Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)
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📢 AHCMC's FY26 Fall Grant Cycle is NOW OPEN! Apply for the chance to receive funding in the following grant categories:
🔹Arts Residencies in Schools Grants
🔹 Artists & Scholars Project Grants
🔹 Wheaton Cultural Project Grants
Learn more and apply: www.creativemoco.com/grants/
#creativemoco
🔹Arts Residencies in Schools Grants
🔹 Artists & Scholars Project Grants
🔹 Wheaton Cultural Project Grants
Learn more and apply: www.creativemoco.com/grants/
#creativemoco
🎶 SOLD OUT...but walk-ins are welcome! Jazz at the Kramer welcomes saxophonist Paul Carr + pianist Vince Evans on Dec 10 for an evening of rich tones, holiday melodies + seasonal magic.
Arrive early! Seats are limited. ✨
#Jazz #LiveMusic #SilverSpring #DTSS #MoCo #Creativemoco
Arrive early! Seats are limited. ✨
#Jazz #LiveMusic #SilverSpring #DTSS #MoCo #Creativemoco
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🎶 SOLD OUT...but walk-ins are welcome! Jazz at the Kramer welcomes saxophonist Paul Carr + pianist Vince Evans on Dec 10 for an evening of rich tones, holiday melodies + seasonal magic.
Arrive early! Seats are limited. ✨
#Jazz #LiveMusic #SilverSpring #DTSS #MoCo #Creativemoco
Arrive early! Seats are limited. ✨
#Jazz #LiveMusic #SilverSpring #DTSS #MoCo #Creativemoco
Watch + Share! 🎬 Stream 13 short films in celebration of #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth with The National Museum of the American Indian’s Native Cinema Showcase. ➡️ hyperallergic.com/smithsonian-...
These stories from Indigenous filmmakers around the globe are free to stream through Nov. 28.
These stories from Indigenous filmmakers around the globe are free to stream through Nov. 28.
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Watch + Share! 🎬 Stream 13 short films in celebration of #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth with The National Museum of the American Indian’s Native Cinema Showcase. ➡️ hyperallergic.com/smithsonian-...
These stories from Indigenous filmmakers around the globe are free to stream through Nov. 28.
These stories from Indigenous filmmakers around the globe are free to stream through Nov. 28.
Coming up on Dec 10! REFLECTIONS: Artists Talk 🎨💬
Meet the artists behind Contemplations, dive into their creative process and hear the stories shaping their work.
🗓 Dec 10 at 4:45 p.m.
📍 Betty Mae Kramer Gallery
🔗 RSVP: reflections-artists-talk-with-contemplations-exhibit-artists.eventbrite.com
Meet the artists behind Contemplations, dive into their creative process and hear the stories shaping their work.
🗓 Dec 10 at 4:45 p.m.
📍 Betty Mae Kramer Gallery
🔗 RSVP: reflections-artists-talk-with-contemplations-exhibit-artists.eventbrite.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Coming up on Dec 10! REFLECTIONS: Artists Talk 🎨💬
Meet the artists behind Contemplations, dive into their creative process and hear the stories shaping their work.
🗓 Dec 10 at 4:45 p.m.
📍 Betty Mae Kramer Gallery
🔗 RSVP: reflections-artists-talk-with-contemplations-exhibit-artists.eventbrite.com
Meet the artists behind Contemplations, dive into their creative process and hear the stories shaping their work.
🗓 Dec 10 at 4:45 p.m.
📍 Betty Mae Kramer Gallery
🔗 RSVP: reflections-artists-talk-with-contemplations-exhibit-artists.eventbrite.com
3 WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/grant/...
AHCMC is accepting applications from #MoCo artists + scholars for our FY26 Artists & Scholars Project Grants funding opportunity!
⏳ Deadline: Dec. 12, 2025
#CreativeSector #Grants #Creativemoco
AHCMC is accepting applications from #MoCo artists + scholars for our FY26 Artists & Scholars Project Grants funding opportunity!
⏳ Deadline: Dec. 12, 2025
#CreativeSector #Grants #Creativemoco
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
3 WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/grant/...
AHCMC is accepting applications from #MoCo artists + scholars for our FY26 Artists & Scholars Project Grants funding opportunity!
