Fri. Dec. 24, 2021 2p.m.
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Mon. Dec. 20, 2021 7p.m.
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Fri. Dec. 24, 2021 2p.m.

Concert Hall
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Runtime
Approx. 90mins
Patrons are requested to silence cell phones and other electronic devices during performances.
The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in this venue.
This performance is an external rental presented in coordination with the Kennedy Center Campus Rentals Office and is not produced by the Kennedy Center.
Program
- O Come, O Come Emmanuel
- Traditional
Arr. Brandon Straub
- And the Glory of the Lord
- From Messiah
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
- What Sweeter Music
- John Rutter (b. 1945)
- Gloria in Excelsis Deo
- Paul Leavitt (b. 1956)
World Premiere
Commissioned by Karen Florini and Neil Ericsson in memory of Nancy and Lowell Ericsson
- Gloria
- From Missa in Angustiis
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Esther Heideman, soprano
- That Night in Bethlehem
- Traditional
Esther Heideman, soprano
Michael Bard, guitar
- Wexford Carol
- Traditional
Arr. John Rutter
- Gaudete
- Traditional
Arr. Michael McGlynn
- A Vaughan Williams Christmas
- Traditional
Arr. Douglas E. Wagner
Lyrics adapted by Charlotte Lee
- Rise Up Shepherd
- Traditional Spiritual
Arr. Kile Smith
- Song for Snow
- Florence Price (1887-1953)
- Ave Maria
- R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943)
- Ave Maria
- Franz Biebl (1906-2001)
- Christmas Day
- Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Choral Arts Youth Choir
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- Hugh Martin (1914-2011)
& Ralph Blane (1914-1995)
Arr. Molly Ijames
Choral Arts Youth Choir
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Arr. David Willcocks
- Hallelujah Chorus
- From Messiah
G. F. Handel
- Sing We Now of Christmas
- Traditional
Arr. John Leavitt
- Deck the Halls
- Traditional
Arr. Charles Perryman
Esther Heideman, soprano
- Silent Night
- Franz Gruber (1787-1863)
Esther Heideman, soprano
Michael Bard, guitar
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- Traditional
Arr. David Willcocks
Meet the Artists
Terms and Conditions
All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.
Staff
Choral Arts Board of Directors and Staff
Board of Directors
- Craig Miller, Chair
- Matthew Garber, Vice Chair
- Barbara Rossotti, Secretary
- Anne B. Keiser, Treasurer
- Lexy B. Kessler, Immediate Past Chair
- Laura S. Pruitt, Of Counsel / Advisor to Committees
- Suzanne S. Brock
- Charlie Cerf
- Tad Czyzewski, Executive Director *
- David Flaxman
- Karen Florini
- Sue Goodhart
- Elke Gordon
- Emily Riffle
- Nicholas Smith
- Alex Swartsel, Chorus President *
- Lizabeth Tankersley
- Scott Tucker, Artistic Director *
- Ashley Wilson
*ex officio
Honorary Trustees
- John Adams
- Dr. Ysaye Maria Barnwell
- Mrs. W. Tapley Bennett, Jr.
- James Conlon
- John Corigliano
- Christoph Eschenbach
- Denyce Graves
- Marta Casals Istomin
- Bobby McFerrin
- Leontyne Price
- Samuel Ramey
- Helmuth Rilling
- Leonard Slatkin
- John Williams
Founder
Norman Scribner (1936 - 2015)
Choral Arts Staff
- Scott Tucker, Artistic Director
- Tad Czyzewski, Executive Director
- April Angilletta, Associate Director of Communications
- Joseph Aubry, Artistic and Production Associate
- Miriam Bernstein, Patron Services Coordinator
- Caryn Fraim, Deputy Director
- Elaine A. Lederman, Accountant
- Whitney McColley, Artistic Manager
- Brandon Straub, Associate Conductor and Pianist
Staff for the Concert Hall
Director of ProductionKate Roberts
Master TechnicianZach Boutilier*
Master TechnicianMichael Buchman *
Head UsherCathy Crocker*
Treasurer, Box OfficeDeborah Glover*
Master TechnicianPaul Johannes*
Master TechnicianApril King*
Theater ManagerAllen V. McCallum Jr.*
Master TechnicianJohn Ottaviano*
Master TechnicianArielle Qorb*
*Represented by ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers.

The box office at the Kennedy Center is represented by I.A.T.S.E, Local #868.
