Bach: Mass in B Minor with The Clarion Choir and Orchestra
May
1
8:00 PM20:00

Bach: Mass in B Minor with The Clarion Choir and Orchestra

Bach’s grand mass setting is a compilation of music that the composer wrote at different stages of his life and career. The composite piece has become one of the most beloved of all choral works, showing different styles and facets of the great composer’s creativity and spirituality. It is widely recognized as one of Bach’s most significant musical expressions. The Clarion Choir and The Clarion Orchestra, performing on Baroque instruments, present the Mass in B Minor in the beautiful and clear acoustics of Park Avenue Christian Church.

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May
19
4:00 PM16:00

New York Virtuoso Singers: 10 World Premieres by BMI Young Composers Award Recipients

Many, if not most of, today’s leading classical composers have won this and other major awards in their youth. Hear great music by 10 rising stars.

Program:

Lauren Vandervelden: Travelling
Micangelo Ferrante: Somewhere Out There
Matthew Schultheis: Whirlpool
Anna-Louise Walton: Between the Leaves
Grant Luhmann: Geata Leode
Elizabeth Gartman: Lady Musick Speaketh
Amelia Brey: Hymni Horatii
Elliot Roman: Fb: loss-E
Sofia Jen Ouyang: All That is Solid
Miles Walter: Lux Aeterna

Tickets at the door: General: $25; Students 25 years and younger: $10

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A Holy Week Meditation in Song at St. Bartholomew's Chapel
Mar
25
6:00 PM18:00

A Holy Week Meditation in Song at St. Bartholomew's Chapel

Monday, March 25, 2024

  • 6:00 PM 7:30 PM

  • St. Bartholomew's Chapel

  • 325 Park Avenue

  • New York, NY, 10022

Soloists from St. Bartholomew’s Choir

Join the singers of St. Bartholomew’s Choir as they step out of the choir stalls and take center stage as soloists, presenting a concert that reinterprets themes of Holy Week through the language of secular art song. Experience the beauty, introspection, and contemplation of this unique musical offering, where the everyday meets the divine.

$25
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Mar
7
7:30 PM19:30

Bach B Minor Mass with American Classical Orchestra

B Minor Mass

J.S. Bach, Miss in B Minor, BWV 232 
    With Nola Richardson, soprano
      Kristen Hahn, soprano
      Reginald Mobley, countertenor
      Steven Soph, tenor
      Steven Eddy, bass

Johann Sebastian Bach’s B Minor Mass is one of the most celebrated choral works ever written but it was neither published nor performed during Bach’s lifetime.  Nor is it mentioned by name in any of Bach’s surviving letters or other contemporaneous documents.  But when Bach died in 1750, his second son, C. P. E. Bach, inherited many of his father’s manuscripts.  Among them were four folders, grouped together, without an all-encompassing title but with scores inside, each at least partly in Bach’s own handwriting.  Together, once published, they became known as the B Minor Mass.

Some scholars have debated whether Bach ever intended the scores of all four to be performed as a single work.  They suggest he may simply have been attempting to document all the different forms of choral music then in existence, much as he  did for counterpoint in his unfinished work The Art of the Fuge.  The most persuasive argument that he did consider all four to be a single work is Bach’s habit of writing “Fine D[eus] S[oli] G[loria]” (which translates as “End—to the glory of God alone”) on the last page of every manuscript.  With respect to the four folders, that ascription appears only on the last page of the fourth part.

Scholars have long noted that the Mass follows neither Protestant nor Catholic standards but seamlessly combines the two.  Most believe that was Bach’s attempt to increase mutual understanding among Christians by reconciling them.  Fine Deus Soli Gloria!

