JEK
Senior Insider
Tuesday night promises to be very special.
Kennedy Center 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
5 p.m. | Vaccination Verification Open | Hall of Nations
6 p.m. | Pre-Reception | Roof Terrace
8 p.m. | 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert | Concert Hall
10 p.m. | After-party | Roof Terrace
Event Information
Echoing “An American Pageant for the Arts,” the 1962 event conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this special evening will be hosted by six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald with special guests Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and Ms. Rose Schlossberg. Featuring the National Symphony Orchestra, the star-studded concert will be directed and choreographed by Emmy Award® winner and Tony Award® nominee Joshua Bergasse and conducted by JoAnn Falletta, Steven Reineke, and Thomas Wilkins.
Preeminent artists including Renée Fleming, Ben Folds, Punch Brothers, Keb’ Mo’, Christian McBride, and Rachael Price will join the NSO to recognize the great performance traditions that have enriched our varied cultural heritage and the bright future that lies ahead. Plus, don’t miss phenomenal performances and appearances from Darren Chris, Herman Cornejo, Randall Goosby, Cassandra Trenary, Tony Yazbeck, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Ray Chen, Robert Glasper, Joshua Henry, Bettye LaVette, Kelli O’Hara, Gaby Moreno, Kelly Marie Tran, Zhu Wang, Mo Willems, the original cast of David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori’s Soft Power, and others!
Program subject to change.
Health & Safety
All guests will be required to pass through a vaccination checkpoint located in the Hall of Nations before entering the event. Once you pass through the vaccination checkpoint, you will be permitted to make your way to registration also located in the Hall of Nations
Proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 is required to attend all indoor performances and events at the Kennedy Center.
Children under 12 years of age and patrons with a medical condition or a closely-held religious belief that prevents vaccination must provide proof of a recent negative COVID-19 PCR test to attend an indoor performance.
Masks must be worn indoors, meaning masks will be required during the concert but not during the pre-reception or after-party on the outdoor Roof Terrace. As you enter the building to use restrooms and as you are entering and exiting the event, masks must be worn.
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Kennedy Center 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
5 p.m. | Vaccination Verification Open | Hall of Nations
6 p.m. | Pre-Reception | Roof Terrace
8 p.m. | 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert | Concert Hall
10 p.m. | After-party | Roof Terrace
Event Information
Echoing “An American Pageant for the Arts,” the 1962 event conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this special evening will be hosted by six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald with special guests Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and Ms. Rose Schlossberg. Featuring the National Symphony Orchestra, the star-studded concert will be directed and choreographed by Emmy Award® winner and Tony Award® nominee Joshua Bergasse and conducted by JoAnn Falletta, Steven Reineke, and Thomas Wilkins.
Preeminent artists including Renée Fleming, Ben Folds, Punch Brothers, Keb’ Mo’, Christian McBride, and Rachael Price will join the NSO to recognize the great performance traditions that have enriched our varied cultural heritage and the bright future that lies ahead. Plus, don’t miss phenomenal performances and appearances from Darren Chris, Herman Cornejo, Randall Goosby, Cassandra Trenary, Tony Yazbeck, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Ray Chen, Robert Glasper, Joshua Henry, Bettye LaVette, Kelli O’Hara, Gaby Moreno, Kelly Marie Tran, Zhu Wang, Mo Willems, the original cast of David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori’s Soft Power, and others!
Program subject to change.
Health & Safety
All guests will be required to pass through a vaccination checkpoint located in the Hall of Nations before entering the event. Once you pass through the vaccination checkpoint, you will be permitted to make your way to registration also located in the Hall of Nations
Proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 is required to attend all indoor performances and events at the Kennedy Center.
Children under 12 years of age and patrons with a medical condition or a closely-held religious belief that prevents vaccination must provide proof of a recent negative COVID-19 PCR test to attend an indoor performance.
Masks must be worn indoors, meaning masks will be required during the concert but not during the pre-reception or after-party on the outdoor Roof Terrace. As you enter the building to use restrooms and as you are entering and exiting the event, masks must be worn.
Attire
Cocktail