National Museum of African American History and Culture

Strings of the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra

Name: Strings of the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Start: 2027-04-07T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2027-04-07
Location: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Wed, Apr 7, 2027at 7:00 PM

1400 Constitution Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC

Price not available

Featuring: Smithsonian Academy Orchestra, Catherine Manson, Kenneth Slowik

The string section of the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra presents a program spanning Schubert, Bartók, Barber, and Warlock. Catherine Manson serves as concertmaster, with Kenneth Slowik conducting.

The program features Gustav Mahler’s arrangement of Franz Schubert’s *Death and the Maiden* quartet, Béla Bartók’s *Romanian Dances*, Samuel Barber’s *Adagio for Strings*, and Peter Warlock’s *Capriole Suite*.

When: Wednesday, April 7, 2027, at 7:00 p.m.

Program: Franz Schubert, *Death and the Maiden*, D. 810 (1824), arranged by Gustav Mahler (1894); Béla Bartók, *Romanian Dances*, Sz. 68; Samuel Barber, *Adagio for Strings*; and Peter Warlock, *Capriole Suite*.

Performers: The Smithsonian Academy Orchestra, with Catherine Manson as concertmaster and Kenneth Slowik as conductor.

Venue: Music Hall, National Museum of American History.

Tickets: Tickets go on sale August 18, 2026. Pricing was not listed.

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