Concerts at Saint Ignatius 2011-2012

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.

September 2011

Saturday, September 24, 7:30 P.M.
AMUSE, a 12-voice women’s ensemble
Robert Isaacs, Conductor
Ancient Tunes in Modern Time
Works from the 10th to 20th centuries
Tickets: $25; $20 students/seniors

Friday, September 30, 8:00 P.M.
Gotham Early Music Scene
GEMS Project 2011: Performances by
Parthenia • Lionheart • Sinfonia Players
Tickets: $40; $25; $15

October 2011

Sunday, October 16, 4:00 P.M.
Blue Heron Renaissance Choir
With Ensemble Plus Ultra
Scott Metcalfe, Music Director
A 16th Century Meeting of England & Spain
Music by Browne, Pygott, Victoria & others
Tickets: $40 (reserved); $25; $10 students/low income

Saturday, October 22, 7:00 P.M.
TENET, Vocal Chamber Ensemble
A Feast for the Senses
Music celebrating sight, touch, taste, smell & sound
Tickets: $50 (prime); $30; $20 students

Sunday, October 30, 4:00 P.M.
Ghostlight
Evelyn Troester, Director
OSCURO - Music of the Darkness
Works by Vaughan Williams, Reger, Mahler, Schumann & others
Tickets: $20; $15 students/seniors

November 2011

Sunday, November 6, 3:00 P.M.
Cantori New York
Mark Shapiro, Conductor
Falling Star: Requiem by Phillipe Hersant
Also works by Machaut, Dufay, Busnois & Marais
With Douglas Balliett, viola da gamba
Tickets: $25; $20 seniors

Saturday, November 12, 8:00 P.M.
Polyhymnia
John Bradley, Director
My Soul Doth Magnify
Works by Dufay, Fayrfax, Gombert, Palestrina & Schütz
Tickets: $25; $15 students/seniors

Saturday, November 19, 3:00 P.M.
Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble
James John, Conductor
Les Fleurs du Soir
Works by Britten, Barber, Kodaly, Saint-Saëns & others
Tickets: $20; $10 students/seniors

Sunday, November 20, 4:00 P.M.
Accord Treble Choir
Melodies of Magyar
Works by Bardos, Orban, Bartok & Kodaly
Tickets: $15; $10 seniors

December 2011

Saturday, December 3, 7:00 P.M.
TENET, Vocal Chamber Ensemble
With Steven Fox
Christmas Mystery, Christmas Fantasy
Renaissance to modern-day works, featuring Clarion Music Society
Tickets: $50 (prime); $30; $20 students

Saturday, December 10, 8:00 P.M.
New York Virtuoso Singers
With James Bassi, Pianist
Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor
A Merry Little Christmas
Tickets: $25; $15 students/seniors

Sunday, December 11, 3:00 P.M.
Central City Chorus
Phillip Cheah, Conductor
Defiant Elegy
Works by Brahms, Barber & Jonathan David
Tickets: $25; $15 seniors

Friday, December 16, 8:00 P.M. & Saturday, December 17, 8:00 P.M.
Canticum Novum Singers
With Parthenia Consort of Viols
Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor
A Renaissance Advent
Tickets: $25; $15 students/seniors

Wednesday, December 28, 8:00 P.M.
Choir and Orchestra of Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Douglas Keilitz, Director
An English Christmas
Works by Byrd, Tallis & Britten
Tickets: $30; $20 seniors

January 2012

Saturday, January 28, 7:30 P.M.
AMUSE, an 8-voice women’s ensemble
Robert Isaacs, Conductor
Angels & Demons
A musical journey from salvation to damnation and back again.
Tickets: $25; $20 students/seniors

February 2012

Friday, February 10, 8:00 P.M. & Saturday, February 11, 8:00 P.M.
ARTEK
Gwendolyn Toth, Director
Rosenmüller Mini-Festival: Works include cantatas,
instrumental music, & Vespers in the Grand Venetian Style
Tickets: $40; $30 students/seniors

