19 February 2009
8:00 pm

Solo, at Kramerbooks

1517 Conn. Ave., NW
Washington, DC

11 March 2009
8:00 pm

Solo, at Kramerbooks

1517 Conn. Ave., NW
Washington, DC

21 April 2009
5:45 pm

Mark Sylvester's New Music for Banjo
Mark will be performing his newest compositions for banjo and small ensembles. These works appear on his 2009 CD, New Music for Banjo. Mark will be joined by Matan Mintz on cello, Rebecca Kletzker on viola and violin, and Janna Ryon on oboe.

Kimmel Center
260 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

23 April 2009
9:00 pm

Solo, at Kramerbooks

1517 Conn. Ave., NW
Washington, DC

30 April 2009
9:00 pm

Solo, at Kramerbooks

1517 Conn. Ave., NW
Washington, DC

30 May 2009
7:30 pm

Great Noise Ensemble and The Congressional Chorus
at The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater

2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566

1 August 2009
7:00 pm

with Verlette Simon
and Nigerian soul singer and guitarist KUKU

The Culture Shop
341 Cedar Street, NW
Washington, DC 20012

26 August 2009
7:00 pm

Solo, as part of SAW's "Eclectic Folk" showcase
(Mark is on at 7:00 and 10:00.)

Bangkok Blues
926 West Broad Street
Falls Church, VA 22046

5 September 2009

with Verlette Simon
and Nigerian soul singer and guitarist KUKU

Teavolve
1401 Aliceanna Street
Harbor East
Baltimore, MD 21231

13 September 2009
all day!
free

Takoma Park Folk Festival
with Verlette Simon at 3:00 and 5:00

T. P. Middle School
7611 Piney Branch Rd.
Takoma Park, MD

14 September 2009
9:00 pm
$6

The Mark Sylvester Trio
with Erik Sharar on guitar and percussion, and Jonathan Steele on bass
also performing: Not Waving But Drowning
(download flier)

The Red and The Black
1212 H Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002

25 September 2009
7:30 pm
$25 / $15

Great Noise Ensemble
Mark will be playing electric guitar in Ned McGowan's "Urban Turban" which draws on "music from the Balkans and India, as well as John Cage, jazz, Loos, Rudiger Meyer, Musiquantics, serialism and the note E", combined and re-imagined for saxophone, guitar and piano.

Ward Recital Hall
Catholic University
Washington, DC

15 October 2009
7:00 pm

Solo, as part of SAW's "Eclectic Folk" showcase

Bangkok Blues
926 West Broad Street
Falls Church, VA 22046

18 October 2009
4:00 pm
$15

with Zoe Mulford
Save the Library! Benefit Concert
Reception to follow

Bridgeton Public Libary
150 E Commerce Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302

24 October 2009
8:00 pm
$15

with Zoe Mulford
CD Release Concert
IMT Next to the House Concert

at Contradiction Dance
7014 Westmoreland Ave.
Takoma Park, MD

5 December 2009
7:30 pm
$25 / $15

Great Noise Ensemble features works by composers Armando Bayolo, Andrew Simpson and Geoffrey Gordon. Mark will be playing banjo on Manuel Stock's "Prelude" for banjo, violin and cello. And he will play mandolin, banjo and guitar in Armando Bayolo's "Illusory Airs".

Ward Recital Hall
Catholic University
Washginton, DC