EVERY SUMMER SUNDAY at 3 p.m. from June 8th through August 24th. This will be the 35th year the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association’s Ulysses James, Maestro Laureate, has been bringing such music to Alexandria. The Lyceum is located at 201 S. Washington St.
No tickets required; suggested donation is $25. Limited free parking at the Lyceum, but on-street parking in Alexandria is free on Sundays. Open seating on the 2nd floor of the Lyceum.
This is a hidden gem! Enjoy a break from summer chores or hot weather! Savor this intimate musical cultural experience before heading to dinner. Will it be a flute quartet, a cello concerto, a pianist, a baroque violin and lute, or a woodwind ensemble? Mingle with and listen to some renowned musicians. Concerts begin at 3 p.m. and last 60-90 minutes.
WMPA is a 501 (c) 3 organization whose purpose is to Unite and Uplift Our Community Through the Transformative Power of Music.
Coming to the Lyceum for AUGUST
August 3 Quodlibet: Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon Flutist/Recorder Kelsey Burnham, Clarinetist Elise Bohivert, Hornist Rachel Nierenberg and Bassonist Aaron Goler
August 10 Keith Wright, flute | Walter Wynn III, bassoon | Samuel Runolfson, cello
August 17 Ahreum Kim, violin | Hye Sung Hwang, piano
August 24 John Sutherland Earle & Friends, piano, etc. SEASON FINALE
Go to the WMPA website to see the full schdule. wmpamusic.org/lyceum
Also SUBSCRIBER TICKETS ARE GOING FAST for the 2025-2026 “American Voices @ 250” concert season of the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic. Single tickets will be on sale starting mid-July, but subscription sales offer the best bargain. The first concert will be October 5th, featuring the Wild, Wild West! Anna Binneweg conducts the orchestra in Elmer Bernstein: Magnificent Seven; William Grant Still: American Scenes: The Far West; Elinor Remick Warren: Along the Western Shore; John Williams: The Cowboys; and, Aaron Copland: Four Dance Episodes from ‘Rodeo’. Get your tickets at wmpamusic.org
