With the American Contemporary Music Ensemble performing The Blue Notebooks and In A Landscape

Max Richter is one of the most acclaimed composers of his time. His fusion of classical technique and electronic technology, heard across genre-defying solo albums and countless scores for film, dance, art, and fashion, has won him legions of fans around the world and blazed a trail for a generation of musicians. 

Please note: the NSO does not perform on this program.

Windham Hill composer and pianist Liz Story presents a solo piano concert celebrating her forty-year career.

Honoring composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate with PCE's American Roots Artist Award, PCE’s seasonal tradition of ringing in the New Year with Amazing Grace returns! This celebration of the universal expression of the human spirit through music includes work by Tate, Samuel Barber, and Sergei Prokofiev.

Join us in person at The Clarice or watch the livestream from the comfort of your home.

Under the direction of I Nyoman Suadin, the UMD Balinese Gamelan Saraswati Ensemble presents an evening of traditional Balinese music. The ensemble takes its name from Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and the arts. The gong kebyar style percussive instruments used by this ensemble were built by I Wayan Beratha, a leading instrument maker, composer, performer, and teacher in Bali.

UMD Balinese Gamelan Saraswati sometimes has the opportunity to perform with locally based Gamelan Mitra Kusuma. Founded in 1997, Gamelan Mitra Kusuma brings together individuals from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., communities who are devoted to the study and presentation of the music and dance of Bali. The name Mitra Kusuma means "flowering friendship," which describes the spirit of this group. This partnership with the professional gamelan group gives UMD students the opportunity to learn from and cultivate relationships with musicians and dancers.

Langston Hughes II is a Washington, D.C.-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader creating inspirational original compositions and re-imaginings of classic songs.

Online advance reservations for a given performance date will open on a rolling basis, opening every Wednesday two weeks out from the date.

Performances: Aug 13 @6:30pm & 9pm

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Washington D.C. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisashi at Miracle Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight.

Few people have had more of an impact in popular music than David Foster OC, OBC - the Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. Foster has created hit songs and award-winning gold and platinum albums for a diverse array of artists, culture-defining soundtracks for blockbuster films, and timeless holiday classics.

In 2018/19 Foster started successfully touring the US with his show ‘An Intimate Evening with David Foster’.

Performances: Jan 27 @7pm; Jan 28 @8pm; Jan 29 @8pm

Our tribute comes to an exciting close with Beethoven’s Third Symphony, “Eroica,” a work illustrating the composer’s own spiritual quest towards heroism as he coped with deafness and found new triumph in his art and life. This program also features the Fourth Sinfonia by trailblazer George Walker—a Washington D.C. native and the first Black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

Joseph Young conducts the NSO in a family-friendly program featuring vocalist and songwriter Imani-Grace Cooper with works by Rossini, the Kennedy Center’s recently announced Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon, and more. Ahead of the performance, take part in painting an original IYN mural and meet Carlos Simon!

IYN Mural Painting
5:30–7:15 p.m.

Meet the Composer Workshop
6–7 p.m.

Full Orchestra Concert
7:30 p.m

Face masks are required

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Performances: 10:15am and 12pm.

Electric cellist-composer Wytold blends classical techniques with live looping 
to create interactive musical adventures featuring inventive remixes and original 
works. By exploring the relationship between the science of waves and musical 
scales, students learn how basic patterns in the world can create exciting and 
dynamic music. This production from Artivate has students interact to use their 
new knowledge to create a short musical piece together as a group. 
Recommended for grades 3–8 

Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Alex Brown is quickly emerging at the forefront of a new generation of artists. The New York Times says he plays “with a crystalline touch and a worldly approach.” In addition to leading his own quartet, Brown has been a member of Paquito D’Rivera’s ensemble since 2007, performing on and contributing arrangements to their Latin Grammy award-winning album “Jazz Meets the Classics.”

MacArthur Fellow and composer/drummer Tyshawn Sorey is a leading young artist blurring the boundary between composed and improvised music. His efforts to shatter boundaries by weaving classical composition and improvisation are influenced by history’s boldest composers. The  Artist Partner Program brings you the new Speed of Sound Sessions (S.O.S.), a celebration of musicians who support and promote composers whose work was created in the 21st century and who respond to the contemporary world in which we live. The S.O.S. Sessions are a fun, interactive way to engage with adventurers just like you. 

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with composer Javier Farias. He has written numerous works for orchestra, jazz ensemble, bandoneon, flamenco guitar, charango and other instruments.

Branch information: 301-850-0475