⏳ Deadline: Dec. 12, 2025
#CreativeSector #Grants #Creativemoco
AHCMC is accepting applications from #MoCo artists + scholars for our FY26 Artists & Scholars Project Grants funding opportunity!
⏳ Deadline: Dec. 12, 2025
#CreativeSector #Grants #Creativemoco
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2025–2026 MCPS Dance and Theatre Performances
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2025–2026 MCPS Dance and Theatre Performances - The MoCo Show
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has released a master list of dance and theatre performances submitted by teachers for the 2025–2026 school year. The list, current below as of November […]
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November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
2025–2026 MCPS Dance and Theatre Performances
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🎊 Check out @mymcmedia.bsky.social Holiday Market Guide!
❄️ The holiday season is rolling in, and Montgomery County is lighting up with festive markets, local makers, and cozy community traditions! ✨ Shop local, explore something new, and soak in the magic of the holidays in Montgomery County.
❄️ The holiday season is rolling in, and Montgomery County is lighting up with festive markets, local makers, and cozy community traditions! ✨ Shop local, explore something new, and soak in the magic of the holidays in Montgomery County.
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🎊 Check out @mymcmedia.bsky.social Holiday Market Guide!
❄️ The holiday season is rolling in, and Montgomery County is lighting up with festive markets, local makers, and cozy community traditions! ✨ Shop local, explore something new, and soak in the magic of the holidays in Montgomery County.
❄️ The holiday season is rolling in, and Montgomery County is lighting up with festive markets, local makers, and cozy community traditions! ✨ Shop local, explore something new, and soak in the magic of the holidays in Montgomery County.
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7 things to do in Montgomery County, from tiny art to big turkeys
7 things to do in Montgomery County, from tiny art to big turkeys
Things to do around Montgomery County this week include a Thanksgiving parade, a showcase of local authors and a 10-year-anniversary celebration of a Rockville brewery.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
7 things to do in Montgomery County, from tiny art to big turkeys
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Join the Montgomery County Commission on Remembrance and Reconciliation at their "Beyond the Marker: What Does Reconciliation Mean to You?" event on November 22nd. The event will give county residents an opportunity to have a real say in the future of Montgomery County's reconciliation process.
November 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Join the Montgomery County Commission on Remembrance and Reconciliation at their "Beyond the Marker: What Does Reconciliation Mean to You?" event on November 22nd. The event will give county residents an opportunity to have a real say in the future of Montgomery County's reconciliation process.
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🎨 VisArts announces “How the Message Comes Across,” a solo exhibition by ceramic artist Vincent Frimpong, on view now through Jan. 11, 2026.
The opening reception is Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. Check out the details in the comments. ⬇️
#MoCo #ArtExhibition #CeramicArt
The opening reception is Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. Check out the details in the comments. ⬇️
#MoCo #ArtExhibition #CeramicArt
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🎨 VisArts announces “How the Message Comes Across,” a solo exhibition by ceramic artist Vincent Frimpong, on view now through Jan. 11, 2026.
The opening reception is Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. Check out the details in the comments. ⬇️
#MoCo #ArtExhibition #CeramicArt
The opening reception is Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. Check out the details in the comments. ⬇️
#MoCo #ArtExhibition #CeramicArt
CLOSING SOON! ⏲️ -> www.creativemoco.com/grant/...
Applications for AHCMC's Arts Residencies in Schools Grants are due by 11:59 p.m. this Friday. Don't miss this opportunity to bring #artsed experiences to students in traditionally marginalized communities.
#MoCo #TeachingArtists #Creativemoco
Applications for AHCMC's Arts Residencies in Schools Grants are due by 11:59 p.m. this Friday. Don't miss this opportunity to bring #artsed experiences to students in traditionally marginalized communities.
#MoCo #TeachingArtists #Creativemoco
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
CLOSING SOON! ⏲️ -> www.creativemoco.com/grant/...
Applications for AHCMC's Arts Residencies in Schools Grants are due by 11:59 p.m. this Friday. Don't miss this opportunity to bring #artsed experiences to students in traditionally marginalized communities.
#MoCo #TeachingArtists #Creativemoco
Applications for AHCMC's Arts Residencies in Schools Grants are due by 11:59 p.m. this Friday. Don't miss this opportunity to bring #artsed experiences to students in traditionally marginalized communities.
