Celebrating spring and the flowering of planted seeds -

One of my goals in launching the DC Singer Collective was to try out a more flexible way of programming and collaborating so that through knowledge and resource sharing, singers in the DC metro area could encourage one another as artists to stretch our wings and bring our visions to life. The start up costs, both financial and emotional, for individual artists looking to get involved in creative programming or other aspects outside of performing can be prohibitively high, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic - I’m thrilled that we can be a part of bringing down those barriers.

We are launching this fundraiser both to spread awareness of two fantastic programs we have coming up, as well as to celebrate the work we’ve done so far and the work we hope to do. From “Our Favorite Things” to community outreach exploring the mind-body connection through chant by Hildegard, we have been able to do so much thanks to the support of our community (that includes you!). There's much we hope to begin to do, including surveying our community to determine what programming would be most impactful that we could provide, particularly for early career artists.

We plan to use funds raised both to fairly compensate our artists for the projects we’re presenting this spring and to help us ‘get over the hump’ of applying for nonprofit status and beginning to apply for grants and other institutional support. As always, thank you for your generosity!

Happy Spring,

-Genevieve and the members of DCSC

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For more information on our upcoming concerts listed below, visit our concerts page at our website or check out individual events on our Facebook page.

June 14, 2024, 7:30 pm - Plus doux que des fleurs at St. George's Episcopal Church, Arlington, VA

Co-conceived by and featuring sopranos Margot Rood and Genevieve McGahey, this concert will be a feast of French and English Baroque music not to be missed, including cantatas by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and Jean-Phillipe Rameau. Featuring stellar instrumentalists Freya Creech, violin, and members of S'amusant (Wade Davis, cello, and Patrick Merrill, harpsichord).

June 25, 2024, 12:15pm - Plague of Love at Church of the Epiphany

We're excited to be performing on Epiphany's Noontime Concert Series! A repeat performance of a program that's already become a hit, featuring music by Claudio Monteverdi and Barbara Strozzi exploring love in all its forms.

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