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The Choral Arts Society of Washington
Now entering its 46th Season, The Choral Arts Society of Washington is one of the major choral organizations in the United States. Under the leadership of its founder and artistic director Norman Scribner, Choral Arts presents its symphonic chorus of over 180 professional-caliber volunteer singers in an annual season subscription series at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and other DC-area venues. In addition, the Society has designed and implemented an award-winning educational program, and presented a variety of community outreach programs which include its popular Family Christmas Concert and Annual Choral Celebration to Martin Luther King, Jr. The chorus has performed with leading symphony orchestras, sung under the world’s most distinguished conductors, produced 17 acclaimed recordings, toured nationally and internationally, and participated in numerous special events both live and televised. Choral Arts has an impressive history of commissioning and performing new works, as well as presenting area and world premieres of outstanding contemporary music.