Ms. Freeman joins the City Choir following a two year search after the announcement in 2019 by Bob Shafer of his plan to retire.
Bob Shafer has been named Artistic Director Emeritus of the City Choir of Washington.
[7][8] During its first four seasons, the chorus presented several major works with orchestra, including the Monteverdi Marian Vespers of 1610, Bach’s Mass in B Minor,[9][10] Handel’s Dixit Dominus, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Mass in Time of War,[11] Maurice Duruflé's Requiem,[12] the Mozart Requiem, the Vivaldi Gloria, Robert Shafer's Lux Aeterna and Joel Puckett’s[13] This Mourning.
[14] In February 2011, local businesses and chorus members sponsored tickets for Pentagon families affected by 9/11 and high school and college students as part of the organization's community outreach efforts.
TCCW's artistic director and executive director often invite college-age music education students to attend rehearsals and participate in question and answer sessions following events.