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Republicans take over Washington amid a worldwide anti-incumbent wave: From the Politics Desk

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January 6, 2025

Republicans take over Washington amid a worldwide anti-incumbent wave: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.

In today’s edition, “Meet the Press” researcher and production associate Juhi Doshi explores how the anti-incumbent wave has extended well beyond Washington in recent months. Plus, senior national political reporter Natasha Korecki examines how Kamala Harris handled her election certification role. And our Captiol Hill team look ahead to the obstacles awaiting Donald Trump’s agenda in Congress.

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Republicans take over Washington amid a worldwide anti-incumbent wave

By Juhi Doshi

As the newly sworn-in Republican Congress on Monday formalized Donald Trump’s election win, it’s worth widening the lens for the global context: Last year, voters worldwide delivered a striking rebuke to incumbents and traditional political parties on both the right and left, propelled by sour feelings over inflation, deepening cultural divisions, international conflicts and frustration with the status quo and political elites.

In fact, the incumbent party lost almost every Western election in 2024. And heading into 2025, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a mid-December no-confidence vote, setting the stage for elections next month, while Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing internal revolt, said Monday that he would resign as prime minister and leader of his Liberal Party ahead of 2025 elections there.

The trends crossed ideological and continental boundaries. In the United Kingdom, the Conservative Party saw its 14-year rule end in its worst electoral loss since 1832. For the first time in nearly 60 years, Botswana’s Democratic Party lost control in a dramatic defeat. In South Korea, voters handed the opposition Democratic Party a majority in the National Assembly, seen as a check on President Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party held power but were forced into a coalition government. In France, President Emmanuel Macron and his centrist alliance, Ensemble, lost ground to both the left-wing New Popular Front and the right-wing National Rally.

And in the U.S., the incumbent party lost for the third straight presidential election — the first time that has happened since the 19th century.

“I think that Kamala Harris was considered part of the institution,” said Basil Smikle Jr., a Democratic strategist and professor at Columbia University. “A lot of younger voters saw her connected to all the problems they saw with political parties.”

A set of Pew Research Center surveys found that large majorities in many nations believe elected officials don’t care what people like them think and that no political party represents their views well.

“Big numbers in many countries say, ‘I don’t feel like I’ve got a voice in politics.’ So, in lots of ways, people don’t feel like representation is working the way it should,” said Richard Wike, director of global attitudes research at Pew.

A big force behind that trend: A Pew study conducted in 34 countries with over 40,000 respondents found that economic challenges were a consistent theme globally, with 64% of adults saying their economy was in bad shape. In surveyed nations that held elections in 2024 — France, Japan, South Korea, South Africa and the U.K. — more than 70% held this view.

Jim Messina, who served as the campaign manager for President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election in the U.S. and has also worked for the U.K. Conservative Party, noted how difficult it is to overcome voter anger over the economy.

“Obama said to me over and over and over, ‘We have to win the middle,’ ‘We have to win the economic argument,’” Messina said. “And Democrats lost the economic argument, or Kamala Harris did, by almost 10 points. And you just cannot win a democratic or a presidential election in the United States if you lose the economic argument.”

Harris oversees the certification of Trump’s election win on a drama-free Jan. 6

By Natasha Korecki

Upon entering the Senate chamber on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris issued a simple declaration when asked by NBC News about presiding over the certification of the 2024 election: “Democracy prevails.”

Minutes later, Harris carried through, steering Congress’ collective endorsement of the Electoral College vote that she lost and affirming Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Harris’ message of this Jan. 6 was one that both she and her predecessor on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden, conveyed time and again to voters. They advocated for “freedom” and democracy and shunned the events of the violent riot by Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, that saw an unprecedented attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Missing on this day compared to four years earlier were gallows and a noose constructed outside the Capitol grounds. Or chants in support of hanging the vice president for failing to reject the will of the people and the true outcome of the election. Instead, the event transpired in the way it was meant to unfold, pro forma, taking all of 30 minutes.

Ultimately, the American electorate rejected Harris, ushering in Trump and his vows to blow up the status quo. Unlike Trump’s refusal to accept the outcome of 2020, Harris conceded her loss and attempted to offer her supporters comforting words a day after the election.

After Monday’s election certification, Harris said: “I do believe very strongly that America’s democracy is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it. Otherwise, it is very fragile, and it will not be able to withstand moments of crisis. And today, America’s democracy stood.”

