"And The Phoenix" was collaboratively written and individually recorded by our members in their home studios over the course of the last year. We are so excited to share it with you! The song explores our collective experience of the pandemic, highlighting in particular how nature and music have brought us all comfort during these difficult times. Despite the circumstances, we continued to meet (virtually, of course) each week to sing, enjoy our community, and together compose this beautiful song about emerging stronger from the trials we've faced. We are incredibly grateful to the Caps' own Micah Hendler and Austin ...
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We are proud to announce the release of our very first holiday album! Holidays with The Capital Hearings infuses beloved holiday favorites with the celebrated “Caps mix” of soaring chorales, smoldering jazz, dubstep beats, and more. We recorded this album over the past five years, completing tracking before the global pandemic hit. It's both a trip through beloved Caps singers of yore and a showcase of the talented arrangers and directors with the group today. This album is sure to add some joy to your 2020 holiday season. Click here to see the track list and buy now! ...
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The Capital Hearings’ seventh annual Young Composers Competition invites submissions on this year’s theme. The winning submission will be premiered by the ensemble. Submissions should be thematically related to the occasion of The Capital Hearings’ 10th anniversary in 2020. This may include themes regarding anniversaries and celebrations, but could also involve more metaphorical interpretations regarding milestones, the passage of time, traditions, belonging, growth, change, etc. It could also connect to anniversaries of historical events that fall in 2020. We welcome composers from all backgrounds. We especially encourage entries from composers who identify as belonging to an underrepresented group, although submissions will ...
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