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Mozart Requiem with Voices of Ascension
Feb
8
7:30 PM19:30

Mozart Requiem with Voices of Ascension

MOZART REQUIEM

Thursday, February 8, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Church of the Ascension
W 10th St, 5th Ave
New York, NY 10011

Total runtime with intermission ~110 minutes

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Requiem in D minor, K. 626

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Ave Verum Corpus

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges | Selections from L’Amant Anonyme (The Anonymous Lover)

Antonio Salieri | De Profundis, for chorus and orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Regina Coeli

The Mozart Requiem is one of the iconic works of the Classical repertoire: a gripping, visceral exploration into human mortality. Mozart’s turbulent last work follows a program of symphonic and operatic grace: from the depths of Antonio Salieri’s De Profundis to the lightness and humor of Mozart’s Regina Coeli and Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ L’Amant Anonyme (The Anonymous Lover).

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Passio with Artefact and Experiential Orchestra
Jan
26
to Jan 27

Passio with Artefact and Experiential Orchestra

A co-production of The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine and Experiential Orchestra, in partnership with LPR Presents

Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27, 2024

Choral Prelude at 7pm
Concert of Passio at 8pm

Music by Arvo Pärt

Enrico Lagasca, Jesus
Haitham Haidar, Pilate

With Evangelist Quartet
Elijah McCormick, soprano
‍Kate Maroney, alto
‍Oliver Mercer, tenor
Charles Wesley Evans, bass‍

Featuring Artefact Ensemble and soloists from Experiential Orchestra:
Henry Wang, violin
Christa Robinson, oboe
Brad Balliett, bassoon
Serafim Smigelskiy, cello
Raymond Nagem, organ

Passio conducted by James Blachly, Experiential Orchestra Music Director
Choral Prelude conducted by Benedict Sheehan, Artefact Ensemble Artistic Director
Concept developed by Pauline Kim Harris, Experiential Orchestra Director of Artistic Planning

Grammy-Winning Experiential Orchestra and collaborators Artefact Ensemble bring their acclaimed interpretation of the music of Arvo Pärt to New York for the first time since their two sold-out concerts of the music of Arvo Pärt at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2021.

At 7pm, a choral prelude of Orthodox Chant settings by Benedict Sheehan allows the audience to experience Arvo Pärt's religious and musical world; Passio begins at 8pm.

These concerts will be performed as an offering for peace and healing in the world.

https://www.experientialorchestra.com/calendar/passio

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Voices of Ascension Gala
Oct
11
6:00 PM18:00

Voices of Ascension Gala

I’ve been singing with Voices of Ascension since 2015, and am honored to perform at this year’s gala in support of our 34th season. I’ll sing a solo jazz tune, and join a few of my colleagues for the finale.

Join us at the Fabbri Mansion for festive food and drink with friends, hear a special musical presentation, and help us celebrate the recipients of the annual George Perrin Prize!

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Gil Evans Project Presents Dream of You featuring Wendy Gilles
May
12
to May 13

Gil Evans Project Presents Dream of You featuring Wendy Gilles

GRAMMY nominated ensemble devoted to the performance and preservation of the music of the famed Gil Evans returns to Birdland!

Gil Evans Project Presents Dream of You featuring Wendy Gilles

May 12 & 13, 2023 — sets at 8:30 and 10:30pm each night

A Grammy Award-nominated large ensemble devoted to the performance and preservation of the music of the famed composer/arranger, Gil Evans, theGil Evans Project returns to Birdland with special program to celebrate Gil’s 111th birthday. Led by Grammy Award-winning producer Ryan Truesdell, this outstanding ensemble of New York City’s finest musicians will present the complete music from the 1956 HelenMerrill/Gil Evans album, Dream of You, featuring vocalist Wendy Gilles.This music hasn’t been performed live in NYC in over 60 years and includes Gil’s only known writing for string ensemble. Don’t miss these historic performances!

