The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop will be presenting a choral concert on Sunday, February 12, 2012 in honor of its 40th Anniversary and they are looking for singers! The concert will feature Robert Convery’s Songs of Children, based on writings of children during the Holocaust, and Jeffery Watson’s Where Every Voice Is Heard, written for CHAW’s 30th Anniversary and including CHAW’s Capitol Hill Youth Chorus.
Rehearsals will be on Tuesday evenings (7:30-9:45 PM), starting October 25th at CHAW (545 7th St., SE – just a few blocks from the Eastern Market Metro stop). There will be a break in December with rehearsals resuming on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Former LGCW director C. Paul Heins will be conducting Songs of Children and Dr. Jeffery Watson will conduct Where Every Voice Is Heard. Singers may choose to sing one or both pieces; an audition is required for Songs of Children.
There is a tuition fee of $25 to participate; tuition assistance is available. For more information and to arrange an audition, contact Jill Strachan.