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Admission: Free
For more info: sacredharpnyc@gmail.com
Poulenc: Stabat Mater
Franck: Dextera Domine Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue at Tenth Street
Admission: $10-$65
For more info: 212-358-7060
Dennis Keene, artistic director and conductor.
Sing with Dessoff for a day as the choir reads through the cantata movements Bach recast in his setting of the Mass in B Minor. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 122 East 88th Street (at Lexington Avenue)
Admission: $10; students / seniors $5.
For more info: 212-831-8224
Conductor: Christopher Shepard. Part of The Dessoff Choirs' 2012 Midwinter Festival.
An exploration of love and its many forms, this original program paris lusty Italian madrigals with soulful settings of the Song of Songs. American Academy of Arts and Letters, 633 West 155th Street
Admission: $35-$40
For more info: 212-854-7799
Presented by Miller Theatre.
What happens after the fairy tale ends "and they lived happily ever after"? [NOT]. Featuring Bernier's cantata Medea, excerpts from Lully's Thesee, plus dramatic readings about the perils of love. This is a 1-hour concert, no intermission. French Church du St. Esprit, 109 East 60th Street
Admission: $20; students / seniors $15.
For more info: 917-214-8714
Amaranta Viera, soprano; with Ensemble Leonarda (Susan Hahn Graham, flute; Marika Holmqvist, violin; David Himmelheber, cello; Nancy Kito, harpsichord).
A delicious tasting of love-themed texts and settings, from Song of Solomon to the latest of American composers: motets, madrigals, and choral dances. As an extra visual treat, enjoy special guest dancers from Allongé Dance Variations, who will add beautiful romantic dances to complement CONCORA's voices. A chocolate-laced reception follows. South Church, 90 Main Street, New Britain, CT
Admission: $25 general; $45 preferred; $10 students.
For more info: 860-293-0567
Richard Coffey, conductor and artistic director.
Snow date: Monday, February 13 at 7:30 PM.
Lush, romantic vocal music of the world's great 19th-century composers performed in the Greek Revival double parlors of the Merchant's House Museum, New York City's only family home from the 19th Century preserved intact inside and out. Singers Anthony Bellov, Rosalind Gnatt, Jane Rady and Dayle Vander Sande perform music by Rossini, Schubert, Liszt, Gounod, Mendelssohn, Strauss, Amy Beach and more. Feel the love! Seating is limited and reservations are strongly encouraged. The Merchant's House Museum, 29 East 4th Street (between Lafayette and Bowery)
Admission: $30; students / seniors $20; museum members $15.
For more info: 212-777-1089
Works by Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, The Bobs, William Bolcom, Noël Coward, Jason Robert Brown, Ed Kleban, among others. Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th Street
Admission: $25-$55; students $15.
For more info: 212-501-3330
Anne-Carolyn Bird, soprano; Liza Forrester, mezzo-soprano; Alex Mansoori, tenor; Jesse Blumberg, baritone; Steven Blier, piano. Running time approximately 90 minutes; no intermission. Complimentary wine reception following performance.
Admission: Free
For more info: sacredharpnyc@gmail.com
Admission: $20; students under 21 $10.
For more info: 631-287-4377
Timothy Long, conductor.
Poems and Prayers, the world premiere of the third symphony by Mohammed Fairouz. Miller Theater, 2960 Broadway (at 116th Street)
Admission: $25
For more info: 212-854-7799
Young New Yorkers' Chorus, Michael Kerschner, director. Ensemble 212, Yoon Jae Lee, conductor. Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano; David Kravitz, baritone; David Krakauer, clarinet.
Works by Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, The Bobs, William Bolcom, Noël Coward, Jason Robert Brown, Ed Kleban, among others. Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th Street
Admission: $25-$55; students $15.
For more info: 212-501-3330
Anne-Carolyn Bird, soprano; Liza Forrester, mezzo-soprano; Alex Mansoori, tenor; Jesse Blumberg, baritone; Steven Blier, piano. Running time approximately 90 minutes; no intermission. Complimentary wine reception following performance.
Admission: Suggested donation $10; seniors / students $5.
For more info: 631-632-7330
Timothy Long, conductor.
Music for chamber orchestra by composers from Cuba, Italy and the US, including Ada Gentile, Yalil Guerra, Victor Kioulaphides, Harold Schiffman and Aurelio de la Vega. Christ and St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th Street
Admission: Free
For more info: 212-663-7566
Max Lifchitz, conductor. Anne Marie Ketchum, soprano
Admission: Free
For more info: sacredharpnyc@gmail.com
Works by members of the Bach family, including Johann Sebastian, Johann Christoph, Johann, Johann Michael and Johann Ludwig. Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 57th Street at Seventh Avenue
Admission: $25-$65
For more info: 212-330-7684
Kent Tritle, conductor. Arthur Fiacco, cello.
