Monthly Archives: November 2015


Holiday Recipes from Chef Chris
Nov 23, 2015

Holiday Recipes from Chef Chris

Looking for something special to add to your holiday meal? Wolf Trap Executive Chef Chris Faessen has the perfect recipes for you:  Sweet Potato Mashed Yields: Approx 4 servings 4 pounds sweet potatoes (about 10 sweet potatoes) peeled cut into 1 inch cubes 1 ½ cups butter cut into cubes 3 tbls brown sugar ½ tsp ground cinnamon ¼ tsp ground nutmeg 4 tbls pure maple...

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Workshop Recap: Movers & Shakers
Nov 16, 2015

Workshop Recap: Movers & Shakers

On Saturday, November 14, 2015, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist Terlene Terry-Todd held a sold-out professional development workshop for educators called “Movers and Shakers.” This program is a new workshop that first premiered in Singapore in the summer. This session marked the first time that the workshop was held in the U.S.! The program is focused on STEM and includes arts experiences about the sun,...

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Wolf Trap’s Inaugural Chamber Music Artistic Advisor: Jonathan Biss
Nov 16, 2015

Wolf Trap’s Inaugural Chamber Music Artistic Advisor: Jonathan Biss

World-renowned pianist Jonathan Biss is joining Wolf Trap Foundation as its first Chamber Music Artistic Advisor. In addition to his performance schedule, he has spent eight summers at the Marlboro Music Festival, and has written extensively for prestigious media outlets about the composers with whom he shares a stage. A member of the faculty of his alma mater, the Curtis Institute of Music, since 2010,...

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Commitment to Society
Nov 10, 2015

Commitment to Society

Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist Christina Farrell recently led a 2-week in-class residency at a preschool in Rajkot, Gujarat in India. During this residency Christina worked with children, ages 3-5, in performing arts integrated sessions while also facilitating quality professional development for their classroom teachers. Read the final blog post in her series below! It seems nearly impossible to summarize everything that I’ve seen and done in the last...

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Growing – India Residency with Master Teaching Artist Christina Farrell
Nov 05, 2015

Growing – India Residency with Master Teaching Artist Christina Farrell

Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist Christina Farrell recently led a 2-week in-class residency at a preschool in Rajkot, Gujarat in India. During this residency Christina worked with children, ages 3-5, in performing arts integrated sessions while also facilitating quality professional development for their classroom teachers. Enjoy a blog post from her series below! There has been a lot of growth at MANJUL Playhouse and Nursery this week....

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The Barns Celebrates 35 Years
Nov 04, 2015

The Barns Celebrates 35 Years

Presenting Extraordinary Artists Under its Rustic Roof Wolf Trap is a foundation for the performing arts—one that supports an inspiring, nurturing, provocative, and enduring environment for artists and audiences. When Wolf Trap founder Catherine Filene Shouse relocated two 18th-century barns from upstate New York to Virginia to serve as a performance space, she strengthened that foundation significantly. In The Barns, artists of every genre perform....

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