Georgetown University Concert Choir

04/18/2023

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Georgetown University Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Chapel Choir present an evening of French music featuring the Maurice Duruflé Requiem, his motets, and the Lenten motets of Francis Poulenc on Saturday, April 22nd at 7:30 PM at the University’s Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart.

The performance will showcase the beauty and complexity of French choral music, starting with Poulenc's intricate and moving motets sung by the Chamber Singers. The evening will then reach its pinnacle with Duruflé's powerful and emotionally rich Requiem, accompanied by full orchestra and featuring Dr. Russell Weismann on the Schoenstein organ.

This is a unique opportunity to experience the magnificence of the choral art form, performed by the talented vocalists of Georgetown University. So come and join us for an evening of singing that will move your soul and elevate your spirit.

11/14/2022

In this collaboration between Georgetown's Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, the remarkable music of Ukraine and Georgia shows forth their undaunted spirit. From the setting of the mass by Zacharia Paliashvili, which will be an American premiere, to the joyous carol settings of the Ukrainian people, we honor their resiliency and courage through song. Also on the program are selections from Paliashvili’s Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/undaunted-song-music-of-ukraine-and-georgia-tickets-409617455837

10/13/2022

Hey Musical Hoyas! Check out Georgetown University Concert Choir's list of upcoming performances!

03/29/2022

Missing live musical performance after two years of sitting In your bedroom? Come join the Georgetown University Concert Choir this Saturday (April 2nd, 2022) for an afternoon of the music of Margaret Bonds. Alongside the Georgetown University Orchestra and excellent soloists from the Cafritz Young Artists of the Washington National Opera, we'll perform three sets of underperformed works from a composer deeply involved in the American Civil Rights Movement.

A pre-concert lecture on the life and music of Bonds will be given by Dr. Michael Cooper (Southwestern University) from 4:15 to 4:45 PM; the concert itself will begin at 5:00 PM. Seats can be reserved for no charge at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gu-concert-choir-gu-orchestra-music-and-activism-of-margaret-bonds-tickets-290822587187 . We hope to see you there!

01/08/2021

Join the Georgetown Concert Choir! This semester, we will be extending our ongoing study of the 20th century composer Margaret Bonds with a virtual performance of her stunning and little known Credo! Written in the last years of her life, this multi-movement work illuminates text of the iconic "Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil" by W. E. B. Du Bois.

Prof. Binkholder will hold auditions on Jan. 23 and Jan. 24. You can sign up for one at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040444A5A92CA13-choral!

Rehearsals are Monday and/or Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 PM EDT with a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous elements. All Georgetown community members are welcome to join! Students can register for the 1-credit course MUSC 100-01 (CRN 18197) or the 0-credit course MUSC 101-01 (CRN 14292). Other community members should email Prof. Binkholder.

12/21/2020

Join the Georgetown Concert Choir to sing collections of secular and religious works that will include Margaret Bonds' Credo!

Rehearsals are Monday and/or Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 PM EDT with a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous elements. All Georgetown community members are welcome to join! Students can register for the 1-credit course MUSC 100-01 (CRN 18197) or the 0-credit course MUSC 101-01 (CRN 14292). Other community members should email Prof. Binkholder.

10/22/2020

The sheet music for Simon Bore the Cross, composed by Margaret Bonds based on the text by Langston Hughes and edited by our director, Prof. Frederick Binkholder is now available for purchase (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/simon-bore-the-cross-print-g10214)!

If you have not already, please watch the Concert Choir's world premiere of Simon Bored the Cross on the Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPDZ2iwSMXA

The Concert Choir of Georgetown University gives the world premiere of the cantata Simon Bore the Cross by African American composer Margaret Bonds (1913–1972),...

08/24/2020

Don't forget to sign up for the Georgetown Concert Choir!

Auditions are on Saturday, August 29 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT and Monday, August 31 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM EDT. Sign up for one at bit.ly/ConcertChoirAuditions or contact Prof. Binkholder at [email protected]!

Rehearsals are MW from 6:30 to 8:30 PM EDT. All members of the Georgetown community are welcome to join!

08/18/2020

Don't forget to join the Georgetown Concert Choir! All members of the Georgetown community are welcome to join! Recent performances have included works by Beethoven, Bernstein, Bonds, and Fauré.

Auditions are on Saturday, August 29 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT and Monday, August 31 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM EDT. Sign up for one at bit.ly/ConcertChoirAuditions or contact Prof. Binkholder at [email protected]!