Choral Conversations

Schedule

Sun Feb 22 2026 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Emmanuel Episcopal Church | Baltimore, MD

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Favorite choral works of the Renaissance in dialogue with contemporary counterparts
About this Event

The Renaissance marked a period of profound cultural, artistic, and intellectual transformation across Europe—and from this era springs much of the magnificent choral repertoire we still revere and perform today. Indeed, this rich a cappella tradition continues to guide and inspire contemporary composers of remarkable talent.

In this program, experience recently composed works by Nico Muhly, Steven Stucky, Kerensa Briggs, and Zachary Wadsworth paired directly with the Renaissance masterpieces that informed and inspired them—timeless compositions by William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons, and others.

Join us for this extraordinary musical journey and witness the conversations between composers separated by centuries yet united in their shared pursuit of beauty and meaning.

  • 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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Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, United States

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