Pardon politics: Meanwhile, the details of Trump’s plans to pardon Jan. 6, 2021, defendants when he takes office in two weeks remain unclear, Ryan J. Reilly reports. More than 1,580 defendants have been charged and about 1,270 have been convicted in a sprawling investigation that has resulted in more than 660 prison sentences, according to statistics released Monday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys chairman who is serving 22 years in federal prison after he was convicted of seditious conspiracy in relation to the Capitol attack, asked Trump on Monday for a pardon.

Johnson’s push to pass Trump’s agenda in one massive bill faces big hurdles

By Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong and Julie Tsirkin

House Speaker Mike Johnson is laying out a highly ambitious strategy to answer Donald Trump’s call for passing his agenda in “one big, beautiful bill“ — a plan that will test the limits of his wafer-thin Republican majority.

Johnson said Sunday that the party-line bill will contain provisions on border security, energy, manufacturing and tax policy. He also called for extending the debt ceiling in the same bill and passing it out of the House as early as the first week of April.

Republicans plan to use the budget “reconciliation” process to pass the massive package. That allows them to bypass the 60-vote threshold in the Senate, where Republicans have 53 seats and can cut Democrats out of the process.

Key senators, including Majority Leader John Thune, have been pushing for breaking it up into two bills — allowing Republicans to score a quick victory on border funding and take some time to craft a second tax bill.

But Johnson and Trump say they prefer a single package.

“The plan in the House has been one bill. We met for two days over the weekend — two full days of discussion and strategizing with that in mind. And so that’s our assumption right now,” Johnson told reporters on Monday. “The Senate has a little different opinion and perspective on reconciliation, and what the wisest strategy is, than the House. And that’s okay, that’s part of this process.”

“We are going to get this mission accomplished,” Johnson said.

To appease lawmakers and Trump allies who want to deal with the border immediately, House and Senate Republicans will bring a series of immigration and border security bills up for votes in the coming weeks, according to two people with knowledge of those plans.

“We’ve got six months to a year to demonstrate to the American people that we’re going to bring change,” said Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. “Now whether you do it in one bill or two bills, frankly, I can teach that round or flat. There are advantages and disadvantages to both.”

🗞️ Today’s top stories

☀️ DC → MAL: Trump has invited multiple groups of House Republicans, including members of the Freedom Caucus and committee chairs, to Mar-a-Lago this weekend to discuss the party’s legislative agenda. Read more →
⚖️ In the courts: A New York judge denied Trump’s request to hold off on sentencing in his hush money case, which is set for Friday. Read more →
⚖️ In the courts, cont.: A federal judge in New York has found former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for not complying with orders to turn over assets and financial information to a pair of former Georgia election workers he defamed. Read more →
👋 So long, farewell: Biden is planning to deliver two major speeches before he leaves office, one on foreign policy and another that will serve as his farewell address. Read more →
🌊 Drilling down: With just two weeks left in office, Biden has also moved to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling along most of the U.S. coastline. Read more →
✅ O’Mentum? Four current and former Congressional Black Caucus members backed former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley for Democratic National Committee chair. Read more →
🎩 Fixated on Honest Abe: Trump has an enduring fascination with Abraham Lincoln, insisting that he could have beaten Lincoln in an election and that he would have found a way to avoid the Civil War. Read more →

That’s all From the Politics Desk for now. Today’s newsletter was compiled by Adam Wollner, Scott Bland and Bridget Bowman.

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Where can you watch fireworks in Washington DC on the Fourth of July?

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July 1, 2026

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Where can you watch fireworks in Washington DC on the Fourth of July?

With 150,000 people expected to attend Saturday’s Fourth of July festivities on the National Mall in Washington DC, locals and tourists alike may be looking for alternative options to view fireworks on America’s 250th birthday.

Washington DC will offer a secondary firework show on the 4th, and there will be plenty of areas in the city and surrounding neighborhoods to catch the big firework display at the National Mall.

Here’s a look at some of the best places to watch the July 4 fireworks in Washington DC.

Where can you watch fireworks in Washington DC on July 4th?

The National Mall will be the most popular area to watch fireworks, with President Donald Trump promising “the largest fireworks show in history.” Officials say 850,000 firework shells will be launched, potentially breaking a Guinness World Record.

But you don’t need to be at the crowded mall and its strict security measures in order to watch the display.

The organizers of the firework show, Freedom 250, say there will also be viewing spots at Hains Point, Columbia Marina, Gravelly Point, RFK Stadium, Meridian Hill Park, Union Station, Lower Senate Park and Upper Senate Park.

