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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Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex)

July 28, 2024 9:00 pm

Igor Stravinsky

From Igor Stravinsky, Oedipus Rex, a work with English narration, soloists, chorus, and orchestra on this week's show.

  • Samuel Barber, 1944 by Carl Van Vechten, Library of Congress

    American Choral

    August 4, 2024 9:00 pm

    American Choral works by Barber, Beach, Bernstein, Scott Perkins, and Randall Thompson.
  • Portrait of Verdi by Giovanni Boldini.

    Verdi's Requiem

    August 11, 2024 9:00 pm

    Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem this week, marking the 150th anniversary this year of the very first performance.
  • James MacMillan by Philip Gatward, Intermusica.com

    An English Mass

    August 18, 2024 9:00 pm

    English Masses by Thomas Tallis, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Herbert Howells, and James MacMillan.