Tweet “The two best numbers of the evening were the encores, “Summertime” , (Duh, it is opera from one of her signature roles) and a musical memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was murdered 45 years ago to the day, “Steel Away to Jesus”. The crowd was entranced by both offerings, a few [...]

Tweet “We don’t just play jazz—we teach it, we write it, we dance it, we sing it, we present it, we photograph it, we film it, we produce it, we archive it, we record it, we broadcast it, we commission it, we celebrate it, we love it, we share it.” - Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln [...]

Tweet In case you missed it, the theater was visible worldwide live on TV this weekend. We worked with the VA Festival of the Book and C-SPAN to present a discussion with a pair of  history making individuals, The Honorable John Lewis, and 1986 Olympian Dr. John Carlos. All of this was part of the [...]

Tweet   “The greatness of music speaks for itself when Jessye Norman sings’’ - The Washington Post  “A grand mansion of sound. It defines an extraordinary space. It has enormous dimensions, reaching backward and upward. It opens onto unexpected vistas. It contains sunlit rooms, narrow passageways, cavernous falls.” - The New York Times  PRESS RELEASE & BIOGRAPHY [...]