A Living Foundation: Shafer, O’Regan & Mozart
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Featuring
SHAFER: Hymn to God the Father (World Premiere)
O’REGAN: Critical Mass (East Coast Premiere)
MOZART: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
With: The City Choir of Washington, Soloists from the Wolf Trap Opera Studio, and The City Choir Orchestra
Join us as we celebrate our 20th season by honoring the bedrock of our past and championing the bright future of choral music. The celebration opens with the world premiere of a new commission by our Artistic Director Emeritus, Robert Shafer, followed by the East Coast premiere of Tarik O’Regan’s kaleidoscopic Critical Mass, a work that began as a commission for the coronation of King Charles III.
The concert concludes with the pure, transcendent majesty of Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de confessore, featuring soloists from the Wolf Trap Opera Studio. You won’t want to miss this spectacular concert—the perfect, inspiring launch for our 2026–27 season!
SHAFER: Hymn to God the Father (World Premiere)
O’REGAN: Critical Mass (East Coast Premiere)
MOZART: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
With: The City Choir of Washington, Soloists from the Wolf Trap Opera Studio, and The City Choir Orchestra
Join us as we celebrate our 20th season by honoring the bedrock of our past and championing the bright future of choral music. The celebration opens with the world premiere of a new commission by our Artistic Director Emeritus, Robert Shafer, followed by the East Coast premiere of Tarik O’Regan’s kaleidoscopic Critical Mass, a work that began as a commission for the coronation of King Charles III.
The concert concludes with the pure, transcendent majesty of Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de confessore, featuring soloists from the Wolf Trap Opera Studio. You won’t want to miss this spectacular concert—the perfect, inspiring launch for our 2026–27 season!
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Where is it happening?
National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave NW,Washington D.C., Washington, United States
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