50th Season, Paul Schoenfield
As the ancient contemporary music ensemble’s artistic director, I claim that “It sorta snuck up on us.” Celebrating our extraordinary longevity, the Consort attributes its countervailing youthfulness to the fact
Category: Director’s Corner
Quinquagenerians
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
Singular Beauty
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
Disappearing Landscapes
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
Doppelgangers
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
David Froom: echoes, resonance and remembrance
Many are aware that our dear friend and colleague David Froom died last year, June 19th, 2022. We began our 2023-24 season with a memorial concert in David’s memory, co-produced
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Echoes of Earth Day
One week after the April 22nd celebration, a musical echo that is environmentally sound
Sound Shards
The 21st Century Consort returns to the Hirshhorn with “Sound Shards,” inspired by the Museum’s epic Mark Bradford installation, “Pickett’s Charge.”
The Passion of Scrooge is back!
Starting November 4, the Opera Philadelphia Channel began streaming The Passion of Scrooge as the inaugural title in its “Opera Philadelphia Presents” series. It’s an exciting way to reach new
Earth and the Great Weather, Upcoming Season
In an epic addition to the Smithsonian’s Summer Solstice celebration on June 25, the 21st Century Consort partnered with the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to present John Luther Adams’
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