Join us in the spectacular rooftop Terrace Room at God’s Love We Deliver as we celebrate the finale of our current season and lay the groundwork for next year.  We will enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, a raffle with some great prizes, and an exclusive live musical performance.  

Levels of support:

• Friend ($150) - admission for one

• Sponsor ($250) - admission for one, plus 6 raffle tickets

• Patron ($500) - admission for one, plus 12 raffle tickets

• Host ($1,000) - admission for four, plus 12 raffle tickets

• Underwriter ($1,500) - admission for four, plus 20 raffle tickets

Donors in the Patron, Host and Underwriter categories will also be gratefully acknowledged in our event program (press deadline June 1).  Raffle tickets in addition to those included in the above support categories will be available for purchase at the event.

Complete raffle prize list will be posted in due course.

Please use the buttons below to contribute securely via PayPal or major credit card, or send a check (postmarked June 1 or earlier) payable to "Friends of the Choral Society" to John Maclay, 140 Cabrini Boulevard, Apt. 38, New York, NY 10033.

A substantial portion of the ticket price will be tax-deductible.  All proceeds go to benefit Friends of the Choral Society, Inc.

We thank all of the individuals, organizations and businesses who contributed this event’s raffle prizes, and are grateful to Von Bar and their suppliers for their donations of liquid refreshments.

THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT.

Caroline Shaw: and the swallow
Tzvi Avni: A Song of Degrees (Psalm 120)
Galina Grigorjeva: Kondakion (from On Leaving)
W. A. Mozart: Kyrie in d, KV 90
Mozart: Requiem, KV 626

Tami Petty, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano
Paul D’Arcy, tenor
Douglas Ray Williams, bass-baritone

Concert length: c. 75 minutes (no intermission)

CLICK HERE TO READ THE PROGRAM NOTES

Caroline Shaw: and the swallow
Tzvi Avni: A Song of Degrees (Psalm 120)
Galina Grigorjeva: Kondakion (from On Leaving)
W. A. Mozart: Kyrie in d, KV 90
Mozart: Requiem, KV 626

Tami Petty, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano
Paul D’Arcy, tenor
Douglas Ray Williams, bass-baritone

Concert length: c. 75 minutes (no intermission)

CLICK HERE TO READ THE PROGRAM NOTES

THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT

Join us for one of New York’s most beloved holiday traditions, as the Choral Society brings you a program of choral gems spanning six centuries in one of the city’s most beautiful spaces.

G.P. da Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est à 8
Daniel Pinkham: Christmas Cantata
Charles Villiers Stanford: Three Latin Motets
Giovanni Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo à 8
Cecilia McDowall: O Magnum Mysterium
Paul Manz: E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come
Morten Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
J.S. Bach: Dona nobis pacem (from Mass in B minor)
Audience carol sing

Download the program notes HERE

Concert length: c. 70 minutes (no intermission)

THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT

Join us for one of New York’s most beloved holiday traditions, as the Choral Society brings you a program of choral gems spanning six centuries in one of the city’s most beautiful spaces. As of 6:30 AM on December 4, there are <25 tickets remaining for this performance.

G.P. da Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est à 8
Daniel Pinkham: Christmas Cantata
Charles Villiers Stanford: Three Latin Motets
Giovanni Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo à 8
Cecilia McDowall: O Magnum Mysterium
Paul Manz: E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come
Morten Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
J.S. Bach: Dona nobis pacem (from Mass in B minor)
Audience carol sing

Download the program notes HERE

Concert length: c. 70 minutes (no intermission)

To purchase general admission tickets ($32) please click on the button above

Join us at the Tribeca home of Kevin Roon and Simon Yates, one of New York City's most sought after small classical performance venues, as we celebrate the finale of our current season and lay the groundwork for next year.  We will enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, a raffle with some great prizes, and an exclusive live musical performance.  

Levels of support:

• Friend ($150) - admission for one

• Sponsor ($250) - admission for one, plus 6 raffle tickets

• Patron ($500) - admission for one, plus 12 raffle tickets

• Host ($1,000) - admission for four, plus 12 raffle tickets

• Underwriter ($1,500) - admission for four, plus 20 raffle tickets

Donors in the Patron, Host and Underwriter categories will also be gratefully acknowledged in our event program (press deadline June 1).  Raffle tickets in addition to those included in the above support categories will be available for purchase at the event.

Complete raffle prize list will be posted in due course.

Please use the buttons below to contribute securely via PayPal or major credit card, or send a check (postmarked June 1 or earlier) payable to "Friends of the Choral Society" to John Maclay, 140 Cabrini Boulevard, Apt. 38, New York, NY 10033.

