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Performances from the Past Week

February 3, 2012 - Watch this Performance

National Symphony Orchestra violinist Natasha Bogachek, violist Mahoko Eguchi, and cellist Yvonne Caruthers play Beethoven’s String Trio No. 3 and Dohnányi’s Serenade.

IN THE TERRACE THEATER
Featured Artist(s): NSO Prelude

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February 2, 2012 - Watch this Performance
Participants in the orchestral training program for talented high school instrumentalists administered by the NSO Education Program of the Kennedy Center Education Department present a recital of classical music solos and chamber music. IN THE TERRACE THEATER
Featured Artist(s): NSO Youth Fellows

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February 1, 2012 - Watch this Performance
The Richmond, Virginia big band offers a sound with tight configurations of brass, woodwinds, and rhythm that vamp, stutter, grind, and groove.
Featured Artist(s): Fight the Big Bull

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January 31, 2012 - Watch this Performance
The DC performing arts school presents an evening of soul.
Featured Artist(s): The Duke Ellington School of the Arts Music Department

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January 30, 2012 - Watch this Performance
The Brazilian-Armenian guitarist, Juilliard graduate, and winner of the 2010 Souza Lima National Competition is presented by the Brazilian series Movimento Violão, which highlights some of the best guitarists in Brazil. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Brazil.
Featured Artist(s): João Kouyoumdjian

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January 29, 2012 - Watch this Performance
The Sudanese-born singer, songwriter, and ethnomusicologist performs music from different parts of the Middle East and East Africa, including classical Taraab music from Zanzibar and Kenya.
Featured Artist(s): Alsarah & the Nubatones

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January 28, 2012 - Watch this Performance

The U.S. nonprofit and Ugandan NGO presents a program of music and dance celebrating Uganda’s multiple, rich heritages.

Featured Artist(s): Children of Uganda Choir

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January 27, 2012 - Watch this Performance

A member of the Mark Morris Dance Group, teacher and choreographer John Heginbotham presents his alluringly hot and humorous movement, set to the music of Daft Punk.

Featured Artist(s): John Heginbotham

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January 26, 2012 - Watch this Performance
The New York-based trio blends traditional Yiddish songs and new compositions with chamber-like improvisations and spontaneous arrangements.
Featured Artist(s): Michael Winograd Klezmer Trio

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January 25, 2012 - Watch this Performance

Styled after the Swing and Dixieland styles of Benny Goodman and Pete Fountain, these seasoned musicians are a healthy serving of the best in sounds and shtick for a fun-filled show.

Featured Artist(s): Mike Flaherty’s Dixieland Direct Jazz Band

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January 24, 2012 - Watch this Performance
Winner of the D.C. Blues Society Battle of the Bands for the second straight year, the guitarist is a veteran of the D.C. music scene for more than 25 years.
Featured Artist(s): J.P. Reali

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January 23, 2012 - Watch this Performance
The D.C. band mixes diverse cultures and sounds, serving up hot Latin beats combined with dub, hip hop, reggae, and trip-hop with funk salsa, samba, and more.
Featured Artist(s): The Empresarios

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January 22, 2012 - Watch this Performance
Pianist Chang, a Fulbright Scholar and Artistic Director of the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska, performs with violinist Chou.
Featured Artist(s): Ann Chang Paul Chou

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January 21, 2012 - Watch this Performance
One of the most diverse and flexible units of The United States Air Force Band, a quartet ensemble plays a chamber concert.
Featured Artist(s): U.S. Air Force Band

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January 20, 2012 - Watch this Performance

Anne Rainwater, piano, and Jude Traxler, percussion, surprise and enthrall audiences by blending a wide variety of music guaranteed to rock your face off.

Featured Artist(s): futureCities

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January 19, 2012 - Watch this Performance
Members of the program present a recital of classical music.
Featured Artist(s): NSO Youth Fellows

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January 18, 2012 - Watch this Performance
The Haitian-born soul singing group produces a unique extension of the new and old Kompa sound, with a dash of hip hop, soul, and R&B.
Featured Artist(s): Rafrechi

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January 17, 2012 - Watch this Performance
Nashville-based pop singer-songwriter is best known for his soaring vocals and a highly melodic and emotionally direct style of pop.
Featured Artist(s): David Mead

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January 16, 2012 - Watch this Performance
The Kennedy Center and Georgetown University host a musical celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. The concert featuring Grammy Award–winning vocalist Bobby McFerrin also includes the Let Freedom Ring Choir with Music Director, Rev. Nolan Williams Jr. Note: Free reserved seating tickets will be given away two (2) per person in line in the Hall of Nations at 4 p.m. (previously 5 p.m.) on Mon., Jan. 16 on a first-come, first-served basis. All patrons must be seated by 5:40 p.m. A DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION IN THE CONCERT HALL
Featured Artist(s): Let Freedom Ring Choir Bobby McFerrin

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January 15, 2012 - Watch this Performance
A choir from the Riverdale, Maryland church performs an evening of Gospel music.
Featured Artist(s): Refreshing Spring Church of God in Christ Choir

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January 14, 2012 - Watch this Performance
The ensemble features students from several premier East Coast collegiate jazz programs.
Featured Artist(s): Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Jazz Orchestra

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January 13, 2012 - Watch this Performance
The gifted trombonist, a well-known fixture on the Philly music scene, brings his own style and sound grown from gospel lyricism, soul, hip hop, funk, and jazz. He plays music from his forthcoming Hidden Beach record Bone Appetit.
Featured Artist(s): Jeff Bradshaw

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January 12, 2012 - Watch this Performance
Born and raised in Japan, the Strathmore Artist-in-Residence is an electronic musician and vocalist who uses ephemeral organic electronica sounds and keen interest in creating art to promote social change.
Featured Artist(s): Yoko K.

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January 11, 2012 - Watch this Performance
Composer, singer, and songwriter Gaillande brings his band for this musical venture, an ongoing translation and adaptation of the songs of iconic French poet/singer Georges Brassens into English.
Featured Artist(s): Pierre de Gaillande

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January 10, 2012 - Watch this Performance
Clint Maedgen, a Preservation Hall Jazz Band member, multi-instrumental singer, songwriter, and composer performs with Helen Gillet, the cellist and vocalist known for her free improvisation with New Orleans Jazz, funk, country rock, and French chansons.
Featured Artist(s): Clint Maedgen Helen Gillet

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