Stephen Sands

Antioch at Washington and Lee
2018-11-10 20:00 - 21:30 UTC | Wilson Hall Auditorium, 800 S Main St., MSC 3501, Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
Founding tenor and Executive Director
November 10, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Wilson Hall/Concert Hall
Celebrating its 21st season, the Antioch Chamber Ensemble has become one of the most highly regarded professional choral ensembles in America. Antioch made its debut at Washington and Lee University in 2017, presenting a fabulous program of works by twentieth and twenty-first century composers. For its return engagement, the Ensemble will perform works by Robert Kyr, Morten Lauridsen, and Leo Sowerby.
Tickets are required:
Adult $20
Senior $15
W&L Faculty and Staff $10
W&L Student/Student $5
Tickets are forfeited if not seated 5 MINUTES prior to curtain time.

Bernstein at 100
2018-11-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Hauser Auditorium at Pingry School, 131 Martinsville Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920, United States
Artistic Director and Conductor
An all-Bernstein program featuring the Somerset Hills Chorus, New Jersey Youth Chorus Young Men’s Ensembles and The Bernards High School Madrigal Ensemble
A joyful celebration of the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth.

Antioch - In Praise of Music
2018-10-19 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Ignatius of Antioch, 552 West End Ave, New York, NY, 10024, United States
Antioch is thrilled to be collaborating with legendary choral composer Robert Kyr for this concert that features his works along with complimentary English madrigals and motets. In November, Antioch will record a CD of the works of Robert Kyr at Washington and Lee University. The works of Dr. Kyr that are on this program will be on this CD. Come enjoy an evening of transformative choral music and meet Robert Kyr and the artists after the concert!
Composers include: Bennett, Weelkes, Morely, Kyr, Lauridsen, Sowerby, Whitacre and Brown
TICKETS: https://www.showclix.com/event/antiochkyr

THE MILE-LONG OPERA, A BIOGRAPHY OF 7 O’CLOCK
2018-10-03 - 2018-10-07 | The High Line, New York, NY
Music Director of Downtown Voices
http://milelongopera.com/

For five consecutive nights, October 3-7, 2018, 1,000 singers from across New York will come together on the High Line for the first-ever performances of The Mile-Long Opera: a biography of 7 o’clock – an ambitious, collective, free choral work that shares personal stories from hundreds of New Yorkers about life in our rapidly changing city.
The stories sung in the The Mile-Long Opera have been gathered through first-hand interviews with residents throughout the city, asking what 7:00 pm means to them. They reveal a vast spectrum of feelings and perspectives—and, by extension, represent the diverse character of the city’s inhabitants and their individual experiences.

Set in one of the most dynamic public spaces for observing New York City and its multitude of intersecting lives, The Mile-Long Opera invites audiences to move in and out of groups of singers as they walk along the High Line.
At the heart of the work is an extensive community engagement initiative that activates non-profit cultural organizations across all five boroughs. Seven Anchor Partners serve as a hub for engaging local audiences—from recruiting singers, to holding and welcoming the public for open rehearsals and workshops, to hosting social and cultural events in the lead-up to the October performances.

Bel Canto - Fire and Grace
2018-09-23 17:00 - 20:00
Bel Canto featuring Fire and Grace, September 23, 2018
Virtuoso violin meets Celtic guitar—Edwin Huizinga and William Coulter present an
astonishing exploration of the fire and grace which connect the elements of classical, folk and
contemporary music.

Summer Voices
2018-07-30 - 2018-08-02 | Somerset Hills Performing Arts Center at Bernards High, 25 Olcott Ave, Bernardsville, NJ, 07924, United States
Artistic Director and Teacher:
Sing like you’ve never sung before when you join the popular Summer Voices! Now in its seventh year, Summer Voices provides a vocal music camp experience unlike any other, where participants will join in solo singing and voice training, ensemble-based music-making, music theory and aural skills, and special interest sessions which enhance every student’s musicality in a fun and safe summer camp environment.
Within the camp, students will be placed into age-based, developmentally-appropriate groups to give students the most optimal musical experience. In these groups, each singer will develop their love of music, further develop vocal skills, and increase musical knowledge and understanding.

Carmel Bach Festival
2018-07-14 - 2018-07-28
https://www.bachfestival.org/stephen-sands
Tenth season as a tenor in the professional chorale.

Time's Arrow Part 2: Webern
2018-06-23 13:00 - 15:30 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
Webern – Passacaglia, Op. 1; Im Sommerwind, Six Pieces for Large Orchestra, Op. 6; Kantate #2, Op. 31
Brahms – A German Requiem
NOVUS NY, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, and Downtown Voices; Colleen Daly, soprano and Stephen Salters, baritone; Julian Wachner and Stephen Sands, conductors
The Time’s Arrow Festival continues its focus on the complete works of Austrian serialist composer Anton Webern begun last fall. In keeping with the signature juxtaposition of early and modern music which is the trademark of the series, the festival presents Webern’s works along with later composers he inspired, including Ligeti, Babbitt, Lutosławski, Heinz Holliger, Christopher Rouse, and more. NOVUS NY will anchor most of the performances, joined for the finale by The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Downtown Voices, and special guests Sandbox Percussion will perform the first concert of the series on June 18.

