Violinist & philanthropist Rachel Barton Pine penned a guest blog for our friends at WETA Classical. Read about her motivations for founding the Music By Black Composers initiative ahead of her April 19 recital with us at The Kennedy Center.

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Our interns dream big & reach new heights! Here they sign the top of our signature column, an honored tradition in our office. Thank you for your amazing work & good luck to each of you as you continue your careers!

📣 “Zodiac Suite” comes to DC May 19 at The Lincoln Theatre, presented by The USAF Band & Washington Performing Arts! Pianist Aaron Diehl & the United States Air Force Band bring to life Deihl's restoration of Mary Lou Williams original orchestrations. Free tickets: washingtonperformingarts.org/event/zodiac-s…

Join us today (Sat) from 3-5p at Tregaron Conservancy for free outdoor jazz w/ DC musicians. Then, top off your day at Nanny O'Briens Irish Pub for our first Pub & Grub – a laid-back evening with a complimentary first round & apps. RSVP here: washingtonperformingarts.org/event/tregaron…

Go #BTS with BRSO & conductor Sir Simon Rattle as they rehearse Beethoven's 'Pastorale” Symphony.

We welcome BRSO & Sir Simon Rattle to the Kennedy Center on April 30—Rattle’s first visit to D.C. in more than 20 years! washingtonperformingarts.org/event/bavarian…

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From wowing audience participation to a band that raised the roof, Murph.  had us singing & dancing at last week’s #MarsArtsDC Concert Series at Songbyrd Music House. 🦜🎶 On May 8, Helen Hayes Award-winner Roz White keeps the concert series rolling: washingtonperformingarts.org/event/roz-whit…

Together, the music & video projections provide audiences with a deeper understanding of Terence Blanchard’s artistic vision & the gravitational pull of opera in jazz.

🗓️ 4/26 at the Music Center strathmore.org/events-tickets…

#StrathmorePresents with Washington Performing Arts Terence Blanchard

Spring has arrived!🌹 Join us outside for the first Tregaron Meadow Concert this Sat., April 13 at 3p, & enjoy the weather while listening to jazz in the beautiful North Meadow of Tregaron Conservancy. Free with registration: washingtonperformingarts.org/event/tregaron…

.andrew f. scott combines digital tech & fine art to create immersive visual experiences. April 26, his art comes to life in Terence Blanchard “Fire Shut Up In My Bones: Opera Suite in Concert,” presented by Strathmore & Washington Performing Arts.

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.The Cliburn International Piano Competition Silver Medalist Anna Geniushene makes her Hayes Piano Series debut in a program of Opus One–the very first–works by Schumann, Clementi, Chopin, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Berg, and Weinberg. washingtonperformingarts.org/event/anna-gen…

'Fire Shut Up In My Bones,' Terence Blanchard’s second opera is a cultural flashpoint that affirms opera & classical music can be inclusive.

📆 April 26 at the Music Center strathmore.org/events-tickets…

#StrathmorePresents with Washington Performing Arts Terence Blanchard

🌸This Saturday, April 6, we return to National Cherry Blossom Festival 🌸's Petalpalooza, curating a won’t-wanna-miss lineup of local talent on the #MarsArtsDC Performance Stage and Dance Floor. Learn more about this year's event and performance lineup at nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/event/petalpal…