Schedule

Jan
30
Sat
Treble Choir Festival @ Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Jan 30 @ 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

The Annual Diocesan Treble Choir Festival brings children from around the New York City metro area together in song. The day long festivities culminate in a Festal Choral Evensong in the Great Choir of the Cathedral.

Feb
25
Thu
Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 @ Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Feb 25 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Following the astounding performance of Verdi’s Requiem in 2015, Great Music in a Great Space is proud to continue our collaboration with the Manhattan School of Music and Oratorio Society of New York in a presentation of Gustav Mahler’s 8th Symphony. Often referred to as “The Symphony of a Thousand,” this symphony calls for a gargantuan orchestra, an off-stage brass ensemble, two SATB choirs, a children’s choir, and eight soloists.

Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Adam Lau, bass
John Tiranno, tenor
Angel Azzarra, soprano
Bryn Holdsworth, soprano
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano
Tim Murray, baritone

Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus
Oratorio Society of New York
The Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine
Manhattan School of Music Orchestra

Kent Tritle, conductor

Feb
27
Sat
ECMEA Senior High Festival @ Slee Hall, University at Buffalo
Feb 27 @ 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Merriweather, an alumnus of the Erie County Music Educator’s Chorus and Orchestra returns to conduct the Senior High Chorus.

Repertoire:
If Music Be the Food of Love, Gregg Smith
Kyrie from Messe Solennelle, Louis Verne
Adinu, Andre de Quadros and Shireen Abu-Khader
Choose Something Like a Star, Randall Thompson
Witness, Jack Halloran
Mar
5
Sat
WCSMA Festival @ SUNY Purchase Performing Arts Center
Mar 5 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Merriweather conducts the Intermediate Chorus for the Westchester County School Music Association.

Repertoire:

Fire, Fire my Heart, Thomas Morley/arr. Linda Spevace
Two Brazilian Folksongs, arr. Elisa Dekaney & Lon Beery

I heard America Singing, Tradional Spiritual arr. Andre Thomas

You’ll Never Walk Alone, Rogers and Hammerstein/arr. Mark Hayes

 

May
17
Tue
Carmina Burana @ Whitman Theatre
May 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

The choirs of the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College will present Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana in the celebrated version for two pianos and percussion. The Conservatory Singers will present a program of choral music from each faith that has a claim to the Holy Land.

May
22
Sun
“First Editions” with Concora @ First Church of Christ, Congregational
May 22 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Merriweather is the baritone soloist in Paul Moravec’s “Songs of Love and War.”

A concert affirming CONCORA’s continued commitment to new music, presenting works by composers commissioned by Chris over the years; several works are set to poems from the Harlem Renaissance. Composers include Gwyneth Walker, William Hawley, Ricky Ian Gordon, Michael Conley, Philip Jameson, Paul Moravec and Robert Convery. Come be surprised and delighted.

Christopher Shepard, conductor

Jun
5
Sun
Multidimensional Magnificence @ Judson Memorial Church
Jun 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Music for multiple choirs, quartets, and soloists will surround and envelop concertgoers from all corners of Judson Memorial Church.

With spatial delight, the Chorale offers music by Renaissance composers, music from the Middle East and the Far East, and pieces by Gregg Smith, Charles Ives, and Benjamin Britten. Also featured will be the premiere of an exciting new spatial work for choir by Ian Milliken commissioned by the WVC. http://www.iansturgesmilliken.com

Jun
13
Mon
BIG SING with NYCCC @ Church of St. Paul the Apostle
Jun 13 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The event is free/no tickets required, with donations accepted at the door, and personal scores may be brought or can be downloaded and printed from the Choral Public Domain Library (see download links above).

Jun
20
Mon
Verdi Requiem Summer Sing with West Village Chorale @ Judson Memorial Church
Jun 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

The West Village Chorale Summer Sings, begun in 1972, provide a musical treat for New Yorkers. Under the batons of leading local choral-group conductors, with music scores provided, choral music enthusiasts can participate in the singing of great choral masterpieces in the historic—and air-conditioned—Judson Memorial Church. These Sings have been noted for their friendly, informal atmosphere and high quality of musical performance. Our rehearsal format gives participants, amateur and experienced singer alike, a closer look at these monumental choral works. Solos are sometimes sung by guest artists, audience members or entire sections. Participants have an opportunity to meet the conductor and to discuss the evening’s work at the intermission, during which light refreshments are served.

Jun
30
Thu
Greece Tour with West Village Chorale
Jun 30 – Jul 14 all-day

A musical journey will be led by WVC Artistic Director Malcolm J. Merriweather and the Chorale’s former Artistic Director Michael Conley, and is being coordinated by ACFEA, the tour professionals who arranged our fantastic 2014 concert tour of Croatia.

The itinerary includes stops in Athens, Mycenae, Nauplion, Epidauros, and the Islands of Syros and Tinos. Click here to see our itinerary.

The tour program will feature Antonio Vivaldi’s iconic Gloria, along with selected a cappella and accompanied nationalistic music promoting religious, social, and political harmony around the world. The program highlights the compositions of four outstanding living American composers: André J. Thomas, Gregg Smith, Gwyneth Walker, and David Hurd.