Past Events
2024/25 Season
DowntownDC Live!
DowntownDC Live!
KENDALL!
Jul 10, 2025, 4:30 PM
Franklin Park
Jun 28, 2025, 1:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
Jun 19, 2025, 4:30 PM
Franklin Park
2024/25 Season
Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis
Jun 16, 2025, 7:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Jun 14, 2025, 1:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
2024/25 Season
Washington Performing Arts Gospel Choirs
Featuring Grammy Award-Winning
Karen Clark Sheard
Karen Clark Sheard
Jun 7, 2025, 7:00 PM
Lisner Auditorium
Jun 4, 2025, 8:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
May 18, 2025, 5:00 PM
Nanny O’Brien’s Irish Pub
May 18, 2025, 3:00 PM
Tregaron Conservancy
Hayes Piano Series
Janice Carissa, piano
May 18, 2025, 2:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
May 17, 2025, 7:00 PM
Sixth & I
Modern Warrior LIVE
with nationally acclaimed musician Dominick Farinacci
and U.S. combat veteran Jaymes Poling
and U.S. combat veteran Jaymes Poling
May 10, 2025, 7:30 PM
Lisner Auditorium
Mars Arts D.C. Concert Series at Songbyrd
Ronnette Rollins
May 7, 2025, 8:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
May 3, 2025, 4:00 PM
The Music Center at Strathmore
Limited Availability!
Yunchan Lim, piano
A co-presentation with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Apr 27, 2025, 4:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Mars Arts D.C. Concert Series at Songbyrd
RHYTHMS FACE-OFF: Flamenco vs. Tap Battle
Apr 16, 2025, 8:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
Recitalist Series
In Memory of Isaac Stern
In Memory of Isaac Stern
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Apr 14, 2025, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Hayes Piano Series
Clayton Stephenson, piano
Mar 15, 2025, 2:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Recitalist Series
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Recital
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Recital
Karen Slack, soprano
Kevin Miller, piano
Miko Simmons, visual design
AFRICAN QUEENS
Miko Simmons, visual design
AFRICAN QUEENS
Mar 9, 2025, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Pre-Concert Conversation
Take Note: African Queens
Hosted by the Washington Performing Arts Junior Board
Mar 9, 2025, 6:00 PM
Kennedy Center REACH, Room 109
Mars Arts D.C. Concert Series at Songbyrd
Akua Allrich
Mar 5, 2025, 8:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
Brooklyn Rider
Ariadne Greif, soprano
Mar 1, 2025, 7:30 PM
Sixth & I
Feb 18, 2025, 7:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Feb 9, 2025, 2:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Living the Dream … Singing the Dream
A Choral Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Feb 2, 2025, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Florencia Cuenca and Jaime Lozano
Broadway en Spanglish
Feb 1, 2025, 7:30 PM
Sixth & I
Strathmore and Washington Performing Arts Present
Sasha Velour
Jan 25, 2025, 8:00 PM
The Music Center at Strathmore
Mars Arts D.C.
Union Station Tree Lighting
Dec 10, 2024, 6:00 PM
Union Station
Orchestra Series
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, chief conductor designate
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Nov 24, 2024, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Pre-Concert Conversation
Take Note: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Hosted by the Washington Performing Arts Junior Board
Nov 24, 2024, 6:00 PM
Kennedy Center REACH PT 109
Nov 15, 2024, 9:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Orchestra Series
Sold Out!
Sold Out!
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko, chief conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violin
Benjamin Beilman, violin
Nov 15, 2024, 7:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Orchestra Series
Sold Out!
Sold Out!
Hero Package
Nov 15 & Nov 24, 2024
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Hayes Piano Series
Tony Siqi Yun, piano
Oct 27, 2024, 2:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Sphinx Virtuosi
Josh Jones, percussion
Oct 19, 2024, 2:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Pink Martini’s 30th Anniversary
Featuring China Forbes and Special Guest Ari Shapiro
Oct 14, 2024, 7:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Oct 5, 2024, 5:00 PM
Nanny O’Brien’s Irish Pub
Tregaron Unplugged
Mars Arts D.C.
