Arts and Culture events

Join Arianna Zukerman, a member of Wolf Trap Opera's administration, to discuss the dazzling operatic selections being performed by the NOI Philharmonic that evening!

Friend of NOI+F and audience favorite John Morris Russell opens The Clarice’s 36th National Orchestral Institute + Festival.

Ever wondered what happens in the rehearsals before the concert? Here's a unique opportunity to hear the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic in rehearsal.

Bassoon soloist, chamber musician and member of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Frank Morelli is joined by members of the NOI Philharmonic in a conversation about ensemble performance without a conductor.

In this special performance, NOI+F fellows take the reins in a program performed entirely without a conductor.

Join the College Park City-University Partnership, Anacostia Trails Heritage Area, Hyattsville CDC, and communities along the Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail for a full-day celebration!

Elizabeth Massey, Ph.D., UMD School of Music alum, leads a conversation about the compositional background of the pieces to be performed.

David Neely, Music Director of Des Moines Metro Opera and Director of Orchestral Activities at the UMD School of Music, leads the NOI Philharmonic in a program of sensational orchestral repertoire featuring Maurice Ravel, Richard Wagner and Florence Price.

In partnership with St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, members of the NOI Philharmonic perform a concert for our College Park, MD community.

See the NOI+F faculty in action in our open masterclasses!

This dynamic group features rotating cohorts consisting of the most influential chamber and orchestral musicians in the world.

UMD School of Music Associate Professor of Musicology William Robin leads a conversation with Grammy-winning contemporary American composer Joan Tower.

David Alan Miller, multi-Grammy Award-winning conductor and music director of the Albany Symphony, leads the NOI Philharmonic on stage with Kevin Cole, the foremost interpreter of George Gershwin’s music, on piano.

Prokofiev's beloved symphonic fairy tale returns to NOI+F!

¡El amado cuento de hadas sinfónico del compositor Sergei Prokofiev viene al Centro de las Artes The Clarice!

Ever wondered what happens in the rehearsals before the concert? Here's a unique opportunity to hear the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic in rehearsal.

Hear NOI+F's orchestral fellows perform in a diverse variety of works for chamber ensemble.

Elizabeth Massey, Ph.D., UMD School of Music alum, leads a conversation about the compositional background of the pieces to be performed.

Joseph Young brings his elegance and flair to The Clarice in his NOI Philharmonic debut in a program featuring works by Hector Berlioz, George Walker and Sergei Prokofiev.

See the NOI+F faculty in action in our open masterclasses!

Acclaimed composer and NOI+F Composition Academy faculty member Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis hosts a roundtable discussion with composers Clarice Assad and Wang Jie.

NOI+F’s extraordinary Music Director Marin Alsop returns to The Clarice for yet another summer of awe-inspiring performances!

Ever wondered what happens in the rehearsals before the concert? Here's a unique opportunity to hear the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic in rehearsal.

In this unique concert experience hosted by NOI+F Music Director Marin Alsop, conducting fellows take the lead in works by NOI+F composition fellows.

National Philharmonic concertmaster, co-founder of the Boulanger Initiative and UMD School of Music alum Laura Colgate hosts a conversation with Pulitzer Prize and three-time Grammy-winning composer Jennifer Higdon.

For the first time since 2019, join us for UMD's Summer Chorus performance!