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2012 Concerts and Events Presenting choirs from Australia, Czech Republic, Canada, Columbia, South Africa, Namibia, and the United States. Official Serenade! Festival events will begin June 28 - July 2, but we will have pre- and post-events that will feature festival choirs. Featured Serenade! Festival Concerts FRIDAY: JUNE 29th 7:30 pm - Serenade! Festival's "Opening Celebration" with a welcome address by Alexandria's Mayor W. D. Euille St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 228 South Pitt Street, Old Town Alexandria, VA - Admission FREE Take a trip around the world with this opening festival concert that will feature exciting and unique performances presented by choirs from Canada (Countermeasure and Cantaré Children's Choir), Colombia (Verata e Liberi), Australia (Young Adelaide Voices) and the USA (Boston City Singers). 7:00 pm - Serenade Festival's "African Freedom Songs" Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 901 Third Street NW, Washington DC - Admission Charge In partnership with Northwestern High School of Hyattsville, MD, Classical Movements will present outstanding South African choir- Imilonji KaNtu Choral Society. This concert will help raise tour funds for the Northwestern High School Choir's 2013 visit to South Africa to participate in the 2013 Ihlombe! Festival, produced by Classical Movements. Experience South African music like you've never heard before. SATURDAY: JUNE 30th 2:00 pm - Serenade! Festival's "Celebration of The Welcome Table Choir Benefit concert" Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G Street, NW, Washington, DC - Suggested Donation of $10 - $20 The Serenade! Festival is reaching out into the Washington, DC community and partnering with the Church of the Epiphany in Washington DC to help raise funds for The Welcome Table Choir, which is made up of homeless individuals living in DC. The mission of The Welcome Table is to feed the hungry, build diverse and inclusive community, and worship as one. Around 150 downtown impoverished individuals participate in the various aspects of The Welcome Table every Sunday morning. The concert will feature choirs from Namibia (Voices of Namibia), Australia (Young Adelaide Voices), and the USA (Minnetonka Chamber Choir and Boston City Singers). 6:00 pm - Serenade Festival's "African Evening" Alfred Street Baptist Church, 301 South Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA - Admission FREE In partnership with Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Classical Movements will present two exhilarating choirs from Africa (Imilonji KaNtu Choral Society and Voices of Namibia). You will not be able to stay seated during this foot stomping and hands clapping concert. 7:30 pm - Serenade! Festival's "Celebration in Historic Annapolis" St. Anne's Parish, 199 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD - Admission FREE The Serenade! Festival is reaching out to the communities beyond local Washington, DC to share the talents of the international choirs, allowing additional communities to experience world music. Featuring choirs from Czech Republic (Zvonky-Praha), Colombia (Verata e Liberi), Canada (Countermeasure) and the USA (Boston City Singers). SUNDAY: JULY 1st 4:30 pm - Serenade! Festival's "Celebration Concert of New and World Music" Proudly co-presented with the Music Center at Strathmore for the second year in a row GOOD NEWS! Serenade! Festival 1st of July concert at Strathmore Hall had to be changed due to power outage and changed to National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington DC 20016 - Metro Stop Tenley Town 15 minutes walk, ample parking available. Do not miss this wonderful concert. The concert will have a delayed start at 4:30 pm to accommodate patrons. - Admission FREE Choirs from South Africa (Imilonji KaNtu Choral Society), Colombia (Verata e Liberi), Australia (Young Adelaide Voices), Czech Republic (Zvonky-Praha), Namibia (Voices of Namibia), Canada (Countermeasure and Cantaré Children's Choir) and USA (Boston City Singers and Minnetonka Chamber Choir) will give audience members a full representation of the talent from the 2012 Serenade! Festival with a rousing finale performance of over 325 singers singing two premieres conducted by leading choral conductor, Philip Brunelle. MONDAY: JULY 2nd 7:30 pm -Serenade! Festival's "Celebration of Youth" Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW, Washington DC - Admission FREE In partnership with the Children's Chorus of Washington, Serenade will a fun filled program featuring the youth choirs from the 2012 Serenade! Festival. The concert will feature choirs from Canada (Cantaré Children's Choir), Czech Republic (Zvonky-Praha), Australia (Young Adelaide Voices), and the USA (Minnetonka Chamber Choir), including a top local talent, the Children's Chorus of Washington. Serenade! Festival Community Concerts (Outreach, Embassy, and other Public Performances) Serenade! Festival's "Choirs at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage" Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 6:00 pm Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC - Admission FREE Imilonji KaNtu Choral Society (South Africa) and Countermeasure (Canada) will present an exciting and fun-filled concert at this prestigious venue. Serenade! Festival's "Countermeasure at Canadian Embassy's Canada Day Celebration" Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 8:00 am Canadian Embassy, 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC - Admission FREE Countermeasure, an a cappella ensemble, will energize the Washington, DC community at Canadian Embassy's Canada Day Celebration. The event will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede with a pancake breakfast. Serenade Festival's "Lunch time treat at Alexandria's Market Square" Friday, June 29, 2012 at 12:00 pm Alexandria Market Square, 301 King Street, Alexandria, VA - Admission FREE The Alexandria Old Town community will have a lunch-time treat with performances by select Serenade! Festival participants. Serenade Festival's "Choirs at Sunday Service for the