Brooklyn Art Song Society, fresh off its critically-acclaimed performance of the complete Charles Ives Songbook at Galapagos Art Space, returns with the second installment of its new music series: In Context. This season's featured composer is Yehudi Wyner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music composition in 2006 for his piano concerto, Chiavi in Mano. Mr. Wyner will be performing three of his own sets of songs with three gifted singers. Bargemusic, Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn, NY
Admission: $35/$30/$15
For more info: 917-509-6258
Join us as the familiar and several less familiar ladies of opera are presented through their signature arias and scenes. The program will feature principal singers from past Chelsea Opera productions and special guests including dramatic soprano Maria Russo and dramatic mezzo-soprano Eugenie Grunewald. Among the "Spunky Broads" represented are Turandot (Puccini), Joan of Arc (The Maid of Orleans/Tchaikovsky), Baba (The Rake's Progress/Stravinsky), Ma Joad (The Grapes of Wrath/Gordon), Three Ladies (Die Zauberflöte/Mozart), Older Alyce (Glory Denied/Cipullo), Lucretia (The Rape of Lucretia/Britten), Marcellina (Le Nozze di Figaro/Mozart) and Azucena (Il Trovatore/ Verdi). Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th Street (between Broadway and Columbus)
Admission: $20 (general admission) and $15 (seniors/students), or $25 and $20 at the door.
For more info: 212-260-1796
Soloists include Elizabeth Beers-Kataria, Tracy Bidleman, Caprice Corona, Lisa Daehlin, Darla Diltz, Camille Gifford, Miriam Kushel, Janette Lallier, La Toya Lewis, Michele Paape, and Michelle Pretto, and mezzo-sopranos Rachel Arky, Julie DeVaere, Joanna Dionis, Patrice Eaton, Leslie Middlebrook, Ema Mitrovic, Christine Reimer and Kim Sogioka. Audrey Saint-Gil, piano; Lynne Hayden-Findlay and Leonarda Priore, co-producers.
Admission: $25; students/seniors $15.
For more info: 908-654-0248
The passion story as told by its female protagonists, as heard through recently discovered repertoire by Ferrandini, Pergolesi and Ristori. The program will include Ferrandini's Marian cantata, Il Pianto di Maria, long misattributed to Handel, and the recently discovered Pergolesi work, La Maddalena al Sepolcro, which comes to us from the Biblioteca del Sacro Convento di Assisi. The Church of the Epiphany, 1393 York Avenue (at 74th Street)
Admission: $25; students / seniors / Columbia University $15.
For more info: 212-866-0468
Jessica Gould, soprano; Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano; Marika Holmqvist and Joan Plana, violins; Tatiana Daubek, viola; Ezra Seltzer, cello; Gabe Shuford, harpsichord.
John Weaver: Three Songs of Isaiah (world premiere)
Choral works by Seth Bingham and Johannes Brahms
Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings & Timpani
Respighi: Suite in G for Organ and Strings Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue (at 73rd Street)
Admission: $25; students/seniors $20.
For more info: 212-288-8920
Andrew Henderson, Mary Huff and John Weaver, conductors and organists.
Admission: $25 at the door; $20 in advance; children 12 and under $10.
For more info: 203-826-7862
Kristin Sponheim, director.
Works by Alfvén, Buxtehude, Mäntyjärvi, Martin, Rabe, Sandström and Söderman. Woolsey Hall, College Street at Grove Street, New Haven, CT
Admission: Free
For more info: 203-432-3222
Stefan Parkman, guest conductor. Ian Tomesch, organ.
Schubert: Stabat Mater Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth Avenue at 90th Street
Admission: $25 at the door; $20 in advance; students / seniors $15; children 12 and under $5; non-subscription sale of preferred seating tickets $30.
For more info: 646-638-2535
Mark Shapiro, conductor. Zulimar Lopez-Hernandez, soprano; Sylvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano; Brent Ryan, tenor; Thomas Cannon, bass-baritone.
Admission: $50-$110; to receive 10% off, use promotional code TEN13497.
For more info: 212-279-1147
Hugh Floyd, conductor.
Admission: Free
For more info: sacredharpnyc@gmail.com
A benefit concert for Inwood Community Services Fire Relief Fund featuring opera, song, musical theater, dance and solo piano performed entirely by Inwood/Washington Heights residents Andrew Costello, Sandy Densen, Eric Dysart, Michael Fennelly, Kendahl Ferguson, Catherine Forbes, Pamela Lloyd, Lori Philips, Lara Vilches, John Wasiniak and Megan Weston. Church of The Good Shepherd Parish School, 620 Isham Street (one block north of 207th Street and one block west of Broadway)
Admission: Free; donations gratefully accepted. All proceeds go to the Inwood Community Services, Inc. Fire Relief Fund.