#MoCo #TeachingArtists #Creativemoco
HAPPENING TOMORROW 🎨 Public artists, don’t miss the Maryland State Arts Council’s Understanding Contracts in Public Art workshop. 💡💼
🔗 RSVP to gain practical tips to protect yourself + your work! www.eventbrite.com/e/understand...
#PublicArt #Artists #ProfessionalDevelopment #CreativeSector
🔗 RSVP to gain practical tips to protect yourself + your work! www.eventbrite.com/e/understand...
#PublicArt #Artists #ProfessionalDevelopment #CreativeSector
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
HAPPENING TOMORROW 🎨 Public artists, don’t miss the Maryland State Arts Council’s Understanding Contracts in Public Art workshop. 💡💼
🔗 RSVP to gain practical tips to protect yourself + your work! www.eventbrite.com/e/understand...
#PublicArt #Artists #ProfessionalDevelopment #CreativeSector
🔗 RSVP to gain practical tips to protect yourself + your work! www.eventbrite.com/e/understand...
#PublicArt #Artists #ProfessionalDevelopment #CreativeSector
Reflecting on our FY26 Community Kickoff! 🎉💙
Thanks to all who joined us! It was inspiring to connect, share updates, and support one another. Together, we’re building a stronger, brighter future for #MoCo’s cultural + creative community. 🌟
#Creativemoco #CreativeSector #CreativeCommunity
Thanks to all who joined us! It was inspiring to connect, share updates, and support one another. Together, we’re building a stronger, brighter future for #MoCo’s cultural + creative community. 🌟
#Creativemoco #CreativeSector #CreativeCommunity
November 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Reflecting on our FY26 Community Kickoff! 🎉💙
Thanks to all who joined us! It was inspiring to connect, share updates, and support one another. Together, we’re building a stronger, brighter future for #MoCo’s cultural + creative community. 🌟
#Creativemoco #CreativeSector #CreativeCommunity
Thanks to all who joined us! It was inspiring to connect, share updates, and support one another. Together, we’re building a stronger, brighter future for #MoCo’s cultural + creative community. 🌟
#Creativemoco #CreativeSector #CreativeCommunity
What does reconciliation look like in #MoCo?
Share your thoughts at a town hall + discussion on Nov. 22 with the County's Remembrance and Reconciliation Commission. Register to reflect + envision alongside fellow residents. ➡️ www.montgomerycountymd.gov/...
Share your thoughts at a town hall + discussion on Nov. 22 with the County's Remembrance and Reconciliation Commission. Register to reflect + envision alongside fellow residents. ➡️ www.montgomerycountymd.gov/...
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
What does reconciliation look like in #MoCo?
Share your thoughts at a town hall + discussion on Nov. 22 with the County's Remembrance and Reconciliation Commission. Register to reflect + envision alongside fellow residents. ➡️ www.montgomerycountymd.gov/...
Share your thoughts at a town hall + discussion on Nov. 22 with the County's Remembrance and Reconciliation Commission. Register to reflect + envision alongside fellow residents. ➡️ www.montgomerycountymd.gov/...
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History buffs got a sneak peek at what is planned for the county’s 250th birthday next year. https://bit.ly/3Lxuo5h
History Conference Previews Montgomery County's 250th Birthday
The Montgomery County History Conference offered a glimpse into plans for the county’s 250th anniversary, featuring historian Ralph Buglass and local leaders.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
History buffs got a sneak peek at what is planned for the county’s 250th birthday next year. https://bit.ly/3Lxuo5h
2 WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/grant/...
AHCMC is accepting applications from #MoCo teaching artists for our FY26 Arts Residencies in Schools Grants funding opportunity!
⏳ Deadline: Nov. 21, 2025
#CreativeSector #Grants #Creativemoco
AHCMC is accepting applications from #MoCo teaching artists for our FY26 Arts Residencies in Schools Grants funding opportunity!
⏳ Deadline: Nov. 21, 2025
#CreativeSector #Grants #Creativemoco
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
2 WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/grant/...
AHCMC is accepting applications from #MoCo teaching artists for our FY26 Arts Residencies in Schools Grants funding opportunity!
⏳ Deadline: Nov. 21, 2025
#CreativeSector #Grants #Creativemoco
AHCMC is accepting applications from #MoCo teaching artists for our FY26 Arts Residencies in Schools Grants funding opportunity!