Oct 5, 2024, 3:00 PM
Tregaron Conservancy
Produced in Partnership with Mosaic Theater
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
September 20-22, 2024
Atlas Performing Arts Center
Aug 8, 2024, 12:30 PM
Franklin Park (1332 I St. NW Washington DC 20005)
Jul 25, 2024, 12:30 PM
Franklin Park (1332 I St. NW Washington DC 20005)
Jul 18, 2024, 12:30 PM
Franklin Park (1332 I St. NW Washington DC 20005)
Jun 27, 2024, 12:30 PM
Franklin Park (1332 I St. NW Washington DC 20005)
Jun 20, 2024, 12:30 PM
Franklin Park (1332 I St. NW Washington DC 20005)
Jun 13, 2024, 12:30 PM
Franklin Park (1332 I St. NW Washington DC 20005)
Jun 6, 2024, 12:30 PM
Franklin Park (1332 I St. NW Washington DC 20005)
The Blacc Print Experience
Mars Arts D.C. Concert Series at Songbyrd
Jun 5, 2024, 8:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
Jun 1, 2024, 7:00 PM
Lisner Auditorium
May 30 - June 1
Zodiac Suite
By Mary Lou Williams
The United States Air Force Band
Col. Don Schofield, conductor
Aaron Diehl Trio
The United States Air Force Band
Col. Don Schofield, conductor
Aaron Diehl Trio
May 19, 2024, 7:30 PM
Lincoln Theatre
In Memory of Isaac Stern
Evgeny Kissin, piano
May 11, 2024, 2:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Roz White
Mars Arts D.C. Concert Series at Songbyrd
May 8, 2024, 8:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
May 8, 2024, 7:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, chief conductor Lester Lynch, bass-baritone
Apr 30, 2024, 8:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Apr 30, 2024, 5:30 – 7:00 PM
George Washington University
Anna Geniushene, piano
Hayes Piano Series
Apr 27, 2024, 2:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Strathmore and Washington Performing Arts present
Terence Blanchard Fire Shut Up in My Bones: Opera Suite in Concert
With The E-Collective, Turtle Island Quartet & Andrew F. Scott Featuring Justin Austin and Adrienne Danrich
Apr 26, 2024, 8:00 PM
The Music Center at Strathmore
Apr 24, 2024, 7:00 PM
The Pocket DC
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Matthew Hagle, piano
Apr 19, 2024, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Yo-Yo Ma, cello Kathryn Stott, piano
SOLD OUT!
Apr 14, 2024, 4:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Tregaron Meadow Concert
Mars Arts D.C.
Apr 13, 2024, 3:00-5:00 PM
Tregaron Conservancy
Apr 6, 2024, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Fragments
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Apr 6, 2024, 4:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
James Murphy
Mars Arts D.C. Concert Series at Songbyrd
Apr 3, 2024, 8:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
Mar 20, 2024, 7:30 PM
Sixth & I
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Lahav Shani, chief conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
Mar 11, 2024, 8:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Moonshine Society
Mars Arts D.C. Concert Series at Songbyrd
Mar 6, 2024, 8:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
Feb 26, 2024, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Living the Dream … Singing the Dream
A Choral Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Feb 18, 2024, 7:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Feb 6, 2024, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Season of Hope The United States Air Force Band
Col. Don Schofield, conductor Featuring Washington Performing Arts Children of the Gospel Choir
Dec 9, 2023, 3:00 PM - Dec 10, 2023, 3:00 PM
DAR Constitution Hall
Five Decades
Kronos Quartet
Nov 11, 2023, 7:30 PM
Sixth & I
Nov 8, 2023, 8:00 PM
The Music Center at Strathmore
Oct 30, 2023, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Hayes Piano Series
Mahani Teave, piano
Oct 28, 2023, 2:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Oct 21, 2023, 7:30 PM
Sixth & I
Oct 19, 2023, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Mars Arts D.C.
