The Barns at Wolf Trap unveils new season of music and comedy

(Updated at 2:15 p.m. on 8/12/2022) Perhaps sensing a growing weariness with the heat of summer, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has released a preview of its upcoming fall season.

Announcing its first scheduled performances yesterday (Tuesday), The Barns at Wolf Trap will deliver an assortment of pop, rock, country, jazz, and orchestral music as well as some comedy sets, starting with the Rebirth Brass Band from New Orleans on Oct. 6.

The 382-seat indoor theater at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts typically hosts more than 80 performances during its regular season from October through May. In the summer, it’s home to the Wolf Trap Opera, which still has three performances scheduled on Aug. 12, 14 and 20 of “Susanna.”

The park’s open-air Filene Center also has another month left in its main summer season, which will continue tomorrow (Thursday) with a sing-along concert to the Disney film “Encanto.”

“This summer has been a welcome return to a full season of shows at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center,” Jo LaBrecque, vice president of communications and marketing for the Wolf Trap Foundation, said. “We’re dedicated to offering the community a diverse lineup of shows throughout the year, and we look forward to seeing audiences return to The Barns this fall.”

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Music moves inside this fall with Booker T. Jones, Rebirth Brass Band, Eliane Elias, Hot Club of Cowtown, Storm Large, and more! Tickets on sale this Friday, August 12 at 10 AM. pic.twitter.com/l9VjyrnyUe

— Wolf Trap (@Wolf_Trap) August 9, 2022

After going on hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic, The Barns returned with live, in-person performances — and some COVID-19 health policies — last year.

Wolf Trap is no longer requiring proof of vaccination or masks, though face masks are still welcome and individual artists may request a different approach, according to the park’s guidelines. Wolf Trap advises checking its website 48 hours in advance of a show for the most updated information.

Tickets for the first batch of 2022-2023 shows will go on sale Friday (Aug. 12) at 10 a.m. The full schedule is below.

October

• Oct. 6: Rebirth Brass Band
• Oct. 13: Michael Cleveland and the Flamekeeper (bluegrass)
• Oct. 15: Nashville Emerging Artists Night (country)
• Oct. 16: Hot Club of Cowtown (swing)
• Oct. 19: Hüsker Dü frontman Bob Mould (rock)
• Oct. 21: Kinan Azmeh (classical, jazz and Syrian music)
• Oct. 23: Meow Meow (cabaret)
• Oct. 27: Altan (Celtic)
• Oct. 28: American Visitors (chamber)

November

• Nov. 4: Stephen Kellogg (folk)
• Nov. 5: Eliane Elias (jazz)
• Nov. 10: J.D. Souther (country rock)
• Nov. 11: Paul Huang and Anne-Marie McDermott (violin and piano chamber music)
• Nov. 16: Duplessy & the Violins of the World (international)
• Nov. 17: Rudresh Mahanthappa (jazz)
• Nov. 26: The Songs of Burt Bacharach & Hal David (pop covers)
• Nov. 27: Eileen Ivers (roots)
• Nov. 30: Holly Bowling (piano covers of rock music)

December

• Dec. 1: John Lloyd Young (Christmas standards)
• Dec. 2: Christmas with the Celts (Irish)
• Dec. 9: Emerson String Quartet (classical)

2023

• Jan. 22: Schubert by the Escher String Quartet (classical)
• Feb. 9-10: 1964: The Tribute (Beatles tribute band)
• Feb. 15-18: The Second City (improv comedy)
• Feb. 19: Rachmanioff Celebration (classical)
• Feb. 23: Masters of Hawaiian Music (Hawaiian)
• March 5: Cherish the Ladies (Irish)
• March 8-9: International Guitar Night (jazz, flamenco and classical)
• March 16: Storm Large (cabaret, rock)
• March 19: Voices of the Americas (Latin American and U.S. classical)
• March 31: “Winter Journey” in Concert (classical)
• April 1: Tribute to Fountains of Wayne (pop)
• April 12: Booker T. Jones (soul)
• April 14-15: 34th Annual Evening of Comedy (stand-up)
• April 20: John McCutcheon (folk)
• April 21: The Brahms Effect (classical)