⏳ Deadline: Nov. 21, 2025
#CreativeSector #Grants #Creativemoco
Join the creative resistance! Protect expression and honor the cultures + identities that shape our nation. 🌊
Fall of Freedom, (Nov 21–22) a national call for artists, scholars, creators, venues + communities to celebrate creative freedom across the U.S. 🎨🎭 www.falloffreedom.com
Fall of Freedom, (Nov 21–22) a national call for artists, scholars, creators, venues + communities to celebrate creative freedom across the U.S. 🎨🎭 www.falloffreedom.com
Fall of Freedom
Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.
www.falloffreedom.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Join the creative resistance! Protect expression and honor the cultures + identities that shape our nation. 🌊
Fall of Freedom, (Nov 21–22) a national call for artists, scholars, creators, venues + communities to celebrate creative freedom across the U.S. 🎨🎭 www.falloffreedom.com
Fall of Freedom, (Nov 21–22) a national call for artists, scholars, creators, venues + communities to celebrate creative freedom across the U.S. 🎨🎭 www.falloffreedom.com
How do teens in #MoCo define arts + culture in their community? 🎨💡 AHCMC's Cultural Plan Youth Town Hall brought together middle + high school students to ask this question.
Their thoughts became a poem celebrating their shared stories + experiences. 🎤 Watch it + see what they had to say!
Their thoughts became a poem celebrating their shared stories + experiences. 🎤 Watch it + see what they had to say!
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
How do teens in #MoCo define arts + culture in their community? 🎨💡 AHCMC's Cultural Plan Youth Town Hall brought together middle + high school students to ask this question.
Their thoughts became a poem celebrating their shared stories + experiences. 🎤 Watch it + see what they had to say!
Their thoughts became a poem celebrating their shared stories + experiences. 🎤 Watch it + see what they had to say!
HUGE NEWS! 🗞️ Seven philanthropic foundations are launching a new Literary Arts Fund, distributing "at least" $50M to support nonprofit literary arts programs. ✍️📚
🔗 Learn more: www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
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#grants #funding #writer #literaryarts #creativesector
🔗 Learn more: www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
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#grants #funding #writer #literaryarts #creativesector
A new fund will route millions to the literary arts
A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
HUGE NEWS! 🗞️ Seven philanthropic foundations are launching a new Literary Arts Fund, distributing "at least" $50M to support nonprofit literary arts programs. ✍️📚
🔗 Learn more: www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
Story via: @npr.org
#grants #funding #writer #literaryarts #creativesector
🔗 Learn more: www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
Story via: @npr.org
#grants #funding #writer #literaryarts #creativesector
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Turns out our youth have bars. 🎤✨
This original poem from @creativemoco.bsky.social 2025 Youth Town Hall captures the voices, stories, and connections that make our young creators unstoppable. 💙
Poem read by local artist Holly Bass
Video by Action Youth Media
This original poem from @creativemoco.bsky.social 2025 Youth Town Hall captures the voices, stories, and connections that make our young creators unstoppable. 💙
Poem read by local artist Holly Bass
Video by Action Youth Media
October 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Turns out our youth have bars. 🎤✨
This original poem from @creativemoco.bsky.social 2025 Youth Town Hall captures the voices, stories, and connections that make our young creators unstoppable. 💙
Poem read by local artist Holly Bass
Video by Action Youth Media
This original poem from @creativemoco.bsky.social 2025 Youth Town Hall captures the voices, stories, and connections that make our young creators unstoppable. 💙
Poem read by local artist Holly Bass
Video by Action Youth Media
We love a good career pivot 😍🎨 Who else has switched careers to the creative sector?
Meet Colin Vale, aka Carving Colin, a local mechanical engineer turned chainsaw artist who carved a 16-foot sculpture out of a dying tree in #Olney. ➡️ www.mymcmedia.org/olney-man...
Meet Colin Vale, aka Carving Colin, a local mechanical engineer turned chainsaw artist who carved a 16-foot sculpture out of a dying tree in #Olney. ➡️ www.mymcmedia.org/olney-man...
