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The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

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The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is where artists, arts scholars, students and arts administrators collaborate to spark inspiration and build a better future for the arts. The Clarice presents programs that advance the learning and research of students and faculty.

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The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

8270 Alumni Drive College Park, MD 20742-1625

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NOI+F Prelude: Smithsonian Academy Orchestra

2026-05-27T19:30:00.000
2026-05-27T21:00:00.000

The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society’s resident ensemble performs Haydn and Beethoven on period-appropriate instruments.

UMD Faculty Elizabeth Massey, Ph.D sitting in front of a "National Orchestral Institute + Festival" backdrop

SPARK! Lounge Pre-Concert Conversation: Overtures with Elizabeth Massey

2026-05-30T18:30:00.000
2026-05-30T19:30:00.000

School of Music affiliate faculty member Elizabeth Massey, Ph.D. leads a conversation about orchestral overtures ahead of the NOI Philharmonic's Opening Night

Photograph of John Morris Russell holding a baton with his right hand near his chin.

Opening Night: Overture to NOI+F with John Morris Russell | NOI Philharmonic

2026-05-30T19:30:00.000
2026-05-30T22:00:00.000

The NOI Philharmonic opens NOI+F 2026 with music history’s cherished overtures.

Photograph of composer Viet Cuong sitting next to a window

SPARK! Lounge Pre-Concert Conversation with Viet Cuong

2026-06-05T18:30:00.000
2026-06-05T19:30:00.000

Director of NOI+F Richard Scerbo moderates a conversation with composer Viet Cuong about his creative process ahead of the NOI Philharmonic's Take The Reins: Chamber Orchestra Concert performance.

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Take The Reins: Chamber Orchestra Concert | NOI Philharmonic

2026-06-05T19:30:00.000
2026-06-05T21:30:00.000

The NOI Philharmonic sets its own pace with a wide-ranging, self-conducted program of innovative selections from international composers.

Elizabeth Massey, Ph.D. holding a microphone with her right hand and pointing with her left hand.

SPARK! Lounge Pre-Concert Conversation: The Roman Trilogy with Elizabeth Massey

2026-06-06T18:30:00.000
2026-06-06T19:30:00.000

School of Music affiliate faculty member Elizabeth Massey, Ph.D. leads a conversation about orchestral overtures ahead of the NOI Philharmonic's Peleggi Conducts Respighi's Roman Trilogy performance.

Photograph of Valentina Peleggi standing with folded arms.

Peleggi Conducts Respighi's Roman Trilogy | NOI Philharmonic

2026-06-06T19:30:00.000
2026-06-06T21:30:00.000

Valentina Peleggi leads the NOI Philharmonic on a sonic journey through the city of Rome.

Students performing inside the t. Andrew's Episcopal Church building

NOI+F Community Concert (at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church)

2026-06-12T19:30:00.000
2026-06-12T21:30:00.000

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

Photograph of Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis holding up a spiraled music sheet book.

SPARK! Lounge Pre-Concert Conversation with Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis

2026-06-13T18:30:00.000
2026-06-13T19:30:00.000

Professor Johannes Vasser leads a conversation with composer and NOI+F faculty member Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis.

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David Alan Miller Conducts Lincoln-DeCusatis, Nielsen & Strauss | NOI Philharmonic

2026-06-13T19:30:00.000
2026-06-13T20:09:00.000

Champion of American music David Alan Miller leads the NOI Philharmonic in a provocative and contemplative program.

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Open Rehearsal with Marin Alsop | NOI Philharmonic

2026-06-16T19:00:00.000
2026-06-16T20:45:00.000

Here's a unique opportunity to hear the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic in rehearsal.

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NOI+F at Carnegie Hall

2026-06-17T20:00:00.000
2026-06-17T22:00:00.000

The NOI Philharmonic presents a program weaving together various perspectives of the American experience.