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Schedule

List of upcoming Millennium Stage performances.

Archives

Search for your favorite past performances and watch them online.

P.A.F.E.

Learn about the goals and mission of the Performing Arts for Everyone initiative.

Conservatory Project

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

Highlights

Bearfoot Bluegrass on October 26, 2007 Bearfoot 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.

And More ...

Free Performances Every Day, No Tickets Required

Performance Time: 6 p.m. Eastern, unless otherwise noted
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Monday, December 1, 2008

U.S. Army Blues [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The premier jazz ensemble of the U.S. Army performs Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite.
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

The Ciurlionis Quartet [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Winners of their home country Lithuania’s 1990 National Prize for music, this dynamic quartet plays a chamber program. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Lithuania.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Tra Nguyen [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
This Vietnamese classical pianist performs the works of experimental composer and pianist Leo Ornstein. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Vietnam.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Tom Schraeder [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Dubbed "One to watch in 2008" by the Onion A.V. Club, Tom Schraeder brings his brand of honky-tonk swagger, blending atmospheric melody with a hollerin' devotion to early rock 'n' roll.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Raymi [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
This D.C. based Latin American group plays contemporary folk music on traditional Andean instruments.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Handel Children's Choir of Baltimore [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
This choir of 60 boys and girls ages 8 to 18 dazzles with classical, multicultural, folk, and contemporary music.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Ragtime Christmas
Bill Edwards [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
IN THE THEATER LAB
Ragtime scholar Bill Edwards presents a program of holiday classics.

Monday, December 8, 2008

MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS!
Merry TubaChristmas [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
This year marks the 35th anniversary of this holiday tradition in which tuba, sousaphone, and euphonium players from around D.C. play traditional Christmas music led by Harvey Phillips. Grab your instrument and arrive for rehearsal at 3 p.m.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

The Montgomery County Public Schools Senior Honors Jazz Ensemble [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
In its 30th season, this ensemble is composed of students from more than 22 area high schools. This ensemble has performed at venues such as the East Coast Jazz Festival and Blues Alley.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Norwegian Visions
Håkon Kornstad [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Eivind Opsvik
Bassist Eivind Opsvik and tenor saxophonist Håkon Kornstad produce their distinctive brand of avant-garde adventurous jazz. Created in 1995, Norwegian Visions is a cultural partnership program initiated by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Beltway Brass Quintet
Beltway Brass [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Led by Zack Smith, the quartet features jazzy and jaunty arrangements of holiday favorites.

Friday, December 12, 2008

DC Youth Orchestra [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Now in its 48th season, this orchestra composed of young people ages 4 to 19 performs holiday favorites.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

The Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Playing traditional Russian folk instruments, including the balalaika, dorma, and bayan, this orchestra plays the music of Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Bob Perilla’s Big Hillbilly Bluegrass [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
This group has been entertaining fans for more than 10 years with their original bluegrass, country, and folk music.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Randy Barrett and Mama Tried [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
A winner of several Washington Area Music Awards for Best Male Vocalist in Bluegrass and Traditional Folk, Randy Barrett leads his band.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Encore Senior Singers’ Chorale [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Musicians over the age of 55 perform crowd-pleasing holiday music.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Blue Sky 5 [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
This group delivers vintage jazz and classic swing music that is made for dancing.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Gospel Celebration: The Sweet Heaven Kings
Sweet Heaven Kings [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The 16-member gospel brass and percussion ensemble creates a joyful holiday program with its unique instrumentation and powerful voices.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Holiday Vaudeville: Sean Grissom, the Alexandria Kleztet, and Rod Ferrone
Alexandria Kleztet [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Rod Ferrone
Sean Grissom
Cajun cellist Sean Grissom hosts an evening of holiday vaudeville featuring modern-Klezmer quartet the Alexandria Kleztet, and Rod Ferrone, rhythmic tap dancer and physical comedian.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Holiday Vaudeville: Sean Grissom, the Alexandria Kleztet, and Rod Ferrone
Sean Grissom [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Rod Ferrone
Alexandria Kleztet
Cajun cellist Sean Grissom hosts an evening of holiday vaudeville featuring modern-Klezmer quartet the Alexandria Kleztet, and Rod Ferrone, rhythmic tap dancer and physical comedian.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Elisabeth von Trapp [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The granddaughter of Maria and Baron von Trapp, whose story inspired The Sound of Music, continues the musical legacy with a repertoire that ranges from Bach to Broadway, Schubert to Sting, and includes her own compositions.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Gospel Celebration: Maggie Ingram and the Ingramettes
Maggie Ingram and the Ingramettes [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
These gospel legends captivate audiences with their big sound and rapturous dancing.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

The Carol Ringers and the Peace Ringers
The Peace Ringers [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The Carol Ringers
The group performs sacred and popular holiday music on traditional hand bells.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Monumental Brass Quintet
The Monumental Brass [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
PERFORMANCE BEGINS AT 12 NOON
The award-winning Monumental Brass Quintet performs all styles of classical music, as well as Dixieland jazz, ragtime, and traditional holiday favorites.

Thursday, December 25, 2008

All-Star Christmas Day Jazz Jam
James King [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Lenny Robinson
Chuck Redd
Robert Redd
Tom and Delores King Williams
Celebrate this festive Millennium Stage tradition—now in its eleventh year—with host and vibraphonist Chuck Redd, pianist Robert Redd, drummer Lenny Robinson, trumpeter Tom Williams, bassist James King, and vocalist Delores Williams.

Friday, December 26, 2008

Jewish Music Celebration: Golem
Golem [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
This six-piece Eastern European folk-punk band is “where Eastern Europe meets the Lower East Side.”

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Billy McComiskey and Zan McLeod with the Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance
Billy McComiskey [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Zan McLeod
Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance
Billy McComiskey and Zan McLeod perform traditional Irish music on the button accordion, flute, fiddle, guitar, and bodhran, accompanied by the Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Jewish Music Celebration: Vladimir Fridman
Vladimir Fridman [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Russian-born guitarist Vladimir Fridman blends popular instrumental Klezmer melodies, traditional Jewish songs, and original compositions.

Monday, December 29, 2008

Jewish Music Celebration: DeLeon
DeLeon [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
This Brooklyn-based group re-imagines ancient Sephardic Judaic melodies as contemporary pieces with an indie-rock twist.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Last Train Home [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
A favorite of the D.C. roots-rock scene, Last Train Home delivers original holiday tunes and interpretations of yuletide classics.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Sidney’s Salon Orchestra of Washington
The Salon Orchestra of Washington [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The D.C.-based orchestra performs chamber music and waltzes of 19th-century Austria in an intimate setting.