Maestro Kim Allen Kluge conducts his final concert as music director of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra this weekend, after 27 years leading the ensemble. The all-American program includes the world premiere of the American Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, composed by Kluge and his wife,...

"Socially Responsive Artists" Composing Project, 2017 Washington, D.C.'s Tacoma Ensemble has commissioned Kim & Kathryn Kluge to create a piece to showcase their dynamic and innovative programming and virtuosic ensemble playing. Consistent with the Kluges’ commitment to being “socially responsive” artists, this piece will be inspired by...

A Celebration of Film & Music A year-long retrospective in Washington, D.C. will celebrate Director Martin Scorsese's films and music that influenced him. Screenings and live performances including full symphony orchestra concerts to be conducted by Maestro Kluge....

By Patricia Leslie, Saturday, February 22, 2014 What a fantastic voyage to spend Sunday afternoon with the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra playing two of my favorites, Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.  And those were the reasons I went. What an odd combination, I thought beforehand,...

The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is...