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For Vocal Arts DC’s 25th Anniversary Season, the concert series will present a concert on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, 2700 F St NW, featuring mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, accompanied at the piano by composer Jake Heggie. The two will perform the world premiere of a song cycle, Iconic Legacies: First Ladies at the Smithsonian. The program will also include Robert Schumann’s song cycle Frauenliebe und -Leben (Woman’s Love & Life), the cycle Les nuits d’été (Summer Nights) of Hector Berlioz and a selection of songs by Ned Rorem. Tickets cost $50 at the Kennedy Center Box Office, by phone at 202-467-4600, or online at kennedy-center.org. Subscribers for Vocal Arts DC 2015- 2016 25th Anniversary season can save up to 18 percent less per recital over the cost of single tickets. For more information, visit vocalartsdc.org, or call 202-669-1463.