Due to the COVID-19 (corona virus) growing, it has become necessary to take preventative steps to help thwart the spread of this serious disease. Directors of NIH and the CDC both stress the importance of avoiding large meeting places where a potential carrier could also be (and not know it). In our little world, that means a concert. Therefore, it is in everyone’s best interest to cancel NIH Philharmonia’s April Concert “American Portrait”. Please note, my hope is to perform this amazing concert in the future. In the meantime, be safe, wash your hands a lot, do not touch your face, and if you’re not feeling well, stay home!