Community Sing

In Search of Home is a choral program for full ensemble and chamber forces centered on humanity, displacement, refuge, identity, and belonging. Combining staged performance elements with historical and contemporary repertoire, the concert brings together multiple perspectives on human connection and the experience of finding home.

The program includes Bernstein’s *Chichester Psalms*, Caroline Shaw’s staged *To the Hands*, selections from Buxtehude’s *Ad Manus*, Brahms’s *An die Heimat*, and Jeffrey Derus’s *Whoever You Are*. Marie Bucoy-Calavan serves as artistic director, with performances by the Choral Arts Chamber Ensemble and Choral Arts Orchestra.

When: Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 5:00 PM

Venue: Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St NW, Washington, DC 20005

Tickets: Price not available

Featured works: *Chichester Psalms* by Leonard Bernstein; *To the Hands* by Caroline Shaw, presented as a staged work; selections from *Ad Manus* by Dietrich Buxtehude; *An die Heimat* by Johannes Brahms; and *Whoever You Are* by Jeffrey Derus

Featured artists: Marie Bucoy-Calavan, artistic director; Choral Arts Chamber Ensemble; and Choral Arts Orchestra

Run time: 90 minutes, with no intermission

Note: Programs, artists, dates, times, and content are subject to change.