Other popular areas to watch the fireworks include the Cardozo Education Campus in Columbia Heights, the Washington National Cathedral in northwest DC, Lady Bird Johnson Park off the Potomac River and the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on Capitol Hill.

Washington DC officials have also released an interactive map that allows you to see your view of the fireworks from any place in the city.

Are there any other fireworks shows in Washington DC on July 4th?

Anacostia Park will serve as the viewing area for a separate fireworks display that will be concurrent with the National Mall fireworks, which are expected to begin at 11 p.m.

DC officials say you can enter the park through Marion Barry Ave. SE, Nicholson St. SE or the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail near the Skate Pavilion.

The event is free to the public, as is the National Mall’s show.

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Colorado Democrats punish Washington ties in primaries

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July 1, 2026

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Colorado Democrats punish Washington ties in primaries

After DSA candidates roiled traditional Democrats with wins in New York City last week, Tuesday’s primary in a Denver-centered district tested whether the left wing’s appeal could prevail elsewhere.

It turns out the democratic socialists’ reach extends well beyond New York — and it may well grow before the year is out.

Melat Kiros, backed by the national Democratic Socialists of America and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, upset Rep. Diana DeGette, who has held her reliably blue seat for almost 30 years.

“What we’re seeing right now is the response to voters feeling like the party has not actually been fighting for working people,” Kiros told MS NOW last week.

The result is that Kiros, a critic of the Israeli government and high-ranking Democratic leaders, will likely be a member of Congress come next year. That happened even as DeGette cast the race as a warning, with President Donald Trump’s second term continuing to upend governance from the nation’s capital.

“Now is not the time to gamble and send somebody with no experience to Washington,” DeGette said during a recent candidate forum. “We need a strong, bold, hardened leader who will hold Trump accountable.”

The result was one of several Colorado results Tuesday to test incumbents or prominent statewide officials navigating a turbulent moment in Democratic politics — one in which voters have shown an appetite for untested fighters over familiar faces who’ve served in Washington’s halls of power.

The night’s theme wasn’t clear-cut; the three marquee races diverged on everything from ideology to questions of approach and clout. But each pitted an incumbent whose Congressional ties became fodder for a challenger.

In 2020, Democrats’ ability to woo former Gov. John Hickenlooper into the Senate race was seen as a boon for a party trying to unseat incumbent GOP Sen. Cory Gardner, one of the last Republicans left representing a blue state in the Senate. That move came after Hickenlooper’s 2020 presidential primary campaign fizzled. Even so, he faced a somewhat-competitive primary that year, taking 58.7% to his challenger’s 41.3%. Hickenlooper went on to win the seat that November by a little over nine points.

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Concert News: The Washington Chorus Celebrates 65th Anniversary During 2026-2027 Season

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June 30, 2026

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Concert News: The Washington Chorus Celebrates 65th Anniversary During 2026-2027 Season

Photo by Elman Studio.

June 30, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) – The Washington Chorus (TWC), DC’s most dynamic choral ensemble, celebrates its 65th anniversary during the 2026-2027 season. Through thought-provoking pairings of classic major choral works, artistic collaborations, and groundbreaking premieres, TWC celebrates its history of providing an inclusive community where choral music connects, reflects, and inspires everyone while continuing its mission of creating transformative musical experiences that bring people together through the joy of choral music.

“Our 65th season showcases TWC’s commitment to honoring choral tradition while embracing the living voices shaping American music today,” said TWC Artistic Director Eugene Rogers. “We look forward to serving the entire D.C. community, bringing new audiences into our special anniversary celebration through this repertoire and outstanding guest artists.”

The season begins with TWC’s guest appearance with the National Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center on Friday, August 14, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. On Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. at Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall; Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. at Music Center at Strathmore; and Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. at Meyerhoff TWC joins Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for John Adam’s On the Transmigration of Souls as part of the BSO’s Alsop Conducts Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique concert.

The Washington Chorus’s own season kicks off with two weekends of A Candlelight Christmas concerts in December, continuing its beloved holiday tradition now reimagined in new venues across the city. This cherished program brings together The Washington Chorus with the National Capital Brass and Percussion Ensemble, alongside award-winning music director, organist, and conductor Paul Byssainthe Jr., soprano Colleen Daly, and jazz-mezzo Christie Dashiell. The program will also feature the premiere of a new work by Evelyn Simpson-Curenton. Blending timeless carols with vibrant new voices, A Candlelight Christmas offers a warm and luminous celebration of the season – honoring tradition while embracing the rich musical spirit of our community. Venue and performance info are listed below.

