MONTGOMERY PHILHARMONIC
DEEPLY COMMITTED TO OUR COMMUNITYAuditions are Now Being Held for Timpani; Percussion; Principal Bass; Section Bass; and Viola!
Montgomery Philharmonic’s 19th Season
Concert 5 – 6:30 PM on 7 June 2026 at Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church
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- Romanian Rhapsodies, No. 1, Opus 11 (1901) – Georges Enescu (1881–1955) (12:23)
- Fanfare for Our Future (2024) – Andrew Kosinski
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, opus 13, B. 54 (1874, rev. 1887, 1888) – Antonin Dvořák (1841–1904) (40:13)
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Overture in C (1830–1832) – Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805–1847) (9:51)
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel – Overture in C Major | Conducted by Nil Venditti
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Our 2025–26 Season Includes You!
Our Mission
The Montgomery Philharmonic is a community orchestra based in and serving upper Montgomery County, Maryland. We provide opportunities to enjoy, explore, and create orchestral music, in an environment that promotes excellence for adult and teen musicians, and a welcoming environment for our audiences.
We promote diversity, equity, and inclusion by programming a wide-ranging repertoire alongside standard literature, and by seeking diverse musicians who add to our orchestral culture. This enables our audience to experience various classical music works from great composers ranging from JS Bach to Joseph Bologne to Anton Webern to Florence Price, and everything in between. Additionally, our youth focus includes annually playing a side-by-side concert with local students as well as hosting a summer youth chamber music festival.
JOIN THE MONTGOMERY PHILHARMONIC
We are currently welcoming all fully-vaccinated adult musicians capable of playing the standard symphonic literature.
We are especially in need of bassoonists, percussionists, violists, and principal double bass, but will consider all volunteer who play an orchestral instrument.
Email to inquire about joining us:
info@montgomeryphilharmonic.org
We rehearse in-person on Mondays at 7 pm at:
Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church
610 S. Frederick Avenue
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
SUMMER READING SESSIONS
The Montgomery Philharmonic, Inc. is excited to again offer FREE Summer Reading Sessions as part of its season. The reading sessions are open to musicians of all ages who are accomplished enough to play in a symphony orchestra and who have reasonable sight-reading skills.
Youth Leadership Chamber Music Festival
In the summer, the Montgomery Philharmonic hosts a free Youth Leadership Chamber Music Festival for youth ages 11-19. Members of the MP serve as coaches for the chamber music ensembles. For most of the students, it is their first experience with chamber music and this unique way of learning music. It teaches listening skills, leadership, and how to rely on one another.
Students from around the area gather on Monday evenings for 6 weeks in June and July for the Youth Leadership Chamber Music Festival. On the first evening, each student auditions for placement in the various ensembles. Nobody is turned away, so this audition is for placement only. Chamber music is carefully chosen to match the abilities of each ensemble.
This is great preparation for studying music later in life. Even if participants do not wish to become professional musicians, playing in chamber groups prepares these young musicians for forming their own musical groups and performing for their own enjoyment!
Join us in 2024! Check the website for information about joining the program.
Montgomery Philharmonic Offers Adult Education Master Classes with Members of the BSO and NSO
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Youth Leadership Chamber Music Festival Sponsored by the Montgomery Philharmonic
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Sandra Ragusa, Music Director
Sandra Ragusa is a charismatic personality on the classical conducting scene. Coming from an extensive background both as a conductor and a flutist, she brings the spirit of a true performer to the stage.
Meet Our Sponsors
Montgomery Philharmonic
451 Hungerford Dr.
Suite 119-560
Rockville, Md 20850
info@montgomeryphilharmonic.org
The Montgomery Philharmonic Orchestra is an adult volunteer community orchestra. We rehearse in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in Montgomery County. As a Montgomery County orchestra, we serve communities such as Bethesda, Clarksburg, Damascus, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Kensington, Montgomery Village, Olney, Poolesville, Potomac, Rockville, Silver Spring, Ashton, Barnesville, Beallsville, Boyds, Brinklow, Brookeville, Burtonsville, Derwood, Dickerson, and Washington Grove.