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Beethoven Rocks! Meet Mr. Big

Beethoven’s greatest hits include Moonlight Sonata, Für Elise, “Ode to ...

Beethoven’s greatest hits include Moonlight Sonata, Für Elise, “Ode to Joy,” and his famous Fifth Symphony. You might not recognize these titles, but you’re sure to know the melodies. You hear them today in movies, television, ring tones—and orchestral concert halls.

Page to Stage: Knuffle Bunny

Follow the process of bringing Mo Willems’s beloved children's book ...

Follow the process of bringing Mo Willems’s beloved children's book to the stage. Commissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, this world-premiere musical tells the story of Trixie, her parents, and Trixie's favorite stuffed animal, Knuffle Bunny. This fun musical features an up-beat score by Michael Silversher with lyrics by Mo Willems.

Touchdown Songs: TV and Film

For almost 50 years, NFL Films has defined the way ...

For almost 50 years, NFL Films has defined the way we see and think about football.

Touchdown Songs: Half Time

Halftime has become an American institution.

Touchdown Songs: Fight Songs

There's nothing to make you feel team spirit or school ...

There's nothing to make you feel team spirit or school spirit like a fight song.

Kennedy Center Education: ARTSEDGE

The Kennedy Center opens its doors to thousands of children ...

The Kennedy Center opens its doors to thousands of children each year – and hundreds of thousands more step in through ARTSEDGE, our K-12 arts education network. Visit us at artsedge.kennedy-center.org.The Kennedy Center opens its doors to thousands of children each year – and hundreds of thousands more step in through ARTSEDGE, our K-12 arts education network.

Art/Space: Music and Space: Voyager

There's music floating in Outer Space.

Music in the Military: Ceremonial Brass

Master Sgt. Jari Villanueva, a musician with the United States ...

Master Sgt. Jari Villanueva, a musician with the United States Air Force Ceremonial Brass, reviews ceremonial music in military, including the historic 1963 funeral for President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery. Sgt. Villanueva discusses the role of musicians in the military, demonstrates battlefield bugle calls and talks about why the 24 notes of  “Taps” are the toughest notes a military bugler has to play.

Page to Stage: Blues Journey

Join playwright Jerome Hairson and director Scot Reese as they ...

Join playwright Jerome Hairson and director Scot Reese as they bring the story of Blues Journey from page to stage, developing the original book of blues lyrics into a fully realized play, rich with musical performances. Blues Journey follows the life of a blues performer as he learns to play, finds fame, and witnesses the blues evolve into rock-and-roll in this world premiere Kennedy Center original production based on the children's book by Walter Dean Myers.

Page to Stage: The Phantom Tollbooth

Follow the process of bringing Norton Juster’s beloved book from ...

Follow the process of bringing Norton Juster’s beloved book from the golden age of children’s literature to the stage. Commissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, this world-premiere musical tells the story of Milo, who comes to realize that life is more exciting than his wildest dreams. This inventive musical features a melodious score by Arnold Black and witty lyrics full of wordplay by Pulitzer Prize and three-time Tony winner Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me).