For more info: 646-328-0717
An evening of new choral music on alternative texts, with special guest Toby Twining. Featuring: Four2 by John Cage; The Blue of Distance by Zibuokle Martinaityte; Without Words by Huang Ruo; Hee oo oom ha by Toby Twining; the world premiere of Prelude, Choral and Fugue by Thomas Stumpf; Pseudo Yoik by Jaako Mäntyjärvi; and new music by C4 composers Timothy Brown, David Harris, Karen Siegel and Martha Sullivan. Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street (at Grove)
Admission: $15; students / seniors $10.
For more info: 917-596-9931
Settings of Petrarch by Philippe Verdelot, Jacques Arcadelt, Luca Marenzio, Giaches de Wert, and Claudio Monteverdi. St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, 552 West End Avenue (at 87th Street)
Admission: $30-$50; students $20.
For more info: 646-470-5809
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano; Marc Molomot, alto; Zachary Wilder, tenor; Aaron Sheehan, tenor; Steven Hrycelak, bass. Led by Scott Metcalfe.
Admission: Preferred $55; general $30; students / seniors $20.
For more info: 212-831-8224
Christopher Shepard, conductor. Sabrina Learman, soprano; Jane Edwards, soprano; Sarah Taylor, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Anderson, tenor; Thomas Jones, bass. Arcadia Players. Part of The Dessoff Choirs' 2012 Midwinter Festival.
Nico Muhly's Walt Whitman 2005 cantata Expecting the Main Things from You. The US premiere of In Terra Pax by prominent French composer Thierry Escaich. The premiere of a new work, specially commissioned for Cantori New York, by composer and former cryptographer Frank Brickle. String quartet and other instruments. Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Admission: $25; seniors $20; students $5.
For more info: 323-481-3329
Mark Shapiro, conductor.
Nicholas White: two movements from In Sure and Certain Hope (New Jersey premiere)
Bach: Cantata 150, Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich
Ives: Psalm 90
Works by Moses Hogan, Salomone Rossi, Max Janowski, Schütz, Victor Kalinnikov and Martin A. Sedek. Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 Park Place (on the Green), Morristown, NJ
Admission: $25; seniors / students $20; $5 discount for advance purchase.
For more info: 973-538-6969
Anne Matlack, director.
Admission: $25; students/seniors $15.
For more info: 908-654-0248
An evening of new choral music on alternative texts, with special guest Toby Twining. Featuring: Four2 by John Cage; The Blue of Distance by Zibuokle Martinaityte; Without Words by Huang Ruo; Hee oo oom ha by Toby Twining; the world premiere of Prelude, Choral and Fugue by Thomas Stumpf; Pseudo Yoik by Jaako Mäntyjärvi; and new music by C4 composers Timothy Brown, David Harris, Karen Siegel and Martha Sullivan. Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street
Admission: $15; students / seniors $10.
For more info: 917-596-9931
The entire choral program of the Reformed Church performs various choral works. The Reformed Church of Bronxville, 180 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, NY
Admission: Free
For more info: 914-337-6776
Matthew Phelps, Nell Macdonald, Lee Corbett conductors. Rodney Schuller, guest conductor.
Nicholas White: two movements from In Sure and Certain Hope (New Jersey premiere)
Bach: Cantata 150, Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich
Ives: Psalm 90
Works by Moses Hogan, Salomone Rossi, Max Janowski, Schütz, Victor Kalinnikov and Martin A. Sedek. Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 Park Place (on the Green), Morristown, NJ
Admission: $25; seniors / students $20; $5 discount for advance purchase.
For more info: 973-538-6969
Anne Matlack, director.
Featuring works of Monteverdi, Schütz and Gabrieli. All Souls Church, 1157 Lexington Avenue
Admission: $30
For more info: 212-794-3646
Walter Klauss, conductor.
For the finale of its triumphant second season Brooklyn Art Song Society continues its ongoing survey of the major works of the most sophisticated composer of lieder, Hugo Wolf. The two sets presented represent the composer at two extremes: his most profound music (Michelangelo lieder) alongside his most charming works (Eichendorff lieder). The Firehouse Space, 246 Frost Street (Williamsburg), Brooklyn, NY
Admission: $20; students / seniors $10.
For more info: 917-509-6258
Michael Brofman, artistic director. Miori Sugiyama, piano; Lauren Snouffer, soprano; David Williams, baritone; Paul An, bass.
Admission: $10-$65
For more info: 212-358-7060
Dennis Keene, artistic director and conductor.
13th-century love songs from France DiMenna Center, 450 West 37th Street
Admission: $25
For more info: 212-666-9266
Presented by Music Before 1800 Hell's Kitchen.
