Charles (former Commissioner of the IRS and now The Carlyle Group) and Barbara Rossotti and Choral Arts Artistic Director Scott Tucker with girlfriend Julie Huang (Photographer Russell Hirshon)
The 32nd annual Choral Arts Gala, In the Moon of Winter Time was held December 17th at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., raising $625,000.
In preparation for this year’s gala, several pre-gala bashes were thrown by Choral Arts members and supporters. Gala co-chairs George and Ashley Wilson threw a reception on September 21st at their home, followed by long-time Choral Arts supporters Bill and Karen Schuiling throwing a pre-gala bash on October 26th. Nick and Deborah Smith, also Choral Arts supporters, rounded out the celebrations with their own pre-gala reception on November 8th.
Tickets for the gala this year ranged from $675 to $775 to $1,000 per person, and prices included concert, dinner, dancing, and the silent auction.
Below are pictures from the event:
Gala Co-Chairs Ashley, AIA, ASID and the Graham Gund Architect for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and George, President and Chief Operating Officer of ECS Federal Solutions, Wilson with guests Scott, Senior Vice President, Business Development, ECS Federal Solutions and his wife Nancy. (Russell Hirshorn)Amy Caro, Vice President Healthcare IT, Northrop Grumman and husband TJ dance (Photograph Stephen Elliott)New Choral Arts Board member Nadine Wethington, Assistant Vice President, Organization Learning and Culture, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, is welcomed by current Board member Diane Schaefer, Senior Vice President-Financial Consultant at RBC Wealth ManagementPE Systems Pamela Johnson, Chief Finance Officer and Executive Vice President and Wes King, President and Chief Executive Officer; Gala Finance Chair Catherine Jones, Senior Vice President, DTZ, a UGL Company; and Choral Arts Board member, Tiffanny Gates, Vice President for Cyber Strategies at Blackbird Technologies Walter M. Oliver, Senior Vice President – Human Resources and Administration, General Dynamics; James Jones, retired United States Marine Corps General; Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhán; Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogneir; Choral Arts Executive Director Debra Kraft, and Board member Olwen Pongrace
