The NSO In Your Neighborhood is an initiative that provides free performances and educational activities by the National Symphony Orchestra in neighborhoods throughout the Washington D.C. area. Refer to the full schedule or and attend one of these performances in Ward 5:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3
7:00 p.m.: Franciscan Monastery,1400 Quincy St., NE
NSO members Marissa Regni, violin; Rachel Young, cello; Paul Cigan, clarinet; and Lisa Emenheiser, piano perform an evening chamber music. Free and open to the public.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4
6:30 p.m.: Woodridge Neighborhood Library, 1801 Hamlin St., NE
This 60-minute chamber performance takes place in the library’s Rotunda. Local musicians Brittney Allen (flute) and Herman Burney (cello and bass) are joined by NSO musicians Deanna Lee Bien and Claudia Chudacoff (violins); Eric deWaardt (viola); and Eugena Chang (cello). Free and open to the public.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5
8:00 p.m.: Israel Manor, Inc., 1251 Saratoga Ave., NE
This 60-minute performance will take place in the church’s Capitol City Hall of Distinction and features NSO musicians Lisa-Beth Lambert, violin; Jennifer Mondie, viola; Eugena Chang, cello; and Nicholas Stovall, oboe. Free and open to the public.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5
8:00 p.m.: Smith Public Trust, 3514 12th St NE
This 60-minute performance will be shared by NSO violinist Glenn Donnellan and a local hip-hop artist. Free and open to the public.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6
11:30 a.m.: Woodridge Neighborhood Library, 1801 Hamlin St., NE
NSO musicians Heather LeDoux Green (violin) and Paul DeNola (bass) give a performance for families.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7
2:00 p.m.: McKinley Technology Education Campus, 151 T St., NW
An hour long concert of chamber music by the NSO bassoon section — Sue Heineman, Steven Wilson, Edward Rumzis, and Lewis Lipnick — will be performed in the school’s auditorium. Free and open to the public.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7
6:00 p.m.: Busboys and Poets, 625 Monroe St., NE
NSO musicians and friends Ricardo Cyncynates and Jae-Yeon Kim, violins; Tsuna Sakamoto, viola; Eugena Chang, cello; and Claire Eichhorn, clarinet — will collaborate with local poets for this 2-hour performance. Free and open to the public.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7
6:30 p.m.: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception,
400 Michigan Ave., NE
An hour long concert of chamber music by members of the NSO horn section— Abel Pereira, Robert Rearden, James Nickel, and Markus Osterlund, horn, and pianist Lisa Emenheiser — will be performed in the Crypt Church. Free and open to the public.
MONDAY, JANUARY 8
7:00 p.m.: Dance Place, 3225 8th St., NE
This hour-long chamber music concert by an NSO string quartet — Jane Bowyer Stewart, violin; Susan Midkiff, violin; Denise Wilkinson, viola; and Kerry van Laanen, cello — will be performed in Dance Place’s Black Box Theatre. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required at danceplace.org.
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