
Nocturnes and Lullabies
From Johannes Brahms to Billy Joel, join us for a little bit of night music.
Upcoming Concerts
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1 / Conditor alme siderum
Guillaume Du Fay (1397-1474)​
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2 / Selections from Westside Story
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
3 / Mountain Nights
Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)
4 / From Dreams
William Averitt (b. 1948)​
5 / Sure on this Shining Night
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
6 / The Dawn Is Not Distant
Christine Donkin (b. 1976)
7 / Stars
Ä’riks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)
8 / When You Wish Upon a Star
Leigh Harline (1907-1969)
9 / Wiegenlied
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
10 / The Seal Lullaby
Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
11 / Lullabye
Billy Joel (b. 1949)
Musical Guests
In addition to our collaborative pianist, Rachel Flicker, we will be joined for both concert events by flutist Cara Dailey and violist Matthew Maffett.
Cara Dailey
Cara Dailey is a flutist in The United States Air Force Concert Band and First Prize winner of the 2016 NFA Piccolo Artist Competition. Prior to moving to Washington DC, Ms. Dailey taught at McLennan Community College and Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and performed with the Alabama, Louisville, Waco, and Temple Symphony Orchestras. Previously, she was principal flutist in the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, taught at the University of Evansville, and was the piccoloist for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Dailey earned a Masters of Music degree in flute performance from Northwestern University and Bachelors of Music in flute performance from Baylor University. Her primary teachers include Helen Ann Shanley, Walfrid Kujala, and John Thorne.
Matthew Maffett
Matthew Maffett is an active soloist, orchestral and chamber musician throughout the Washington DC area. Since 2011 he has been a section violist in the United States Air Force Band’s String Ensemble, regularly performing at the White House and other high-profile government events. After receiving degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and the prestigious Colburn School in Los Angeles, CA, Matthew appeared at numerous festivals around the globe, including the Schleswig-Holstein, Manchester, and Norfolk festivals, among others. Since residing in Washington DC, Matthew has regularly performed with the IBIS Chamber Music Society, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony, National Philharmonic and the National Symphony Orchestra. His principal teachers include Csaba Erdélyi, Atar Arad, and Paul Coletti.
Rachel Flicker
Rachel Flicker currently attends the University of Maryland under the direction of Professor Rita Sloan, and is earning her Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano. She is currently the collaborative pianist for Dr. Jason Max Ferdinand’s Chamber Singers choir. In 2023, she graduated Cum Laude from Penn State University where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance under the direction of Dr. Timothy Shafer. She recently toured with Penn State’s Glee Club choir for 10 days in Portugal as their collaborative pianist. Rachel has also premiered many works written by composition majors during her time at Penn State. She made her opera debut by playing harpsichord for Penn State’s Opera Theatre’s production of Dido and Aeneas in 2021, and was the rehearsal and performance pianist in 2023 for their production of Dialogues of the Carmelites. She has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award, the Sue Haug School of Music Leadership Award, the Valley Family Scholarship, the Schlegel Memorial Scholarship, the Marie B. Ashburn Piano Scholarship, and the Jane Cowell Sheaffer Endowment. Rachel has also taught private piano lessons at Flicker Music Studio for 9 years and recently began teaching at Chevy Chase Music in Maryland.
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Thank you to our partner musicians from this performance!