In Concert: Mr. Kravitz at the Basilica

New Year's Day
Jan. 1, 2026 | 2:00-2:30pm (Eastern)*
*Estimated, as the recital will immediately follow New Year's Day Mass

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

400 Michigan Ave. NE
Washington, D.C. 20017

Celebrate the repertoire of music on bells as Noah Kravitz performs a community recital from the soaring Knights' Tower at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. From high above the tranquil gardens and Byzantine Revival architecture, the carillonist will enchant listeners with a selection of classical melodies and beloved hymns.

This performance is free and open to the public, and may be enjoyed from the public spaces and surrounding lawns of the Basilica. Families with children are welcome.

Program on 56 Bells

To be announced!

Cover image: View from ground level of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, North America's largest church.

Meet the Carillonist: Noah Kravitz

Noah Kravitz was born and raised in Washington, D.C., where he attended Georgetown Day School. He graduated from Yale College summa cum laude and junior Phi Beta Kappa with Exceptional Distinction in both of his majors, Mathematics and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. His two senior theses treated the Lonely Runner Problem and the development of medieval Arabic number theory, respectively. He then pursued a Ph.D. in mathematics at Princeton University. He has broad interests in combinatorics and adjacent fields, and recently he has been particularly drawn to combinatorial problems with an additive or number-theoretic flavor.

Outside of academics, Noah plays the piano and the carillon, enjoys long-distance running, and always makes time for fetch with his Welsh Terrier Maisy.

Section image: Noah Kravitz performs on the 35-bell carillon within Cleveland Tower at Princeton University.