Come experience an exciting new season of original and classic compositions that stir the soul and inspire the mind with meditative and moving performances.
Upcoming Performances
September 25, 2010 7:30 PM
United States Navy Band Sea Chanters Concert
Cathedral Music Director Michael McCarthy serves as guest conductor of the United States Navy Wind Ensemble and Sea Chanters chorus in a program featuring patriotic and chamber works.
October 17, 2010 4:00 PM
French Connections
- $20-80
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The opening concert of the Cathedral Choral Society's sixty-ninth season features works by renowned French composers/organists Louis Vierne and Marcel Dupré.
December 3, 2010 7:30 PM
December 4, 2010 4:00 PM
December 5, 2010 4:00 PM
Handel's Messiah
- $20-80
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Handel's masterpiece in the Cathedral's setting is the essential Christmas music experience. A Baroque-period orchestra and guest soloists join the Cathedral's combined boy, girl and men's choirs under the direction of Michael McCarthy.
December 10, 2010 12:00 PM
Young People's Joy of Christmas
Cathedral Choral Society; J. Reilly Lewis, conductor
December 11, 2010 12:00 PM
The Joy of Christmas: Family Matinee
- $20-80
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From the opening procession accompanied by the Cathedral's organ to beloved carols old and new, this festive concert has long been a Washington family tradition.
December 11, 2010 4:00 PM
December 12, 2010 4:00 PM
The Joy of Christmas
- $20-80
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Cathedral Choral Society; J. Reilly Lewis, conductor
January 7, 2011 :00 AM
January 8, 2011 :00 AM
The Four Seasons
Annual Folger Consort concert at the Cathedral features music by Vivaldi, Simpson, and Cage.
March 13, 2011 4:00 PM
Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
- $20-80
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Cathedral Choral Society; J. Reilly Lewis, conductor
March 18, 2011 7:30 PM
Bach's St. Matthew Passion
Under the direction of Michael McCarthy, the Cathedral's chamber vocal ensemble, Cathedra, returns in this Lent in a series beginning with Bach's beloved St. Matthew Passion. Renowned tenor Rufus Müller sings the Evangelist.
March 19, 2011 5:00 PM
Bach's St. Matthew Passion
Under the direction of Michael McCarthy, the Cathedral's chamber vocal ensemble, Cathedra, returns in this Lent in a series beginning with Bach's beloved St. Matthew Passion. Renowned tenor Rufus Müller sings the Evangelist.
March 25, 2011 7:30 PM
Tenebrae
The Victoria Tenebrae Responsories and James McMillan's Tenebrae musically represent the traditional service usually held the evening before the last three days of Holy Week in this program, which also features Frank Martin's Mass for double chorus.
April 1, 2011 7:30 PM
Fauré Requiem
Leading choral conductor Stephen Darlingon leads the Christ Church Cathedral Choir joined by our own Cathedra ensemble in a program featuring sared pieces and Fauré's stirring Requiem.
April 8, 2011 7:30 PM
Taverner's Lament for Jerusalem
Twentieth-century English composer John Taverner's Lament for Jerusalem "weaves Islamic, Christian, and Jewish texts, representing Jerusalem's three religions."
April 17, 2011 4:00 PM
Bach's St. John Passion
On Palm Sunday, the Cathedral Choir once again turns to the uniquely moving St. John Passion. This masterwork tells the story of Christ's betrayal, death and resurrection, vividly pointing to the deepest meaning of the Passion.
April 17, 2011 4:00 PM
St. John Passion
- $20-80
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Washington National Cathedral Combined Choirs and Baroque Orchestra; Michael McCarthy, conductor
May 15, 2011 4:00 PM
Russian Riches
- $20-80
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Conductor J. Reilly Lewis leads the Cathedral Choral Society in a program of Russian music, featuring works by Alexander Gretchaninov, Sergey Taneyev and Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov.
