A Song Flung Up to Heaven: Honoring 65 Years of TWC at DAR Constitution Hall
Dates: 2/28/2027
📍 Theatre: DAR Constitution Hall
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The Washington Chorus presents a concert juxtaposing Nkeiru Okoye's When the Caged Bird Sings and Poulenc's Gloria, two major works that treat sacred themes with a blend of reverence and theatricality. The centerpiece is the East Coast premiere of Okoye's dramatic work, a musical ceremony fusing opera, musical theater, spoken word, choral singing, gospel, spirituals, and jazz, partly in tribute to poet and activist Maya Angelou. The concert opens with Poulenc's Gloria, which first premiered in 1961, the same year as The Washington Chorus's founding.
Cast and Creative Team for A Song Flung Up to Heaven: Honoring 65 Years of TWC at DAR Constitution Hall
Cast
Eugene Rogers
Ensemble
Tessa McQueen
soprano
Cecelia McKinley
alto
Demetrious Sampson
tenor
Jonathan Patton
baritone
Christie Dashiell
jazz mezzo
Colleen Daly
soprano
Denyce Graves
narrator
Cyrus Chestnut
piano
Angela Brown
soprano
Issachah Savage
tenor
Michael Preacely
baritone
Rabihah Dunn
soprano
Ashley Dixon
mezzo-soprano
Brian Giebler
tenor
Alan Williams
baritone
Jonathon Heyward
Ensemble
Paul Byssainthe Jr.
Ensemble
Eric Poole
Ensemble
Gregory Knauf
Ensemble
Laura Lazarevich
Ensemble
Creative Team
Eugene Rogers
Artistic Director
Paul Byssainthe Jr.
Music Director
Jocelyn Hagen
Composer
Dr. Nkeiru Okoye
Composer
Jonathon Heyward
Conductor
Marin Alsop
Conductor
Gianandrea Noseda
Conductor
Christie Dashiell
Soloist
Eric Poole
Conductor
Evelyn Simpson-Curenton
Composer
News About A Song Flung Up to Heaven: Honoring 65 Years of TWC at DAR Constitution Hall
The Washington Chorus Unveils 2026-2027 And 65th Anniversary Season
June 30, 2026 The Washington Chorus revealed its 65th anniversary season, featuring A Candlelight Christmas, A Song Flung Up to Heaven, and Requiem and Renewal, with guest artists and world premieres across Washington, D.C.About the Theatre
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