Norman Scribner was not yet 30 when he founded the Choral Arts Society of Washington in 1965. Since that time, the organization has grown from a community choir to a world-renowned chorus with a staff of 12 and an annual budget in excess of $2 million. It has worked with some of the most respected conductors and orchestras in the world.

Scribner, a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory, has held a number of music-related posts, including director of music at St. Alban's Episcopal Church for 47 years, chorus master of the Washington Opera and staff keyboardist for the National Symphony Orchestra