In the new year, The Washington Chorus presents A Song Flung Up to Heaven: Honoring 65 Years of TWC on Sunday, February 28, 2027 at 3:00 p.m. at DAR Constitution Hall. The program juxtaposes two major works from contrasting origins – Nkeiru Okoye’s When the Caged Bird Sings and Poulenc’s Gloria – that treat sacred themes with a striking blend of reverence and theatricality. Together, these two major works meld European and American musical traditions into a powerful, life-affirming concert experience with a deep connection to spiritual rituals, while each composer’s innovation imbues them with new discoveries and uncovers mysteries of the human condition.

The centerpiece of this performance is the East Coast premiere of Dr. Nkeiru Okoye’s dramatic work When the Caged Bird Sings – a “musical ceremony” fusing many genres, including opera, musical theater, spoken word, and choral singing, and American musical styles including gospel, spirituals, traditional anthems, and jazz. Okoye’s evocative new piece celebrates the spirit of rising above expectations and transforming adversity into triumph through the milestones in the life of one Black woman. Partly in tribute to the activist and poet laureate Maya Angelou, the work celebrates and explores the transformative ability of the human spirit, commemorating those who have paved a path for future generations. The concert opens with a cornerstone of 20th-century sacred music, Francis Poulenc’s Gloria, which first premiered in 1961, the same year as TWC’s founding.

In May, TWC partners with the National Philharmonic to present Requiem and Renewal featuring Mozart’s monumental Requiem. This will be preceded by Jocelyn Hagen’s large-scale symphonic work, What the Soul Already Knows, on Saturday, May 8, 2027 at 7:30 p.m. at Music Center at Strathmore. Jointly commissioned by Pacific Chorale under the direction of Robert Istad and The Washington Chorus, the work will have its East Coast premiere as part of TWC’s 65th Anniversary Season.

Rooted in an exploration of the sacred – in both the physical world and the unseen – the work invites listeners to reflect on the deep interconnectedness of all life. At its core, What the Soul Already Knows is a meditation on our shared humanity and the potential for beauty that arises when we live in alignment with gratitude, unity, and service. The title received inspiration from the book Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul by Celtic spiritual teacher John Philip Newell, whose writings illuminate the sacred as present not only in heaven, but within the earth and all living beings. Both Hagen’s and Mozart’s works are meditations on the soul in a program that asks: What is the soul, what is sacred, and how should we live – before and beyond death?

Closing the season is a theatrical version of Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and conducted by its Artistic Director Jonathon Heyward on Friday, June 11, 2027 at 8:00 p.m. at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall; Saturday, June 12, 2027 at 6:00 p.m. at Music Center at Strathmore; and Sunday, June 13, 2027 at 3:00 p.m. at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. This staged performance of Verdi’s masterpiece is our third collaboration with Heyward and the BSO’s multi-year Verdi Opera Initiative.

Performance Information

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Friday, August 14, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.
Filene Center, Wolf Trap | 1551 Trap Road | Vienna, VA 22182
Tickets: $57 – $132
Link: wolftrap.org/show/26filene/081426/

Program:
Beethoven – The Consecration of the House – Overture
Beethoven – Elegiac Song, Op. 118
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9

Artists:
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Tessa McQueen, soprano
Cecelia McKinley, alto
Demetrious Sampson, tenor
Jonathan Patton, baritone
The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, artistic director
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Alsop Conducts Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique
Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall | 1212 Cathedral Street | Baltimore, MD 21201

Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.
Music Center at Strathmore | 5301 Tuckerman Lane | North Bethesda, MD 20852

Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall | 1212 Cathedral Street | Baltimore, MD 21201

Tickets: Subscriptions are on sale now, with single tickets on sale August 2026
Link: my.bsomusic.org/20342/20381

Program:
Barber – Adagio for Strings
John Adams – On the Transmigration of Souls
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”

Artists:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, artistic director
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A Candlelight Christmas
Saturday, December 11, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 12, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
Cramton Auditorium, Howard University | 2455 6th St NW | Washington, DC 20059
w/Howard University Chorale

Friday, December 18, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University | 730 21st St NW | Washington, DC 20052

Monday, December 21, & Tuesday, December 22, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Music Center at Strathmore | 5301 Tuckerman Lane | North Bethesda, MD 20852

