The Pale Blue Dot: A Musical Voyage Inspired by Nature

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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11/19/2025 07:30 PM 11/19/2025 09:00 PM America/Anguilla The Pale Blue Dot: A Musical Voyage Inspired by Nature Join PostClassical Ensemble - Washington, DC’s premiere chamber orchestra - and embark on a musical voyage curated by marine biologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Enric Sala, and Dynamic Planet’s Kristin Rechberger. Integrating incredible video footage from National Geographic’s Pristine Seas project, this concert explores the path from wild, pristine nature to a degraded natural world, to the rebirth of nature and cause for celebration. PCE is conducted by Music Director Ángel Gil-Ordóñez; featuring the Children’s Chorus of Washington. Claude Debussy: La mer (US premiere arrangement) Howard Shore: Excerpts from The Lord of the Rings Virgil Thomson: Music for the New De... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/washington-dc/events/john-f-kennedy-center-for-the-performing-arts/the-pale-blue-dot-a-musical-voyage-inspired-by-nature-546635?ref=uceaddevent John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street Northwest, Washington, DC, 20566

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Join PostClassical Ensemble - Washington, DC’s premiere chamber orchestra - and embark on a musical voyage curated by marine biologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Enric Sala, and Dynamic Planet’s Kristin Rechberger. Integrating incredible video footage from National Geographic’s Pristine Seas project, this concert explores the path from wild, pristine nature to a degraded natural world, to the rebirth of nature and cause for celebration. PCE is conducted by Music Director Ángel Gil-Ordóñez; featuring the Children’s Chorus of Washington. Claude Debussy: La mer (US premiere arrangement) Howard Shore: Excerpts from The Lord of the Rings Virgil Thomson: Music for the New Deal documentaries, The River and The Plow That Broke the Plains Edvard Grieg: Morning Mood from Peer Gynt Léo Delibes: Flower Duet ("Sous le dôme épais") from Lakmé Joel Friedman: Musical surprise to be announced at the performance

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