Choral Showcase

A wide variety of classical choral music from Washington and beyond — from perennial favorites to new discoveries, from Gregorian Chant to the present.

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The poetry of Walt Whitman in music by Nico Muhly, Mason Bates, Frederick Delius, and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

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A Mass by Amy Beach

June 7, 2026 9:00 pm

America 250: A Classical Portrair

An American mass, the Grand Mass in E-flat major, an early work by Amy Beach.
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Freedom: Music for Juneteenth

June 14, 2026 9:00 pm

America 250: A Classical Portrait

Music for Juneteenth by Margaret Bonds, Paul Moravec, and Florence Price.
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American Water Music

June 21, 2026 9:00 pm

America 250: A Classical Portrait

Watery works by Robert Convery, Jake Runestad, Dominick Argento, and Eric Whitacre.
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American Poem: Dickinson, Hawthorne, Longfellow

June 28, 2026 9:00 pm

America 250: A Classical Portrait

American poetry reflected in Harmonium by John Adams, and A New England Requiem by Scott Perkins.
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