Bradley Hills Presents:
Concert Series
Concerts at Bradley Hills
The Friends of Music invites you to the 2026/2027 season of concerts.
“Bradley Hills Presents” is proud to announce its upcoming season, showcasing exceptional musicians from around the world.
Each year The Friends of Music at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church invites outstanding classical musicians to perform in our beautiful sanctuary, well-known for its superb acoustics.
Tickets can be purchased for the entire season or individually.
Season Subscription: $25-$140
Individual Tickets: $40 adult | $30 student | $15 child (under 15 years)
$5 off for advance purchase of individual tickets
Location: Bradley HIlls Presbyterian Church
6601 Bradley Blvd.
Bethesda, MD.
Questions? Contact Kristen Abbott, BHPC Office Manager.
The Whiffenpoofs of Yale
Saturday, October 17 | 7:30 pm
Bradley Hills Presents is excited to kick off our 2026-27 season with the return of The Whiffenpoofs. Every year, 14 senior Yale students are selected to be in the “Whiffs,” one of the world’s oldest and best-known collegiate a cappella groups. The group has become one of Yale’s most celebrated traditions, singing a mixture of old Yale tunes, jazz standards, and other hits from across the decades, including pieces arranged by members of the ensemble.
Recent Whiffenpoof performance venues have included Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the White House, the Rose Bowl, and Lincoln Center. The Whiffenpoofs have also reached a television audience of more than 175 million in appearances on NBC’s “The Sing Off,” “The West Wing,” “The Today Show,” “60 Minutes,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Jeopardy!,” “Saturday Night Live,” and “Glee,” and have performed for multiple sitting Presidents of the United States.
Preview Their Performances!
Tickets (In Person only): $40/20/15 for general admission, students, and children under age 15.
$5 off if purchased in advance.
The Cello Gang: Around the World in Six Cellos
Sunday, January 31 | 4:00 pm
Works by Florence Price, J.S. Bach, Katherine Hu, Paul Desenne, Sharon Farber, Queen, and Scott Joplin
The Cello Gang is made up of students from Artistic Director Amit Peled’s studio at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, where he has served on the faculty since 2003. Ranging in age from undergraduate freshmen to doctoral candidates, the ensemble brings together passionate young cellists who regularly perform repertoire written or arranged specifically for cello choir.
Each work on the program represents the heritage of one of the students, weaving diverse musical traditions into a shared voice—an expression of collaboration, love, and unity, and a resonant message of peace in challenging times.
This unique group has appeared at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, the Society of Four Arts in Palm Beach, the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, and as a resident ensemble in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. They also perform frequently throughout Maryland, the ensemble’s home base.
The Cello Gang’s debut recording, Bach 6 With 4, released on the CTM Classics label, has been enthusiastically received by audiences worldwide.
Preview Their Performances!
Tickets (In Person only): $40/30/15 for general admission, students, and children under age 15.
$5 off if purchased in advance.
Nathanial Gumbs, Organ
Sunday, February 28 | 4:00 pm
Nathaniel Gumbs is a native of the Bronx, NY and has performed throughout the United States and abroad, including Antigua, St. Thomas, Ghana, Paris, and Munich, and is consistently gathering new fans and followers. In a review of a recorded performance with bass-baritone Dashon Burton, The New York Times described Nathaniel’s playing as “mature, lyrical, accurate and energetic,” and that his performance was presented “deftly and with feeling.”
Dr. Gumbs currently serves as Director of Music at The Riverside Church in New York City. He earned his undergraduate degree from Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia, his Master of Music degree from Yale University, and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music. Nathaniel’s principal teachers include Steven Cooksey, David Higgs, and Martin Jean.
Preview His Performances!
Tickets (In Person only): $40/20/15 for general admission, students, and children under age 15.
$5 off if purchased in advance.
Brian Ganz, Piano
Music in Motion: Dances of Grandos and Chopin
Saturday, May 22 | 7:30 pm
Pianist Brian Ganz returns to Friends of Music to conclude our season with a dynamic program of dances by Enrique Granados and Chopin.
Widely regarded as one of the leading pianists of his generation, Mr. Ganz has made it his mission to join vivid music making with warmth and intimacy onstage to produce a new kind of listening experience, in which great works come to life with authentic emotional power.
The Washington Post has written: “One comes away from a recital by pianist Brian Ganz not only exhilarated by the power of the performance but also moved by his search for artistic truth.”
Mr. Ganz shared first prize in the 1989 Marguerite Long Jacques Thibaud International Piano Competition and was third prize-winner of the 1991 Queen Elisabeth of Belgium International Piano Competition. He has appeared as soloist with such orchestras as the St. Louis Symphony, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the National Symphony (USA), the National Philharmonic, the City of London Sinfonia, and the Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra. Among the conductors he has performed with are Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop, Mstislav Rostropovich, Piotr Gajewski, and Yoel Levi.
Preview His Performances!
Tickets (In Person only): $40/30/15 for general admission, students, and children under age 15.
$5 off if purchased in advance.
About Bradley Hills Presents
A concert series at Bradley Hills was first created under the tenure of Donald S. Sutherland, director of music from 1971 to 1999. From 1972 to 1991, “Bradley Hills Presents” offered world-class concerts, featuring many famous musicians: the American Boy Choir, Anonymous 4, Marie-Claire Alain, William Albright, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, David Craighead, Leon Fleisher, Brian Ganz, Denyce Graves, Judith and Gerre Hancock, Susan Landale, André Marchal, the National Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet, Martin Neary, Louis Robilliard, Ned Rorem, Albert Russell, Larry Smith, Donald S. Sutherland, Vernon de Tar, the Theatre Chamber Players, and Dame Gillian Weir.
Bradley Hills Presents is an important means of connecting with the wider musical community, a source of mission and social outreach. The mission of Concerts at Bradley Hills is to provide world-class musical events in a wonderful acoustic setting, thereby sharing the joy of music with the public as a living ministry.
Make a Donation to Bradley Hills Presents
Please note that tickets only cover part of our costs. Bradley Hills presents relies on your generosity to continue to provide music to you and the Washington D.C. area. As well as purchasing tickets, please consider donating to Bradley Hills Presents as generously as you are able. Donations can be included in your ticket purchase online or sent to the address below. Make checks payable to Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church with “Bradley Hills Presents” in the memo line. Thank you for your support!
Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
Attn: Bradley Hills Presents
6601 Bradley Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20817
