As light pours from stained glass high above, witness the energy and grandeur of JS Bach's St. John Passion fill the grand Cathedral nave with vivid drama.
Hear this monument of the choral repertoire--and of Bach's deep Christian devotion...
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Jesus & Tragedy: an Evening with Terry Eagleton
One of the most talked-about scholars and cultural theorists of our time, Terry Eagleton explores how the life and death of Jesus might be understood in terms of tragedy. By affirming the worth of humanity even in the...
March 25, 2012 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
$5
Mozart's Requiem
Washington National Cathedral presents Mozart’s stunning Requiem, unfinished at the time of Mozart’s death, featuring National Cathedral School chorister alumnae and noted soloists.
Canon Michael McCarthy conducts this...
March 10, 2012 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
tickets from $25 at www.nationalcathedral.org
Journey of the Universe
Join Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, directors of the Yale Forum on Religion & Ecology, to explore the dynamic intersection of wisdom, science, and the monastic way. The morning program screens the film "Journey of the...
February 25, 2012 - 10:15am
(separate registrations for morning screening and afternoon workshop)
King in our Midst
Come to your National Cathedral for "King in our Midst," celebrating the legacy of Dr. King where he delivered his final Sunday sermon.
Featured performers for 2012 include the Malcolm X Dancers & Drummers, managed by...
January 16, 2012 - 2:00pm - 3:45pm
canned goods OR one new children's book
Music: Organ Recital
Guest artist Federico Andreoni (Montreal, Quebec) performs works by Schumann, Messiaen, Alain, and Vierne--as well as "Flowers of Jamaica," his own composition--on the Cathedral’s great organ.
All are welcome: the Cathedral...
February 19, 2012 - 5:15pm - 6:15pm
free-will offerings accepted ($10 suggested donation)
Music: Organ Recital
Guest artist Anthony Hammond, visiting from Cirencester in England, performs a recital including his own virtuoso improvisations on the Cathedral’s great organ.
All are welcome: the Cathedral's ongoing organ recital series is free...
February 12, 2012 - 5:15pm - 6:15pm
free-will offerings accepted ($10 suggested donation)
Music: Organ Recital
Guest artist John Lowe from Gainesville, Florida, plays a virtuoso recital--featuring a sonata by Josef Rheinberger and Charles-Marie Widor's grand "Symphonie Gothique"--on the Cathedral’s great organ.
All are welcome: the...
February 5, 2012 - 5:15pm - 6:15pm
free-will offerings accepted ($10 suggested donation)
Music: Organ Recital
Dr. Jeremy Filsell, artist-in-residence, performs a recital on the Cathedral's great organ.
All are welcome: the Cathedral's ongoing organ recital series is free and open to the public.
For more information about the series, please...
January 29, 2012 - 5:15pm - 6:15pm
free-will offerings accepted ($10 suggested donation)
Music: Organ Recital
Guest organist Chelsea Vaught from Lawrence, Kansas plays a recital on the Cathedral's organ.
All are welcome: the Cathedral's ongoing organ recital series is free and open to the public.
To learn more, please visit our website:...
January 22, 2012 - 5:15pm - 6:15pm
free-will offerings accepted ($10 suggested donation)
Music: Organ Recital
Guest organist John Cannon from Fort Collins, Colorado, plays a virtuoso recital ending with Max Reger's variations and fugue on "America."
All are welcome: the Cathedral's ongoing organ recital series is free and open to the...
January 15, 2012 - 5:15pm - 6:15pm
free-will offerings accepted ($10 suggested donation)
Music: Organ Recital
Dr. Jeremy Filsell, artist-in-residence, performs a recital featuring Christmas music by Bach--and his own transcription for organ of Sergei Rachmaninov's op. 45 Symphonic Dances.
All are welcome: the Cathedral's ongoing organ recital...
January 8, 2012 - 5:15pm - 6:15pm
free-will offerings accepted ($10 suggested contribution)
Music: Organ Recital
Stefano Bertuletti (Bergamo, Italy) plays a recital on the Cathedral's great organ. All are welcome.
January 1, 2011 - 5:15pm
free-will offering accepted ($10 suggested)
Music for Christmas Day: Organ Recital
Cathedral Organist Scott Dettra and Artist-in-Residence Jeremy Filsell play a Christmas-day recital on the Cathedral's great organ.
December 25, 2011 - 5:15pm - 6:15pm
free-will offering accepted
Music: Organ Recital
Cathedral organist Jeremy Filsell plays Olivier Messiaen’s complete Nativité du Seigneur, one of the great cycles in organ literature. All are welcome!
December 18, 2011 - 5:15pm - 6:15pm
free-will offering accepted ($10 suggested donation)
Muslim Youth Program
Muslim Youth program and Halaqa on Halal Hookup and Modesty featuring guests Brother Muhafiz and Sister DeLaine.
November 10, 2011 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
St. Albans/National Cathedral School Students - Music for Reopening Week
As the National Cathedral reopens after more than two months of closure following the August 23 earthquake, more than 400 students from two affiliated schools on its grounds--St. Albans School for Boys and National Cathedral School for Girls--...
November 18, 2011 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
free-will offerings accepted
InterFaith Conference Concert - Music for Reopening Week
Celebrate a cultural crossroads, the National Cathedral, as it opens to the public after more than two months of closure following the August 23 earthquake. At this annual concert sponsored by the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington...
November 15, 2011 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm
tickets $15-$30
All Souls Requiem - Music for Reopening Week
The Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, singing Gabriel Faure's luminous Requiem, opens the National Cathedral's first full week of events after the August 23 earthquake. Join us to celebrate the Cathedral's reopening to the public, and mark an...
November 14, 2011 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
free-will offerings accepted
Earthquake Damage Sustained at National Cathedral
(August 23, 2011)--The highest tower Washington National Cathedral, sustained significant damage in the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck...
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