Announcing our 2021-2022 Season

We are excited to announce that fall 2021 will mark a return to in-person rehearsals. We hope you can sing with us! Let us know if you will return as a singer or join for the first time. Rehearsals will begin on September 22.

In accordance with NYC Emergency Executive Order 226, all individuals rehearsing or performing with St. George’s Choral Society will be required to provide proof of vaccination. Violations can result in our organization being fined up to $2,000 per incident. Masks will be required.

Fall Concert with Orchestra
St. George’s Church, 7 Rutherford Place, New York, NY
Sunday, November 21 at 3 PM

J. S. Bach – Cantata 4, “Christ lag in Todesbanden”
Haydn – Missa in Angustiis, “Lord Nelson Mass”

Our return to in-person rehearsals and performance will be with wonderful choral repertoire. Bach’s Cantata 4 (sung in German) is scored for choir, strings, and continuo. The chamber singers (by audition) will sing this performance. The solo and duet movements will be sung by the entire choir section, a frequent performance practice. The challenges for the group will be German diction and Baroque stylistic singing. The Haydn “Lord Nelson Mass” is a stunning work, scored for strings, two trumpets, and timpani, that gives the full choir plenty of robust choruses. People love singing this piece, and audiences always enjoy it.

Spring Concert with Piano
Music of Johannes Brahms
St. George’s Church, 7 Rutherford Place, New York, NY
Sunday, May 1 at 3 PM

Brahms: Nänie, op. 82
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45

Brahms is a favorite of many, for good reason. This program features two of his beloved choral works with piano accompaniment. Nänie will be sung by the chamber singers, and the Requiem by the full ensemble. Brahms himself wrote the four-hand piano version, which will be used in this performance. Singers will tackle German diction along with the demands of the pieces.

Summer Choral Festival with strings and organ
Music of Gabriel Fauré
Saturday, June 18 at 7 PM
Church of the Incarnation, 209 Madison Ave, New York, NY

Ave Maria, 1871 (TTB)
Tantum ergo, op. 65, no. 2 (SSA)
Requiem, op. 48

The sweet melodic lines and rich harmonies of Fauré are appealing at all levels. Singers will enjoy fine-tuning the popular Requiem, and will be challenged by the lesser-known motets. A string quintet, with organ, will accompany this program. Rehearsals will be held at St. George’s Church, with the concert at the Church of the Incarnation.