2013-2014 Season

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Vocal Arts DC is proud to continue our distinguished history of presenting some of the world's greatest singers in recital, along with a uniquely gifted newcomer of enormous potential. Our singers showcase their extraordinary voices through the medium of classical song, their artistry distilled to its purest essence as they share timeless emotions from many cultures. From Elizabethan ballads with lute accompaniment to Latin-American works, from traditional German Lieder to Korean songs, plus the Washington premiere of a newly commissioned piece by an acclaimed American composer and works by beloved French and italian masters, our series has all that a lover of classical singing could want. This variety ensures that, whether you are a longtime devotee of Vocal Arts DC, or a newcomer to this intimate art form, you are assured of a rewarding experience as a subscriber.

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Soprano Natalie Conte and Baritone Matthew Morris to Present Recitals in Spring 2014

Vocal Arts DC announces that soprano Natalie Conte and baritone Matthew Morris, both of Maryland, have been chosen as the two winners of the 2013 Art Song Discovery Competition. Co-adjudicators of the finals, held on Saturday, May 11 at the music department of George Washington University, were Nancy Gustafson, General Manager of the Castleton Festival; Michael Heaston, Director of both the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program at Washington National Opera and the Young Artists Program at the Glimmerglass Festival; and Peter Russell, General Director of Vocal Arts DC.

Vocal Arts DC will present Ms. Conte and Mr. Morris jointly in a series of art song recitals in the greater Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland area in the spring of 2014, in venues and on dates to be announced in the near future.
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Peter Russell Named General Director of Vocal Arts DC

Peter Russell, a noted figure in American opera, has been named as General Director of Vocal Arts DC (incorporated as The Vocal Arts Society). In his new position, Russell will assume responsibility for both the artistic and business management of Vocal Arts DC, working closely in the field of artistic programming with the organization's founder and President Emeritus, Dr. Gerald Perman, who is stepping down as Artistic Director to become Artistic Director Emeritus.
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About Vocal Arts DC

Hear world-renowned singers
and discover tomorrow's stars

You’ll hear them here first!  Vocal Arts DC has given Washington recital debuts to many of the great singers whose names are familiar to lovers of vocal artistry throughout the world.  We pride ourselves on identifying and bringing to Washington singers -- often already celebrated on the European opera and concert stage -- who are on the cusp of attaining world-wide fame and achieving sensational success on the US opera scene.  

Our 22nd season begins with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe and pianist Warren Jones giving an "American Songbook" program. This is followed by New York Festival of Song, a longtime favorite of Washington audiences, who bring their delightful, and timely, arrangement of three Broadway shows of the 1930's to town in "Mr. Gershwin Comes to Washington." Following NYFOS, soprano Christine Brewer returns and she and pianist Craig Rutenberg give an October 31 recital of Spanish and American song. Baritone Russell Braun and pianist Carolyn Maule traverse Schubert's Winterreise on November 7. DC favorite, tenor Vinson Cole performs on December 12, and he is followed by British tenor Toby Spence, a Washington debut, who rounds out the season, on January 16.  More Details >
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What's an Art Song?

Watch a video, hosted by Elizabeth Daniels, of young singers presented in recital by Vocal Arts DC at the Kennedy Center this past spring as part of the America Sings in the Nation's Capitol. Click here >