The Washington Chorus Announces Benefit Musicale at the Residence of the Japanese Ambassador

The Washington Chorus, a nationally-renowned symphonic chorus and cultural leader in the Washington, D.C. area, will hold a benefit musicale for its musical education and community outreach activities on November 18, 2003. Hosted by the Ambassador of Japan at the Ambassadorial Residence, the event will include a program to honor Levine School of Music for its outstanding contributions to the musical and cultural life of the nation's capital.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 5, 2003 --- The Ambassador of Japan and Mrs. Ryozo Kato will host a benefit musicale and buffet supper for The Washington Chorus on November 18, 2003 at the Japanese Ambassadorial Residence. Each year, The Washington Chorus holds an embassy benefit evening and rotates the event at the invitation of embassies around Washington. Previous events have been hosted by the Ambassadors of Germany, Spain, Finland, Great Britain, Canada and others. At this years event, The Washington Chorus will honor one of the nations most prestigious and successful music schools-Washingtons own Levine School of Music.

The embassy benefit evening will raise funds for the extensive community outreach and education projects of The Washington Chorus. A brief program will feature The Washington Chorus Outreach Singers as well as a Levine School youth ensemble. The Washington Chorus will also honor Levine School for its outstanding contributions to the cultural life of the greater Washington, DC community.

Throughout its 43-year history, The Washington Chorus has regarded participation in the community as integral to its mission of sharing, preserving and advancing the art of choral singing. Says Executive Director Dianne Peterson: Our education and community programs bring the transforming power of music to those who cannot attend concerts at the Kennedy Center and foster the next generation of singers and listeners."

The evenings benefit committee, whose honorary chair is the Honorable William J. Perry, former Secretary of Defense, comprises top Washington arts supporters. Major donors include Gilbert and Jaylee Mead, Marvin and Elaine Wunderlich, and the Kiplinger Foundation. The Japanese Ambassadors Residence is located at 4000 Nebraska Avenue NW, DC. The benefit event will begin at 6:30pm on Tuesday, November 18. Tickets are $125. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact The Washington Chorus at 202-342-6221.

About The Washington Chorus
A 2000 GRAMMY Award winner, The Washington Chorus is considered one of the foremost choruses in the nation and a cultural leader in the Washington, DC area. Founded in 1961, the 200-voice Chorus presents a yearly subscription series at The Kennedy Center under the baton of Maestro Robert Shafer and frequently appears at the invitation of the National Symphony

Orchestra. The Chorus records frequently, is often heard on public radio, and has toured internationally on a biennial basis since 1994. The mission of The Washington Chorus is to share, preserve and advance the art of choral singing, helping people to experience the transforming power of music by performing at the highest artistic level in the nations capital and before national and international audiences and by nurturing the next generation of choral singers.

About Levine School of Music
The Selma M. Levine School of Music was founded in 1976 in memory of dedicated amateur musician and prominent Washington attorney Selma M. Levine. Its programs and its reputation are built on two principles central to its mission: excellence and accessibility. Levines aim is to make outstanding music instruction and performance opportunities accessible to people of every age, ability, and background, while encouraging a love of music, fostering creative expression and promoting personal enrichment. Levines 180 faculty artists teach 3,500 students at four sites (Northwest and Southeast Washington, DC; Kensington, MD; and Arlington, VA) and numerous off-site locations throughout the Washington region. Some 600 students-disadvantaged children, at-risk youth, and low-income seniors-receive instruction free-of-charge through Levines scholarship and outreach programs each year.
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