AMP, a new music venue from the Strathmore Hall Foundation, is slated to open in North Bethesda this fall.

Over the next couple weeks, classical music fans, the last few concert series and performing groups will begin their regular seasons. When there is an abundance of things to hear, we try to select the best of them for this weekly post. As always, you can find a complete concert listing, each week in the Classical Music in Washington feature at Ionarts. Looking ahead, our complete listing for the month of October is full of…

Friday, DCist went to the symphony, and we told you about the National Symphony’s first concert and the schedule for the rest of their 75th anniversary season. September is also the time when our minds start to turn to thoughts of opera in Washington. Wouldn’t it be great if there were some way to hear an opera and at the same time help suffering people? OPERA THIS WEEK: >> This Wednesday (September 14 at 7…

Is there too much information in the Classical Music Agenda? This DCist tends to err on the side of being too complete, but we will endeavor to restrict ourselves to recommending nothing but the best, in the hope of not overwhelming you. If you think we’re being stingy, go to our Classical Week in Washington feature at Ionarts for the whole scoop. CHORAL MASTERPIECES: >> Our sources tell us that the free concert at Washington…

Now that the Arcade Fire afterglow is starting to wear off, we here at DCist have begun to think about other music. (No, and not just Interpol. Ok, perhaps a little.) The Washington Area Music Association’s annual awards show, the “Wammies,” is coming up, and they were nice enough to throw some free tickets in our direction. After all, nothing is more fun than attending an event co-sponsored by the 18th Street Lounge and the…