Archive for the Past Events Category

September 8-9-10 – Children’s Auditions for The Christmas Revels

By Washington Revels on July 31, 2023 / Auditions - Past Events, Past Events

Washington Revels announces children’s auditions for The Christmas Revels—Sir Gawain the the Green Knight: A Magical Medieval Tale. Washington Revels children love to sing, are enthusiastic about bringing music to life on stage, and come from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, and experience levels.

September 10 – Teen Auditions for The Christmas Revels

By Washington Revels on July 28, 2023 / Auditions - Past Events, Past Events

Washington Revels announces teen auditions for The Christmas Revels—Sir Gawain the the Green Knight: A Magical Medieval Tale. Be part of one of the DC-area’s best loved holiday traditions!

October 7 – Jubilee Voices at Pleasant Grove Church

By Washington Revels on July 28, 2023 / Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Past Events

This new presentation traces the legacy of traditional African American music from the 19th century to the Civil Rights Movement, with a blend of songs, stories, dance, local history and audience participation, illustrating how the music of enslaved Americans evolved into the “Freedom Songs” that energized the movement to end legalized racial segregation, disenfranchisement, and discrimination.

July 21 – Carpe Diem Community Sing

By Washington Revels on July 20, 2023 / Community Sing - Past Events, Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Past Events

Beat the heat and join a joyful virtual gathering to sing in community with others–the Carpe Diem! Monthly Virtual Community Sing. Andrea and Harold Blackford will lead three songs in honor of Jubilee Voices, which celebrates its 13th year. The Blackfords join other featured song leaders, Cissa Paz, and Dick

September 19 – Walk and Sing with Little Amal

By Washington Revels on July 6, 2023 / Past Events

Little Amal is known for bringing communities together as she travels alone through unfamiliar territories. Her visit in Washington will include multiple welcome events with a variety of local partners, with a central visit to the Capitol on September 19, organized and produced by The Lab. Artists and supporters in D.C. will welcome her with music and ritual, sending her with their messages of hope to carry to the Capitol, where a bipartisan group of legislators will be invited to greet Amal. Everyone is invited to attend and to participate in her walk to the Capitol.

July 15 – Jubilee Voices at Fort Stevens

By Washington Revels on July 5, 2023 / Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Past Events

Join the Washington Revels Jubilee Voices, the Alliance to Preserve the Civil War Defenses of Washington and the National Park Service at Fort Stevens on Saturday, July 15 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.), to celebrate the music of the Civil War, and to learn more about the Battle of Fort Stevens, which was fought July 11-12, 1864, in what is now Northwest Washington, D.C.

July 4 – Takoma Park Independence Day Parade

By Washington Revels on June 23, 2023 / Parades - Past Events, Past Events

Revelers of ALL ages are invited to join Washington Revels in this colorful and lively parade. Let’s show a special summer side of Washington Revels to thousands of July 4th spectators!

June 18-25 – Daily Antidote of Song “Juneteenth Week”

By Washington Revels on June 12, 2023 / Juneteenth - Past Events, Past Events

Join on Zoom or Facebook to sing along with songs about freedom, civil rights and social justice–and the stories behind them–from local, national and internationally-known artists. This virtual community, uniting attendees from across the country and around the globe, was established in 2020 with the onset of the COVID pandemic.

June 19 – Celebrate Juneteenth with Jubilee Voices in Alexandria

By Washington Revels on June 12, 2023 / Juneteenth - Past Events, Past Events

Join Washington Revels Jubilee Voices and the Office of Historic Alexandria for a concert, “Singing the Journey: Juneteenth Joy.” Jubilee Voices will perform a lively, interactive performance featuring traditional music and spoken word that traces the history of African Americans from enslavement to the Civil Rights Movement.

June 21 – Juneteenth Community Sing!

By Washington Revels on June 11, 2023 / Community Sing - Past Events, Past Events

On Wednesday, June 21 (6:30pm ET), join artists Kathy Bullock, Melanie DeMore, and Tret Fure for a joyful virtual gathering to sing in community with others. The June Community Sing will celebrate both Juneteenth and PRIDE month.