Sep
18
1:30 PM13:30
Aug
29
2:00 PM14:00
Play Music on the Porch Day
Join Sound Impact in Vienna, VA for Play Music on Your Porch Day—a global celebration encouraging people to step outside and play, sing, or simply enjoy music together. Bring your instrument, your voice, or just your love of music and help us fill the community with music!
Jun
26
6:00 PM18:00
Time Travel Concert
Join us on Friday, June 26 at 6 pm for our annual Time Travel pop-up performance presented by the students of the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute and musicians of Sound Impact! This free concert will take you on a musical journey around the world through storytelling and music. It's an evening of creativity, collaboration, and adventure that you won't want to miss. Up, Up, and Away! ✈️🌎🎶
Apr
18
3:00 PM15:00
Concert at Palo Alto City Library
Sound Impact returns to Palo Alto for another free education concert for children, so break out your jazz hands and join us for this Time to Travel Adventure. Performers: Rebecca Jackson-Picht, violin, Clio Tilton, viola & Emileigh Vandiver, cello.
This concert is presented through our partnership with Music at Kohl Mansion.MORE INFO HERE
Apr
13
to Apr 17
Puerto Rico Tour
Sound Impact returns to Puerto Rico from April 13-17, 2026. Sound Impact will work with students in masterclasses, seminars and present community concerts in partnership with Música 100x35. Sound Impact 2026 Team: Derek Powell, violin, Danielle Cho, cello, Naiomy Jimenez Alba, viola and our Board member Wanda Baez.
Feb
22
4:00 PM16:00
The Orange Music Society presents Sound Impact
Join us for an evening of vibrant contemporary and classical chamber music, featuring works by Caroline Shaw and Felix Mendelssohn, performed by Sound Impact.
Jan
26
to Jan 31
Funsincopa Summer Camp
We return to Panama City for Funsincopa's Campamento de Verano 2026 to teach, mentor and perform alongside the students.
Dec
15
to Dec 17
Use Your Voice Residency with Washington National Opera
Participants will craft holiday-inspired songs with artists from Washington National Opera and Sound Impact.
Dec
14
3:00 PM15:00
World Premiere: These Truths by Joel Phillip Friedman
Join us for the premiere of a newly commissioned string quartet by Joel Phillip Friedman.
Nov
9
4:00 PM16:00
Sound Impact Soirée
You're invited to the 2025 Sound Impact Soirée Join us for an inspiring evening of music, community, and purpose — all in support of shaping tomorrow, one note at a time. For more information, visit www.soundimpact.org/soiree2025
Oct
30
to Nov 4
Pulse: A Kennedy Center Young Audiences Showcase
Presented by Company | E of Washington, D.C. with Sound Impact musicians
Transform your imagination and accelerate your pulse.
Pulse is a wondrous journey on, in, and with our living planet—a planet whose pulse is everywhere around us. From the cycle of the seasons to the heartbeat of an elephant or from a drop of water’s journey to the magical thump on your wrist, we all dance to the beat, to the pulse, of our world.
Learn more here
Oct
25
10:30 AM10:30
Move to the Music
Move to the Music is more than a workout, it's a one-hour fitness part where Pilates, Yoga, Dance fitness, and the community come together. Every ticket purchased helps raise money for Sound Impact.
Oct
4
4:00 PM16:00
Sound Impact Salon Concert
Sound Impact board members invite you to a Salon Concert at Washington Fine Violins on Saturday, October 4, from 4–6 pm. Enjoy an intimate afternoon of music, drinks, and hors d’oeuvres with musicians Regino Madrid (violin), Derek Powell (violin), Tiffany Richardson (viola), and Danielle Cho (cello). Hosted by Jim Kelly and Washington Fine Violins, this special gathering supports Sound Impact’s mission of empowering youth through music in schools, juvenile detention centers, and international communities. This event is part of a series leading up to our Annual Soirée at The Barns at Wolf Trap on Sunday, November 9.
Aug
26
to Aug 28
Use Your Voice Residency with Washington National Opera
In our latest collaboration with Washington National Opera, youth explore themes from Verdi’s Aida—identity, belonging, love, and power—through storytelling and music. Guided by our teaching artists and opera professionals, participants create and perform original works inspired by the opera, culminating in a moving final performance that amplifies their voices and creativity.
Jul
13
2:00 PM14:00
NSO Summer Music Institute Time Travel Family Pop-Up Concert
Musicians of the NSO Summer Music Institute play in a special pop-performance for children, a performative conclusion of a three-course workshop on developing a children’s music program led by Sound Impact. MORE INFO HERE
Free concert! No advance registration required.
