Schedule

Mar
2
Thu
The March to Liberation @ David Geffen Hall
Mar 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Jaap van Sweden, conductor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, director, New York Philharmonic Chorus

PROGRAM
Courtney Bryan & Tazewell Thompson: New work (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission)
William Still: Symphony No. 2, Song of a New Race
Adolphus Hailstork: Done Made My Vow, A Ceremony

Mar
4
Sat
The March to Liberation @ David Geffen Hall
Mar 4 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Jaap van Sweden, conductor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, director, New York Philharmonic Chorus

PROGRAM
Courtney Bryan & Tazewell Thompson: New work (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission)
William Still: Symphony No. 2, Song of a New Race
Adolphus Hailstork: Done Made My Vow, A Ceremony

Apr
22
Sat
Carmina Burana @ Union Theological Seminary, James Chapel
Apr 22 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Manhattan School of Music Chorale
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Singers
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

PROGRAM
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana

MSM Spring Concert @ Union Theological Seminary, James Chapel
Apr 22 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Manhattan School of Music Chorale
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Singers
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

PROGRAM

Alberto Ginastera, The Lamentations of Jeremiah

Antonio Vivaldi, Magnificat

Liu Zhuang, Kang Ding Qing Ke Tui Chao Mian

Apr
29
Sat
Sanctuary Road @ Jarson Kaplan Theatre (Cincinnati, OH)
Apr 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Cincinnati May Festival
Cincinnati’s Vocal Arts Ensemble
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

PROGRAM
Paul Moravec: Sanctuary Road

May
6
Sat
Bach’s St. John Passion Concert @ Mother AME Zion Church
May 6 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

The Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

J.S. Bach: Passion According to Saint John

The performance will be at Mother AME Zion Church in Harlem, the oldest Black church in New York State, founded in 1796 and nearly as old as the work itself. During the years of the Underground Railroad, Mother Zion was referred to as a “Freedom Church” for its active participation in the network. Offering this great music in local churches brings the music closer to all audiences.

Jun
8
Thu
From Water to Desert @ David Geffen Hall
Jun 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
Jaap van Sweden, conductor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, director, New York Philharmonic Chorus

PROGRAM
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Takemitsu: I hear the water dreaming
John Luther Adams: Become Desert (New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Seattle Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)

Jun
9
Fri
From Water to Desert @ David Geffen Hall
Jun 9 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
Jaap van Sweden, conductor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, director, New York Philharmonic Chorus

PROGRAM
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Takemitsu: I hear the water dreaming
John Luther Adams: Become Desert (New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Seattle Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)

Jun
10
Sat
From Water to Desert @ David Geffen Hall
Jun 10 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
Jaap van Sweden, conductor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, director, New York Philharmonic Chorus

PROGRAM
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Takemitsu: I hear the water dreaming
John Luther Adams: Become Desert (New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Seattle Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)

Jul
25
Tue
Mostly Mozart, Mass in C Minor @ Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Jul 25 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Louis Langrée, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Jonathon Adams, bass
Summer for the City Chorus Malcolm J. Merriweather, choral director
Two Rivers Ensemble
Amir ElSaffar, trumpet
Hamid Al-Saadi, vocalist

Amir ElSaffar World Premiere, Dhikra (Remembrance)
W. A. Mozart Mass in C Minor