Concerts & Events

The beauty, location, excellent acoustics, and flexibility of the nave make St. Mark’s a much sought-after performance venue for musicians throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area.

Among the ensembles that have performed at St. Mark’s are the Washington Bach Consort, Folger Consort, 21st Century Consort, Chiarina Chamber Ensemble, The Thirteen, The Russian Chamber Art Society, Washington Early Music Festival, Capital City Symphony, Jordi Savall, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, IN Series, 18th Street Singers, and many, many more. St. Mark’s was honored to host several Concerts from the Library of Congress in 2023.

We apologize that this page is out of date. We’ll have a complete listing of upcoming concerts soon.

2024 Past Performances:

February 23
St. M. Players Winter Production:
Rapture Blister Burn (also Feb. 24, 29, Mar 1-2, 7-9)​

February 25
Choral Evensong, 5 pm, St. Mark’s Chancel Choir

March 4
Washington Bach Consort, 12:10 pm
Noontime Cantata series, free

March 10
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, 7:30 pm – CANCELLED

March 15
Sasha Beresovsky, 7:30 pm
Solo piano recital

March 17
Chiarina Chamber Players, 7:30 pm
Myths & Monuments: Bach, Brahms, Szymanowski

March 19
Julian Milkis, clarinet & Anh Nguyen, piano, 7:30 pm
An Evening of Romantic Music

April 6
Berlin Girl’s Choir, 5:00 pm
Free. A reception will follow this event.

April 8
Washington Bach Consort, 12:10 pm
Noontime Cantata series, free

April 12
Duo Axis, 7:30 pm
Music for flute and piano. Free-will offering

April 14
Chiarina Chamber Players, 7:30 pm
Intersections: Songs of the Earth

April 27
St. Mark’s Chancel Choir & Festival Orchestra, 7:30 pm
Join us to experience 50 singers and a 19-piece orchestra perform Schubert’s
spectacular yet rarely-performed Mass in E-flat. A free-will offering will
benefit The Musicianship, an organization helping to empower youth
from historically marginalized communities throughout the DC metropolitan
region by providing free music education and enrichment programs that
build skills and amplify talents, resulting in positive life-changing outcomes.
A free reception will follow this event.

May 3
St. Marks’ Players Spring Production
Love’s Labour’s Lost (also May 4, 9-11, 16-18)

May 6
Washington Bach Consort, 12:10 pm
Noontime Cantata series, free

May 12
Concordia University Handbells, 7:00 pm
A variety of virtuosic handbell music using over 127 bells, chimes, and other instruments. Free.

May 19
Chiarina Chamber Players, 7:30 pm
Between Worlds: R. Schumann, Ravel, Simon, Ponce

June 2
Choral Evensong service, 5 pm, St. Mark’s Chancel Choir

June 30
Hesperus, 2:30 pm
Airs and Graces: French Baroque Favorites for a Summer Afternoon
Amanda Balestrieri, soprano; Tina Chancey, viol de gamba; Wesley Leffingwell, harpsichord
$20 general/$10 student suggested donation.

Saturday, July 27 Postponed, to be rescheduled
Jeff Cohan, baroque flute; Details coming soon. 7:30 pm

2024-2025 Season:
IN Series, Chiarina Chamber Players, Washington Bach Consort, Marine Band Chamber Orchestra, and more!

Interested in performing at St. Marks?
E-mail both Director of Music Jeff Kempskie and Parish Administrator Michael Gravlee if you would you like more information. Complete this form if you wish to receive periodic e-mails about future music-related events taking place at St. Mark’s.