PLEASE JOIN US AS OUR 2022 / 23 SEASON CONTINUES
FROM GRIEF TO HOPE
Sunday , March 26 , 2023 | 5:00 PM Temple Sinai , Washington , DC
March brings a concert of music by GRAMMY-winning film composer Sharon Farber paired with the mournful-turned-triumphant Cantata BWV 21 by Johann Sebastian Bach . Although oceans and centuries apart , Farber and Bach both tap into the human need for hope in times of grave despair . Featuring a full orchestra and traditional Middle Eastern instruments , including Ney , Oud , Flamenco Guitar , and Doumbek . Featuring special guests Suzanne Karpov , soprano ; Jacob Perry , Jr ., tenor ; and Ian Pomerantz , cantor & baritone .
Featuring Weep O Mine Eyes by John Bennet , Ashkina by Sharon Farber , and Cantata , BWV 21 , Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis by J . S . Bach
OLD & NEW AMERICAN SONGS
Sunday , June 4 , 2023 | 5:00 PM Rachel M . Schlesinger Concert Hall , Alexandria , VA
The season rounds out with a celebration of American music old and new . To the set of Old American Songs by Aaron Copland , City Choir will add commissions of “ New American Songs ” by D . C . area composers , including Armando Bayolo and TCCW ’ s own Robert Shafer . Featuring special guest Catrin Davies , mezzo-soprano .
Gilda Lyons : Love Is When / Samuel Barber : Reincarnations / John Corigliano : Fern Hill Old and New American Songs by Aaron Copland , Armando Bayolo , Jessica Krash , Robert Shafer , and more
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The City Choir of Washington ’ s 2022 / 23 season is brought to you in part by the ongoing generosity of our Season Underwriters