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Music in the Atrium

All patients, their families and visitors as well as NIH staff are invited to attend these performances. The north atrium is a comfortable, welcoming gathering place at the center of the Clinical Center. These concerts are intended to support the Clinical Center's environment of care and healing.

“I love that NIH hosts concerts in the Clinical Center atrium. A tangible way that artists and scientists help make each other better, literally." - Barbra Streisand (Guest Speaker at the May 2018 NIH J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture)

Please check back often for new performance dates.

• The Tacy Foundation Youth
  April 18
  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  
  The Tacy Foundation empowers children and teens in the Nation's Capital and surrounding areas to share hope with hospital patients, senior citizens, and disadvantaged youth through performances, music recording projects, and music mentoring programs.

• NIH Philharmonia
  April 30
  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  
  The NIH Philharmonia is an all-volunteer organization founded for the purpose of bringing together NIH staff, other federal workers and the surrounding community to provide classical music of all forms. They perform several times a year at the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Rockville.

• NIH Chamber Choir Spring Concert
  May 2
  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  
  The NIH Chamber Singers was founded in the summer of 1994, with the goal of performing diverse choral music. Their repertoire ranges from chants to Cole Porter; from Renaissance to Rock. They have performed at many NIH events as well as other venues in the community.

• NIH Nerds in Harmony
  May 7
  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  
  NIH Nerds in Harmony is a co-ed a cappella ensemble of musical scientists from NIH. In addition to two yearly concerts at NIH, they also perform at charity events, community centers and even street corners.

• City Singers
  May 14
  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  
  The City Singers, an outreach arm of The City Choir of Washington, renders a variety of vocal music offerings from choral classics to popular.

• NSO Ensemble
  May 21
  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  
  The National Symphony Orchestra is a premiere symphony orchestra based in Washington, D.C.

• Chris Urquiaga
  May 30
  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  
  Chris Urquiaga is a singer-songwriter, pianist, composer, music director & producer from Silver Spring, MD.

• The Tacy Foundation Youth
  June 14
  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  
  The Tacy Foundation empowers children and teens in the Nation's Capital and surrounding areas to share hope with hospital patients, senior citizens, and disadvantaged youth through performances, music recording projects, and music mentoring programs.

• NSO Ensemble
  July 9
  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  
  The National Symphony Orchestra is a premiere symphony orchestra based in Washington, D.C.

• International Youth
  July 18
  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

• Washington Chorus
  Oct. 10
  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  
  Selected members from the 200-voice Washington Chorus, one of the foremost symphonic choruses in the nation and three-time nominated and two-time Grammy Award winner, will perform.

• USPHS Music Ensemble
  Dec. 12
  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  
  The USPHS Music Ensemble is also known as the Surgeon General's Own.

Request to perform

Call 301-402-9579 or email accameds@mail.nih.gov for information about performing at the NIH Clinical Center.