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NSO Pops: Apollo 11: A 50th Anniversary One Small Step, One Giant Leap

  • The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20566 United States (map)
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In collaboration with NASA, the NSO celebrates 50 years since the 1969 moon landing with a momentous concert event hosted by Meredith Vieira and Adam Savage. Emil de Cou conducts this special program with performances and appearances by Pharrell Williams, LeVar Burton, Natasha Bedingfield, Mark Armstrong, and others. The evening also includes stunning new visuals from NASA, a never-before-seen video of David Bowie performing “Space Oddity” live on his 50th birthday, and a new NSO-commission by Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Star Wars: Rogue One, Up)—played to the minute Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon.

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