Washington National Cathedral

=== Choirs ===
The Washington National Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, founded in 1909, is one of very few cathedral choirs of men and boys in the United States with an affiliated school, in the English choir tradition. The eighteen to twenty-two boys singing treble are of ages 8 to 14 and attend [[St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.)|St. Albans School]], the Cathedral school for boys, on vocal scholarships.

In 1997, the Cathedral Choir of Men and Girls was formed by Bruce Neswick, using the same men as the choir of the men and boys. The Choir consists of middle and high school girls attending the [[National Cathedral School]] on vocal scholarships. The two choirs currently share service duties and occasionally collaborate.

[[File:The Great Organ of WNC.jpg|thumb|The console of the Great Organ at Washington National Cathedral in 2010. It includes four manuals: the Choir, Great, Swell, and Solo. It is located in the Great Choir.|upright=1.2]]
Both choirs have recently{{when|date=December 2018}} recorded several [[Compact disc|CDs]], including a [[Christmas]] [[album]]; a U.S. premiere recording of [[Ståle Kleiberg]]'s ''Requiem for the Victims of [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] Persecution''; and a [[patriotism|patriotic]] album, ''America the Beautiful''.

The choirs rehearse separately every weekday morning in a graded class incorporated into their school schedule. The choristers sing [[Evening Prayer (Anglican)|Evensong]] five days a week (the Boys Choir on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the Girls Choir on Mondays and Wednesdays). The choirs alternate Sunday worship duties, singing both morning [[Eucharist]] and afternoon Evensong when they are on call. The choirs also sing for numerous state and national events. The choirs are featured annually on ''Christmas at Washington National Cathedral'', broadcast nationally on Christmas Day.

The resident symphonic chorus of Washington National Cathedral is the [[Cathedral Choral Society]].