Community Orchestra Donates $25,000 To NIH Charities
NIH Community Orchestra is made up of residents across Montgomery County.
An astrophysicist, a chief NIH researcher and an FDIC lawyer walk into a church – it might sound like the makings of a joke taking a dig at Washington, DC's power elite. But, in reality, these accomplished area residents are coming together to do something good for their communities, just as others like them have been doing for more than 50 years. They are members of the National Institutes of Health Community Orchestra, which under the direction of Dan Walshaw, boasts more than 70 volunteer musicians, made up of high school students, educators, employees of government agencies and community members from across Montgomery County. Over the years the ensemble has donated nearly $25,000, proceeds generated from their donation-based concerts, …
