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Join Sara Bareilles for a career-spanning New Year's Eve! Since her first mega-hit “Love Song,” Bareilles has become one of the most acclaimed singers and songwriters of her era.

Jill Sobule’s work is at once deeply personal and socially conscious, seriously funny and derisively tragic. Having released a dozen albums, her hits include “I Kissed A Girl” and the alt-rock anthem “Supermodel” featured in the film Clueless.

TAE & The Neighborly is a Wisconsin-based soul-pop R&B group. It was formed during 2020 over their shared love of cake baking. The Cowboy Gazette says their live show is “...going down smoother than a can of [beans] warmed on the campfire.”

Blind singer-songwriter and guitarist Raul Midón is nothing if not prolific. His 14th and latest album Lost & Found is a blend of what he calls “smooth folk,” “alt-pop,” and “jazz.”

Songwriter Vienna Teng reemerges this fall with her We’ve Got You—her first new music in over a decade—but her fans have been here the whole time. Teng’s new mini-EP reflects the complexity of her life over the past decade: climate change work, community building, parenthood.

Legendary artist, DJ, photographer, and Kennedy Center Hip Hop Culture Council Member D-Nice brings Club Quarantine Live back for another year—this time in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. With special guests Anthony Hamilton, Arrested Development, Big Daddy Kane, Goapele, Kenny Burns, Rakim, Rapsody, Tank, and Tweet!

Maruja Limón is a female sextet from Barcelona known for their vibrant music that blends flamenco, pop, and Latin rhythms. The group delivers explosive music with lyrics that balance sensitivity and irony.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Georgetown University celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a free, ticketed musical tribute, the Let Freedom Ring Celebration.

With soul-stirring melodies and heartfelt lyrics, Les Greene & The Swayzees makes its Kennedy Center debut, bringing a powerful force of roots rock ‘n’ soul.

Iconic band Guster performs a full career-spanning set of hits and new music with the NSO! A mainstay of the alt-rock music scene for more than thirty years, Guster is a model of musical innovation with a loyal fan following and an ever-evolving catalogue. 

Multifaceted artist and D.C. native Noochie brings his groundbreaking series, Noochie’s Live from the Front Porch, to the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for a special, one-night-only engagement with a host of special guests.

Max Richter is one of the most acclaimed composers of his time. His fusion of classical technique and electronic technology, heard across genre-defying solo albums and countless scores for film, dance, art, and fashion, has won him legions of fans around the world and blazed a trail for a generation of musicians. Please note: the NSO does not perform on this program.

Birmingham Royal Ballet makes a thunderous debut with its thrilling, headbanging hit Black Sabbath – The Ballet. Get ready for sparks to fly in the first true heavy metal ballet experience, honoring Birmingham–born band Black Sabbath.