FAES funds several musical performances for the NIH community including a concert series by the Manchester String Quartet, the National Symphony Orchestra and recently began contributing resources to the notable NIH Philharmonia, an all-volunteer organization founded for the purpose of bringing together the dedicated musical talent of NIH researchers and federal workers. FAES currently presents approximately 12 events per year. For more information about our musical and cultural events please see below.
2017/2018 20th Century
Manchester String Quartet
Hyun-Woo Kim, violin; Marissa Regni, violin; Abigail Kreuzer, viola; Glenn Garlick, cello.
Guest Artists: Heather Le Doux Green, violin; Alexandra Osborne, violin; Eric de Waardt, viola; David Hardy, cello; Loren Kitt, clarinet.
This concert series is supported by the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences at NIH. All concerts are free and begin at 12:30pm in the Masur Auditorium, Building 10, NIH Medical Center. For further information, contact the NIH Vistor Information Center (VIC) 301-496-1776.
Monday, October 23, 2017
Bartok Quartet #1 (1908)
Monday, December 4, 2017
Janacek "Intimate Letters" (1928)
Monday, January 8, 2018
Shostakovich Quartet #1 in C Major, Opus 49 (1935)
Monday, February 5, 2018
Copland Sextet (1936)
Monday, March 5, 2018
Shostakovich Quartet #8 (1960)
Monday, April 16, 2018
Britten Quartet #1 in D Major (1941)
Monday, May 7, 2018
Shostakovich Piano Quintet (1940)
For reasonable accommodation, contact Sharon Greenwell at (301) 496-4713 or email sg115f@nih.gov.
FAES proudly sponsors regular visits to the NIH by the National Symphony Orchestra as part of the NSO Sound Initiative, which brings orchestral music to area hospitals and medical centers. Hundreds of NIH staff, patients and visitors gather for the performances. Limited seating is available on the 1st floor of the atrium, with additional viewing available on the 2nd-7th floors. All concerts are free and begin at 1:30pm.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
NSO Chamber Group
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Full NSO Orchestra
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
NSO Chamber Group
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
NSO Chamber Group
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
NSO Chamber Group
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
NSO Chamber Group
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
NSO Chamber Group
Music flows in all our corridors, into patient wards, reaching those in beds who cannot come.
-CC Director, Dr. John Gallin