Who are we?
The Montgomery Philharmonic is a community orchestra based in and serving upper Montgomery County, Maryland. We provide opportunities to enjoy, explore, and create orchestral music, in an environment that promotes excellence for adult and teen musicians, and a welcoming environment for our audiences.
We promote diversity, equity, and inclusion by programming a wide-ranging repertoire alongside standard literature, and by seeking diverse musicians who add to our orchestral culture. This enables our audience to experience various classical music works from great composers ranging from JS Bach to Joseph Bologne to Anton Webern to Florence Price, and everything in between. Additionally, our youth focus includes annually playing a side-by-side concert with local students as well as hosting a summer youth chamber music festival.
Where are we?
Our members come from across the DC metropolitan area. While a few of our members live in the District of Columbia or in Northern Virginia, most of us live in Maryland — specifically Montgomery County.
We’re based in Gaithersburg, which is in the northern part of Montgomery County. If you live in Rockville, Montgomery Village, Potomac, Germantown, Damascus, Silver Spring, Bethesda, etc. — or even as far north as Frederick — we are likely in convenient driving distance from you.
We’re a straightforward commute by car, just off 270/370 near the Gaithersburg/Rockville border. We’re also easily reached via public transportation. From Shady Grove metro station (red line), you can take Ride-On Bus 55, which has a stop one block from the church.
Adult Education Master Classes with Members of the BSO and NSO
Yearly, the Montgomery Philharmonic hosts a special series of Masterclasses with members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra. The classes are a peek into what goes on to prepare string technique and major chamber works. These Adult Education Masterclasses are open to the public.
REHEARSALS
We rehearse on Monday nights. Downbeat is 7 pm. We ask that members be in their seats, tuned (A=440 Hz) and ready to play by then. We usually begin setting up the rehearsal room at 6:30 pm and you are welcome to arrive anytime after that.
Our rehearsal venue is accessible. When you arrive, you can either go up the stairs or take the elevator to the second floor. Our rehearsal room is right at the top of the stairs, by the elevator.
Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church
610 S. Frederick Avenue
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877
OPENINGS
The Montgomery Philharmonic welcomes interested musicians to join us for a rehearsal. Our music director would like to hear you play before the start of the rehearsal; please contact us to schedule this and receive details.
The Montgomery Philharmonic is expanding and is pleased to offer the following openings for immediate placement:
Trumpet
Violin
Viola
Percussion
Bass