Concert Calendar
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May
Friday, May 4, 7:00 pm
TENET NYC
Jolie Greenleaf, Music Director
Uno + One
The sopranos of TENET-Jolie Greenleaf and Molly Quinn-perform works
by 17th century Italian masters including Claudio Monteverdi
Casa Italiana, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue
www.tenetnyc.com
Saturday, May 5, 8:00 pm
Melodia Women’s Choir of NYC
Cynthia Powell, Artistic Director
A program bursting with the colors and vitality of summer.
Featuring Johannes Somary, Veljo Tormis, Vaughan Williams, Jonathan Dove,
Karen P. Thomas, and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Holy Apostles Church, 296 Ninth Avenue at 28th Street
www.melodiawomenschoir.org
Sunday, May 6, 4:00 pm
Canterbury Choral Society
Charles Dodsley Walker, Conductor
Music for Chorus, Organ and Brass
Thirteenth to Twentieth Century motets by Dufay, Gabrieli, Purcell, Bruckner, Vaughan Williams, Langlais, and a Concerto for Organ & Brass by Seth Bingham.
Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth Avenue and 90th Street
www.canterburychoral.org
Friday, May 11, 7:30 pm
The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
John Scott, Conductor
BachFest –
St. Thomas in Leipzig
Motets by J. S. Bach and works by Kuhnau, Hiller, Gibbons, Byrd, Britten
and James MacMillan
Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Avenue at 53rd Street
www.SaintThomasChurch.org
Friday, May 11 at 7:00 pm
Grace and Spiritus Chorale of Brooklyn
Jason Asbury, Conductor
Brooklyn: A Garden of Song
Music of Brooklyn composers David Snyder and Jonathan Elliott and “The Quinceanera” a commissioned piece by composer Matthew Henning, plus works of and Aaron Copland and George Gershwin
Grace Church, 254 Hicks and Grace Court, Brooklyn
graceandspiritus.org
Saturday, May 12 at 8:00 pm
Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble
James John, Artistic Director
Joy Beyond Words
Works by Jennefelt, Hindemith, Schultz, Rautavaara, and a world premiere commission by Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Moravec.
First Unitarian Church, 48 Monroe Place at Pierrepont, Brooklyn Heights www.cerddorion.org
Saturday, May 12, 8:00 pm
The Dessoff Choirs
Chris Shepard
Lux Aeterna: Music for Choir and Organ
A pairing of great subtlety, richness, and power combines Dessoff voices and the
“king of instruments" in works of Purcell, Britten, Elgar, Brahms, Frank Lewin, and
Morten Lauridsen.
Church of the Epiphany, 1393 York Avenue at 74th Street
www.dessoff.org
Saturday, May 12, 8:00 pm
The Manhattan Choral Ensemble
Thomas Cunningham, Conductor
New Music for New York: The MCE Commissioning Project
Winners of MCE’s 2012 New Music for New York Composer Commission
will be chosen at intermission.
Mary Flagler Cary Hall at The Dimenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street www.manhattanchoralensemble.org
Saturday, May 12, 2012, 8:00 pm
Polyhymnia
John Bradley, director
Byrd in Flight
Latin motets & English anthems by William Byrd
Pre-concert lecture 7 PM
St. Ignatius of Antioch - West 87th between West End and Broadwa
polyhymnia-nyc.org
Sunday, May 13, 3:00 pm
The New York Virtuoso Singers
Harold Rosenbaurm, artistic director
Choral Masterworks II
Selections include "Snapshot of a Teenaged Moment When Everything Began" by Anna Weesner, "Sanctus" by Jennifer Higdon, "Love Songs" by Augusta Read Thomas.
St. Ignatius of Antioch, West 87th Street between West End Avenue and Broadway
nyvirtuoso.org
Wednesday, May 16 at 8:00 pm
The Dalton Chorale
David Shuler, Music Director
A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms
The Brick Presbyterian Church, 1140 Park Avenue at 91st Street
www.daltonchorale.org
Friday, May 18, 8:00 pm
Amor Artis Chorus
Stephen Somary, Music Director
Rossini “Petite Messe Solennelle” for 2 pianos and harmonium
St. Ignatius of Antioch, West 87th Street between West End Avenue and Broadway
www..AmorArtis.org
Friday, May 18 at 7:00 pm
Grace & Spiritus Chorale of Brooklyn
Jason Asbury, Conductor
Brooklyn: A Garden of Song
Music of Brooklyn composers David Snyder and Jonathan Elliott and “The Quinceanera” a commissioned piece by composer Matthew Henning, plus works of and Aaron Copland and George Gershwin
St. Ann’s Church, 157 Montague Street/Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights
graceandspiritus.org
Friday, May 18, 8:00 pm
Riverside Choral Society
Patrick Gardner, Director
Of War and Reflection
David Gompper – An Elm We Lost, for strings, percussion, piano, and harp.
