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Strathmore Hall - Music Center at Strathmore

World Class Concert Hall in North Bethesda, Maryland

By Rachel Cooper, About.com

Strathmore Music Center

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The Music Center at Strathmore, a 2,000 seat state-of-the-art concert hall, brings world-class performances and arts education to Montgomery County, Maryland. Strathmore holds performances by major national artists including folk, blues, pop, jazz, show tunes, and classical music.

The Music Center at Strathmore serves as the second home for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO), providing top-notch acoustics for classical, pops, holiday and summer concerts. The Washington Performing Arts Society and other world music performance groups perform throughout the year. The Education Center provides rehearsal space and practice rooms for the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra,CityDance Ensemble, and the Levine School of Music. Other amenities include a 140 seat café, banquet facilities and a gift shop.

The Music Center at Strathmore opened its doors in February, 2005. The concert hall was built on the 11-acre site of the Strathmore Mansion, a 19th-century home owned by Montgomery County since 1981. For two decades, the Mansion at Strathmore has provided intimate artistic programs with its 100-seat Dorothy M. and Maurice C. Shapiro Music Room, the Gudelsky Gallery Suite exhibition spaces, the outdoor Gudelsky Concert Pavilion, and outdoor Sculpture Gardens. The Mansion also features the Strathmore Tea Room, serving Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Outdoor Summer Programs at Strathmore

Strathmore Backyard Theater for Children Each summer Strathmore provides innovative performances for children every Thursday morning in July at 9:30 & 11:30 a.m.

Free Outdoor Concerts Strathmore offers free outdoor concerts on Wednesday evenings throughout the summer at the Gudelsky Concert Pavilion Gazebo.

Strathmore's Comcast Outdoor Film Festival See free outdoor movies on the lawn at Strathmore Hall during the month of August.

Location

The Music Center at Strathmore and the Strathmore Mansion are located at 5301 Tuckerman Lane in North Bethesda, Maryland, just off of the Capital Beltway and adjacent to the Grosvenor/Strathmore stop on the Washington, DC Metro's Red Line.

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