PRESENTING OUR 2022 / 23 SEASON
ROSSINI ’ S SUBLIME TRANSGRESSIONS
Sunday , November 13 , 2022 | 5:00 PM National Presybterian Church Washington , D . C .
PEACE & PROMISE IN THE NEW YEAR
Sunday , January 22 , 2023 | 5:00 PM George Washington Masonic National Memorial Alexandria , VA
The season opens with Gioacchino Rossini ’ s grand Petite Messe Solennelle . This monumental piece , which pays homage to Palestrina , Bach , and Mozart , all while referencing the humor of Rossini ’ s comic operas , will highlight the voices of City Choir and the virtuosity of keyboard artists Peter Uhlir , Karen Keating , and Todd Fickley . Special Guest Soloists from Wolf Trap Opera ’ s 2022 Studio Artist program : Sophia Hunt , soprano ; Winona Martin , mezzo soprano ; Travon Walker , tenor ; and Tshegofatso Bayoli , bass-baritone .
Gioacchino Rossini : La Passeggiata , I Gondolieri , and Petite Messe Solennelle
In January , City Choir will present a New Year ’ s concert , honoring three different renewal traditions , including the Winter Solstice , the Chinese Year of the Rabbit , and a Viennese soirée . Special guest vocalists include Arianna Zukerman , soprano and Ben Pattison , tenor . Featured instrumentalists include Karen Johnson , violin and Peter Uhlir , piano .
This performance will include works by Ola Gjeilo , Florence Price , Elaine Hagenberg , Huang Ruo , Chen Yi , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Johann Strauss Jr , and Giuseppe Verdi .
FROM GRIEF TO HOPE
Sunday , March 26 , 2023 | 5:00 PM Temple Sinai Washington , D . C .
OLD & NEW AMERICAN SONGS
Sunday , June 4 , 2023 | 5:00 PM Rachel M . Schlesinger Concert Hall , Alexandria , VA
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 . Featuring special guests Suzanne Karpov , soprano ; Jacob Perry , Jr ., tenor ; and Ian Pomerantz , cantor & baritone
Sharon Farber : Mother ’ s Lament and Ashkina J . S . Bach : Cantata , BWV 21 , Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
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