Concerts & Recitals
Georgetown Chorale: Carols and Lullabies
Georgetown Chorale: Carols and Lullabies
Saturday, December 5 at 7pm
Find an oasis of peace amid the hurry-scurry holiday season. The Georgetown Chorale presents carols and lullabies from the American Southwest in Susa’s radiant scoring for choir, marimba, guitar, and harp. Eric Whitacre’s Seal Lullaby and Sarah Quartel’s Birds’ Lullaby remind us of humankind’s duty of environmental stewardship. The program will also feature world premiere performances of A Choral Benediction (Gary Davison) and selections from Carols of the Earth (Amy Broadbent).
Washington Douglass Chorale: Do You Hear What I Hear?
Washington Douglass Chorale: Do You Hear What I Hear?
Sunday, December 6 at 5pm
The question at the heart of the Christmas story is an invitation to listen. Shepherds, kings, a mother, a night sky — each one hears the same wonder differently, and each one is changed by it. In Do You Hear What I Hear?, the Washington Douglass Chorale gathers those many voices into one celebration, honoring the two great traditions that live side by side in this ensemble.
You'll hear the radiant sweep of the European sacred repertoire, Bruckner's Ave Maria, Michael John Trotta's luminous O Magnum Mysterium, and Dan Forrest's tender setting of Silent Night, set alongside the fervor and joy of the American spiritual, in Stacey Gibbs's arrangement of The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy and Rosephanye Powell's exhilarant The Word Was God. Carols new and beloved carry the story forward, from In the Bleak Midwinter to How Great Our Joy, with brass and percussion featured in The Dream Isaiah Saw, Praise the Birth, and the title work that gives the afternoon its name.
Come listen. However you hear it, the story is one worth gathering to tell, and there is room in it for every voice.
Cantate: Timeless
Cantate: Timeless
Sunday, March 6 at 5pm
An evening with Cantate Chamber Singers resonates with the timeless echoes of ancient traditions. Trevor Weston’s Messe Ancienne transports the sonority of medieval chant into the modern day with thrilling harmonies, while his Ma’at Musings interpret Egyptian pyramid texts with the help of atmospheric percussion. I Hate and I Love by Dominick Argento explores the perennial close connections between hate and love apparent even in early Roman writings.
Interested in hosting an event at St. Paul’s?
Throughout the year, St. Paul’s welcomes a variety of musical groups to sing in the sanctuary. These groups have included the Washington Bach Consort, Thomas Circle Singers, Polyhymnia Chamber Chorus, Georgetown Chorale, Washington-Douglas Chorale, Cantate, and the Children’s Chorus of Washington.
The Sanctuary Nave is adorned with beautiful stained glass works, an acoustically resplendent venue to host your organizations concerts or events. The Sanctuary instruments include the Great and Chancel Organs (Schantz 1985/1993) and a Steinway Concert Grand.
For more information please contact:
Caleb Bates | cbates@stpaulslutherandc.com
