- Capital - Performances

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1 - Capital - Performances

2 Tickets Available Courting Elizabeth: Music & Patronage in Shakespeare s England Sunday, September 28 at 2 p.m. Folger Elizabethan Theatre $10 10 Tickets Available Part of the Folger Consort series. Featuring James Taylor, tenor and Arcadia Viols, performing music by John Dowland and Tobias Hume. LINES Ballet Alonzo King, Artistic Director Friday, October 3 at 8 p.m. George Mason University Center for the Arts $20 29 Tickets Available Alonzo King s work synthesizes diverse influences, creating entangled, explosive movements that have a sinuous grace. Pointe Magazine Paul Jacobs National Symphony Orchestra Matthew Halls, conductor Saturday, October 4 at 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall $10 10 Tickets Available Supremely gifted (Chicago Tribune) Paul Jacobs makes his NSO debut in Poulenc s Organ Concerto. Also featuring J.S. Bach s Prelude and Fugue plus Mendelssohn s Symphony No. 2 with vocalists Tamara Wilson, Twyla Robinson, and Paul Appleby.

3 September 2 Pretty Yende, soprano Vocal Arts DC Thursday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater $15 10 Tickets Available Her voice has a luminous sheen... [she] delivered some of the most difficult colortura passages with scintillating precision... The New York Times Batsheva Dance Company: Sadeh21 Ohad Naharin, Artistic Director Wednesday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House $30 24 Tickets Available Naharin s dances conjure a soulful blur of humor, sensuality, and grit. The New York Times Little Dancer Wednesday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater $30 29 Tickets Available Directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award-winning Susan Stroman. A new musical inspired by the famous Little Dancer Aged Fourteen sculpture by Edgar Degas. Music by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime).

4 Tickets Available Rossen Milanov National Symphony Orchestra Rossen Milanov, conductor Friday, November 21 at 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall $10 20 Tickets Available Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite Busoni: Piano Concerto, Op. 39 Featuring Garrick Ohlsson, piano and Washington Men s Camerata Gidon Kremer, violin & Daniil Trifonov, piano Shriver Concert Series Sunday, January 18 at 5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall $10 20 Tickets Available Gidon Kremer Daniil Trifinov Acclaimed for his unmatched flair for originality and musical individualism, violinst Gidon Kremer is joined by Tchaikovsky International Competition Winner Daniil Trifonov for an exciting program of works by Schubert, Glass, and Mozart. Diner Sunday, January 18 at 2 p.m. Signature Theatre $15 20 Tickets Available A world premiere musical by Barry Levinson (Academy Awardwinning screenwriter) and Sheryl Crow (nine-time Grammy Award Winner). Directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.

5 October 1 Wynton Marsalis Blues Symphony Wednesday, February 4 at 8 p.m. The Music Center at Strathmore $10 50 Tickets Available Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra proudly presents the world premiere of Blues Symphony (revised complete version) by Wynton Marsalis. This performance is presented in partnership with Washington Performing Arts. Choir Boy Sunday, February 8 at 2 p.m. Studio Theatre s Metheny Theatre $15 20 Tickets Available A new play by Tarrell McCraney and directed by Kent Gash.

6 Tickets Available Renée Fleming, soprano Washington Performing Arts Monday, February 23 at 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall $15 10 Tickets Available Repertoire from Handel, Strauss, Debussy, and others. Widely regarded as the people s diva, Fleming received the National Medal for the Arts from President Obama in Washington National Opera Dialogues des Carmélites (sung in English) by Francis Poulenc Thursday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House $25 10 Tickets Available Directed by Francesca Zambello Patrick Summers, conductor Wonderful psychological complexity... a hymn to the powers of sisterhood and the strength of female solidarity. The Toronto Star

7 January 12 Jason Moran s In My Mind: Monk at Town Hall, 1959 Saturday, March 28 at 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater $15 10 Tickets Available A stunning project connecting with Monk beyond the surface of his music. The New York Times National Symphony Orchestra Krzysztof Urbanski, conductor Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall $10 20 Tickets Available Shostakovitch: Symphony No. 10 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 Featuring Daniil Trifonov, piano...scintillating technique and virtuosic flair The New York Times Many thanks to our performing arts partners that make these opportunities possible!

8 How do I get tickets? Tickets may be purchased at the Shenandoah Conservatory Box Office located in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre during regular business hours Tickets are available to Conservatory students and are NON-REFUNDABLE If you cannot attend after you have purchased your ticket, you may sell your ticket to another student If tickets are sold out, you may add your name to a wait-list Individuals on the wait-list may arrive at the departure time and may take the place of any no-shows How do I get to the performance? Transportation is provided! Buses and vans will load in front of the Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre, departing three hours before the performance time Capital Performances is a program designed to enable Shenandoah Conservatory students to attend exceptional performances in professional arts venues, realizing the incredible cultural resources available in our nation s capital. By providing transportation and lower ticket prices, this initiative strives to remove barriers that prevent students from attending these outstanding performances. Conservatory faculty members travel with the students, allowing the opportunity for great discussions and expanded learning beyond the classroom. Students have attended performances at the John F. Kennedy Center, Signature Theatre, Studio Theatre, Warner Theatre, Arena Stage s Kreeger Theatre, and many more. Capitol Performances began with the academic year and continues this year with an exciting slate of performances and additional venues. Shenandoah Conservatory Box Office BoxOffice@SU.edu Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.