“ecstatic...thrilling sound” –The Washington Post

“ecstatic...thrilling sound”
Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 5 PM
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: A Sea Symphony
ELGAR: Enigma Variations
Colleen Daly, soprano
Dana Whiteside, baritone
with Washington National Cathedral
Choir of Boys and Girls
Vaughan Williams’ spectacular largescale work is based on verses from Walt
Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and Passage
to India. The evening opens with Elgar’s
enormously popular Enigma Variations.
Photos: Leah Reddy
–The Washington Post
A CANDLELIGHT
CHRISTMAS
Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 5 PM
Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 2 PM
Monday, December 21, 2015 at 7 PM
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 8 PM
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Awardwinning
series!
Friday, December 18, 2015 at 8 PM
Music Center at Strathmore
NEW MUSIC FOR A NEW AGE
GUEST APPEARANCES WITH THE
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 5 PM
National Presbyterian Church
VERDI’S AIDA IN CONCERT
Presenting the works of LUNA PEARL WOOLF
Featuring cellist MATT HAIMOVITZ
Enjoy the interactive experience of NMNA with award-winning composer
Luna Pearl Woolf, whose amazing works have been called “blazingly ardent…
softly haunting” and “bluesy and atmospheric” by the New York Times.
LE SACRÉ FRANÇAIS
This beloved holiday event features Christmas classics,
sing-alongs, the 200-voice chorus, and the enchanting
candlelight processional. These concerts sell out fast!
Photo: Shannon Finney
BEHOLD, THE SEA
CONCERT SEASON
For more information call 202-342-6221 | thewashingtonchorus.org
2015-2016
Julian Wachner, Music Director
Friday, July 24, 2015 at 8:15 PM
Wolf Trap, Filene Center
Daniele Callegari, conductor
THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 8:15 PM
Wolf Trap, Filene Center
Emil de Cou, conductor
Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 5 PM
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
GUEST APPEARANCES
WITH THE NSO POPS
DURUFLÉ: Requiem
VIERNE: “Kyrie” from Messe Solennelle
FAURÉ: Cantique de Jean Racine
WACHNER: At the Lighting of the Lamps
FAURÉ: Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville
Featuring organist Thierry Escaich
with Washington National Cathedral Choir of Boys and Girls
TWC features the Rubinstein Family Organ and renowned
French organist Thierry Escaich–Duruflé’s successor
at Saint-Étienne-du-Mont Church in Paris.
THE VON TRAPPS & ASHLEY BROWN
FAMILY HOLIDAY
Thursday, December 10, 2015 –
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Steven Reineke, conductor