Summer Reading Sessions
The Montgomery Philharmonic is excited to offer our traditional Summer Reading Sessions. Students age 11–19 need to enroll in the Youth Leadership Chamber Music Festival to be eligible to play in Summer Reading Sessions.
The sessions are open to musicians who feel they can play orchestral music.
MP 2026 SRS Info
7 pm on Monday nights at Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church
Please use the following guidelines to help us maintain your safety –
- Register to receive links to download the music for the sessions.
- Please print your music or download to your tablet using the links for each piece. We will not be bringing any extra parts, so this is your responsibility. If you are absolutely desperate, please let us know and we will try to help.
Montgomery Philharmonic – Summer Reading Sessions 2026
June 29, 2026 – String Night
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) (10:30) – violin 1, 2, and 3, viola 1, 2, and 3, cello 1, 2, and 3
- Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 3, P 172 (1932) – Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936) (17:05) – violin 2, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.
- Lullaby for Strings, IGG 9 (1919) – George Gershwin (1898–1937) (10:15) – violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.
- Chamber Symphony in E minor, Opus 35a (1894) (Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky) (14:44) – Anton Arensky (1861–1906) (28:29) – violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.
July 6, 2026
- Oberon Overture 306 (1825-26) – Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826) (9:05) – 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.
- Suite, Opus 98 “American” (1895) – Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) (22:50) – piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion – triangle bass drum, cymbals, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.
- Symphony No. 3 in E–flat major (1802–1804) – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) (50:28) – 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.
July 13, 2026
- Overture to Tannhäuser (1845) – Richard Wagner (1813–1883) (17:03) – piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion – bass drum, snare drum, crash cymbals, triangle, harp, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.
- Overture to La Forza Destino, IGV 11 (1862) – Guiseppi Verdi (1813–1901) (7:50) – flute, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, snare drum, 2 harps, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.
- Symphony No 3 in E – flat major, Opus 97 (Rhenish) (1850) – Robert Schumann (1810–1856) (34:10) – 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.
July 20, 2026
- L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1, GB 121, Opus 23bis; WD 40 (1872) – Georges Bizet (1838–1875) (18:35) – 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, alto saxophone, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, timpani, bass drum, harp or piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.
- An Outdoor Overture (1938) – Aaron Copland (1900–1990) – 2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (xylophone, cymbals, triangle, bass drum, snare drum), celesta, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.
- Wiliam Tell Overture (1829) – Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) (12:46) piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, triangle, bass drum, cymbals, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.
July 27, 2026
- Symphony No. 4 in E–flat major, WAB 104 (1878/80 version) – Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) (1:13:25) – 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.
August 3, 2026
- The Planets, Opus 32 (1917) – Gustav Holst (1874–1934) (51:10) – 4 flutes (3 and 4 doubles piccolo), 3 oboes (3 doubles bass oboe), English horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, euphonium, tuba, timpani, triangle, snare drum, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum, tam–tam, chimes, orchestra bells, xylophone, organ, celesta, 2 harps, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass.