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Performance Time: 6 p.m. Eastern, unless otherwise noted
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Monroe Crossing [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Named in honor of “The Father of Bluegrass” Bill Monroe, the Midwest’s premier bluegrass and gospel quintet plays an upbeat blend of classic and traditional music as well as heartfelt originals.
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Thursday, May 15, 2008

2008 Sisters in Jazz Collegiate All-Stars [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Part of the 13th annual Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival
Selected from a highly competitive international pool of collegiate women musicians, this group led by guest director Sherrie Maricle includes alto saxophonist Ashley Baker, vocalist Christie Dashiell, bassist Judith Goldbach, pianist Julie Brav, and drummer Shirazette Tinnin.

Friday, May 16, 2008

2008 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Competition [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Part of the 13th annual Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival
Saxophone finalists Ashley Mae Baker, Tara Davidson, Hailey Mae Niswanger, Janelle Reichman, and Anna Webber compete for a chance to perform at the 2009 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival. Performances at 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

2008 Sisters in Jazz Collegiate All-Stars [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Part of the 13th annual Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival
Selected from a highly competitive international pool of collegiate women musicians, this group led by guest director Sherrie Maricle includes alto saxophonist Ashley Baker, vocalist Christie Dashiell, bassist Judith Goldbach, pianist Julie Brav, and drummer Shirazette Tinnin.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
IN THE FAMILY THEATER
Students perform works by Brett Keüper Abigaña, Carlos Salzédo, and György Ligeti. Part of the Conservatory Project.

Monday, May 19, 2008

Northwestern University School of Music [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
IN THE FAMILY THEATER
Students perform classical works by Tchaikovsky, André Jolivet, Franz Waxman, Henri Tomasi, and Chopin. Part of the Conservatory Project.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

NSO Young Soloists [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
IN THE CONCERT HALL
This performance will not be broadcast.
Winners of both the High School Division and the National Young Artist Division perform with the National Symphony Orchestra.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
IN THE FAMILY THEATER
Jazz students the perform tunes by Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, and original works. Part of the Conservatory Project.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Berklee College of Music [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
IN THE FAMILY THEATER
Violinists Ben Powell and Duncan Wickel, guitarists Jon Sosin and Adam Tressler, bassist Dan Carpel, and mandolin player Eric Robertson perform acoustic string music. Part of the Conservatory Project.

Friday, May 23, 2008

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
IN THE FAMILY THEATER
Students perform classical works by Ravel, Puccini, Bartók, Chausson, and others. Part of the Conservatory Project.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Maurice Lyles Quartet [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Led by D.C. based drummer Maurice Lyles, a student of the renowned Philly Joe Jones, the group performs swinging jazz standards, pop, Latin, and be-bop.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Showcase [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Classically trained cellist and singer-songwriter Lindsay Mac offers a fresh look at acoustic music by combining jazz, folk, Americana, funk, and rock. Rural Ohio guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter Joe Crookston, of Hungarian descent, has a timeless quality to his tunes. Guitarist Randall Williams was influenced by such European acoustic artists as Georges Moustaki, Francis Cabrel, Reinhard Mey, and Bettina Wegener.

Monday, May 26, 2008

The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Members perform classical works.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Dr. Lilia Stoytcheva [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The pianist and Associate Professor of Music at North Greenville University—also a native of Sofia, Bulgaria—has performed as a chamber musician and soloist of the Academic Symphonic Orchestra of the Bulgarian State Conservatory and the Jihoceske Chamber Orchestra. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Bulgaria.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Sweet Honey In The Rock [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Internationally renowned a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey In The Rock has been a vital and innovative presence in the music culture of Washington, D.C., and in communities of conscience around the world.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver is the "farm team" for bluegrass, integrating each member's special talents into the group while not sacrificing the Quicksilver sound.

Friday, May 30, 2008

The Paschall Brothers [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The Persuasions
The Paschall Brothers sing traditional gospel hymns, taught by their father and founder the late Rev. Frank Paschall, in their standard five-man lineup. Dubbed the “Kings of A Cappella,” The Persuasions have been together for more than forty years with the original and founding members.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Max Q [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Four Bettys
Four Bettys, the reigning Sweet Adelines International Champion Quartet, has a combined 40+ years singing and numerous national and international awards. Max Q has only been together for 4 years and the quartet recently earned the title of International Quartet Champions in the Barbershop Harmony Society’s 2007 International Quartet Competition.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Jitro Czech Girls Choir [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
For 35 years, Jitro Czech Girls Choir has been admired all over the world for its tone, intonation, rich blend of sound, and energetic vitality.

Monday, June 2, 2008

The Choirs of the Washington National Cathedral [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The Suspicious Cheese Lords
D.C.’s own The Suspicious Cheese Lords specialize in music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and their repertoire ranges from Gregorian chant to original compositions. The Choirs of the Washington National Cathedral sing a varied repertoire, from Gregorian chant, early music by English and Continental masters, 18th and 19th century sacred compositions, to works by contemporary American and British composers.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

The Virginia Sil'hooettes [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Exit 245
The Virginia Sil'hooettes, an all-female a cappella group at the University of Virginia, have received numerous all-collegiate awards and critical acclaim over the past 19 years. Exit 245, an all-male a cappella group from James Madison University, was begun in the fall of 1998 and is named after the exit off I-81 where JMU is located.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
U.S. Army Chorus
The U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants have appeared before every chief executive of the United States since President Truman, as well as with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia, Cleveland, Houston, and National Symphony Orchestras, and both the Boston and Cincinnati Pops. In 2006 The U.S. Army Chorus celebrated its 50th Anniversary with concerts that included a reunion of past members, many of whom have gone on to successful careers in music education and as soloists on Broadway and opera stages around the world.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

The Cherokee National Youth Choir [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Aqsarniit
Aqsarniit, an Inuit performing group from Nunavut and Nunavik, explores its own history and culture through music and dances inspired by the northern aboriginal traditions of throat singing and drum dancing. The Cherokee National Youth Choir, made up of 40 young people from northeastern Oklahoma communities, performs traditional Cherokee songs in the Cherokee language.

Friday, June 6, 2008

The Manhattan Transfer [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Celebrate the Millennium Stage’s 11th Anniversary with Grammy Award-winning The Manhattan Transfer, which has been a recording and performing tour de force since 1972.
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Conservatory Project

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Highlights

Bearfoot Bluegrass on October 26, 2007 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.

March Fourth on October 11, 2007 March Fourth October 11, 2007
March Fourth characterizes itself as little bit Duke Ellington meets Sgt. Pepper in a big-top tent pastiche.

Chango Spasiuk on October 3, 2007 Chango Spasiuk October 3, 2007
Accordion player Chango Spasiuk performs chamamé, a unique Argentine folk music. AMERICARTES.

17 Hippies on September 23, 2007 17 Hippies September 23, 2007
Berlin-based ensemble 17 Hippies mixes traditional music from Eastern Europe, France, and America.

And More ...