BIPOC composers – Upcoming Concerts near Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Symphony: Lunar New Year
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra welcomes the Year of the Snake with its third annual Lunar New Year performance! After two successful year…
$23-$58
BSO presents Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown
Friday, January 24, 2025 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD, United States
Nickolas Ashford
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Valerie Simpson
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland — Reach Out I'll Be There
Marvin Gaye / Ivy Jo Hunter / William Stevenson — Dancing in the Street
Barrett Strong / Norman Whitfield — I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Smokey Robinson / Ronald White — My Girl
Stevie Wonder — Superstition
Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland — Reach Out I'll Be There
Marvin Gaye / Ivy Jo Hunter / William Stevenson — Dancing in the Street
Barrett Strong / Norman Whitfield — I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Smokey Robinson / Ronald White — My Girl
Stevie Wonder — Superstition
$38-$99
Dumbarton Concerts: Fry Street Quartet – exciting & expressive music for string quartet
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Dumbarton United Methodist Church / Dumbarton Concerts, Washington, DC, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn
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String Quartet in D major, Op. 20, No. 4, Hob. III:34
Clarice Assad — Canções da America
Claude Debussy — String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 91
Clarice Assad — Canções da America
Claude Debussy — String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 91
In person: $48
BSO presents Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Nickolas Ashford
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Valerie Simpson
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland — Reach Out I'll Be There
Marvin Gaye / Ivy Jo Hunter / William Stevenson — Dancing in the Street
Barrett Strong / Norman Whitfield — I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Smokey Robinson / Ronald White — My Girl
Stevie Wonder — Superstition
Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland — Reach Out I'll Be There
Marvin Gaye / Ivy Jo Hunter / William Stevenson — Dancing in the Street
Barrett Strong / Norman Whitfield — I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Smokey Robinson / Ronald White — My Girl
Stevie Wonder — Superstition
$27-$99
BSO presents Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown
Sunday, January 26, 2025 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Nickolas Ashford
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Valerie Simpson
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland — Reach Out I'll Be There
Marvin Gaye / Ivy Jo Hunter / William Stevenson — Dancing in the Street
Barrett Strong / Norman Whitfield — I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Smokey Robinson / Ronald White — My Girl
Stevie Wonder — Superstition
Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland — Reach Out I'll Be There
Marvin Gaye / Ivy Jo Hunter / William Stevenson — Dancing in the Street
Barrett Strong / Norman Whitfield — I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Smokey Robinson / Ronald White — My Girl
Stevie Wonder — Superstition
$27-$73
Montgomery Philharmonic: Chamber Orchestra Colors
Sunday, January 26, 2025 @ 6:30pm – 7:45pm (EST)
Asbury Methodist Village, Gaithersburg, MD, United States
William Grant Still
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Mother and Child
Takashi Yoshimatsu — And Birds Are Still..., Op. 72
Peter Warlock — Capriol Suite
Felix Mendelssohn — String Symphony No. 7 in D minor, MWV N 7
Takashi Yoshimatsu — And Birds Are Still..., Op. 72
Peter Warlock — Capriol Suite
Felix Mendelssohn — String Symphony No. 7 in D minor, MWV N 7
Free
Baltimore Symphony: Lunar New Year
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD, United States
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra welcomes the Year of the Snake with its third annual Lunar New Year performance! After two successful year…
$23-$58
Strathmore AIR Hasan Imam Hamdani, guitar – Threads of Tradition: Connecting Pakistan, Afghanistan, & Iran
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
The Mansion At Strathmore, Bethesda, MD, United States
Enjoy an unforgettable evening where music weaves together the shared legacies and distinct voices of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. Led …
$32
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: Jamie Barton, Matthew Lipman, & Tamar Sanikidze
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Clara Schumann
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6 Lieder, Op. 13
Johannes Brahms — Viola Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Johannes Brahms — Two Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano, Op. 91
Joel Thompson — On Mars
Johannes Brahms — Viola Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Johannes Brahms — Two Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano, Op. 91
Joel Thompson — On Mars
$57.50
Poulenc Trio at Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (EST)
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
James Lee III — Principal Brothers No. 4
Thomas Benjamin — Three Études for Trio
Viet Cuong — Explain Yourself!
James Lee III — Principal Brothers No. 4
Thomas Benjamin — Three Études for Trio
Viet Cuong — Explain Yourself!
