February is coming to a close and spring is almost upon us. We hope you guys stayed warm this winter season before spring arrives.

- Hosted four regular concerts in senior homes across Maryland and Virginia.

- Many of our board members and volunteers attended All-State orchestra and band.

On 2/7, we hosted a concert at a Chinese senior home in honor of the Lunar New Year. Many of our talented boardmembers as well as some volunteers performed traditional Chinese pieces to celebrate the holiday! Each performer sounded fantastic, with some performing with background tracks to further enhance the quality of the performance.

Additionally, even featured was an erhu performer. An erhu, a traditional Chinese instrument, is similar to a violin, yet it is two stringed. Alice, the performer, got sick before the occasion, but still went to the concert and did amazing! We thank her for her dedication. We are happy to perform for these Chinese seniors and to expand our cultural horizons. We hope we can collaborate with them even more in the future! Happy Late Lunar New Year to all who celebrate!

On February 23rd, many of our board members and volunteers performed for MMEA's All-State Junior Orchestra and band. Our very own Vivian who is the Artistic Manager served as the concert master for the junior orchestra despite only being in 7th grade. Congrats to all performers on a spectacular performance. We are very proud of all of you who went and we hope they had a lot of fun on their trip!

Despite many of our volunteers being unavailable to perform for our concert on the same weekend, we were nonetheless impressed by many talented performers during our concert on February 22nd at Raphael House.

Many of our high school board members and volunteers will attend All-State Senior Orchestra and band next week. Good luck to all of them.

Starting from the 2024-2025 school year please note that our concert schedule has changed.

Now, our concerts are typically held on the 1st Sunday from 2pm-3pm, the 3rd Saturday from 11:00am-12:00am, and the 4th Saturday from 10:30am-11:30am at various locations.

*Please note that these dates and times may change due to holidays or other circumstances. The final schedule will be based on the registration form.

• 3/2 Sun 2:00pm-3:00pm, Raphael House Assisted Living, 1515 Dunster Rd Rockville, MD 20854

• 3/15 Sat 10:30am-11:30am, Bartholomew House, 6904 River Rd, Bethesda, MD, 20817

• 3/22 Sat 11:00am-12:00pm, Raphael House Assisted Living, 1515 Dunster Rd Rockville, MD 20854

• 4/6 Sun 2:00pm-3:00pm, Raphael House Assisted Living, 1515 Dunster Rd Rockville, MD 20854

• 4/19 Sat 10:30am-11:30am, Bartholomew House, 6904 River Rd, Bethesda, MD, 20817

• 4/21 Mon 1:00pm-2:pm, NIH Atrium

• 4/26 Sat 11:00am-12:00pm, Raphael House Assisted Living, 1515 Dunster Rd Rockville, MD 20854

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SSL hours earned from concerts during 2024 SUMMER (6/1/2024 - 8/31/2024) will be awarded by 9/1/2024 via email.

SSL hours earned from concerts during 2024-2025 Semester 1 (9/1/2024 - 12/31/2024) will be awarded by 1/1/2025 via email.

SSL hours earned from concerts during 2024-2025 Semester 2 (1/1/2025 - 5/26/2025) will be awarded by 5/27/2025 via email.

SSL hours earned from concerts during 2025 Summer (5/27/2025 - 8/31/2025) will be awarded by 9/1/2025 via email.

*For FCPS and Lexington High School Students, please submit your hours online following your school’s instructions.