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. Hear them perform Haydn’s Symphony No. 95 and Beethoven’s Symphony No.3, the Eroica, on tour through Massachusetts, New York, Philadelphia, Virginia, and Washington DC! SAO concerts are free and open to the public due to the generous support of The Honorable John F. W. Rogers and Goldman Sachs.
2026 Tour: Haydn | Brahms
Program:
Haydn Symphony No. 94
Brahms Serenade No. 1
February 20, 7:30pm
UMBC - University of Maryland Baltimore County
The Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall
1000 Hilltop Cir, Baltimore, MD 21250
February 21, 7:30pm
St. Mark’s Capitol Hill
301 A St SE, Washington, DC 20003
February 22, 4pm
Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square
1904 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Audition for SAO Season 26/27
To audition, submit a video recording of two contrasting excerpts from the classical orchestral repertoire on period instruments to nataliekress@gmail.com.
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