Exploring the wealth of exquisite French Baroque music for Lent, beginning with François Couperin's beloved Leçons des Ténèbres. Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 152 West 71st Street
Admission: $30-$50; students $20.
For more info: 646-470-5809
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano; Molly Quinn, soprano; Hank Heijink, theorbo; Avi Stein, organ.
Extended excerpts from Gilbert & Sullivan light operas such as The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Gondoliers and others. West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ
Admission: $20 in advance; $25 at the door; children 12 years and under admitted free.
For more info: 973-628-8793
Robert Long, conductor. Linda Glasgal, piano. Mark Lewis, special guest narrator.
A concert celebrating settings of Dona Nobis Pacem--from music Pulitzer prizewinner Lewis Spratlan's composition to the celebrated cantata by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Also: Dona Nobix Pacem by Joseph Gregorio, Carols of Death by William Schuman. Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Broadway at 65th Street
Admission: $25, $45, $75
For more info: 212-780-2181, 617-413-5626
Patrick Gardner, conductor. Jennifer Bird, soprano; Randall Scarlata, baritone.
Admission: $75, $45, $35, $25
For more info: 212-780-2181
Patrick Gardner, conductor.
Ensemble Companio strives to build interpersonal bridges through authentic, inspiring performances of the finest choral music. The program includes works by Tallis, Lasso, Billings, Schumann, Poulenc and others. The ensemble comprises 21 accomplished choral singers from across the eastern seaboard. St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, CT
Admission: Suggested contribution $20.
For more info: 212-587-5032
Joseph Gregorio, founding director.
Bach: Motet BWV 118
Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 First Presbyterian Church of Ossining, 34 South Highland Avenue (on Route 9 opposite Ossining High School), Ossining, NY
Admission: Free
For more info: 914-282-8611
Eric Kramer, conductor and piano. Suzanne Rossini, soprano.
Music for double choir by Orlande de Lassus. The Church of St. Ignatius of Antioch, 552 West End Avenue (at West 87th Street)
Admission: $25; students/seniors / EMA members $15.
For more info: 917-838-4636
John Bradley, director. Pre-concert lecture at 7 PM.
Admission: $30 premium ($27 seniors, $25 groups, $10 students), $25 economy ($22 seniors, $20 groups, $5 students).
For more info: 732-933-9333
Mark Shapiro, conductor.
Schola will be joined by the instrumental ensemble Con Vivo for a performance of J.S. Bach's Cantata 4, Christ lag in todesbanden. Music by Antonigni, Paulus and others will also be performed. Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Columbus Avenue at 60th Street
Admission: $20; $15 in advance.
For more info: 888-407-6002 x1
Deborah Simpkin King, artistic director.
Karl Jenkins: Te Deum
Karl Jenkins: Gloria
Miklos Rozsa: King of Kings Choral Suite St. Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT
Admission: $25; in advance $20.
For more info: 203-743-0473
Tina Johns Heidrich, conductor.
Admission: Free
For more info: 973-538-6969
Anne Matlack, director. Tara Postigo, director, NJYC Intermediate Chorus.
Verdi: Requiem The Church Of The Heavenly Rest, Fifth Avenue at 90th Street
Admission: $20; seniors / students $15; children under 12 free.
For more info: 718-646-6281
Charles Dodsley Walker, founder and conductor. The New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Post concert reception.
Schola will be joined by the instrumental ensemble Con Vivo for a performance of J.S. Bach's Cantata 4, Christ lag in todesbanden. Music by Antonigni, Paulus and others will also be performed. St Luke's Epsicopal Church, 73 South Fullerton, Montclair, NJ
Admission: $20; $15 in advance.
For more info: 888-407-6002 x1
Deborah Simpkin King, artistic director.
Admission: Suggested offering $10.
For more info: 914-318-3268
Sol Bloch, pianist / arranger.
New Yorkers' and Parisians' eloquent hymns to their hometowns and their dream vacations: songs by Ned Rorem, Charles Trenet, Darius Milhaud, Albert Roussel, George Gershwin and others. Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th Street
Admission: $25-$55; students $15.
For more info: 212-501-3330
Introducing members of Caramoor's 2012 Vocal Rising Stars program; Steven Blier, Michael Barrett, piano. Running time approximately 2 hours with intermission. Complimentary wine reception following performance.
An evening of French sacred music including Francis Poulenc's Mass in G; Four Motets on Gregorian Themes by Maurice Duruflé Olivier Messiaen's O sacrum convivium!; and the Notre Dame Mass by Guillaume de Machaut. St. Ignatius of Antioch, 552 West End Avenue (at West 87th Street
Admission: At the door: $25; seniors $20. In advance: $20. To reserve a ticket at the advance price, send a request to CentralCityChorus@gmail.com or call 212-330-7293.
