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National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic

The National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic has expanded from its original function as an orchestral training ground, touring and issuing several recordings with prominent conductors. It continues to train talented young American orchestral musicians. The National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic was founded in 1988 as an arm of the teaching institute that gives the group its name. It is based at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland. The group, some 90 musicians strong, comprises talented young orchestral players from across the U.S., brought together each summer. Institute participants receive instruction from faculty members drawn from top U.S. orchestras and conservatories, and each June, they come together to perform at a monthlong festival that includes orchestral concerts, chamber music recitals, and community outreach events. Programs combine traditional repertory with a good deal of contemporary music. Students receive scholarships worth $4,000, with the result that they pay no tuition per se. They are responsible for their own housing and meals. Students receive master classes and coaching in their sections in repertory from the upcoming concert season, and they also take master classes in how to audition successfully. Beginning in 2016, the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic released its debut album, featuring music by John Corigliano, Michael Torke, and Aaron Copland. Mostly conducted by David Alan Miller, the group's albums have included works by such composers as Randall Thompson, John Harbison, Leonard Bernstein, and George Gershwin. A 2023 release by the orchestra, featuring Copland's Tender Land Suite as well as works by Paul Creston and Ulysses Kay, was conducted by JoAnn Falletta, and the group has attracted several other nationally prominent conductors and guest soloists. In concert and on tour, as well, the orchestra has gained increased prominence in the 2020s. Its plans for the 2024 season include a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ("Choral") at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.; a partnership with the Historic Instruments Collection at the Smithsonian Institution, allowing students to play authentic Stradivarius and Amati instruments; and a tour to the Ravinia summer festival outside Chicago. Students also participate in a Conductorless Orchestra and are expected to do community outreach, performing in nontraditional venues.
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