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Washington Men’s Camerata Kicks Off 40th Season With Commanders Fight Song
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October 3, 2024 (Washington, DC) – Washington Men's Camerata, a chorus in the nation's Capital for four decades, today revealed that it is the hearty, mellifluous sound behind the latest official version of the Washington Commanders fight song, "Hail to the Commanders." They will perform the song live with the Commanders Marching Band before the team's home game against the Cleveland Browns on October 6, 2024.
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October 3, 2024 (Washington, DC) – Washington Men's Camerata, a chorus in the nation's Capital for four decades, today revealed that it is the hearty, mellifluous sound behind the latest official version of the Washington Commanders fight song, "Hail to the Commanders." They will perform the song live with the Commanders Marching Band before the team's home game against the Cleveland Browns on October 6, 2024.
The Camerata recorded the song with the Commanders Band, led by Commanders Music Director Jeffrey Dokken. Hear it at camerata.com in both orchestrated and a cappella versions. The Camerata will perform the song live, with the Commanders' Marching Band, in Legenda Plaza at Northwest Stadium at 11:55 am this Sunday.
"It's tempting to say this recording has put us in a new league," said Camerata Artistic Director Scott Tucker. "It was an ideal collaboration between two long-standing DC institutions. We can't imagine the nation's Capital without the Commanders and we're honored to be chosen as their partners in musical tradition."
"It's been an honor to partner with Washington Men's Camerata on the latest rendition of our fight song," said Darius Smith, Sr. Director of Game Presentation and Entertainment, Washington Commanders. "With a long, storied legacy in the DC area, the Camerata's vocals will now be part of our gameday experience and in the spotlight for Commanders fans at Northwest Stadium this season. We look forward to having them perform with the Commanders Band ahead of our next home game on October 6."
The Camerata is celebrating its 40th season, which will begin with holiday concerts on December 14 and 15.
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Washington Men's Camerata, directed by Scott Tucker, is DC's semi-professional chorus performing, promoting, and preserving diverse tenor and bass choral music and camaraderie since 1984. The Camerata has performed at The Kennedy Center, The White House, Smithsonian institutions, National Gallery of Art, Wolf Trap, Strathmore, and across the region; alongside National Symphony Orchestra, The U.S. Army Chorus, Washington Symphonic Brass, Mark Morris Dance Group, Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia, and on NPR, PBS, and SiriusXM. The Camerata has recorded six albums and regularly commissions and premieres pieces by emerging and accomplished composers such as Bohuslav Martinů, Lee Hoiby, Steven Sametz, Gavin Bryars, Joel Hoffman, Bob Chilcott, Eric Banks, Alice Parker, Vaughan Williams, and Judith Shatin. With NEA support, the Camerata has established The Demetrius Project, preserving a national lending library of tenor and bass sheet music with over 200,000 scores of 3,300 works.
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