About The Orchestra

The Symphony of the Potomac is a long-established multigenerational community of musicians giving its time and talent for the entertainment, education, and cultural enrichment of Montgomery County and the greater Washington DC area.

Our name is new on the local music scene, but members of our orchestra have been performing together as an ensemble in Montgomery Country for almost 40 years - both with the SOTP and previously within the JCC Symphony Orchestra. For more than 20 years we have had the pleasure of working under the leadership and the baton of Joel Lazar, one of the DC Metro area's most respected conductors.

We provide an opportunity for local volunteer musicians, including select high school students, to play orchestral masterworks with great locally based soloists--while giving you the chance to hear wonderful music in your own backyard!

SOTP In Performance

Wagner - Overture to "The Flying Dutchman" (excerpt, 2:21)[mp3 format, 3.5 MB]

Live performance at Thomas Wootton High School, Rockville, MD, November 15, 2009. Joel Lazar, Music Director

Elgar - Serenade in E minor, Op. 20, 2nd movement (excerpt, 2:15) [mp3 format, 2.2 MB]

Live performance at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD, May 31, 2009. Joel Lazar, Music Director

The following video recordings were made available by a member of the orchestra via YouTube.

Robert Schumann, Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, 1st movement (opening)

Performed June 6, 2010 at Churchill High School in Potomac, MD. Joel Lazar, Music Director

Entr'acte from Die Drei Pintos (The Three Pintos)

Performed June 6, 2010 at Churchill High School in Potomac, MD. Joel Lazar, Music Director

Haydn Symphony no. 92 ("Oxford"), 1st movement (opening)

Performed April 18, 2010 at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD. Joel Lazar, Music Director

Haydn Symphony no. 92 ("Oxford"), 1st movement (second section)

Performed April 18, 2010 at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD. Joel Lazar, Music Director

Haydn Symphony no. 92 ("Oxford"), 2nd movement (opening)

Performed April 18, 2010 at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD. Joel Lazar, Music Director

Beethoven 2nd Symphony, 1st movement (opening)

Performed April 18, 2010 at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD. Joel Lazar, Music Director

Share our passion for music! Contribute to the Symphony of the Potomac or come join us as a musician. Enjoy music that you will love, played by musicians that you will love.

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