Steinway Piano Gallery is the exclusive area representative of Steinway & Sons and Boston pianos, the official pianos of the Kennedy Center.

The technicians at the Kennedy Center are represented by Local #22, Local #772, and Local #798 I.A.T.S.E., AFL-CIO-CLC, the professional union of theatrical technicians.
Thank You Supporters
The Choral Arts Society of Washington
Acknowledges with gratitude the generous support of its donors
Gifts from December 1, 2020 – December 2, 2021
Maestro’s Circle
- D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities
- National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program – U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. Rossotti
Chairman’s Circle
- ECS
- Anne Keiser
Conductor’s Circle
- Arts Consulting Group
- Ms. Karen Florini and Mr. Neil Ericsson
- Joseph and Elke Gordon
- David and Kathy Flaxman
- Matthew Garber
- Mr. and Mrs. Olin Wethington
- Craig Miller and Lisa Brock
- Truist Financial
- Diane and Peter Schaefer
- David A. Pratt Charitable Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
- Emily A. Riffle
- Mars, Incorporated
- The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
- Clark-Winchcole Foundation
- SBE&S Clients Consolidated Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Salon Circle
- Katherine and David Bradley, in honor of Barbara and Charles Rossotti
- Barbara and James Florini, in honor of Karen Florini and Neil Ericsson
- Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation
- P E Systems, Inc.
- Lizabeth Tankersley and Brian McKeon
- Ken and Dorothy Woodcock
Symphony Circle
- Anonymous
- Julie Ciamporcero Avetta and Andrew Martin
- Bob Barnes
- Sue and Marty Goodhart
- Mr. and Mrs. Iver Kessler
- Ms. Patricia Pride and Mr. Lawrence Williams
- Laura S. Pruitt
- Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Snowdon III
- Robert L. Vogel and Bonnie H. Malkin
Oratorio Circle
- William W. Beddow
- David and Lois Brown
- Tom and Carolyn Burklow
- Stephen and Kathryn Capanna
- Capital One Bank
- Janice Owen Childress
- Andrew Clarke and Chip Sherrill
- Leslie D. Cronin
- Jeffrey Dauler
- Norma Brawley Dugger
- Ms. Nancy Folger
- Major Joseph Francis
- Dr. and Mrs. Bill Franklin
- Dr. Douglas E. Gill
- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Goffman, in honor of Karen Florini and Neil Ericsson
- Patrick and Sheila Gross
- Mr. Jerry Haggin and Ms. Linda Clarke
- Mr. Tom Hesselbrock and Mr. Carl Spatz, in honor of Scott Tucker, Tad Czyzewski, and Brandon Straub
- The Honorable and Mrs. Paul M. Homan
- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Joyce Korvick and Paul Birkel, in memory of Richard Korvick, Sr.
- Jutta and William Lewis
- Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McAllister
- Daniel J. Rader
- Harlan and Martha Rosacker
- Mr. Steuart H. Thomsen
- TL Transportation LLC
- Mattthew Turley
- The Honorable and Mrs. William Webster
- Jim Weinstein
Chamber Circle
- Ms. Ashley B. Boam
- Mr. and Mrs. David M. Breen
- Blain and Peg Butner
- Jim and Sharon Carter
- William and Jean Crocker
- Ron Davies, in memory of Charley Baker
- Karen L. Doyne
- Lester and Cherryl Fraim, in honor of Caryn Fraim
- Cita Furlani, in memory of John Furlani
- Mrs. Barbara Gardner Eliot
- Peter Gillard, in memory of Marilyn G. Hopkins
- Richard and Pamela Hinds
- Chris Hull and Judy Roberts
- David A. Klaus
- Mrs. Margaret Lenzner
- Jacqueline B. Mars Charitable Trust
- Andy and Janice Molchon
- Kathryn Mudge
- Philip and Marjorie Odeen, in honor of Barbara and Charles Rossotti
- Mr. Robert Porter
- Roger and Claire Pratt
- Joan Reinthaler
- Erika and Jeremy Rissi
- Scott and Sally Robinson
- Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Schlickeisen
