Joan Jett, Trombone Shorty, More Added To Wolf Trap Lineup

Vienna VA

22 June, 2021

9:30 AM

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VIENNA, VA — More performers are joining the August and September lineup at Wolf Trap's Filene Center. On Tuesday, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced the following new concerts: The Avett Brothers, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with Michael Franti & Spearhead, A Tribute to Marvin Gaye featuring Raheem DeVaughn and Friends, and ABBA the Concert. The shows are part of the Filene Center's 5oth anniversary season. August and September shows will be held at full capacity in accordance with federal, state and local guidelines. Shows held in June and July will feature socially-distanced pods of two to eight people. Wolf Trap refers to CDC guidance on masks, which recommends people who are not fully vaccinated wear a mask and practice social distancing. Updated guidelines for Wolf Trap can be found at www.wolftrap.org/2021policies. Tickets for newly announced shows go on sale at 10 a.m. on June 25. Tickets can be purchased at www.wolftrap.org. Here is the full lineup for the season at the Filene Center: June 18: Wolf Trap Opera: Bologne "The Anonymous Lover" in Concert, with National Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey McDonald (conductor) June 24: Thank You Community Concert with National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, Marin Alsop (conductor), and Madeline Adkins (violin) (invitation only) June 25: Thank You Community Concert with "The President's Own" United States Marine Band – Free Country (invitation only) June 26: Thank You Community Concert with "The President's Own" United States Marine Band – Big Band (invitation only) June 27: Thank You Community Concert with "The President's Own" United States Marine Band – "Celebrating 50 Years at Wolf Trap" (invitation only) July 1: Fifty Years Together: A Celebration of Wolf Trap, with National Symphony Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta (conductor), Cynthia Erivo (vocalist), Christine Goerke (soprano), Joyce Yang (piano) July 2-3: Wolf Trap Opera: Sondheim "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet" in Concert, with National Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Kalb (conductor) July 7: Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) July 8-9: Beethoven and Bologne, with National Symphony Orchestra, Jonathon Heyward (conductor), Francesca Dego (violin) July 10: Aria Jukebox, The Audience Gets to Choose! (streaming online beginning July 10) July 10-11: Max Weinberg's Jukebox July 16: Wolf Trap Opera: Viardot "Cinderella" ("Cendrillon") | Holst "Savitri" in Concert, Wolf Trap Orchestra, Kelly Kuo (conductor) July 17: Preservation Hall Jazz Band July 18: Big Tony and Trouble Funk with Special Guest Sugar Bear, The Legendary DJ Kool July 20: Inez Barlatier "Ayiti: Stories and Songs from Haiti" – Children's Performance July 21: Oran Etkin: Timbalooloo "Finding Friends Far From Home" – Children's Performance July 21-22: An Evening with Amos Lee July 23: Wolf Trap Opera: "STARias: Opera's Most Powerful Moments", with National Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Allen (conductor), Tamara Wilson (soprano), Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano), Paul Groves (tenor), Ryan Speedo Green (bass-baritone), Raymond Aceto (bass) and more July 24: Dan + Claudia Zanes with Friends "New Beginnings" – Children's Performance July 24-25: Chris Thile July 27: Joanie Leeds "All the Ladies" – Children's Performance July 28: Elena Moon Park and Friends – Children's Performance July 28: Aoife O'Donovan with members of The Knights July 29: The War and Treaty July 30-31: Norm Lewis with National Symphony Orchestra July 31: Maryland Youth Ballet "Snow White" – Children's Performance Aug. 4: Straight No Chaser Aug. 5: Lindsey Stirling, with special guest Kiesza Aug. 6: Renée Fleming, with National Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Summers (conductor) Aug. 11: Pink Martini, featuring China Forbes Aug. 12: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts with George Thorogood & the Destroyers Aug. 14: A Tribute to Marvin Gaye featuring Raheem DeVaughn and Friends Aug. 15: ABBA The Concert Aug. 19: Train, with special guest Vertical Horizon Aug. 20: Harry Connick Jr. and His Band Aug. 22: Yacht Rock Revue Aug. 24: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with Michael Franti & Spearhead Sept. 14: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, with special guest Waxahatchee Sept. 22: Indigo Girls, with special guest Ani DiFranco Sept. 23-24: The Avett Brothers