Seasonal Concert Series Debuts at Kentlands Mansion

Thanksgiving weekend, Kentlands Mansion is hosting a one-time performance by the eclectic duo Silver Roots as part of its winter concert series - "Music at the Mansion."

Maria Millar (violin) and Shawn Wyckoff (flute) integrate classical and folk tones with storytelling and audience participation through their original compositions and improvisations.

Trained at the Juilliard School in New York, they have performed across Asia, Europe and North America in solo, chamber and orchestral concerts, including on the stages of the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Library of Congress, MoMA, the Guggenheim Museum and the Library and Archives of Canada.

Millar's arrangements of Asian, Celtic, Gypsy, Klesmer, Tango, Turkish, jazz, pop, rock and classical music have aired on the Canadian, British and American Broadcasting Corporations and CBS.

Wyckoff is a Maryland Distinguished Scholar of the Arts and a recipient of the Stephen Brewster, John Philip Sousa and National Alliance for Excellence Awards.

Together, they unite classical training with dance rhythms, sing-alongs, audience requests and historical commentary to tell the story of music from around the world.

The performance begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 26 and is appropriate for all ages.

For tickets call the Arts Barn: 301-258-6394.

To find out more about Silver Roots and see videos of their past performances, click here.

On Saturday, December 17, the concert series continues with "Psallite! Joyous Early Music for the Season." Chamber choirs Carmina and Illuminaire span the range of early musical styles from the Middle Ages to the Baroque through songs of the season.

For reviews of Silver Roots, Carmina and Illuminaire, click here.