For more info: 212-330-7293
Phillip Cheah, music director. Brian Hamer, assistant conductor.
A concert of sacred French music, including Francis Poulenc, Messe en sol majeur; Guillaume de Machaut, Messe de Nostre Dame; Maurice Duruflé, Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens; Olivier Messaien, O sacrum convivium; and more. St. Ignatius of Antioch, 552 West End Avenue (at West 87th Street)
Admission: $25; seniors $20.
For more info: 212-330-7293
CentralCityChorus@gmail.com
Admission: $35-$40
For more info: 212-854-7799
Celebrating the Great American Songbook and all that jazz. Starr Ridge Banquet Center, Starr Ridge Road, Brewster, NY
Admission: $30; seniors / students $20; under 12 free.
For more info: 845-279-7265
Douglas Anderson, director. With Tom Kohl, Bill Crow, Joe Stelluti, David Jones.
A service of sacred music, prayer and reflection for the Lenten season. Including the prayerful music of the Taizé community from the French countryside, psalms, readings and hymnody. Saint Augustine Church, 140 Maple Avenue, New City, NY
Admission: Suggested offering $10.
For more info: 914-318-3268
Come celebrate the joy of praise music in a concert highlighted by Anton Bruckner's Te Deum and John Rutter's Te Deum as well as other hymns and musical selections that lift the heart and spirit in songs of praise. Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church, 666 Albin Avenue, West Babylon, NY
Admission: $18 ($20 at the door); seniors / students $15 ($17 at the door).
For more info: 516-798-5475 or 631-650-7413
Anne Kollar, conductor. Russell Brand, accompanist.
Admission: $25; students / seniors $15. For tickets, call TicketCentral at 212-279-4200 (no surcharge), or go to www.nyvirtuoso.org/current.htm.
For more info: 914-763-3453
Christopher Creaghan, organ.
Part 1: Dennis Hyams: Songs of Life and Love--16 songs with 3 singers and chamber emsemble (first U.S. performance of these arrangements)
Part 2: Dennis Hyams: The Golden Arrow--opera based on the novel by Mary Webb---concert performance of Act 3. Community Presbyterian Church of Mountainside, NJ, 1459 Deer Path, Mountainside, NJ
Admission: $15; students/seniors $12.
For more info: 908-239-6065
Guest stars: Ronald Naldi, Metropolitan Opera tenor; Cassandra Marie Lambros, soprano; Brenda Kay Kucin, mezzo-soprano; Viera Efflerova, opera accompanist.
A musical, literary and artistic exploration of the pilgrimages made by the English medieval mystic. Choral music by Francesco Landini, Guillaume Dufay, John Dunstable, John Bedyngham and their contemporaries. St. Paul's Church, 113 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ
Admission: Suggested donation $10.
For more info: 201-568-3276
Giulia Utz, director.
Evocative music of Holy Week from composed in and around Jerusalem in the seventh to the ninth centuries. This event is presented in conjunction with Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition (7th–9th Century), March 14–July 8, 2012. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue. Presented in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium.
Admission: $35 includes museum admission
For more info: 212-570-3949
Alexander Lingas, founder and artistic director.
Premieres of works by English composer Paul Mealor; Eric Whitacre's The City and the Sea; the premiere of a work written specifically for the occasion by Swiss-Italian composer Ivo Antognini, based upon Sara Teasdale's poem Faces. St. Paul's Chapel, Broadway at Fulton Street
Admission: $15 in advance through March 25; $20 at the door.
For more info: 973-819-2135
Joshua Copeland, artistic director.
German 17th-century music for Good Friday
Capricornus: O Traurigkeit
Capricornus: Ein Lämmlein
Tunder: An Wasserflüssen
Works by Schein, Scheidt, Sebastiani, Funck St. Michael's Church, 225 West 99th Street
Admission: Suggested donation $20; students $15.
For more info: 212-228-5820
Margaret Panofsky, director. Kathleen Cantrell and Campbell Rightmyer, sopranos. John Cantrell, organ. In memory of David Fenton, Teares of the Muses consort member, who died on November 1, 2011.
Admission: Assigned seating $95 and $75. Open seating $45; students/seniors $35.
For more info: 212-664-9360
John Scott, conductor. Rufus Mueller, Evangelist; Douglas Williams, Christus; Mischa Bouvier, Pilate; Sherezade Panthaki, soprano; Ryland Angel, countertenor; Lawrence Jones, tenor. With period instrument orchestra Concert Royal.
A star-studded evening of entertainment as ten singers compete for cash prizes in this annual vocal competition. Enjoy an evening of great singing in the opera, oratorio and musical theatre genres and the intrigue of choosing your favorite singer. A distinguished panel of artists will provide immediate feedback. Greet the future stars of tomorrow at a celebratory reception with wine tasting following the concert. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 North Plymouth Avenue, Rochester, NY
Admission: $45, includes concert, silent auction and reception with wine tasting.
