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Collaborations and Celebrations with the Capitol Hill Chorale
We’re excited to present a season of collaborations and celebrations with old friends Dr. John Moran, the Washington Saxophone Quartet, and Kevin Siegfried! Get your season ticket to join us for all three! December 6 and 7, 2025: Wachet Auf! Selections will include the J.C.F. Bach motet “Wachet Auf” paired with the setting of “Wachet…
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Sing with us! Auditions coming in July
You joined us in the audience, now join us on the risers! We are scheduling auditions July 1st and 7th, and later in August, for all voice parts. Learn more about the audition process and request a spot.
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Celebrating the Works of Ella Fitzgerald, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Mother Ann
For our 2023-2024 season, Artistic Director Frederick Binkholder has programmed three concerts that shine long overdue spotlights on the works of three remarkable women: The holiday music charts of Ella Fitzgerald, the compositions of Fanny Hensel (neé Mendelssohn), and the divinely received Shaker melodies of Mother Ann. Season tickets are on sale now! December 2023:…
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Unwavering Prayer Concert Program and Ticket Information
Our 30th season continues with a concert focused on the Ukrainian Vespers by Roman Hurko and Bozhe Velykyi (Prayer for Ukraine) by Mykola Lysenko. Join us at Capitol Hill Presbyterian March 18th and 19th. Tickets on sale now! Concert Program Hvalite imia Ghospodine (Praise the Name of the Lord) – Nikolai Diletsky (1630-1680) Da ispravitsia…
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Kyiv Choirmaster Ruslan Bondar Joins CHC for Unwavering Prayer
One month away from our March concert and we are thrilled to be joined by Ruslan Bondar, choirmaster and graduate of the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy! Ruslan is a native of Kyiv and began studying music at 6 years old. Early on, he fell in love with choral music and set his sights on choral…
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News from our Composer in Residence, Kevin Siegfried
In his most recent newsletter, Kevin shared some exciting news of his newest publications. At the Water's Edge Originally written in 2005, At the Water’s Edge was published in the spring of 2020. The work is a setting of four poems by Sarah One Jewett, who lived most of her life in Southern Maine and…
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CHC Opens Auditions for the 2022/2023 Season
The Capitol Hill Chorale will audition new singers for all parts August 16 and August 23, 2022. For more information and to sign up for a slot, visit our audition page. August 16: 6:00-9:00 PM (Choir Room – basement) August 23: 6:30-9:00 PM (Choir Room – basement) Location: Lutheran Church of the Reformation 212 E.…
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Auditions for our 2023-2024 Season
Now scheduling audition for August 2023
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Singing Through It All
Soprano Elizabeth McMahon Gives Voice to What It's Meant to be Able to Sing Through the Pandemic For nearly 15 years as a singer with the Capitol Hill Chorale, I’ve experienced my share of adventures and challenges with my choral family. There was the time in 2019 when we sang selections from a lost masterwork…
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Vaccination and COVID-19 Safety Practices
Current Vaccination Policy We are requiring proof of vaccination and masking for all attendees and singers to participate in our concert, as well as limiting the capacity of each concert to allow for distancing. Specific requirements for all policies are listed at the bottom of this page. We do not have the capacity to accept…