- John and Martha Schwieters
- Mary and James Shaffran
- Peter Shields and Ace Werner
- Anne Hatfield Weir and Howard Weir
- Peggy Blake Wilson
Anthem Circle
- Richard and Patricia Baker
- Robert K. and Susan G. Boggs
- Marty Brown and Laura Wisotzkey
- Catherine Dehoney
- Diane Trister Dodge, in honor of Anne Keiser and Doug Lapp
- Bill and Robin Fetsch
- Steve and Josephine Fleming
- Mr. Patrick Ford and Ms. Patricia Jordan
- Mary Lu Fuson
- Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gilmore
- Ms. Amity Hall
- Kurt and Diane Horning
- Marie A. Hyder
- Karl and Cindy Jensen
- Elizabeth Peirce Koehler and Edward Howell Faris
- Mr. George Krumbhaar and Ms. Lee Zahnow, in memory of G. Douglas Krumbhaar and Robert H. Zahnow
- Doris Kumar
- Dominique Lallement
- Willa and Ted Lutz
- Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Main
- Aimee Martin, in honor of Julie Avetta
- Katherine Myer and David Garr
- Mr. Trung Nguyen-Dinh
- Cheryl Normile
- Ms. Virginia L. Pancoe
- Sarah Penniston-Dorland
- Mr. Byron Peters
- Mr. David M. Petrou
- Denise Rollins
- Mr. and Mrs. William E. Schuiling
- John and Susan Sedgewick, in honor of Dr. Lynda Adamson
- Nicholas R. Smith and Deborah Jacobs
- Stanley Sobel
- Wendy Sommer and Charles Heck, in honor of Karen Florini and Neil Ericsson
- Josh Swartsel
- David and Anne Thomas, in honor of Margaret and Gene Stromecki
- Bonnie Williams and Bob Skelly
- Nancy Witherell
Motet Circle
- Ms. Anne A. Alexander
- Amerisource Bergen
- Elsa Angrist
- Anonymous, in memory of Stephen A. Merrill
- Anonymous
- Jill Barker
- Barbara and Bob Barry
- Brooke and Benjamin Bartolome
- Lewis and Mary Wright Baylor
- Brent J. Bennett
- Mr. Mark C. Bisnow and Ms. Margot Machol
- Martha Boyd
- Mr. and Mrs. Colin Brown
- Lorraine Bunker, in honor of James and Susan Dykstra
- Ms. Virginia Butler and Mr. Michael Healy
- Patricia A. Byram
- Ms. Connie Carter
- Ms. Cheryl Chevalier
- Barbara B. Ciamporcero
- Allison Cohen
- Mr. Anthony Collins
- Ms. Alison L. Cooper
- Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Crepeau, in honor of all those who sing
- Alyson Curtis
- Tad Czyzewski
- Gloria DeCoste
- Doris Dixon
- William F. Eaton
- Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ehrlich, in honor of Wes King and Pam Johnson
- Brian Eriksen and Carlos Muralles
- Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon Erickson
- Mr. and Mrs. Vankirk E. Fehr
- Ms. Louise Fenner
- David Foster, in honor of Scott Tucker
- Caryn Fraim
- Howard Frost
- Coleen Gatehouse
- Ms. Carla X. Gladstone
- Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Greene
- Kevin Guy
- Leslee Hackenson
- Carrie Halpert
- John and Ruth Harris
- Jeffery Hart
- Dr. and Mrs. Anders Henriksson
- Mr. Joseph G. Holt, Jr.
- Mr. Samuel Hopper
- Dr. Ruth Kahn, in memory of Louis E. Kahn
- Mr. Keith Kennedy
- Mary Kirk
- Helen Knowles
- Karen Ione Koop, in memory of William Edward Elcome III
- Julia Koppius, in honor of Christine Comer
- Ms. Debra L. Kraft and Mr. Robert G. Liberatore
- Anita Krichmar and Sam Brooks
- Eugene and Stephanie Lawson
- Anna Lazarus, in honor of Karen Florini and Neil Ericsson
- Hoi Lee
- Mr. Tony Lee
- Oliver Lewis
- Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Lewis
- Mr. Donald Lincoln
- Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lincoln
- Catherine Livingston and Nicholas Netchvolodoff
- Roger and Alexis Lowe
- Mr. Paul Luehr and Ms. Kathy Woodruff
- Miss Marsha Lunceford
- Mr. MacDonald
- Ms. Heather MacDonald
- Kathy Anne Mancusi
- Mr. Carl Mattick
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCan
- Mr. and Mrs. John McGraw
- James McHugh and Rosa Lamoreaux
- Michael McKeon
- Philip E. Meany, Jr.
