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“A Prayer for Ukraine”
ROBERT SHAFER
“We’ll Meet Again” (virtual choir)
directed by Katie Jagielski | video by Arts Laureate
Moments of Music: Videos based on past performances
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“Ave Verum Corpus”
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
The City Choir of Washington performs at St. Luke Catholic Church in McLean, Virginia on Sunday, May 10, 2015. Accompanied by Paul Skevington, organ. Robert Shafer, Artistic Director. Conducted by Jennifer Howard Gotten, assistant conductor.
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video by Arts Laureate
"Suscepit Israel" from Magnificat
BRIAN BARTOLDUS
Soprano Crossley Danielle Hawn performs an excerpt from from Brian Bartoldus's Magnificat commissioned and performed by the City Choir of Washington. Recorded live in performance by Arts Laureate, Sunday, April 22, 2018 at National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. Also featuring the City Choir of Washington Chamber Orchestra, Robert Shafer, Artistic Director and conductor.
"Quia fecit" from Magnificat
BRIAN BARTOLDUS
The City Choir of Washington under the direction of Maestro Robert Shafer performs an excerpt from Brian Bartoldus's Magnificat commissioned and performed by the City Choir of Washington. Recorded live in performance by Arts Laureate, Sunday, April 22, 2018 at National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C.
“Ubi Caritas”
MAURICE DURUFLÉ
The City Choir of Washington performs at St. Luke Catholic Church in McLean, Virginia on Sunday, March 10, 2019. Robert Shafer, Artistic Director and conductor; solo: Linda Cirba, soprano.
video by Arts Laureate
Gloria
FRANCIS POULENC
The City Choir of Washington performs at St. Luke Catholic Church in McLean, Virginia on Sunday, March 10, 2019. Robert Shafer, Artistic Director and conductor; Danielle Talamantes, soprano; Peter Uhlir, piano.
video by Arts Laureate
Dona nobis pacem
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The City Choir of Washington performs at St. Luke Catholic Church in McLean, Virginia on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Robert Shafer, Artistic Director and conductor; Peter Uhlir, piano; Sherry Doyle, soprano; David Meyer, baritone.
video by Arts Laureate
The City Choir of Washington Presents:
Performances by our talented soloists
Norman Shankle & Peter Uhlir, La bonne chanson, Gabriel Fauré
Kristen Dubenion-Smith & Crossley Hawn, “Christe Eleison” J.S. Bach, Mass in B Minor
The City Choir of Washington in concert
photo credits: Arts Laureate
View gallery of past performances
The City Choir of Washington on Instagram
Reviews
Interviews
Patrick McCoy (2019)
The Washington Post (2012)
Charles T. Downey (2008)
Idagio Live: Movers and Shapers in Classical Music (2020)
Eugene Rogers, Director of The Washington Chorus, interviews Grammy-winning choral conductors Robert Shafer and Duain Wolfe
TWC TV (2020)
Stephen Beaudoin, Executive Director of The Washington Chorus, interviews past, present, and future Artistic Directors Robert Shafer, Julian Wachner, Christopher Bell, and Eugene Rogers
The American Interest (2020)
Jeffrey Gedmin interviews Robert Shafer
Chorus America (2017)
Feature article on Robert Shafer’s 50 years as a choral conductor in Washington, D.C.
WBJC 91.5 FM (2007)