November 21, 2009 - Watch this Performance

An instrumental ensemble dedicated to the performance of Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo music (c. 1450-c. 1770) on replicas of original instruments such as recorder, baroque flute, harpsichord, baroque guitar and archlute. Their repertoire includes Colonial Mexican music from historical archives. Presented in cooperation with the Mexican Cultural Institute.

Featured Artist(s): La Fontegara

November 20, 2009 - Watch this Performance

The husband-and-wife duo delivers a marriage of harmonies featuring folk, bluegrass, blues, and traditional music in their original songs. In April ‘09, the Sibleys took top honors in the “Great American Duet Sing-Off” on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion. The same month they released their fourth CD, Coming Home.

Featured Artist(s): Anne & Pete Sibley

November 19, 2009 - Watch this Performance

Participants in the program perform scenes and arias from selected operas.

Featured Artist(s): The Washington National Opera's Domingo - Cafritz Young Artist Program

November 18, 2009 - Watch this Performance

The Texas-based R&B singer and left-handed guitarist has appeared at the Apollo Theater and on American Bandstand, and her song, "Oh Baby (We've Got a Good Thing Goin')” was recorded by The Rolling Stones. Part of the Homegrown: The Music of America concert series.

Featured Artist(s): Barbara Lynn

November 17, 2009 - Watch this Performance

Ziv Ravitz's “Images From Home” is the first debut for this world renowned Drummer/Composer. The music can be described as cross culture fusion between Israeli folklore, American jazz, north African rhythms and European classical music. The members of this ensemble (Avishai Cohen, Omer Klein, Haggai Cohen Milo) are a part of the elite in the current jazz scene in the world. They all share similar background that helps the music to be what it is - A representation of life in Israel manifested in music. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel.

Featured Artist(s): Ziv Ravitz

November 16, 2009 - Watch this Performance

The singers are going back to their roots, physically and metaphorically, in Blonde Ambition—an evening of cabaret. After short-lived stints as a redhead and brunette respectively, they dive back into the world of musical storytelling through the works of Sondheim and Kander and Ebb, with a few highlights of contemporary pop/rock, all while giving off the faint smell of bleach.

Featured Artist(s): Bligh Voth

November 15, 2009 - Watch this Performance

Bowen McCauley Dance (BMD) presents an evening of world premiere performances: in Novelletten No. 8, BMD’s professional company dances to Robert Schumann’s enchanting piano score; in If I Can’t Dance, Dance for PD (BMD’s outreach program for people with Parkinson Disease and their caregivers ), participants take the stage for the first time; and in Mambozart, Kenmore Junior Company (BMD’s outreach program for students at Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, Virginia) showcases a new energetic work that demonstrates the youthful joy of dance.

Featured Artist(s): Bowen McCauley Dance

November 14, 2009 - Watch this Performance

In conjunction with Opera Week (Nov. 13-22), the Washington National Opera presents an “informance” of how the orchestra accompanies singers, using excerpts from The Marriage of Figaro.

Featured Artist(s): Washington National Opera

November 13, 2009 - Watch this Performance

Backing herself on guitar, cittern, and keyboard, and with her 3-octave voice, the award-winning songwriter successfully merges her Irish and American roots in her music.

Featured Artist(s): Kitty Donohoe

November 12, 2009 - Watch this Performance

The classical guitarist is renowned for his keen and sensitive interpretations of the great masters. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden.

Featured Artist(s): Krister Dahlström

November 11, 2009 - Watch this Performance

One of the East Coast’s premier New Orleans music ensembles, the trio plays rock and roll, zydeco, jazz, and originals as heard on such CDs as The Virgil Sessions and Zydeco Dog.

Featured Artist(s): The Dixie Power Trio

November 10, 2009 - Watch this Performance

Led by the vibrant trumpeter, the duo blends jazz with blues, funk, gospel, and a touch of hip hop.

Featured Artist(s): Thad Wilson Duo

November 9, 2009 - Watch this Performance

The Slovakian puppet theater company presents Príbehy z prádelného koša (“Stories from the Laundry”) in which storytellers and the audience improvise with everyday clothes. Part of Kids Euro Festival 2009

Featured Artist(s): Aiculina’s World

November 8, 2009 - Watch this Performance

In Sueños Alucinantes (Amazing Dreams), the Spanish magician creates a show where adults will travel back to their childhood and children will enjoy a magical world. Part of Kids Euro Festival 2009

Featured Artist(s): Pedro Volta

November 7, 2009 - Watch this Performance

Audre Budrys’s one-woman show uses Lithuanian mythology to explore how a 12-year-old girl from Lithuania confronts the challenge of moving into a globally oriented world. Part of Kids Euro Festival 2009

Featured Artist(s): Audre Budrys

November 6, 2009 - Watch this Performance

A D.C. favorite, the vibraphonist leads his own ensemble, performing swinging standards and original jazz gems.

Featured Artist(s): Chuck Redd

November 5, 2009 - Watch this Performance

The Slovenian puppeteer tells the story of “Balon Velikon” (The Gigantic Balloon), which follows six year-old Oscar whose elderly neighbors want him to behave like a grown up. Part of Kids Euro Festival 2009

Featured Artist(s): Andrej Rozman Roza

November 4, 2009 - Watch this Performance

Malta’s St. James Cavalier, Centre for Creativity presents an interactive musical tale of the beloved children’s book character Babar. Part of Kids Euro Festival 2009

Featured Artist(s): St. James Cavalier, Centre for Creativity

November 3, 2009 - Watch this Performance

This Portuguese world champion of card tricks engages audiences with illusions and humor. Part of Kids Euro Festival 2009

Featured Artist(s): Helder Guimaraes

November 2, 2009 - Watch this Performance

Irish puppeteer Miriam Lambert brings the story book tale to life. Part of Kids Euro Festival 2009

Featured Artist(s): Miriam Lambert

November 1, 2009 - Watch this Performance

Poland’s Pinezka (“Push Pin”) Theatre presents “Pinezcology,” an explosive mixture of clowning, acrobatics, marionettes, stilts, juggling, and more. Part of Kids Euro Festival 2009

Featured Artist(s): Pinezka Theatre