Personnel:

Director: Ryan Truesdell

Voice: Wendy Gilles

Strings: Sara Caswell, Orlando Wells, Bennivon Gutzeit, Jody Redhage-Ferber

Woodwinds: Steve Wilson, Dave Pietro,Ethan Helm,Tom Christiansen, Alden Banta

Trumpets: Augie Haas (lead),Nadje Noordhuis

Trombones: Ryan Keberle, Nick Finzer, George Flynn (bass trombone)

Rhythm: Nate Radley(guitar), Gary Versace (piano), Jay Anderson (bass), Lewis Nash (drums)

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Gil Evans Project Directed by Ryan Truesdell
May
9
to May 11

Gil Evans Project Directed by Ryan Truesdell

The critically acclaimed and Grammy Award-nominated Gil Evans Project returns to Birdland!

Gil Evans Project directed by Ryan Truesdell

May 9, 10, & 11, 2023 — sets at 7pm and 9:30pm each night

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The critically acclaimed and Grammy Award-nominated Gil Evans Project returns to Birdland celebrating the music and the 111th birthday of legendary composer/arranger, Gil Evans. Led by Grammy Award-winning producer Ryan Truesdell, this outstanding ensemble of New YorkCity’s finest musicians will present rarely performed music written by Evans during the 1940s-1960s: music from his tenure with the Claude Thornhill Orchestra, as well as albums Out of the Cool, Individualism of Gil Evans, New Bottle Old Wine, and a variety of vocal numbers featuring audience favorite, Wendy Gilles.

Personnel:

Director: Ryan Truesdell

Woodwinds: Steve Wilson, Dave Pietro, Tom Christiansen, Alden BantaFrench

Horns: Adam Unsworth, David Peel

Trumpets: Augie Haas(lead), Scott Wendholt, Riley Mulherkar

Trombones: Ryan Keberle, Nick Finzer, George Flynn (bass trombone)

Tuba: Marcus Rojas

Voice: Wendy Gilles

Rhythm: Gary Versace(piano), Jay Anderson (bass), Lewis Nash (drums)

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Rachmaninoff @ 150: All-Night Vigil ('Vespers') with Clarion Choir at Carnegie Hall
May
5
8:00 PM20:00

Rachmaninoff @ 150: All-Night Vigil ('Vespers') with Clarion Choir at Carnegie Hall

The 'Vespers' is often considered Rachmaninoff's greatest choral work, and the composer requested that part of the piece be performed at his own funeral. Following the release of The Clarion Choir's recording of the work on January 27, 2023, the Choir performs it on the stage where the composer himself performed as a pianist and conductor more than 80 times.

Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil ('Vespers'), op. 37

Mikki Sodergren, mezzo-soprano

John Ramseyer, tenor

The Clarion Choir

Steven Fox, conductor

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Rachmaninoff @ 150: All-Night Vigil ('Vespers') with Clarion Choir at Dartmouth College
May
3
8:00 PM20:00

Rachmaninoff @ 150: All-Night Vigil ('Vespers') with Clarion Choir at Dartmouth College

  • Rollins Chapel at Dartmouth College (map)
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Celebrate the Russian composer's 150th anniversary with a nocturnal hymn emanating hope.

Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil ('Vespers'), op. 37

Mikki Sodergren, mezzo-soprano

John Ramseyer, tenor

The Clarion Choir

Steven Fox, conductor

Long steeped in the Russian choral and operatic masterpieces, Clarion Choir demonstrates their prowess in performing All-Night Vigil, a quiet, reflective and deeply moving set of vespers that exudes light as it gradually moves toward daybreak.

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Voices of Ascension -- Serenade to Music & Fauré: Requiem
Apr
20
7:30 PM19:30

Voices of Ascension -- Serenade to Music & Fauré: Requiem

Ralph Vaughan Williams | Serenade to Music

Gustav Holst | Festival Te Deum

Charles Hubert Hastings Parry | Blest Pair of Sirens

Edgar Bainton | And I saw a new heaven

Gabriel Fauré | Requiem in D minor, Op.48

Serenity from Britain and France. Vaughan Williams’ lush Serenade to Music sets the tone of the British half of the concert. Other highlights include Hubert Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens, Holst's Festival Te Deum and Bainton’s And I saw a new heaven. Then, from France, we present one of the most beloved of all choral masterpieces, Fauré’s Requiem. Ethereal and tender, it portrays a serene and optimistic world, with some of the most expressive music ever written for chorus.

