Schedule

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

Jul
26
Wed
Mostly Mozart, Mass in C Minor @ Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Jul 26 @ 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

Sep
28
Thu
H. Wiley Hitchcock Centennial Celebration @ CUNY Graduate Center
Sep 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Oct
13
Fri
Some Enchanted Evening @ Roulette
Oct 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Program:
RICHARD RODGERS & OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II – Selected works

The Dessoff Chamber Choir
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

Nov
2
Thu
Elijah @ Abyssinian Baptist Church
Nov 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Program:
MENDELSSOHN – Elijah

Artists:
The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra
The Cathedral Choir of Abyssinian Baptist Church
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

Nov
17
Fri
Émigré @ Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall
Nov 17 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Program:
AARON ZIGMAN & MARK CAMPBELL – Émigré (world premiere)

Artists:
Shanghai Symphony
Long Yu, conductor
New York Philharmonic Chorus
Malcolm J. Merriweather, director
Meigui Zhang, soprano
Diana Newman, soprano
Huiling Zhu, soprano
Ben Bliss, tenor
Arnold Livingston Geis, tenor
Shenyang, bass