Join us from Sunday, December 17th from 5:30-7:30pm at The Willard (1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC ) for festive holiday carols!
Join us Friday, January 31st @ 7:30pm (in-person only) & Saturday, February 1st @ 4:30pm (in-person & livestream) for our 20th anniversary concert series!
Tickets on sale now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metamorphosis-18th-street-singers-winter-concert-tickets
Music is the cultural fabric 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.
Across five sections, the 18th Street Singers spring concert—"Heartsong of a Nation: An American Choral Tapestry”—is an immersive journey through the songs of America, inviting audiences to embrace the diverse voices and stories that shape our collective choral tapestry.
Join us on Friday, June 14th (in-person), and Saturday, June 15th (in-person & livestream) 7:30 pm at St Mark's Capitol Hill. Tickets ($20 - free options) are available online & at the door!
Entering into the world of night can be a peaceful or a frightening thing. Some find the dark cold and isolating, a reminder of death; while others take comfort in the stillness and calm, meditating in the wonders of nature. This season in “Winter’s Night,” we explore all of those sides.
Join us Saturday, January 27th @ 7pm (in-person SOLD OUT & livestream) & Sunday, January 28th @ 4pm (in-person only) for this concert series.
Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winters-night-18th-street-singers-winter-concert-tickets-767118330577
EXCITING UPDATE! We are thrilled to welcome Icelandic composer Magnús Ragnarsson in-person to our concert series for the North American premiere of his work, "Messa." Join us!
Join us from Sunday, December 17th from 5:30-7:30pm at The Willard (1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC ) for festive holiday carols!
Join us 4pm on Saturday, November 4th at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Arlington (6201 Washington Blvd, Arlington VA) for their annual benefit concert and to hear a preview of our January concert!
This event is free! It will benefit Clothesline for Arlington Kids.
Join us Sunday, June 11th (in-person or for our 2nd ever livestream) and Thursday, June 15th (in-person only) for Enveloped: An 18th Street Singers Spring Concert as we wrap, cover, surround completely our community, which is stronger together and gathered in harmony once more.
Join us Sunday, June 11th (in-person or for our 2nd ever livestream) and Thursday, June 15th (in-person only) for Enveloped: An 18th Street Singers Spring Concert as we wrap, cover, surround completely our community, which is stronger together and gathered in harmony once more.
Inspiration is the lifeblood of music. Whether in the form of an experience, a feeling, or a predecessor’s style, you can hear influences reflected in newer pieces creating a chain from one musician to the next. It is this idea of building on what came before and finding echoes of one piece in another that the 18th Street Singers’ winter concert “Because” explores as it touches countless genres.
Friday, January 27th & Saturday, January 28th. Click here to buy a ticket!
CANCELLED - Due to scheduling and security issues at the hotel, the Willard has cancelled all caroling performances for the week of 12/12. We are sad to miss you but hope to sing for you soon!
Reconnecting after a prolonged period of separation brings life back to us in waves. It’s a way of settling back into the rhythm and the noise of life while also acknowledging the empty spaces of what we’ve lost. As singers, this experience has reawakened our voices and given sound back to the music we love so dearly. The 18th Street Singers’ spring concert, Re◦sound, brings us all through these waves of reconnection.
Join us Friday, June 10th and Friday, June 17th for Re◦sound as it urges us once again to echo, to reverberate, to remember, and to celebrate a community gathered again.
Ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/resound-18th-street-singers-spring-concert-tickets-343772461687
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CANCELLED
After carefully monitoring the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic over the last month, the 18th Street Singers has made the difficult decision to cancel our formal spring season and June concert.
For the full letter to our fans, please click here.
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Join the 18th Street Singers for a 15th Anniversary Concert on Friday, June 12th and Saturday, June 13th at the beautiful St Matthew's Lutheran Church by the SW Waterfront Metro! Details are still being ironed out but, for now, SAVE THE DATE!
POSTPONED
In light of CDC recommendations around the coronavirus pandemic, unfortunately our April 19 concert will not continue as planned. We were looking forward to sharing a wonderful program of music with you, and hope to reschedule this concert at a later date.
For those of you who already purchased a ticket to “A More Perfect Unison” on April 19th, Eventbrite refunds will automatically be processed soon. Should there be any issues with this refund, please contact us at info@18thstreetsingers.com.
We will be in touch once the stay-at-home mandates are lifted with additional updates. We look forward to collaborating with our fellow D.C. singers soon! Stay safe, stay well, and keep enjoying music wherever you can.
- A More Perfect Union Organizing Team
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Three of Washington’s premier vocal ensembles--The 18th Street Singers, The Capital Hearings, and The Choral Arts Society of Washington--are banding together to present a joint concert honoring our shared histories and DC’s rich, evolving culture of choral music. Each group brings unique musical styles and perspectives to a joyous concert celebrating milestones for each ensemble.
Join us for In This Moment: the 18th Street Singers Winter Concert on Friday, January 24th and Saturday, January 25th!
Tickets are now available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-this-moment-18th-street-singers-winter-concert-tickets-72786689949
Join us from Sunday, December 15th from 5:30-7:30pm at The Willard (1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC ) for festive holiday carols!
This event is FREE and open to the public for anyone who wants to pop by and enjoy some songs of the season!
