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Here at the American Art Museum we have not only a love for amazing visual art, but also for music. Just open our calendar and you'll see each season dotted with performances by local and international musicians alike, presenting in genres ranging from opera and jazz to classical and emo. Don't know what "emo" is? Maybe you should check out some of our concerts. The first two dates mentioned below accompany our new hit exhibition, The Art of Video Games. Not into video games? Perhaps you should stop by and hear just how artistic some of the music written for them can be. And if you are a game enthusiast, we need your help. We're currently looking for more volunteers to help us manage crowds and assist museum visitors in the exhibition. If you know games and would like to lend a hand, please email AmericanArtGames@si.edu for more information.
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The Art of Video Games
The Art of Video Games is one of the first exhibitions to explore the forty-year evolution of video games as an artistic medium. Join us for performances that highlight some of the game world's most familiar and innovative music. Gamer Symphony Orchestra
April 29 │ 3pm
University of Maryland's Gamer Symphony Orchestra is the first collegiate ensemble of more than 120 instrumentalists and singers exclusively devoted to performing orchestral arrangements of video game music. Arrive early for a pre-concert discussion with Flower composer Austin Wintory at 2:30 p.m.
21st Century Consort | Music of Games
May 5 │ 5pm
The Consort presents works by Peter Buffett, Laura Karpman, and Paul Schoenfield, among others. Tickets ($20) required: residentassociates.org or (202) 633-3030. Pre-concert lecture begins at 4pm.
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 Luce Unplugged Community Showcase
May 11 | 6pm Join us for a special Luce Unplugged Community Showcase, presented with D.C. Setlist. Visitors can explore the more than 3,300 objects of art while listening to acoustic sets by local bands Shark Week, Second String Band, and Birdlips. A selection of beverages and snacks will also be available for purchase during the event (cash only).
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Steinway Series Mendelssohn Piano Trio May 13 | 3pmReturning for their fourth annual Mother's Day concert, the Mendelssohn Piano Trio--violinist Peter Sirotin, pianist Ya-Ting Chang and cellist Fiona Thompson--will perform piano trios by Haydn, Brahms, and Ravel. Free tickets are available in the G Street Lobby thirty minutes before the program.
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Take 5! | L'Tanya Mari' and the Great American SongbookMay 17 | 5 - 8pm
L'Tanya Mari' reinvents Great American Songbook classics in her own style performing works by such greats as Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, Irving Berlin, and Duke Ellington.
During Take 5! the Courtyard Café is open for refreshments and ArtJamz will be on site offering registered participants an opportunity to paint while the entire audience mingles. To register, visit artjamzdc.com. |
WNO American Scenes
May 20 | 3pm
The Washington National Opera Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists Program returns to the Renwick Gallery for the ninth annual presentation of American opera in the Grand Salon.
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All programs free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
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Photography, jazz, craft, media arts...
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IMAGES | Flower, Jenova Chen, creative director; John Edwards, lead engineer. Developed by thatgamecompany, LLC, Playstation 3, 2009, Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. | Shark Week, Second String Band by Jon Brack, and Birdlips by Jill Palumbo | Henry Wolf, The Sonata, 1897, Copy after Irving R. Wiles, Century Magazine (Publisher) photomechanical wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lester Neuman | Robert Indiana, The Figure Five, 1963, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum purchase © 1963, Robert Indiana | WNO Young Artists perform at the Renwick Gallery
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th & F Streets NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Renwick Gallery
Pennsylvania Ave at 17th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
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