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Concert Programming Design
As head of the music department at the National Gallery of Art, I frequently sought out the advice and counsel of fellow musicians as I designed the Gallery’s concert seasons. Outstanding among those colleagues was Kim Allen Kluge, who could always be counted on for creative input.
Stephen Ackert
Former Head of Music Department at National Gallery of Art
Kluge’s Partners and Collaborators
The Kennedy Center
Produced & conducted Capital City Opera Productions at the Kennedy Center
National Gallery of Art
Produced & Conducted multi-year concert series linking concerts to NGA exhibitions. Centenary performance of Rite of Spring.
Bowen-McCauley Dance
Designed multi-year collaborations, integrating dancers into the concert experience. Performance of Kluge’s composition Haiku Suite at the Kennedy Center
Torpedo Art Factory
Designed & Produced Programmatic collaborations culminating in original visual art based on Kluge’s symphony concert themes. Led art/music workshops for professional visual artists. Conducted several concert seasons inspired by this collaboration.
Washington Performing Arts Society
Produced & Conducted opera at George Mason Center for the Arts. Co-presented with WPAS
Signature Theater
Featured singers from their productions to integrate theater & symphony and bridge audiences.
Washington Ballet
Featured lead dancers to integrate dance & symphony and bridge audiences.
Smithsonian
Integrated world musicians & dancers into symphony concerts with themes developed from Smithsonian exhibitions.
Washington Chorus
Co-Produced & Conducted for Kennedy Center concert series
The Shakespeare Theatre
Featured Shakespeare Theatre actors to integrate theater & symphony and bridge audiences.
National Gallery of Art, Film Division
Produced & Composed Kluge score for historic Alice Guy-Blache Retrospective.
