Our 2018 Summer Sings Series Gets Underway!

Our 2018 Summer Sings Series Gets Underway!

Choralis once again invites area choristers to sing-through favorite choral masterworks in its annual Summer Sings! series.  Led by Choralis Artistic Director Gretchen Kuhrmann, each Summer Sing will also feature professional accompaniment and soloists.  Information about each of the three Sings follows. Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 7:00 pm –

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A Sneak Peek at Our 2018-19 Season “Making a Difference”

A Sneak Peek at Our 2018-19 Season “Making a Difference”

Choralis will continue to offer  a mix of high-quality performances, education opportunities, and community arts enrichment in our 2018-19 season, entitled Making a Difference.  As Choralis marks its 19th annivesary season, we will be using our  major concerts not only to present music of different styles and emotional

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Choral Excellence “Ovation” Award Winners Announced!

Reflect Area’s Vibrant Choral Music Scene  FALLS CHURCH, VA – The Choralis Foundation has announced the winners of its Ninth Annual Greater Washington DC Area Choral Excellence “Ovation” Awards,  presented at its “Black and White” dinner and awards ceremony on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at The Clarendon

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Choralis “In Winter’s Arms” CD Garners Great Reviews!

Choralis “In Winter’s Arms” CD Garners Great Reviews!

Choralis’s first commercial CD, In Winter’s Arms: Seasonal Music by Bob Chilcott, has received praise from several professional reviewers.  The recording, on the Signum Classics label, was released in Great Britain in August 2017 and in the United States in October 2017.   Included on the CD are the first

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2017 Young Artists Competition Winners!

2017 Young Artists Competition Winners!

The Choralis Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Young Artists Competition held on October 14, 2017. Five winners were named by Choralis Artistic Director Gretchen Kuhrmann and Associate Conductor Todd Fickley: Suzanne Karpov, Soprano; Madelyn R. Wanner, Mezzo Soprano; Logan Tanner, Countertenor; Matthew

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Free Listening Event – Young Artists Competition

Free Listening Event – Young Artists Competition

The public is invited to listen to the Choralis 2017 Young Artists Competition, which will take place next Saturday, October 14th at Fairfax Presbyterian Church, 10723 Main Street, Fairfax, VA.   Twenty vocal soloists between the ages of 22 and 32 will compete to be featured as a guest

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Young Artists Competition Registration Now Open

Young Artists Competition Registration Now Open

Soloists who are age 22 through 32 are invited to register for the Choralis 2017 Young Artists Competition, which will take place on Saturday, October 14, 2017.  Choralis established the Young Artists Competition as an annual event in 2016 to give emerging young vocal soloists the opportunity to

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A Message from Artistic Director Gretchen Kuhrmann

A Message from Artistic Director Gretchen Kuhrmann

Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2017-2018 Choralis season, “The Heartbeat of Humanity.” At a time when world events and social media messages seem to encourage divisiveness, Choralis has elected to focus this season on that which unites us…marvel at the natural

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Choralis Offering July Summer Sings

Choralis Offering July Summer Sings

Choralis is offering area singers two July sing-alongs of choral music favorites. July 18:  Artistic Director Gretchen Kuhrmann will lead sing-alongs of the Mozart Requiem and the Rutter Gloria, with accompaniment by Grace Cho , Keyboard Artist.  Soloists for the Mozart are Laura Choi Stuart, soprano; Kristen

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