The Alexandria Choral Society is returning for its 57th season next month, and offering a “pay-what-you-can” pricing model for its performances in the city.
ACS will return on Oct. 15 in a show partnering with the American Classical Contemporary Orchestra under conductor Jeffrey Dokken. The show, Dreamweaver, focuses on Ola Gjeilo’s choral work inspired by the medieval folk poem “Draumkvedet,” which tells the story of Olav Asteson, who tells the story of being asleep for 13 days. The show will be held at the Miracle Theatre (535 8th Street SE) in DC and ticket prices range from $15 to $47.
“Throughout this season of festivals, we’ll weave new voices into old traditions, wander through dreams towards light, raise a toast to friendship, and find solace in our shared community,” ACS said in a release. “As a nonprofit performing arts organization, ACS strongly believes that financial capacity should never be a barrier to experiencing quality choral programming. That’s why we have proudly sustained a pay-what-you-can pricing model for our performances.”
The suggested ticket price is $30 per show.
The society’s season officially starts with Tapestry: A Festival of Belonging on Saturday, Oct. 24. The concert will be held at 4 p.m. at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial (101 Callahan Drive). The show includes work from composer Nebal Maysaud and poetry from Alexandria Poet Laureate Cristi Donoso.
ACS will return with its annual holiday show with Illuminare: A Festival of Light with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. at the George Washington Masonic Memorial. The show will feature Elaine Hagenberg’s Illuminare and Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on Christmas Carols.
ACS will then perform Sláinte: A Festival of Revelry on Saturday, March 6, 2027. That’s the same day that the city puts on the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Old Town. The location for the show is to be determined.
Not included in the season offerings, but still happening on April 24, ACS will be joined at One Voice Alexandria: A Festival of Unity by the Alexandria Singers, the Alexandria a Cappella Collective, NOVA Alexandria, the Alexandria Children’s Chorus, the George Washington Middle School Choir and the Alexandria City High School Choir in a massed choir finale. The show will be held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College (4915 E. Campus Drive).
ACS’s season will end on May 15 with Requiem: A Festival of Reflection, featuring Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem. A location for the concert hasn’t been determined.