- William Moore
- Dr. Florence Morrill and Mr. Richard Wrightson
- Barbara Naef
- Mrs. Charlotte Needham
- Madeline Nelson
- Michael and Barbara Nelson
- My-Chau Nguyen
- Alexandra Normile
- Karin and Karl Olsson
- Gail E. Olt
- Mr. Daniel Perkes
- Victoria Perkins
- Alan and Cynthia Plisch
- David Robinson
- Jim Sawyer and Sandra Markwood
- James Madison Scribner, IV, in memory of James Madison Scribner, III
- Dr. Rosemary Segalla
- William and Jayne Shontell, in honor of Dana and Jon Crepeau
- Suzanne Sliter
- Jeffery K. Smith
- Lisa Joy Sommers, in honor of the Choral Arts Staff
- Kandie Stroud
- Frances Suggs
- Ms. Alexandra Swartsel
- Michelle and Art Tiller
- Kathleen Tregoning
- Mr. Nenad Tufekcic
- Kelly Vielmo and Jack Montgomery
- Laura Vogel, in honor of Robert L. Vogel
- Mr. Gerard Widdicombe
- Thomas Williams
- Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Wolf
- Sherman Wright
- Ms. Virginia Yates
- Ms. Emily Zoss
Friends Of Choral Arts
- Dr. Lynda G. Adamson
- Trisha Anderson
- Anonymous
- Kathleen Atencio
- Jan Augustine, in honor of Nancy Witherell
- Dr. Violet Baker
- Mrs. Eugenie Ballering
- Virginia Bard
- Lori Barfield
- John Berry
- Jenny Bilfield and Joel Friedman
- Shirley Blakely
- Robert Block
- Lydia Bonacorda
- Laura Bradford
- Bernestine Bradley
- James Bradley
- Jeanne Byrnes
- Larry and Lisa Cines, in memory of Rita Hightower Basdekas
- Ms. Nancy Cioffari
- Mr. John Clewett and Ms. Cynthia Speas
- Mrs. Carol Coffin
- Denise Colturi
- Mark and Marie Colturi
- Shannon Corey
- Stephanie Didwania
- Margaret Dooley
- Thomas Dunigan
- Marie Edwartoski
- Margaret Catherine Fisher
- Kathy Fuller and Craig Morgan, in honor of Steve and Katie Capanna
- Mary B. Fuson
- Andrew and Vera Garibaldi
- Dr. Katherine Goodrich
- Busy Graham, in honor of Tad Czyzewski
- Deborah Hawkins
- John-Paul Hayworth
- Ms. Maria Hellman
- Monika Majka Helms, on behalf of Julie Gilmore
- Constance Hicks, in memory of Marilyn Gorman Hopkins
- Karen Hopper
- James B. Hutchinson, Jr.
- Dr. Suzi Iacono
- Shirley Jackson, on behalf of Laurenda Carter
- Barbara Jamborsky
- Thelma Jenkins-Anthony
- Mary Ann Jensen
- Michael Kangal
- Andi Kasarsky
- Ms. Liina Keerdoja
- Patricia and Joseph Kelly, in memory of Jane Connell
- Mr. Eric King
- Susan Klauck
- David Knott
- Laura Knox
- Cathy Kyle
- Carole Lambert
- Nancy Lamell
- Jennifer Leach
- Faith Leitner
- Sylvia W. Liggins
- Stacie Loftus
- Tamera Luzzatto
- Anne and Larry Madison
- Elisabeth Maher
- Tammy Mann
- Clarke Maylone
- Whitney McColley
- Mrs. Bess Catherine McCord
- Brian M. McKeon
- Ms. Margaret McNaughton
- Stephen Migueles
- Thomas Morante
- Iris Morton
- Tom and Amy Nice
- Miriam Perriello
- Catherine Pfaffenroth
- PNC Bank
- Marianne Pruitt
- Ms. Alice Reid
- Elizabeth and Donald Riggs
- Mrs. Eleanor Roberts
- Tommie L. Robinson, Jr.
- Mr. John Schaettler
- Dr. Susan Schneider
- Elliott Silverman
- Roberta Sladovnik, in honor of Katherine DeGreef
- Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sliter
- Michael and Gretchen Snyder
- James and Carolyn Sowinski
- Ms. Candida Steel
- Katherine Stifel, in honor of Scott Tucker
- Mr. Matthew Robertson
- Stephen and Rebecca Theuer
- Mr. Scott Tucker and Ms. Julie Huang
- Mrs. Wendy Wall
- Graham Wightman
- Martha Williams
- Julie and Brian Wommack
- Juliet Wurr