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pps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57407\n\nLafayette\, La
Musique de la Garde Nationale Parisienne \n\nIn commemoration of the 250t
h anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette's 1824-25 tour of the United St
ates\, enjoy a lecture/concert of music from Lafayette's lifetime perform
ed on early 19th-century instruments. Join researchers and historical-per
formance specialists Dominic Giardino (historical clarinets) and Dr. Chri
s Troiano (serpent) to experience the music that underscored Lafayette's
French Revolutionary career. The Age of Revolutions (1775-1848) was a per
iod of social\, political\, and cultural turbulence in Europe and the Ame
ricas. There was perhaps no greater witness to this era of dramatic chang
e than Gilbert du Motier\, Marquis de Lafayette. This lecture/performance
\, with Lafayette's leadership of the Garde Nationale Parisienne as the f
ocal point\, will transport listeners to the desperate but optimistic ear
ly days of the French Revolution when music left the aristocratic great r
ooms of Versailles and poured onto the streets of Paris. \n\nAbout the Pe
rformers\nBased in Williamsburg\, VA\, historical clarinetist Dominic Gia
rdino enjoys a varied professional life exploring the intersections of hi
story and performance. Dominic is the executive director of the Tucson-ba
sed concert series Arizona Early Music\, develops music programming for t
he Colonial Williamsburg Foundation\, and is a member of Early Music Amer
ica's board of directors. As a clarinetist\, he has recorded with the Smi
thsonian Chamber Players\, Three Notch'd Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensem
ble\, and Newberry's Victorian Cornet Band. Dominic earned his B.M. in pe
rformance at the Eastman School of Music\, and his M.M. in early music as
a U.S. Fulbright Scholar in The Hague\, where he studied with Eric Hoepr
ich.\n\nDr. Chris Troiano is the Historical Ensembles Program Manager at
George Mason University in Fairfax\, VA and is the Program Director of th
e 8th Green Machine Regiment Band\, a mid-19th century brass band that pe
rforms music of the American Civil War on period brass instruments. Chris
is also the co-host of the Early American Brass Band Podcast\, a podcast
focusing on sharing research and performances of brass bands from 1835-2
023. Chris' primary instrumental focus is low brass and he is an active t
eacher and performer on euphonium\, baritone\, trombone\, ophicleide\, an
d military serpent. \n\n\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $20\nAudience: Anyone
may attend\nTags: Arts\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Performing Arts\n\nImport th
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Lafayette\, La Musique de la Garde Nationale Parisienne
\n
\n
In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Marquis
de Lafayette?s 1824-25 tour of the United States\, enjoy a lecture/concer
t of music from Lafayette?s lifetime performed on early 19th-century inst
ruments. Join researchers and historical-performance specialists Dominic
Giardino (historical clarinets) and Dr. Chris Troiano (serpent) to experi
ence the music that underscored Lafayette?s French Revolutionary career.
The Age of Revolutions (1775?1848) was a period of social\, political\, a
nd cultural turbulence in Europe and the Americas. There was perhaps no g
reater witness to this era of dramatic change than Gilbert du Motier\, Ma
rquis de Lafayette. This lecture/performance\, with Lafayette?s leadershi
p of the Garde Nationale Parisienne as the focal point\, will transport l
isteners to the desperate but optimistic early days of the French Revolut
ion when music left the aristocratic great rooms of Versailles and poured
onto the streets of Paris. \n
\n
About the Performers\n
B
ased in Williamsburg\, VA\, historical clarinetist Dominic Giardino enjoy
s a varied professional life exploring the intersections of history and p
erformance. Dominic is the executive director of the Tucson-based concert
series Arizona Early Music\, develops music programming for the Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation\, and is a member of Early Music America?s board
of directors. As a clarinetist\, he has recorded with the Smithsonian Ch
amber Players\, Three Notch?d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble\, and N
ewberry?s Victorian Cornet Band. Dominic earned his B.M. in performance a
t the Eastman School of Music\, and his M.M. in early music as a U.S. Ful
bright Scholar in The Hague\, where he studied with Eric Hoeprich.\n
\n
Dr. Chris Troiano is the Historical Ensembles Program Manager at
George Mason University in Fairfax\, VA and is the Program Director of t
he 8th Green Machine Regiment Band\, a mid-19th century brass band that p
erforms music of the American Civil War on period brass instruments. Chri
s is also the co-host of the Early American Brass Band Podcast\, a podcas
t focusing on sharing research and performances of brass bands from 1835-
2023. Chris? primary instrumental focus is low brass and he is an active
teacher and performer on euphonium\, baritone\, trombone\, ophicleide\, a
nd military serpent. \n
\n
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Location: Lyceum\nFees: $20\n
Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Arts\, Lyce
um\, Museums\, Performing Arts\n
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