For more information, please visit the Willard’s event page at: https://washington.intercontinental.com/events/holiday-caroling-18th-street-singers/
In our first ever cabaret night, the 18th Street Singers and Friends will present Shenandoah, a showcase of the many musical sides of our members and musical community here in DC.
"We had such a great time with the choir! The 18th Street Singers were definitely our lowest stress and easiest to work with choir of the tour so far. Thank you for being so organized and thanks to your director for having them so musically prepared."
- A note from Hugh Jackman's "The Man. The Music. The Show" tour!
Save the Date for the 18th Street Singers 2019 Spring Concert Series on Sunday, June 9th at 5:30pm and Friday, June 21st at 8:00pm. This year, we will be spreading the series out over two separate weekends in one fantastic venue: National City Christian Church.
The 18th Street Singers will be previewing their Spring 2019 program on June 2nd in a free afternoon event at the FreerSackler Galleries!
The 18th Street Singers are proud to present, “A Brave New World,” January 26th and 27th 2019. Inspired by William Shakespeare's The Tempest and A Brave New World by philosopher and dystopian novelist Aldous Huxley, this concert series traces the tensions between individuals and society — reflected in music that explores connection and isolation.
Join us from Sunday, December 23rd from 5:30-7:30pm at The Willard (1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC ) for festive holiday carols! This event is free and open to the public for anyone who wants to pop by and enjoy some songs of the season!
For more information, please visit the Willard’s event page at: https://washington.intercontinental.com/events/nightly-holiday-caroling-the-18th-street-singers/
Join us 4pm on Saturday, November 17th at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Arlington (6201 Washington Blvd, Arlington VA) for their annual benefit concert and to hear a preview of our January concert!
This year proceeds will be donated to Arlington Thrive. Tickets are available at the door and additional donations welcome if you'd like to further support the organization.
To learn more about the nonprofit, visit: https://arlingtonthrive.org/
Two nights. Two spaces. Two sounds.
The 18th Street Singers present “Soundscapes," an exploration of the relationship between space and sound in choral music. Using canons and rounds, works written for multiple choirs and voices, and the acoustics of different venues, “Soundscapes” considers how the spaces and shapes in which music is made change how we listen.
Join the 18th Street Singers on a musical experience that explores the many different journeys we take throughout our lives. Themes of this concert include traveling the roads that lead us home, grappling with feelings of distance and longing for loved ones, and spiritual journeys that help us to better understand ourselves.
Featuring a mix of different genres, the 18th Street Singers will perform works by Robert Schumann, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Moses Hogan, Pärt Uusberg, Stephen Paulus, Ted Hearne, and more. Highlights of this performance will include "Santiago" from Path of Miracles by Joby Talbot and Underneath the Stars by Kate Runsby, originally performed by Voces8.
Join the 18th Street Singers in their annual spring concert, The Key of Life, which showcases themes of love, loss, faith, and social justice. Featuring a variety of genres, including traditional and contemporary classical, spirituals, pop music, and more, the 18th Street Singers will highlight the shared feelings, moments, and reflections we all experience, no matter our differences.
Highlights will include the D.C. premiere of "What do you think I fought for at Omaha Beach?" by Melissa Dunphy, as well as songs by Imogen Heap, Dave Matthews Band, Emilie Sande, Eric Whitacre, and Bach. Don't miss D.C.'s premier choral ensemble for young professionals in one of their most poignant concerts to date.
Lose yourself in a transcendent musical experience that will introduce you to the meditative and sublime beauty of early music. Favorites like the lavish 40-voice Spem in alium will be paired with rarely performed gems, by Palestrina, Allegri, Gesualdo, Byrd, and Monteverdi, inviting listeners to step out of time and place while being enveloped by sound.
Join the 18th Street Singers on this journey from darkness to light as they explore the original trailblazers of a cappella music and take leave of our nation’s capital for a world of newfound hope and intellectual and spiritual rebirth.
Tickets available on Eventbrite
From the DC premiere of the powerful Missa Rigensis by Ugis Praulins to a mash-up of an original Gregorian chant with Don't You Worry Child, the 18th Street Singers will take you on a transcendent musical journey as they explore new rhythms and innovative melodies by 21st century composers. Join us at the beautiful National City Christian Church in the heart of Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 7 for our 2016 Spring Concert, Unexpected Journeys: New Rhythms from New Composers.
From the elative heights of Stars and the Northern Lights by Eriks Esenvalds to the meditative contemplation of Rheinberger's Mass for Double Choir, The 18th Street Singers explore the concept of being in all of its shapes and sizes in their 2015 Winter Concert, Amplification: The Greatness and Smallness of Being.
In addition to premiering the works coming out of the composition competition, we take a look back through our favorite songs we've performed in the past decade, with everything from Schumann and Brahms through Whitacre and Gjeilo. We are delighted to be coproducing this concert with Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Chinatown.
Explore the rich and varied tradition of the African American spiritual with the 18th Street Singers at our 10th Annual Winter Concert. From the classic arrangements of William Dawson and Henry T. Burleigh to contemporary interpretations from Moses Hogan and Dr. Ysaye Barnwell, these songs of exuberant praise and heart-wrenching longing create a powerful connection between the trials and triumphs of the African-American experience and all those who hope for a better future.
We hope you join us to hear what W.E.B. Du Bois described as "the most beautiful expression of human experience born this side of the seas."
