Highlighting popular musical expression with today's top artists.
Masego
Sun. Nov. 3, 2024
Praised for his innovative style and energetic live performances, Jamaican American vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Masego makes his highly anticipated Kennedy Center debut. Known for his wide-ranging and distinctive sound blending R&B, hip hop, and jazz, his music has often been described as “trap house jazz.”
National Symphony Orchestra
The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration
Fri. Nov. 8, 2024
Experience Whitney Houston’s astounding musical legacy like never before. This new concert tribute features original master recordings of Whitney’s vocals set to new orchestrations of her biggest hits—including “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” “Higher Love,” and “I Will Always Love You”—accompanied by home movies, film performances, and never-before-seen footage. Presented in collaboration with the Estate of Whitney Houston, Park Avenue Artists, and Primary Wave Music.
André 3000: New Blue Sun LIVE in Concert
With special guest serpentwithfeet
Sat. Nov. 9, 2024
Culture icon, music innovator, and seven-time Grammy® Award–winning artist and multi-hyphenate André 3000 makes his historic Kennedy Center debut with a special presentation of New Blue Sun LIVE in Concert. Join us for an adventurous evening of mind-opening, soul-stirring, and thought-provoking music.
Machel Montano: 50th Birthday
Mon. Nov. 25, 2024
Machel Montano—the “King of Soca”—turns 50 at the Kennedy Center with a black-tie birthday affair!
Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream)
Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Big Family Ukulele Jam and Sing-Along
Fri. Nov. 29, 2024
Grammy® winners Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer will lead and all ages sing-along, strum-along ukulele jam session. Come strum, come sing, come join the fun community and the joy of uke! Other small instruments welcome. Join the chorus, join the band.
National Symphony Orchestra
Max Richter with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble performing The Blue Notebooks and In A Landscape
Fri. May 2, 2025
Max Richter is one of the most acclaimed composers of his time. His fusion of classical technique and electronic technology, heard across genre-defying solo albums and countless scores for film, dance, art, and fashion, has won him legions of fans around the world and blazed a trail for a generation of musicians. Please note: the NSO does not perform on this program.
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