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All patients, their families and visitors as well as NIH staff are invited to attend these performances. The north atrium is a comfortable, welcoming gathering place at the center of the Clinical Center. These concerts are intended to support the Clinical Center's environment of care and healing.

"I love that NIH hosts concerts in the Clinical Center atrium. A tangible way that artists and scientists help make each other better, literally." - Barbra Streisand (Guest Speaker at the May 2018 NIH J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture)

The NIH Clinical Center has resumed scheduling concerts that include wind instruments and vocal performance. Please note this is subject to change at anytime.

If you are interested in performing in the CC atrium, please submit a request.

Please check back often for new performance dates.

Upcoming Performances

• The University of Maryland Jazz Combo
  Oct. 5
  12:30 – 1:30 pm

  The combo plays an array of old and new jazz standards, bringing a sense of the classic and the contemporary to a live jazz setting. Faculty members, students and alumni make up the group.

• The National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble
  Oct. 12
  12:30 – 1:30 pm

  Please join us for a special performance by the NSO's ensemble.

• The Manchester String Quartet
  Oct. 23
  12:30 – 1:30 pm

  The quartet will perform Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence in d minor, Opus 70.

• The Tacy Foundation
  Nov. 1
  12:30pm – 1:30 pm

  The Tacy Foundation empowers children and teens in the Nation's Capital and surrounding areas to share hope with hospital patients, senior citizens, and disadvantaged youth through the power of music.

• The University of Maryland Jazz Combo
  Nov. 9
  12:30 – 1:30 pm

  The combo plays an array of old and new jazz standards, bringing a sense of the classic and the contemporary to a live jazz setting. Faculty members, students and alumni make up the group.

• The Manchester String Quartet (in Lipsett Auditorium)
  Nov. 13
  12:30 – 1:30 pm

  The quartet will perform Tchaikovsky String Quartet in d minor, Opus 11.

• Caesar Sant's Thanksgiving Concert
  Nov. 20
  Noon – 1 pm

  Caesar Sant is a violin prodigy and sickle cell survivor. Passionate about life, Caesar said he’s always wanted to make a mark in the world. But those dreams almost ended in 2014, when, at the age of 6 years, he experienced a devastating stroke as a result of sickle cell disease that left him unable to speak and walk, let alone play the violin. Then in 2021, Caesar underwent a successful bone marrow transplant at the National Institutes of Health. It was, he said, transformative. He’s still getting back his strength in his legs – “I’m really working hard at walking and building up my muscles,” Caesar said – but he’s feeling stronger, happier, and more passionate about his music than ever.

• The Tacy Foundation
  Nov. 21
  12:30pm – 1:30 pm

  The Tacy Foundation empowers children and teens in the Nation's Capital and surrounding areas to share hope with hospital patients, senior citizens, and disadvantaged youth through the power of music.

• The University of Maryland Jazz Combo
  Dec. 7
  12:30 – 1:30 pm

  The combo plays an array of old and new jazz standards, bringing a sense of the classic and the contemporary to a live jazz setting. Faculty members, students and alumni make up the group.

• The Manchester String Quartet
  Dec. 11
  12:30 – 1:30 pm

  The quartet will perform Brahms Piano Quartet in g minor, Opus 25.

• The National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble
  Dec. 14
  12:30 – 1:30 pm

  Please join us for a special performance by the NSO's ensemble.

• The Manchester String Quartet (in Lipsett Auditorium)
  Jan. 22, 2024
  12:30 – 1:30 pm

  The quartet will perform Brahms String Quartet in c minor, Opus 51#1.

• The Tacy Foundation
  Jan. 29, 2024
  12:30pm – 1:30 pm

  The Tacy Foundation empowers children and teens in the Nation's Capital and surrounding areas to share hope with hospital patients, senior citizens, and disadvantaged youth through the power of music.

• The Tacy Foundation
   Mar. 26, 2024
  12:30pm – 1:30 pm

  The Tacy Foundation empowers children and teens in the Nation's Capital and surrounding areas to share hope with hospital patients, senior citizens, and disadvantaged youth through the power of music.

• The Manchester String Quartet (in Lipsett Auditorium)
  April 15, 2024
  12:30 – 1:30 pm

  The quartet will perform Mendelssohn String Quartet in D Major, Opus 44#1.

• The Manchester String Quartet
  May 6, 2024
  12:30 – 1:30 pm

  The quartet will perform Mendelssohn Octet in E flat Major, Opus 20.

• The Tacy Foundation
  May 14, 2024
  12:30pm – 1:30 pm

  The Tacy Foundation empowers children and teens in the Nation's Capital and surrounding areas to share hope with hospital patients, senior citizens, and disadvantaged youth through the power of music.

• The Tacy Foundation
  June 13, 2024
  12:30pm – 1:30 pm

  The Tacy Foundation empowers children and teens in the Nation's Capital and surrounding areas to share hope with hospital patients, senior citizens, and disadvantaged youth through the power of music.