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Music in the Meadow: U.S. Navy Band

June 11th 2023 -

​The United States Navy Concert Band returns to the U.S. National Arboretum for the Music in the Meadow concert series, hosted by the Friends of the National Arboretum. This family-friendly event features a wide variety of works: American favorites such as John Williams’s march from Midway and Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story alongside Gustav Holsts’s iconic “First Suite in E-Flat” as well as a virtuosic reimagining of Tchaikovsky’s “Violin Concerto” performed by clarinetist MU1 Amy Eich.

Enjoy a picnic while you listen to music from the Concert Band next to the Capitol Columns. You are welcome to bring your own picnic. Dogs are allowed on a leash.

Registration is not required for this free event, but please register to receive event updates.

Use the R Street entrance for easy access: 2400 R Street NE, Washington, DC, 20002.

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