The National Music Festival Advances The Lives And Careers Of Promising Musicians By Providing Access To World-Class Education And Performance Opportunities.

The Festival, a division of OuterArts Maryland, Inc., combines world-class mentor musicians and gifted pre-professional apprentice musicians for an intense Festival experience the first two weeks of each June. All apprentices receive full scholarships and housing, mostly with host families in private homes. The two groups rehearse and perform side by side in orchestral, chamber, solo recital, choral, and chamber opera repertoire. In two weeks, these musicians present over 30 concerts and dozens of free open rehearsals for music lovers from around the world. 

Thursday, June 12, 2025

12:30PM - Lunchtime Piano Bites

Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River

2:00PM - Forest Music

Adkins Arboretum

7:00PM - Chamber Music V: Brass Takts, Festival Brass Ensemble

Decker Theatre, Gibson Center for the Arts, Washington College 

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