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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Music for a Great Cathedral

August 30, 2026 9:00 pm

America 250: A Classical Portrait

Music from Washington National Cathedral by Reena Esmail, Gary Davison, and Dave Brubeck.
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Rachmaninoff & Tippett: Reflections on American Poetry & Song

September 6, 2026 9:00 pm

America 250: A Classical Portrait

For America 250, reflections on American poetry and song by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Sir Michael Tippett.
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Carmina Burana

September 13, 2026 9:00 pm

This week, Carl Orff's Carmina Burana from a new recording by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
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Haydn's The Creation

September 20, 2026 9:00 pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Die Schopfung, "The Creation" by Franz Joseph Haydn.
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Brahms: A German Requiem

September 27, 2026 9:00 pm

Edward Gardner leads the Bergen Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra in Ein Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms.
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