Erin Freeman
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 artistry of our pianist Peter Uhlir .
FROM GRIEF TO HOPE
Sunday , March 26 , 2023 | 5:00 PM Temple Sinai Washington , D . C .
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 . 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 .
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 .
The season rounds out with a celebration of American music old and new in June . 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 . Old and New American Songs will also feature Samuel Barber ’ s Reincarnations , John Corigliano ’ s Fern Hill and Love Is When by Gilda Lyons .
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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