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• Wednesday, February 8, 2012

  
  Citibank Classical Night: Christoph Eschenbach and Nurit Bar-Josef
  Nurit Bar-Josef
  
  Christoph Eschenbach
  Kennedy Center and NSO Music Director Christoph Eschenbach and NSO Concertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef present an evening of classical music.
  Come back at 6:00 PM Eastern time to view today's live broadcast.

• Thursday, February 9, 2012

  
  The Greatest Songs You've Never Heard
  Alex Hassan
  
  Doug Bowles
  Karin Paludan
  IN THE TERRACE GALLERY
  Tenor Doug Bowles, soprano Karin Paludan, and pianist Alex Hassan perform a collection of hot, romantic, bouncy tunes.

• Friday, February 10, 2012

  
  Nakatani Gong Orchestra
  
  Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani presents a bold, new project featuring an ensemble of percussionists in concert with multiple gongs creating an unconventional musical experience.

• Saturday, February 11, 2012

  
  NSO Prelude
  
  Members of the NSO play classical works.

• Sunday, February 12, 2012

  
  Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
  The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
  
  Members of the KCOHO play Concertos No. 10 and No. 11 from Vivaldi’s L’estro armonico and Schoenberg’s Verklarte Nacht.

• Monday, February 13, 2012

  
  Pan American Symphony Orchestra
  
  The ensemble presents an evening of Latin American music as part of its mission to engage the world’s great Latin American musicians, artists, and composers.

• Tuesday, February 14, 2012

  
  Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at Catholic University
  

  Music students celebrate the music of Cy Coleman, who wrote “Witchcraft,” “The Best Is Yet To Come,” and many more.

• Wednesday, February 15, 2012

  
  Alice Ripley
  
  The Tony Award winner, known for her roles in such Broadway hits as Side Show and Next to Normal, offers a cabaret performance featuring some of Broadway’s most memorable tunes.

• Thursday, February 16, 2012

  
  Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance
  
  IN THE EISENHOWER THEATER
  Students showcase the skills they have learned in the school’s many dance classes.

• Friday, February 17, 2012

  
  Faction of Fools Theatre Company, Inc.
  
  D.C.’s Commedia dell' Arte theater company presents a Commedia Romeo and Juliet.

• Saturday, February 18, 2012

  
  Citibank Classical Night: Washington National Opera Insight: Così fan tutte
  Washington National Opera Insights
  
  WNO presents an hour-long preview of musical highlights from Mozart’s Così, featuring members of the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. Part of The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna.

• Sunday, February 19, 2012

  
  The Curtis Institute of Music
  
  IN THE TERRACE THEATER
  Students play classical works by Higdon, Ludwig, and Richberg. Part of the Conservatory Project.

• Monday, February 20, 2012

  
  Northwestern University Bienen School of Music
  
  IN THE TERRACE THEATER
  Students perform a brass recital featuring works by composers David Sampson, Verne Reynolds, John Stevens, and Jan Bach. Part of the Conservatory Project.

• Tuesday, February 21, 2012

  
  Citibank Classical Night: Washington National Opera Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program
  Washington National Opera Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program
  
  IN THE TERRACE THEATER
  Members of the program perform selections from various operettas. Part of The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna.

• Wednesday, February 22, 2012

  
  Cleveland Institute of Music
  
  IN THE TERRACE THEATER
  Students play a classical program featuring works by composers Poulenc, Arnold Bax, Mozart, Elgar, Ante Grgin, Fritz Kreisler, Gareth Farr, and Alexander Arutiunian. Part of the Conservatory Project.

• Thursday, February 23, 2012

  
  The Juilliard School
  
  IN THE TERRACE THEATER
  The Attaccas present Schubert and Adams. Part of the Conservatory Project.

• Friday, February 24, 2012

  
  The San Francisco Conservatory of Music
  
  IN THE TERRACE THEATER
  Students perform in a program featuring vocal selections from Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto and Alcina, Rossini’s La regatta veneziana, and Bizet’s Carmen, as well as a performance of Britten’s String Quartet No. 1 in D major by the Conservatory’s The Ethos Quartet. Part of the Conservatory Project.

• Saturday, February 25, 2012

  
  Yale School of Music
  
  IN THE TERRACE THEATER
  Students play classical works by Debussy, Mendelsohn, Bartók, and others. Part of the Conservatory Project.

• Sunday, February 26, 2012

  
  The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University
  
  IN THE TERRACE THEATER
  Students perform a program featuring classical works by Barber, Tchaikovsky, and Kodály, as well as vocal selections from Bizet’s Carmen and Rossini’s il barbiere di Siviglia. Part of the Conservatory Project.

• Monday, February 27, 2012

  
  Old Mill Steel Drum Band/School Without Walls Stage Band
  School Without Walls Stage Band
  
  Old Mill Steel Drum Band
  These Anne Arundel County and DC Public Schools ensembles perform as part of Music in Our Schools Month.

• Tuesday, February 28, 2012

  
  Montgomery County Youth Chorus/Graham Road Percussion Ensemble
  Montgomery County Youth Chorus
  
  Graham Road Percussion Ensemble
  These Montgomery and Fairfax County student ensembles perform as part of Music in Our Schools Month.

• Wednesday, February 29, 2012

  
  Doug Levitt
  
  The singer/songwriter presents songs, stories, and images from his project Greyhound Diaries, which chronicles his six-week Greyhound Bus tour across the United States.