The BIG SING
2018-06-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave at 112th St., New York, NY
Guest Conductor

NYCC’s The BIG SING is an annual free massed singing event inaugurated in 2011 by the New York Choral Consortium as an opportunity for New York choral singers to sing together, and to celebrate the beginning of the summer, a season in which the City is active with choral workshops, festivals and “sing” series. Typically between 300 and 400 singers participate. All are welcome!

TOTAL EMBRACE: Leonard Bernstein at 100
2018-06-02 20:00 - 22:00 | trinity wall street church, 74 Trinity Place, NY, New York, United States
Wachner – Jubilate Deo and Psalm Cycle III
Foss – Psalms
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices, Trinity Youth Chorus, and NOVUS NY; Julian Wachner, conductor
Trinity celebrates the centennial of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with a wide-ranging selection of the iconic composer-conductor’s music, as well as works by other notable New York City composer-conductors including Bernstein’s lifelong friend Lukas Foss, as well as Gustav Mahler, Pierre Boulez, Aaron Copland, and Julian Wachner. With a special emphasis on lesser-known and vocal compositions, the concerts will feature resident contemporary music orchestra NOVUS NY and a roster of North America’s leading instrumental and vocal soloists, all under Wachner’s direction.

Total Embrace
2018-05-24 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
Tenor in the choir for the world premiere of Paola Prestini’s – Imaginary World of Wild Order: A Mass

Total Embrace
2018-05-17 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
Soloist and tenor for the world premiere of Jonathan Newman’s Mass

Williamson Voices
2018-04-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, 1 East Oak Street, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920
Music in the Somerset Hills presents Westminster Williamson Voices
FREE
Artistic Director of MISH and MC

Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Spring Oratorio Concert
2018-03-18 16:00 - 17:30 | Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, 1 East Oak Street, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920
Tenor soloist

20th Century Masses - Downtown Voices
2018-03-11 15:00 - 16:30 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
Rheinberger Mass in Eb, Howells Requiem and Frank Martin Mass for Double Choir
Conductor of Downtown Voices

A Song Full of Hope - African American Sacred Music with Donald Dumpson
2018-03-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Hauser Auditorium at Pingry School, 131 Martinsville Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920, United States
Featuring the Somerset Hills Chorus, Caritas Chamber Chorale and The Apprentice Choir of the Newark Boys Chorus
Music in the Somerset Hills, Artistic Director

St. Paul's Organ Inauguration Concert
2018-02-24 13:00 - 14:30 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
Tenor soloist in BWV 31 and 80

Antioch 20th Anniversary Concert
2018-02-11 17:00 - 18:30 | St. John on the Mountain, 379 Mount Harmony Rd, Bernardsville, New Jersey, 07924, United States
Tenor and Executive Director

Antioch 20th Anniversary Concert
2018-02-10 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Ignatius of Antioch, 552 West End Ave, New York, NY, 10024, United States

NJYC/SHSD Boys and Girls Choral Festival
2018-01-27 | Somerset Hills Performing Arts Center at Bernards High, 25 Olcott Ave, Bernardsville, NJ, 07924, United States
Director of BMS Choirs.

Community Carol Singalong
2017-12-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
Downtown Voices and Trinity’s new music orchestra, NOVUS NY; Stephen Sands, conductor
Free
An extravaganza of Christmas favorites for brass and choir with audience participation

Trinity Choir - Handel's Messiah
2017-12-17 15:00 - 17:30, 2017-12-16 19:30 - 22:00, 2017-12-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Trinity Wall Street, Broadway & Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
The Trinity Choir and Baroque orchestra present Handel’s Messiah. Tenor and soloist from the choir.

Canadian Brass
2017-12-02 | Somerset Hills Performing Arts Center at Bernards High, 25 Olcott Ave, Bernardsville, NJ, 07924, United States
The Somerset Hills Chorus combines forces with the world famous Canadian Brass for a holiday performance. Conductor.

Antioch at Holy Trinity's 50th Season of Vespers
2017-11-19 17:00 - 19:00 | Holy Trinity Church, 3 West 65th Street, New York, New York, 10023, United States
Antioch will sing as part of the 50th anniversary season of the Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity Church in NYC. Executive Director and tenor

NJYC/BMS Team Campbell Foundation Fundraiser Concert
2017-11-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Somerset Hills Performing Arts Center at Bernards High, 25 Olcott Ave, Bernardsville, NJ, 07924, United States
BMS and NJYC Team up to raise funds for the Team Campbell Foundation.

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Antioch at St. John on the Mountain
2017-11-17 08:00 - 17:00
Tenor and Executive Director
Antioch returns to the Music in the Somerset Hills concert series to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

Rachmaninoff Vespers at Compline
2017-11-12 20:00 - 21:00 | St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York, United States
A special Compline presentation of the Vespers. Conductor of Downtown Voices

Psalms Project - Finale
2017-11-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Alice Tulley Hall, Lincoln Center, NY, New York, United States
Alice Tulley Hall Finale
“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.
