Chamber Music Weekend

Friday, January 17 – Monday, January 20, 2024

Make music with fellow chamber music enthusiasts in the lovely unique historic setting of Glen Echo Park – an arts and cultural center in Glen Echo, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. located about 9 miles northwest of DC’s downtown area.

String players, woodwind players, and piano players will participate in small chamber groups and in a chamber orchestra.

In addition to the chamber music rehearsals and performance, optional activities include daily lectures, private music lessons, and additional chamber music ensemble coachings.

Cost

$400 (if applying on or before December 20, 2024)
$450 (if applying after December 20, 2024)

If accepted, you will receive an invoice for the amount owed.

Schedule

Details TBA

About Glen Echo Park

Step back in time and enjoy Glen Echo Park, a unique arts and cultural center in the tiny township of Glen Echo, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC.  with a population of approximately 250. Located about 9 miles northwest of the DC downtown area, the park’s site was initially developed in 1891 as a National Chautauqua  Assembly.

Following the sale of the Chautauqua grounds in 1903, leisure facilities were developed and in 1911, the site was expanded to become the privately owned Glen Echo Amusement Park, a popular facility that operated until 1968.  Many locals still remember riding the trolley from DC to the Park to swim in the former Crystal Pool or ride the roller coaster. The National Park Service (NPS) now operates the park, which serves the Washington area as a regional cultural resource when offering classes, workshops and performances in the visual and performing arts. The park is known for its Streamline Moderne Art Deco architecture, an antique Dentzel Carousel,  and its historic Spanish Ballroom, as well as for its children’s theater and social dance programs. Visitors also come to the park to participate in its festivals and events, which include the Washington Folk Festival and a Family Day.

The NPS maintains a visitors center and conducts park history tours. More than 350,000 people attend events and participate in instructional activities at the park during each year.

About the area

From Glen Echo Park, you can easily access culture and the beauty of nature by walking the nearby C&O Canal Towpath, explore the Maryland side of Great Falls Park (4.2 miles from Glen Echo Park) or attend concerts at Strathmore Hall (8.8 miles) or the Kennedy Center (7.4 miles).

Public Transportation

Taking public transportation to Glen Echo Park is easy to do from throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area! Take the METRO subway RED LINE to the Friendship Heights station. At the station, transfer to Montgomery County Ride-On bus, route #29.

Taking public transportation to North Chevy Chase Christian Church is possible, too.  Take the METRO subway RED LINE to the Medical Center station.  At the station, transfer to Montgomery County Ride-On bus, route #33.