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SHIFT
Co-presented by Washington Performing Arts and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Just Announced: Orchestras for SHIFT 2020
SHIFT celebrates the vitality, identity, and extraordinary artistry of orchestras and chamber orchestras by creating an immersive festival experience in the nation's capital. The week-long festival is composed of mini-residencies, with each participating orchestra presenting education events, symposia, and community events in venues around Washington, D.C., along with full-orchestra performances in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
Highlights from previous festivals
Generous support of the SHIFT Festival is provided through a matching grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; by the D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts; by Dr. Gary Mather and Ms. Christina Co Mather; and by Michael F. and Noémi K. Neidorff and The Centene Charitable Foundation.
Additional support is provided by Abramson Family Foundation, Betsy and Robert Feinberg, and Morton and Norma Lee Funger.
SHIFT is presented in cooperation with the League of American Orchestras.
SHIFT is also made possible by the Amphion Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. John V. Thomas, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Linowes.