Concerts at Saint Ignatius 2009-2010

Each year Saint Ignatius of Antioch is host to a wonderful series of concerts. Please check back as concerts will be added to the schedule and information updated.

In addition to our own choir, eight ensembles in residence and other groups will be performing at Saint Ignatius this year. For more information about our ensembles-in-residence click here.

Tickets for all concerts are available at the door beginning one half hour prior to each concert. To order advanced tickets for concerts of the Choir and Orchestra of Saint Ignatius please contact the parish office (212) 580-3326. For information about ordering advanced tickets for other concerts, please visit the website of each ensemble.

October 2009

Saturday, October 3, 8:00 P.M.
AMUSE, a 16-voice women’s ensemble
Steven Fox, Conductor
Back to Basics: A program of Medieval and Renaissance music including the works of Hildegard, Josquin, Victoria, Guerrero, Dufay, Palestrina, Marenzio and Byrd’s Mass for Three Voices
Tickets available online: $20; $15 seniors

Sunday, October 18, 4:00 P.M.
Blue Heron Renaissance Choir
Scott Metcalfe, Music Director
Music from the Peterhouse partbooks: Glorious sacred music from the golden age of English cathedral music by Hugh Aston, Nicholas Ludford, and Robert Fayrfax, and secular songs from the Tudor court
Tickets available online: $50 (preferred seating)/ $30.

Sunday, October 25, 3:00 P.M.
Cascata - Early Music Ensemble
“Love’s Virtuosity”: Vocal music on the subject of love juxtaposed with instrumental virtuosity, both from the rich repertoire of early seventeenth century Italy. Music by Monteverdi, Marini, Strozzi and more...
Tickets avilable online: $20/ $15 seniors.

November 2009

Saturday, November 14, 8:00 P.M.
Polyhymnia
John Bradley, Conductor
The Muse of Sacred Song
Tickets: $25; $15/seniors

Sunday, November 15, 3:00 P.M.
Cerddorion - conducted by Robert Isaacs
Magnification: works by Stravinsky, Victoria, Howells, and others
Tickets: $20; $15 seniors

Sunday, November 22, 3:00 P.M.
New York Virtuoso Singers
Harold Rosenbaum, conductor
Dual Passions: David Land’s The Little Match Girl Passion and Heinrich Schütz’ Passion.
Tickets: $20; $10/seniors

December 2009

Friday, December 11, 7:00 P.M.
TENET - Vocal Chamber Ensemble
Lully Lulla: Winter Warmth from Centuries Past
Tickets: Free (donations accepted)

Saturday, December 19, 8:00 P.M.
Canticum Novum Singers
Harold Rosenbaum, conductor
Welcome, Yule!: Featuring Benjamin Britten’s “A Boy Was Born” plus quintessential European traditional carols arranged by Rutter, Willcocks and Cleobury and a world premiere by Jeremy Faust
Tickets: $20; $15/seniors

Tuesday, December 29, 8 P.M.
Choir and Orchestra of Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Douglas Keilitz, director
Three Christmas Cantatas of J.S. Bach: BWV 41, BWV 40, BWV 110 and a Handel Organ Concerto
Tickets: Advance sale - $35/$25 seniors, students.

January 2010

Saturday, January 16, 8:00 P.M.
Hudson Valley Singers and Orchestra
Eugene Sirotkine, Conductor
G.F. Handel’s oratorio Susanna
Tickets available online.

Sunday, January 31, 3:00 P.M.
New York Virtuoso Singers
Harold Rosenbaum, conductor
Music for Choir and Saxophones featuring the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet
Tickets: $20; $15/seniors

February 2010

Saturday, February 13, 7:00 P.M.
TENET - Vocal Chamber Ensemble
Selva Morale e Spirituale: Sacred Works by Claudio Monteverdi
Tickets: $20; 10 seniors

Saturday, February 20, 8:00 P.M.
Cerddorion- conducted by James John
For Love: works by Franck, Grieg, & others
Tickets: $20; $15 seniors

Saturday, February 27, 8:00 P.M.
C4 - Choral Composer/Conductor Collective
New choral music from the last 25 years
Tickets: $10.

Sunday, February 28, 3:00 P.M.
Mimosa Chamber Ensemble
Chamber orchestra performs works by Schulhoff, Hindemith, and Borodin
Tickets: Free (donations accepted)

March 2010

Saturday, March 6, 8:00 P.M.
Cascata - Early Music Ensemble
“The Duality of Pleasure”: Featuring the sounds of both the beloved French seven-stringed viola da gamba and the rising, Italian violin, Cascata will present a concert of music from late seventeenth and early eighteenth century France. Character pieces, which were particularly adored by the French, will be placed alongside duets and trio sonatas, all accompanied by continuo. Music by Marais, Leclair, Couperin and more...
Tickets: $20/ $15 seniors

Saturday, March 13, 8:00 P.M.
Polyhymnia
John Bradley, conductor
Rolande de Lassus: Psalmi Davidis Poenitentiales
Tickets: $25; $15/seniors

Friday, March 26, 8:00 P.M. and
Saturday, March 27, 8:00 P.M.
AmorArtis and The Greenwich Village Singers
Johannes Somary & Mark Mangini, Directors
Antiphony: Music for Double Chorus & Brass works by Brahms, Shuetz, and Palestrina
Tickets $20 in advance / $25 at the door

April 2010

Sunday, April 11, 3:00 P.M.
New York Virtuoso Singers
Harold Rosenbaum, conductor
Choral Music of John Corigliano & Mark Adamo
Tickets: $20/ $15 students/seniors

Saturday, April 17
Choir of Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Douglas Keilitz, director
“The (Friendly?) Competition”: Missa de Beata Virgine of Antoine Brumel and Josquin dez Pres
Tickets: $30; $20/seniors

Thursday, April 22, 7:00 P.M.
TENET - Vocal Chamber Ensemble
Gombert & Poulenc
with guest conductor Steven Fox
Tickets: $20; $10 seniors

May 2010

Thursday, May 6, 8:00 P.M.
Amor Artis
Johannes Somary, Conductor
Works of Brixi, Zelenka, Frisch, Gottlieb, & Bernstein
Tickets: $30; $20/seniors

Saturday, May 8, 8:00 P.M.
Polyhymnia
John Bradley, Conductor
Music from the Churches of Rome: Music by Palestrina, Allegri, Anerio, Morales, Victoria & more
Tickets: $25; $15/seniors

Saturday, May 15, 8:00 P.M.
Canticum Novum Singers
Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor
Orthodoxy and Communism: Works include Alfred Schnittke’s monumental Concerto for Choir plus works by Paert, Hrabovsky, Reeves, and others.
Tickets: $20/ $15 students/seniors

Saturday, May 22, 8:00 P.M.
Cerddorion- conducted by Arthur Sjögren
From Mendelssohn to Tippett:
works from the 19th & 20th centuries
Tickets: $20; $15 seniors

June 2010

Sunday, June 13, 4:00 P.M.
AMUSE, a 16-voice women’s ensemble
Steven Fox, Conductor
From Russia with Love
Tickets: $20/$15 seniors