Renaissance Reflections: Music for Lent
Renaissance Reflections: Music for Lent
New York, NY
The Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir performs highlights from the Renaissance era, when composers like Allegri, Byrd, Palestrina, Tallis and Victoria created a golden age of choral music. At the heart of the program is the Mass for Four Voices by William Byrd, one of the period’s greatest masterpieces. C…
Friday, March 22 2024
7:00 PM
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8:00 PM
The Music of Ruth Watson Henderson
The Music of Ruth Watson Henderson
New York, NY
Join us as we present a concert in one of New York’s most beautiful churches, and the venue we’ve chosen for our first professional recording project: Church of Our Saviour. Hear the Fifth Avenue Choir in the resplendent acoustics of Our Saviour’s stunning sanctuary as we present an evening of ench…
Friday, February 9 2024
7:00 PM
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8:15 PM
In the Beginning: Songs of Creation
In the Beginning: Songs of Creation
New York, NY
About the Program A concert of music celebrating the beauty of our natural world and the beloved stories of its origin. Featuring In the Beginning, Aaron Copland’s vibrant a cappella showpiece, this immersive program blends more traditional choral music with the songs and sounds of jazz, music the…
Friday, October 21 2022
7:00 PM
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8:15 PM
To the Hands: Songs of Compassion
To the Hands: Songs of Compassion
New York, NY
About the Program “God’s dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion.” – Desmond Tutu This powerful, genre-defying concert features a diverse selection of choral music and solos that sing of the blessin…
Friday, February 10 2023
7:00 PM
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8:15 PM
Carols by Candlelight
Carols by Candlelight
New York, NY
About the Program Step away from the bustle of Christmas preparations for an hour of beautiful choral music and congregational carols in the candlelit beauty of Kirkland Chapel. Broadway star Jeanne Lehman reads seasonal poetry as the FAPC Chamber Choir performs a selection of familiar Christmas m…
Fri, Dec 2 2022
7:00 PM
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Sat, Dec 3 2022
8:15 PM
Duruflé Requiem
Duruflé Requiem
New York, NY
About the Program A work of tremendous beauty and spiritual depth, Maurice Duruflé's Requiem is a pinnacle of 20th-century choral music. The Fifth Avenue Choir is joined by orchestra for this concert, which also features From Darkness to Light, a striking cantata by celebrated Canadian composer Ru…
Fri, Mar 31 2023
7:00 PM
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Sat, Apr 1 2023
8:15 PM
Verdi Requiem
Verdi Requiem
New York, NY
About the Program A dramatic and powerful prayer for deliverance from death and hell, Verdi’s Requiem is a thrilling product of years of experience as the world’s greatest opera composer. The Shelest Piano Duo join us for the world premiere of Ryan Jackson’s thrilling new arrangement of this maste…
Thu, Apr 7 2022
7:00 PM
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Fri, Apr 8 2022
8:30 PM
Celestial Songs: In Celebration of Music
Celestial Songs: In Celebration of Music
New York, NY
About the Program An uplifting evening of choral music in celebration of sacred song and poetry. Immerse yourself in the dazzling soundscape of Benjamin Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia, a mesmerizing choral tribute to the patron saint of music, performed alongside Francis Poulenc’s delightful settin…
Friday, October 20 2023
7:00 PM
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8:15 PM
Carols by Candlelight
Carols by Candlelight
New York, NY
About the Program Step away from the bustle of Christmas preparations for an hour of beautiful choral music and congregational carols in the candlelit beauty of Kirkland Chapel. Broadway star Jeanne Lehman reads seasonal poetry as the FAPC Chamber Choir performs a selection of familiar Christmas m…
Fri, Dec 8 2023
7:00 PM
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Sat, Dec 9 2023
8:15 PM
Faire is the Heaven: Music for Double Choir
Faire is the Heaven: Music for Double Choir
New York, NY
About the Program The Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir takes on a slightly larger formation for this spectacular concert of music for double choir. From Renaissance Spain through modern-day America, composers have been captivated by the greater expressive potential of writing choral music in eight parts…
Friday, February 11 2022
7:00 PM
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8:15 PM