2021/2022 Season
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An Extraordinary Innovation:
Virtuosic Women in the Italian Courts with Musica Spira Tuesday, September 21, 2021 | 6:00 pm Emmanuel Episcopal Church 811 Cathedral Street Baltimore, MD, 21201 Concert featuring the music of Luzzaschi, Monteverdi, Caccini, Strozzi, and Luigi Rossi Grace Srinivasan, soprano Julie Bosworth, soprano Crossley Hawn, soprano Paula Maust, harpsichord ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, October 15th, 2021 | 7:30 pm If you are unable to attend live, please tune in to our streamed recording of this program on the Musica Spira YOUTUBE CHANNEL. There will be a live Q&A following the livestream. Suggested donation $15-20 |
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2021 TOFA Awards
duet performance with Allan Laiño, baritone/pianist October 7, 2021 | 8:00 pm Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall 881 7th Avenue New York, NY 10019 |
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From Darkness to Light
with True Concord Voices and Orchestra Friday, October 22, 2021 | 7:00 pm Valley Presbyterian Church 2800 S Camino Del Sol Green Valley, AZ 85622 Saturday October 23, 2021 | 7:30 pm Catalina Foothills High School 4300 E Sunrise Dr Tucson, AZ 85718 Sunday, October 24, 2021 | 3:00 pm Catalina Foothills High School 4300 E Sunrise Dr Tucson, AZ 85718 With music by Copland, Bach, Randall Thompson’s Alleluia, folk songs and spirituals. |
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Ich habe meine Zuversicht, BWV 188
with Washington Bach Consort Soprano soloist Capitol Cantata Series Monday, November 1, 2021 | 12:10 pm St. Mark’s Capitol Hill 301 A St SE Washington, DC 20003 Downtown Cantata Series Tuesday, November 2, 2021 | 12:10 pm Church of the Epiphany 1317 G St. NW Washington, DC 20005 |
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All that is Rite
Bach and Handel: Music for the Mass and Vespers with Washington Bach Consort Soprano II soloist Sunday, November 7, 2021 | 4:00 pm St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 4900 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20008 Johann Sebastian Bach Mass in A Major, BWV 234 George Frideric Handel Nisi Dominus, HWV 238 Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 Tickets |
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Christmas Concert for Charity
with the National Shrine Choir Friday, December 3, 2021 | 7:00 pm Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 400 Michigan Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20017 Sponsored by The Catholic University of America and the Basilica, this event raises thousands of dollars each year for a designated charity. Performances by the National Shrine Choir and CUA choirs and orchestra. |
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The Jesse Tree
with Eya Medieval Music Monday, December 6 | 7:30 pm The College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA Live, in-person performance featuring the women of Eya and our program for the season of Advent, The Jesse Tree. |
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A Cathedral Christmas
with The Thirteen Friday, December 17, 2021 | 7:30 pm Episcopal High School Chapel 1200 North Quaker Lane Alexandria, VA, 22302 (map) Saturday, December 18, 2021 | 7:30 pm St. Paul’s K Street 2430 K Street NW Washington, DC 20037 (map) Sunday, December 19, 2021 | 5:00 pm Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church 6601 Bradley Boulevard Bethesda, MD, 20817 (map) Celebrate the holiday festivities with The Thirteen as we sing carols for the holiday season from the English Cathedral tradition. The Thirteen performs the great and unbroken tradition of English-language carols and anthems, many of them featuring the majestic organs of our beautiful venues. From 16th century roots through to a new work written for The Thirteen by Indian composer Juhi Bansal, A Cathedral Christmas celebrates the joyful sounds of Christmas choral music full of warmth and joy with the matchless voices of The Thirteen and the King of Instruments! Tickets |
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Musical Lights For Candlemas
Glowing Renaissance Beauty with Chantry Saturday, February 5, 2022 | 7:00 pm St. Bernadette Church 70 University Blvd. East Silver Spring, MD Morales Missa De beata Virgine Byrd Gradualia Propers for the Purification of the B.V.M. Palestrina Alma redemptoris Mater Tickets |
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Pilgrimage
with Eya Medieval Music Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | 12:10 pm - 12:45 pm St. John's Lafayette Square 1525 H St NW Washington, DC An in-person, live performance of Eya’s Lenten program, Pilgrimage on the Midweek Music Series. |
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Music for the Soul
Polychoral splendors of Venice & Northern Europe with Washington Bach Consort Sunday, March 20, 2022 | 4:00 pm Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Washington, DC Selections from: Michael Praetorius Heinrich Schütz Claudio Monteverdi Tickets |
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Miserere Mei: Psalm 51
with Cathedra Friday, March 25, 2022 | Time TBA Bridgewater College, VA Sunday, March 27, 2022 | 4:00 pm Washington National Cathedral 3101 Wisconsin Ave, NE Washington, DC 20016 Exploring Psalm 51 with some settings old and new and featuring a world premiere of a new piece commissioned by the Washington National Cathedral. Concert set includes a tour to Bridgewater College, VA for workshops and performances. |
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An Extraordinary Innovation:
Virtuosic Women in the Italian Courts with Musica Spira Friday, April 8, 2022 | Time TBA St. Paul's Episcopal Church 228 South Pitt St. Alexandria, VA 22314 Concert featuring the music of Luzzaschi, Monteverdi, Caccini, Strozzi, and Luigi Rossi Grace Srinivasan, soprano Julie Bosworth, soprano Crossley Hawn, soprano Paula Maust, harpsichord |
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Solo Soprano and Organ Recital
with Conner David McCain, organist and composer Saturday, April 29, 2022 | 6:30 pm St. John the Evangelist Church 39 E Main Street Pawling, NY 12564 Performing traditional soprano/organ repertoire, and premiering a new piece by Conner David McCain Details TBA |
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The Unicorn
with Eya Medieval Music Friday, May 6, 2022 | 7:30 pm St. David's Roland Park 4700 Roland Avenue Baltimore, MD Live, in-person performance of The Unicorn, inspired by the mysterious and haunting "Lady and the Unicorn" tapestries at the Musée du Cluny in Paris. This performance features medieval music of women composers and readings from women mystics. It also features Baltimore-based composer (and friend of Eya) Douglas Buchanan’s setting of one alone, featuring a remarkable text by 13th-century Beguine mystic Marguerite Porete.This event will also be streamed and archived on the church’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. |
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God Is Gone Up With A Merry Noise
Renaissance Jubilation for the Ascension with Chantry Saturday, May 21, 2022 | 7:00 pm St. Bernadette Church 70 University Blvd. East Silver Spring, MD Victoria Ascendens Christus and Missa Ascendens Christus Byrd Gradualia Propers for Ascension Palestrina Ascendens Christus Tickets |
2020/2021 Season
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Holiday Concert with Cathedra Cathedra presents a recital of Psalm settings immediately preceding the High Holiday service of Selichot. SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 2021 | 7:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb St NW Washington, DC 20016 |
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Immortal Fire
Begins May 21, 2021 at 7 PM ET Washington Master Chorale concludes the season with a musical exploration of the composers’ craft, highlighting a cappella masterpieces of the 20th century. Digital Streaming Event Tickets |
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Performance: The Unicorn
April 16, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This is the culminating performance of our Eya at Ten season. The women of Eya present The Unicorn, a new program featuring the music of women composers and words of women mystics, with a specially commissioned piece by Douglas Buchanan. This event will be livestreamed privately on our website and YouTube channel. About the ProgramInspired by the mysterious medieval tapestries known as “The Lady and the Unicorn,” this program amplifies the voices of visionary women who seek–and find–sacred union unto themselves. Featuring medieval music of women trouvères, Hildegard von Bingen, French motets, and a special new commission by Baltimore-based composer (and friend of Eya) Douglas Buchanan, featuring the voices of medieval and contemporary women mystics. Ticketed - $15.00 |
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Psallíte
featuring Esoteric Overload: A cycle of four songs for soprano and organ Friday, March 26th | 7:00 PM Matthew Mueller, organist & composer Crossley Hawn, soprano & lyricist St. Mary Mother of God Parish Washington, DC |
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Spotlight Sing: Music of a Mystic
March 23, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Join Eya during this free, livestream event to learn a chant composed by Hildegard von Bingen, followed by a Q&A. This event will be livestreamed on our website, YouTube channel, and Facebook page, so choose your favorite channel to tune in! |
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Laud, Lament and Petition
Friday, March 5 | 8:00 pm The Catholic University Repertory Chorus will be conducted by Samuel Rowe Virtual Event |
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King's Singers New Music Prize Online Concert
Sunday, February 28 | 4:00 pm Grab your ticket to watch the world premiere performance of the four winning compositions of the King’s Singers New Music Composition Prize. The winning compositions will be performed by the King’s Singers and the Washington National Cathedral Choir. Advance registration required. This event is included in the full festival registrations. REGISTER NOW > |
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In Thanksgiving: A Meditation on the Ember Days of Lent
Friday, February 26 | 7:30 pm The Catholic University Repertory Chorus will be conducted by Virginia Tilley |
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Spotlight Sing: Medieval Music of Women
February 16, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Virtual Event Join Eya during this free, livestream event to learn and sing a medieval song, followed by a Q&A. This event will be livestreamed on our website, YouTube channel, and Facebook page, so choose your favorite channel to tune in! |
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Christmas with the Folger Consort
December 11, 2020 - January 5, 2021 Soprano soloist Virtual Concert - For its annual holiday concerts, the Consort rejoices with a mix of Yuletide favorites. The rippling counterpoint of J.S. Bach’s Wachet auf (Sleepers Wake), composed during his time in Leipzig, is heard alongside Michael Praetorius’s wonderful setting of the same 16th-century Advent text from a century earlier. Complementing the joyous German holiday fare are Christmas classics from the English and American traditions, include festive carols by 18th-century American choral composer William Billings. Tickets |
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Performance: Beguiled
November 20 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Virtual Event This final culminating performance of our fall season. The women of Eya, with special guests, present Beguiled, a new program featuring the music of Hildegard von Bingen with a specially commissioned […] Get Tickets $15 |
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Community Workshop: Sing with Eya
October 12 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm October 19 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm October 26 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm November 2 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm November 9 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm November 16 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Virtual Ticketed Event Join the women of Eya for an intensive, 6-week workshop of singing, learning, and community. Throughout this workshop you will learn how to sing the music of Hildegard von Bingen from the original 12th-century notation, learn about Hildegard's life and musical legacy, and gain a deeper understanding of the interpretation of medieval music. Get Tickets $95 for 6-session workshop, or $18 for drop-ins. |
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Washington Master Chorale Chamber Choir presents ILLUMINATION
Digital Streaming Event October 30, 2020 at 7 PM ET The Washington Master Chorale opens its 11th season celebrating — with psalms and songs of love and compassion — the brilliant and soaring music of Baltic and Scandinavian composers: Latvian Ēriks Ešenvalds, Norwegian Ola Gjeilo, and Estonian Cyrillus Kreek. With the mystical Northern Lights as a backdrop, our pilgrimage takes us from dark and uncertain times to a destination of enduring hope and beauty. We are reminded that fueling a spark of enlightenment is what will illuminate the world for us all. Also presented are works by Anton Bruckner, William Harris, Herbert Howells, Morton Lauridsen and Alice Parker. Tickets |
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Community Sing: Chanda Rule
October 27 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Virtual Event Join Eya to learn and sing a newly commissioned community piece composed by Chanda Rule. Tune in to your preferred online channel, and sing along! This event will be livestreamed on our website, YouTube channel, and Facebook page. ABOUT THE PIECE “I am exploring radical self-love through the heart of Eve, and asking her what it means to accept the flawed self, to love what is deemed unloveable, and how she found power – not in letting go, but from gathering in.” -Chanda Rule |
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Webinar: The Music of Hildegard von Bingen
October 6, 2020 | 1:00-2:30 pm Online TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: NOW $15 Eya's director Allison Mondel leads this comprehensive webinar which explores the life and musical legacy of medieval visionary Hildegard von Bingen. Learn about Hildegard's unique creative output and special genius, and discover more about her music in vivid detail. Get Tickets $15 |