A Multicultural Voice at Choral Arts
“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 […]
Our Next Cultural Leadership Breakfast Speaker: Artistic Director, Choral Arts Society
On Thursday, Dec. 15, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., The Georgetowner’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series will welcome Jace Kaholokula Saplan, artistic director of the Choral Arts Society of Washington. Admission […]
Weekly Arts Round Up, April 1, 2021
In person, you can feast your eyes at the Kreeger Museum and Hemphill Fine Arts. Now available for streaming: Broadway star Daniel J. Watts’s one-man show.
Weekly Arts Round Up, October 15, 2020
The 2020 Smithsonian Food History Weekend and a panel tomorrow on the legacy of John Lewis will take place online. In person, you can visit the Kreeger Museum and, soon, Planet Word.
Pandemic Forces Performing Arts Leaders to Rethink
The Georgetowner asked leading figures in D.C. theater to suggest silver linings of the pandemic, even as it has stolen the livelihood of countless arts workers and threatened the very future of many performing arts organizations.
DC Artswatch: Plans and Reopenings
D.C.-area cultural organizations aren’t rushing to reopen. Some, like Washington Performing Arts, are looking to make the most of the need for distancing.
Spring Arts Preview: Performance
Noteworthy theater, music and dance happenings in D.C. this spring, assembled by Georgetowner performing arts writer Gary Tischler and cultural editor Richard Selden.
Choral Arts Holiday: ‘Songs of the Season’
Mary Bird • January 15, 2020
The Choral Arts Society of Washington held its 39th annual Holiday Concert and Gala at the Kennedy Center Dec. 16. With German Ambassador Emily Haber and her husband Hansjörg as […]
Gabriel Fauré: Requiem
In early 20th century Paris, the lives and music of Fauré, Schmitt, and Boulanger were inextricably linked. Schmitt credited Fauré as his greatest influence and Boulanger knew Fauré as a […]
Weekend Round Up May 16, 2019
On Sunday, canal mules Dolly and Eva will munch hay in Fish Market Square, vintage cars will gleam on King Street and bands will play on porches in Southeast D.C.