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2023-24
Two Cathedrals: Baroque Splendor from Mexico City
Sunday, October 22, 2023 | 4pm
CCS and Washington Bach Consort join forces to celebrate baroque music from Mexico City’s Cathedral, extraordinary music resulting from a collision of cultures.
Joy of Christmas
Saturday, December 16, 2023 | 2pm and 6pm
Sunday, December 17, 2023 | 4pm
Bells ring and jubilant voices beckon to all this holiday season. Gather with us at Washington National Cathedral to celebrate the Joy of Christmas.
Sonic Bloom: Music of Bruckner, Esmail, and Gabrieli
Sunday, March 10, 2024 | 4pm
Immerse yourself in the music of Gabrieli, Bruckner, and Esmail as trumpets and voices resound in the vast expanse of the Cathedral Nave.
Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert
Sunday, May 19, 2024 | 4pm
Chorus meets big band: journey through jazz, blues, and choral music in Ellington’s Sacred Concert with the Cathedral Choral Society, Heritage Signature Chorale, and Pershing’s Own U.S. Army Blues.
2022-23
Romeo & Juliet: Berlioz & Shakespeare
Saturday, October 22, 2022 | 4pm
The fiery passion and stunning tenderness of the Romeo & Juliet story come to life in one of Hector Berlioz’s most original works. Atlanta Ballet joins CCS for a dramatic rendering of the choral symphony, with new choreography by Claudia Schreier.
Joy of Christmas
Saturday, December 10, 2022 | 2pm & 6pm
Sunday, December 11, 2022 | 4pm
Trumpets, drums, and voices herald the coming of the Christmas season. As the cold of winter sets in, music of the holidays past and present will warm your spirit. CCS’s annual Joy of Christmas is a Washington tradition that all should experience.
To The Wild Sky: Rachmaninoff, Tennyson & Poe
Sunday, March 19, 2023 | 4pm
“Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky.” Poetry and music together paint vivid landscapes, evoking unearthly vignettes from the minds of Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, one of America’s greatest orchestras, joins Cathedral Choral Society at Washington National Cathedral for this stunning marriage of music and words.
Our Work Unfinished: A Black Composers Retrospective
Sunday, May 14, 2023 | 4pm
The Cathedral Choral Society and Heritage Signature Chorale join forces to present Our Work Unfinished: A Black Composers Retrospective. With a full orchestra and Maestro Stanley J. Thurston on the podium, the chorus will offer an exploration of music that reflects the African American experience.
2021-22
Joy of Christmas
Saturday, December 11, 2021 | 2pm & 6pm
Sunday, December 12, 2021 | 4pm
From all corners of Washington National Cathedral, voices rise, filling the arches with echoes of holidays past and the wonder of things to come.
I Have Something To Say
Sunday, March 13, 2022 | 4pm
In 1920, the right to vote was expanded under the Nineteenth Amendment to include women. One hundred and two years later, we explore what it means to have your voice heard.
Verdi’s Requiem
Sunday, May 15, 2022 | 4pm
To experience Verdi’s Requiem is to take a journey that is felt as much as it is heard. To hear the work under the majestic arches of Washington National Cathedral is to encounter awe.