upcoming events
Voices of Ascension opens its 2026–2027 season with a program that matches musical grandeur with profound humanistic depth.
The Clarion Choir and Orchestra will perform J.S. Bach's Magnificat alongside the premiere of Alistair Coleman's Nunc Dimittis at the Park Avenue Christian Church in New York City.
On period instruments, Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell take Handel’s masterpiece back to its roots as a dramatic and uplifting entertainment.
On period instruments, Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell take Handel’s masterpiece back to its roots as a dramatic and uplifting entertainment.
On period instruments, Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell take Handel’s masterpiece back to its roots as a dramatic and uplifting entertainment.
Handel tells a timeless biblical tale in music of tremendous power, including high-flying solo arias and dramatic choruses. Baroque specialist Jeannette Sorrell returns to conduct the Orchestra, a quartet of stellar vocal soloists, and her vibrant chorus, Apollo’s Singers.
Handel tells a timeless biblical tale in music of tremendous power, including high-flying solo arias and dramatic choruses. Baroque specialist Jeannette Sorrell returns to conduct the Orchestra, a quartet of stellar vocal soloists, and her vibrant chorus, Apollo’s Singers.
Handel tells a timeless biblical tale in music of tremendous power, including high-flying solo arias and dramatic choruses. Baroque specialist Jeannette Sorrell returns to conduct the Orchestra, a quartet of stellar vocal soloists, and her vibrant chorus, Apollo’s Singers.
Handel tells a timeless biblical tale in music of tremendous power, including high-flying solo arias and dramatic choruses. Baroque specialist Jeannette Sorrell returns to conduct the Orchestra, a quartet of stellar vocal soloists, and her vibrant chorus, Apollo’s Singers.
The Clarion Choir performs Handel’s classic masterpiece at the Union Club in New York City.
Join sopranos Rachel Doehring Jackson and Lucy Fitz Gibbon as they perform Sheila Silver’s “Songs of Resilience” with Ensemble Ipse, as part of Silver’s 80th Birthday Celebration concert.
In the splendid acoustics of Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, enjoy a world-class performance of Mozart’s stunning final creation: his Requiem, one of the most iconic works in the choral and orchestra repertoire. Joined by four of today’s leading vocal soloists, Christophe Rousset conducts Orchestra of St. Luke’s with The Clarion Choir.
As part of Voices of Ascension’s new Choral Visionaries series, Voices welcomes Kathy Saltzman Romey, long-time Director of Choral Activities at the University of Minnesota and Artistic Director of the Minnesota Chorale.
As part of Voices of Ascension’s new Choral Visionaries series, Voices welcomes Kathy Saltzman Romey, long-time Director of Choral Activities at the University of Minnesota and Artistic Director of the Minnesota Chorale.
The Clarion Choir and Orchestra performs J.S. Bach's Easter Oratorio (BWV 249) on Wednesday, April 14, 2027, at the Park Avenue Christian Church in New York City.
This pillar of choral literature is one of the greatest works ever written by one of Western music’s greatest composers.
Featuring a World Premiere commission from Ashi Day, and works by Ted Hearne, Scott Ordway, Pulitzer Prize–winner Caroline Shaw, and more, The Thirteen performs music that blends intimate personal narratives with broader social reflection, creating a portrait of our time in sound.
Featuring a World Premiere commission from Ashi Day, and works by Ted Hearne, Scott Ordway, Pulitzer Prize–winner Caroline Shaw, and more, The Thirteen performs music that blends intimate personal narratives with broader social reflection, creating a portrait of our time in sound.
Featuring a World Premiere commission from Ashi Day, and works by Ted Hearne, Scott Ordway, Pulitzer Prize–winner Caroline Shaw, and more, The Thirteen performs music that blends intimate personal narratives with broader social reflection, creating a portrait of our time in sound.
Jackson makes her New York City solo recital debut in Incantation, featuring a world premiere song cycle by composer Joseph N. Rubinstein.
Recent events
This 2026 installment of Musica Sacra’s immersive SurRound events – described by New York Classical Review as “what it feels like to be inside a piece of music”.
Jackson joins as the soprano soloist in Mozart’s Missa Brevis in C major, K. 258 (“Piccolomini”), performed with St. Bartholomew’s Choir and orchestra.
Jackson debuts with the NY Philharmonic Chorus as Gustavo Dudamel conducts Prokofiev’s Fifth, John Adams, and Zosha Di Castri.
Jackson debuts with the NY Philharmonic Chorus as Gustavo Dudamel conducts Prokofiev’s Fifth, John Adams, and Zosha Di Castri.
Jackson debuts with the NY Philharmonic Chorus as Gustavo Dudamel conducts Prokofiev’s Fifth, John Adams, and Zosha Di Castri.
Jackson debuts with the NY Philharmonic Chorus as Gustavo Dudamel conducts Prokofiev’s Fifth, John Adams, and Zosha Di Castri.
Jackson debuts with the NY Philharmonic Chorus as Gustavo Dudamel conducts Prokofiev’s Fifth, John Adams, and Zosha Di Castri.
Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio, draws the Bard Music Festival—and all seven weeks of Bard SummerScape—to a gripping close.
Following the past three seasons’ sold-out concerts in nearby Rhinebeck, the Bard Music Festival returns off-campus for Program Six, “I live with God ever before me: Mozart’s Religion.”
In a thoughtfully curated concert with commentary, Program Four, “Theatrical Life in Vienna: Hanswurst, Leporello, and Papageno,” scholar Lisa de Alwis investigates the popular Viennese theater traditions that inspired two of Mozart’s best-loved comic characters: Don Giovanni’s Leporello and The Magic Flute’s Papageno.
Join us for performances of the national anthems featuring the five-time Grammy-nominated Clarion Choir alongside Grammy winners and 2022-24 MetLiveArts Quartet in Residence Catalyst Quartet in the American Wing’s light-filled Charles Engelhard Court.
Join us for performances of the national anthems featuring the five-time Grammy-nominated Clarion Choir alongside Grammy winners and 2022-24 MetLiveArts Quartet in Residence Catalyst Quartet in the American Wing’s light-filled Charles Engelhard Court.