The mission of the Congressional Chorus is to communicate to the American
public the spirit, diversity,and power of American Choral music, and serve as
a vehicle for community service to the Washington metropolitan area.
We perform and commission works of American composers, lyricists and arrangers.

SNOW CANCELLATION

February 8th, 2010

Due to the storm and another one pending, there will be no rehearsal tonight, February 8th. Make-up rehearsal is to be determined at a future date.

Stay warm! Debby

Feelin’ Groovy: a 1960s Cabaret Lounge

December 29th, 2009

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Fifty years have passed since the dawning of the 1960s. Come re-live the era that gave us the eclectic, high-energy mix of Motown and The Beatles, Broadway classics from Camelot to Hair, the mega-hits of Simon & Garfunkel and The Mamas & The Papas, and the plaintive protest songs of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger.

Friday, March 19, 2010 – 8 pm
Saturday, March 20, 2010 – 8 pm
Sunday, March 21, 2010 – 4 pm

Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002

Tickets – $38 ($35 before March 1st)
Includes table snacks and gourmet desserts at intermission
www.chorusmarket.org/tickets or call 202-399-7993, x 182

Auctions on March 19th and 20th will benefit the chorus and its education outreach program, the AMERICAN YOUTH CHORUS. Auction bidding begins at 7 pm.

American Youth Chorus at State Dept

December 15th, 2009

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Voices of the American Youth Chorus brightened a holiday reception on Dec. 15 when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton played host to Washington’s Diplomatic Corps. Two dozen members of the chorus’s Junior Division, ages 8-10, sang 90 minutes of Christmas carols and seasonal favorites in the State Department’s elegant Franklin Reception Room. After the event, Mrs. Clinton mingled with the students and posed with them for pictures.

Visit the AYC website.

American Folksongs a Success!

December 7th, 2009

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From the front-row pews to the back balcony, it was a packed house at the Church of the Epiphany, Saturday, November 14, for “American Folksongs & Spirituals: New Twists on Familiar Tunes,” the opening concert of the 23rd season of the Congressional Chorus. (read more here)