MUSIC
Choral Societies, Glee Clubs, & Choirs
Composers
Ethnic Festivals
Musicians, Baltimore Ukrainian Festival, St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, 2401 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Frank Zappa "Born in Baltimore" bust at Southeast Anchor Library, Eastern Ave. & South Conkling St., Baltimore, Maryland, February 2011. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Dedicated September 19, 2010, the Zappa bust was a gift to the City of Baltimore from the Lithuanian nonprofit organization ZAPPART.
In Baltimore, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall opened in 1982. The Hall is home to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Since February 2005, the Orchestra also regularly performs at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Montgomery County.
Established in 1916 as a branch of Baltimore City government, the Orchestra reformed in 1942 as a private institution.
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore, Maryland, July 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
MUSIC FESTIVALS
FEBRUARY
APRIL
- Baltimore, Old Time Music Festival, Baltimore Museum of Industry, April 19-20, 2024
- Leonardtown, Summer Music Festival, April 16 - Oct. 19, 2024
- North Bethesda, Maryland Young Voices Festival, Music Center at Strathmore, April 27, 2024
- Williamsport, Dirty Boots Country Fest, April 19-20, 2024
Pier Six Pavilion, 731 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, Maryland, July 2016. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.
MAY
, May 2024
Berlin, Jazz & Blues, Wine & Brews, May 2024
Columbia, M3 Rock Festival, May 2024
Cumberland, DelFest, May 2024
Frederick, Alive @ Five, May 11 - Sept. 28, 2023 (Thursdays)
Mount Airy, Caribbean Festival, May 2024
Ocean City, Springfest, May 2024
Rockville, Hometown Holidays Music Fest, May 2024
Silver Spring, Dance & Music Festival, Veterans Plaza, May 2024
Towson, Towsontown Spring Festival, May 4-5, 2024
Westminster, Flower & Jazz Festival, May 2024
Westminster, Deer Creek Fiddlers Convention, May 2024
JUNE
- Annapolis, Tides & Tunes Summer Concert Series, Annapolis Maritime Museum, June 15 - Aug. 17, 2023 (Thursdays)
- Chestertown, National Music Festival at Washington College, June 2024
- College Park, National Orchestral Institute & Festival, June 3 - July 1, 2023
- Columbia, Capital Jazz Fest, June 2024
- Easton, Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival, June 2024
- Eastport, Eastport a Rockin', June 2024
- Essex, Kelly's Dream Music Fest, Eastern Yacht Club, June 2024
- Frederick, Fest of Spring: Caribbean Food & Music Festival, Frederick Fairgrounds, June 2024
- Frederick, Maryland Doom Fest, June 2024
- Glen Echo, Washington Folk Festival, June 2024
- Hagerstown, Interstate Wine Fest, June 2024
- Havre de Grace, Jazz & Blues Festival, June 2024
- Taneytown, Wine, Art & Music Festival, June 2024
- Westminster, Secret Garden Music, Arts & Winefest: Weekender, June 2024
JULY
- Bel Air, Bear Legacy Bluegrass Festival, Maryland Center for the Arts, July 2024
- Coltons Point, Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival, St. Clement's Island Museum, July 2024
- Lake Arbor, Lake Arbor Jazz Festival, July 2024
- Mount Airy, Summer Reggae Festival, July 2024
Akua Allrich & The Tribe, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, July 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
AUGUST
- Annapolis, Annapolis Chamber Music Festival, Aug. 2024
- Baltimore, Charm City Live, Aug. 2024
- Baltimore, Easterns Bayside Blues & Wine Festival, Aug. 2024
- Baltimore, Moonrise Festival, Aug. 2024
- Cambridge, Groove City Cultural Fest: Celebrating Black Culture, Aug. 2024
- Cockeysville, Hot August Music Festival, Aug. 2024
- Denton, Caroline Summerfest, Aug. 2024
- Havre de Grace, Arts, Wine, Jazz & Soul Festival, Concord Point Lighthouse, Aug. 2024
- Prince Frederick, Southern MD Wine, Jazz, R&B and Funk Festival, Calvert County Fairground, Aug. 2024
- Silver Spring, Pan, Brass, Jazz Festival, Veterans Plaza, Aug. 2024
- Westminster, Secret Garden Farewell Summer R&B/Go-Go Music, Arts & Wine Festival, Carroll County Farm Museum, Aug. 2024
SEPTEMBER
Baltimore, Annual Pigtown Festival, Sept. 2024
Baltimore, Jazz in the Square, Lafayette Square, Sept. 2024
Berlin, Fiddlers Convention, Sept. 2024
Berlin, Small Town Throw Down, Sept. 2024
Chestertown, Jazz Festival, Sept. 2024
Fallston, Stanstock Music Festival, Barrel House, Sept. 2024
Drums, Baltimore Farmers' Market, Holliday St. & Saratoga St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2012. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
- Greenbelt, Blues Festival, Sept. 2024
- Monkton, WTMD PopGrass Festival, Ladew Topiary Gardens, Sept. 2024
- Salisbury, Maryland Folk Festival, Sept. 2024
- Silver Spring, Jazz Festival, Veterans Plaza, Sept. 2024
- Takoma Park, Folk Festival, Sept. 2024
- Timonium, Maryland State Fair Live! On Track! Concert Series, Maryland State Fairgrounds, Sept. 2024
- Timonium, Trifecta Food Truck & Music Festival, Maryland State Fairgrounds, Sept. 2024
- Upperco, Music Festival, Sept. 2024
OCTOBER
- Baltimore, International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards, Oct. 2024
- Boonsboro, Quad State Beer Fest: Halloween Hysteria, Oct. 2024
- Mount Airy, Autumn Reggae Wine, Music & Art Festival, Linganore Winecellars, Oct. 2024
- Ocean City, Sunfest, Oct. 2024
- Rock Hall, FallFest, Oct. 2024
- Westminster, Secret Garden Caribbean Music, Arts and Wine Festival, Oct. 2024
Pianist, Baltimore School for the Arts, 712 Cathedral St., Baltimore, Maryland, October 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
NOVEMBER
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