Lord Nelson Mass by Franz Joseph Haydn.
St. Mary the Virgin, 145 West 46th Street, between Broadway and 6th Avenue. www.riversidechoral.org
Saturday, May 19, 8:00 pm
The Canticum Novum Singers
Harold Rosenbaurm, artistic director
Bach's Mass in b minor
Guest performers will be Tiffany Rosenquist de la Torre, Soprano; Meg Bragle, Mezzo-Soprano; Steven Caldicott Wilson, Tenor; and the Artemis Chamber Ensemble.
St. Ignatius of Antioch, West 87th Street between West End Avenue and Broadway
canticumnovumsingers.org
Saturday, May 19, 8:00 pm
Queens College Choral Society
James John, Music Director
71st Annual Spring Concert
Brahms, Ein deutsches Requiem
Colden Auditorium, Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Kissena Blvd and Horace Harding Expressway, Flushing, Queens
www.qcchoralsociety.org
Saturday, May 19, 8:00 pm
Schola Cantorum on Hudson
Dr. Deborah Simpkin King, Artistic Director and Founder
Thresholds
Tse Go La, a cantata by Andrea Clearfield, based on poetry and music she discovered during her treks in the Himalayas, and works by Ivo Antognini and Blake R. Henson
St. Paul the Apostle, Columbus Avenue at 60th Street
www.scholaonhudson.org
Sunday, May 20, 3:00 pm
Angelica, Women’s Chamber Choir
Marie Caruso, Artistic Director
Of Fairest Isles: A Celtic Journey
Settings of medieval Celtic texts by Michael McGlynn, arrangements of traditional Irish, Scottish, & Welsh melodies and English compositions inspired by the Celtic revival.
Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, 869 Lexington Avenue at 68th St.
www.angelicavoices.org
Monday, May 21, 7:30 pm
Cantori New York
Mark Shapiro, Artistic Director
Birds The U.S, premiere of Kenneth Leighton’s cantata “Birds” for two pianos & celeste, on poetry by Aristophanes, Hardy, Shelley and others. Other works on the program.
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th Street
www.cantorinewyork.com
Sunday, May 20, 3:00 pm
Cerddorian Vocal Ensemble
James John, Artistic Director
Joy Beyond Words
Works by Jennefelt, Hindemith, Schultz, Rautavaara, and a world premiere commission by Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Moravec.
St. Ignatius of Antioch, West 87th Street between West End and Broadway
www.cerddorion.org
Sunday, May 20, 5:00 pm (rain date: May 27)
Choral Chameleon
Vince Peterson, Conductor
Follow Me - A unique hybrid concert/walking tour of Central Park.
Central Park West and West 77th Street
www.choralchameleon.com
Sunday, May 20, 4:00 pm
Grace and Spiritus Chorale of Brooklyn
Brooklyn: A Garden of Song
Music of Brooklyn composers David Snyder and Jonathan Elliott and “The Quinceanera” a commissioned piece by composer Matthew Henning, plus works of and Aaron Copland and George Gershwin
All Saints Episcopal Church, 286 7th Avenue at 7th Street, Brooklyn
graceandspiritus.org
Sunday, May 20, 5:00 pm
Russian Chamber Chorus of New York
Nikolai Kachanov, Artistic Director
Russia and Its Neighbors: Armenia and Georgia
Rarely performed music by prominent composers Komitas, Kancheli and Sviridov. Featuring the New Hudson Saxophone Quartet.
The Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street, between First and Second Avenues
rccny.org
Sunday, May 20, 3:00 pm
Saint Andrew Chorale
Andrew Henderson, Conductor
Psalms for the Soul
Bernstein, Chichester Psalms, Mendelssohn, Hear My Prayer, Vaughan Williams, Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge, and works by Paul Halley & James Macmillan.
