Symphony of the Potomac

Symphony of the Potomac Joel Lazar, Music Director Share our passion for music! Contribute to the Symphony of the Potomac or come join us as a musician.

The Symphony of the Potomac is a long-established multigenerational community of musicians who give their time and talent for the entertainment, education, and cultural enrichment of Montgomery County and the greater Washington, D.C., area. Members of our orchestra have been performing together as an ensemble in Montgomery County for almost 40 years - both with the SOTP and previously within the J

CC Symphony Orchestra. For more than 20 years we have had the pleasure of working under the leadership and the baton of Joel Lazar, one of the DC Metro area's most respected conductors. We provide an opportunity for local volunteer musicians, including select high school students, to play orchestral masterworks with great locally based soloists - while giving you the chance to hear wonderful music in your own backyard! Enjoy music that you will love, played by musicians whom you know.

What an incredible finale to our 18th season! Bravo to Francine Kay for a masterful performance of Falla’s 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦...
06/01/2026

What an incredible finale to our 18th season! Bravo to Francine Kay for a masterful performance of Falla’s 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 — a brilliant piece to close out an exciting season.

THANK YOU for supporting another year of music in the DMV ♥️ We look forward to welcoming you back on November 1, 2026 for our 2026-2027 season, starting off strong with an All-Beethoven program featuring pianist Alon Goldstein! 🎶

We’re in the home stretch! This concert is going to be something special 🎶Join us this SUNDAY, MAY 31 at 3:00 PM for our...
05/28/2026

We’re in the home stretch! This concert is going to be something special 🎶

Join us this SUNDAY, MAY 31 at 3:00 PM for our season finale, Impressions of Europe 🎶🍷🏰🕯️🎨

🌙 Manuel de Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain was composed between 1909 and 1915 and premiered in Madrid in 1916. R...
05/05/2026

🌙 Manuel de Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain was composed between 1909 and 1915 and premiered in Madrid in 1916. Rather than a traditional piano concerto, Falla called the work “symphonic impressions” for piano and orchestra. Written by the Andalusian composer as an evocation of the region’s Hispano-Arabic past and the cultural legacy of Al-Andalus, the piece conjures the atmosphere of southern Spain through three nocturnal musical landscapes, including the Generalife and the gardens of the Sierra de Córdoba. 🇪🇸

Tickets available now! https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/MCLIVEARTS/7088/event/1469118

We’re looking forward to welcoming pianist Francine Kay as our guest soloist for our season finale!Ms. Kay will be featu...
04/23/2026

We’re looking forward to welcoming pianist Francine Kay as our guest soloist for our season finale!

Ms. Kay will be featured in Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain, bringing its rich colors and rhythms to life. Ms. Kay is known for the beauty, intensity, and depth of her interpretations, and we’re thrilled to have her join Symphony of the Potomac for this performance 🎶

Bold, dynamic, and unmistakably American 🎼 Walter Piston’s Symphony No. 4 (1950) showcases his signature clarity and rhy...
04/06/2026

Bold, dynamic, and unmistakably American 🎼 Walter Piston’s Symphony No. 4 (1950) showcases his signature clarity and rhythmic energy—balancing structure with sweeping musical expression.

Experience this powerful work live with SOTP on Sunday, April 12 🎶

Did you know George Walker grew up and studied as a musician right here in DC? As the first African American to win the ...
04/02/2026

Did you know George Walker grew up and studied as a musician right here in DC? As the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, Walker’s career broke numerous racial barriers in American classical music and we’re honored to perform his music in the DMV.

Don’t miss SOTP’s ALL-AMERICAN concert on April 12! Tickets available now! 🎶

03/26/2026

Principal cellist David Zelinsky leads members of the SOTP cello section in his own arrangement of Ernest Bloch’s “From Jewish Life,” originally written by the composer in 1924 for the cellist Hans Kindler.

Join SOTP for our next concert, ALL-AMERICAN, on April 12 at 3pm!

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