A substantial portion of the ticket price will be tax-deductible.  All proceeds go to benefit Friends of the Choral Society, Inc.

We all of the individuals, organizations and businesses who contributed this event’s raffle prizes, and are grateful to Von Bar, Golden Ram Imports and their suppliers for their donations of liquid refreshments.

Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem

John Maclay, music director
Michelle Trovato, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano
Scott Ramsay, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass-baritone

Concert length: c. 2 hours, including one intermission.

The work of a consummate musical dramatist, Verdi’s Requiem encompasses the full range of human emotion and experience. To download the concert program, click here.

This concert is currently SOLD OUT. Please check with a Choral Society member to see if there are any give-backs or unused tickets available for purchase.

All ticketing for this concert is handled directly by Carnegie Hall and not by the Choral Society.

THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT. TICKETS REMAIN FOR FRIDAY 12/6.

Felix Mendelssohn: Weinachten (from Sechs Sprüche, Op. 79)
W.A. Mozart: Mass in C Major, KV 262 (“Missa longa”)
Gabriel Jackson: O Clavis David
Pavel Chesnokov: Salvation is Created (Op. 25/5)
Galina Grigorjeva: Slava! (from Svyatki)
Bob Chilcott: The Shepherd’s Carol
G. F. Handel: Worthy Is the Lamb/Amen (from Messiah)
Audience carol sing

Concert length: c. 75 minutes (no intermission)

CLICK TO READ PROGRAM NOTES

CLICK TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Felix Mendelssohn: Weinachten (from Sechs Sprüche, Op. 79)
W.A. Mozart: Mass in C Major, KV 262 (“Missa longa”)
Gabriel Jackson: O Clavis David
Pavel Chesnokov: Salvation is Created (Op. 25/5)
Galina Grigorjeva: Slava! (from Svyatki)
Bob Chilcott: The Shepherd’s Carol
G. F. Handel: Worthy Is the Lamb/Amen (from Messiah)
Audience carol sing

Concert length: c. 75 minutes (no intermission)

CLICK TO READ PROGRAM NOTES

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET PURCHASERS ($32 each), please click on THIS LINK to our on line ticket sales portal. All sales are final.

RESERVED SEATING for this concert is available to donors starting at $350. Please click on THIS LINK and follow instructions to make your contribution. You will be contacted directly to arrange for reserved seating.

Join us at the Tribeca home of Kevin Roon and Simon Yates, one of New York City's most sought after small classical performance venues, as we celebrate the finale of our current season and lay the groundwork for next year.  We will enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, a raffle with some great prizes, and an exclusive live performance by the Chalfonte Quartet.  

Levels of support:

• Friend ($150) - admission for one

• Sponsor ($250) - admission for one, plus 6 raffle tickets

• Patron ($500) - admission for one, plus 12 raffle tickets

• Host ($1,000) - admission for four, plus 12 raffle tickets

• Underwriter ($1,500) - admission for four, plus 20 raffle tickets

Donors in the Patron, Host and Underwriter categories will also be gratefully acknowledged in our event program (press deadline June 1).  Raffle tickets in addition to those included in the above support categories will be available for purchase at the event.

Complete raffle prize list will be posted in due course.

Please use the buttons below to contribute securely via PayPal or major credit card, or send a check (postmarked June 1 or earlier) payable to "Friends of the Choral Society" to John Maclay, 140 Cabrini Boulevard, Apt. 38, New York, NY 10033.

A substantial portion of the ticket price will be tax-deductible.  All proceeds go to benefit Friends of the Choral Society, Inc.

Choral music began with the chanting of Psalms in Solomon’s Temple. Join us as we survey a range of Psalm settings across the centuries, culminating in Leonard Bernstein’s festive and poignant Chichester Psalms.

Ralph Vaughan Williams: O Clap Your Hands (Psalm 47)
Dimitri Bortniansky: Choral Concerto No. 31 (Psalm 47)
Alan Hovhaness: Save Me, O God, Op. 105, No. 2 (Psalm 54)
William Byrd: Miserere Mei, Deus (Psalm 51)
Hovhaness: Make His Praise Glorious, Op. 105, No. 4
Giovanni Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo à 8 (Psalm 100)
Salamone Rossi: Mizmor Shir L’yom Hashabbat (Psalm 92)
Heinrich Schütz: Singet dem Herrn ein Neues Lied (Psalm 98)
Felix Mendelssohn: Richte Mich, Gott (Psalm 43)
Caroline Shaw: And the Swallow (after Psalm 84)
Tzvi Avni: A Song of Degrees (Psalm 120)
Jake Runestad: I Will Lift Mine Eyes (Psalm 121)
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms (texts from Psalms 108, 100, 23, 2, and 131)

Concert length: c. 75 minutes (no intermission)

CLICK HERE to read the concert program

Join us as we survey a range of Psalm settings across the centuries, culminating in Leonard Bernstein’s festive and poignant Chichester Psalms.

