2023-2024 Season

American Youth Chorus & NorthEast Senior Singers

Colors of Life

sUNDAY, June 9 at 4pm

Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church
1357 E. Capitol St SE, DC

American Youth Chorus and NorthEast Senior Singers perform a diverse concert of American music celebrating love, nature, and the vibrancy of life across generations. These ensembles of the Congressional Chorus family sing a wide array of songs including Native American and Shaker hymns, African American spirituals, plus pop, jazz and gospel favorites—works by Christina Aguilera, Michael Jackson, Train, Christina Perri, Burt Bacharach, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, and more!

We Do

saturday, March 16, 2024

7 pm with American Youth Chorus and NorthEast Senior Singers

Live! at 10th and G
945 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001

WE DO is a profound exploration and celebration of love’s universality and transformative power. This music compels us to give more love in our lives, reminding us that love is our most valuable resource and our pathway to fostering compassion.

Congressional Chorus gives the DC premiere of Scot Hanna-Weir’s Four Principles of Marriage and The Hope of Lovingby Jake Runestad, combining artistic expression with a powerful social message. Hanna-Weir transforms legal text from Obergefell v. Hodges–the landmark Supreme Court decision upholding the right to same-sex marriage–into a poetic libretto, while Runestad weaves together the writings of spiritual mystics, capturing the various ways we respond to and act on our ideas of love. 

American Youth Chorus (AYC) performs music spanning over 200 years, from early US folk hymns and spirituals to the pop songs of today that have captured hearts globally. Additionally, collaborative works with a string quintet and NorthEast Senior Singers, both of which will perform several other selections on the program. 

What a Wonderful World

saturday, November 18, 2023

4pm with American Youth Chorus
7:30pm with NorthEast Senior Singers

Live! at 10th and G
945 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001

A dramatic musical journey that honors the awe-inspiring beauty of nature. Through an eclectic set of styles and featuring the voices of diverse composers, we explore societal challenges and find hope in the profound interconnectedness of all life, including world premieres of two newly commissioned works by local composers Emily Mason and George Stewart. Our multigenerational family will showcase solo performances by American Youth Chorus and NorthEast Senior Singers.