The Norman Scribner Fund
The Norman Scribner Fund honors the ongoing legacy of
Founder and Artistic Director Norman Scribner. The Fund celebrates Maestro Scribner’s leadership and supports the artistic programming, innovation and creativity of The Choral Arts Society of Washington.
Express your love of music by making a contribution to the Choral Arts Society’s special artistic projects. Through the Norman Scribner Fund, past donors have enabled Choral Arts to present the following projects:
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Collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra and Valery Gergiev in performing and recording
Mahler’s Symphony No. 8,
Symphony of a Thousand
at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London in July 2008
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Performance of John Adams’
El Niño in May 2008
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Enhanced production elements for the
MLK Celebration Concert.
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A stellar quartet of internationally renowned soloists for Choral Arts’ presentation of the Verdi Requiem at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in November 2008
Future projects will include:
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Mahler Cycle: Conducted by Valery Gergiev, Choral Arts will perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand” and Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection” with the Mariinsky Orchestra and Spain’s Orfeón Pamplonés on October 19-21 at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall.
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October 19, 2010 | Mahler 8 | Kennedy Center | 8:00pm
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October 20, 2010 | Mahler 2 | Carnegie Hall | 7:30pm
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October 21, 2010 | Mahler 8 | Carnegie Hall | 8:00pm
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Choral Music 101: Norman will guide the audience through his choral playlist in this unique educational concert experience on November 14, 2010 at 4:00pm at Rachel M. Schlesinger Hall.
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Olli Kortekangas Commission: Choral Arts will perform Finn composer Olli Kortekangas’ world premiere commission on May 22, 2011 at the Kennedy Center. The piece celebrates our precious Earth and its relationship with humanity.
The Choral Arts Society Chorus in front of St. Paul's Cathedral | London | July 2008