Dumbarton Concerts is an American nonprofit organization which presents classical chamber and jazz music performances in Washington, D.C.[1][2][3] Since then the late 1970s, Dumbarton Concerts has presented a variety of well-known artists,[4] including Brooklyn Rider,[5] the Salomé Chamber Orchestra,[6] A Far Cry,[7] Matt Haimovitz, Grace Kelly Quartet, Alban Gerhardt, Buck Hill, Nordic Voices,[8] Sharon Isbin and Shirley Horn.
Dumbarton concerts also sponsors Inner City-Inner Child, an arts outreach program for children in the Washington, D.C., area.
[11] Dumbarton Concerts was founded by Connie Zimmer and Leah Johnson in 1978.
From 2006 to 2011, Domenik Maican was the organization's composer-in-residence;[14][15] several of his works were performed as part of the concert series during this time.
[18] At the end of the 2012/2013 season, Zimmer stepped down after serving as the organization's executive director for 35 years.