The Score | SHIFT Ahead

SHIFT: A Festival of American Orchestras debuts this season with concerts at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center by the Boulder Philharmonic (March 28), North Carolina Symphony (March 29), Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (March 31), and The Knights (April 1). Looking ahead, the Kennedy Center and the festival’s co-presenter, Washington Performing Arts, have announced the orchestras selected for the second SHIFT festival in April 2018: the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Albany (N.Y.) Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra. Supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in cooperation with the League of American Orchestras, SHIFT celebrates “the vitality, identity, and extraordinary artistry of orchestras and chamber orchestras by creating an immersive festival experience in the nation’s capital.” SHIFT encompasses Kennedy Center concerts, mini-residencies, symposia, community events, and educational activities by the participating orchestras.