(Photo: The Cathedral Choral Society) “Carmina Burana” at the Washington National Cathedral proved to be a delightful evening of music and entertainment, a mixture of striking contrasts: “Sacred and secular, high art and bawdy play; serene counterpoint and driving, choral dances.” At the beginning of the program it was announced that Music Director Steven Fox was on paternity leave and {…}
The National Philharmonic has announced its 2025-26 season, which will be performed at Strathmore. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. Eugene Rogers conducts J.S. Bach’s Magnificat and Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us. The concert will also feature the Washington Chorus. Performance Date: Oct. 25, 2025 Handel’s Messiah with Anthony Blake Clark conducts Händel’s “Messiah” with soloists Sarah Hayashi, {…}
American singer Brian Giebler impresses with his light high-placed tenor and has established a career singing virtuosic and eclectic repertoire, focusing on Baroque and contemporary music, musical theatre, and new opera at once. An active crossover artist, dedicated to the changing landscape of new music, Giebler has performed with The English Concert, The Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Baroque, Boston Early Music Festival, Grand Rapids {…}
This week, audiences will get a chance to hear rarely performed works and several debut albums. Here is a look The Mother The new recording of Carl Nielsen’s incidental work features tenor Adam Riis, baritone Palle Knudsen, the Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Philharmonic Choir, and the Odense Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andreas Delfs. The work was written for a gala {…}
The Oratorio Society of New York is set to perform its 146th presentation of the holiday favorite Handel’s Messiah. The ensemble will consist of a 200-voice chorus, today New York’s standard for grand choral performance. Soloists will include soprano Leslie Fagan, contralto Heather Petrie, tenor Brian Giebler, and bass Adam Lau with conductor Kent Tritle. Petrie and Giebler were finalists {…}
The Oratorio Society of New York has revealed details of its upcoming 147th season, which will include two world premieres. The season will kick off with “Rachmaninoff and Duruflé” at Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The program will include excerpts from Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, an “a cappella work of remarkable spirituality,” along with Duruflé’s Requiem. Featured vocalists will include contralto Kirsten {…}