Wolf Trap Nat'l Park for the Performing Arts Announces August Performances

Wolf Trap Presents Evidence, A Dance Company with a D.C. Premiere Piece Featuring the Music of Stevie Wonder; Three Consecutive Performances from the National Symphony Orchestra featuring Magical Disney Music, Martial Arts Films, and Folk Legend Arlo Guthrie; and 26-time GRAMMY Winners Alison Krauss & Union Station

Ronald K. Brown

Evidence, A Dance Company

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 8:30 p.m.

$40 in-house, $4 lawn

Founded by choreographer Ronald K. Brown in 1985, Evidence, A Dance Company brings the D.C. premiere of a Wolf Trap co-commissioned dance to the Filene Center. Set to the timeless music of Stevie Wonder, this rhythmic journey fuses African, modern, and hip-hop forms to present "undeniably powerful" dancing (The Washington Post). Evidence, A Dance Company is based out of Brooklyn, New York but has toured both across the United States and abroad and focuses on integrating traditional African dance with contemporary choreography and spoken word. According to Brown, his dances combine Latin American, Caribbean, and African cultural elements to represent "the human experience."

Learn from the choreographer himself in a modern dance Master Class held by Ronald K. Brown the morning of the performance from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Video: Experience World-Class Dance at Wolf Trap During Summer 2011

Disney in Concert

Magical Music from the Movies

National Symphony Orchestra @ Wolf Trap

Steven Reineke, Conductor

Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 8:30 p.m.

Tickets range $20-52

The National Symphony Orchestra is led by conductor Steven Reineke in an evening of songs from The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean, Beauty and the Beast, and more from your favorite Disney movies. Video clips from these classic films will be featured on expansive screens both in-house and on the lawn as a backdrop to the stunning sounds of the National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Steven Reineke, Principal Pops Conductor of the NSO, is also the Music Director of the New York Pops, where he conducts the orchestra's annual Carnegie Hall concert series in addition to leading various recordings and nationwide telecasts.

Save 50%! Student discount for NSO @ Wolf Trap performances: Available in person at the Box Office ONLY, with valid student ID. Good for Rear Orchestra NSO tickets, 1 ticket per patron. Not available for purchase online or by phone.

Tan Dun: Martial Arts Trilogy

National Symphony Orchestra @ Wolf Trap

Tan Dun, Conductor

Live Music & Film

Friday, August 5, 2011 at 8:30 p.m.

Tickets range $20-52

Tan Dun: Martial Arts Trilogy features three concertos based on the films Hero, The Banquet, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun, who also wrote the scores for these three movies, conducts the orchestration. Massive screens both in-house and on the lawn will show scenes from these critically acclaimed martial arts films accompanied by a live score performance from the National Symphony Orchestra. The concertos focus on themes of sacrifice, desire, transcendence, revenge, and power with special performances from violinist Heather LeDoux Green, cellist James Lee, and pianist Lisa Emenheiser.

Save 50%! Student discount for NSO @ Wolf Trap performances: Available in person at the Box Office ONLY, with valid student ID. Good for Rear Orchestra NSO tickets, 1 ticket per patron. Not available for purchase online or by phone.

Arlo Guthrie & Time for Three

National Symphony Orchestra @ Wolf Trap

Emil de Cou, Conductor

Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 8:15 p.m.

Tickets range $20-52

Folk music legend Arlo Guthrie joins the charismatic ensemble Time for Three (Tf3) and the National Symphony Orchestra on the Wolf Trap stage for an evening of folk and classical music collaborations. Guthrie, the son of American folk icon Woody Guthrie, is known for both his storytelling and musical skills. This talented musician plays the piano, guitar, and more than a dozen other instruments. Time for Three, consisting of two violinists and one bassist, is a passionate trio of musicians that blends elements of classical, country western, gypsy, and jazz to form unique styles of arrangement and improvisation.

Save 50%! Student discount for NSO @ Wolf Trap performances: Available in person at the Box Office ONLY, with valid student ID. Good for Rear Orchestra NSO tickets, 1 ticket per patron. Not available for purchase online or by phone.

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Featuring Jerry Douglas

with Special Guest Dawes

Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 8 p.m.

$48 in-house, $30 lawn

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Bluegrass connoisseurs Alison Krauss & Union Station arrive at Wolf Trap for an evening of expert fiddle playing, angelic harmonies, and top notch musicianship from some of the most highly revered artists in the business. Krauss began playing with her band, Union Station, at age 16 and has since become one of folk music's most respected and talented individuals. Since her 1987 debut, Too Late to Cry, Krauss has won a record 26 GRAMMY Awards-more than any other female artist in history. By 1995 she had brought bluegrass mainstream success with the Top 10 album Now That I've Found You: A Collection, and her career has only gained momentum ever since. In 2011 Krauss and Union Station released Paper Airplane, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums, Bluegrass Albums, and Folk Albums charts, proving that her influence on music is as wide-reaching as ever.

Video: Alison Krauss & Union Station-Paper Airplane

Jerry Douglas

Perhaps the world's most renowned Dobro player, Jerry Douglas has recorded with Alison Krauss & Union Station on five albums since 1999's Forget About It and is now an integral part of the iconic bluegrass band. Douglas's collaborations with Union Station and various other musicians, as well as his solo work, have garnered him an impressive 12 GRAMMY Awards, and he has been named Musician of the Year by both the Country Music Association (three times) and the Academy of Country Music (11 times). Lauded as "Dobro's matchless contemporary master" by the New York Times, Douglas continues to utilize his musical brilliance both in recordings and on tour with Alison Krauss & Union Station this summer.

Video: Jerry Douglas-"Little Medley"

Dawes

Hailing from North Hills, California, folk-rock band Dawes returns to Wolf Trap for the second time this summer, having played with Bright Eyes and M. Ward at the Filene Center in June. Influenced by the acoustic and vocal harmonies that made the Laurel Canyon area famous, the group's first album-aptly titled North Hills-was released in 2009. Rolling Stone compared the album's sound to Gram Parsons and Neil Young, and says that "performing runs in the band's blood." Dawes's second album, Nothing is Wrong, was met with as much, if not more, critical acclaim upon its release this past June. Huffington Post raved, "Each song on Nothing is Wrong is a deeply fulfilling journey delivered with expert language and restraint atop one of the best rhythm sections playing today."

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