Schedule

Nov
5
Thu
Freedom Concert @ Trinity Church
Nov 5 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

FreedomTheFreedom Concert is modeled after the many concerts presented by the late Mrs. Coretta Scott King throughout her leadership in the civil rights movement. On January 18th 2015, professional musicians from leading institutions in the New York music community assembled at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine for the first Freedom Concert. The concert was delivered in response to the stunning non-indictments in the cases surrounding Michael Brown and Eric Garner. The cast African American men presented a wide range of classical and contemporary compositions for voice and instruments. In addition to musical offerings, performers offered personal experiences, poetry and prose appropriate for the event. Musicians from the Freedom Concert roster have performed at “Broadway Stands of for Freedom” and New York University’s Skirball Center, and been guests on the Melissa Harris Perry Show. The footage can be view here:

http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/a-song-performance-for-social-justice-385732675769

Participants: Joe Damon Chappel, Jonathan Woody, Charles Duke, David Hurd, Sekou Luke, Brennan Hall, and Korland Simmons.

 

 

Nov
13
Fri
Choral Workshop @ The Theater Center
Nov 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Dr. Merriweather will work with the New Hope Solebury Middle School Choir on choral techniques.

 

Dec
3
Thu
Angels We Have Heard on High! @ Harvard Hall, Harvard Club
Dec 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Gregg Smith Choristers

The Cathedral Choristers from the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine present a varied program of seasonal carols for treble voices.

Raymond Nagem, piano

Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

Dec
6
Sun
West Village Chorale Messiah Sing @ Judson Memorial Church
Dec 6 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Lift Up Your Heads and sing “Hallelujah!” with us. Our annual open sing, where the audience becomes the choir, has been featured everywhere from the CBS Evening News to the Wall Street Journal.  We will lead you through many of Handel’s beloved choruses as we make a joyful noise in celebration of the holidays!

David Ralph, piano

Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

Dec
8
Tue
Brooklyn College Conservatory Choral Concert @ Walt Whitman Theatre
Dec 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

The Choral Department of the Brooklyn College Conservatory with orchestra presents a winter concert featuring Vivaldi’s Gloria and J.S. Bach’s Nach, dir Herr, verlanget mich. The concert will feature Choral Union, Conservatory Singers, and student soloists.

Malcolm J. Merriweather, Director of Choral Studies

Dec
10
Thu
Handel’s Messiah @ Harvard Hall, Harvard Club
Dec 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Merriweather conducts a professional choir and orchestra in the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah. The concert will also be adorned with seasonal carols and arrangements by John Rutter

Dec
11
Fri
Welcome Yule! @ Judson Memorial Church
Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

This joyous holiday program features Vivaldi’s Magnificat, Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, and Saint‐Saëns’ exquisitely orchestrated Oratorio de Noël. The program will be adorned with holiday arrangements by Robert De Cormier and seasonal carols for the audience.

 

West Village Chorale

Orchestra of the West Village Chorale

Sarah Brailey, soprano http://sarahbrailey.com/calendar/

Kirsten Sollek, contralto

Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

Dec
12
Sat
Cathedral Christmas Concert @ Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
Dec 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

The annual Christmas Concert at St. John the Divine features J.S. Bach’s beloved Magnificat. Exuberant trumpets and timpani introduce this setting of the song of Mary, which was intended for use at major feast days, including Christmas. The triumphant brass, festive choruses, and dancing rhythms herald the arrival of the Christmas season. The angelic voices of the Cathedral Choristers will adorn the program with seasonal selections and the audience joins to sing in favorite Christmas Carols!

The Cathedral Choir, Chorale, and Choristers

Amy Justman, Jamet Pittman, and Michele Kennedy, sopranos
Katie Geissinger and Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-sopranos
Marc Day, tenor
Hans Tashjian, bass

Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

Kent Tritle, conductor

 

Dec
13
Sun
Welcome Yule! @ Judson Memorial Church
Dec 13 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This joyous holiday program features Vivaldi’s Magnificat, Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, and Saint‐Saëns’ exquisitely orchestrated Oratorio de Noël. The program will be adorned with holiday arrangements by Robert De Cormier and seasonal carols for the audience.

 

West Village Chorale

Orchestra of the West Village Chorale

Sarah Brailey, soprano http://sarahbrailey.com/calendar/

Kirsten Sollek, contralto

Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

Dec
15
Tue
Messiah Sing @ Union Theological Seminary
Dec 15 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

The faculty, students, and staff join together in the Union Theological Seminary Chapel for an informal sing thru of Handel’s Messiah.

Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor