7 Messiah HANDEL’S
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor Klara Ek, soprano
Alisa Kolosova, mezzo-soprano Michele Angelini, tenor
Joan Martín-Royo, baritone
The University of Maryland Concert Choir, Edward Maclary, Director
TONIGHT and TOMORROW at 8 Sunday, December 19 at 1 Tickets from $20 | Concert Hall
Tickets at the Box Office or charge by phone (202) 467-4600 Order online at
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KYLE GUSTAFSON FOR THE WASHINGTON POST Local rapperWale performs Tuesday at the 9:30 Club andWednesday at RamsHead Live in Baltimore. Concerts Prices listed where available.
ORCHESTRAS BSO HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR Friday and Saturday at 2 and 7:30, Sunday at 2 and 6:30. Steven Reineke conducts. The Las Vegas-themed show is hosted by Grammy- winning vocalist Maureen McGovern. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore. 410-783-8000. 800-442-1198. $32-$77.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Friday and Saturday at 8, Sunday at 1. Performing Handel’s “Messiah.” Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F St.NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324. (TDD: 202-416-8524).
www.kennedy-center.org. $20-$85.
ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CAPITOL QUARTET Friday at 8. Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St., Annapolis. 410-263-5544. 410-280-5640.
www.marylandhall.org. $25, $10 students.
U.S. NAVY BAND Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 3. DAR Constitution Hall, 18th and C streetsNW. 202-628-4780.
www.dar.org/conthall. Free.
ROCKVILLE CONCERT BAND Sunday at 3. F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville. 240-314-8690. $5 suggested donation.
CHAMBERGROUPS
FRIDAYMORNINGMUSIC CLUB COMPOSERS CONCERT Friday at noon. Sumner School Museum, 1201 17th St.NW. 202-333-2075. Free.
THE KINDLER CELLO SOCIETY Friday at 6. Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St.NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324.
www.kennedy-center.org. Free.
A CELTIC CHRISTMAS Friday at 8.With Sior-Og, a traditional Irish band; storyteller Penelope Fleming, who will tell the story of “The Christmas Cabin of Carnaween”; singers Ellie Mandell and Nicole Piche; and Irish step dancing by the Boyle School of
CHORALGROUPS
”MESSIAH” SING-ALONG Friday at 7. First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg, 200W. Diamond Ave., Gaithersburg. 301-977-9007. Free.
THE COMBINEDMUSIC MINISTRY OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Friday at 7:15. “The Annual Christmas Festival of Praise.” St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 18825 Fuller Heights Rd., Triangle. 703-221-4044. Free.
ALEXANDRIA SINGERS Friday at 7:30 and Saturday at 2 and 7:30. “Yule School
Irish Dance. Old Town Hall, 3999 University Dr., Fairfax City. 703-352-2787. Free.
U.S. AIR FORCE BAND BRASS QUINTET Friday at 8. GeorgeWashington Masonic National Memorial, 101 Callahan Dr., Alexandria. 703-683-2007.
www.gwmemorial.org. Free.
CHAMBERMUSIC CONCERT Saturday at 3. The NIH Chamber Singers present a winter concert of seasonal music. Marilyn J. Praisner Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. 301-496-1767. Free.
ARLINGTON YOUTH ORCHESTRAL PROGRAM Sunday at 4. String musicians in grades 5 to 10. Lyon Park Community Center, 414 N. Fillmore St., Arlington. 571-249-5884.
www.preludeva.org. Free.
THE EMERSON STRING QUARTET Sunday at 6. National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th Street and Constitution AvenueNW. 202-633-1000. (TDD: 202-633-5285). $63; resident members $51.
BALTIMORE CONSORT Sunday at 7:30. Traditional European carols. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100.
www.strathmore.org. $28.
THE BALTIMORE CONSORT Sunday at 7:30. Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100.
www.strathmore.org. $28.
THE CAROL RINGERS, THE PEACE RINGERS Tuesday at 6. Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St.NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324.
www.kennedy-center.org. Free.
Reunion!” is a family-friendly performance of holiday music. Convergence, 1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria. 703-941-7464.
www.alexandriasingers.com. $20, $15 seniors, students, military, $5 ages 6 and younger.
ANNAPOLIS CHORALE Friday and Saturday at 8, Sunday at 3. On Friday, the group performs “Messiah” by candlelight, including Part I and the “Hallelujah Chorus,” along with carols. On Saturday, the group performs the full work. On Sunday, the group performs a family-friendly concert of Part I and the “Hallelujah Chorus” followed by a carol singalong. St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Church Circle, Annapolis. 410-280-5640.
www.marylandhall.org. $37, $12 students.
LEAHY FAMILY CHRISTMAS Friday at 8. Canadian octet of brothers and sisters perform a mix of traditional Christmas carols and Celtic melodies. George Mason University, Center for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax. 703-993-8888.
www.gmu.edu/cfa. $24-$48.
GAY MEN’S CHORUS OFWASHINGTON 8 p.m. Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. “Men in Tights: A Pink Nutcracker.” GeorgeWashington University, Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St.NW. 202-293-1548. 202-994-6800.
www.gmcw.org. $25-$50.
THEWASHINGTON CHORUS Saturday at 1, Sunday-Monday andWednesday at 7. Christmas classics, singalongs, candlelight processional and guest choruses. Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F St.NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324. $15-$65.
HOLIDAY CAROLING Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 and 2:30. Guest choirs lead afternoon singalong caroling. National Gallery of Art,West Building Rotunda, Sixth Street and Constitution AvenueNW. 202-737-4215.
www.nga.gov.
HOLIDAY YOUTHMUSICAL CAFE Saturday 2 to 4. Holiday singing and music by local youth. ArtSpace, 750 Center St., Herndon. 703-956-6590.
www.artspaceherndon.com. Free.
VIENNA CHORAL SOCIETY Saturday at 4. “Come in From the Cold: A Fireside Concert.” Vienna Baptist Church, 541 Marshall Rd. SW, Vienna. 703-255-5508. $20, $15 students and seniors, $35 families.
CHILDREN’S CHORUS OFWASHINGTON Saturday and Sunday at 4. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Cir.NW. 202-232-0323. Reserved seats, $50; $25; age 12 and younger, $10.
LANDON SYMPHONETTE Saturday at 5. Landon School, 6101Wilson Lane, Bethesda. 301-320-1090.
www.landon.net/symphonette. $18, seniors $15.
CHURCH CHOIR OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH Saturday at 5. “An Evening of Christmas Musical Delight.” Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bethesda, 8011 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda. 301-652-5160. Free.
WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY’S CHILDREN OF THE GOSPEL CHOIR CONCERT Saturday at 6. Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St.NW. 202-467-4600. Free.
CONVIVIUM Saturday at 7:30. The group specializes in Rennaissance, Tudor and
BRENDAN HOFFMAN/GETTY IMAGES Indie rocker Liz Phair is at the 9:30 Club on Friday. town continued on 8
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