Summer Concerts: 2008

Events

National Symphony Orchestra: Memorial Day Concert
May 25, 2008 at 8:00 PM
FREE! PBS remembers the sacrifices of America's veterans with a Memorial Day concert at the U.S. Capitol featuring the NSO and many other special guests.

National Symphony Orchestra: National Conducting Institute Concert
Jun 21, 2008 at 6:01 PM
FREE! Graduates of the NSO's National Conducting Institute lead the Orchestra in their NSO conducting debuts.

A Capitol Fourth
Jul 4, 2008 at 8:00 PM
FREE! Celebrate Independence Day with the NSO, led by guest conductor Erich Kunzel, and special guests in a free concert of patriotic favorites, classical masterworks, and more - all followed by the spectacular fireworks display! Gates open at 5 p.m.

NSO at Wolf Trap: Bernstein's Candide in concert
Jul 6, 2008 at 8:15 PM | Buy Now
The NSO is joined by conductor Stephen Lord and this year's Wolf Trap Opera Company artists in a concert staging of Candide, Leonard Bernstein's delightfully witty ode to optimism.

NSO at Wolf Trap: Tcheers for Tchaikovsky!
Jul 10, 2008 at 8:15 PM | Buy Now
The 1812 Overture is back with a bang in an evening featuring live cannon effects and favorites from The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker to the stunning Violin Concerto.

NSO at Wolf Trap: An Evening with Kiri Te Kanawa
Jul 11, 2008 at 8:15 PM | Buy Now
The legendary soprano makes her only DC-area appearance.

NSO at Wolf Trap: This Way to Broadway with Marvin Hamlisch
Jul 12, 2008 at 8:15 PM | Buy Now
Marvin Hamlisch leads the Orchestra in This Way to Broadway, an evening of Broadway favorites, including hits by George Gershwin and Irving Berlin, and tunes from his own A Chorus Line.

National Trustees' NSO Summer Music Institute Orchestra Concert
Jul 13 - 27, 2008
FREE! Participants in this intensive program for talented young musicians ages 14-21 present two free concerts on the Concert Hall stage.

NSO at Carter Barron Amphitheatre
Jul 18 - 19, 2008
FREE! The NSO performs family-friendly fare outdoors at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in beautiful Rock Creek Park in two concerts.

NSO at Wolf Trap: Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) with Eric Idle
Jul 24, 2008 at 8:15 PM | Buy Now
Eric Idle and his Spamalot co-composer John Du Prez have schemed up a comic oratorio inspired by Handel's Messiah and Monty Python's hilarious Life of Brian, performed by the NSO, a chorus, soloists, bagpipers, and a sheep!

NSO at Wolf Trap: Wolf Trap is for Lovers
Jul 25, 2008 at 8:15 PM | Buy Now
Sit under the stars for a first date or an evening of dreamy romance as Emil de Cou leads the Orchestra in a concert featuring some of the most beautiful love music ever written.

NSO at Wolf Trap: Broadway ROCKS! from Phantom to Dreamgirls
Jul 26, 2008 at 8:15 PM | Buy Now
Join the NSO and Broadway's best singers as they dazzle with great moments from hit musicals, including Tommy, Rent, The Lion King, Mamma Mia, and many more.

NSO at Wolf Trap: Beethoven's Best
Jul 31, 2008 at 8:15 PM | Buy Now
The Orchestra and pianist Joyce Yang perform Beethoven's Best, including the "Emperor" Piano Concerto and the choral Finale ("Ode to Joy") to the Ninth Symphony.

NSO at Wolf Trap: Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Movies
Aug 1, 2008 at 8:15 PM | Buy Now
Join the NSO for live music from The Sound of Music, Carousel, The King and I, and more, as film clips are shown on giant screens in-house and on the lawn.  

NSO at Wolf Trap: Dial "H" for Hitchcock
Aug 2, 2008 at 8:30 PM | Buy Now
Join the NSO for a suspenseful spooktacular that features excerpts from To Catch a Thief, Strangers on a Train, Dial M for Murder, and North by Northwest, as film clips are shown on giant screens in-house and on the lawn.  

National Symphony Orchestra: Labor Day Concert
Aug 31, 2008 at 8:00 PM
FREE - no tickets required! NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou leads this annual NSO tradition on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

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