Concert in Tribute to Abraham Lincoln and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
01/28/2009
7:00 PM
Orchestral musicians from around the DC Metropolitan area come together under the baton of Maestro A. Scott Wood to perform inspiring American musical works in honor of these two great men. In the Great Hall of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library. Admission is free. For more information, call (202) 727-1285 Metrorail: Gallery Pl-Chinatown, Metrobus: 42, 80, P6, X2
DC Public Library - Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street, NW
Washington, DC
202-727-0321
http://www.dclibrary.org
Celebrate Youth! Fourth Annual Combined High School Choir Festival
02/04/2009
7:00 PM
Choirs from DC public charter and independent schools join for a concert of music inspired by Lincoln: Songs of the Civil War and songs of freedom, with readings of Lincoln’s words. Metrorail: Tenleytown-AU, Metrobus: 31, 32, 36, 37, 96, X3
Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
202-537-6200
http://www.nationalcathedral.org
A Place of Healing
02/15/2009 - 03/08/2009
4:00 PM
February 15, 2009 and March 8, 2009 Located only blocks from the White House and the War Dept., the Church of the Epiphany was a place of healing during the Civil War. This dramatic presentation recalls Lincoln’s attendance at the funeral of the first Union general killed in battle; the use of the church as a hospital for wounded troops; and the circle of Epiphany people of faith who surrounded Lincoln during his presidential years. Free parking with validation at PMI Garage next door. Metrorail: Metro Center, 13th & G St. exit.
Church of the Epiphany
1317 G Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
Concert: Words and Music Inspired by A. Lincoln
03/08/2009
4:00 PM
Copland: “Lincoln Portrait” (narrated by Sam Waterston); Hindemith: “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d,” on words of Walt Whitman honoring Lincoln; Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address read by Mr. Waterston; Battle Hymm at the Republic - Julie Ward Howe Metrorail: Tenleytown-AU, Metrobus: 31, 32, 36, 37, 96, X6
Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
202-537-6200
http://www.nationalcathedral.org
Choral Festival of Early American Song
04/17/2009 - 04/19/2009
Regional groups perform songs written in America prior to 1900 or later arrangements of tunes popular up to 1900. April 17, 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm; April 18, 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm; April 19, 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm Metro: Judiciary Square - Red Line, Archives - Yellow/Green Line, Smithsonian - Blue/Orange Line
National Gallery of Art
Constitution And Sixth Aves.
Washington, DC
