Capital City Symphony and Assistant Conductor Ingrid Lestrud explore musical confluence where art imitates life, and sometimes life imitates art.
Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc will be live scored utilizing analog and digital sound equipment and software, including modular synth, eurorack, internet radio, and artist-created instruments and conductive objects.
Six classical singers join in a shared recital, accompanied by live music and movement, to interpret the cultural and environmental heritage they hold in the world.
This concert presents an evening of inspiring original solo piano compositions that transport listeners to another time and place.
"A*Tune*Meant is Attunement" a kinesthetic and emotional sensing of others knowing their rhythm, affect and going beyond empathy to create a two-person experience of unbroken feeling connectedness by providing a reciprocal affect and/or resonating response.…Where producing “ABBEY!” Tribute came from…
Live music performance of songs by past and present legendary artists who have been inspired and/or molded by Jazz and music of the African Diaspora.
A one-hour set consisting of new music and covers an interactive element where guests will sing along/create.
A concert experience of the songs that exist so easily within each of us. Where musical style leaves us, to allow more room for interpersonal, aural connection.
An enchanting musical vision of yet unseen confluences between East and West. Exciting timeless elements of pure melody and rhythm come together in this journey through musical magic.
Film, dance, music, and story explore 20th-century Futurism - its promises, optimism, and wonder - in light of the Present.
A new big band featuring the music of Washington Women in Jazz All-Stars Amy K Bormet (piano/vocal) and Leigh Pilzer (baritone saxophone). The Celestial Splang-a-Lang makes its debut as a special feature of the 13th annual Washington Women in Jazz Festival. Swing, avant-garde, and beautiful ballads delivered through the powerful sound of this 18-piece ensemble.
Since 2008, Akua Allrich has curated and performed a soul-stirring tribute presentation, honoring Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba. In her tribute concerts, rising vocalist, composer and educator, Akua Allrich pays homage to these two power house artists, who have inspired her and millions of other jazz and music lovers around the globe.