Welcome to dumbarton concerts’ 43rd season

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NOTES FROM HOME

In November, we introduce our newest program: Notes from Home. Notes from Home will take you for an intimate visit with brilliant established and emerging artists in the United States without ever leaving home. Each Notes from Home features musicians at home, performing and speaking informally about their repertoire and artistic perspectives. Following the conclusion of the video, Notes from Home will continue with a virtual Meet the Artist Q&A and discussion. Watch from the best seats in the house as top artists perform, give insight into their creative process, and provide context for the music they play.

DUMBARTON ONSTAGE

In December, experience holiday tradition with Dumbarton Onstage as we bring longtime favorites A Celtic Christmas and Helicon to the Dumbarton Concerts stage. The Dumbarton Onstage series continues in January with joyful song from local DC singers from the Heritage Signature Chorale. During these difficult times, Dumbarton Concerts is proud to keep musicians working and to provide a musical refuge for our audiences. If there has been anything positive found during the pandemic, it is a renewed appreciation for all that music brings us: beauty, meaning, and connection. Join us for a much-needed celebration of music in the warm glow of your computer screen.


Support the future of dumbarton concerts

42 years of tradition, innovation, and engagement and we’re still going strong!

Dumbarton Concerts has presented chamber and jazz music in the heart of Georgetown since 1978, always striving to bring a fresh perspective to Washington, DC’s chamber music scene. Our mission to present young, diverse, local, and unforgettable artists continues, and we want to ensure that it goes on for many years to come!

Consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Dumbarton Concerts/Inner City-Inner child, and help us to create a more sustainable future for performing arts and arts education in Washington, DC.

You can also learn more here about the incredible work of our education program Inner City-Inner Child and donate directly to programs that serve children ages 0-5 in DC’s most economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.


Inner City-Inner Child

Changing the way children think, learn, and grow

WHAT WE KNOW:  

  • The first five years of a child’s life, when 80% of the brain is formed, are the most crucial.  

  • From birth to age 5, children develop the vital social-emotional and cognitive skills necessary for school readiness and success throughout their academic careers.  

  • America’s youngest students will most likely face the challenges of learning from home, away from their teachers and peers, during this incredibly important period when social connection matters the most.  

We support early childhood education through our Arts Integration program, Inner City – Inner Child. Inner City – Inner Child targets low-income children ages 0-5, underserved families, and early childhood educators and Child Development Centers in Washington, DC’s most economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. By introducing teachers and children to the power of the performing arts and literature, ICIC helps improve the quality of early childhood education in Washington, DC and inspires a life-long love of learning. 

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