Homeless" Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 8:00 am Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G Street, Washington, DC - Admission FREE The Serenade! Festival Choirs will join The Welcome Table Choir, a choir of the homeless, to sing a Sunday morning service. The mission of The Welcome Table is to feed the hungry, build diverse and inclusive community, and worship as one. Every Sunday morning, at least 150 of DC's underprivileged join together to participate in the various aspects of The Welcome Table. Classical Movements is sponsoring the breakfast on this day. Serenade Festival's "Sunday Service at Alfred Street" Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 11:00 am Alfred Street Baptist Church, 301 South Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA - Admission FREE The Imilonji KaNtu Choral Society will join the 11 am Sunday service with the Alfred Street Baptist Church choirs, making the service one to remember. Serenade Festival's "Minnetonka Chamber Choir at the Washington National Cathedral" Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 3:30 pm Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC - Admission FREE The Minnetonka Chamber Choir, a Serenade! Festival participant, has been selected to participate in the historic tradition of singing the Prelude before the evensong service at the Washington National Cathedral. Serenade Festival's "Imilonji KaNtu Choral Society at Arena Theatre DC" Monday, July 2, 2012 evening South African Embassy, Washington DC - By invitation only The South African Embassy has invited Imilonji KaNtu Choral Society of Soweto to perform in celebration of Nelson Mandela month. Serenade Festival's "Baltimore summer schools world music experience" Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 11:00 am Performance at a local Baltimore City School - Not a public event In partnership with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids program, outstanding South African choir, Imilonji KaNtu Choral Society, USA's Minnetonka Chamber Choir and Canadian Cantaré Children's Chorus will give an exciting concert and interact with Baltimore City School children. Serenade! Festival"Beyond Washington DC"Concerts Serenade Festival's "Imilonji KaNtu Choral Society at Yale" Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 5:00 pm Sprague Hall, 470 College St, New Haven, CT - Admission charged As part of the inaugural Yale International Choral Festival, Imilonji KaNtu Choral Society will perform a concert for the Yale University and New Haven communities. Serenade Festival's "Choirs at Arts in the Park at Park Avenue Christian Church" Monday, June 25, 2012 at 8:00 pm Park Avenue Christian Church-1010 Park Ave. New York, NY -Ticket price $20 In partnership with Park Avenue Christian Church, Classical Movements will present world music to New York City audiences. Experience music from Colombia (Verata e Liberi), Canada (Countermeasure) and South Africa (Imilonji KaNtu Choral Society). Serenade Festival's "Colombian music at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital" Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 1:30 pm St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, 35 Getty Avenue, Building 400, Paterson, NJ - Admission FREE Verata e Liberi has been selected to perform an outreach concert for sick children of St. Joseph's Children's Hospital as part of the Medical Missions for Children Giggle Theater program. Giggles Children's Theater creates an atmosphere of levity for sick children and their families. Live performances are not limited to only those children well enough to visit the Giggles Theater. Each performance is broadcast live into the Hospital's closed-circuit TV system so that no child is excluded due to sickness or incapacity. Each performance is also recorded so that it can be shared with the over 100 children's hospitals around the world who also benefit from the charitable works of MMC, proving on a daily basis that"laughter is the best medicine". Serenade Festival's "Choirs in Connecticut" Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 7:00 pm Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Sacred Heart University (5151 Park Ave.) Fairfield, CT - A Freewill donation A local favorite, Fairfield Country Children's Choir will host a concert featuring Colombian Children's Choir Verata e Liberi and Australia's Young Adelaide Voices. |
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2011 Concerts Serenade! Washington, DC Choral Festival featured a unique combination of exceptional choirs from all over the globe participating in the inaugural 2011 international choral festival produced by Classical Movements, Inc. Audiences experienced jazzy blues and brilliant a cappella arrangements from Cadence, a quartet of innovative young men from Canada, authentic Russian folk and sacred songs with Konevets Quartet, the rich sound of the Grammy Award winning Pacific Boychoir, authentic music and dance from the Indonesian Youth Choir-Cordana, an all African music program from South Africa's Wits Choir and UCCSA Broadhurst Choir from Botswana, exceptional artistry from the Los Angeles Children's Chorus and the Children's Chorous of Washington, two of the best children's choruses in the nation. George Washington Masonic Memorial, Alexandria, VA Indonesian Youth Choir-Cordana (Indonesia) Wits Choir (South Africa) Cadence (Canada) |
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New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington DC Konevets Quartet (Russia) UCCSA Broadhurst Choir (Botswana) Boston Eastern Heritage Choir (USA) Pacific Boychoir (Grammy Award-winning choir from California) |
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Strathmore, Bethesda, MD Indonesian Youth Choir-Cordana (Indonesia) Konevets Quartet (Russia) Pacific Boychoir (Grammy-Award winning choir from California, USA) Wits Choir (South Africa) Los Angeles Children's Chorus (USA) Cadence (Canada) |
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Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, Washington, DC Children's Chorus of Washington-Washington, DC Host Choir Los Angeles Children's Chorus (USA) |