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue at 73rd Street
www.mapc.com
Monday, May 21, 7:30 pm
The Collegiate Chorale
James Bagwell, Music Director
Contemporary Voices
The final concert of The Chorale’s 70th season. The concert will open with a work
The Chorale premiered in 1947, Aaron Copland’s In the Beginning.
Saint Bartholomew’s Church, 325 Park Avenue at East 51st Street
collegiatechorale.org
Tuesday, May 22, 8:00 pm
Russian Chamber Chorus of New York
Nikolai Kachanov, Artistic Director
Russia and Its Neighbors: Armenia and Georgia
Rarely performed music by prominent composers Komitas, Kancheli and Sviridov. Featuring the New Hudson Saxophone Quartet.
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
213 West 82nd Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue
rccny.org
Tuesday, May 22, 8:00 pm
Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, Artistic Director and Conductor
Masters of the Renaissance: The Netherlands School
A cappella works by Dufay, Busnois, Ockeghem, Josquin, Isaac, Lassus, and more
Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue at Tenth Street
www.voicesofascension.org
Thursday, May 31, 8:00 pm
New Amsterdam Singers
Clara Longstreth, conductor
Songs of Birds and Angels
Composers from Brahms through Matt Harris use poetry on the lark, the falcon,
the bat, and a caged bird and Rautavaara evokes angelic sounds.
St. Ignatius of Antioch, West 87th Street between West End Avenue and Broadway
www.nasingers.org
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June
Friday, June 1, 7:30 pm
Park Slope Singers
Ira Spaulding, Conductor
Mendelssohn’s Elijah
Elijah Part 1 as part of the Arts on the Corner series.
Church of the Good Shepherd, 4th Avenue & 76th Street, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
parkslopesingers.org
Saturday, June 2 at 8:00 pm
Central City Chorus
Phillip Cheah, Music Director
Making Waves—About water and renewal
Works by Gorecki, Whitacre, Chilcott, and Badings, including the NYC premiere of
The Elements of Change by Chris Hughlett.
St. Ignatius of Antioch,West 87th Street between Broadway and West End Avenue
www.CentralCityChorus.com
Saturday, June 2, 7:00 pm
Brooklyn Community Chorus
Steven Coburn, Jim DiBenedetto, Ethan Schlesser, Conductors
From Mozart to Madonna
Movements of Mozart’s Vespers, Mendelssohn’s Be Not Afraid, Robert Ray’s Gospel Magnificat and a Pop Medley including songs by the Bee Gees, Madonna, and more. Congregation Beth Elohim Temple, 274 Garfield Plac, at 8th Avenue, Park Slope
www.brooklyncommunitychorus.org
Thursday, June 7 at 8:00 pm
The Stonewall Chorale
Cynthia Powell, Artistic Director
My Big, Fat, Gay Wedding Reception!
A cabaret tribute to NY’s recent landmark decision for marriage equality, featuring musical selections one might find at a wedding ceremony or reception, including the NY premiere of Meredith Monk’s Wedding March.
Church of the Holy Apostles, 296 9th Avenue at W. 28th Street
www.stonewallchorale.org
Friday, June 8 at 8:00 pm
Young New Yorkers' Chorus
Michael Kerschner, Artistic Director
Songs Profane
Carl Orff, "Carmina Burana"
Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street
www.ynyc.org
Saturday, June 9, 7:30pm
AMUSE
Robert Isaacs, conductor
Spaced - Music in 3D
Buckle your seatbelts and be ready for a ride.
St. Ignatius of Antioch, West 87th between West End and Broadway
www.amusesingers.org
Sunday, June 10, 3:00 pm
Park Slope Singers
Ira Spaulding, Conductor
Mendelssohn’s Elijah
Elijah Part 1 as part of the Arts on the Corner series.
St. Saviour Church, 611 8th Avenue at 6th Street, Brooklyn 11215
parkslopesingers.org
Sunday, June 10, 5:00 pm
The Peace of Heart Choir
Robert René Galván, Music Director
Summer Fundraiser Concert
All our songs contain positive messages of healing, growth, personal reflection, hope, peace, and love. Songs of joy appropriate to the season are included.
Ida K. Lang Recital Hall, East 69th Street between Park and Lexington
www.peaceofheartchoir.org