Echoes of Love: Winter Concert 2024
Please join us for a concert that you will not forget! Vocal Music invites you to its winter concert, Echoes of Love on 12/20 and 12/21.
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Oct 21
Do you want to be part of the next generation of student-artists?
Ready to soar? Review the audition guidelines for Ellington's eight arts departments here. Follow your dream and be prepared to be an artist
Sep 22
Ellington Students @ White House
The Ellington Concert Choir sang at The White House on 9/12 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act.
Aug 21
Annual Report: Accomplishments, Donors, and More
Learn all about our students, donors, and upcoming 50th Anniversary!
Jun 10
Summer Camps! Create. Perform. Learn.
Join us for one of our summer intensive classes for the EXPERIENCE OF A LIFE TIME. Learn to dance, story tell, act, or create vocal and...
May 30
Virginia E. Hayes Williams Opera Prize
Layla Rochelle Bunch 2025 Layla is a member of DESA’s Concert Choir and its Show Choir Voices in Motion. She is young but has an...
May 2
Duke Tribute: Take the "A" Train
On the final day of Duke Ellington Week, we pay tribute to the remarkable legacy of the iconic Duke himself. Our Show Choir (Vocal Music)...
Feb 13
Voices in Motion: Remember The Time 2/23 & 2/24
View the Electric Ellington Energy here! Superstars in the making!!!
Jan 21
Don't Miss DESA @ Holy Trinity 2/7 & 2/9
DESA's Vocal Music Department will be performing at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown on February 7 and 9. Don't miss these special Black...
Sep 11, 2023
DESA Alums in Action: Meshell Ndegeocello & Renee Elizabeth Wilson
We are proud of DESA alum Meshell Ndegeocello. She was recently interviewed for the Washington Post in For Meshell Ndegeocello, blurring...
Jul 15, 2023
DESA Alums Keep Playing the Music!
A Handful of Duke Ellington Grads Continue to Make DIY Community for Their Music Read more here: https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/...
May 15, 2023
Opera & Musical Theatre Showcase 6/2 @ 7PM & 6/3 @ 5PM
Tickets available here!
Apr 26, 2023
Journey to The Past: Voices In Motion - Saturday Show Cancelled.
From Once On This Island to Dear Evan Hansen to The Wiz and The Lion King, the Voices In Motion Show Choir promises to wow this weekend's...
Mar 17, 2023
They Performed with Bono and The Edge (After Their Parents Told Them Who They Are)
Find the full NPR article here.
Mar 17, 2023
Vocal Music Concert Choir JoinBono And The Edge For U2’SNPR Tiny Desk Performance
They performed with Bono and The Edge (after their parents told them who they are) Or perhaps Bono and The Edge performed with them. Who...
Sep 3, 2022
DESA's Concert Chorale Sing at Judge Kentaji Jackson's Investiture Celebration
The celebration, which took place on September 30, 2022, featured an interview with Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at...
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