The National Music Festival Advances The Lives And Careers Of Promising Musicians By Providing Access To World-Class Education And Performance Opportunities.

The Festival, a division of OuterArts Maryland, Inc., combines world-class mentor musicians and gifted pre-professional apprentice musicians for an intense Festival experience the first two weeks of each June. All apprentices receive full scholarships and housing, mostly with host families in private homes. The two groups rehearse and perform side by side in orchestral, chamber, solo recital, choral, and chamber opera repertoire. In two weeks, these musicians present over 30 concerts and dozens of free open rehearsals for music lovers from around the world. 

Saturday, June 7, 2025

9:00AM - Chestertown Farmers' Market Music

Fountain Park, Chestertown

2:00PM - Family Concert/Instrumental Petting Zoo

Sumner Hall

3:30PM - Festival Brass Quintet

Heron Point

6:00PM - Pre-Concert Talk

Tawes Theatre, Gibson Center for the Arts, Washington College

7:00PM - Festival Symphony Orchestra

Decker Theatre, Gibson Center for the Arts, Washington College 

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