Where Stories Sing!

Mission

Through the transformational power of choral music, Choral Arts Northwest inspires, educates, and enriches the greater Seattle community, fostering a just, empathetic world that values creativity and diversity. We embrace ongoing learning and listening and invite others to join us on this journey through our programming, engagement, and collaborations.

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Season 2026-2027 - Where Stories Sing!

Choral Arts Northwest's season opens this fall with two takes on autumn's bounty: Choir Uncorked (Oct 10) brings choral music to the festive, drink-included setting of Fremont Brewing Company, while Harvest Harmony(Oct 11) offers a more traditional concert-hall version of the same globe-spanning program—both featuring wassails, harvest songs, and fiddle tunes from six corners of the world alongside guest artists Serena Chin and Evan Hjort. In December, Jul Stories transports audiences to a Nordic winter world, featuring the Northwest premiere of Jocelyn Hagen and Tim Takach's Rose Ever Blooming, Hardanger fiddle player Rachel Nesvig, and the CANW Chamber Orchestra, presented alongside the National Nordic Museum's storytelling exhibition "A Ballard Story." March 2027 turns urgent and reflective with Earth & Animalia, a performance of Sarah Kirkland Snider's Mass for the Endangered—a modern requiem for the natural world blending poetry, prayer, and lament into a call to protect endangered species and habitats. The season closes in May 2027 with The Fairy Queen, a semi-staged collaboration bringing Purcell's baroque masterpiece to life with the period-instrument Seattle Bach Festival Orchestra, the NW Boychoir Apprentices, dancers, and CANW soloists. Together, these five programs trace a journey from communal harvest celebration through wintry folklore, environmental reckoning, and theatrical splendor. Whether in a brewery or a concert hall, each concert pairs Choral Arts Northwest's choral artistry with distinctive instrumental and guest collaborators. It's a season built on contrast—joyful and elegiac, intimate and theatrical, ancient and newly composed—united by a commitment to vivid storytelling through music.
High School Choral Leadership Academy - Jan. 9, 2027

 

Empower your top singers to become confident, inspired leaders at our January 09, 2027 High School Choral Leadership Academy—a dynamic, one-day workshop designed to elevate the skills and spirit of young musicians. Workshop led by Choral Arts NW's Artistic Director Timothy Westerhaus, CANW board member/music educator Dinah Helgeson, and select educator/artists from Choral Arts NW membership.

Academy Details and Registration

Staff

Timothy Westerhaus

Artistic Director

Serena Chin

Collaborative Pianist

Miriam Anderson

Choir Manager

Philip Tschopp

Managing Director

Robert Bode

Artistic Director Emeritus

Richard Sparks

Founding Artistic Director

Contact

Email us:info@choralartsnw.org  
Mail: PO Box 94124, Seattle WA 98124-6424
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