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Music's rising stars from the nation's top conservatories performing in the Terrace Theater

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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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Free Performances Every Day, No Tickets Required

Performance Time: 6 p.m. Eastern, unless otherwise noted
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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Milkshake [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Target Family Night: With tuneful, memorable songs that evoke influences from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Lennon and McCartney to The White Stripes, Milkshake appeals to both kids and their parents.
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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Only Men Aloud! [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Established in 2000, the twenty-man Welsh choir—members range in age from 19 to 42—won the 2008 BBC-sponsored television show Last Choir Standing.

Monday, July 6, 2009

Jazz Envoys [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Ecuador’s Jazz Envoys blend the indigenous sounds of their homeland with jazz to create their own unique groove. Presented in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State and the Embassy of Ecuador.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

VOICES: REMIX
Hip-Hop Theater Festival [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
IN THE TERRACE THEATER
Hip-Hop Theater Festival: Historian, playwright, and social activist Howard Zinn; poet and spoken word artist Regie Cabico; poet and political activist Staceyann Chin; DJ and hip hop artist W. Ellington Felton; author Walter Mosley; and DJ Earth. Presented in cooperation with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

RBS Choir [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Hailing from Latvia’s Riga Business School, the choir of 40 business professionals earned the highest marks among newly established choirs at the 2007 National Song Festival, a UNESCO heritage event. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Latvia.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Adam Hurt [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Drawing on diverse musical influences to create his own elegantly innovative sound, the 25-year-old clawhammer banjo player has placed in or won most of the major old-time banjo competitions.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Led by the 22-year-old Shawnee, Oklahoma native, the band delivers songs in a style that’s been described as “meshing freak folk with a deep-seated, dust-bowl soul,” as heard on their debut Songs in the Night. Part of the NMAI Summer Music Series, presented in cooperation with the National Museum of the American Indian.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Washington National Opera Institute for Young Singers [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Graduates of this intensive summer training program for highly motivated high school singers and accompanists perform Italian art songs and opera scenes.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

NSO Summer Music Institute Orchestra [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
IN THE CONCERT HALL
Conducted by Elizabeth Schulze, the orchestra of students ages 15-20 performs a program that includes works by Glinka, Stravinsky, and Dvorák.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
This emerging dance company performs and presents Indian dance forms, such as Bharata Natyam, and modern dance, mirroring the multiple identities of second generation South Asians.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

NSO Summer Music Institute Chamber Music
NSO Summer Music Institute [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Participants ages 15-20 perform an evening of chamber music.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Next Generation Jazz Orchestra [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Under the direction of acclaimed saxophonist and flautist Paul Contos, the 2009 Monterey Jazz Festival’s internationally renowned high school all-star big band features 22 musicians from 13 U.S. high schools.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Eric Riley, Ric Jennings, Greg Page, Stace Darden, and Demetrius Davenport specialize in the intricate and emotional four-part harmony “jubilee” a cappella style. Part of the Homegrown: The Music of America concert series, presented by The Library of Congress American Folklife Center.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Eastern Music Festival Piano Program [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Students from this leading summer program for pre-professional musicians perform a variety of classical works.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

NSO Summer Music Institute Chamber Music
NSO Summer Music Institute [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Participants ages 15-20 perform an evening of chamber music.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

NSO Summer Music Institute Chamber Music
NSO Summer Music Institute [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Participants ages 15-20 perform an evening of chamber music.

Monday, July 20, 2009

NSO Summer Music Institute Chamber Music
NSO Summer Music Institute [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Participants ages 15-20 perform an evening of chamber music.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

NSO Summer Music Institute Chamber Music
NSO Summer Music Institute [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Participants ages 15-20 perform an evening of chamber music.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Heidi Latsky Dance [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Under the artistic direction of Heidi Latsky, this New York–based modern dance company performs excerpts from their multimedia production GIMP. Presented in partnership with the NEA and VSA arts in conjunction with the National Forum on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Flying Solo
Gallaudet University [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Deaf West
The National Theatre of the Deaf
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Quest: Arts for Everyone
An evening of monologues from theater artists representing Deaf West Theatre, Gallaudet University, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the National Theatre of the Deaf, and Quest: Arts for Everyone. Presented in partnership with the NEA and VSA arts in conjunction with the National Forum on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities.

Friday, July 24, 2009

James Hill [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Ukulele player James Hill champions the beauty, versatility, and appeal of his instrument with original music that combines folk, old-time, gospel, and blues influences.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

OVERTURES Showcase
Signature Theatre [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Graduates of Signature Theatre’s 2009 intensive professional theater training program, made up of gifted emerging performers from all over the country, present musical theater excerpts.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

NSO Summer Music Institute Orchestra [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
IN THE CONCERT HALL
Conducted by Elizabeth Schulze, the orchestra of students ages 15-20 performs works by Wagner and Brahms. The concert also features a past NSO Young Soloist Competition winner.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Afro Bop Alliance [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The Latin Grammy Award®–winning jazz septet thrills audiences with its infectious polyrhythmic grooves, harmonic colorings, and improvisational lines, playing Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Performing Artists Cultural Visitors Program [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Hip hop dancers between the ages of 19 and 30 from Argentina, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, the Philippines, and Vietnam perform as the culmination of the two-week professional development program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the Kennedy Center.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Gato and The Palenke Music Co. [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Led by vocalist and guitarist Jamie Salazar, a.k.a. Gato, the seven-member band performs music inspired by the musicians’ diverse backgrounds (3 Peruvians, 1 Salvadoran, 1 Paraguayan, and 2 Colombians) and influences, as heard on their CD La Situación.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Bruce Swaim Quintet [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The tenor saxophonist has performed with such artists as Keter Betts, Carl Allen, Rosemary Clooney, Martha Reeves, and Millie Jackson.

Friday, July 31, 2009

The U.S. Naval Academy Band [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Officially formed in November 1852, the Navy’s oldest and finest band carries on the tradition of musical excellence and service to America.