Ralph Vaughan Williams: O Clap Your Hands (Psalm 47)
Dimitri Bortniansky: Choral Concerto No. 31 (Psalm 47)
Alan Hovhaness: Save Me, O God, Op. 105, No. 2 (Psalm 54)
William Byrd: Miserere Mei, Deus (Psalm 51)
Hovhaness: Make His Praise Glorious, Op. 105, No. 4
Giovanni Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo à 8 (Psalm 100)
Salamone Rossi: Mizmor Shir L’yom Hashabbat (Psalm 92)
Heinrich Schütz: Singet dem Herrn ein Neues Lied (Psalm 98)
Felix Mendelssohn: Richte Mich, Gott (Psalm 43)
Caroline Shaw: And the Swallow (after Psalm 84)
Tzvi Avni: A Song of Degrees (Psalm 120)
Jake Runestad: I Will Lift Mine Eyes (Psalm 121)
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms (texts from Psalms 108, 100, 23, 2, and 131)

Concert length: c. 75 minutes (no intermission)

CLICK HERE to read the concert program

THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT. GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER AT 8:00 PM.

G. P. da Palestrina: Canite tuba in Sion
Joseph Haydn: Mass No. 11 in D minor (“Lord Nelson”)
Sally Beamish: In the Stillness
Healey Willan: The Three Kings
Ola Gjeilo: Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium)
J.S. Bach: Dona nobis pacem (from Mass in B minor)
Audience carol sing

Tami Petty, Helen Karloski, Paul D’Arcy, and Joseph Beutel, soloists

Concert length: c. 75 minutes (no intermission)

Click to read Haydn program notes

CLICK TO PURCHASE TICKETS

G. P. da Palestrina: Canite tuba in Sion
Joseph Haydn: Mass No. 11 in D minor (“Lord Nelson”)
Sally Beamish: In the Stillness
Healey Willan: The Three Kings
Ola Gjeilo: Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium)
J.S. Bach: Dona nobis pacem (from Mass in B minor)
Audience carol sing

Tami Petty, Helen Karloski, Paul D’Arcy, and Joseph Beutel, soloists

Concert length: c. 75 minutes (no intermission)

Click to read Haydn program notes

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET PURCHASERS ($32 each), please click on THIS LINK to our on line ticket sales portal. All sales are final.

RESERVED SEATING for this concert is available to donors starting at $300. Please click on THIS LINK and follow instructions to make your contribution. You will be contacted directly to arrange for reserved seating.

Join us at the Tribeca home of Kevin Roon and Simon Yates, one of New York City's most sought after small classical performance venues, as we celebrate the finale of our current season and lay the groundwork for next year.  We will enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, a raffle with some great prizes, and an exclusive live performance by the Chalfonte Quartet of Claude Debussy’s String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (1893) — one of the greatest!  

Levels of support:

• Friend ($150) - admission for one

• Sponsor ($250) - admission for one, plus 6 raffle tickets

• Patron ($500) - admission for one, plus 12 raffle tickets

• Host ($1,000) - admission for four, plus 12 raffle tickets

• Underwriter ($1,500) - admission for four, plus 20 raffle tickets

Donors in the Patron, Host and Underwriter categories will also be gratefully acknowledged in our event program (press deadline June 1).  Raffle tickets in addition to those included in the above support categories will be available for purchase at the event.

Complete raffle prize list will be posted in due course.

Please use the buttons below to contribute securely via PayPal or major credit card, or send a check (postmarked June 1 or earlier) payable to "Friends of the Choral Society" to John Maclay, 140 Cabrini Boulevard, Apt. 38, New York, NY 10033.

A substantial portion of the ticket price will be tax-deductible.  All proceeds go to benefit Friends of the Choral Society, Inc.

Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony

John Maclay, conductor
Tami Petty, soprano
Hadleigh Adams, baritone

In our annual choral masterworks concert, we showcase the unique voice and vision of the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, one of the most important symphonists of the 20th century. Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony (1910) combines the poetry of Walt Whitman with majestic writing for chorus and orchestra in a stirring and heartfelt exploration of sea, soul, and self. Concert length: c. 75 minutes with no intermission.

