Founded in 2024 by conductor Kenneth Slowik, the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra is a resident ensemble of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society, a program of the National Museum of American History. The Orchestra’s repertoire ranges from Bach to Schoenberg, all performed on period-appropriate instruments.
October 2026 Tour: C. P. E. Bach, Haydn, & Schubert
Program:
C. P. E. Bach: String Symphony in C Major, Wq 182/3
Haydn: Symphony No. 52 in C Minor
Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, D485
Wednesday 14 October at 7:30 pm
Saint James Place, 352 Main St
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Thursday 15 October at 6:00 pm
Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square
1904 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Friday 16 October at 7:30 pm
UMD Dekelboum Concert Hall, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
8270 Alumni Dr, College Park, MD 20742
Saturday 17 October at 7:30 pm
St. Michael’s Church
225 W 99th St, New York, NY 10025
Audition for SAO Season 26/27
To audition, submit a video recording of two contrasting excerpts from the classical orchestral repertoire on period instruments to slowikk@si.edu
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