The Barns Host A Week of Strings

A Week of Strings at The Barns Featuring World-Music Influenced Guitar and Latin America's Leading Chamber-Music Ensemble

Al di Meola World Sinfonia
Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody Tour 2011
Tuesday, March 15 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, March 16 at 8 p.m.
$35

Due to popular demand, Al di Meola returns to Wolf Trap for a two-night residency at The Barns. Di Meola showcases a highly inventive and eclectic guitar style delivered through his signature PRS guitars that encompass classical, rock, jazz, and world-beat elements. Di Meola continues to heavily integrate selections from his most recent release, Diabolic Inventions and Seduction for Solo Guitar, Volume I, Music of Astor Piazzolla into each live performance as a tribute to his mentor and late Argentinean tango master, Astor Piazzolla. Di Meola is also highly regarded for his founding of, and contributions to, the Super Guitar Trio with Paco De Lucia and John McLaughlin, resulting in the 1981 benchmark record, Friday Night in San Francisco, which achieved more than $2 million in record sales. Di Meola also lent his expertise to The Rite of Strings, a 1995 collaborative recording with fellow Barns artists Jean-Luc Ponty and Stanley Clarke featuring bass, violin, and guitar.

Cuareto Latinoamericano
The Discovery Series
Friday, March 18 at 8 p.m.
$35
Cuarteto Latinoamericano debuts at Wolf Trap for one of the year's most unique Discovery Series evenings, featuring a string quartet performance of key selections from the Latin American classical music repertoire. The three Bitrán brothers-violinists Saúl and Arón and cellist Alvaro-along with violist Javier Montiel are the members of this award-winning ensemble from Mexico, and are reputed as the leading proponents of Latin American music for string quartets. Cuarteto's sixth volume of the Villa-Lobos 17 quartet cycles, recorded for Dorian, was nominated for a GRAMMY award in 2002 in the field of Best Chamber Music Recording as well as for a Latin GRAMMY.

The Discovery Seriesis an original Wolf Trap concept presenting the finest in international chamber music. All performances begin at 8 p.m. and include master of ceremonies commentary by veteran broadcaster and musician Rich Kleinfeldt, a question-and-answer session, and dessert reception with the artists. For those interested in reliving the experience, the nationally syndicated radio show Center Stage from Wolf Trap showcases recordings of each Discovery Series performance. These 13 one-hour programs also include unscripted and spontaneous conversation with hosts Rich Kleinfeldt and Bill McGlaughlin.