Free (RSVP recommended for in-person attendance)
Annapolis Symphony: Pictures at an Exhibition
Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Overture to The Song of Hiawatha, Op. 30
Camille Saint-Saëns — Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Modest Mussorgsky / Maurice Ravel — Pictures at an Exhibition
Camille Saint-Saëns — Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Modest Mussorgsky / Maurice Ravel — Pictures at an Exhibition
$39.50-$100.75
Onward & Upward: A celebration of Black History Month
Saturday, February 1, 2025 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (EST)
Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Florence Price
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Selected works
Thomas H. Kerr, Jr. — Selected works
Wendell Logan — Selected works
Undine Smith Moore — Selected works
Thomas H. Kerr, Jr. — Selected works
Wendell Logan — Selected works
Undine Smith Moore — Selected works
Free (RSVP required; donations appreciated)
21st Century Consort: Igor & Coco
Saturday, February 1, 2025 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (EST)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States
Lili Boulanger
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D'un matin de printemps ("Of a Spring Morning")
Igor Stravinsky — Le Sacre du printemps ("The Rite of Spring") (arr. for piano, four hands)
Mikhail Johnson — Ton yo han mek fashan (for marimba & bass clarinet)
Scott Wheeler — A Woman of Her Time: Coco Chanel Sings (world premiere)
Igor Stravinsky — Le Sacre du printemps ("The Rite of Spring") (arr. for piano, four hands)
Mikhail Johnson — Ton yo han mek fashan (for marimba & bass clarinet)
Scott Wheeler — A Woman of Her Time: Coco Chanel Sings (world premiere)
Free
Chamber Music Maryland: Nicolas Altstaedt, cello with Fazil Say, piano
Saturday, February 1, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC, Baltimore, MD, United States
Benjamin Britten
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Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 65
Fazıl Say — Cello Sonata, Op. 41 "Dört Şehir" ("Four Cities")
Samuel Barber — Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 6
Johannes Brahms — Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Fazıl Say — Cello Sonata, Op. 41 "Dört Şehir" ("Four Cities")
Samuel Barber — Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 6
Johannes Brahms — Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
$45 ($10 student; youth free)
Annapolis Symphony: Pictures at an Exhibition
Saturday, February 1, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Overture to The Song of Hiawatha, Op. 30
Camille Saint-Saëns — Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Modest Mussorgsky / Maurice Ravel — Pictures at an Exhibition
Camille Saint-Saëns — Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Modest Mussorgsky / Maurice Ravel — Pictures at an Exhibition
$39.50-$100.75
PASO: Fantasia Española (Spanish Fantasy)
Saturday, February 1, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Pablo de Sarasate
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Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25
Joaquín Turina — La Oración del Torero ("The Toreador's Prayer"), Op. 34 (arr. Sergio Buslje)
Joaquín Turina — Serenata ("Serenade"), Op. 87 (arr. Sergio Buslje)
Joaquín Turina — Rapsodia sinfónica, Op. 66
Manuel de Falla — El amor brujo (selections)
Carlos Guastavino — La rosa y el sauce
Joaquín Turina — La Oración del Torero ("The Toreador's Prayer"), Op. 34 (arr. Sergio Buslje)
Joaquín Turina — Serenata ("Serenade"), Op. 87 (arr. Sergio Buslje)
Joaquín Turina — Rapsodia sinfónica, Op. 66
Manuel de Falla — El amor brujo (selections)
Carlos Guastavino — La rosa y el sauce
$67.85-$91
Annapolis Symphony: Pictures at an Exhibition
Sunday, February 2, 2025 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EST)
The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Overture to The Song of Hiawatha, Op. 30
Camille Saint-Saëns — Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Modest Mussorgsky / Maurice Ravel — Pictures at an Exhibition
Camille Saint-Saëns — Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Modest Mussorgsky / Maurice Ravel — Pictures at an Exhibition
$10-$69
Americana: Exploring the Depths of American Music | Ulysses Quartet & Ben Verdery, guitar |
Sunday, February 2, 2025 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (EST)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States
Leonard Bernstein
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Clarinet Sonata
(arr. Ben Verdery)
Caroline Shaw — Plan and Elevation
Christina Bouey — Soul
Joan Tower — Wild Summer
Benjamin Verdery — Memories of Ellis Island
Jimi Hendrix — Purple Haze (arr. Ben Verdery)
Bryce Dessner — Quintet for High Strings
Caroline Shaw — Plan and Elevation
Christina Bouey — Soul
Joan Tower — Wild Summer
Benjamin Verdery — Memories of Ellis Island
Jimi Hendrix — Purple Haze (arr. Ben Verdery)
Bryce Dessner — Quintet for High Strings
Free (RSVP required)
Chamber Music Maryland: Fazil Say, pianist & composer
Sunday, February 2, 2025 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (EST)
Peale Museum, Baltimore, MD, United States
Fazıl Say
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Piano Sonata, Op. 99 "New Life"
Fazıl Say — Ses, Op. 40b
Fazıl Say — Nazım
Fazıl Say — Black Earth, Op. 8
Fazıl Say — Ses, Op. 40b
Fazıl Say — Nazım
Fazıl Say — Black Earth, Op. 8
$25
Third Coast Percussion: Metamorphosis
Thursday, February 6, 2025 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EST)
The Club at Studio K | Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, United States
Philip Glass
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Metamorphosis One
(arr. Third Coast Percussion)
Jlin — Perspective ("Obscure" & "Dissonance")
Philip Glass — Amazon River
Jlin — Perspective ("Paradigm")
Tyondai Braxton — Sunny X
Jlin — Perspective ("Embryo," "Fourth Perspective," "Duality," & "Derivative")
Jlin — Perspective ("Obscure" & "Dissonance")
Philip Glass — Amazon River
Jlin — Perspective ("Paradigm")
Tyondai Braxton — Sunny X
Jlin — Perspective ("Embryo," "Fourth Perspective," "Duality," & "Derivative")
$17-$46
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