To read the program notes for this work, click here.

Tickets ($30 to $100, inclusive of processing fees) are available through the Carnegie Hall box office. Purchase in person at the Carnegie Hall box office at 57th Street and 7th Avenue to save the $9 per ticket processing fee. Group discounts of 20% (8-ticket minimum purchase) are available by contacting Carnegie Hall at groupsales@carnegiehall.org or (212) 903-9705.

Major support for this performance is provided by:

Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est à 8
W.A. Mozart: Great Mass in C minor, KV 427 (excerpt)
Cecilia McDowall: O Oriens
Benjamin Britten: Hymn to the Virgin
Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas
Handel: Hallelujah (from Messiah)
Audience carol sing

Click here for program notes

Concert length: 60-70 minutes (no intermission)

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET PURCHASERS ($32 each), please click on THIS LINK to our on line ticket sales portal. Please note our COVID protocols and other important information before purchasing.

RESERVED SEATING for this concert is available to donors starting at $300. Please click on THIS LINK and follow instructions to make your contribution. You will be contacted directly to arrange for reserved seating.

Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est à 8
W.A. Mozart: Great Mass in C minor, KV 427 (excerpt)
Cecilia McDowall: O Oriens
Benjamin Britten: Hymn to the Virgin
Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas
Handel: Hallelujah (from Messiah)
Audience carol sing

Click here for program notes

Concert length: 60-70 minutes (no intermission)

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET PURCHASERS ($32 each), please click on THIS LINK to our on line ticket sales portal. Please note our COVID protocols and other important information before purchasing.

RESERVED SEATING for this concert is available to donors starting at $300. Please click on THIS LINK and follow instructions to make your contribution. You will be contacted directly to arrange for reserved seating.

Join us at the Tribeca home of Kevin Roon and Simon Yates, one of New York City's most sought after small classical performance venues, as we celebrate the finale of our current season and lay the groundwork for next year.  We will enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, a raffle with some great prizes, and an exclusive live performance of Beethoven’s String Quartet in G major, Opus 18, No. 2 by the Chalfonte Quartet.  

ALL ATTENDEES WILL BE ASKED TO SHOW PROOF OF FULL COVID VACCINATION.

Levels of support:

• Friend ($150) - admission for one

• Sponsor ($250) - admission for one, plus 6 raffle tickets

• Patron ($500) - admission for one, plus 12 raffle tickets

• Host ($1,000) - admission for four, plus 12 raffle tickets

• Underwriter ($1,500) - admission for four, plus 20 raffle tickets

Donors in the Patron, Host and Underwriter categories will also be gratefully acknowledged in our event program (press deadline June 1).  Raffle tickets in addition to those included in the above support categories will be available for purchase at the event.

Complete raffle prize list will be posted in due course.

Please use the buttons below to contribute securely via PayPal or major credit card, or send a check (postmarked June 1 or earlier) payable to "Friends of the Choral Society" to John Maclay, 140 Cabrini Boulevard, Apt. 38, New York, NY 10033.

A substantial portion of the ticket price will be tax-deductible.  All proceeds go to benefit Friends of the Choral Society, Inc.

Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37

Concert length: 65 minutes (no intermission)

General admission e-tickets are now on sale - please click the link below to purchase:

PURCHASE TICKETS

VIEW THE TRAILER

READ THE PROGRAM NOTES

In keeping with public health guidance, all audience members will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19.

Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37

Concert length: 65 minutes (no intermission)

General admission e-tickets are now on sale - please click the link below to purchase:

PURCHASE TICKETS

VIEW THE TRAILER

READ THE PROGRAM NOTES

In keeping with public health guidance, all audience members will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19.

Felix Mendelssohn: Frohlocket, ihr Völker auf Erden, Op. 79/1
J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D, BWV 243.2
James MacMillan: O Radiant Dawn
Cecilia McDowall: Now May We Singen
Morten Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
J.S. Bach: Dona nobis pacem (from Mass in B minor, BWV 232)
.With audience carol sing

PROGRAM NOTES AND BIOS

Tami Petty, soprano
Sarah Abigail Griffiths, soprano
Erin Wagner, mezzo-soprano
Emilio Pons, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone

Concert length: 65 minutes (no intermission)

CONCERT IS SOLD OUT - TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3

Felix Mendelssohn: Frohlocket, ihr Völker auf Erden, Op. 79/1
J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D, BWV 243.2
James MacMillan: O Radiant Dawn
Cecilia McDowall: Now May We Singen
Morten Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
J.S. Bach: Dona nobis pacem (from Mass in B minor, BWV 232)
.With audience carol sing

PROGRAM NOTES AND BIOS

Tami Petty, soprano
Sarah Abigail Griffiths, soprano
Erin Wagner, mezzo-soprano
Emilio Pons, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone

Concert length: 65 minutes (no intermission)

Tickets are now on sale!

