Volume 9, Issue 3 | March 8, 2024

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Date Night with City Choir

March 17 is Date Night with the City Choir of Washington! Bring your sweetie, loved ones, or treat yourself to a lush, romantic concert that will tug at your heartstrings and set you aglow with its songs of love, loss, and connection. Come hear our love languages: City Choir will be singing in English, Hebrew, German, and Irish, enhanced by artistic projected titles: you can travel the world without leaving Montgomery County.

The program features selections from the Liebeslieder and Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes of Johannes Brahms, music by superstar contemporary composers Jake Runestad, Eric Whitacre, and Roderick Williams, and Irish songs of love and loss in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.

Note: Unfortunately, due to late-breaking technical issues, it became apparent early this week that we would not be able to mount a high-quality concert at our March 16 venue, THEARC. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and hope that all our patrons will join us on March 17 for the performance at Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center.

"What Passion Cannot Music Raise and Quell?" - John Dryden

(Pictured clockwise from upper left: composers Dede Duson, Jake Runestad, Roderick Williams & Eric Whitacre)

Erin go Bragh!

No concert on St. Patrick's Day would be complete without Irish tunes to get you in the holiday spirit, and the City Choir of Washington's March 17 concert is no exception. Artistic Director Erin Freeman concludes the evening with a set of Irish songs of love and loss that will transport you to the Emerald Isle.

Audiences will enjoy the rousing Aisling ballad Mo Ghile Mear, which laments the departure of Bonnie Prince Charlie—sung in Irish, with bodhran accompaniment—as well as charming versions of old favorites like Danny Boy and My Wild Irish Rose.

Become a 2024–25 Season Underwriter

Pledge by April 15 for a special offer!

The City Choir of Washington 2023–24 Season Underwriters will meet on Sunday afternoon, April 21, 2024 for the annual Spring Gathering of the Underwriters. This year the event will be held at the beautiful Gibson Island Club on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay (pictured at right). Underwriters and their guests will be treated to a dinner buffet and a sneak preview of Erin’s proposed 2024–25 season.  

For anyone interested in becoming a 2024–25 Season Underwriter or half-Underwriter at the new money pledge level of $2,500 or $5,000: you will receive an invitation to join us on April 21, at no additional cost to you, if you submit a committed pledge form by April 15, 2024. For additional information, look on our website under Support; or you may fill out an online pledge form here. Alternatively, you may contact Barbara Greene, Season Underwriter liaison to the Board, at essexroad@aol.com to express your interest.

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Viva Italia Event & Auction

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Nearly one hundred guests celebrated all things Italian—and especially the influence of Italian composers on the development of classical music—at City Choir's Viva Italia! benefit celebration on February 24 at the historic Woman's Club of Chevy Chase. Guests enjoyed music by strolling accordionist Frank Plumer; welcome drinks (the Funiculì and Funiculà) created by Erin Freeman; a musical surprise performed by Erin Freeman and City Choir soprano Rachel Tester; delicious Italian-inspired food and wines; the exciting conclusion of City Choir’s online auction; Italian music trivia games developed by Erin; an amazing performance of Italian songs and arias by Washington National Opera Cafritz Young Artist Tiffany Choe, accompanied by Adriano Spampanato; and a singalong of Italian songs led by Erin Freeman. A wonderful time was had by all!

We are very pleased to report that the event and auction well exceeded our fundraising goals, and we are grateful to all the friends of City Choir who bid and donated generously, and especially to our Event Sponsors who underwrote significant costs of the Viva Italia event.

Don't Miss Our Final Concert of the Season:

The City Choir of Washington is sponsored in part by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities

Allegro: The City Choir Newsletter

Editor: Emily Hantman Tsai

The City Choir of Washington is a tax exempt organization under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent provided by law. You may obtain a copy of our financial statement by writing The City Choir of Washington, P.O. Box 9673, Washington DC 20016 or by calling us (202) 495-1613. The financial statement may be obtained from the Virginia Office of Consumer Affairs upon written request and, for the cost of copying and postage, from the Secretary of State of Maryland.