The Washington Chorus joins with the Gay Men’s Chorus and Ari Shapiro
The final concert of Julian Wachner's career as music director
Julian Wachner is going out with a bang — and not solely by virtue of Carl Orff’s bombastic Carmina Burana.
For the final concert of his 10th and last season as music director of the Grammy-winning Washington Chorus, Wachner will lead the 200-voice group in a performance of Orff’s choral warhorse, further amplified with the addition of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, Children’s Chorus of Washington, and the Washington National Cathedral Boy and Girl Choristers.
A celebratory nod to Washington’s unparalleled choral scene, the three groups aren’t the only guests for this monumental program. Six soloists will also take turns in the limelight, as will NPR’s Ari Shapiro. The All Things Considered co-host and sometimes Pink Martini singer will serve as special guest narrator in a performance of Igor Stravinsky’s dramatic oratorio Oedipus Rex, about the Sophocles tragedy.
Sunday, May 14, at 5 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Tickets are $18 to $72. Call 202-342-6221 or visit thewashingtonchorus.org.
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