ABOUT THE CHOIR

Organization

Founded in 1980, the choir is composed of singers and musicians selected by audition with a current membership of 80 from approximately 50 congregations in the Maryland and Virginia regions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Choir Leadership

• Choir President -- Dave Koonce
• Principal Musical Director -- Gary B. Clawson
• Associate Director -- David J. Hardin
• Program Narrator -- Kenneth A. Jarvis
• Accompanist -- Linda Pain
• Accompanist -- Camille Brady
• Accompanist -- Kirk Davies

Our repertoire includes a wide variety of secular and sacred music including major choral works of noted composers, show tunes, Americana and patriotic compositions, and sacred hymns.

Past performances

• Annapolis (MD) State House
• Baltimore (MD) Civic Center
• Charles County Community College
• Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA
• Constitution Hall
• Fort McHenry National Historic Site
• Georgetown University Gaston Hall
• German Embassy
• Hill Cumorah Pageant, Palmyra, NY
• Kennedy Center
• McLean Hilton
• National Press Club
• Navy Memorial
• Reston Town Center
• Scottish Rite Temple
• Sylvan Theatre
• University of Pennsylvania Irvine Auditorium
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Washington Cathedral
• Washington Hebrew Congregation
• Washington Monument grounds
• White House

Past performances for

• Religious Public Relations Council Convention
• "Welcome to Washington" reception for the Great American Family Awards Program
• Virginia Music Educators Conference
• International and National Council of Women Centennial Celebration
• National Federation of Republican Women's 25th Anniversay Convention
• Music Educator's National Conference
• Naval Air Reserve 75th Anniversary Appreciation Day, Andrews AF Base
• Memorial Day program at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
• Flag Day Celebration on the Washington Monument grounds
• First Governor's Award program by the Boy Scouts of America, Seneca District
• BYU Management Society Awards Night
• WMAL's live radio broadcast on Christmas Eve
• City of Fairfax (VA) Fourth of July celebration
• University of Maryland Fourth of July celebration
• Interfaith Conference Annual Concerts
• Spotlight on the Arts, Fairfax (VA) County Council of Arts

Past performances with

• Arlington Symphony
• City of Fairfax Band
• Front Royal Oratorio Society
• Loudoun Community Orchestra
• McLean Orchestra
• McLean Symphony
• National Concert Band of America
• U.S. Army Band
• Virginia Grand Military Band
• Washington Civic Symphony

Major choral works performed

• Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony"
• Brahms' "Requiem"
• Faure's "Requiem"
• Handel's "Messiah"
• Hanson's "Song of Democracy"
• Mendelssohn's "Hymn of Praise"
• Rutter's "Requiem"
• Thompson's "Testament of Freedom"
• Vivaldi's "Gloria"

Recordings

• "Come, Christians Join to Sing"
• "Let Freedom Sing"
• "Now Sing We Joyfully"
• "Sing We the Birth"
• "Treasures and Memories"
• "Sing We Noel"