Programs

  • Choral Arts Performance Season

    CHORAL ARTS' 59TH ANNUAL SEASON BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER FOR CHORAL ARTS' PRESENTATION OF RACHMANINOV'S THE BELLS WITH THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (NSO). BEING THE FIRST OF TWO NSO ENGAGEMENTS OF THE YEAR, THE CHORAL ARTS SYMPHONIC CHORUS PREPARED 110+ SINGERS FOR THREE PERFORMANCES, WITH A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF OVER 6,000.OUR SELF-PRODUCED PERFORMANCE SEASON COMMENCED IN NOVEMBER 2023 FOR A MONUMENTAL CONCERT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC TITAN MARIN ALSOP. THIS PROGRAM WAS ANCHORED BY THE RARELY PERFORMED WILLIAM WALTON'S BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST. IN ADDITION TO 120 SINGERS, CHORAL ARTS HIRED A 79-PIECE ORCHESTRA, ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY.IN DECEMBER, CHORAL ARTS' ANNUAL HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES RETURNED. THESE PERFORMANCES WERE LED BY GUEST CONDUCTORS MARIE BUCOY-CALAVAN AND MICHELE FOWLIN. IN TOTAL, THESE FOUR PERFORMANCES SERVED OVER 4,000 MEMBERS. CHORAL ARTS PROVIDED 250 VETERAN/ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS THROUGH TICKET OUTREACH PROGRAMS.IN FEBRUARY 2024, CHORAL ARTS CONTINUED A PARTNERSHIP WITH WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS FOR A 14TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON TO PRESENT LIVING THE DREAM...SINGING THE DREAM, AN ANNUAL CHORAL TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CHORAL ARTS WAS PROUD TO BESTOW OUR ANNUAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD TO CHEF AND HUMANITARIAN JOSE ANDRES FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO DISASTER RESPONSE AND HUMANITARIAN AID ACROSS THE GLOBE.IN APRIL 2024, CHORAL ARTS STAGED A PERFORMANCE OF ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE CHORAL ORCHESTRAL WORKS OF ALL TIME, CARL ORFF'S CARMINA BURANA. JOSEPHINE LEE, PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF UNITED VOICES CHICAGO, SERVED AS GUEST CONDUCTOR. IN JUNE 2024, CHORAL ARTS COMPLETED THE SECOND ENGAGEMENT OF THE SEASON WITH THE NSO FOR A CONCERT VERSION OF VERDI'S OTELLO. DC-BASED OPERA CONDUCTOR DAVID HANLON HAS STARTED PREPARING 80 CHORAL ARTS SINGERS FOR TWO PERFORMANCES.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2023 – Aug 31, 2024
    Source
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