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Please note: As of Sept 12, 2024, rehearsals start at 7:30 pm and end at 10:00 pm.

Concert #1: November 3, 2024

BEETHOVEN, with soloist Eugene Drucker
Symphony no. 6, “Pastorale”
Romance in F, op. 50
Violin Concerto

Thursday 9/12, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 9/19, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 9/26, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Tuesday 10/1, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 10/10, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Tuesday 10/15, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 10/24, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 10/31 (Halloween), Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Saturday 11/2, dress rehearsal at the CAC, 2 - 4:30 pm
Sunday 11/3, warm-up on stage 1:30 - 2:30 pm. Concert begins at 3 pm

Concert #2: February 2, 2025

BRAHMS AND FRIENDS: Soloists Irina Muresanu and Eric Kutz
Busoni: Lustspiel-Overture
Dvorak: Symphonic Variations
Brahms: Double Concerto

Thursday 11/21, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
No rehearsal 11/28 (Thanksgiving)
Thursday 12/5, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 12/12, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 12/19, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
No rehearsal 12/26, 1/2/2025
Thursday 1/9/2025, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 1/16, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 1/23, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 1/30, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Saturday 2/1, dress rehearsal at the CAC, 2 - 4:30 pm
Sunday 2/2, warm-up on stage 1:30 - 2:30 pm. Concert begins at 3 pm

Concert #3: March 30, 2025

AMERICAN VOICES: Soloist Karen Walwyn
Blair Goins: Reverie and Celebration
Florence Price: Piano Concerto
Edward MacDowell: Suite no. 2, op. 48, “Indian”

Thursday 2/6, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 2/13, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 2/20, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 2/27, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 3/6, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Tuesday 3/11, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 3/20, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 3/27, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Saturday 3/29, dress rehearsal at the CAC, 2 - 4:30 pm
Sunday 3/30, warm-up on stage 1:30 - 2:30 pm. Concert begins at 3 pm

Concert #4: June 8, 2025

TWO ANNIVERSARIES: Orchestral Concert
Faure: Suite from Pelleas et Melisande
Bruckner: Symphony no. 4, “Romantic”

Thursday 4/10, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
No rehearsal 4/17
Thursday 4/24, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 5/1, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 5/8, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 5/15, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 5/22, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 5/29, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Thursday 6/5, Adat Shalom. Bring stands
Saturday 6/7, dress rehearsal at the CAC, 2 - 4:30 pm
Sunday 6/8, warm-up on stage 1:30 - 2:30 pm. Concert begins at 3 pm

Time: All rehearsals will run 7:30 to 10:00 pm unless otherwise noted.

Location: Most rehearsals will be at Adat Shalom Congregation, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD 20817. Park in the lot next to the Social Hall. Please bring music stands to these rehearsals. Cellists and basses: bring peg stops to avoid any damage to the floor.

Concerts: All concerts will be at the Cultural Arts Center (CAC) at Montgomery College, 7995 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Please make sure you update us with any changes to your contact information, including your cell phone number, so that you can receive announcements and updates as they happen. Send your contact info to members@symphonypotomac.org

​If you must miss a rehearsal or concert, please notify:

• Your section leader, and

• Joel Lazar, Music Director (JoelLazar@JoelLazar.com / 301-467-6309)

• Spencer Tate, Personnel Manager (spentatemusic@gmail.com)