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
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: Messiah
The Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
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
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
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
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
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
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
GIUSEPPE VERDI: Requiem
TANIA LEÓN: New work (World Premiere)
The Dessoff Choirs
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street
Downtown Voices
NOVUS
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
GIUSEPPE VERDI: Requiem
TANIA LEÓN: New work (World Premiere)
The Dessoff Choirs
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street
Downtown Voices
NOVUS
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Program:
KEVIN PUTS: The Brightness of Light (New York Premiere)
MAURICE RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé (complete)
Artists:
Juanjo Mena, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Rod Gilfry, baritone
New York Philharmonic Chorus
Malcolm J. Merriweather, director
