Carolers not making the rounds in your neighborhood this holiday season? Don't wait for sounds of the season to come to you! Round up the troops and attend any of our concerts this month. We've got performances celebrating what is touted as the most wonderful time of the year, and we also have tunes for those times you cannot stand another round of The Twelve Days of Christmas. Either way, we're hoping the melodies will scare away this balmy weather and usher in a slight chill so we can finally wear our new marabou cape!
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21st Century Consort
December 3 at 5pm
Inspired by the museum's exhibition, The Great American Hall of Wonders and Charles Dickens's marvelous A Christmas Carol, this concert includes Nicolas Maw's Piano Trio and Jon Deak's The Passion of Scrooge. Buy Tickets!
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Steinway Series
December 11 at 3pm 
Sarah Daneshpour, renowned pianist and talented protégé of Leon Fleisher, returns to the Steinway Series with the music of Franck, Scriabin,and Prokofiev.
Free; tickets required & available at 2:30pm in the G Street Lobby.
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Take 5! with Minor Thoughts Quartet
December 15 from 5-7pm
DC's Minor Thoughts Quartet present festive tunes and fresh Latin takes on some of the season's favorite songs in the museum's Kogod Courtyard. Free; food & beverages available for purchase in the Courtyard Cafe.
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Luce Unplugged: John Davis
December 18 at 1:30pm
 John Davis, frontman of DC's Title Tracks, visits Luce Unplugged to share his stylings, drawing inspiration from power pop, indie, and rock music. Meet in F Street Lobby at 1:30pm for pre-concert art talk, followed by performance in the Luce Foundation Center. Free; complimentary coffee & tea served during Luce Unplugged. |
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IMAGES: 21st Century Consort, photo by Aaron Clamage; Sarah Daneshpour, photo by Lane Studio; Lois Mailou Jones, Noel, n.d., pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist; John Davis, Photo by Eamonn Aiken |
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