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Dumbarton Concerts
Dumbarton Concerts is an American nonprofit organization which presents classical chamber and jazz music performances in Washington, D.C. Since then the late 1970s, Dumbarton Concerts has presented a variety of well-known artists, including Brooklyn Rider, the Salomé Chamber Orchestra, A Far Cry, Matt Haimovitz, Grace Kelly Quartet, Alban Gerhardt, Buck Hill, Nordic Voices, 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. The program receives funding from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. History Dumbarton Concerts was founded by Connie Zimmer and Leah Johnson in 1978. The pair chose Dumbarton United Methodist Church in Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown. for its favorable acoustics and Civil War history. 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 cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington, D
Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough ** Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Washington, Wisconsin (other) * Fort Washington (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |