Baltimore Choral Arts Society Announces its 58th Season: Resonance

Music Director Anthony Blake Clark says, "The music in this season will resonate with our Baltimore community and beyond, exploring the full breadth of human emotion. We're starting the season with an intense and poignant program, pairing Joel Thompson's Seven Last Words of the Unarmed with the Brahms Requiem. Thompson's piece illuminates the relevance of the emotions found in the Brahms by pointing us to the current epidemic of gun violence, particularly such violence perpetrated against black men. Choral music is a perfect medium for encountering these stories and for inspiring change and action. 

"Then, later in the season we see the complete opposite side of the emotional spectrum with immense joy and praise in two different versions of the Magnificat by Bach and Rutter, featuring soloists from Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity in New York City. In between these concerts we have Christmas with Choral Arts and a number of exciting collaborations with symphonic orchestras in the region. We are thrilled to present this season for you and look forward to a year of truly resonant music-making."

Tickets for each concert are available individually or as part of the three-concert subscription. Learn more about our season here.

Choral Arts launches the season with a powerful program that is sure to resonate, alternating movements of the Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem with Joel Thompson's Seven Last Words of the Unarmed. The music will be accompanied by dazzling projections by Camilla Tassi, which will come together to create an immersive and unforgettable audio-visual experience.

Baltimore audiences know and love this cherished holiday program, featuring exquisite music, dramatic readings, and festive sing-alongs. This concert will be performed live at the Basilica and recorded for later broadcast on Maryland Public Television, WBJC and WYPR, spreading Christmas cheer throughout the Baltimore region.

This concert explores two contrasting settings of the Magnificat: the J.S. Bach classic from 1723 and John Rutter's masterful reimagining of the canticle, circa 1990. This performance will undoubtedly inspire audiences: Rutter described the Magnificat as "a poetic outpouring of praise, joy and trust in God."

Baltimore Choral Arts Society is one of Maryland's premier cultural institutions. Their Symphonic Chorus, Chorus, and Chamber Singers can be seen performing throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Europe. Most frequented venues include those in Baltimore, Washington D.C., and New York City. In addition to performing, Baltimore Choral Arts provides several thoughtful and impactful music education programs that serve youth in and around Baltimore. These programs include CoroLAB, a partnership with Baltimore City College’s and Overlea High School’s choral music programs; Vocal Fellows, an expanded professional development program for early-career singers; Student Composer Project, a competition for high-school and college composers; and our annual Christmas for Kids concert. Through these four primary educational programs, Choral Arts serves the very young to early-career adult musicians.