2023-24 Concert Season
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2023-24 Concert Season
Discover the wonder and beauty of music in the 2023-24 Concert Season presented by Washington National Cathedral. The Cathedral’s majestic and graceful spaces offer a dramatic backdrop unlike any other in the nation’s capital to absorb timeless classics and cutting-edge performances.
Washington National Cathedral Concerts
Individual concert tickets are now available for purchase!
In the Company of the Saints
Sun May 5 • 4 pm Join the Washington National Cathedral Choir in a concert that explores the legacies of saints from St. Peter and St. Paul, to Hildegard of Bingen, to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial Day Organ Recital
Sun May 26 • 2 pm In-person and online. Join us for a recital featuring Thomas Sheehan, Cathedral Organist. No tickets required.
Marin Alsop Conducts Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Sun Jun. 30 • 6 pm The National Orchestral Institute + Festival, world-renowned conductor Marin Alsop, and Heritage Signature Chorale perform Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with poetry by 2017 Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon's blue cathedral.
A July 4th Musical Celebration
Thu Jul. 4 • 11 am Join Cathedral musicians and Washington Symphonic Brass for an Independence Day concert that celebrates the enduring values that make America strong, resilient and compassionate. No tickets required. Happy birthday, America!
Past concert: Handel's Messiah
Fri Dec. 8 • 7 pm Sat Dec. 9 • 4 pm Sun Dec. 10 • 4 pm Thank you for having joined us! Join the Cathedral Choir and Baroque Orchestra for Handel’s beloved Messiah. The Cathedral’s soaring architecture and Gothic splendor offer a venue unlike any other in DC to experience this masterpiece. Past concert: Handel's Messiah - Family Edition
Thank you for having joined us! Experience the best of Messiah with the whole family: an abbreviated performance of Messiah highlights, perfect for busy families with young children.
Past concert: Christmas with The King's Singers
Fri Dec. 15 • 7 pm Thank you for having joined us! Celebrate the magic of the Christmas season with one of Britain’s most beloved vocal ensembles, The King’s Singers, in their only DC-area appearance. From Christmas favorites to lesser-known gems to some brand-new surprises, there’s no better way to embrace the warmth of the season.
Past Concert: J. S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion
Sun Mar. 24 • 4 pm Thank you for having joined us!Join the Cathedral Choir and Baroque Orchestra for St. Matthew Passion, among the greatest masterpieces of the sacred concert canon.This Season's Archived Performances
Browse the available webcast versions of the 2023-24 season's archived concerts and recitals.
Labor Day Organ Recital
Sun Sep. 3 • 2 pm Featuring Bruce Neswick, artist-in-residence at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, La Jolla, CA, and founding director of the Girls Choir at Washington National Cathedral.
Veterans Day Concert
Sat Nov. 11 • 4 pm Featuring Cathedral musicians and “The President’s Own” United States Marine Chamber Orchestra. Includes popular music from the American Civil War, World War I and II, Korean War, and Vietnam War eras, along with other patriotic and celebratory favorites.
Thanksgiving Organ Recital
Sun Nov. 19 • 2 pm Featuring Caroline Robinson, Organist and Associate-Choirmaster at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta.
Christmas Day Organ Recital
Mon Dec. 25 • 1:30 pm Featuring Cathedral Organist Thomas Sheehan.
Onward and Upward
Sat Feb. 3 • 4 pm An inspirational celebration of Black History Month through spoken word, dance, and music. Featuring Washington Performing Arts Children of the Gospel, the Katherine Smith Contemporary Dance Ensemble, and the SE Tennis and Learning Center’s “Blacks in Wax.” Directed by Michele Fowlin.
Presidents Day Organ Recital
Sun Feb. 18 • 2 pm Featuring Kola Owolabi, Professor of Organ at the University of Notre Dame.
Easter Sunday Organ Recital
Sun Mar. 31 • 2 pm Featuring Thomas Sheehan, Cathedral Organist.Cathedral Choral Society Concerts
The Cathedral Choral Society is presenting their 2023-24 season at Washington National Cathedral.
Two Cathedrals: Baroque Splendor from Mexico City
October 22, 2023
CCS and Washington Bach Consort join forces to celebrate baroque music from Mexico City’s Cathedral, extraordinary music resulting from a collision of cultures.
Joy of Christmas
December 16-17, 2023
Bells ring and jubilant voices beckon to all this holiday season. Gather with us at Washington National Cathedral to celebrate the Joy of Christmas.
Seventeenth Annual High School Choir Festival
January 31, 2024
Choirs from schools around the Washington, DC region come together for a series of magnificent performances. Steven Fox conducts over 100 of DC’s best and brightest young singers in this favorite choral tradition.
Sonic Bloom: Music of Bruckner, Esmail, and Gabrieli
March 10, 2024
Immerse yourself in the music of Gabrieli, Bruckner, and Esmail as trumpets and voices resound in the vast expanse of the Cathedral Nave.
Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert
May 19, 2024
Chorus meets big band: journey with us through jazz, choral music, blues and more in Ellington’s Sacred Concert, a work deemed “one of the towering giants of American music.”