For more info: 585-473-2234
Panelists include: Kate Tamarkin, conductor and faculty, University of Virginia; Joe Banno, director of opera, musical theatre, film; Douglas Kinney Frost, Syracuse Opera. Singers accompanied by Jamie Johns, Skylight Opera, Milwaukee, WI.
Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah
Whitacre: When David Heard
Leighton: Crucifixus pro nobis
A cappella works by Kirbye, Tomkins and Weelkes Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue (at 73rd Street)
Admission: $25; students/seniors $20.
For more info: 212-288-8920
Andrew Henderson, conductor. David Enlow, organ.
Also: choral favorites from American composers such as R. Thompson, H. Hanson, M. Lauridsen, Pinkham and others. West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ
Admission: $20
For more info: 973-628-8793
Robert Long, conductor, Ars Musica Chorale. Arkady Leytush, director, The Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra.
Conrad Susa's incredible Serenade, James Bassi's Harp Sonnets, plus the world premieres of Vince Peterson's crazy Motown Motets with Harp and Brian Mark's Madonna Songs. John Street United Methodist Church, 44 John Street
Admission: $15 in advance; $20 at the door.
For more info: 646-275-6660
Vince Peterson, conductor. Michelle Gott, harp.
A celebration of the close of NYFOS's 24th season, featuring the songs of the great Harold Arlen. Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street at Seventh Avenue
Admission: Call
For more info: 646-230-8380
Artists to be announced. Concert followed by an elegant supper at 21 Club.
D. Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue at 53rd Street
Admission: No tickets required--free will donation.
For more info: 212-664-9360
John Scott, director. Jolle Greenleaf and Molly Quinn, sopranos; Geoffrey Williams, countertenor; Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor; Craig Phillips, bass. The Sinfonia Players; Kevin Kwan and Hank Heijink, continuo.
Admission: $25 general admission; $125 prime reserved seating.
For more info: www.thechoralsociety.org
John Maclay, conductor. Mary Elizabeth Williams, soprano; Vanessa Cariddi, mezzo-soprano; Nathan Carlisle, tenor; Gustavo Ahualli, baritone.
Works by Handel, Brahms, Stanford, Szymko, Whitacre, Sedek, Hopkins and Monk. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue (at 73rd Street)
Admission: $15; students/seniors $10.
For more info: 212-288-8920
Heather Buchanan, conductor. Steven Ryan, piano.
Bora Yoon: Semaphore Conductus
Eve Beglarian: World premiere of a new piece commissioned by Voices of Ascension
Dobrinka Tabakova: On the South Downs
Haydn: Theresa Mass Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue at Tenth Street
Admission: $10-$65
For more info: 212-358-7060
Dennis Keene, artistic director and conductor.
Steven Paulus: Whitman's New York
Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
Morton Gould: Quotations
Robert De Cormier: Legacy
Charles Ives: Psalm 90 Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, 57th Street at Seventh Avenue
Admission: Call
For more info: 212-247-3878
John Daly Goodwin, music director. With the Brooklyn Philharmonic.
Works by Byrd, Talllis and others. Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 West 46th Street
Admission: $35--$40
For more info: 212-854-7799
Presented by Miller Theatre.
Admission: $23-$80
For more info: 646-638-2535
Admission: $35-$55
For more info: 201-227-1030
New Production directed by Evelyn la Quaif. The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Anthony Morss, conductor; Mara Waldman, chorus mistress; costumes by Catherine Mirabella.
Mozart: Requiem
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 All Souls Church, 1157 Lexington Avenue
Admission: $30
For more info: 212-794-3646
Walter Klauss, conductor. Jeanette Micklem, piano.
Works by Brahms, Schubert and Schumann. Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 57th Street at Seventh Avenue
Admission: $25-$65
For more info: 212-330-7684
Kent Tritle, conductor. Anna Shelest, piano.
A program of new vocal music curated and hosted by the award-winning composer and writer Russell Platt. Mary Flagler Cary Hall at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues)
Admission: Free admission; reservations are required.
For more info: 646-230-8380
Performers and program TBA. Tickets available starting April 17, 2012. Complimentary beverages served.
Marking Giovanni Gabrieli's 400th anniversary. St. Ann'and the Holy Trinity, Montague and Clinton Streets, Brooklyn, NY
Admission: Call
For more info: 646-470-5809
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano; Molly Quinn, soprano; Luthien Brackett, alto; Steven Fox, tenor; Geoffrey Williams, alto; Geoffrey Silver, tenor; Chris Herbert, bass; Craig Phillips, bass.
