The Consort works long and hard to shape frequently Hirshhorn exhibition-related programs of music of our time, but sometimes curation comes down to Child’s Play! At least that’s what we’re

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“Revolutions” is the first word in the title of the Hirshhorn’s 50th anniversary exhibition, which features work from the Museum’s unparalleled collection and covers the tumultuous period in art from1860–1960.

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Remember Y2K, another deeply unsettling time for the world? The 20th Century Consort faced a dilemma of historic dimensions: what to call the group in the new century. Settling back then

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Paul Schoenfield was one of our era’s rarest and most beguiling composers, a beloved colleague and friend whose loss we are still struggling to fathom. It’s an honor for the

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The recent launch of the Hirshhorn exhibition Revolutions: Art from the Hirshhorn Collection,1860–1960 is the exhilarating opening salvo of the Museum’s 50th anniversary celebration. By happy coincidence, the coming season is also the

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Sandwiched between mother and daughter ceramicists, I’ve been thrilled that a master of that under-appreciated medium has achieved Simone Leigh’s place of recognition in the art world. The 21st Century Consort

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The 21st Century Consort’s December 2nd concert at historic St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill takes as its point of departure the extraordinary, current exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum (the Consort’s

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Our October 28th program’s title, taken from Bobby Ge’s “Doppelgangers Streets,” offers a sideways glance at Halloween, but it especially acknowledges photography’s uncanny capacity to be a virtual visual double

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