December 13
Counterpoint
Marta Krechkovsky, violinist
Iryna Krechkovsky, violinist
Maria Semes, violist
Joseph Gotoff, cellist
Skoryk: Melody
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8
Bartók: Duos for Two Violins (selections)
Lysenko: String Quartet in D minor
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington
Washington National Opera
Sankaram: Jungle Book
Cafritz Young Artists
Stephanie Rhodes Russell, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
Maryland Opera
James Harp, pianist and conductor
Rachel Blaustein, soprano
Angel Raii Gomez, tenor
Marvin Wayne, baritone
Puccini: La Bohème (Act I finale)
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Boordy Vineyards Barn
Ars Gratia Populi
Kevin Elam, conductor
Renaissance carols for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Mansion at Strathmore
Folger Consort
Crossley Hawn, soprano
Susan Lewis Kavinski, soprano
Hannah Baslee, mezzo-soprano
Rhianna Cockrell, mezzo-soprano
Patrick Kilbride, tenor
Oliver Mercer, tenor
Mark Duer, baritone
Corbin Phillips, baritone
Charpentier: Messe de Minuit pour Noël
Italian baroque concertos, English balulalows
8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library
December 14
Washington National Opera
Sankaram: Jungle Book
Cafritz Young Artists
Stephanie Rhodes Russell, conductor
12 and 5 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
Cathedral Choral Society
Washington Latin Public Charter School Choir
Seraph Brass
Steven Fox, conductor
Joy Schreier, pianist
Thomas Sheehan, organist
Edward M. Nassor, carilloneur
Sidonie McCray, percussionist
James Shaffran, baritone
Music for Christmas
2 and 7 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Joan DerHovsepian, violist
Schubert: String Quartet No. 9
Mozart: String Quintet No. 3
Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2
3:30 p.m. National Museum of American History
Folger Consort
Crossley Hawn, soprano
Susan Lewis Kavinski, soprano
Hannah Baslee, mezzo-soprano
Rhianna Cockrell, mezzo-soprano
Patrick Kilbride, tenor
Oliver Mercer, tenor
Mark Duer, baritone
Corbin Phillips, baritone
Charpentier: Messe de Minuit pour Noël
Italian baroque concertos, English balulalows
4 and 7 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library
IN Series
Verdi: Rigoletto
Chad Louwerse, Teresa Ferrara, Brian Arreola, Elizabeth Mondragon
Emily Baltzer, conductor
7:30 p.m. Goldman Theater, DCJCC
inseries.org
Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Puccini: La Bohème
Alicia Woodberry, Simone Brown, Nicholas Carratura
Lisa Bloy, conductor and pianist
3 and 7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church, Baltimore
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Suzzette Ortiz, singer
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
Tara Erraught, mezzo-soprano
Brian Wagorn, pianist
Opera arias by Rossini
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts
National Chamber Ensemble
Leonid Sushansky, violinist and conductor
Sharon Christman, soprano
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington
Washington Men’s Camerata
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. St. Columba’s Episcopal Church
December 15
Washington National Opera
Sankaram: Jungle Book
Cafritz Young Artists
Stephanie Rhodes Russell, conductor
12 and 5 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
Folger Consort
Crossley Hawn, soprano
Susan Lewis Kavinski, soprano
Hannah Baslee, mezzo-soprano
Rhianna Cockrell, mezzo-soprano
Patrick Kilbride, tenor
Oliver Mercer, tenor
Mark Duer, baritone
Corbin Phillips, baritone
Charpentier: Messe de Minuit pour Noël
Italian baroque concertos, English balulalows
2 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library
IN Series
Verdi: Rigoletto
Chad Louwerse, Teresa Ferrara, Brian Arreola, Elizabeth Mondragon
Emily Baltzer, conductor
2:30 p.m. Goldman Theater, DCJCC
inseries.org
Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano
Gene Stenger, tenor
Paul Max Tipton, bass
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (selections)
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
Mount Vernon Virtuosi
Amit Peled, conductor
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Church of the Resurrection, Timonium
Maryland Opera
James Harp, pianist and conductor
Rachel Blaustein, soprano
Angel Raii Gomez, tenor
Marvin Wayne, baritone
Puccini: La Bohème (Act I finale)
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. Boordy Vineyards
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Joan DerHovsepian, violist
Schubert: String Quartet No. 9
Mozart: String Quintet No. 3
Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2
3:30 p.m. National Museum of American History
Washington Men’s Camerata
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music for Christmas
4 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Cathedral Choral Society
Washington Latin Public Charter School Choir
