NSO In Your Neighborhood

National Symphony Orchestra

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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

Upcoming Free Full Orchestra Concerts:

Upcoming Free Full Orchestra Concerts:

National Symphony Orchestra

NSO IYN Sligo Church Concert | Steven Reineke | Marquita Raley-Cooper

Thu. Feb. 13, 2025 7p.m.

The NSO presents an evening of timeless favorites by Beethoven, Strauss, and Copland—paired with vibrant dance rhythms inspired by tango, Andean folk, Argentinian ballet, and African American juba! The concert will also feature the world premiere of Farhad Poupel’s Fanfare for Common Heroes.

Digital Program cover showing the National Symphony Orchestra on stage

National Symphony Orchestra

NSO IYN Raymond Recreation Center Concert

Mon. Feb. 17, 2025 7p.m.

Join us for a concert featuring works by Florence Price, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and William Grant Still. 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 artists from around the nation.

Digital Program cover showing the National Symphony Orchestra on stage

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 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 4:

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

(Postponed) 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

NSO In Your Neighborhood 2024: Riverfront

March 18-24, 2024
Southwest Waterfront | Navy Yard | Capitol Riverfront | Buzzard Point | BEllevue

This March, the NSO will focus on the neighborhoods along the “Riverfront” in Wards 6 & 8. These areas have a rich legacy of community but have also experienced several waves of urban renewal and gentrification beginning in the 1940s. Marvin Gaye, Denyce Graves, and Thurgood Marshall all had ties to these neighborhoods. 

Complete Schedule


NSO In Your Neighborhood 2023: Edge of the City

BRENTWOOD | BROOKLAND | ECKINGTON | FORT LINCOLN | TRINIDAD | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS | WOODRIDGE

The NSO’s In Your Neighborhood program brought the power of music to unite, empower, and celebrate the legacy and tradition of Ward 5. Performances were given in partnership with Wells Fargo, DC Department of Parks and Recreation, The National Shrine of the Basilica, Woodridge Library, Dunbar High School, Busboys and Poets, Joe’s Movement Emporium, Boundary Stone Pub, Buebird Sky Yoga, 11:Eleven Art Gallery, District Clay Center, Lincoln’s Cottage, Creative Grounds, The Spice Suite, American Poetry Museum, La Cosecha, and Art Enables.


NSO In Your Neighborhood 2023: Edge of the City

BRENTWOOD | BROOKLAND | ECKINGTON | FORT LINCOLN | TRINIDAD | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS | WOODRIDGE

The NSO’s In Your Neighborhood program brought the power of music to unite, empower, and celebrate the legacy and tradition of Ward 5. Performances were given in partnership with Wells Fargo, DC Department of Parks and Recreation, The National Shrine of the Basilica, Woodridge Library, Dunbar High School, Busboys and Poets, Joe’s Movement Emporium, Boundary Stone Pub, Buebird Sky Yoga, 11:Eleven Art Gallery, District Clay Center, Lincoln’s Cottage, Creative Grounds, The Spice Suite, American Poetry Museum, La Cosecha, and Art Enables.

In Your Neighborhood Over the Years

The NSO Performs with the String Queens at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center in March 2023.

The Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, a community-based organization that uses baseball and softball to foster positive character development and academic acheivement, hosts an NSO string quartet in their All-Star Pavilion in September 2019.

NSO harpist Adriana Horne performs for the staff and job seekers at the D.C. Department of Employment Services headquarters in September 2019.

An NSO wind quintet performs a chamber concert on the grounds of the U.S. National Arboretum in September 2019.

While waiting for the doors to open at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center, NSO Youth Fellows, Christian León, Haley Gruwell, and Mira Kim, perform in the lobby as part of a greater activation with NSO swag bags, Ward 5 Mutual Aid grocery bags, an art workshop by Stephanie Kiah, and more!

The NSO presents a chamber concert in collaboration with the GoGo Symphony at Chuck Brown Memorial Park in September 2019.

The DC Eagle, one of D.C.'s oldest and largest LGBTQ bars hosts a string bass quartet in September 2019.

NSO musicians perform at Marvin Gaye Recreation Center in September 2019.

An NSO string quartet pays homage to the District's legacy of Marvin Gaye in an intimate performance of selected arrangements featuring local vocalist and songwriter Cecily at the Riverside Center in September 2019.

For More Information about In Your Neighborhood, Contact:

Xavier Joseph, Manager of Community Engagement

Phone: (202) 416-8257
Cell: (202) 339-1881

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Sponsors

Upcoming Free Full Orchestra Concerts:

National Symphony Orchestra

NSO IYN Sligo Church Concert | Steven Reineke | Marquita Raley-Cooper

Thu. Feb. 13, 2025 7p.m.

The NSO presents an evening of timeless favorites by Beethoven, Strauss, and Copland—paired with vibrant dance rhythms inspired by tango, Andean folk, Argentinian ballet, and African American juba! The concert will also feature the world premiere of Farhad Poupel’s Fanfare for Common Heroes.

Digital Program cover showing the National Symphony Orchestra on stage

National Symphony Orchestra

NSO IYN Raymond Recreation Center Concert

Mon. Feb. 17, 2025 7p.m.

Join us for a concert featuring works by Florence Price, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and William Grant Still. 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 artists from around the nation.

Digital Program cover showing the National Symphony Orchestra on stage

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