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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For the Feast of St. Nicholas

December 5, 2021 9:00 pm

We celebrate St. Nicholas Day with a 12th-century Play of St. Nicholas, plus carols by Britten, Sweelinck, Gabrieli, and de Lassus.

  • J.S, Bach; Jordi Savall: Christmas Oratorio, cover art, Alia Vox 9940

    The Christmas Oratorio

    December 19, 2021 9:00 pm

    A new recording of Bach's Christmas Oratorio, with Jordi Savall leading La Capella Reial de Catalunya, and Le Concert des Nations.
  • Haydn Die Schopfung Dynamic 7909

    Haydn's Creation

    January 2, 2022 9:00 pm

    New recordings featured this month on Choral Showcase, beginning at the beginning with The Creation, an oratorio by Franz Joseph Haydn.
  • Skylark by Sasha Greenhalgh

    New Voices

    January 9, 2022 9:00 pm

    We present New Voices this week: music from new composers, and new ensembles, from their more recent recordings.
  • Decca 483.4080

    Janacek, Vivaldi

    January 16, 2022 9:00 pm

    We'll explore two recent Decca recordings this week, with Vivaldi's Gloria and Janacek's Glagolitic Mass.