Theo Bleckmann Added To Renee Fleming VOICES Series

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Artistic Advisor at Large Renée Fleming have added singer/composer Theo Bleckmann as part of the 2018-2019 Renée Fleming VOICES series. Presented in conjunction with the Direct Current festival, this concert takes place Thursday, April 4, 2019, at 9 p.m. in the KC Jazz Club, located in the Terrace Gallery.

A jazz singer and new music composer of eclectic tastes and prodigious gifts, Grammy-nominated Theo Bleckmann makes music that is accessibly sophisticated, unsentimentally emotional, and seriously playful.

The Renée Fleming VOICES series includes performances by outstanding artists from a wide range of genres including Broadway, jazz, pop, and opera. The 2018-2019 season features Meow Meow (Saturday, September 15, at 7:30 p.m.), Christopher Jackson (Saturday, September 29, at 7:30 p.m.), Robert Fairchild (Friday, October 12, at 7:30 p.m.), Youssou NDOUR (Tuesday, October 30, at 8 p.m.), Cécile McLorin Salvant (Saturday, November 17, at 7:30 p.m.), Nellie McKay (Friday, February 8, 2019, at 7:30 p.m.), mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton (Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.), and Patina Miller (Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.).

Tickets ($25-$39) are available at the Kennedy Center Box Office, online at www.kennedy-center.org, or by calling (202) 467-4600. To purchase a subscription for the Renée Fleming VOICES series, patrons should visit the Box Office, call the Subscription Office at (202) 416-8500, or go to www.kennedy-center.org/subscribe. Groups of 20 or more may contact the Kennedy Center Group Sales office at (202) 416-8400. For all other ticket-related customer service inquires, call the Advance Sales Box Office at (202) 416-8540.

Renée Fleming VOICES is a concert series at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Curated by legendary soprano Renée Fleming, the VOICES series heralds the extraordinary power and vitality of the human voice across a wide range of genres. Distinguished artists from Broadway, jazz, pop, and opera stages have appeared on the series, including Lawrence Brownlee, Billy Childs, Alan Cumming, Rinde Eckert, Cynthia Erivo, Megan Hilty, Ute Lemper, Jane Monheit, and Gregory Porter among others.

"The range of human vocal expression is virtually limitless-there are as many kinds of voices as there are kinds of people. My goal for this series at the Kennedy Center is to celebrate the best singing in styles that may be familiar, and also to expose audiences to types of vocal music that might be totally new to them," says Ms. Fleming. "From the classical song recital, to cabaret, bluegrass, rap, and world music, the common thread will be vocalism of exceptional quality or innovation, representing a diverse range of styles."