Stephen Sands

Psalms Project - Trinity Choir
2017-11-02 19:30 - 20:30 UTC | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
“Out of the depths I cry to you!” For nearly 3,000 years, humans have reached out to the divine through the Psalms, the Hebrew Bible’s book of hymns revealing the gratitude, fear, and longing of the human heart. In this unprecedented choral project, four world-renowned choirs traverse 1,000 years of music over the course of 12 thematic concerts featuring all 150 psalms by 150 different composers from Bach and Handel to today’s leading artists, including new commissions by Nico Muhly and David Lang, among others.

All concerts are approximately one hour long and will be preceded by a brief introduction.

Bel Canto! - Glenn Miller Orchestra
2017-10-28 | New York
Music in the Somerset Hills annual gala. An evening of food, wine and dancing with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Details TBA

Trinity Choir - Utrecht Festival
2017-08-31 - 2017-09-02 | New York
Concerts as part of the Utrecht Early Music Festival in Utrecht, Netherlands. More info TBA

Antioch Chamber Ensemble - Go/Hear - England!
2017-08-18 20:00 - 22:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 97 E. Genesee St, Skaneateles, NY, United States
Go/Hear – England!

The second “Go / Hear” program takes us to England, with wide-ranging music by Tallis, Purcell, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Thomas Adès, and – of course – The Beatles. In between musical selections spanning six centuries, see the sights of England past and present, along with visual projections of paintings by Turner, Blake, and Whistler. Artistic Directors Aaron Wunsch and Julia Bruskin and the pitch-perfect choir Antioch perform, among others.
Program:
Elgar: Violin Sonata
Vaughan Williams: Three English Fol Songs
Tallis: Loquebantur variis
English Renaissance Madrigals
Britten: Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings
Adès: Cardiac Arrest
Mealor: Ubi caritas for the Royal Wedding
The Beatles: song arrangements

Antioch Chamber Ensemble - The Great Beyond!
2017-08-17 20:00 - 22:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 97 E. Genesee St, Skaneateles, NY, United States
The Great Beyond

Sure to be memorable, this program features transcendent and profound choral and instrumental music that speaks to eternity, transfiguration, and consolation, culminating in Gabriel Fauré’s ravishing Requiem for chamber orchestra, organ, harp, and solo violin. The exceptional chamber choir Antioch will astonish you with its “clarity of tone and intonation so pure that you could hear the buzz of overtones” (New York Times).
Program:
Fauré: Requiem
Bach, List, Messiaen, Eric Whitacre: Short instrumental and choral selections on the theme of eternity

Carmel Bach Festival
2017-07-15 - 2017-07-29 | Sunset Center, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carmel-by-the-sea, California, United States
Carmel Bach Festival Chorale Tenor – Part of the 80th anniversary season of the Carmel Bach Festival. See the festival website for specific performance dates and times. BachFestival.org

Handel's Water Music on the Lake
2017-06-24 18:30 - 21:30 | The Lake Club, Lake Road, Far Hills, New Jersey, United States
Artistic Director and conductor
Three hundred years ago this summer, King George I of England (and, you may recall, the American Colonies) commissioned Handel to write and perform “music suitable for a concert on the River Thames”. This was the genesis of the three suites we know as “Handel’s Water Music”. The Daily Courant reported that the King and his party (mostly aristocratic ladies of impeccable breeding and doubtful morals) boarded the royal barge at Whitehall Palace about 8 PM on July 17 and were taken upriver to Chelsea. The tide was rising, so the current was strong enough to enable the barge to dispense with its oarsmen. A rather less splendid barge containing Handel and his 50 musicians kept pace alongside, enabling the King to enjoy the world première performance of Handel’s work – in fact, he insisted on hearing the suites three times that evening on the journey to and from Chelsea.
As a tercentenary tribute to Mr. Handel and his Water Music, Music in the Somerset Hills is proud to present an outdoor, on the water performance of this work at the Lake Club in Far Hills on Saturday, June 24 at 8:30 PM. On a platform built out into the lake (no royal barge being available), Stephen Sands will conduct the well-known early music ensemble, The Sebastians, in performances of the Water Music and a contemporary work almost as famous, the Spring and Summer movements of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
As well as being the final concert in MISH’s 2016-17 concert season, this event will be part of the yearlong celebrations surrounding the centenary of the Lake & Game Club of Far Hills. Membership of the club is not necessary to buy tickets for the concert.
Bring a picnic, if you wish. Gates open at 6:30 – concert begins at 8:30. Parking $10 per vehicle. Chairs are provided in the VIP section. If you purchase a General Admission ticket, please bring your own chair or blanket.
The rain date is Sunday, June 25. If it is raining again on Sunday, the concert will move indoors to The Pingry School in Basking Ridge. All Sales are final! There will be no refunds.

