)
Seating will be on a first come first served basis
What You Will Enjoy
🕯️ An intimate ambience in a beautiful venue bathed in candlelight
🎻 🩰 A talented string quartet performing classical pieces by Tchaikovsky accompanied by ballerina dancers
🏛️ The stunning architecture of the iconic Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes
General Info
📍 Venue: Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes
📅 Dates and times: April 12 at 6:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. (select during purchase)
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 1 hour prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted
👤 Age requirement: 10 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
✅ Safety measures will be in place throughout the experience
Tentative Program
- Brahms – “Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor, WoO 1 No. 5” 🩰
- Offenbach – "Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour (Barcarolle) from Tales of Hoffmann" 🩰
- Borodin – “String Quartet No. 1 in A Major: III. Scherzo: Prestissimo”
- Tchaikovsky – “The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14c, Pas de deux. Variation II -
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” 🩰
- Dvořák – “String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B.179 - “American Quartet”: IV. Finale (Vivace ma non troppo)
- Saint-Saëns – "The Carnival of the Animals, R 125: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan)" 🩰
- Tchaikovsky – “Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48, TH 48: II. Walzer”
- Khachaturian – “Suite from Gayane No. 3: V. Sabre Dance" 🩰
- Massenet – “Thaïs: Méditation”
- Piazzolla – "Oblivion" 🩰
- Tchaikovsky – “String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 30: IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo e risoluto”
- Tchaikovsky – “The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I “The Spell”: No. 6, Waltz” 🩰
- Fauré – “Pavane, Op. 50”
- Tchaikovsky – “The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12d, Divertissement. Trepak, Russian Dance” 🩰
Performers
- Listeso String Quartet
- Ballerinas courtesy of Ballet Theatre of Maryland
Description
Whether you’re looking for a beautifully unique classical music performance or a romantic candlelit experience, this concert is for you. You don’t need to know all things Tchaikovsky to enjoy the evening; simply sit back and savor the stunning atmosphere and pieces you'll hear. Join our musicians for an evening gently illuminated by candlelight, and prepare to be taken into the clouds with some of the most treasured classical masterpieces!