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Actus Tragicus: A Bach Meditation in Holy Week
Apr
3
6:00 PM18:00

Actus Tragicus: A Bach Meditation in Holy Week

Olivia Sue Greene & Zoe Allen, sopranos

Wendy Gilles & Kathryn Papa, altos

Jack Lyons & Emerson Sieverts, tenors

Raphael Biran & Jeff Morrissey, basses

Arnie Tanimoto & Motomi Igarashi, violas da gamba
Nina Stern & Rachel Begley, recorders
Matt Zucker, cello
Alexander Pattavina, continuo organ
Paolo Bordignon, conductor

Join us for a concert in Holy Week including solo and chamber music of Johann Sebastian Bach for voices with recorders, violas da gamba, and organ. Vocal works include his beloved Bist du bei mir and cantata Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106, known as the Actus Tragicus.

Actus Tragicus: A Bach Meditation in Holy Week
Music of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

  • Prelude, from Suite no. 1 in G major BWV 1007, solo cello

  • Chorale: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 416, choir

  • Chorale Prelude: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 683, organ

  • Sonata for viola da gamba in G minor, BWV 1029, gamba & organ

  • 2 movements from Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035, recorder & organ

  • Bist du bei mir, BWV 508 (Melody by G. H. Stölzel), voice, cello, & organ

  • Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit – Actus Tragicus, BWV 106, choir & ensemble

  • Chorale: In meines Herzens Grunde, from Johannes Passion, BWV 245, choir & ensemble

In Bach’s time, the inclusion of the viola da gamba in vocal music had taken on special significance and suggested something extraordinary, as in his Passion settings. Two gambas here, paired with two recorders and organ, evoke the remote realm of the pastoral. In this cantata written for a funeral service, the solace of otherworldly instruments offers comfort to all who hear them.

$75
Angel Club Seating includes a $25 tax-deductible contribution to Great Music

$50, $25
Tickets bought at the door on the day of the concert incur a $5 handling fee.

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Bach St. Matthew Passion with New York Philharmonic and Musica Sacra
Mar
23
to Mar 25

Bach St. Matthew Passion with New York Philharmonic and Musica Sacra

  • Wu Tsai Theatre, David Geffen Hall (map)
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Thursday, March 23 at 7:30pm, Friday, March 24 and Saturday, March 25 at 8:00pm

Jaap van Zweden, Conductor

  • Nicholas Phan, Tenor

  • Davóne Tines, Bass

  • Amanda Forsythe, Soprano

   Tamara Mumford, Mezzo-Soprano

  • Paul Appleby, Tenor

  • Philippe Sly, Bass-Baritone

  • Musica Sacra Chorus

Kent Tritle, director

  • Brooklyn Youth Chorus,

     Dianne Berkun Menaker, director

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New Year's Eve & New Year's Day Concerts: Clarion Sings the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Dec
31
to Jan 1

New Year's Eve & New Year's Day Concerts: Clarion Sings the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

In 2023, The Clarion Choir will perform Rachmaninoff's major choral works in celebration of the composer's 150th birthday. The celebration begins on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with performances of his beautiful a cappella work, the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. 

Rachmaninoff Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, op. 31
The Clarion Choir
Leonid Roschko, bass
Nola Richardson, soprano
Steven Fox, conductor

Concerts at 5pm each evening

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Candlelight Carols at St. Bartholomew's Church
Dec
18
5:00 PM17:00

Candlelight Carols at St. Bartholomew's Church

Hear the Christmas story and sing your favorite carols in this majestic service that includes music by our combined choirs and an awe-inspiring candlelit procession.

