Please join the DC Youth Orchestra Program for a bon voyage concert! DCYOP’s top ensemble will tour Spain and Portugal, performing in stunning concert venues and collaborating with a local youth orchestra. Before they set off, the Youth Orchestra will give a U.S. concert so that families, friends, and community members can hear them perform. The repertoire includes several premieres. … Read More
The Home Rule Music Festival is a family-friendly event focused on the music and culture of Washington, DC. Legendary jazz artists and musicians will enliven the Great Lawn, with a plethora of fun activities including a record fair, local food trucks, craft beverages, and a finally, the premiere of a new documentary short film on Black Fire Records. Performances will … Read More
Margaret Walters from Australia shares a session with Debra Cowan from Massachusetts. Based in Sydney, Australia, Margaret Walters has been part of the Australian folk scene for many years, both as a solo singer and as a member of 40 Degrees South (formerly the Roaring Forties), and a decade-long collaboration with songwriter John Warner. To learn more about Margaret, visit … Read More
World renowned ballad singer, banjo picker and teacher Sara Grey will be joined by her son, singer/guitarist Kieron Means, in a concert featuring traditional songs and recently written songs inspired by the tradition. For more about Sara or Kieron, visit https://www.saragrey.net/.
On Sunday, April 3, at 11 AM, Takoma Park Presbyterian Church will hold a special worship service featuring choral music for Lent and Eastertide. The choir and friends will be joined by a string quartet, harp and organ. All are welcome. One of the featured works will be: “Woman, Why Weepest Thou?” written by Heinrich Schütz about 1624. The service will … Read More
If there’s a silver lining to the Pandemic, it’s that it’s taught us the value of friendship and given us an opportunity to reconnect with old friends. Join FSGW for an online celebration of friendship on Sunday, March 13 from 7-10 pm, EST. Our concert features Claudia Schmidt, Sally Rogers and Howie Bursen, old friends from the Midwest, now neighbors … Read More
Our story starts with a grand opening with lots of familiar characters from Rapunzel and Pinocchio to Aladdin and Tinkerbell. Not to mention the stars of this season’s spinning tales: Cinderella and Peter Pan. Firstly join Cinderella as she searches to find her true love while using willpower and kindness to overcome darkness. Once Cinderella finally finds her true love’s … Read More
Join Grammy nominated Progressive Hip-Hop artist Christylez Bacon for a Human Beatbox program for children and families in celebration of Black History Month. Christylez Bacon, the Grammy nominated Progressive Hip-Hop artist, combines rhyming, storytelling, and interactive call and response choruses with diverse instrumentation to deliver a message of cultural acceptance and unification, blending traditional elements of varied musical styles. The … Read More
Former Carolina Chocolate Drop Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music. You can learn more about him at http://www.hubbyjenkins.com/ and listen to some samples of his music at http://www.hubbyjenkins.com/listen. Andy Cohen is a renaissance man: educator, virtuoso finger-style guitarist, blues musician,archaeologist and America’s foremost Dulceola player. More about him … Read More