Seraph Brass
Steven Fox, conductor
Joy Schreier, pianist
Thomas Sheehan, organist
Edward M. Nassor, carillonneur
Sidonie McCray, percussionist
James Shaffran, baritone
Music for Christmas
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Puccini: La Bohème
Alicia Woodberry, Simone Brown, Nicholas Carratura
Lisa Bloy, conductor and pianist
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Suzzette Ortiz, singer
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Music for Christmas
4 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Adé Williams, violinist
Chelsea Wang, pianist
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1
Still: Suite for Violin and Piano
Price: Adoration
Schubert: Fantasy for Violin and Piano
4 p.m. Phillips Collection
December 16
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Marie Bucoy-Calavan, conductor
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Bertrand Chamayou, pianist
Messiaen: Chants de terre et de ciel
Scriabin: Poème-nocturne
Scriabin: Vers la flamme
Zorn: Jumalattaret
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
December 17
Washington National Opera
Key’mon Murrah, countertenor
Brian Zeger, pianist
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
December 18
Pacifica Quartet
Walker: “Lyric” from String Quartet No. 1
Crumb: Black Angels
Ives: String Quartet No. 2
Barber: Adagio from String Quartet
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 (“American”)
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
December 19
New Orchestra of Washington
Ahmed Alabaca, conductor
Robin Fay Massie, violist
Elizondo: Estampas Mexicanas
Copland: Hoedown
Elizondo: Danzas Latino Americanas
Alabaca: Storytime Medley
Plaza: Venezuela & Fuga Criolla
6:30 p.m. Room and Board Showroom
National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
Jone Martínez, soprano
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Miró Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 66
Shaw: Microfictions [Volume 1]
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Opal Clyburn-Miller, tenor
Scheidt: Puer natus
Gibbons: Hosanna to the Son of David
Bynes: Ephiphanytide
Ešenvalds: Northern Lights
7:30 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Pacifica Quartet
Walker: “Lyric” from String Quartet No. 1
Crumb: Black Angels
Ives: String Quartet No. 2
Barber: Adagio from String Quartet
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 (“American”)
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
December 20
L’Opéra Comique de Washington
Mizuho Takeshita, soprano
Melanie Ashkar, mezzo-soprano
Jesus Daniel Hernandez, tenor
Raymond Ghattas, baritone
Simon Charette, pianist
Opera excerpts by Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, Bizet, others
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. The United Church
National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
Jone Martínez, soprano
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
December 21
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Suzzette Ortiz, singer
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Music for Christmas
1 and 4 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Fairfax Ballet
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
4 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts
The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. National City Christian Church
National Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
Jone Martínez, soprano
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
December 22
National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
Jone Martínez, soprano
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
1 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
National Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Fairfax Ballet
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
4 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts
The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Opal Clyburn-Miller, tenor
Scheidt: Puer natus
Gibbons: Hosanna to the Son of David
Bynes: Ephiphanytide
Ešenvalds: Northern Lights
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Suzzette Ortiz, singer
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
December 23
National Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Capital One Hall
December 24
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Marie Bucoy-Calavan, conductor
Music for Christmas
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
December 25
Thomas Sheehan, organist
Ariana Corbin, organist
Music for Christmas
1:30 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Free admission
December 29
Strauss Symphony of America
Budapest Ballet
András Deák, conductor
Katarzyna Dondalska, soprano
Franz Gürtelschmied, tenor
Music by Strauss, others
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
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