Director Judy A. Greenberg is pleased to announce that The Kreeger Museum will present an intimate special exhibition, JOAN MIRÓ From The Collection of The Kreeger Museum, April 10-July 31, 2012. The exhibition marks the first time the Kreeger’s complete collection of works by Miró will be on view, including The Mallorca Suite, Makimono, and El Vol de l’Alosa (The Flight of the Lark).

 

Joan Miró was the consummate professional artist, a perfectionist, who insisted he was a “self-taught amateur” in order to secure for himself permission to transgress traditional techniques – to experiment and improvise – especially in pursuit of printmaking as a medium for his breathtaking expressions of devotion for Catalan culture. His beloved Mallorca, the sunlit island where he lived and worked after 1940, was the subject of such inventiveness.

Image: Joan Miró. Selection from The Mallorca Suite (Sèrie Mallorca), 1973. 36 etched engravings and aquatint, 17 x 25 inches. Collection of The Kreeger Museum

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Concert: Sounds of Catalonia - Experience the Music and Culture of Spain

Co-Sponsored by the New York Opera Society and the Embassy of Spain

Saturday, April 21, 2012, 8 pm (doors open at 7 pm)

Tickets: $35, Members: $30. A light reception with the musicians follows the performance.

Valet parking: $10. Free street parking. Tickets may be purchased by calling 202-338-3552 or emailing visitorservices@kreegermuseum.org.

Toward its mission of furthering premiere international collaborations, the New York Opera Society and the Embassy of Spain proudly present Sounds of Catalonia to celebrate masterpieces by Pablo Picasso and Joan Mirò at The Kreeger Museum.

In addition to featuring the beautiful, contemporary cycles of El Combat del Somni and La Memoria de les Canelles from its composer-in-residence, Ricardo Llorca, the concert will offer select masterpieces of important Spanish composers. The music will be interpreted by baritone Gustavo Ahualli, guitarist Giuliano Belotti, soprano Rosa Betancourt and pianist Rosa Torres-Pardo.

PROGRAM

Ernest Borrás (b. 1928) - Llibre D’amic, voice and piano

Ricardo Llorca (b. 1962) - La Memoria de les Canelles, solo guitar

Federico Mompou (1893-1987) - Música Callada, solo piano
Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2002) - 5 Canciones Negras, solo voice and piano
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) - Asturias, solo guitar
Ricardo Llorca (b. 1962) - El Combat del Somni, soprano and piano
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) - Cadiz, solo guitar

Image (clockwise): Gustavo Ahualli, Rosa Betancourt, Giuliano Belotti and Rosa Torres-Pardo

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The 2012 Kreeger Museum Gala

Under the Honorary Patronage of His Excellency Peter Ammon, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany

Saturday, May 19, 2012, 7:30 pm

Individual tickets: $250
Gala sponsor (table of ten): $5,000, $10,000, $15,000

For more information or to purchase tickets, call 202-338-3552. Black tie. Complimentary valet parking.

Director Judy A. Greenberg and the Gala Committee are pleased to announce that His Excellency Peter Ammon, Ambassador of The Federal Republic of Germany, is the Honorary Patron of the 2012 Kreeger Museum Gala.

Our biggest fundraising event of the year, this intimate and elegant gala will begin with cocktails amidst the Kreeger collection, followed by dinner in the Great Hall, Salon and Monet Gallery. Sumptuous hors d’oeuvres, dinner and dessert will be provided by Susan Gage Caterers. Guests will have the opportunity to view The Kreeger Museum’s new reflecting pool as the memorable evening concludes with a dessert buffet on the Sculpture Terrace set to live jazz.

Image: His Excellency Pierre Vimont, Ambassador of France, Trustee Carol Kreeger Ingall, Kenneth Woodcock, Director Judy A. Greenberg and Dorothy Woodcock at the 2010 Kreeger Museum Gala.

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