Children’s Chorus of Washington (CCW) provides outstanding music education and performance opportunities for children grades K-12 in the nation’s capital region, regardless of background, economic status, or prior experience. Through its musicianship classes, eight auditioned ensembles, and public school programs, CCW fosters students’ growth as musicians and leaders by emphasizing artistic excellence, personal responsibility, and working together towards a common goal. Internationally recognized and critically acclaimed for its outstanding artistry, CCW collaborates frequently with leading arts organizations and artists and maintains an active performance schedule that reaches thousands of audience members locally, nationally, and internationally.

CCW is committed to broadening access to choral music education and fostering an inclusive community, including through partnership with DC Public Schools and by covering need-based scholarships for auditioned ensembles. Each year, over 400 students from all eight wards of DC benefit directly from the outstanding instruction of CCW’s music educators, conductors, and collaborative pianists. CCW was founded in 1996 by Joan Gregoryk and is now under the artistic leadership of Margaret Nomura Clark and executive leadership of Robbie Jacobs.

Since its founding, CCW has distinguished itself as one of the United States’ premier youth choruses by producing concerts, commissioning works from renowned composers, partnering with leading adult choruses and orchestras, and touring nationally and internationally. Recent appearances and partners include performing Bernstein’s Mass with the National Symphony Orchestra in the Kennedy Center’s 50^th anniversary celebration, the National Anthem at Nationals Park, and at the US Army Band’s American Holiday Festival; recording the Monteverdi Vespers with professional choral ensemble the Thirteen; and performing in WETA’s Songs of the Season and at Carnegie Hall.