Meet Our Staff

Robbie Jacobs

Executive Director

Robbie Jacobs joined CCW as their Executive Director in August 2023. His career in youth choral music has seen him hold senior positions with the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, the London Youth Choir, and most recently the Boston Children’s Chorus where he was Executive Producer. Robbie is passionate about breaking down barriers of access to singing opportunities for young people, and offering transformative music education experiences to diverse communities across the city. As an artist, Robbie sings regularly with the GRAMMY nominated Skylark Vocal Ensemble, holds a Masters in Choral Conducting from the Royal Academy of Music, and was the Senior Choral Scholar of the Choir of King’s College Cambridge where he studied Music as an undergraduate. Hailing from the UK, he is an avid football (soccer) fan, and an aspiring chef.

Margaret Nomura Clark

Artistic Director

A San Francisco native, Margaret Nomura Clark joined the Children’s Chorus of Washington as Artistic Director in August 2016. Under her leadership, CCW has partnered with many arts organizations in DC and beyond including: Dance Institute of Washington, Washington Performing Arts, Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival, GenOUT, Washington Master Chorale, Strathmore Children’s Chorus, The Washington Chorus, US Army Band Pershing’s Own, Duke Ellington High School, Sticks+Bars, Roanoke Valley Children’s Chorus, Shenandoah Valley Children’s Chorus, Boston Children’s Chorus, and Princeton Girlchoir. She has been fortunate to work under the baton of NSO’s conductor Gianandrea Noseda, and additional conductors JoAnn Falleta, Christopher Bell, and Julian Wachner. Under her direction, CCW has performed at The Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, The White House, the Supreme Court, the Washington Nationals, the opening of the District Wharf, and in South Africa in celebration of Nelson Mandela’s centenary.

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