Philip Glass Symphony No. 5
2017-05-20 20:00 - 21:30, 2017-05-19 20:00 - 21:30 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
Written to mark the turn of the millennium, Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 5 manifests Gustav Mahler’s opinion that “The symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything.” Glass draws from diverse spiritual wellsprings, including the Bible, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, the Koran, Hindu scriptures, and West African traditions, to create an epic narrative. The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices, and NOVUS NY will combine their full forces to perform this all-embracing masterpiece, conducted by Julian Wachner.
Preparing Downtown Voices and Singing Tenor

Monteverdi Vespers
2017-05-10 19:30 - 21:00 | cathedral basilica of philadelphia, 18th and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and the Trinity Baroque Orchestra will give a special performance on May 10, of Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, a monumental 90-minute masterpiece involving an up to 10-part chorus, seven soloists, and orchestra.
Tenor and soloist in Trinity Choir

Monteverdi Vespers
2017-05-09 21:00 - 21:30 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
On Claudio Monteverdi’s 450th birthday, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and the Trinity Baroque Orchestra will give a special performance on May 9, of Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, a monumental 90-minute masterpiece involving an up to 10-part chorus, seven soloists, and orchestra. The performance will be repeated the following day in Philadelphia.
Tenor and soloist in Trinity Choir

Bach St. John Passion - Trinity Wall Street
2017-04-10 01:00 - 15:30 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
Tenor soloist and octet member with Trinity Baroque Orchestra

Downtown Voices: Israel & Egypt
2017-04-08 19:30 | trinity wall street church, 74 Trinity Place, NY, New York, United States
Conductor of Downtown Voices and Trinity Baroque Orchestra

Basking Ridge Presbyterian Oratorio Singers Spring Concert
2017-03-26 16:00 - 17:30 | Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, 1 East Oak Street, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920
Bob Chilcott Requiem – Tenor Soloist

Mozart's Requiem
2017-03-12 17:00 | The Pingry School, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Artistic Director and conductor. Featuring The Sebastians

Antioch at Washington and Lee University
2017-02-11 20:00 | Wilson Hall Auditorium, 800 S Main St., MSC 3501, Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

Downtown Voices: Spire and Shadow
2017-01-11 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
A new commission of Zachary Wadsworth which celebrates the rich history of Downtown NYC and is part of the 250th anniversary celebration of St. Paul’s Chapel. Conductor.

FERUS Festival Concert
2017-01-08 04:00 - 18:00 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
Tenor in Trinity Choir

Trinity Wall Street Messiah
2016-12-19 19:30 | Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NY, New York, United States

Trinity Wall Street Messiah
2016-12-18 19:30, 2016-12-15 19:30 | trinity wall street church, 74 Trinity Place, NY, New York, United States

Messiah - Camerata Singers
2016-12-17 19:30 - 22:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 3231 Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA, United States
Tenor Soloist

Messiah
2016-12-13 19:30 - 20:45 | St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 19th & Lincoln Ave, Northampton, PA, 18067, United States

Afternoon Music - Stephen Sands, Melissa Attebury and Mitchell Vines
2016-12-05 08:00 - 17:00 | The Unitarian Church in Summit, 4 Waldron Avenue, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
Our two singers join Afternoon Music’s Artistic Director in a concert featuring
Britten’s Abraham and Isaac, works by Haydn, Saint-Saëns, Fauré & Sondheim

Trinity Wall Street Messiah
2016-11-30 20:00 | State Theatre New Jeresy, 15 LIVINGSTON AVENUE, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States

Bach Mass in B Minor - Trinity Wall Street
2016-11-21 03:00 - 17:00 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States

Antioch at Harvard
2016-11-12 15:00 | Harvard University, 52 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
The culmination of Antioch’s residency at Harvard. Concert will include world premieres by Harvard students as well as Antioch’s own repertoire.

The Double Choir: The Somerset Hills Community Chorus and Caritas
2016-11-06 17:00 | St. James Church, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Artistic Director and conductor

Antioch at Vassar
2016-10-29 20:00 | Skinner Hall of Music at Vassar, Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

Downtown Voices: October Garden and Winter Songs
2016-10-23 17:00 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
Conductor of Downtown Voices. Concert featuring Wachner’s October Garden and Lauridsen’s Mid Winter Songs
