D.C. ArtsWatch

June 12, 2024

New Artistic Leadership at Imagination Stage Joanne Seelig Lamparter is the new chief artistic programming officer for Imagination Stage, succeeding Janet Stanford, the venue’s founding artistic director, who retired on May […]

Weekend Roundup: April 4 through April 7

April 4, 2024

Another spring weekend is upon us! Enjoy an Architects’ Walk Through Georgetown with the Citizens Association of Georgetown, performances by Washington Performing Arts and Washington Concert Opera and more. Don’t […]

Cathedral Choral Society’s Directors to Speak at Dec. 14 Breakfast

November 27, 2023

The oldest symphonic chorus in the nation’s capital, the 120-member Cathedral Choral Society was founded in 1941 by Paul Callaway, music director of Washington National Cathedral. Following the death of […]

Fall Performing Arts Preview

September 13, 2023

DANCE   Partnering with Dupont Underground, The Washington Ballet will pop down for four pop-up performances (Sept. 28, 29 and 30). TWB’s main fall event, “Such Sweet Thunder: An Evening Inspired […]

A Multicultural Voice at Choral Arts 

December 19, 2022

“I’d like to start off with a song, if that’s okay,” said Jace Kaholokula Saplan. Delighted by the idea, the attendees at The Georgetowner’s Dec. 15 Cultural Leadership Breakfast were […]

The Invisible Made Visible: American University Chamber Singers

November 10, 2022

Join the Chamber Singers for a program centering the music of outstanding underrepresented choral creators of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With a focus on Black, Latinx, and women composers, […]

O! What a Beautiful City

October 10, 2022

From vibrant neighborhoods and peaceful parks to enlightening museums and lasting monuments to our Nation’s history, Washington, DC is brimming with harmony and life. O! What a Beautiful City is […]

Fall Arts Preview: Performing Arts

September 14, 2022

OPERA   The D.C. United stadium will become a square in Seville when Washington National Opera brings “Carmen” to Audi Field for this fall’s free Opera on the Field (Sept. 25). […]

Damien Geter’s An African American Requiem

May 3, 2022

Portland composer Damien Geter’s bold, thought-provoking musical response to violence against African Americans in the United States receives its east-coast premiere at the Kennedy Center. Commissioned by the Portland based […]

The Depth of Joy: A Night of Brahms Celebrating Scott Tucker’s 10th Season


Choral Arts celebrates Scott Tucker’s 10th Season and final performance as Artistic Director with treasured works by Johannes Brahms. Through his skillful connection to the human voice, Brahms’s melodies communicate […]