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  • Bearfoot Bluegrass on October 26, 2007Bearfoot Bluegrass October 26, 2007

    Based out of Anchorage, Alaska, Bearfoot Bluegrass, has an up-and-coming acoustic band feel with fully fledged music chops.

  • March Fourth on October 11, 2007 March Fourth October 11, 2007

    March Fourth characterizes itself as little bit Duke Ellington meets Sgt. Pepper in a big-top tent pastiche.

  • Chango Spasiuk on October 3, 2007 Chango Spasiuk October 3, 2007

    Accordion player Chango Spasiuk performs chamamé, a unique Argentine folk music. AMERICARTES.

  • 17 Hippies on September 23, 2007 17 Hippies September 23, 2007

    Berlin-based ensemble 17 Hippies mixes traditional music from Eastern Europe, France, and America.

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Performance Time: 6 p.m. Eastern, unless otherwise noted
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Monday, February 8, 2010

Peter Mills / Matt Cavanaugh / Kate Baldwin
Kate Baldwin [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Matt Cavenaugh
Peter Mills
Part of “Broadway: Today & Tomorrow”
Composer/lyricist Mills recently wrote music and lyrics for a critically acclaimed bluegrass adaptation of J.M. Synge’s Playboy of the Western World set in 1930s Appalachia. Cavanaugh created roles in the original musicals Grey Gardens and A Catered Affair. He is currently playing Tony in Arthur Laurent's revival of West Side Story. Baldwin made her Broadway debut in the 2000 production of The Full Monty. She went on to perform in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Wonderful Town, and Finian's Rainbow.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Ryan Scott Oliver / Jay Armstrong Johnson / Alex Brightman / Lindsay Mendez
Jay Armstrong Johnson [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Alex Brightman
Lindsay Mendez
Ryan Scott Oliver
Part of “Broadway: Today & Tomorrow”
Composer/lyricist Oliver is a 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient. Actor Johnson is understudying in the hit revival of Hair on Broadway. Brightman is currently playing Boq in Broadway’s Wicked. Mendez just completed the Off-Broadway run of The Marvelous Wonderettes.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Steven Lutvak [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Part of “Broadway: Today & Tomorrow”
The award-winning composer, lyricist, and singer-songwriter wrote the title track to the critically acclaimed documentary Mad Hot Ballroom.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Alan Schmuckler / Michael Mahler
Michael Mahler [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Alan Schmuckler
Part of “Broadway: Today & Tomorrow”
The Chicago-based composer/lyricists were commissioned by Chicago Shakespeare Theater to co-write book, music, and lyrics for How Can You Run with a Shell on Your Back?.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Jordan Beck / Jonathan May
Beck & May [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Part of “Broadway: Today & Tomorrow”
The up-and-coming songwriting team is behind the new musical Add Me!, as well as a new musical adaptation of Peter Pan.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Valerie Vigoda / Brendan Milburn
Brendan Milburn [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Valerie Vigoda
Part of “Broadway: Today & Tomorrow”
A two-time winner of the Jonathan Larson Award for Excellence in Writing, Vigoda performs with her husband and longtime collaborator Milburn; both are members of the trio Groovelily.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

NSO Young Soloists’ High School Competition
NSO Young Soloists [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
IN THE CONCERT HALL
Hear tomorrow’s stars today as they compete for a cash prize and a solo performance with the NSO.

Monday, February 15, 2010

The Opposite of a Train [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The eclectic trio has played together in diverse settings, including new music ensembles, jazz groups, and a traditional Cuban/noise rock band.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Yamomanem [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Celebrate Fat Tuesday with the D.C.-based band that plays New Orleans Jazz, ’30s Caribbean Latin music, and improv funky jams.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Daegu Genius Youth Orchestra [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
This South Korean ensemble is composed of professionally trained, handpicked musicians who range in age from 8 to 16 years old.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Los Gringos [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Led by Professor Alejandro Lucini, the George Washington University Latin band explores the sounds of samba, bossa nova, danzón, cha-cha, mambo, comparsa, songo, and timba.

Friday, February 19, 2010

NSO Prelude [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Members of the NSO perform classical works.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

The Devil Music Ensemble [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The enigmatic contemporary group performs a live score to the only surviving Chinese silent martial arts film, Hong Xia's 1929 Red Heroine, about the rise of a woman warrior.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Creole [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
From the island of San Andrés, this group blends the tradition of the islands, showcasing calypso, reggae, polka, and more. In partnership with the Embassy of Colombia.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Stone Bridge H.S. Jazz Choir / Kingsford E.S. Choir
Kingsford E.S. Choir [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Stone Bridge H.S. Jazz Choir
Student musicians from local schools perform.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Canterbury Woods E.S. Strings Ensemble / NOVA Guitar Trio
NOVA Guitar Trio [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Canterbury Woods E.S. Strings Ensemble
Student musicians from local schools perform.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Let Freedom Sing: The Story of Marian Anderson
Washington Performing Arts Society [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Washington National Opera
This opera for young people by Bruce Adolphe and Carolivia Herron tells the inspiring story of the great American singer. Commissioned by WPAS and co-produced and co-presented by Washington National Opera and WPAS.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Ted Garber / Jason Ager
Jason Ager [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Ted Garber
Garber uses his distinct bluesy vocals, howling harmonica riffs, and guitar chops to weave stories about hope, faith, and accountability. A self-taught guitarist, Ager plays original songs.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Wilberforce University Choir [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The Ohio choir, directed by Jeremy Winston, is one of America’s oldest African American collegiate ensembles.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Harvard Sailing Team [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The New York-based sketch comedy group cracks up audiences with their crazy antics and improv skills.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

WPAS Capitol Jazz Project
The Capitol Jazz Project [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Participants in this co-collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center—students from six D.C. middle schools—play swinging standards.