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The Maryland Choral Society celebrates the holiday season with Vivaldi’s Gloria, a true high point in Vivaldi’s prolific output which conveys the unprecedented joy and drama of that magical moment in the Christmas story when the angels bring their greetings to the shepherds.  The second part of the program will feature selections from the Bach Christmas Oratorio and Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus.  The selected movements from each of these great works focus upon images of light, joy and peace common…See More

The Maryland Choral Society (MCS) is currently accepting audition submissions for our exciting 41st season.  The MCS performs multiple concerts per year and rehearses weekly on Monday evenings (7:15-9:30) in Fort Washington, Maryland.The Maryland Choral Society is a community organization and strives to be a leading force in the advocacy and enhancement of the choral arts industry, to cultivate educational opportunities, to nurture intergenerational experiences, and to create musical excellence…See More

Join the Maryland Choral Society for the conclusion of our 40th Season, as we perform two contemporary masterworks for chorus and organ: Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb and Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna.Welcoming: David Kelley, organistSunday, May 22, 2011: 4PMMount Calvary Catholic Church6700 Marlboro PikeForestville, MDTICKET INFO:$20 general admission$15 senior/student children 10 and under freeFor more information and to purchase tickets, please visit us at:…See More

Join the Maryland Choral Society for our annual choral masterworks program featuring Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor and Beethoven’s Elegischer Gesang, performed with full orchestra and soloists:  Allison Mondel, Caitlin Vincent, Alex Wolniak, and Daryl Yoder.Sunday, March 13, 2011: 4PMMount Calvary Catholic Church6700 Marlboro PikeForestville, MarylandTicket info:$20.00 - general admission$15.00 - student/seniorchildren 10 and under - FREEFor more information and to purchase tickets, visit us…See More

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the inaugural performance of the Maryland Choral Society’s Chamber Singers in a program of love songs featuring Vaughan Williams’s rapturous Serenade to Music, and additional works by Brahms, Fauré, Eric Whitacre, and others.Welcoming special performances by: Ted Davis, piano, Joseph Kneer, violin and Allison Mondel, soprano.Friday, February 11, 2011:  8PMBethany Christian Church7128 Allentown RoadFort Washington, MarylandTicket Info:$10.00 - general…See More

Throughout the centuries, composers have drawn inspiration from the Biblical stories of David and Solomon. This concert explores this rich musical legacy with a variety of psalm settings, Handel’s famous “Zadok the Priest” and excerpts from Saul and Solomon, Part III of Honegger’s dramatic oratorio King David, and “The Last Words of David” by Randall Thompson.Welcoming Guest Artists: Lydia Beasley, soprano and Ted Davis, organ/pianoSunday, November 21, 2010: 4:00 PMBethany Christian Church7128…See More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT: 
Maryland Choral Society
 Audition Date(s): Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1, 2010 Fort Washington, MD – The Maryland Choral Society (MCS) is holding auditions for all voice parts for the 2010-11 season. Auditions will be held, by appointment only, on Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1, 2010 at Bethany Christian Church in Fort Washington, MD.Under the direction of Dr. Richard Giarusso, the MCS season includes a wide variety of choral…See More

Featuring the Washington, D.C./Metro premiere of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s Te Deum, a magisterial work for chorus, string orchestra, prepared piano, and electronics.With Special Guest: Boston-based mezzo-soprano Mary Gerbi, who will join the Maryland Choral Society for John Corigliano’s Fern Hill, an exquisite setting of the poem by Dylan Thomas for chorus, soloist, and string orchestra.The concert will be followed by a gala reception.Sunday, May 16, 2010: 4:00 PMBethany Christian…See More

Hear Brahms's beloved masterwork presented in a rarely performed and very intimate version, composed by Brahms in 1869, for two pianos, chorus and soloists.The Maryland Choral Society proudly announces the dedication of their March 14, 2010 concert: Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem to those who lost their lives in the tragic events in Haiti. The Maryland Choral Society has also partnered with the American Red Cross to make a monetary contribution to the Haitian Disaster Relief…See More

Celebrate the season with the whole family and capture the warmth and magic of the holidays. Join the Maryland Choral Society for our winter concert featuring festive music for the holiday season, including Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on Christmas Carols, along with works by Morton Lauridsen, Carlisle Floyd, John Tavener and more.With Special Guests: William Brubeck-baritone, Andrew Talle-cello and Charles Pugh-organ.Saturday, December 5, 2009: 4:00 PMBethany Christian Church7128…See More