Senior Clubs
By-laws require that the DCFMC have at least three active senior clubs. Requirements include a president, board of directors and membership of people over 25 interested in furthering the musical life of the community.
The Aria Club of Greater Washington
Founder-Director – Jeannie H. Carter
The Aria Club, founded in 1998, is an all volunteer 501 C 3 non-profit performing arts organization that provides educational and performing opportunities for classical and opera singers. The Club offers a singers’ network and a monthly forum for the enhancement of performance skills. Objectives include educational and enrichment activities designed expressly to meet the needs of the singers such as master classes, and presentations on foreign language diction, acting, and stage movement. The Aria Club presents and promotes it members, both emerging artists and advanced professionals, in a recital series. There are two major annual events, a summer opera gala of arias and scenes and a fall opera production, either staged or as concert opera. Additionally, the Club focuses on the identification and inspiration of Classical Kids and Young Artists who are receiving instrumental and vocal training and aspire to be classical artists. Membership is by invitation. For more information, visit The Aria Club’s web site at http://www.theariaclub.homestead.com.
Friday Morning Music Club, Inc.
President – Yvonne Sabine
Since its founding in 1886 the Friday Morning Music Club has worked actively to enhance Washington’s musical life. Free recitals are held at noon every Friday from October through May in the Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives, 1201-17th Street, NW. There are also monthly concerts presented at the Strathmore Arts Center (MD), Ellipse Arts Center (VA), and an early music series at historic Dumbarton House (DC) and at Collington Auditorium (MD). The organization, which has its own orchestra and chorale, supports a concerts-in-schools program, competitions for high school music students, coaching sessions with artist-teachers, and provides music in nursing homes and hospitals. The Friday Morning Music Club Foundation sponsors the annual Washington International Competition and the Triennial Johanson International Competition for Young String Players, ages 13-17.
Sligo Federated Music Club
President – Zelma B. Edwards
The Sligo Music Club promotes solo performances by talented musicians who are presented in monthly concerts for the enjoyment of club members and other music lovers. The music committee arranges the performances, which feature pianists, vocalists, strings, and other instrumentalists. The programs are presented in members’ homes every second Sunday from September to May.
The Singers' Project
Founder-Director - Dr. Caroline G Gibson
The Singers’ Project presents internationally-renowned singers who have secured their places in the annals of history. Through master class presentations, concerts, and forums, The Singers’ Project invites aspiring young artists and the community-at-large to come and "sit at the feet" of a Master who not only stayed the course in the sometimes difficult world of Opera, but blazed an unforgettable trail for other artists who dare to believe in their God-given talents.
The Singers’ Project will present the esteemed Bass-Baritone, Dr. Simon Estes, recipient of a 2009 citation of merit at the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) convention in Orlando, Florida, as its first stellar veteran in the 2009-2010 season (Saturday, March 27, 2010).
We invite you to check with The Singers’ Project frequently for updates about the special events.
Please visit the web site at http://www.TheSingersProject-DCFMC.org
