Bringing together repertoire from many diverse traditions, The Capital Hearings illuminate commonalities between songs of all styles, from all eras – and the communities that birthed them.
Our genre-busting mission unites complex jazz, transcendent global and classical music, and dynamic modern hits into a thought-provoking message. The Capital Hearings break down barriers and prompt our audiences to build new bridges of understanding.
The Capital Hearings Win CARA Awards for Classical & Pop Tracks
- Best Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Song: "Galileo" (solo: Jaime Alvis)
- Best Classical/Traditional Song: "Io Son La Primavera"
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Fogarty Wins 2017 YCC Prize With “It sifts from Leaden Sieves”
Top Selection from The Capital Hearings’ 4th annual Young Composers Competition will premiere Dec. 10
The Capital Hearings, a D.C.-based 13-member vocal ensemble, announced composer Rachel DeVore Fogarty (racheldevorefogarty.com) as the winner of its 2017 Young Composers Competition. The Capital Hearings will premiere the piece, “It sifts from Leaden Sieves,” at its holiday concert, An A Cappella Holiday with the Capital Hearings, on Sunday, Dec. 10 at the Athenaeum in Alexandria, Virginia.
For the first time since its inception in 2014, this year’s competition solicited compositions with a holiday theme. Fogarty’s delicately layered work sets ...
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Path to Here: The Capital Hearings Announce Sept. 30 Concert, Album Release
Musical pilgrimages and D.C. songwriters anchor The Capital Hearings’ fall concert
The Capital Hearings, a D.C.-based 14-member a cappella ensemble, announced its seventh annual fall concert event at 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 30, “Path to Here: An Album Release Concert.” The performance at First Congregational UCC will feature a diverse repertoire of classical, jazz and pop a cappella music. Several selections from their new album (pre-order available) will anchor the concert.
The concert includes works by artists from down the street, across the country and around the world. It will feature the music of up-and-coming American composers such as Connor ...
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