Tregaron Unplugged
Oct 15, 2023, 3:00 PM
Tregaron Conservancy
Oct 6, 2023, 8:00 PM
The Music Center at Strathmore
The Walk Productions in association with Handspring Puppet Company
Amal Walks Across America
Amir Nizar Zuabi, artistic director David Lan and Tracey Seaward, producers
Sep 17, 2023, 3:00 PM
Mars Arts D.C. Concert Series at Songbyrd
The JoGo Project
Jun 12, 2023, 7:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
Children of the Gospel Choir June 2023
Michele Fowlin, artistic director
Jun 2, 2023, 8:00 PM
Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center
Sasha Velour
The Big Reveal
Jun 1, 2023, 8:00 PM
Geneva Lewis, violin
Evren Ozel, piano
May 14, 2023, 2:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
May 10, 2023, 8:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki, music directorClaire Chase, solo flute
May 8, 2023, 8:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Mars Arts D.C. Concert Series at Songbyrd
The Inner Temples Electronic Music Ensemble featuring DJ Adrian Loving
May 3, 2023, 7:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
ANGEL ISLANDAn Oratorio for Voices & String Quartet
Huang Ruo, Del Sol Quartet, The U.S. Air Force Band's Singing Sergeants
May 2, 2023, 7:00 PM
Apr 23, 2023, 7:00 PM
The Music Center at Strathmore
Apr 21, 2023, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour
Featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kurt Elling, Lakecia Benjamin, Christian Sands, Yasushi Nakamura, and Clarence Penn
Apr 20, 2023, 8:00 PM
The Music Center at Strathmore
Taiwan Philharmonic (a.k.a. National Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan)Jun Märkl, music director
Paul Huang, violin
Apr 19, 2023, 8:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Apr 16, 2023, 4:00 PM
The Music Center at Strathmore
Mars Arts D.C. Concert Series at Songbyrd
Justin Trawick
Apr 2, 2023, 6:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
Hayes Piano Series
Charles Richard-Hamelin
Apr 2, 2023, 2:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Mar 18, 2023, 8:00 PM
Pre-Performance Interactive Breathe Workshop
with Chad Lawson
Mar 18, 2023, 6:00 PM
Sixth & I
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Rafael Payare, music director Yefim Bronfman, piano
Mar 11, 2023, 8:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Nova Y. Payton
Mars Arts D.C. Concert Series at Songbyrd
Mar 1, 2023, 7:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House
COTTON
John E. Dowell, Damien Geter, Denyce Graves, Justin Austin, Laura Ward
Feb 28, 2023, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Wynton Marsalis
Feb 26, 2023, 7:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
A Broadway Valentine Jessica Vosk
Michael Mitchell, music director & piano
Feb 14, 2023, 7:00 PM
Sixth & I
Our Song, Our Story
Damien Sneed, Justin Austin, and Jacqueline Echols Griot String Quartet
Feb 11, 2023, 5:30 AM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Joshua Bell
Peter Dugan, piano
Feb 8, 2023, 8:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Living the Dream…Singing the Dream 2023
Washington Performing Arts Gospel Choirs The Choral Arts Society of Washington
Feb 5, 2023, 7:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Sphinx Symphony Orchestra
Tito Muñoz and Eugene Rogers Members of The Washington Chorus Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Jan 31, 2023, 8:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Jan 24, 2023, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Season of Hope 2022 The United States Air Force Band
Guest Artists: The Children of the Gospel Choir
Dec 10, 2022, 3:00 PM
DAR Constitution Hall
tenThing
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet & founder
Nov 29, 2022, 8:00 PM
Sixth & I
Men and Women of the Gospel Choir
Men and Women of the Gospel Choir 30th Anniversary Celebration
Nov 20, 2022, 5:00 PM
Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center
Nov 19, 2022, 2:00 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
A Night at Café Society
Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
Nov 11, 2022, 8:00 PM
Oct 30, 2022, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Mummenschantz
50 Years
Oct 23, 2022, 4:00 PM
Lisner Auditorium
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, music director Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Oct 21, 2022, 8:00 PM
The Music Center at Strathmore
Oct 20, 2022, 7:30 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Sounds of Hazel
Dance Theatre of Harlem Virginia Johnson, artistic director
Oct 7, 2022, 8:00 PM - Oct 8, 2022, 8:00 PM
Shakespeare Theatre Company: Sidney Harman Hall