Stephen Sands

Trinity Christmas Concert
2023-12-17 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
Join all of Trinity’s vocal ensembles on December 17, at 3pm, in Trinity Church for a holiday extravaganza full of Christmas carols and other festive songs, featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Trinity Youth Chorus, St. Paul’s Chapel Choir, Downtown Voices, NOVUS NY Brass, and the Choirs from the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). Free.

Trinity Messiah
2023-12-13 - 2023-12-15 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
Join us for Handel’s Messiah on December 13-15, at 7pm, in Trinity Church, a cherished holiday tradition that has captivated New York audiences since it was first presented by the church in 1770. Deemed by The New York Times as “transcendent and awe-inspiring,” Trinity’s unique Messiah is performed in a sacred space, on period instruments, with soloists from The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Ryan Brandau, guest conductor. Ticketed.

Readings and Carols - Somerset Hills Chorus
2023-12-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Morristown Presbyterian Church, 57 E Park Place, Morristown, NJ, United States
An evening of Readings and Carols, featuring Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols with choir, organ, brass and orchestra.

Unconventional Wisdom - TENET/Downtown Voices
2023-12-07 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
Exploring a Wealth of Beauty from Italian Convents
We are excited to present this all-female program for treble voices in collaboration with Trinity Wall Street and the treble vocalists of Downtown Voices, under guest director Elena Williamson. This program celebrates music from 17th century Italian convents in what may seem an unlikely place for a wellspring of music and creativity. The extraordinary nuns produced a wealth of musical fruit, and TENET will feature works by famed composer Chiara Maria Cozzolani, Sulpitia Cesis, Vittoria Aleotti, and Catarina Assandra.
PROGRAM
Vittoria Aleotti: Io v’amo vita mia
Caterina Assandra: Duo seraphim and O dulcis amor Jesu
Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: Alma redemptoris, Ave Maria, Ave mater dilectissima, O Gloria in altissimis Deo, Gloriosa domina, Quis audivit unquam tale, and Surgamus omnes
Isabella Leonarda: Ad arma, o spiritus rebelles
Leonarda Orsini: Per pianto la mia cara
Lucretia Vizzana: Domine, Dominus noster

Antioch with Brentano String Quartet
2023-12-03 16:00 - 18:00 | parlance chamber concerts
The celebrated Brentano String Quartet and the Antioch Chamber Ensemble Choir will join forces for a moving and eclectic program featuring the World Premiere of Bruce Adolphe’s Memory Believes (a requiem), written in honor of the composer’s brother, artist Jonathan Adolphe.The event will also include Beethoven’s otherworldly Cavatina from his 13th string Quartet, a selection of favorite English Madrigals, and Mozart’sexquisite motet, Ave Verum Corpus for choir and strings, written less than six months before the composer’s death in 1791.

Akathist - Benedict Sheehan World Premiere and Recording
2023-11-10 - 2023-11-11 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
On November 10 & 11, in Trinity Church, experience the world premiere of Benedict Sheehan’s oratorio, Akathist, an epic meditation on choosing gratitude, in collaboration with Artefact Ensemble. Featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Downtown Voices; Trinity Youth Chorus; and Elaine Kelly, conductor. Free.

Dixit Dominus
2023-10-29 15:00 - 17:00 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
Handel’s dramatic choral work, Dixit Dominus, will be presented on October 29, at 3pm, in Trinity Church by Trinity’s early music experts: The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra, under the direction of Avi Stein. Free.

Blairsden - Great Gatsby Event
2023-10-07 17:00 - 21:00 | New York
Step back in time and be transported through music at one of New Jersey’s most historic mansions!
Blairsden is a 62,000 square foot, châteauesque, architectural gem overlooking the Somerset Hills. The evening’s entertainment will feature three world-class musical groups performing 1920s vocal music, ballroom, and jazz in various rooms of the mansion. Guests are encouraged to dress in roaring 20s attire, and the evening will include dancing, cocktails, and heavy hors d’oeuvre stations.

BWV 129 and 110 - Bach@1
2023-10-04 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
Bach at One returns to St. Paul’s Chapel on October 4, at 1pm, with The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Trinity Baroque Orchestra; and Avi Stein, conductor; presenting BWV 129 and BWV 110. Free. Tenor Soloist

Downtown Voices at Compline
2023-09-24 20:00 - 21:00 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
Join Downtown Voices on September 24, at 8pm, in Trinity Church for Compline by Candlelight, an ancient rite of prayers to end the day. Stephen Sands, conductor
Arnold Schoenberg Friede auf Erden, Op. 13
Randall Svane The Lord’s Prayer (US Premiere)

DEVOTION: FAITH AS REFUGE
2023-09-20 19:00 - 21:00 | PACNYC, World Trade Center, NY
DEVOTION: FAITH AS REFUGE
Sep 20, 2023

Featuring
Arun Ramamurthy & Trina Basu ft. Samarth Nagarkar
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Youth Chorus
ÌFÉ
Innov Gnawa
The Klezmatics
Damien Sneed and Chorale Le Chateau
Tanya Tagaq
Curated in Collaboration with Trinity Church Wall Street
Programming Consultant Annie Ohayon
Directed by Sarah Benson

https://pacnyc.org/whats-on/refuge-faith/

Organ Inauguration Concert
2023-09-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
On September 17, at 2 and 3pm, celebrate the completion of Trinity’s new organ in the Chapel of All Saints at Trinity Church. Works by Monteverdi, Rossi, Corradini, Neri, Kerll, and Gabrieli with members of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Avi Stein and Alcée Chriss, organ. Free.

