The Human Journey: Music, Migration & Identity
JULY 3-9, 2019
ClassicalMovements.com/Serenade
JULY 3-9, 2019 12 performances | 7 days | 2 world premieres • Co-presented by Classical Movements & Kennedy Center • Exuberant celebration of international choral music, focusing on “The Human Journey” through millennia • Collaborative concerts, engaging workshops, cultural exchanges, community outreach • Rehearsals with renowned guest conductor Doreen Rao • Since 2011: 83 choirs | 32 countries | 6 continents
Watch the trailer for our Serenade! Choral Festival.
SERENADE! GRAND FINALE: Conduct your choir on the Kennedy Center Stage!
Our 8th Annual Serenade! 2018 Grand Finale celebrated the centennial of Nelson Mandela with 10 world premieres, including works by Aaron Jensen, Anne-Maartje Lemereis, Qinisela Sibisi & Kinan Azmeh. • July 8, 2019 on stage at Kennedy Center Concert Hall • Combined choirs in a finale performance of original commissioned works • Live-streamed to thousands of audiences members across the world
Watch the entire Serenade! 2018 Finale on YouTube.
SERENADE! SHARED CONCERTS: • 2 Millennium Stage performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts • 9 concerts in beautiful, historic venues throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region • World premieres of specially commissioned vocal works for Serenade!
Watch a full Serenade! Millennium Stage performance on YouTube.
Cultural Exchange
Hands-On
History
Incomparable Community
Once-in-a-Lifetime
Connections
Vocal Traditions
Interactive
Unique
Inspiring
WORKSHOPS, EXCHANGES & OUTREACH:
“The physical, cultural and psychological distance travelled by the women and men of our choir, from the dust of Central Australia to the world’s most powerful capital and its prestigious stages was monumental, mind stretching and historic, expanding our horizons, enhancing our skills, and widening our friendship circle.”
Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir
LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL PRESS: “The most genuinely international ensemble I’ve ever heard, apart from the Olympic Games.” Anne Midgette | Washington Post “Serenade! fills the region with a rich diversity of sounds.” Tim Smith | Baltimore Sun
Tiharea at Voice of America radio Interview
“Bringing together top-tier choirs from a dozen countries in a bid to show music’s universality— how the joy of singing transcends cultures.” Agence France Presse “A majestic showcase of what can be achieved through collaboration, and a most welcome reminder that we all have a voice, and that the glory of song can resoundingly reaffirm a common sense of humanity, the world over.” Songlines Magazine (U.K.) “[Serenade!] showcases choirs from around the world. The goal is to educate both the singers and audiences about different cultures.” Audie Cornish | All Things Considered, NPR
83 Choirs, 32 Countries, 6 Continents Since 2011
Australia Australian Children’s Choir Australian Voices Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir Young Adelaide Voices Women of Note Bulgaria Balkanes Botswana UCCSA Broadhurst Choir China Dimen Dong Folk Chorus Shanghai No.3 Girls High School Concert Band Colombia Verata e Liberi Cuba Camerata Sine Nomine Coro Entrevoces Schola Canotorum Coralina Czech Republic Ondrášek Czech Choir Zvonky-Praha Canada Cadence Cantaré Calgary Countermeasure Les Petits Chanteurs de Laval Les Voix Boreales Nai Syrian Refugee Children’s Choir Nathaniel Dett Chorale Polonia Choir, Edmonton The Watch Voix Boréales Estonia Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Finland Tapiola Chamber Choir Germany Calmus Windsbacher Knaben Chor
India Chennai Children’s Choir Gandharva Choir Madras Youth Choir Indonesia Indonesian Children & Youth Choir “Cordana” Ireland Capella Wallace Choir Italy Ensemble Musicaficta Japan Ensemble Planeta Latvia Koris Logos Latvian Voices Madagascar Tiharea Mongolia Egschiglen Namibia Voices of Namibia Netherlands Kobra Ensemble Wishful Singing Olga Vocal Ensemble Northern Ireland Capella, Wallace High School Chamber Choir Norway Oslo Chamber Choir Viva Panama Coro Polifonico de Panama Poland Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir Russia Konevets Quartet The Russian Singers Tyva Kyzy Slovakia Pro-Musica Magnolia
South Africa Drakensberg Boys Choir Imilonji KaNtu Choral Society Wits Choir South Korea FEBC Busan– Korea Children’s Choir Spain Escolania de Montserrat Venezuela Betsayda Machado & Parranda El Clavo Zimbabwe Insingizi USA Anima, Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus Boston City Singers Boston Eastern Heritage Cantabile Phoenix Girl’s Chorus Eya Ensemble Fairfield County Children’s Choir Florida’s Singing Sons Howard University Gospel Choir Le Cantanti di Chicago Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Miami Children’s Chorus Minnetonka Chamber Choir Morgan State University Pacific Boychoir Phoenix Girls Chorus Pihcintu Refugee Girls Chorus Singing Sensations Youth Choir The Transfiguration Choir of Boys and Girls, NYC Tucson Girls Chorus Yale Alumni Chorus USA Host Choirs Children’s Chorus of Washington Northwestern High School Choir Welcome Table Choir (Choir of the Homeless)
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Washington, D.C. “Absolutely magical...Classical Movements has created something truly special with the Serenade! Festival.” Grant Gershon |Artistic Director, L.A. Master Chorale
Finale Guest Conductors 2011 — Stanley Thurston 2012 — Philip Brunelle 2013 — Jeffrey Douma 2014 — Grant Gershon 2015 — Doreen Rao
2016 — Simon Carrington 2017 — Joshua Habermann 2018 — Scott Tucker 2019 — Doreen Rao
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