Smithsonian Academy Orchestra - Beethoven 7 and Haydn Military
Wed, May 27
|The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Maestro Slowik leads SAO and NOI+F Smithsonian Academy fellows in Franz Joseph Haydn’s unstoppable “Military” symphony in its dramatic splendor. The program closes with one of Beethoven’s well known works, the exceptional Symphony No. 7.
Time & Location
May 27, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, 8270 Alumni Dr, College Park, MD 20742, USA
About the event
About the Event
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. In this prelude to the 2026 National Orchestral Institute + Festival, Maestro Slowik leads SAO and NOI+F Smithsonian Academy fellows in Franz Joseph Haydn’s unstoppable “Military” symphony in its dramatic splendor. The program closes with one of Beethoven’s well known works, the exceptional Symphony No. 7.
Program
Haydn: Symphony No. 100, “Military”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7