Marking Giovanni Gabrieli's 400th anniversary. St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, 552 West End Avenue (at 87th Street)
Admission: $30-$50; students $20.
For more info: 646-470-5809
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano; Molly Quinn, soprano; Luthien Brackett, alto; Steven Fox, tenor; Geoffrey Williams, alto; Geoffrey Silver, tenor; Chris Herbert, bass; Craig Phillips, bass.
Admission: $15; seniors / students $12; under 12 free.
For more info: 845-279-7265
Douglas Anderson, director.
Marking Giovanni Gabrieli's 400th anniversary. St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Greenwich, CT
Admission: Call
For more info: 646-470-5809
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano; Molly Quinn, soprano; Luthien Brackett, alto; Steven Fox, tenor; Geoffrey Williams, alto; Geoffrey Silver, tenor; Chris Herbert, bass; Craig Phillips, bass.
Chanticleer performs provocative new works by living American choral composers in an exceptional and dramatic setting. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue. Presented in The Charles Engelhard Court, The American Wing.
Admission: $65 includes museum admission
For more info: 212-570- 3949
The sopranos of TENET--Jolle Greenleaf and Molly Quinn--perform works by 17th century Italian masters including Claudio Monteverdi. Casa Italiana, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue
Admission: $30-$50; students $20.
For more info: 646-470-5809
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano; Molly Quinn, soprano; Alex Woods, violin; Daniel Lee, violin; Daniel Swenberg, theorbo; Hank Heijink, theorbo; Avi Stein, harpsichord.
Bach: Lobet den Herrn
Brahms: Lieder und Romanzen
Adolphus Hailstork: Seven Songs from the Rubaiyat Crossroads Theatre, 7 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ
Admission: In advance: $16; seniors / students $14; children $7. At the door: $18; seniors / students $16; children $9. Discounts for groups and New Jersey Arts Ticket members.
For more info: 888-744-5668 (888-PHILOMU)
Dennis Boyle, artistic director.
Vivaldi: Magnificat
Mozart: Regina Caeli
Plainchants St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Lexington Avenue at 66th Street
Admission: $15; seniors / students $10.
For more info: 212-744-2080 x114
Bach: Lobet den Herrn
Brahms: Lieder und Romanzen
Adolphus Hailstork: Seven Songs from the Rubaiyat Our Lady of Peace Church, 1740 Route 130 North, North Brunswick, NJ
Admission: In advance: $16; seniors / students $14; children $7. At the door: $18; seniors / students $16; children $9. Discounts for groups and New Jersey Arts Ticket members.
For more info: 888-744-5668 (888-PHILOMU)
Dennis Boyle, artistic director.
Pomerium's retrospective covers the Medieval and Renaissance gamut from Machaut to Byrd. Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121st Street
Admission: $45-$30; students/seniors $40-$25.
For more info: 212-666-9266
Presented by Music Before 1800.
Bach: motets BWV 226 and BWV 225
B. Britten: Jubilate in C
J. Sheppard: Libera nos, salva nos
O. Gibbons: Great Lord of Lords
W. Byrd: Laudibus in sanctis
James MacMillan: A New Song
Jonathan Harvey: Come Holy Ghost
J.A. Hiller: Alles Fleisch ist wie Gras
J. Kuhnau: Gott hat uns nicht gesetzt zum Zorn Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue at 53rd Street
Admission: Assigned seating $75 and $55. Open seating $40; students/seniors $30.
For more info: 212-664-9360
John Scott, director. Frederick Teardo, organ.
Benjamin Britten's festival cantata Rejoice in the Lamb anthems by Purcell and Howells, and more. The Church of the Epiphany, 1393 York Avenue (at 74th Street)
Admission: Preferred $35; general $20; students / seniors $15.
For more info: 212-831-8224
Christopher Shepard, conductor.
Works by Schütz (Veni Sancte Spiritus), Dunstable (Veni Creator/Veni Sancte), Taverner (Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas--Sanctus), Isaac, Byrd, Bach and others. PebbleHill Presbyterian Church, 5299 Jamesville Road, Dewitt, NY
Admission: $15; seniors/students $10.
For more info: 315-446-1757
Barry Torres, music director.
English anthems and Latin motets. The Church of St. Ignatius of Antioch, 552 West End Avenue (at West 87th Street)
Admission: $25; students/seniors / EMA members $15.
For more info: 917-838-4636
John Bradley, director. Pre-concert lecture at 7 PM.
Featuring texts set by composers in languages other than their native tongue, including works by Lassus, Schütz, Hindemith and Mäntjärvi, as well as the premiere of a newly commisioned work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec. TBD
Admission: $20; students/seniors $10.
For more info: 908-654-0248
Admission: $25; students / seniors $15. For tickets, call TicketCentral at 212-279-4200 (no surcharge), or go to www.nyvirtuoso.org/current.htm.
