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The Washington National Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, founded in 1909, is one of very few cathedral choirs of men and boys in the United States with an affiliated school, in the English choir tradition.
Michael McCarthy is an English choir director who served as Canon for Music at Washington National Cathedral from 2003 to 2024. [1] [2] Previously, he was the founding director of the London Oratory School Schola at the London Oratory in London.
Richard Wayne Dirksen (February 8, 1921 - July 26, 2003) was an American musician and composer, who served as organist and choirmaster of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., from 1977 to 1988. Previously he was assistant organist and choirmaster from 1942 to 1964.
The Cathedral Choral Society is the oldest symphonic chorus in Washington, founded in 1941 by Paul Callaway and directed by J. Reilly Lewis from 1985 to 2016. It performs primarily at the Washington National Cathedral but also appears regularly at the Kennedy Center and other local venues.
Douglas R. Major (born 1953 in Berwick, Pennsylvania) [1] is an American composer of sacred music and concert organist.He is the former choral director and organist at the Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., where he frequently performed on nationally televised services and state occasions. [2]
During a national funeral service, such as those held at Washington National Cathedral, the Cathedral Choir or the Armed Forces Choir will sing a selection of religious and patriotic music. In 1969, Dwight D. Eisenhower's state funeral included a religious service at the Cathedral that incorporated music such as Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele by ...
The Cathedral Choral Society is a 200-voice symphonic, volunteer chorus based at the Washington National Cathedral. [1] The late J. Reilly Lewis was music director from 1985 to 2016. He succeeded Paul Callaway , who founded the group in 1941.
Steven Fox is a Grammy-nominated [1] American conductor of classical music.He is the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of New York's Clarion Choir & Clarion Orchestra, [2] Music Director of Cathedral Choral Society at Washington National Cathedral [3] and founder of Musica Antiqua St. Petersburg in Russia.