The opening concert marks the launch of HSC’s 27th season on Saturday, November 14, 2026, 6 PM at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Washington, DC.

The Heritage Signature Chorale illuminated the long choral corridors of the movement’s core – a monumental sound.”

— The Washington Post

WASHINGTON, DC, DC, UNITED STATES, September 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The opening concert marks the launch of HSC’s 27th season of artistic programming, taking place on Saturday, November 14, 2026, 6 PM at Washington, DC’s First Congregational United Church of Christ.

Through The Poets, Curators’ Choice Series, Telling Our Story, and HSC Opera Initiatives, this program explores the powerful connection between poetry, history, storytelling, and music – – bringing together The Heritage Signature Chorale, HSC Chamber Singers, HSC Chamber Orchestra, and featured vocal soloists, led by artistic director Stanley J. Thurston.

In particular, the opening concert will present the music of celebrated Black composers, including Clarence Cameron White, a gifted concert violinist, who had significant ties to Washington, DC, through his attendance at Howard University, a key founder of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc, and as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Other featured composers include Margaret Bonds, Adolphus Hailstork, Moses Hogan, Kirke Mechem, and Ulysses Kay.

Of special interest on this program, HSC will perform the modern-day premiere of Clarence Cameron White’s Heritage: A Musical Statement, newly edited by Michael Cooper. This Nov. 14 concert will be the world premiere, first heard performance, of this cantata presented with the original orchestration by the composer. On this program, as the chorale launches its new HSC Opera Initiatives with young DC vocal artists, the Washington, DC premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s operatic theaterpiece Paul Laurence Dunbar: Common Ground, which combines the Dunbar poetry with Hailstork’s music and narration by Herbert Woodward Martin.

Additional concerts of the 2026-2027 season all taking place at First Congregational United Church of Christ include:

HERITAGE SIGNATURE CHORALE ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT: FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Celebrate the holiday season with the Heritage Signature Chorale at our annual Holiday Concert!
Gather your family and friends for an afternoon of music that captures the warmth, joy, and spirit of the season. From treasured holiday traditions to uplifting choral selections, this concert brings audiences together through a wide breadth of joyous musical expressions. Music on this program will include a full presentation of Margaret Bond’s Christmas Cantata The Ballad of the Brown King, music of Damien Geter, along with special Christmas holiday arrangements by Washington, DC’s own Evelyn Simpson Curenton. Telling her story.

HERITAGE SIGNATURE CHORALE BLACK HISTORY LEGACY CONCERT: SPIRITUAL VOICES
Saturday, February 27, 2027 at 6:00 PM

The Heritage Signature Chorale presents Spiritual Voices, our 2027 Black History Legacy Concert celebrating the extraordinary musical legacy of African American composers and the enduring power of the spiritual. As part of HSC’s Legacy Series, Spiritual Voices continues our commitment to celebrating the contributions of Black composers to the American artistic canon while connecting audiences to the history and stories embedded within the music.

HERITAGE SIGNATURE CHORALE: 27TH ANNUAL CONCERT
Saturday, May 1, 2027 at 6:00 PM

The Heritage Signature Chorale proudly presents the culminating performance of our 2026–2027 season, Connecting the Dots…Telling Our Story
This season finale brings those connections together in an inspiring evening of choral music showcasing the artistry and signature sound of the Heritage Signature Chorale.

Join us as we close another season of preserving, performing, and celebrating African American choral music and look ahead to the stories still waiting to be told. Visit https://www.heritagesignaturechorale.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

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