Olney Man Drops Engineering Job to Pickup Chainsaw Art, Makes Sculpture History Along the Way
The largest piece of public art ever to grace the historic, wooded community of Washington Grove was unveiled Monday evening to a crowd of community members and local officials by… Read More
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October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We love a good career pivot 😍🎨 Who else has switched careers to the creative sector?
Meet Colin Vale, aka Carving Colin, a local mechanical engineer turned chainsaw artist who carved a 16-foot sculpture out of a dying tree in #Olney. ➡️ www.mymcmedia.org/olney-man...
Meet Colin Vale, aka Carving Colin, a local mechanical engineer turned chainsaw artist who carved a 16-foot sculpture out of a dying tree in #Olney. ➡️ www.mymcmedia.org/olney-man...
It's official! 🎉 County Executive @mcgexec.bsky.social declared October as Arts and Humanities Month in #MoCo! 👏
🔗 Let's celebrate + keep that creative energy going all year long. ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/press-newsro...
#MoCo #CreativeSector #NAHM #Art #Culture #Heritage #History #Creativemoco
🔗 Let's celebrate + keep that creative energy going all year long. ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/press-newsro...
#MoCo #CreativeSector #NAHM #Art #Culture #Heritage #History #Creativemoco
October 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's official! 🎉 County Executive @mcgexec.bsky.social declared October as Arts and Humanities Month in #MoCo! 👏
🔗 Let's celebrate + keep that creative energy going all year long. ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/press-newsro...
#MoCo #CreativeSector #NAHM #Art #Culture #Heritage #History #Creativemoco
🔗 Let's celebrate + keep that creative energy going all year long. ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/press-newsro...
#MoCo #CreativeSector #NAHM #Art #Culture #Heritage #History #Creativemoco
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"Ghosts are like storms—you can put one into a story & it changes everything while changing nothing.” So excited to read Amber Sparks' debut novel Happy People Don't Live Here. The DC writer sat down with @writesloud.bsky.social for this month's Spot LIT
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Spot LIT: A Novel Haunting
D.C.'s Amber Sparks on her debut novel Happy People Don’t Live Here. Plus new releases, readings and, one Rare Book Collecting Festival.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Ghosts are like storms—you can put one into a story & it changes everything while changing nothing.” So excited to read Amber Sparks' debut novel Happy People Don't Live Here. The DC writer sat down with @writesloud.bsky.social for this month's Spot LIT
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After 16 years of creating ghouls, ghosts, and nightmares, makeup artist Chris Knowles shares his secrets 💀 Transforming 120 actors a night at Markoff's Haunted Forest.
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#BethesdaMagazine #BethesdaArts #Halloween
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#BethesdaMagazine #BethesdaArts #Halloween
From Bethesda Magazine: A conversation with Markoff’s Haunted Forest’s makeup artist
Chris Knowles, 50, of Dickerson, is the ghoulish makeup manager who has worked the Markoff’s Haunted Forest for 16 years.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
After 16 years of creating ghouls, ghosts, and nightmares, makeup artist Chris Knowles shares his secrets 💀 Transforming 120 actors a night at Markoff's Haunted Forest.
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#BethesdaMagazine #BethesdaArts #Halloween
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#BethesdaMagazine #BethesdaArts #Halloween
Get your questions answered! Attend one of AHCMC's free application preparation webinars to learn more about our grant guidelines + online application process. ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/find-opportu...
#Creativemoco #MoCo #webinar #grants #funding
#Creativemoco #MoCo #webinar #grants #funding
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Get your questions answered! Attend one of AHCMC's free application preparation webinars to learn more about our grant guidelines + online application process. ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/find-opportu...
#Creativemoco #MoCo #webinar #grants #funding
#Creativemoco #MoCo #webinar #grants #funding
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Pianists Post and Patcheva Reimagine Bach’s ‘Well-Tempered Clavier’ in Performance at Glen Echo Church
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Pianists Post and Patcheva Reimagine Bach’s ‘Well-Tempered Clavier’ in Performance at Glen Echo Church - The MoCo Show
Composer and pianist Sam Post and pianist Ralitza Patcheva performed selections from their newly released album The Well-“Tampered” Clavier on Saturday evening, October 18, at the Episcopal Church of ...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Pianists Post and Patcheva Reimagine Bach’s ‘Well-Tempered Clavier’ in Performance at Glen Echo Church
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