For more info: 914-763-3453
David Gompper: An Elm We Lost for strings, percussion, piano and harp Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 West 46th Street
Admission: $25 and $35
For more info: 212-780-2181
Admission: $50 and $35; available from TicketCentral at 212-279-4200 (no surcharge).
For more info: 914-763-3453
Harold Rosenbaum, conductor and artistic director. Tiffany Rosenquist de la Torre, soprano; Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano; Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor. Artemis Chamber Ensemble.
Andre Thomas: I Hear America Singing
arr. Roger Emerson: O, America!
arr. Mack Wilberg: Shenandoah
arr. Mark Hayes: Home on the Range
Randall Thompson: Choose Something Like a Star
Bobby McFerrin: The 23rd Psalm
Aaron Copland: "Hoedown" (from Rodeo)
arr. John Leavitt: "Bring Him Home" (from Les Miserables)
Richard Rodgers: "You'll Never Walk Alone" (from Carousel)
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Woody Guthrie: This Land Is Your Land
arr. Moses Hogan: The Battle of Jericho
arr. William Dawson: Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit
Morten Lauridsen: Dirait On
arr. Mac Huff: Chattanooga Choo Choo
arr. Philip Kern: Sing, Sing, Sing
arr. Larry Clark and Greg Gilpin: Armed Forces -- the Pride of America!
arr. Keith Christopher: God Bless America St. Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT
Admission: $25; in advance $20.
For more info: 203-743-0473
Tina Johns Heidrich, conductor.
Featuring texts set by composers in languages other than their native tongue, including works by Lassus, Schütz, Hindemith and Mäntjärvi, as well as the premiere of a newly commisioned work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec. St. Ignatius of Antioch, 552 West End Avenue (at 87th Street)
Admission: $20; students/seniors $10.
For more info: 908-654-0248
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge
Felix Mendelssohn: Hear My Prayer
James Macmillan: A New Song
Paul Halley: God Be Merciful Unto Us Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue (at 73rd Street)
Admission: $25; students/seniors $20.
For more info: 212-288-8920
Andrew Henderson and Mary Huff, conductors and organists. Victoria Drake, harp; Barry Centanni, percussion.
A concert and walking tour of Central Park. Works by Asola, Machaut, Fine, van Dijk, Maltby and Shire, Lennon and McCartney, James Taylor and more. Starting at the Central Park entrance at 77th Street and Central Park West
Admission: $15 in advance; $20 at the door.
For more info: 646-275-6660
Vince Peterson, conductor.
The US premiere of Kenneth Leighton's ravishing cantata Birds for two pianos and celesta, on poetry by Aristophanes, Hardy, Shelley and others, in the hauntingly melodious English style of Vaughan Williams. The world premiere of a cantata by Erol Gurol on Turkish love poetry. The revival of neglected works for chorus and piano by early 20th century American maverick Wallingford Riegger. Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th Street
Admission: $25; seniors $20; students $5.
For more info: 323-481-3329
Mark Shapiro, conductor.
Works by Dufay, Busnois, Ockeghem, Josquin, Isaac, Lassus and others. Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue at Tenth Street
Admission: $10-$65
For more info: 212-358-7060
Dennis Keene, artistic director and conductor.
Handel: Chandos Anthem no. 11 Let God Arise The Reformed Church of Bronxville, 180 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, NY
Admission: Free
For more info: 914-337-6776
Matthew Phelps, conductor. Mark Peterson, organ.
Featuring four-part harmony with songs ranging from the late 1800s to more contemporary music. Special guest quartet: Vocal Spectrum. The Yvonne Theater, Rider University, 1 Orchard Lane, Lawrence, NJ
Admission: Before 3/20: $18; 3/21-5/29: $25; 5/30 to show: $28.
For more info: 888-636-4449
Jack Pinto, director.
A concert exploring water and the theme of renewal, with Eric Whitacre's Cloudburst; Bob Chilcott's Making Waves; Henryk Górecki's Broad Waters; and presenting the New York City premiere of Chris Hughlett's The Elements of Change. St. Ignatius of Antioch, 552 West End Avenue (at West 87th Street)
Admission: $25; seniors $20.
For more info: 212-330-7293
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Recognize someone you know in this look into the best and worst of human nature as told through memorable selections from Broadway, the American spiritual and other musical genres. Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church, 666 Albin Avenue, West Babylon, NY
Admission: $18 ($20 at the door); seniors /students $15 ($17 at the door).
For more info: 516-798-5475 or 631-650-7413
Anne Kollar, conductor. Russell Brand, accompanist.
Admission: $15; students / seniors $10.
For more info: 914-937-5212
John Federico, conductor. Light refreshments to follow.