GCP is an ensemble envisioning a new space in the community where musicians and audiences create lasting connections through shared experiences of musical excellence. Our concert series features chamber music, the Georgetown Chamber Orchestra, internationally acclaimed guest artists, and inspired programming.
Our Team
Heather Adelsberger maintains an active career as a keyboard artist and conductor in the Washington, D.C. area. She holds an undergraduate degree in Piano Performance from the Catholic University of America and a Master of Music in Collaborative Piano from the University of Maryland. Heather currently serves as Director of Music Ministries at Grace Episcopal Church in Silver Spring, MD where she oversees a vibrant, intergenerational music program and concert series. Heather is the Artistic Director of the Georgetown Chorale.
Heather Adelsberger
Music Director
Violinist Agata Miklavc began her musical journey at the age of three in Ljubljana, Slovenia where she made her public debut at the age of five at the Great Hall of Cankar Center. Since, her studies and performance career took her all over Europe and the United States. She performed in halls such as the Kennedy Center, Slovenian Philharmonic, RTV Slovenia, Sarajevo National Theater (BiH), The Army Hall (BiH), The Gaillard Center, Musikverein Wien (AU), Mozarteum Salzburg (AU), Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik (HR), Crystal Hall of Slovenia, The Meyerson Symphony Center and Winspear Opera House, to name a few. She has received awards and distinctions at international competitions such as the Temsig (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Burgos International Festival and Competition (Burgos, Spain) and Glazunov International Competition (Paris, France).
An avid chamber musician, Agata has shared the stage with world-renowned artists such as Andrés Cárdenes, Aaron Boyd, Andres Diaz, Rafael Figueroa, Paul Coletti, Wendy Chen, the Escher Quartet, Yuriy Bekker, Julian Schwarz, Michael Klotz and Gerald Robbins. She regularly performs in a duo with critically acclaimed Greek-American pianist Jason Solounias. Ms.Miklavc has been a passionate educator ever since her first appointment as a teaching assistant at the studio of Violeta Smailović-Huart in 2013. She has since served as a teaching assistant to Emanuel Borok and Aaron Boyd at Southern Methodist University and Andrés Cárdenes at Carnegie Mellon University. She is currently an associate professor at the Gingold International Chamber Music Festival and a faculty member at Levine Music in Washington D.C.
Since 2021 Ms.Miklavc performs with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in Charleston, South Carolina. In May 2023, she was appointed concertmaster of Georgetown Chorale in Washington, D.C. She also serves as an artistic director of “Georgetown Chamber Players” and leader of “Georgetown Chamber Orchestra” which she co-founded in 2023.
Agata's principal teacher is Andrés Cárdenes who remains her trusted mentor, advisor and friend. She also studied with Emanuel Borok, Aaron Boyd and Violeta Smailović-Huart. Ms.Miklavc is in high demand as a chamber and orchestral player in addition to her frequent appearances as a soloist in classical and contemporary repertoire.
Agata Miklavc
Artistic Director
Praised by the American Record Guide as “...a superb musician”, Jason Solounias has performed across the United States and Europe, ranging from the Kennedy Center to Southwark Cathedral, including performances at Millennium Stage, the Lincoln Theater, Steinway Society of Puerto Rico, An Die Musik, Duomo di Amalfi, Junior Soto Recital Hall, The Arts Club of Washington, WETA, Church of Epiphany Concert Series, and the Lisner Auditorium. He has collaborated with Andrés Cardénes, Amit Peled, Gary Levinson, Elizabeth Hill, the 6821 Quintet, The Tango Cammarata and has appeared as a soloist with the National Opera Orchestra, Trinity Chamber Orchestra, the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra and the Pan American Symphony Orchestra. He has also been a featured soloist for Shigeru Kawai at the National Piano Technicians Guild Conference.
Solounias began his studies with Irene Yeakel and went on to complete his Bachelors of Arts at Shepherd University with Scott Beard. He received his Masters of Music and Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Catholic University of America under the direction of Jim Litzelman and Jose Ramos Santana. He has also worked with other distinguished pianists including Emanuel Krasovsky, John Perry, and Leon Fleisher.
His debut album released by the Sheva Collection features the piano music of Heitor Villa-Lobos. The recording was applauded by The American Record Guide, writing that Solounias, “hones in on the orchestral colors in Villa-Lobos’s music and eschews flashy playing in favor of sober purpose”, and, “brings out the intellect and grandeur of the music”.
Solounias was a featured performer during the 2019 Experiencing Villa-Lobos festival at the Virginia Commonwealth University, has lectured about the music of Villa-Lobos at New York University and at the University of Hartford. His recording was also featured in the music scoring the 2020 exhibition ‘Sur Moderno’ at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Solounias is the director of the Puerto Rico International Piano Festival, the co-artistic director of the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition in Washington D.C., and assistant to the Tureck International Bach Competition in New York City. He has also been a guest artist and coordinator for the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival in Miami. Solounias is currently a faculty member at Levine Music in Washington D.C.
Jason Solounias
Artistic Director
2027-28 CONCERT SEASON
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All donations are tax-deductible
Contributor: to $99
Alexandra Beatty
Benjamin Bradburn
Eve Moscicki
Leszek Strzelecki
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Anne Clark
Karen Garlick
Paula Reed Lynch
Elizabeth Peterson
Judith Strotz
Kenneth Weeman
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Piotr Gajewski
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James Dausch
David Flaxman Agata Miklavc endowed chair
David Garlock Heather Adelsberger endowed chair
A gift of $1500 or more will endow the chair of a musician in the Georgetown Chamber Orchestra.
Benefactor: $2500-$4999
A gift of $4000 will sponsor a guest artist chamber music recital.
Sustainer: $5000 +
Giving Levels
Contributor: to $99
Friend: $100-$249
Supporter: $250-$499
Patron: $500-$999
Sponsor: $1000-$2499
A gift of $1500 will endow the chair of a musician in the Georgetown Chamber Orchestra.
Benefactor: $2500-$4999
A gift of $4000 will sponsor a guest artist chamber music recital.
Sustainer: $5000 +
THANK YOU TO THE SUPPORTERS OF THE GEORGETOWN CHAMBER PLAYERS