Singers share their favorite TWC concert over the years

Leah Wu conducted a (very unscientific) poll with chorus members during rehearsal break, asking which has been their favorite TWC concert over the years. It’s fun to think back on the variety of music we’ve sung over the years! Here are some highlights:

Jimmy (Tenor II): Verdi Requiem; Heather (Soprano II) Handel’s Messiah; Dave (Tenor I): Carmina Burana

Howard (Baritone): NSO Pops conducted by Marvin Hamlish; Ashby (Alto II): Puccini, Rachmaninoff and everything except Christmas!

Sandy (Alto I): Rachmaninoff Vespers

Carol (Alto I): Bach Mass in B Minor; Suzie (Alto I): The Essential Puccini; Sue (Alto I): Berlioz Requiem

Jim (Bass II): Eugene Onegin

Mark (Tenor I): Faure Requiem after 9/11; Kira (Alto II): Rachmaninoff Vepsers at the Greek Orthodox Church

Leslie (Alto II): Christmas 2010 concert; Katie (Alto I): The Essential Puccini; Heather (Alto I): Rachmaninoff Vespers

Meet the Singers - New Profiles

Here are this week's new profiles. Check back each Friday for additional profiles of the wonderful singers who make up our Chorus. You can see all of the profiles by clicking here. 

Welcome to our 50th Anniversary Season Blog!

Welcome to The Washington Chorus' 50th anniversary blog! We are excited to share this space with you as we celebrate the rich heritage of choral singing in Washington, DC!

On these pages, you'll find more information about our history, our singers and our future.

Click through to check out the profiles of our volunteer singers.

Or maybe you'd like to explore some concert programs or articles from one of our many performances throughout the years!

If you're interested in sharing your memories with us, we would love to have them!

Don't miss our exciting spring full of celebrations and performances! New Music for a New Age featuring works by Elena Ruehr on April 3, our 50th Anniversary Celebration Gala Concert - Mostly Mahler on May 1, our 50th Anniversary Season Gala Auction on May 14 and our 50th Birthday Party on June 4 in a beautiful rural setting are just a few of the occasions we hope to celebrate with you!

We'll be featuring new content here each week and we would love to have you join us as we post new memories, feature new singers and explore our history and future together!

To help us get started, please post a comment below letting us know your all-time favorite piece of choral music.

Meet the Singers - New Profiles Added!

Here are this week's new profiles. Check back each Friday for additional profiles of the wonderful singers who make up our Chorus. You can see all of the profiles here. 
If you'd like your profile to be featured, please send us an email at staff@thewashingtonchorus.org. Enjoy!

Meet the singers!

Each Friday, we'll be featuring some of our singers here, click on the images to learn more about the fabulous people that make up The Washington Chorus!

If you'd like to see yourself featured here, email us staff@thewashingtonchorus.org

What Sweeter Music!

"A Candlelight Christmas was full of fresh arrangements of new carols and anthems for the most part accompanied by the grandeur of the full organ, brass and percussion. "

Read the review of our five Christmas concerts - Merry Christmas!

Starting our 50th Season!

Last week, we began our 50th Season with a splendid concert! Following on the success of last season’s “The Essential Puccini,” The Washington Chorus presented gems from the Russian master Sergei Rachmaninoff, including his crowning achievement, the monumental Vespers. One of the greatest a cappella masterworks in the choral repertoire, the Vespers (All-Night Vigil) is enjoying a phenomenal popularity with concert-goers everywhere.

The Washington Post said, "The Chorus - a huge ensemble that all but filled the Concert Hall stage - delivered full-blooded tone (with a nicely grainy, authentically Russian-sounding rumble from the basses), crystal-clear diction and laudable refinement in their tapered phrasing." Click here to read the full review here!