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Schedule
List of upcoming Millennium Stage performances.
Archives
Search for your favorite past performances and watch them online.
P.A.F.E.
Learn about the goals and mission of the Performing Arts for Everyone initiative.
Conservatory Project
Music's rising stars from the nation's top conservatories performing in the Terrace Theater
Video Highlights
Bearfoot Bluegrass October 26, 2007
Based out of Anchorage, Alaska, Bearfoot Bluegrass, has an up-and-coming acoustic band feel with fully fledged music chops.
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March Fourth October 11, 2007
March Fourth characterizes itself as little bit Duke Ellington meets Sgt. Pepper in a big-top tent pastiche.
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Chango Spasiuk October 3, 2007
Accordion player Chango Spasiuk performs chamamé, a unique Argentine folk music. AMERICARTES.
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17 Hippies September 23, 2007
Berlin-based ensemble 17 Hippies mixes traditional music from Eastern Europe, France, and America.
And More ...
- Portland Taiko September 9, 2007
- Skatalites/Shaggy June 19, 2007
- NEA Jazz Masters March 7, 2007
- Ondrej Havelka and his Melody Makers June 26, 2007
- Sara Tavares January 23, 2007
- The Roaring 40s November 23, 2006
- Polyphonic Spree October 1, 2004
The Conservatory Project is an initiative of Performing Arts for Everyone's Millennium Stage. It is a semi-annual event occurring in February and May, designed to present the best young musical artists in classical, jazz, musical theater, opera and more from our nation's leading undergraduate and graduate conservatories, colleges and universities in performance at the Kennedy Center.
The Conservatory Project creates an ongoing showcase for our nation's exceptional young talent and introduces Washington audiences to young musicians destined to have important careers.
May 2010 Performances
The below performances take place at 6:00 p.m. and are FREE to the public.
Please find the schedule for May 2010 Conservatory Project below. To watch past Conservatory Project performances, please click on the school links below.
- Monday Evening, May 10, 2010, 6 p.m
- University of Michigan School of Music
- Tuesday Evening, May 11, 2010, 6 p.m
- Manhattan School of Music
- Wednesday Evening, May 12, 2010, 6 p.m
- Berklee College of Music
- Thursday Evening, May 13, 2010, 6 p.m.
- New England Conservatory of Music
- Friday Evening, May 14, 2010, 6 p.m.
- Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University
- Saturday Evening, May 15, 2010, 6 p.m.
- The Juilliard School
- Sunday Evening, May 16, 2010, 6 p.m.
- Oberlin Conservatory of Music
- Monday Evening, May 17, 2010, 6 p.m.
- John Adams Project
As part of the National Symphony Orchestra’s two-week focus John Adams: Perspectives, members of the National Symphony Orchestra will perform Shaker Loops and the Conservatory Project Chamber Ensemble (comprised of a student from each of the 15 participating conservatories) will perform Chamber Symphony—each piece conducted by John Adams.
Past Seasons of the Conservatory Project
- March 2010
- May 2009
- February 2009
- October 2008
- May 2008
- February 2008
- May 2007
- February 2007
- May 2006
- May 2005
- February 2005
- May 2004

