Honoring a Washington Legacy

The Washington Master Chorale salutes the life and career of Norman Scribner, Artistic Director and Founder of the estimable Choral Arts Society of Washington. As one of Washington’s newest choral conductors to benefit from Norman’s enormous legacy and generosity, I am proud to call him both friend and mentor. The Chorale and I send our warmest regards to a class act whose pure love of music has profoundly enriched a city we are proud to call home.
—Thomas Colohan, Artistic Director

Announcing the 2012-2013 Season

The Mystical Supper

Sunday, October 14, 2012, The National Presbyterian Church

Experience the rich beauty of a Hungarian Masterpiece—Zoltan Kodaly’s Missa Brevis in its original scoring for Organ and Chorus. The concert will also feature glorious a cappella motets from the Russian Orthodox tradition, including beloved works by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsksy, and Gretchaninoff and others.

Noel! Noel!

Sunday, December 23, 2012, National City Christian Church

In late December, be sure to stay in Washington to experience Noel! Noel!—our beautifully intimate musical offering to close the holiday season. The concert will feature Stephen Paulus’ lovely Nativity Carols, ancient carol texts set for oboe, harp, and chorus, as well as Steven Heitzig’s hauntingly beautiful carol Little Tree on a text of e.e cummings. The program will also include holiday favorites and caroling in the exquisite surroundings of one of Washington’s architectural masterpiece’s—John Russel Pope’s National City Christian Church.

The Splendid Sun

March 2013 (Specific Date and Location to be determined)

Accolades and Reviews

In a recent review of our Winter Holiday Concert, Washington Post critic Cecilia Porter said:

“The chorus’s more than 60 voices sing as one coherent ensemble with near-perfect diction, a stable sense of pitch, an intelligent grasp of the varying emotions of each work, and solid accord between singers and director.”
“Aided by optimum acoustics, the chorus performed a first-rate Christmas-oriented program … on Sunday.”

Read the complete concert review:
“Washington Master Chorale, featuring ‘The Earth and I’” (12/19/2011)

» Read more reviews and accolades

The Washington Master Chorale is a new semiprofessional chorus in Washington, D.C., that seeks to advance American choral excellence by combining professional artistry with the beauty of architecture and the written word. Please explore the site to learn more about the Washington Master Chorale, our Artistic Director, and our 2011-2012 season.

Formerly the National Master Chorale