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CHC’s 29th Season: The Paths Forward
Featuring songs that celebrate moving forward together with joy The Capitol Hill Chorale celebrates its 29th season — and a return to singing together after a long separation — with “The Paths Forward.” This series of four concerts is dedicated to finding joy in each other, in song, in performing and in listening. Each path…
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Row On: A Virtual Concert
Featuring performances of American music with a focus on the Shaker tradition. Join us Friday, July 2 at 7:00 pm, for the premiere of our virtual concert: Row On. Perfect for celebrating an early Fourth of July, Row On will feature virtual performances of American music with a focus on the Shaker tradition. Among the…
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Audition for the Capitol Hill Chorale
The Capitol Hill Chorale, with more than 100 voices, is dedicated to bringing engaging musical performances to the Hill and the greater Washington, D.C. area. Our diverse repertoire includes Western European medieval chant and classical masters, Eastern European Orthodox liturgy, and North American cultural folk and jazz traditions. We’ve also premiered pieces commissioned by new…
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Only Distance Separates Us: Capitol Hill Chorale Opens 2020-2021 Season
Two years ago, our friend and Composer-in-Residence, Kevin Siegfried, gifted us “The Farthest Field,” which we sang with joy and tears in June of 2018. We sang it again in Georgia, around tables laden with wine and food. This song has become ever more relevant in the 6 months since we halted in-person rehearsals and…
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CHC Celebrates Earth Day with The Sense of Wonder
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we’re incredibly proud to premier a new video featuring our March 2019 performance of The Sense of Wonder, written by Composer-in-Residence Kevin Siegfried from text by Rachel Carson. A marine biologist, naturalist, and writer, Rachel Carson awakened the world to the potential destructive impact of humans…
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March Concert Canceled Due to Ongoing Coronavirus Concerns
The Artistic Director and the Board of Directors voted unanimously to suspend rehearsals and cancel our upcoming concert, Songs Both Great and Small, scheduled for March 21st and 22nd. We made this decision for several reasons, the most important being the health and welfare of our members and our audience. We’re certainly disappointed. We spent…
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Support the Chorale and Double Your Impact!
The Chorale is kicking off 2020 — and continuing our celebration of 20 years under the baton of Artistic Director Frederick Binkholder — with Songs Both Great & Small on March 21 and 22. In that spirit, please consider gifts of any size — both great and small — to our first fundraiser of the…
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Announcing the Paul Drummond Conducting Fellowship
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Director Binkholder and the Board of Directors are very proud to announce the launch of the Paul Drummond Conducting Fellowship, to support emerging talent in choral conducting in the Washington DC area. The 12-month fellowship offers Masters-candidate conducting students the opportunity to lead a large, auditioned chorus with a reputation for innovative programming…
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Britten-Pears Young Artist Kelly Lenahan Joins as Accompanist
Artistic Director Fred Binkholder and the Chorale’s Board of Directors are very excited to announce that Kelly Lenahan will join us as accompanist, beginning with the first rehearsal of our 27th season! Kelly Lenahan is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is a recent graduate of the Royal College of Music, London, where she received a Master’s…