Paolo Bordignon, Conductor

Alex Pattavina, Organist, Choristers Conductor

St. Bartholomew’s Choir

St. Bartholomew’s Singers

St. Bartholomew’s Choristers

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Voices of Ascension: From Adversity to Triumph: Prestini, Bassi, & Haydn
Nov
9
7:30 PM19:30

Voices of Ascension: From Adversity to Triumph: Prestini, Bassi, & Haydn

Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, Artistic Director

The Young People’s Chorus of NYC
Francisco Nuñez, Artistic Director

Kevork Mourad, Visual Artist

Liz Lang, Soprano
Barbara Rearick, Mezzo-soprano
Brandon Hynum, Tenor
Enrico Lagasca, Bass-Baritone

Program:
Paola Prestini | The Glass Box
James Bassi | Protect
Franz Joseph Haydn | “Lord Nelson” Mass.
Works by David Lang, Chen Yi, Richard Rodgers, Luis Kalaff, and Bienvenido Brens

Rescheduled from January 2022, Voices of Ascension and the extraordinary Young People’s Chorus of New York City perform The Glass Box, Paola Prestini’s gripping oratorio from 2018 about young refugees in Sweden. Voices will also give the world premiere of our own James Bassi’s Protect, a reflection on humanity’s collective struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic. The evening culminates in brilliance and victory with Haydn’s magnificent “Lord Nelson” Mass.

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Mozart Requiem with American Classical Orchestra
Oct
28
8:00 PM20:00

Mozart Requiem with American Classical Orchestra

Friday, October 28, 2022, at 8pm
Alice Tully Hall
      Mozart Requiem
            Yulan Piao, soprano · Heather Petrie, mezzo soprano
            Lawrence Jones, tenor · Joseph Charles Beutel, bass
            ACO Chorus
      Crawford Elegy, world premiere in honor of violinist Judson Griffin

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***Postponed*** Special Guest with Augie Haas Trio + 1
Jun
13
7:00 PM19:00

***Postponed*** Special Guest with Augie Haas Trio + 1

I’ll be joining Augie Haas Trio + 1 and singing a couple of tunes at Chelsea Stage + Table on Monday, June 13.

Find more information and buy tickets here.

Augie Haas Trio + 1:

Augie Haas, trumpet

Rick Germanson, piano

Dick Sarpola, bass

Joe Strasser, drums

Special guests:

Wendy Gilles, voice

Riley Mulherkar, trumpet

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Gil Evans Project at Dizzy's Club - Jazz at Lincoln Center
May
18
7:30 PM19:30

Gil Evans Project at Dizzy's Club - Jazz at Lincoln Center

The Gil Evans Project is back! We’ll be presenting our first shows at Dizzy’s Club, playing Gil Evans arrangements and compositions from the 40s, 50s, and 60s. Sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Reservations strongly recommended. Please be sure to check for COVID/vaccination requirements and protocols.

Click here for more information. The calendar isn’t available past December, so stay tuned!

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Gil Evans Project at Dizzy's Club - Jazz at Lincoln Center
May
17
7:30 PM19:30

Gil Evans Project at Dizzy's Club - Jazz at Lincoln Center

The Gil Evans Project is back! We’ll be presenting our first shows at Dizzy’s Club, playing Gil Evans arrangements and compositions from the 40s, 50s, and 60s. Sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Reservations strongly recommended. Please be sure to check for COVID/vaccination requirements and protocols.

Click here for more information. The calendar isn’t available past December, so stay tuned!

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Voices of Ascension - Bach: Mass in B Minor
Apr
28
7:30 PM19:30

Voices of Ascension - Bach: Mass in B Minor

Voices of Ascension Chorus and Orchestra
Dennis Keene, Artistic Director

This pillar of choral literature is inarguably one of the greatest choral works by one of the greatest composers of Western music. Originally scheduled for April 2020, Bach’s last major artistic offering, as performed by Voices of Ascension under the direction of Dennis Keene, will be well worth the wait!

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