March 2012

Saturday, March 3, 7:00 P.M.
TENET, Vocal Chamber Ensemble
With Scott Metcalfe
Un Petrarchino Cantato: Works by Verdelot, Arcadelt, Marenzio, de Wert, & Monteverdi
Tickets: $50 (prime); $30; $20 students

Saturday, March 10, 8:00 P.M.
Polyhymnia
John Bradley, Director
A Feast in Bavaria: Music for double choir by Orlande de Lassus
Tickets: $25; $15 students/seniors

Sunday, March 11, 3:00 P.M.
Mimosa Chamber Ensemble
Orchestral works by Dvorak, Bach & Strauss
Tickets: Free (donations accepted)

Thursday, March 15, 8:00 P.M.
Central City Chorus
Phillip Cheah, Conductor
A la gloire de Dieu: Works by Poulenc, Machaut, Duruflé & Messaien
Tickets: $25; $20 seniors

Saturday, March 17, 8:00 P.M.
Choir of Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Douglas Keilitz, Director
Avanti Gabrieli
Works by Willaert & his contemporaries
Tickets: $30; $20/seniors

Sunday, March 25, 3:00 P.M.
New York Virtuoso Singers
With Christopher Creaghan, Organist
Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor
A Celebration of Women Composers - Part I
Music by Zwilich, Gerber, Turcotte, Maconchy& Musgrave
Tickets: $25; $15 students/seniors

Saturday, March 31, 8:00 P.M.
Amor Artis Chamber Choir
Stephen Somary, Conductor
The Complete Bach Motets
Tickets: $30; $20 students/seniors

April 2012

Saturday, April 21, 7:30 P.M.
Hudson Valley Singers
Eugene Sirotkine, Music Director
Theodora by George Frideric Handel
Tickets: $25

Saturday, April 28, 7:00 P.M.
TENET, Vocal Chamber Ensemble
Gabrieli @ 400
Works for 8 singers and 8 brass players
Tickets: $50 (prime); $30; $20 students

May 2012

Saturday, May 12, 8:00 P.M.
Polyhymnia
John Bradley, Director
Byrd in Flight
Latin motets and English anthems by William Byrd
Tickets: $25; $15 students/seniors

Sunday, May 13, 3:00 P.M.
New York Virtuoso Singers
Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor
A Celebration of Women Composers - Part II
Music by Weesner, Higdon, Thomas, Wertsch & Ran
Tickets: $25; $15 students/seniors

Saturday, May 19, 8:00 P.M.
Douglas Keilitz, Organist
From the Sonoran Soliloquy
Works by Bach, Vierne, Buxtehude, Franck, George Shearing, & others
Tickets: $15; $10 students/seniors

Sunday, May 20, 3:00 P.M.
Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble
James John, Conductor
Lost in Translation: Music in a Borrowed Tongue
Works by Lassus, Schütz, Hindemith & others
Tickets: $20; $10 students/seniors

Thursday, May 31, 8:00 P.M.
New Amsterdam Singers
With Artemis Chamber Ensemble
Clara Longstreth, Music Director
Songs of Birds and Angels
Works by Brahms, Copland, Harris, Steven Stucky& others
Tickets: $25; $15 students/seniors

June 2012

Saturday, June 2, 8:00 P.M.
Central City Chorus
Phillip Cheah, Conductor
Making Waves
Works by Górecki, Chilcott, Whitacre & Chris Hughlett
Tickets: $25; $20 seniors

Sunday, June 9, 7:30 P.M.
AMUSE, a 12-voice women’s ensemble
Robert Isaacs, Conductor
Spaced: Music in Three Dimensions
Tickets: $25; $20 students/seniors

Sunday, June 10, 4:00 P.M.
Blue Heron Renaissance Choir
Scott Metcalfe, Music Director
Song of Songs / Songs of Love
16th Century Spanish love songs & motets
Tickets: $40 (reserved); $25; $10 students/low income

Saturday, June 16, 8:00 P.M.
Accord Treble Choir
According to Music
Works by Byrd, Poulenc & Kocsar
Tickets: $15; $10 seniors

All programs and dates subject to change. For up-to-date information and specific program details, please visit individual websites.