Schedule

Oct
13
Sun
Glory to Glory (A Revival For Spiritual and Devotional Art): Eldorado Ballroom Curated by Solange Knowles for Saint Heron @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
Oct 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Artists:

The GMWA Women Of Worship Choir
Moses Sumney
Dominique Johnson, organ
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Artina McCain, piano

Nov
2
Sat
The Dessoff Choirs: Brahms Requiem @ The Town Hall
Nov 2 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

JOHANNES BRAHMS: Ein deutsches Requiem

The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra
Dessoff Alumni
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Kent Tritle, conductor
James Bagwell, conductor
Christopher Shepard, conductor
Will Liverman, baritone

Nov
8
Fri
Charleston Symphony: Sanctuary Road @ Guillard Center
Nov 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Program:

AARON COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man
SAMUEL BARBER: Adagio for Strings
AARON COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite
PAUL MORAVEC/MARK CAMPBELL: Sanctuary Road Oratorio for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra (libretto by Mark Campbell)

Artists:

Andrew Grams, conductor
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Melody Wilson, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone
Benjamin Taylor, bass-baritone
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Nov
9
Sat
Charleston Symphony: Sanctuary Road @ Guillard Center
Nov 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Program:

AARON COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man
SAMUEL BARBER: Adagio for Strings
AARON COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite
PAUL MORAVEC/MARK CAMPBELL: Sanctuary Road Oratorio for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra (libretto by Mark Campbell)

Artists:

Andrew Grams, conductor
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Melody Wilson, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone
Benjamin Taylor, bass-baritone
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Dec
6
Fri
The Dessoff Choirs: Messiah Sing @ James Chapel, Union Theological Seminary
Dec 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: Messiah

The Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

Dec
7
Sat
The Dessoff Choirs: Welcome Yule: Willkommen, süßer Bräutigam @ James Chapel, Union Theological Seminary
Dec 7 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Program:

JOHN FRANCIS WADE (arr. David Willcocks): Carol: O come all ye faithful
VINCENT LÜBECK: Weniachts-Kantate, Willkommen, süßer Bräutigam
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (arr. Daniel Fortune): Carol: Hark the herald angels sing
EDWARD NUNN: Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle
F. A. GEVAERT: Chanson joyeuse de Noël
FRANZ XAVER GRUBER: Carol: Silent night
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: Hallelujah from Messiah

The Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

Dec
8
Sun
The Dessoff Choirs: Welcome Yule: Willkommen, süßer Bräutigam @ St. Philip’s
Dec 8 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Program:

JOHN FRANCIS WADE (arr. David Willcocks): Carol: O come all ye faithful
VINCENT LÜBECK: Weniachts-Kantate, Willkommen, süßer Bräutigam
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (arr. Daniel Fortune): Carol: Hark the herald angels sing
EDWARD NUNN: Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle
F. A. GEVAERT: Chanson joyeuse de Noël
FRANZ XAVER GRUBER: Carol: Silent night
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: Hallelujah from Messiah

The Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

Jan
17
Fri
The New York Philharmonic: Bach: From Darkness to Light @ Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Jan 17 all-day

Start time to be announced

Program:

Baroque works including Bach’s BWV 56, Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen

Artists:

Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
New York Philharmonic Musicians
New York Philharmonic Chorus
     Malcolm J. Merriweather, director

Feb
20
Thu
The Dessoff Choirs: Florence Price: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight @ James Chapel, Union Theological Seminary
Feb 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Program:

FRANZ SCHUBERT: Psalm 23, op. 132, D. 706
RICHARD STRAUSS: Zueignung
ROBERT SCHUMANN: Widmung
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Vier Gesänge für Frauenchor op. 17
     Es tönt ein voller Harfenklang
     Lied von Shakespeare
     Der Gärtner
     Gesang aus Fingal
HUGO HERMANN: Chorvariationen über die Sonnengesänge des Franziskus von Assisi, op. 85
FLORENCE PRICE: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight

The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor & baritone
Steven Ryan, piano

Mar
29
Sat
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra: Sanctuary Road @ Kleinhans Music Hall
Mar 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Program:

MARGARET BONDS: Montgomery Variations
PAUL MORAVEC/MARK CAMBELL: Sanctuary Road

Artists:

Malcolm Merriweather, conductor
Brittany Renee, soprano
Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Markel Reed, baritone
Benjamin Taylor as William Still
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus