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In Your Neighborhood: Uptown
Full Orchestra Concert at Raymond Recreation Center
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

Raymond Recreation Center (3725 10th St NW, Washington, DC 20010)

Join us for a concert featuring works by Florence Price, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and William Grant Still along with music in the tradition of Hawaii, New Orleans, Mexico, India, and African American juba! The NSO will also perform Jennifer Higdon’s stirring arrangement of “Amazing Grace”, Carlos Simon’s Hellfighters’ Blues, and two world premieres as part of The Cartography Project—the Kennedy Center’s commissioning program engaging Black artists from around the nation.

Cartography Composers: Catherine Elizabeth, and Charles Lumar II

Mon. Feb. 17, 2025 7p.m.
NSO In Your Neighborhood: Uptown 2025

Artists

NSO In Your Neighborhood 2025: Uptown

February 13–19, 2025

Presenting Sponsor Captial One

Takoma | Sixteenth St | Shepherd Park | Petworth | Brightwood | Crestwood

This February, the National Symphony Orchestra will collaborate with communities in Ward 4 and Takoma Park, Maryland to amplify joy, unity, and shared humanity through music and the arts. Partnering with local schools, community spaces, and organizations, we will honor the history of these neighborhoods, while also building new connections and relationships.

Complete Schedule

NSO In Your Neighborhood 2025: Uptown

February 13–19, 2025

Presenting Sponsor Captial One

Takoma | Sixteenth St | Shepherd Park | Petworth | Brightwood | Crestwood

This February, the National Symphony Orchestra will collaborate with communities in Ward 4 and Takoma Park, Maryland to amplify joy, unity, and shared humanity through music and the arts. Partnering with local schools, community spaces, and organizations, we will honor the history of these neighborhoods, while also building new connections and relationships.

Complete Schedule

Full schedule of free events & concerts featuring members of the NSO:

Thursday, February 13

Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church
7 p.m. Full Orchestra Concert
7700 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912

Friday, February 14

Busboys and Poets
6 p.m. Chamber Concert
235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012

Art of Noize
7 & 8:15 p.m. Chamber Concerts
821 Upshur Street, NW, Rear, Washington, D.C. 20011

Saturday, February 15

Busboys and Poets
11 a.m. Chamber Concert
235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012

Flowers by Alexes
12 & 1:30 p.m. Chamber Concert & Flower Arranging Workshop
851 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011

Shepherd Park Library
2 p.m. Chamber Concert
7420 Georgia Ave, NW Washington, DC 20012

St. Stephen’s Church
3 p.m. Chamber Concert
1525 Newton St NW, Washington, DC 20010

Sunday, February 16

Washington Adventist University Department of Music
1 p.m. Chamber Concert
7711 Greenwood Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912

Monday, February 17

Raymond Recreation Center
7 p.m. Full Orchestra Concert
3725 10th St NW, Washington, DC 20010

Tuesday, February 18

Moreland’s Tavern
7 & 8:15 p.m. Chamber Concerts
5501 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20011

Wednesday, February 19

Cultural Office of The Embassy of Spain
6 & 7:15 p.m. Chamber Concerts
2801 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20009

In addition to the free public events listed above, the NSO also presents free private events at other locations across Ward 5:

Thursday, February 13

Sectionals and Master Classes
Part of High School Music Festival at Washington Adventist University
7600 Flower Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912

Monday, February 17

Masterclasses for Music Majors of Washington Adventist University
7711 Greenwood Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912

Tuesday, February 18

MacFarland Middle School: In-School Ensemble
4400 Iowa Ave NW, Washington, DC 20011

Takoma Elementary School: In-School Ensemble
7010 Piney Branch Rd NW, Washington, DC 20012

Powell Elementary School: In-School Ensemble
1350 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011

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All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.

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