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET PURCHASERS ($32 each), please click on THIS LINK to our on line ticket sales portal. Please note our COVID protocols and other important information before purchasing.

RESERVED SEATING for this concert is available to donors starting at $300. Please click on THIS LINK and follow instructions to make your contribution. You will be contacted directly to arrange for reserved seating.

By purchasing a ticket or tickets, you confirm your understanding of our COVID protocols:

• All attendees must present proof of full vaccination (image of CDC vaccination card or Excelsior Pass) at the door

• For children under the age of 12, a negative result from an antigen or PCR test taken no earlier than the third day before the concert may be presented in lieu of vaccination proof

• Masks must be worn by all audience members at all times while inside the church

Facebook event link: https://fb.me/e/5o4BamT2w

We look forward to seeing you at the concert!

In place of live concerts this season, we are offering a series of on line broadcasts of some of our favorite performances in recent years, with introductory background and commentary from our Music Director.

This weekend, we conclude our Haydn miniseries with the composer’s majestic and heartfelt Harmoniemesse — the last of his late, great masses and one of his most expansive and original works.

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Mass No. 14 in B-flat (“Harmoniemesse”)
With introduction from the music director

Recorded live at Grace Church in New York

Click HERE to view this concert

If you enjoy these offerings, please consider making a donation in any amount to support our freelance professional orchestra players and soloists through our Musician Relief Fund. Thank you for your support!

In place of live concerts this season, we are offering a series of on line broadcasts of some of our favorite performances in recent years, with introductory background and commentary from our Music Director.

This weekend, we feature Haydn’s sprightly Te Deum in C, the later of his two settings of this joyous text. Composed in 1799, this compact little work shows Haydn at the height of his powers.

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Te Deum in C (Hob. XXIIIc:2) (1799)
With introduction from the music director

Recorded live at Grace Church in New York

Click HERE to view this concert

Next weekend, we bring you the glories of Haydn’s Harmoniemesse (1802), the last of his major works, and a beautiful expression of his originality and humanity.

If you enjoy these offerings, please consider making a donation in any amount to support our freelance professional orchestra players and soloists through our Musician Relief Fund. Thank you for your support!

In place of live concerts this season, we are offering a series of on line broadcasts of some of our favorite performances in recent years, with introductory background and commentary from our Music Director.

For Easter weekend, we bring you one of the highlights of J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor: the sparkling opening of the Gloria section. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Gloria - Et in terra pax, from Mass in B minor (BWV 232)
With introduction from the music director

Recorded live at Grace Church in New York

Click HERE to view this concert

For more from the Mass in B minor, enjoy these archived performances of the Sanctus and Dona nobis pacem.

If you enjoy these offerings, please consider making a donation in any amount to support our freelance professional orchestra players and soloists through our Musician Relief Fund. Thank you for your support!

In place of live concerts this season, we are offering a series of on line broadcasts of some of our favorite performances in recent years, with introductory background and commentary from our Music Director.

For Easter weekend, we bring you one of the highlights of J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor: the sparkling opening of the Gloria section. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Gloria - Et in terra pax, from Mass in B minor (BWV 232)
With introduction from the music director

Recorded live at Grace Church in New York

Click HERE to view this concert

For more from the Mass in B minor, enjoy these archived performances of the Sanctus and Dona nobis pacem.

If you enjoy these offerings, please consider making a donation in any amount to support our freelance professional orchestra players and soloists through our Musician Relief Fund. Thank you for your support!

In place of live concerts this season, we are offering a series of on line broadcasts of some of our favorite performances in recent years, with introductory background and commentary from our Music Director.

This month’s entry features Samuel Barber’s Prayers of Kierkegaard, a beautifully crafted musical response to anxious times. Tami Petty sings the poignant solo originally written for Leontyne Price, joined by the full forces of the Choral Society and Orchestra, recorded live at Grace Church in May 2017.

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Prayers of Kierkegaard (1942; premiered 1954)
Tami Petty, soloist
With introduction from the music director

Recorded live at Grace Church in New York

Click HERE to view this concert

If you enjoy the concert, please consider making a donation in any amount to support our freelance professional orchestra players and soloists through our Musician Relief Fund. Thank you for your support!