Dumbarton Concerts Explained

Dumbarton Concerts is an American nonprofit organization which presents classical chamber and jazz music performances in Washington, D.C.^{[1] [2] [3]} Since then the late 1970s, Dumbarton Concerts has presented a variety of well-known artists,^[4] including Brooklyn Rider,^[5] the Salomé Chamber Orchestra,^[6] A Far Cry,^[7] Matt Haimovitz, Grace Kelly Quartet, Alban Gerhardt, Buck Hill, Nordic Voices,^[8] Sharon Isbin and Shirley Horn.

Dumbarton concerts also sponsors Inner City-Inner Child, an arts outreach program for children in the Washington, D.C., area.^{[9] [10]} The program receives funding from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.^[11]

History

Dumbarton Concerts was founded by Connie Zimmer and Leah Johnson in 1978.^[12] The pair chose Dumbarton United Methodist Church in Georgetown. for its favorable acoustics and Civil War history.^[13] The organization began organizing and hosting a variety of musical events. There was no charge for admission the first year, but in the second they charged a small admission fee.

From 2006 to 2011, Domenik Maican was the organization's composer-in-residence;^{[14] [15]} several of his works were performed as part of the concert series during this time.^{[16] [17]} The organization has continued to present works which were specifically commissioned for the venue.^[18]

At the end of the 2012/2013 season, Zimmer stepped down after serving as the organization's executive director for 35 years.^[19]

External links

• Web site: Payling . Catherine . Our Story . Dumbarton Concerts . Dumbarton Concerts . 20 February 2015.

Notes and References

1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/an-unlikely-pairing-share-the-stage-at-latest-installment-of-dumbarton-concerts-series/2014/02/23/ed939bec-9c9c-11e3-8112-52fdf646027b_story.html "Post-Classical Ensemble, National Cathedral Boy and Girl Choristers perform at Dumbarton"
2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/26/AR2006032600943.html "CLASSICAL MUSIC: The Volger String Quartet"
3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/trio-solisti-headlines-dumbarton-concerts/2011/04/03/AFTCVGZC_story.html "Music review: Trio Solisti at Dumbarton Concerts"
4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/an-unlikely-pairing-share-the-stage-at-latest-installment-of-dumbarton-concerts-series/2014/02/23/ed939bec-9c9c-11e3-8112-52fdf646027b_story.html "Post-Classical Ensemble, National Cathedral Boy and Girl Choristers Perform at Dumbarton"
5. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/music-review-brooklyn-rider/2012/02/26/gIQAtmSQcR_story.html "Music review: Brooklyn Rider"
6. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/the-future-is-not-here-two-21st-century-chamber-ensembles-in-dc/2015/04/13/de5e1fe0-e213-11e4-81ea-0649268f729e_story.html "The future isn't here: Two 21st-century chamber ensembles in DC"
7. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-far-cry-closes-out-dumbarton-concerts-series/2013/04/07/86885b36-9f95-11e2-bd52-614156372695_story.html "A Far Cry closes out Dumbarton Concerts series"
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20181027173525/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-302863.html "MUSIC"
9. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/28/inner-city-inner-child-teaching-artists-embrace-al/ "Teaching artists embrace alternative styles to reach different children"
10. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/06/18/a-class-that-cant-be-beat/8a9c100e-a516-46bb-93a4-58bf09da2bc1/ "A CLASS THAT CAN'T BE BEAT"
11. https://dcarts.dc.gov/page/fy18-grant-awardees-general-operating-support-gos "FY18 Grant Awardees - General Operating Support"
12. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/28/inner-city-inner-child-teaching-artists-embrace-al/ "Teaching artists embrace alternative styles to reach different children"
13. Book: Fodor's . Fodor's Washington, D.C. 2015: with Mount Vernon, Alexandria & Annapolis . 11 November 2014 . Fodor's Travel Publications . 978-0-8041-4299-1 . 454–.
14. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/30/AR2007053001371.html "County's Whiz-Kid Bounty: 2 Intel Finalists, 2 Presidential Scholars"
15. https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-washington-post/20061214/281513631665444 "A Very Rare and Unusual Talent"
16. Book: Bill Boushka . Do Ask Do Tell: Speech Is a Fundamental Right; Being Listened to Is a Privilege . February 2014 . Xlibris Corporation . 978-1-4931-6008-2 . 31–.
17. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/23/AR2009022301841.html "Music Review: St. Petersburg String Quartet Debuts Maican's Quartet No. 3"
18. https://georgetowner.com/articles/2015/11/06/raven-and-other-spooky-stuff-dumbarton-concerts/ "‘The Raven’ and Other Spooky Stuff at Dumbarton Concerts"
19. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-far-cry-closes-out-dumbarton-concerts-series/2013/04/07/86885b36-9f95-11e2-bd52-614156372695_story.html "A Far Cry closes out Dumbarton Concerts series"