Jul
12
10:00 AM10:00
The World & Me: Caring for the Future of our Planet with Company E and Sound Impact
Join us for a special The World & Me as we celebrate diversity found in nature, movement, and the planet we call home with local dancers from Company | E, musicians from Sound Impact, and educators from the National Museum of Natural History. Watch a performance titled Letters to Earth, explore different hands-on activities with museum specimens, and discover ways to make an impact in taking care of Earth for future generations. MORE INFO HERE
Apr
16
7:00 PM19:00
The Moore Street School Foundation presents Sound Impact
Join us for an evening of a vibrant blend of classical and jazz-inspired works, featuring string quartets by Florence Price, Cole Porter, and Antonín Dvořák—performed by Sound Impact, a collective of nationally recognized teaching artists and performers. This concert is part of our work as Virginia Commission for the Arts Touring Artists, bringing meaningful arts experiences to communities across the state.
Apr
15
to Apr 24
Music at Kohl Mansion Educational Residency
Sound Impact returns for its Education Residency "Music is a Superpower" with the Music at Kohl Mansion in Bay Area schools.
Mar
18
to Mar 21
Use Your Voice: Residency with NVJDC and UMD
Sound Impact continues its work in the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center in collaboration with composition students at the University of Maryland.
Mar
13
to May 22
Time Travel Through the Ukulele: After-School Program with ACPS
Sound Impact teaching artist, Glenda Bates, teaches an after-school program, Time Travel Through the Ukulele, with Alexandria City Public Schools.
Mar
4
to Mar 6
Music at Kohl Mansion Educational Residency
Sound Impact returns for its Education Residency "Music is a Superpower" with the Music at Kohl Mansion in Bay Area schools.
Feb
20
to Mar 22
VoPGC: LAYC Teens Electronic Music Workshop
Sound Impact continues its work with Voices of Prince George’s County, a community engagement program stemming from a partnership between The Clarice, University of Maryland School of Music, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Members of the Sound Impact team will work with teens through the Hyattsville Library in a creative electronic music workshop.
Feb
17
to Feb 22
FUNSINCOPA Music Camp in Panama
Sound Impact returns to work at FUNSINCOPA’s annual summer music camp from Feb 17-22, 2025. Sound Impact will work with students in masterclasses, seminars and present community concerts alongside the Cultural Exchange Program musicians. Sound Impact 2024 Team: Kayla Moffett, violin, Danielle Cho, cello, Sarah Frisof, flute
Jan
21
to Jan 23
Use Your Voice Residency featuring Chaz’men Williams-Ali
In partnership with Washington National Opera, tenor Chaz’men Williams-Ali joins Sound Impact to share his inspiring story, perform, and teach opera repertoire to youth. Together, our team and the participants create a powerful final performance that blends their original words with music.
Jan
12
12:00 AM00:00
Orange Music Society: Chamber Music
Sound Impact returns to Orange Music Society to present a chamber music concert featuring works by Ravel, Jessie Montgomery and Puccini Musicians: Kayla Moffett, violin, Anne Donaldson, violin, Tiffany Richardson, viola, Danielle Cho, cello Use Y
Jan
7
6:00 PM18:00
Asian Pacific American institute for Congressional Studies Ceremony
Sound Impact was honored to contribute to an inspiring evening! Violinist Regino Madrid opened the ceremony with a performance of the Star Spangled Banner at the Ceremonial Congressional Swearing-In & Welcome Reception where they honored Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AA & NH/PI) members of the 119th Congress.
Dec
8
4:00 PM16:00
Sound Impact Soirée
Sound Impact celebrates 11 years of transformative music education at its annual Soirée at the beautiful Barns at Wolf Trap, empowering the voices of the future. The evening includes a cocktail hour, seated dinner and special performances by Sound Impact musicians and guests.
Nov
7
7:00 PM19:00
Sound Impact Salon Concert in McLean
Join us for drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and a performance by Sound Impact musicians Kayla Moffett (violin), Regino Madrid (violin), Tiffany Richardson (viola), and Danielle Cho (cello) and learn more about our upcoming programs this season.
This salon concert is part of a larger series of events which will culminate in Sound Impact’s Annual Soirée, its largest fundraiser of the year, to be held at The Barns at Wolf Trap on Sunday, December 8!
Oct
29
to Nov 1
Free Flo: Youth and Opera Stars in a Transformative “Use Your Voice” Workshop
Location: Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center Over three transformative days, teens at the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center were given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn and create a musical narrative with guidance from acclaimed bass Soloman Howard, members of the Cafritz Young Artists program, and musicians from the WNO Orchestra and Sound Impact, by channeling their personal experiences into a moving interpretation of Fidelio called “Free Flo.” Read more here.
Oct
22
to Oct 25
Music at Kohl Mansion Education Residency
Sound Impact returns for its Education Residency "Music is a Superpower" with the Music at Kohl Mansion in Bay Area schools.
Oct
6
5:00 PM17:00
Sound Impact Alexandria Salon Concert
Join us for a Salon Concert in Alexandria, VA on Sunday, October 6! This event is part of a larger series of events which will culminate in Sound Impact’s Annual Soirée, our largest fundraiser of the year, to be held at Wolf Trap Barns on Sunday, December 8! The Salon will feature a musical performance by Sound Impact musicians: Regino Madrid (violin), Kayla Moffett (violin), Jerome Gordon (viola), Danielle Cho (cello). Register here