Sign up for the New Student Orientation Convocation Choir for Saturday, August 22,2026
Do you love to sing? Join the NSO Choir Convocation! Participation in the Choir allows you to move to campus early, gain an introduction to Georgetown’s music program, and meet current students and faculty. Complete the Choral Ensemble Performance Form by June, 20 2025 to reserve your spot here. Questions? Contact Professor Binkholder at fab7@georgetown.edu .
Performance in the Convocation Choir has many benefits. Besides an important performance
for the entire university community, it also provides an introduction to the music program at
Georgetown, the ability to meet current students and the opportunity to move into your dorm
before the rush of returning students.
EARY ARRIVAL
Participants in the Convocation Choir are able to arrive early, on Wednesday, August 19th,
2026 and move into their assigned Campus Housing. Please confirm with the Residential
Living Portal that they have your arrival scheduled before you arrive on campus.
MEALS
Convocation Choir and members will have two free meals provided each day, Thursday
August 20 and Friday August 21. Semester meal plans are expected to begin by Saturday
August 22.REHEARSAL SCHEDULE for NSO CHOIR
There will be no rehearsals on Wednesday the 19th, so you will have all day to move in and get
acquainted with the campus. The rest of the week’s schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, August 19
Early Move-in Day
Thursday, August 20
*12:00 PM – Welcome Luncheon at the Davis Performing Arts Center hosted by Department
of Performing Arts
- 2:00-4:00 PM – First ensemble rehearsal in DAVIS 026.
- 6:00-9:00 PM – Second ensemble rehearsal in DAVIS 026.
Friday, August 21
*10:00AM – Optional Walking Tour of DC.- 2:00-4:00 PM – Third ensemble rehearsal in DAVIS 026.
- 4:00-5:00 PM – Dress rehearsal with brass at White-Gravenor.
Saturday, August 22- 8:30 AM CALL TIME FOR SINGERS
- 9:15-9:30 AM – Prelude
- 9:30-10:00 AM – Processional
- 10:00 AM – Start of Ceremony
REPERTOIRE
- Prelude will begin at 9:15 AM and you do not need to memorize this literature.
- Ceremony will begin at 10:00 AM and will feature the National Anthem, the Gregorian chant
“Veni, Creator Spiritus”, Georgetown Alma Mater and the Shaker tune “Simple Gifts” – All
four of these pieces must be memorized before your arrival. You will be provided with
printed copies of this music when you arrive at the first rehearsal if you did not print it out
beforehand.
PERFORMANCE ATTIRE
Attire for the Convocation Choir is black pants with plain, white, long-sleeved dress shirt (no
short-sleeves, no spaghetti straps, no patterns), Black shoes, black belt. Men are asked to wear
a solid-colored tie (preferably a dark color). You only need to wear this performance attire on
the day of the Convocation. The rest of the time, dress comfortably.MUSIC
All music and practice material may be found here.Questions? Fab7@georgetown.edu
Letter from the Chair
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
This year, under the title “Next: Incubating Creative Praxis,” the Department of Performing Arts marks the 20th anniversary of the Davis Center with a season shaped collectively by our faculty. This is the first time the entire department has collaborated to build a year of programming from the ground up, designing performances and residencies in conversation with our teaching, our research, and the urgent questions we bring into our classrooms and studios.
Our season features new chamber operas and musicals, immersive installations, interdisciplinary lectures, and sound art—all drawing on and extending the work of our faculty and their networks of artists and scholars. These projects reflect the core of our mission: performance as inquiry. This is a generative cycle in which both performance and scholarship are reimagined through artistic practice.
As we reflect on two decades of performance at the Davis Center, we invite you to see this season as a celebration of the past and, importantly, as a blueprint for what’s next.
Benjamin J. Harbert, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Music, Department of Performing Arts
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