Savory Soiree: “With a Song in My Heart: A Hymn to Mothers’ Grace”

711 Princess Street,Alexandria VA 22314

08 May, 2021

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An exquisite socially-distanced dining experience complemented by live music Escape to the Secret Garden for a Mother’s Day brunch, led by internationally acclaimed singer and actor Anna Bergman offers a musical treat for Mother’s Day, including such Bernstein’s “Somewhere,” Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught” and more favorites by Sheldon Harnick, Maury Yeston, Stephen Sondheim and more.In collaboration with Seasons Culinary Services, served in the enchanting Secret Garden at the historic Rectory on Princess Street in Old Town Alexandria. MenuOpener /FirstMelon & Feta Ceviche balsamic glaze, crispy shallot, local Greek feta mousse Wine Pairing MainSeasons Plank Smoked Salmon Salad Nicoisecedar planked salmon fillet, herbed new potatoes, Nicoise olives, blistered haricots verts, soft boiled hen egg, vine ripened tomatoes, farro grains, Modena balsamic vinaigrette Wine Pairing Closer / DessertBlueberry-Key Lime Cobbler-brown butter struesel, turbinado sugar-verbena double cream, organic blueberries Coffee and Tea Service *Vegetarian options available upon request Tables will be socially distanced and appropriate precautions will be in place to protect the safety of guests, artists, and staff; surfaces will be disinfected between seatings and face masks required except when seated. Served at 11am and 1pm, on Saturday, May 8. Rain date will be the following Sunday. Seating will begin 15 minutes before; service will begin promptly and there will be no late admission. Internationally acclaimed singer and actor, ANNA BERGMAN, recently moved to Alexandria from Manhattan and is delighted to be making her Classical Movements debut with her new concert celebrating Mother’s Day. Anna “thrills you with the sheer aural sensation of her voice” (THE WALL STREET JOURNAL) and has been hailed by THE WASHINGTON POST as “a vocal citizen of the world who has triumphed in everything from Broadway tunes to opera arias and the sultry innuendoes of the cabaret chanteuse.” ANNA BERGMAN performs internationally in concerts, cabaret, theatre, opera, music festivals, with symphony orchestras, on television and recordings. Highlights include: soloist at the White House and for HM Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, Lincoln Center’s American Songbook, Carnegie Hall’s centennial tribute to Ira Gershwin & “Vienna City of Dreams Festival 2014,” Kennedy Center’s Sondheim Celebration in “A Little Night Music,” “The Light In The Piazza” in concert as Margaret with Matthew Morrison at The Intiman Theatre, Seattle and numerous music festivals including Aspen, Chicago Humanities and International Festival of Cardiff Wales. Anna has starred as soloist with numerous symphony orchestras and on BBC & PBS television specials including Johnny Mercer’s Centennial and her own concert “A Salon with Anna Bergman” produced by Maryland Public Television. The daughter of an American diplomat, Anna is a cross-over artist who enjoys singing in multiple languages and in styles ranging from popular song and Broadway tunes to French chanson, German kabaret, Neopolitan songs, operetta and opera. Anna has garnered critical acclaim for her solo concerts and cabarets at such venues as The Kennedy Center, Strathmore Music Center, Arts Club of Washington, Corcoran Gallery of Art, British Embassy, Feinstein’s 54 Below and Loews Regency, The Kravis Center & Colony Hotel’s Royal Room (Palm Beach), Cape May Stage’s Broadway Series, Guild Hall (East Hampton) & Westhampton Performing Arts Center, Le Chat Noir (New Orleans), Manaus Opera House (Brazil), London’s Café Royal and in private salons for a Russian Oligarch in Moscow and the Prince of Saudi Arabia at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Theatre and opera credits include The Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theatre, Studio Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Wolftrap & N. Virginia Opera, in roles ranging from Kate (“Kiss Me Kate”), Guenevere (“Camelot”), Jenny (“The Beggar’s Opera”) and Cordelia (“Falsettoland”) to Masha (“Three Sisters”), Donny (“The Cryptogram”), Valencienne (“The Merry Widow”), Rose (world premiere opera “Blood on the Dining Room Floor”) and Dona Ana (“Don Juan in Hell” with Sam Waterston and Dick Cavett). Anna is a graduate and fellow of Vassar College and the Aspen Music School. www.AnnaBergman.com Chef Ryan Houde (Corporate Executive Chef) and Chef Zubin Joseph of Seasons Culinary (Senior Executive Chef) will join forces to create the culinary portion of the "The Food of Love" experience. The methodology behind Seasons menu is creative cuisine with an interpretive play on classic flavors from each featured composer’s locality using the best local ingredients our region has to offer. “Music and food are two of the greatest forces of unity. In that spirit, we look forward to creating a meal to remember!” Classical Movements will take precautions to limit the risk as much as within our power and requests the cooperation of the guests in these preventative measures, so that we can again enjoy dinner and live music and support artists in our community. Please note: Seating will be provided, with chairs wiped down and disinfected between dinners. Tables will have at least six feet among them. Vegetarian or gluten free meals will be available upon request in advance. For special requests and wheelchair accessibility; please contact: [email protected] or call (202)390-4520. Classical Movements will provide more information about alternative forms of transportation to access The Rectory on Princess Street, 711 Princess St by email before the event. You can also go to https://www.alexandriava.gov/GOAlex for more information about available options. We encourage all patrons to park off-street through the provision of nearby garages or lots. Many parking garages and lots are located conveniently in the area. There is a parking garage at N. Alfred St Garage, 117 N. Alfred St, $5/hr ($25 daily max, $10 evening max) and a surface parking lot at Cameron/St Asaph Lot, 517 Cameron St, $2.50/hour ($10 daily max, $5 evening/weekend max). Visitors are encouraged to bike, walk or take the Metrorail Yellow or Blue lines to the King Street Station and take the free King Street Trolley, or DASH or Metro buses. For DASH schedule information visit, www.dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule information, visit www.wmata.com. Bicyclists may visit www.alexandriava.gov/GOAlex for the City’s Bikeways Map, which features the City's best on-street and off-road bikeways, as well as locations of grouped bicycle parking. We discourage you from using the on-street parking especially on N Columbus St where many of our supportive neighbors live. To ensure legal parking, read all posted signs before parking. Parking limits are strictly enforced. About the Rectory Built in 1785 and the home of Classical Movements’ offices since 2014, the building formerly served as the rectory of the nearby historic Christ Church, once the church of George Washington. Since then, it has been owned by several distinguished Virginians and has been a commercial space since the 1960’s. Located in the heart of beautiful Old Town Alexandria at 711 Princess Street, the Rectory is minutes away from the shops and restaurants of bustling King Street and is easily accessible by bus and metro. Like and follow the Rectory on Facebook Like and follow Classical Movements on Facebook