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Baltimore Choral Arts Society Anthony Blake Clark
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Gittings Photography november 15, 2026 at 4 pm beethoven’ s 5th symphony and MOZaRT Flute Concerto in G major
The Church of the Redeemer 5603 n. Charles St. | Baltimore
December 6 & 13, 2026 at 4 pm
a baroque christmas and carols
dec. 6: First Evangelical Lutheran Church 3604 Chatham Road | Ellicott City
dec. 13: The Church of the Redeemer 5603 n. Charles Street | Baltimore
January 1, 2027 at 4 pm
new year’ s Day chamber concert
St. david’ s Church 4700 Roland ave. | Baltimore
purchase tickets at bachinbaltimore. org ages 18 & under: Free admission Group Discount 8 +, call 410-941-9262
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Bach in Baltimore is supported in part by grants from the Maryland State arts Council, William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, Harford County Cultural arts Board, Paul M. angell Family Foundation, Baltimore Office of Promotion and The Arts, Citizens of Baltimore County, Peggy & Yale Gordon Trust, the Macht Fund of THE aSSOCIaTEd, the John J. Leidy Foundation, Baltimore Community Foundation, Preston G. & nancy M. athey, Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ellicott City and St. Joseph Parish, Cockeysville.
Baltimore Choral Arts Society celebrates the joy of choral music through exceptional performances and diverse educational partnerships. The Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Singers present concerts throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and Europe. Baltimore Choral Arts regularly performs with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic, and other prominent area ensembles. In addition, Music Director Anthony Blake Clark has recently established large-scale collaborations with the Morgan State University Choir and Peabody Conservatory.
Choral Arts provides thoughtful and impactful music education initiatives that serve youth in and around Baltimore. These include CoroLAB, a partnership with high school choral music programs; Vocal Fellows, a leadership opportunity for professional singers; the Student Composer Project, a competition for high-school and college composers; and Sing and Play with Baltimore Choral Arts, a series of free music classes for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers, presented in partnership with the Enoch Pratt Free Library and Kennedy Krieger Institute.
In an ongoing effort to make choral music accessible throughout the Baltimore region, Choral Arts produces Discovery Series programming. These outreach initiatives include free performances and events such as open rehearsals, audience singalongs, and community concerts.
Recent awards and recognitions include the 2023 Capital Emmy ® for Diversity / Equity / Inclusion with Maryland Public Television for Artworks: Dreamer, a documentary featuring Choral Arts’ 2022 performance of Mozart’ s Requiem and Jasmine Barnes’ Portraits: Douglass and Tubman; the 2020 Chorus America / ASCAP Alice Parker Award; and the 2020 American Prize in Community Chorus Conducting( Anthony Blake Clark.)
Anthony Blake Clark is a leading voice among his generation of choral conductors, widely praised for his“ readily apparent musicality”( The Baltimore Sun) and his belief in the transformative power of classical music for both performers and audiences. Clark has collaborated with many of the world’ s most prominent orchestras and conductors. He has prepared choirs for the Berliner Philharmoniker, Dallas Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Vienna Radio Orchestra, and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
As Music Director of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Clark has elevated the ensemble’ s artistic profile and has developed a comprehensive outreach and education program, and under his leadership, the ensemble has received the Chorus America / ASCAP Alice Parker Award and an American Prize in Choral Conducting. His annual holiday broadcast Christmas with Choral Arts— now aired on Maryland PBS— has received three regional Emmy ® nominations. With BCAS, Clark has led international tours, including a sold-out UK residency with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for Mahler’ s Symphony No. 8, and their Berlin Philharmonie debut with the Freie Universität Orchester.
Maestro Clark also serves as the Jean D. Wilson Chair Chorus Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, where he oversees all aspects of the DSO’ s choral program.
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