September 2024

For 20 years, the 18th Street Singers have built our group with the help of the vibrant arts community of Washington, DC!

Join us for a 20th anniversary season filled celebrations of some of our favorite moments and the music that we’ve created along the way. We'll share memories that helped the 18th Street Singers find our voice and grow our community, and we'll celebrate DC as a center of performing arts tradition & innovation! Mark your calendars for:

Silence the Violence Benefit Concert

September 29th

Holiday Carols at the Willard

December 23rd

18th Street Singers Winter Concert (more info coming soon)

January 31st & February 1st

Welcome!

We are thrilled to welcome 6 new members to our group this season!

Christopher Bowman (B)
Nigel Rowe (T)
Zach Sener (T)
Tavi Wolfwood (T)
Jessie Lane (A)
Kristen Potter (S)

Keep an eye out on social media for this year's #SingerSpotlight series!

Heartsong of a nation: An american choral tapestry

Spring 2024

Thank you for an unforgettable musical journey through the choral history of America. Gathered from different places and times, made with different traditions and melodies, these songs echo the resilience and spirit of a nation forging its path over changing centuries — and they were an honor to bring to you, whether in-person at St. Mark’s Capitol Hill or virtually for our livestream

Across five sections, the 18th Street Singers spring concert—"Heartsong of a Nation: An American Choral Tapestry”—was an immersive journey through the songs of America, inviting audiences to embrace the diverse voices and stories that shape our collective choral tapestry.

It was an experience we will be thinking about for a long time. Thank you!

Concert Program

Voting for Best of DC 2024!

Spring 2024

Spring has sprung in DC, and we know what that means: Best of DC 2024 voting! Take 3 mins right now to submit your vote for us as Best Local Choral Group this year!

Thank you to everyone for voting between now and June 10th @ 5pm! Link below:

https://bestof2024.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts-and-entertainment/best-local-choral-group

“Great music does indeed have a future, as long as enthusiastic young people take time out of their lives to perform it for pure pleasure. ”

— Charles Downey, Washington Classical Review

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Key tip for identifying sight reading videos in our #musicalmonday content: we’re singing on “ta” 😂 Started THREE new pieces tonight in the lead up to retreat this weekend! Stay tuned for more ta and count singing 🎶 #18thstsingers #DCchoir #DCmusic #SightReading #NearerMyGodToThee #CoolRhythmAlert

Welcome Tavi! From Amherst, MA, Tavi moved to the DMV for work and discovered 18SS through friends. Ask him what he's currently reading and he'll tell you all about "I Cheerfully Refuse" by Leif Enger. The piece he likes to sing the most is "How Do I Love Thee" by Eric Nelson. 🌍 His favorite travel destination? Vietnam. Welcome, Tavi! #18thStSingers #WelcomeNewbies #DCmusic #DCchoir #TerrificTenors

Working on this🔥 build at the end of “World, O World” by @jacobcollier. 3 months till the concert and we are already starting to cook so just imagine how this will get even more epic in the meantime! ♥️ #18thstsingers #DCchoir #DCmusic #20thAnniversary #WorldOWorld #UntillWeMeetAgain

Say hello to Zach! 🎤 He brings his thoughtful and creative spirit to our tenor section. Hailing from Santa Barbara, CA, Zach moved to the DMV to study at the University of Maryland. He's a fan of summer, pesto pasta, and sparkling lemonade, which is especially delightful when in his favorite place to visit: Italy. For Zach, it's Morten Lauridsen’s "Sure on This Shining Night." that ranks as his favorite performance Welcome, Zach! #18thStSingers #WelcomeNewbies #DCmusic #DCchoir #TerrificTenors

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"The Heaven's Flock" Ēriks Ešenvalds (2014) Lyrics by Paulann Petersen

Performed by the 18th Street Singers in The Greatness And Smallness of Being December 11 & 12, 2015