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