Sunday, October 11, 2026 4 pm and 5;45 pm
Jerwood Hall
David Önaç, Atlantic Requiem (world premiere)
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Brittany Renee, soprano
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Orson Van Gay II, tenor
BBC Singers
London Symphony Orchestra
November 1 & 4:00pm
Symphony in Motion: Gregg Smith, Igor Stravinsky, & Margaret Bonds
The Dessoff Choirs
Footprints Dance Company
Freddie Moore, choreographer
November 13 & 15, 2026 7:30pm and 2:00pm
Carnegie Hall
Tosca
New York Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, Music and Artistic Director
Marina Rebeka, Tosca
Jonas Kaufmann, Cavaradossi
Ludovic Tézier, Scarpia
Andrew Moore, Angelotti
Ben Brady, Sacristan
Ben Reisinger, Spoletta
Benjamin Taylor, Sciarrone
Christopher Humbert Jr., Jailer
New York Philharmonic Chorus
Malcolm J. Merriweather, Director
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Dianne Berkun Menaker, Director
December 6, 2026 4:00pm
Rosary Cathedral, 2535 Collingwood Blvd, Toledo, OH
RICHARD SCHNIPKE, chorus director
The Dessoff Choirs
David Enlow, organist
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Thapelo Masita, violoncello
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
PROGRAM
Vicente Lusitano:
Beati omnes qui timent Dominum
Inviolata, integra et casta es Maria
Regina Caeli
Maurice Duruflé: Requiem
Brooklyn College Symphonic Choir
Brooklyn College Jazz Ensemble
Christoper Cooley, piano
Ronnie Burrage, conductor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
PROGRAM
Matti Caspi: Mishehu
Arr. Josef Hadar: Britt Olam
Arr. Aryeh Epstein: Halleluja
Ronnie Burrage: God’s Only Black Man Unity
Arr. Roger Holland, II:
Always
Alana’s Dance
G.F. Handel: Pocket Messiah (Movements 4, 7, 12, 17, 44)
Festival Chorus (grades 10-12)
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
PROGRAM
Liu Zuang: Tui Chao Mian
Margaret Bonds: The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Arlen/arr. Gregg Smith: Somewhere over the Rainbow
Quadros and Abu-Khader Adinu
Margaret Bonds: I believe in Patience from Credo, Margaret Bonds
Manhattan School of Music Chorale
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Singers
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
PROGRAM
Florence Price: “The Moon Bridge”
George Walker: “Gloria in Memoriam”
Samuel Coleridge Taylor: “Encinctured with Twine Leaves”
Margaret Bonds: “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
Craig Hella Johnson: “Considering Matthew Shepard”
Vicente Lusitano: Regina Caeli
Vicente Lusitano: Quid montes, Musae?
The Dessoff Choirs
Steven Ryan, piano
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Handel: Messiah
The Dessoff Choirs
Steven Ryan, piano and organ
Vianca Alejandra, conductor
Byran Lin, conductor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
PROGRAM
Arr. David Willcocks: Carol: O come all ye faithful
Hans Leo Hassler: Verbum Caro factus est
Thomas Tallis: Loquebantur
Vicente Lusitano: Regina caeli
arr. Daniel Fortune: Carol: Hark the herald angels sing
Gregg Smith: Coventry Carol
Evelyn Currenton Smith: Go tell it on the Mountain
John Tavener: Mother and Child (2002)
Franz Xaver Gruber: Carol: Silent night
George Friderick Handel: Hallelujah from Messiah
The Dessoff Choirs
Steven Ryan, piano and organ
Vianca Alejandra, conductor
Byran Lin, conductor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
PROGRAM
Arr. David Willcocks: Carol: O come all ye faithful
Hans Leo Hassler: Verbum Caro factus est
Thomas Tallis: Loquebantur
Vicente Lusitano: Regina caeli
arr. Daniel Fortune: Carol: Hark the herald angels sing
Gregg Smith: Coventry Carol
Evelyn Currenton Smith: Go tell it on the Mountain
John Tavener: Mother and Child (2002)
Franz Xaver Gruber: Carol: Silent night
George Friderick Handel: Hallelujah from Messiah
The Masterwork Chorus
Louise Fauteux, Soprano
Alyson Harvey, Mezzo-soprano
Jack Anthony Pott, Tenor
Malcolm Merriweather, Baritone
PROGRAM
G.F. Handel: Messiah
PROGRAM
Paul Moravec: Sanctuary Road
