Organist

Ring in the holiday season (literally!) at The Washington Chorus' "A Candlelight Christmas!" Featuring spirited brass, a festive chorus, and extra special guests to help you celebrate the season, this concert is among the DC region's most beloved holiday traditions—so don't miss this heartwarming seasonal delight!

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The Washington Chorus: a Candlelight Christmas

The Music Center at Strathmore

The season begins with a trimphant return to Woolsey Hall, celebrated with Saint-Saëns’s vbrant and joyful “Organ” Symphony and Joyce Yang returns for Tchaikovsky’s bombastic First Piano Concerto.

Opening Night: Saint-Saens & Tchaikovsky

Yale University

The Director of Chapel Music at Yale University reimagines traditional hymns, spirituals, and concert music with 21st-century perspective.

"Hold On, We Shall Overcome!" with Nathaniel Gumbs

Walt Disney Concert Hall

In 1937, NBC began a live radio broadcast of Black American composer Robert Nathaniel Dett’s The Ordering of Moses. However… mid-performance NBC cut the broadcast feed giving in to complaints from outraged listeners. On Feburary 9, Experience Dett’s full-length oratorio – performed without interruption – and find out why we think this might be the greatest American choral work of all time. 

Nathaniel Gumbs

Organist

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 9, 2025

The Ordering of Moses · New Haven Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Dec 15, 2023

The Washington Chorus: a Candlelight Christmas · Strathmore

Sep 28, 2023

Opening Night: Saint-Saens & Tchaikovsky · New Haven Symphony Orchestra

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