Health & Safety

Your Health and Safety at Choral Arts Experiences

September 27, 2021

Dear friend,

Thank you for being a patron and supporter of the Choral Arts Society of Washington.

As we prepare to return to live, in-person musical experiences, the health and safety of you, our cherished patron, is at the forefront of all our thinking and decisions.

We endeavor to make your time as an audience member at our Choral Arts experiences not only personally radiant, transformative, and memorable, but also welcoming, safe, respectful, and healthy.

Below you will find more information on how we endeavor to keep audiences, artists, collaborators, and staff healthy and safe for the foreseeable future while COVID-19 continues as a global health pandemic. We’ve included information on what we and our partner venues are doing to ensure your experience is a welcoming and safe one.

If you have any questions or concerns at all feel free to reach out to our patron services team at boxoffice@choralarts.org.

Thank you for your belief in the power of choral music to move people to find shared purpose, discover shared passion, and connect with the music within themselves. We can’t wait to see you again in person soon in our 2021-22 season – the last with our treasured Artistic Director, Scott Tucker.

Best,
The Choral Arts Board, Staff, and Chorus

Choral Arts Policies

How will Choral Arts promote a welcoming, safe, respectful, and healthy audience experience?

Choral Arts requires that all members of our ensembles, including our entire staff, be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination. Additionally, we provide rehearsal and performance health and safety protocols to our singers, instrumentalists, and staff to ensure a safe, respectful, and healthy rehearsal and performance environment.
Choral Arts observes all health and safety policies and protocols of the partner venues at which we rehearse and perform, and follows local and national guidelines and recommendations for health and safety as closely as possible.
Choral Arts keeps in touch with you, our patrons and supporters, to understand your questions and concerns, and ensure you receive timely and updated information as COVID-19 protocols and public health measures continue to evolve ahead of your experiences.
Choral Arts offers flexible ticket exchange options for tickets sold by us at https://choralarts.secure.force.com/ticket.

Vaccination and Mask Policy

Health and Safety Policies at our venues change rapidly. Please visit the venue websites for the most up-to-date information regarding requirements for patrons.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: https://www.kennedy-center.org/visit/covid-safety/
The Anthem: https://impconcerts.com/vaxinfo/
Washington National Cathedral: https://cathedral.org/host-an-event/covid/

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

As of May 15, 2022, the Kennedy Center will no longer require vaccine verification to attend indoor events and performances; however, masks will still be required for all patrons, regardless of vaccination status, inside all theaters during performances at the Center unless actively eating or drinking. The Kennedy Center has routinely utilized the latest available information in consultation with the Cleveland Clinic and Inova to evaluate and adjust health and safety policies and will continue to do so as local and national conditions evolve

The Anthem

As of March 1, 2022, all patrons must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend events at 9:30 Club, The Anthem, and Lincoln Theatre. Proof of vaccination is no longer required to attend events at our outdoor venue, Merriweather Post Pavilion.

All ticket holders for shows at 9:30 Club, The Anthem, and Lincoln Theatre must show proof of vaccination (along with matching photo ID) before entering the venue. Proof of vaccination can be your physical vaccine card, a photo of your card, or your digital vaccination record using the Bindle app.

Exceptions will only be made for children under 12 who are not yet fully vaccinated, and for those with documented qualifying medical conditions preventing them from becoming vaccinated. For those patrons, a negative COVID-19 PCR or antigen laboratory test taken within 48 hours of the show date will be accepted, along with documentation of medical exemption (and matching photo ID). At-home self-tests will not be accepted.

Refunds will not be issued for failure to provide proof of vaccination (or negative test results with documented medical exemption) as described above.

FACE MASKS: Beginning March 1, 2022, masks are encouraged for all patrons, but no longer required. For their own safety and the safety of those around them, staff will continue to wear masks while working. Please note: if a performer prefers to require masks for their show, their preference supersedes any local or venue policy. If that happens, we will communicate details to ticket holders via email.

Patrons who have a fever or are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 should stay home.

Washington National Cathedral

Currently, audience members at our performances are required to (1) wear masks while inside and (2) provide proof of full vaccination or either a negative COVID-19 PCR test result from a test taken within 72 hours of the performance or a negative professionally administered COVID-19 antigen test taken within 6 hours of the performance. Proof of full vaccination or a negative test result will be collected at the venue prior to entry into the performance.

Proof of full vaccination. To be fully vaccinated, an individual must have received the complete series of a COVID-19 vaccine (i.e. both doses of a two-dose series or one dose of a one-shot vaccine) and must have received the final dose at least 14 days before the performance. Choral Arts will accept the following as proof of vaccination: a copy of the original vaccination record document issued by either (a) the government health authority that administered the vaccination (e.g., a CDC Vaccination Record Card) or (b) the medical provider that administered the vaccination. The name on the proof of vaccination must match the name on the patron’s government-issued ID (which patrons will be required to present at the venue prior to entry into the performance).
Negative test result. The Kennedy Center is permitting entry to patrons who provide proof of a negative test result from a COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of the performance, or proof of a negative professionally administered COVID-19 antigen test taken within 6 hours of the performance. The name on the negative COVID-19 PCR test result must match the name on the patron’s government-issued ID (which patrons will be required to present at the venue prior to entry into the performance). COVID-19 tests will not be available at the performances. Please check back for information about performances at The Anthem closer to the event date.
Failure to Comply. Those who arrive without an acceptable proof of full vaccination or negative test result will not be admitted to the performance and may have their tickets converted to a tax-deductible contribution.
Masks. Masks are required for all audiences inside our locations, except while eating or drinking in designated locations at the Kennedy Center.
Guests. Ticket purchasers are responsible for communicating these rules to whomever they provide tickets.

Health and Safety Policies at our venues change rapidly. Please visit the venue websites for the most up-to-date information regarding requirements for patrons. Requirements at the venues are in addition to the ones stated above.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: https://www.kennedy-center.org/visit/covid-safety/
The Anthem: https://theanthemdc.com/faq/

Contact Information

For questions concerning Choral Arts tickets purchased through the Choral Arts Society of Washington for performances at the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Washington National Cathedral, please contact us at BoxOffice@ChoralArts.org.

For questions concerning Choral Arts tickets purchased through The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, please contact The Kennedy Center box office: https://www.kennedy-center.org/contact/

PLEASE NOTE: These protocols are subject to change. While Choral Arts has taken a number of measures to improve patron safety, including those described above, they are not an absolute protection against contracting COVID-19. Patrons assume the risk of infection by attending Choral Arts experiences.

VENUE INFORMATION

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The Anthem

Washington National Cathedral

VACCINE AND TESTING RESOURCES

Maryland

Virginia

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