PERFORMANCE

October 2023

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Special Experiences

Special Experiences

Two Cathedrals
Baroque Splendor for Mexico City

Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

Washington National Cathdral
Washington, DC

CCS and Washington Bach Consort join forces to celebrate baroque music from Mexico City’s Cathedral, extraordinary music resulting from a collision of cultures.

The Chamber Series

The Chamber Series

Vocal Polyphony
William Byrd 400th

Friday, October 27, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

Live! at 10th & G
Washington, DC

In observance of the 400th anniversary of William Byrd’s death, singers explore the sacred vocal polyphony of one of the high Renaissance’s finest composers.

The Chamber Series

The Chamber Series

Vocal Polyphony
William Byrd 400th

Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Alexandria, VA

In observance of the 400th anniversary of William Byrd’s death, singers explore the sacred vocal polyphony of one of the high Renaissance’s finest composers.

November 2023

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Noontime Cantata Series

Noontime Cantatas

Du aber Daniel, gehe hin, TVWV 4:17

Monday, November 6, 2023 at 12:10 p.m.

Capitol Cantata Series
St. Mark’s Capitol Hill
301 A St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Noontime Cantata Series

Noontime Cantatas

Du aber Daniel, gehe hin, TVWV 4:17

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 12:10 p.m.

Downtown Cantata Series
Church of the Epiphany
1317 G Street NW, Washington, DC

Director's Series

Director’s Series

Bach’s Motets
The Singers’ Favorite!

Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC

To hear all of Bach’s iconic motets in one evening is a revelation.

December 2023

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Noontime Cantata Series

Noontime Cantatas

Weihnachts-Historie, SWV 435

Monday, December 4, 2023 at 12:10 p.m.

Capitol Cantata Series
St. Mark’s Capitol Hill
301 A St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Noontime Cantata Series

Noontime Cantatas

Weihnachts-Historie, SWV 435

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 12:10 p.m.

Downtown Cantata Series
Church of the Epiphany
1317 G Street NW, Washington, DC

Director's Series

Director’s Series

The Christmas Story
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

Parts 1, 2, 5 and 6

Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

Music Center at Strathmore
North Bethesda, MD

The Bach Consort returns to the Music Center at Strathmore for what The Washington Post has called a “splendid” and “joyful” holiday performance of Christmas Oratorio.

Noontime Cantatas

Noontime Cantatas

February 2024

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Special Experiences

Special Experiences

Dumbarton Concerts
Resplendent Baroque music for soprano written and inspired by women

Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Dumbarton United Methodist Church
Washington, DC

The Consort brings a program centered around solo cantatas by Barbara Strozzi and Francesca Caccini, two of the “under-sung” female composers of the era.

The Chamber Series

The Chamber Series

The Virtuoso Recorder
Vincent Lauzer plays Bach and Telemann

Friday, February 23, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Live! at 10th & G
Washington, DC

One of the finest recorder players on the early music scene today, Vincent Lauzer will present a rare program of enthralling works by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, and Georg Philipp Telemann.

The Chamber Series

The Chamber Series

The Virtuoso Recorder
Vincent Lauzer plays Bach and Telemann

Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Alexandria, VA

One of the finest recorder players on the early music scene today, Vincent Lauzer will present a rare program of enthralling works by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, and Georg Philipp Telemann.

March 2024

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Noontime Cantata Series

Noontime Cantatas

Sehet! Wir gehen hinauf gen Jerusalem, BWV 159

Monday, March 4, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

Capitol Cantata Series
St. Mark’s Capitol Hill
301 A St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Noontime Cantata Series

Noontime Cantatas

Sehet! Wir gehen hinauf gen Jerusalem, BWV 159

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

Downtown Cantata Series
Church of the Epiphany
1317 G Street NW, Washington, DC

Director's Series

Director’s Series

Te Deum
Sacred Grand Motets of Lully and Charpentier

Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.

National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC

This concert will highlight influential composers of the French Baroque, featuring sacred grand motets of Jean-Baptiste Lully and MarcAntoine Charpentier.

The Chamber Series

The Chamber Series

Women of the Baroque
Canoro pianto et affetti

Friday, March 22, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Live! at 10th & G
Washington, DC

Canoro pianto et affetti explores the musical world of 17th-century women through songs for solo voice.

The Chamber Series

The Chamber Series

Women of the Baroque
Canoro pianto et affetti

Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Alexandria, VA

Canoro pianto et affetti explores the musical world of 17th-century women through songs for solo voice.

April 2024

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Noontime Cantata Series

Noontime Cantatas

Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV 145

Monday, April 8, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

Capitol Cantata Series
St. Mark’s Capitol Hill
301 A St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Noontime Cantata Series

Noontime Cantatas

Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV 145

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

Downtown Cantata Series
Church of the Epiphany
1317 G Street NW, Washington, DC

Director's Series

Director’s Series

Haydn’s Die Schöpfung
The Creation: from Genesis to Milton’s Paradise Lost

Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.

National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC

The creation story is brought into sharp musical focus beginning with the captivating orchestral representation of Chaos, culminating with the union of Adam and Eve.

May 2024

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Noontime Cantata Series

Noontime Cantatas

Ihr werdet weinen und heulen, BWV 103

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

Capitol Cantata Series
St. Mark’s Capitol Hill
301 A St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Noontime Cantata Series

Noontime Cantatas

Ihr werdet weinen und heulen, BWV 103

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

Downtown Cantata Series
Church of the Epiphany
1317 G Street NW, Washington, DC

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