America 250

Schedule

Sun Jan 25 2026 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Emmanuel Episcopal Church | Baltimore, MD

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Pride, Protest, and Patriotism: The Emmanuel Choir marks America's 250th
About this Event

Music has long served as more than just a backdrop to America's story—it has been the heartbeat of our nation's journey. As the United States celebrates its semiquincentennial, The Emmanuel Choir proudly presents a transformative program of American choral music spanning centuries and traditions.

Our musical expedition begins with the sacred songs of Native peoples and continues through the colonial hymns of New England settlers. We'll encounter the pioneering 19th-century composers who first introduced European art music to American audiences, hear the spirituals that guided and uplifted the enslaved, and revel in the quintessential Americana sounds of Aaron Copland and Randall Thompson. Finally, we'll explore contemporary voices expressing protest, pride, and patriotism—all vital threads in our national fabric.

Join us for this extraordinary concert as we experience the soundtrack of America's evolution and discover renewed optimism for our collective future.

  • The Emmanuel Choir
  • Christian Lane, direction


About Tickets

A ticket is required of all attendees, and may be obtained prior to the concert or at the door beginning 30 minutes prior to the performance.

Emmanuel Church is committed to ensuring all persons have access to its space and its musical offerings, regardless of income and ability to pay. Therefore, for most concerts, a limited number of Free Rush Tickets will be made available, online only, beginning 24 hours in advance of a concert's start time.

Single tickets are transferable, but not refundable. If your plans change and you can no longer attend a performance, we encourage you to transfer your tickets to a friend. To do so, open your ticket in Eventbrite and edit the ticket's name and email address.

Subscription tickets may be exchanged for a different concert on the same series. Simply write to [email protected] to request a ticket exchange.

We thank Emmanuel's Friends of Music for their ongoing and significant support of programming at Emmanuel. If you are intersted in becoming a Friend of Music, please click here.

Music at Emmanuel is grateful to the Maryland State Arts Council and the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Portfolios, www.BakerArtist.org, for their support of the 2025–2026 season.



About the choir

The Emmanuel Choir is Maryland's premier professional liturgical choral ensemble.

A 16-voice fully-professional mixed-voice ensemble, its 12-member core is augmented by four Choral Scholars, each a local young artist. Rooted in the great and expansive choral traditions of the Anglican (Episcopal) Church, the Emmanuel Choir’s repertoire spans the centuries — from Italian Renaissance to English Romantic; from plainsong to the 21st century — and includes regular world-premiere performances of new music composed for the church of today and tomorrow. The choir is directed by Christian Lane.



Parking and Transportation

Emmanuel Church is located at 811 Cathedral Street in Baltimore, on the corner of Cathedral & W. Read Streets in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood.

Ample street parking, both free and metered, is available in historic Mt. Vernon. After 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on Sundays, many meters do not require payment and most residential restrictions are lifted. Please be sure to consult signage carefully.

However, we strongly encourage our patrons to avoid the stress of searching for street parking, and to make a parking plan before arriving into our residential neighborhood. To that end, the following websites and associated mobile apps may be very useful:

The closest paid parking lot is directly behind Emmanuel Church, at 810 N. Charles Street. Public lots within a three-block radius of the church include:

  • 810 N. Charles Street*
  • 910 N. Charles Street*
  • 917 N. Charles Street
  • 926 N. Charles Street
  • 1000 N. Charles Street*
  • 1017 N. Charles Street
  • 124 W. Read Street
  • 230 W. Read Street
  • 600 Cathedral Street

*SAVE $5 on Parking!* Park in a PMI lot at 810, 910, or 1000 N. Charles St. and add promo code EEC when using the Honk app or honkmobile.com.

The church is also served by local bus routes on both Cathedral and N Charles Streets, as well as the Charm City Circulator (Purple Route) and Baltimore LiteRail Link (Mt Vernon/Centre St Stop).

Emmanuel Church is a 15-minute walk from Baltimore's Pennsylvania Rail Station (with regular MARC and Amtrak services).



About the venue

Emmanuel Episcopal Church is located in the heart of Baltimore's historic Mt. Vernon neighborhood. Its tremendous stone tower at the corner of Cathedral and W. Read Streets serves as a beacon in this community, and the nave's warm acoustic and gentle ambiance contribute to creating an ideal environment in which to hear choral and chamber music.

In 2022, the church building underwent a $3.2M transformation to make each space in its physical plant fully accessible to all; included in this project was an elevator, increased ramp access, and new restroom facilities.

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