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The Washington Opera Chorus performed at St. Ann Catholic Church, in Northwest DC, on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Their splendid performance raised more than $10,000 for artists in need through the AGMA Relief Fund. Learn more: https://agmarelief.org/

Click here for the Program and artist bio! Join renowned artist Golda Vainberg-Tatz on May 5 in honor of Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day. Her mother was rescued from the Nazis by Rev. Antanas Gobis, a Catholic priest, and Golda emigrated to Israel before heading to New York to study music at the Juilliard Conservatory. We trust she will share more about what this Day means to her in the music she performs, and the words she shares, on May 5 at 3:00pm at St. Ann DC. All performances are free and open to the public. Donations gratefully accepted

Join us for our penultimate performance in the St. Ann DC 2023-2024 Concert Series with Jorge Luis Prats!

Click here to view the stunning repertoire of musical selections we will have at St. Ann during Lent and Holy Week!

Update: Click for the Program! Please join us for a benefit concert for the AGMA Relief Fund: With your support, we can help artists facing dire times of hardship. Program highlights: An All-American program including choral works by Copeland, Niles, and Hogan, the world premiere of “My True Love Hath My Heart” by Zachary Wadsworth, and operatic favorites featuring solos and choruses from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess! Free admission, but donations to the AGMA Relief Fund are encouraged. You may be helping an artist in need sitting right next to you. Thank you!

The Kosciuszko Foundation’s Chopin Piano Competition was established in 1949, in honor of the hundredth anniversary of the death of Frédéric Chopin. The inauguration took place at the Kosciuszko Foundation House in New York City, with Witold Malcuzynski as a guest artist, and Abram Chasins, composer and music director of the New York Times Radio Station, presiding. Over the years, many outstanding musicians have been associated with the competition including Van Cliburn, Ian Hobson, Daniel Pollak, Murray Perahia, Myung-whun Chung, Kevin Kenner, and Kirill Gerstein. Today, the Kosciuszko Foundation’s Chopin Competition continues to encourage gifted young pianists, ages 18–30, to further their studies and to perform the works of Polish composers. Since 2022, the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition has been taking place in Washington D.C. with its new Artistic Director Mr. Martin Labazevitch.

Pavlo Gintov is a world-class pianist. Don't miss this chance to see his art! Music is an expression of the soul, and through the God-given gifts of a performer, can bring the listener closer to the source of all that is, Our Lord. Gifted artists, performing in our church, provide an opportunity for people who might not otherwise have the chance to experience this music performed live, to do so in an environment that inspires the human spirit to seek a closer connection to God.

Art music is an expression of the soul, and through the God-given gifts of a performer, can bring the listener closer to the source of all that is, Our Lord. Gifted artists, performing in our church, provide an opportunity for people who might not otherwise have the chance to experience this music performed live, to do so in an environment that inspires the human spirit to seek a closer connection to God.

Art music is an expression of the soul, and through the God-given gifts of a performer, can bring the listener closer to the source of all that is, Our Lord. Gifted artists, performing in our church, provide an opportunity for people who might not otherwise have the chance to experience this music performed live, to do so in an environment that inspires the human spirit to seek a closer connection to God.

Art music is an expression of the soul, and through the God-given gifts of a performer, can bring the listener closer to the source of all that is, Our Lord. Gifted artists, performing in our church, provide an opportunity for people who might not otherwise have the chance to experience this music performed live, to do so in an environment that inspires the human spirit to seek a closer connection to God.

Art music is an expression of the soul, and through the God-given gifts of a performer, can bring the listener closer to the source of all that is, Our Lord. Gifted artists, performing in our church, provide an opportunity for people who might not otherwise have the chance to experience this music performed live, to do so in an environment that inspires the human spirit to seek a closer connection to God.

Paul Jacobs, renowned organist, performs at Saint Ann’s 2010 American Guild of Organists Convention. This concert was hugely significant for our parish. Jacobs insisted on playing at St. Ann DC—imagine that! There was such a demand to hear him that he had to play the recital twice, drawing 2,200+ attendees. Click to see the Program from this historical event!

Called the “Van Cliburn of today” by the BBC, pianist Alexander Kobrin has placed himself at the forefront of today’s performing musicians. His prize-winning performances have been praised for their brilliant technique, musicality, and emotional engagement with the audience.

View the 2022-2023 flyer here! Stay tuned for the 2023-2024 concert series coming soon!

Celebrate a 150th musical milestone during our 150th jubilee anniversary! 2020 marks the sesquicentennial of the birth of Louis Vierne (October 8, 1870), organist of Notre Dame de Paris. As such, renowned organist Eric Plutz performs the Great 5th Symphony of Louis Vierne.

Hear his music, see photos, listen to his remarks on the current state of the organ and Cathedral, read the program and watch video of the concert right here.

Latry will play a free concert at St. Ann Catholic Church in Northwest Washington on November 17 at 3:00pm in honor of the church’s 150th anniversary.

On Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 7pm, "Organ phenom" (Cincinnati Enquirer) Christopher Houlihan is joined by the St. Ann Festival Orchestra (Jeffrey Silberschlag conducting) for a performance of Joseph Jongen's thrilling Symphonie Concertante.

In 2019, we welcome three renowned organists from Paris, France - two from the famous Notre Dame Cathedral!