Armando conducts the Washington, D.C. premiere of Louis Andriessen’s monumental music theater work, De Materie (1984-88) with Shane Hurst, tenor, Tracy Cowart, soprano, Alexandra Philips, speaker (”De Stijl”) and Pamela Witcher, actress (”Marie Currie”), with the Peabody De Materie Chorus and Great Noise Ensemble.  This is the first professional performance by an American ensemble of this work, and is an event not to be missed!  Sunday, October 24, 6:30 p.m. at the National Gallery of Art.