WASHINGTON MUSICA VIVA (WMV) performs classical, contemporary, and jazz-based chamber music.  

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Marilyn Banner's 1/3 Price Art Sale Has Been Extended Through Labor Day!

More than 150 encaustic paintings by Marilyn Banner are on sale through September 7 for 1/3 price. Open the catalog (prices listed are before discount). Contact: marilynbanner@verizon.net

Saturday Sept 26 at 5 pm:
BannerArts Concert & Potluck, 7502 Flower Ave, Takoma Park MD

Emma Young, violinist, Laureen Summers, poet, Michelle Reilly, poet, Carl Banner, piano

Poetry, and classical music for violin and piano. Admission $20, advance only, plus food or drink to share. Limited to 25 guests. 

Sunday October 11, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Captain Richard White’s Bethesda House Concert/Potluck Dinner

Emma Hays Johnson, cello, Carl Banner, piano.
Bohuslav Martinu: Cello Sonata No. 3 (1952)
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 2 in Gm, Op. 5#2

More information, and tickets through GroupMuse. $25, advance only.

Saturday October 24, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Church of the Ascension, 633 Sligo Ave, Silver Spring MD

World Premiere: Stephen M. Cormier’s “Josquiniana”, for flugelhorn and piano, a Washington Musica Viva commission, based on the music of Josquin Des Prez (1450-1521)

Plus: Mozart - Piano Quartet #1 in G minor, K. 478 Jean Francaix - Five Exotic Dances for saxophone and piano

Guericke Christopher Royal, flugelhorn, Rhonda Buckley-Bishop, alto saxophone, Hoorig Poochikian, violin, Madelene Stohl, viola, David Agia, cello, Carl Banner, piano.

Admission $20

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