December 12
Counterpoint
Rob McGinness, baritone
Joseph Gotoff, cellist
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Laitman: The Seed of Dream
C. Schumann: Three Romances
Mahler: Rückert-Lieder
6:30 p.m. S Street Salon
Washington National Opera
Portman: The Little Prince
WNO Youth Chorus
Cafritz Young Artists
Micah Gleason, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
Lux, chamber choir
Robby Napoli, conductor
Christmas music by McDowall, Chilcott, others
7 p.m. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, College Park
Maryland Opera
James Harp, conductor and pianist
Nina Evelyn, soprano
Min Jin, tenor
Cailey Jones, soprano
Puccini: La Bohème (excerpts)
7 p.m. Boordy Vineyards Barn
IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Matthew Lynch, conductor
7:30 p.m. Pop-Up Theater
Folger Consort
Music for Christmas by Lusitano, Morales, Willaert, others
8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library
Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra
David Kirven, conductor
Abigail Seymour, soprano
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church, Manassas
December 13
Washington National Opera
Portman: The Little Prince
WNO Youth Chorus
Cafritz Young Artists
Micah Gleason, conductor
12 and 5 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
Cathedral Choral Society
Steven Fox, conductor
Music for Christmas
2 and 7 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Folger Consort
Music for Christmas by Lusitano, Morales, Willaert, others
2 and 8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library
Classical FX
Denise Gulley, soprano
Terri Malone, mezzo-soprano
Spencer Adamson, baritone
Joe Minor, bass-baritone
May Lim, pianist
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. Kirkwood Presbyterian Church
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Rod Vester, pianist
Paul Byssainthe, Jr, organist
Music for Christmas
4 and 7 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Hannah De Priest, soprano
Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Tyler Duncan, bass
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (selections)
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church
Music at Emmanuel
Mount Vernon Virtuosi
Amit Peled, conductor
Katherine Needleman, oboist
Music by Mozart
7 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
Free admission
IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Matthew Lynch, conductor
7:30 p.m. Pop-Up Theater
Washington Men’s Camerata
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
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
Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra
David Kirven, conductor
Abigail Seymour, soprano
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Christ Chapel Church, Woodbridge
December 14
Washington National Opera
Portman: The Little Prince
WNO Youth Chorus
Cafritz Young Artists
Micah Gleason, conductor
12 and 5 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
Folger Consort
Music for Christmas by Lusitano, Morales, Willaert, others
2 and 7:30 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library
IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Matthew Lynch, conductor
2:30 p.m. Pop-Up Theater
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Rod Vester, pianist
Paul Byssainthe, Jr, organist
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Washington Men’s Camerata
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. St. Bernadette Catholic Church
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Church of the Resurrection, Timonium
Lux, chamber choir
Robby Napoli, conductor
Christmas music by McDowall, Chilcott, others
4:30 p.m. Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes
Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean
Mt. Vernon Virtuosi
Amit Peled, conductor
Music by Mozart
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission
Bang on a Can All-Stars
Music by Sakamoto
4 p.m. Phillips Collection
Bach in Baltimore
T. Herbert Dimmock, conductor
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Ethan Ellis, tenor
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (sixth cantata)
Vivaldi: Gloria
4 p.m. Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore
Lorelei Ensemble
Beth Willer, conductor
4 and 7 p.m. The Mansion at Strathmore
Cantate Concert Choir
Victoria Gau, conductor
Anthony D. Anderson, baritone
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Music by Sweelinck, Forrest, Kirchner
5 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
Cathedral Choral Society
Steven Fox, conductor
Music for Christmas
6 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
December 15
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Orchestra
Marie Bucoy-Calavan, conductor
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
December 17
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Patrick Quigley, conductor
Maya Kherani, soprano
James Reese, tenor
Charpentier: Prelude from Te Deum
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
December 18
National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Ton Koopman, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Maarten Engeltjes, countertenor
Kieran White, tenor
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Isidore String Quartet
Misha Amory, violist
Nina Lee, cellist
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6
Brahms: String Sextet No. 1
Music of Bach
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
December 19
Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Grieg: Ave Maris Stella
Whitacre: Lux Aurumque
Leighton: A Hymn of the Nativity
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Voces8, vocal ensemble
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Matthew Lynch, conductor
7:30 p.m. 2640 Space, Baltimore
Opéra Comique de Washington
Simon Charette, conductor
Mizuho Takeshita, soprano
Allison Deady, mezzo-soprano
Joe Haughton, tenor
Raymond Ghattas, baritone
Opera selections, music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. The United Church
National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Ton Koopman, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Maarten Engeltjes, countertenor
Kieran White, tenor
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Isidore String Quartet
Misha Amory, violist
Nina Lee, cellist
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6
Brahms: String Sextet No. 1
Music of Bach
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
December 20
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Rod Vester, pianist
Paul Byssainthe, Jr, organist
Music for Christmas
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Fairfax Ballet
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
4 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts
The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Handel: Messiah
4 p.m. National City Christian Church
National Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Sarah Hayashi, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor
Edmund Milly, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
Voces8, vocal ensemble
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Matthew Lynch, conductor
7:30 p.m. 2640 Space, Baltimore
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
Cantate Chamber Singers
BalletNova
Victoria Gau, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (excerpts)
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall
Gabriela Montero at Prager
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Erin Morley, soprano
Bryan Wagorn, pianist
Opera arias and duets
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts, Easton
National Chamber Ensemble
Voce Chamber Singers
David Mann, conductor
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington
National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Ton Koopman, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Maarten Engeltjes, countertenor
Kieran White, tenor
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
December 21
National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Ton Koopman, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Maarten Engeltjes, countertenor
Kieran White, tenor
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
1 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Darren Lin, conductor
2:30 p.m. 2640 Space, Baltimore
National Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Sarah Hayashi, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor
Edmund Milly, baritone
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
Music at Emmanuel
Emmanuel Choir
Christian Lane, conductor
Chuyoung Suter, organist
Erik Wm. Suter, organist
Music for Christmas
6:30 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
Free admission
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
Cantate Chamber Singers
BalletNova
Victoria Gau, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (excerpts)
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
7:30 p.m. George Washington Masonic Memorial
Fairfax Ballet
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
4 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts
The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Handel: Messiah
5 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Grieg: Ave Maris Stella
Whitacre: Lux Aurumque
Leighton: A Hymn of the Nativity
Music for Christmas
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Rod Vester, pianist
Paul Byssainthe, Jr, organist
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
December 22
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Rod Vester, pianist
Paul Byssainthe, Jr, organist
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
December 23
National Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Sarah Hayashi, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor
Edmund Milly, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Capital One Hall
December 24
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Orchestra
Marie Bucoy-Calavan, conductor
Music for Christmas
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
December 28
Strauss Symphony of America
Europaballet St. Pölten
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
Rebecca Nelsen, soprano
Thomas Weinhappel, baritone
Music by Johann Strauss, Jr.
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
