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- The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Founded in 2024 by conductor Kenneth Slowik, the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra is a resident ensemble of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society, a program of the National Museum of American History. The Orchestra’s repertoire ranges from Bach to Schoenberg, all performed on period-appropriate instruments. In this prelude to the 2026 National Orchestral Institute + Festival, Maestro Slowik leads SAO and NOI+F Smithsonian Academy fellows in Franz Joseph Haydn’s unstoppable “Military” symphony in its dramatic splendor. The program closes with one of Beethoven’s well known works, the exceptional Symphony No. 7.
Location
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
8270 Alumni Drive College Park, MD 20742-1625Get Directions with Google Maps
Contact
For access needs, accommodations, and questions, please contact The Clarice Ticket Office at access-theclarice@umd.edu or
