Gioacchino Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle

also featuring Rossini’s La Passeggiata and I Gondolieri

With Special Guest Soloists from Wolf Trap Opera’s 2022 Studio Artist program: Sophia Hunt, soprano; Winona Martin, mezzo soprano; Travon Walker, tenor; Tshegofatso Clement Baloyi, bass

The City Choir of Washington, Erin Freeman, Artistic Director

Peter Uhlir, piano | Karen Keating, piano | Todd Fickley, organ

MEET THE ARTISTS

The season opens with Gioacchino Rossini’s grand Petite Messe Solennelle. This monumental piece, which pays homage to Palestrina, Bach, and Mozart, all while referencing the humor of Rossini’s comic operas, will highlight the voices of City Choir and the virutosity of keyboard artists Peter Uhlir, Karen Keating, and Todd Fickley. Featuring a stunning solo vocal quartet composed of 2022 Studio Artists from Wolf Trap Opera. 

National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C.

free parking

COVID notice: Please note that we currently requiring all audience members to wear masks in the concert hall. All of our singers will be masked; the Artistic Director and soloists may forgo masks with a series of negative Covid tests leading up to the concert.