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Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington presents: Holiday Swing
12/28/2019 at 6:00 PM
IN THE CONCERT HALL. Free general admission tickets will be distributed in the Hall of Nations starting at approximately 4:30 p.m., up to two tickets per person.
Holiday Swing is the 2nd part of the trilogy holiday series (Holiday Sing, Holiday Swing and Holiday Tings’) created by award winning composer Tony Small (Tonysmall.org) https://www.kennedy-center.org/artist/B119424The concert will swing classical works from Beethoven and Bach to holiday classics and musical theatre songs from Rogers and Hammerstein’s Sound of Music arranged by Mr. Small as well as other originals.
The performance is an outcome of a multidisciplinary arts program at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington where 100 youth perform alongside professional artists, a 30-piece chamber orchestra and band and this year a community choir. features Machiko Ozawa (www.machikoozawa.com) winner of the Artists International, legendary Motown lead singer Joe Coleman from the Platters, the sultry jazz saxophonist Corinthia Cromwell, mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves protégé Taylor Boykins (www.taylorhillaryb.net), Gospel Artists Michael White and Larry Vaughn, Apollo youth division winner Ronald Johnson and many of DC’s finest instrumentalist and vocalist.
The Millennium Stage was created and underwritten by James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs to make the performing arts accessible to everyone in fulfillment of the Kennedy Center's mission to its community and the nation.
Generous support is provided by The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.
Additional support is provided by Kimberly Engel and Family-The Dennis and Judy Engel Charitable Foundation, The Gessner Family Foundation, The Irene Pollin Audience Development and Community Engagement Initiatives, The Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family Foundation, Inc., The Meredith Foundation, Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A.J. Stolwijk, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Millennium Stage Endowment Fund.
The Millennium Stage Endowment Fund was made possible by James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs, Fannie Mae Foundation, the Kimsey Endowment, Gilbert† and Jaylee† Mead, Mortgage Bankers Association of America and other anonymous gifts to secure the future of the Millennium Stage.
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