Ross Farm/MISH Music Festival
2023-09-09 | Ross Farm
A day of music from different Genres

LABRYNTHS - Chanticleer
2023-07-22 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Abbey, 230 Mendham Rd, Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
The GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer presents their brand-new tour of songs “as fresh as a blade of grass, tightly focused and keenly expressive” (New York Times).
“New possibilities lurk around every corner of the labyrinth. Its twists and turns contain opportunity and setback. But whichever decision we make — forward or back, right or wrong — we always end up at our destination. Stick close as we explore the labyrinth.”

Annelies - Somerset Hills Chorus
2023-06-10 - 2023-06-11 | Morristown Presbyterian Church, 57 E Park Place, Morristown, NJ, United States
The Somerset Hills Chorus & Rise Up Chorus join together for a performance of James Whitbourn’s oratorio “Annelies,” based on The Diary of Anne Frank.
Saturday, June 10 – Plainfield NJ
Sunday, June 11 – Morristown NJ

Trinity Season Ender Concert
2023-06-04 16:00 - 17:30 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States

To Repair - Harvard Residency
2023-04-13 - 2023-04-15 | carnegie hall: stern auditorium
TO REPAIR
Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 8:00 PM | Sanders Theatre, Harvard University
Friday, April 14, 2023 | 6:00 PM | Carnegie Hall, New York City
Saturday, April 15, 2023 | 7:00 PM | Alice Tilley Hall Lincoln Center, New York City
Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
Harvard Choruses New Music Initiative
World premieres by Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, Joel Thompson, and Molly Joyce; works by Fraser Weist ‘18 & Dara Wenjia Li ‘20
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, conductor

Last Words
2023-04-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
Concert of works inspired by 7 Last Words
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Downtown Voices; NOVUS NY

Bach @ 1
2023-03-22 13:00 - 14:30 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States

Midnight Magic - Mirror Visions Ensemble
2023-03-18 20:00 - 21:30 | New York
“The sun has set, the gloaming has gone, and stillness has settled in. As the clock strikes twelve, something mystical begins to stir…the night brings a wonder all its own.”
Mirror Visions Ensemble’s Midnight Magic reflects upon the witching hour as musical favorites by Wolf, Poulenc, and Fauré intermingle with Bonds, Sondheim, and more. Three stunning voices (mezzo Abi Levis, tenor Daniel McGrew, and baritone Mischa Bouvier) are alongside pianist Max Hammond. Performances of commissioned works feature Carlos Simon’s “Dreams” and Andrew Gerle’s arrangement of “That Old Black Magic.”

Trinity Choir with Stefan Parkman
2023-03-15 13:00 - 15:00 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States

Compline - Downtown Voices - Shaw - To the Hands
2023-02-26 20:00 - 21:00 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
Downtown Voices performs Caroline Shaw’s To the Hands during Compline

Fantasies, Fugues, Preludes, and Premieres
2023-02-12 15:00 - 16:30 | Morristown Presbyterian Church, 57 E Park Place, Morristown, NJ, United States
Brian Harlow, Randall Svane, and Randall Wolfgang team up for an evening of works for oboe, organ, and piano.

Western Wind - Chamber Music America
2023-01-08 14:30 - 15:00 | New York
Western Wind – Chamber Music America
https://chambermusicamerica.org/pdf/Showcase-Program.pdf

Andrea Bocelli - Downtown Voices
2022-12-14 | New York
Chorusmaster
December 14 – Manhattan, NY – Madison Square Garden

Messiah - Handel
2022-12-09 - 2022-12-10 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
Trinity Wall Street Messiah

Compline: Lessons and Carols
2022-12-04 20:00 - 21:00 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
Compline By Candlelight on December 4th features Downtown Voices, St. Paul’s Chapel Choir, and the Trinity Youth Chorus in a cherished holiday tradition for congregations around the world: the service of Lessons and Carols tells the Christmas story through readings and musical illuminations. The performance will be conducted by ensemble directors Stephen Sands, Thomas McCargar and Melissa Attebury.

Anthems - Downtown Voices
2022-11-13 15:00 - 16:30 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
On Sunday November 13 at 3pm, Downtown Voices featuring the NOVUS NY string quartet explore works by Undine Smith Moore, Jessie Montgomery, Jenni Brandon and David Lang in an array of selections that explore various composers takes on an “anthem” or a song that represents ideals. Montgomery’s stunning Source Code takes inspiration from spirituals and Gjeilo’s Dark and Luminous Night portrays the journey of the soul as it is guided out of darkness by the light of love. The centerpiece of the concert is David Lang’s the national anthems, a meditative reflection on themes of peace, war, patriotism, pride of place, and what it means to defend freedom that is ultimately fragile and delicate. the national anthems culminates in a powerful contemplation (our common fate) that despite lines drawn on a map, we are all inextricably linked in our human experiences.

Beethoven 9th Symphony
2022-10-22 - 2022-10-23 | New York
The Capital Philharmonic of NJ and The Somerset Hills Chorus. Two performance – 10/22- Trenton War Memorial and 10/23 – Pingry School Hauser Auditorium

The Lukas Foss Legacy at Carnegie Hall
2022-10-03 | carnegie hall: stern auditorium
Tenor Soloist and Director of Downtown Voices
Downtown Voices and Buffalo Philharmonic In commemoration of his 100th birthday, we celebrate the life and works of Lukas Foss, music director of the BPO from 1963 to 1970, and a transformative force in the Buffalo arts scene. His early tonal works, like Ode for Orchestra, Symphony No. 1, and Three American Pieces, were sublime, while his later works, such as Renaissance Concerto, which will feature flutist Amy Porter, explored an exciting avant-garde sound for which he became well-known. Rounding out the program is a nod to Foss’ great friend, Leonard Bernstein, with his Three Dances from On the Town, telling the tale of a trio of sailors and their amorous adventures while on leave in New York City.