Link: thewashingtonchorus.org/2026-27-season

Program:
Evelyn Simpson-Curenton – NEW WORK (World Premiere)

Artists:
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Christie Dashiell, soloist (Dec. 11, 12, 21 & 22)
Howard University Concert Choir (Dec. 11 & 12)
Eric Poole, conductor
National Capital Brass and Percussion Ensemble
Paul Byssainthe Jr., organ & piano (Dec. 18 -22)
Reservoir High School (Dec. 18 & 19)
Gregory Knauf, conductor
South Loudon Youth Chorale (Dec. 21 & 22)
Laura Lazarevich, conductor
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A Song Flung Up to Heaven: Honoring 65 Years of TWC
Sunday, February 28, 2027 at 3:00 p.m.
DAR Constitution Hall | 1776 D Street NW | Washington, D.C. 20006
Link: thewashingtonchorus.org/2026-27-season

Program:
Poulenc – Gloria
Nkeiru Okoye – When the Caged Bird Sings

Artists:
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Denyce Graves, narrator
Cyrus Chestnut, piano
Angela Brown, soprano
Christie Dashiell, jazz mezzo
Issachah Savage, tenor
Michael Preacely, baritone
The Washington Chorus
Howard University Chorale
Dr. Eric Poole, director
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Requiem and Renewal
Saturday, May 8, 2027 at 7:30 p.m.
Music Center at Strathmore | 5301 Tuckerman Lane | North Bethesda, MD 20852
Tickets: Single tickets are on sale beginning Thursday, July 23, 2026
Link: nationalphilharmonic.org/event/what-the-soul-already-knows-requiem-renewal/

Program:
Jocelyn Hagen – What the Soul Already Knows
Mozart – Requiem in D Minor

Artists:
National Philharmonic
The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Rabihah Dunn, soprano
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor
Alan Williams, baritone
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Heyward Conducts Verdi’s Requiem
Friday, June 11, 2027 at 8:00 p.m.
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall | 1212 Cathedral Street | Baltimore, MD 21201

Saturday, June 12, 2027 at 6:00 p.m.
Music Center at Strathmore | 5301 Tuckerman Lane | North Bethesda, MD 20852

Sunday, June 13, 2027 at 3:00 p.m.
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall | 1212 Cathedral Street | Baltimore, MD 21201

Tickets: Subscriptions are on sale now, with single tickets on sale August 2026
Link: my.bsomusic.org/overview/20358

Program:
Giuseppe Verdi – Requiem

Artists:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, artistic director

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About The Washington Chorus
The Washington Chorus (TWC) is one of the foremost symphonic choruses in the nation and a cultural leader in our nation’s capital—creating joyous and transformative choral music since 1961. TWC is noted for the superb artistry of its performances and recordings of the entire range of the choral repertoire. A three-time nominated and two-time Grammy Award-winner, the 220-voice Chorus presents performances annually across the DMV region. TWC is also a longtime artistic partner and collaborator with many of the nation’s leading organizations and artists, including the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), National Philharmonic (NatPhil), Washington Performing Arts (WPA), and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO). TheWashingtonChorus.org

About Eugene Rogers
Lauded for leading performances of “pure magic” (Washington Post), conductor Eugene Rogers is at the vanguard of American musicians, recognized for his musical and educational leadership around the world. Rogers is a committed conductor, teacher, arranger, and industry thought leader, championing timely new works, bringing historically overlooked music to life, and supporting next-generation talents.

Rogers is a two-time Michigan Emmy Award winner, a 2017 Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2015. Musical America magazine has named him one of the top music industry professionals, and his work has been profiled on CNN, PBS, and on radio stations and in print and online publications across the world.

Since 2020, Rogers has served as Artistic Director of The Washington Chorus. He is also the Founding Director for EXIGENCE, a professional vocal ensemble affiliated with the world-renowned Sphinx Organization, highlighting artistry within Black and Latinx communities. Alongside his own appearances as guest conductor for orchestra, chorus, and opera, he has also proudly acted as chorus master to leading conductors including Gianandrea Noseda, Marin Alsop, Jonathan Heyward, Joe Hisaishi, and James Conlon.

Rogers is a Professor of Music and the Director of University Choirs at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. He is a former board member of Chorus America and is the former national chair of the Diversity Initiatives Committee for the American Choral Directors Association. Rogers is also active as an arranger, with publications including the Eugene Rogers Choral Series with ECS Publishing and the EXIGENCE Choral Series for Mark Foster Publishing.