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The first light of day brought a whopping headache over here, so the post I had been planning to write today is going to take another day to coalesce, I fear. Instead, let me shine a light on this Sunday’s concert at the Chrysalis.


This Sunday, from 5 to 7 PM, you can enjoy a family friendly concert by the Accord Symphony at Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods. The concert is free. You must register for tickets in advance so they will know how many people to expect and will be able to assign parking appropriately.

Here comes some wholesale copying and pasting:

Join the Inner Arbor Trust and DC String Workshop to welcome the Accord Symphony to the Chrysalis Stage, performing family-friendly favorites from Broadway and beyond!

This incredible FREE performance for all will have the entire family singing along!

Some information about the performers:

A project of DC Strings Workshop, a non-profit organization, The Accord Symphony Orchestra now entering its 7th season, is an orchestra of professional, semi-professional and amateur musicians committed to presenting classical and contemporary performances. 

With the belief that access to high-quality music is a fundamental right, DC Strings Workshop and its members have presented or collaborated with leading area musicians on +100 concerts to date, since its founding in 2017. 

The Orchestra has performed at National Park Service sites celebrating the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial in 2018 and made its debut at The Kennedy Center in September 2019 as part of the opening of The Reach Festival. Each holiday season the ensemble hosts multiple Messiah performances which are beloved throughout the region. Venues include collaborations with area music schools, churches and civic organizations. Visit www.dcstrings.org for more information.

If the name DC Strings sounds familiar, it may be because the Inner Arbor Trust brought them to town for their Chrysalis Kids series in 2021 for Chrysalis Kids: In Treble with Miss Rose featuring DC Strings Workshop.

 


I noticed on the DC Strings Workshop website this statement which is remarkably in tune with the mission of the Inner Arbor Trust:

DC Strings Workshop presents opportunities for neighborhoods across DC, Maryland, and Virginia to experience the power of music through year-round youth education and programming and performances from the Accord Symphony Orchestra and other ensembles focused on creating equitable and comprehensive access to the arts, while centering underserved communities.

…focused on creating equitable and comprehensive access to the arts…

Sound familiar? 

We often get asked “why free?” Free performances are the most fundamental way in which we can meaningfully bring arts and culture to the entire community we serve. Our mission is “to promote and nurture a park in a unique natural setting for a variety of arts and culture experiences that enrich the entire community.” To embrace the entire community we need to make sure there are high quality, inviting performances for no charge. Both to make sure that we embrace everyone across the economic spectrum, but also so we can reduce the barrier to experiencing art, especially something new. Free is far more than an obligation created in our founding documents - free is a conscious choice we make to fulfill our mission. - - Inner Arbor Trust website for Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods

Come check out the Park this Sunday and enjoy the free concert. Bring a friend. Bring your family. Bring your folding chairs or rent one for 5 dollars at the park. Bring a picnic or purchase refreshments on site. Enjoy the kind of concert that’s just better at the Chrysalis:  surrounded by nature, shaded by tall trees and plenty of room for children to dance on the lawn.

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