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Performances
The Smithsonian American Art Museum celebrates all forms of the arts with an exciting assortment of performing arts programs that compliments our visual arts collection. Join us in the Kogod Courtyard or McEvoy Auditorium for music, theater and dance. Please see the program description for specific ticketing information.
Upcoming eventsSunday August 9, 2009
Steinway Series
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level  Elena Ulyanova Russian pianist Elena Ulyanova received her Master of Music from the Moscow Conservatory and is a laureate of the Second Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition. She will perform Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata, Rachmaninoff’s Sonata No. 2, as well as the music of Chopin, Soler, and Debussy. Thursday August 20, 2009
Take Five!
Kogod Courtyard  The Lovejoy Group Karen Lovejoy, known for her sultry vocals, leads this group through Latin and blues rhythms. The power of this charismatic ensemble will linger throughout the evening. The Smithsonian American Art Museum thanks the patrons of ARTrageous! for their support of Take Five! Thursday September 3, 2009
Fiesta de las Americas
Kogod Courtyard  Sunday September 13, 2009
Steinway Series
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level Free tickets to the Steinway Series are available in the G Street lobby one hour before each performance. Trelumina Trio Pianist Rebecca Wilt, flutist Alicia Kosack, and bassoonist Kimberly Buchar-Kelly, will perform Carl Maria von Weber’s Trio, Astor Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons, and works by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Philippe Gaubert. Thursday September 17, 2009
Take Five!
Kogod Courtyard Airmen of Note Please help us welcome the premier jazz group from the U.S. Air Force Band. This eighteen-piece ensemble continues an excellent fifty-year tradition of modern big band jazz. These guys soar both in the air and on stage. The Smithsonian American Art Museum thanks the patrons of ARTrageous! for their support of Take Five! Sunday October 11, 2009
Steinway Series
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level Left Bank Concert Society Left Bank Quartet and pianist Colette Valentine will perform compositions from Bélla Bartók’s first string quartet and Ernö Dohnányi’s first published work, Piano Quintet, Op. 1. Left Bank and Valentine will perform Signs, Games and Messages by György Kurtág. Sunday October 11, 2009
Masterworks of Five Centuries
Grand Salon  Pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. Concertmaster Elisabeth Adkins and conductor Kenneth Slowik open the thirty-third season of the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra by presenting a wonderful set of songs, including Igor Stravinsky’s Dumbarton Oaks Concerto, Arnold Schönberg’s Orchestral Songs, Op. 8, and Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring (original version). To purchase tickets, call (202) 633-3030 or visit residentassociates.org. Thursday October 15, 2009
Take Five!
Kogod Courtyard Afro Bop Alliance When jazz septet Afro Bop Alliance returns to the Take Five! jazz series, the visitors will hear plenty of material from their 2008 Latin Grammy Award-winning album. The band combines the harmonic language of jazz with the rhythmic language of Afro Cuban rhythms. The Smithsonian American Art Museum thanks the patrons of ARTrageous! for their support of Take Five! Saturday October 24, 2009
21st Century Consort
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level  The 21st Century Consort presents the music of our time in a challenging and enjoyable program with Artistic Director Christopher Kendall and consort artists Elisabeth Adkins, Paul Cigan, Lisa Emenheiser, Tom Jones, Sara Stern, and Rachel Young, with guest soloists Lucy Shelton and William Sharp. The concert is a tribute to the late Nicholas Maw, Washington resident for twenty-five years and among the great composers of our time. Members of the consort will perform Maw’s intensely lyrical music, including Head of Orpheus, Ghost Dances, Roman Canticle, and La Vita Nuova. Pre-concert discussion at 4 p.m. Reception follows. Sunday November 8, 2009
Steinway Series
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level Lucille Snell Flutist Lucille J. Snell celebrates her first solo recital since retiring in 2008 from the U.S. Air Force Band in Washington, D.C. She will be accompanied by pianist Lori Dean and violinist Alexander Dean. Thursday November 19, 2009
Take Five!
Kogod Courtyard Brad Linde Ensemble The Brad Linde Ensemble is a ten-piece band devoted to exploring and expanding the bebop style of jazz. The group celebrates the work of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and Lester Young. The Smithsonian American Art Museum thanks the patrons of ARTrageous! for their support of Take Five! Saturday November 21, 2009
All Wiley—No Coyote
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