Upcoming events
Princeton Pro Musica | Bach’s B Minor Mass
In October, I’ll be performing the tenor solos of Bach’s B Minor Mass with Princeton Pro Musica, a town and group with which I have quite a history. I’m very much looking forward to returning to Princeton for this incredible work.
Kollective 366 | Mozart Mass in C Minor
A composition of such sublimity and power that even in its unfinished state, it is regarded as one of the cornerstones of both classical music and of Western civilization itself.
Celebrate our 5th anniversary with us this November, as Kollective366 presents Mozart's monumental Mass in C minor, KV 427. Our orchestra and choir will be joined by four distinguished soloists: Nola Richardson, Michaela Larsen, James Reese, and Enrico Lagasca.
Philadelphia Symphonic Choir | Handel’s Messiah
Handel’s transcendent choral masterwork is a highlight of the holiday season, gathering friends and family in what, for many, is an unmissable annual tradition. From poignant arias to blazing choruses—including the indomitable “Hallelujah” chorus—Messiah is a perennial holiday favorite for its thrilling drama and operatic breadth.
Amor Artis | An Amor Artis Holiday
Immerse yourself in the peace and joy of the holiday season in our signature concert experience, which seamlessly blends favorite carols and songs drawn from ten centuries, accompanied by the “velvet ribbon of sound” of cellist David Heiss and the “relentlessly beautiful” playing of harpist Parker Ramsay, along with English horn, trumpets, and alto saxophone.
Charis Chamber Voices | Handel’s Messiah
Charis will offer a distinctive performance of Handel's masterpiece under guest conductor Richard Price.
An orchestra of Baroque specialists will accompany the chorus and a roster of distinguished soloists.
Charis is known for its quality performances, especially of Baroque works.
Concert Time - 7:00 - 9:00pm
An Unforgettable Masterwork
Join Charis Chamber Voices for an unforgettable performance of George Frideric Handel’s beloved masterwork, Messiah, led by guest conductor Richard Price. Experience the power and beauty of this cherished holiday tradition on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 7:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan on Oenoke Road.
I will be performing the tenor solos.
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Choir | Carols by Candlelight
After a two-year absence, a beloved Fifth Avenue holiday tradition returns with Carols by Candlelight, our annual celebration of Christmas carols, choral music, and seasonal readings. Step away from the bustle of the season and experience an hour of beautiful choral music and joyful congregational carols in the warm candlelit glow of the beautifully restored Kirkland Chapel. The Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir presents a blend of cherished Christmas favorites and new discoveries, including Benjamin Britten’s beloved Ceremony of Carols with harpist Kristi Shade, celebrating the wonder of Christ’s birth. Following the concert, join us in the gallery for hot cider and cookies as we celebrate the joy of the season together.
Amor Artis | All-Bach New Year’s Eve
Ring in the New Year with the timeless brilliance of J.S. Bach. Joined by New York City’s finest Baroque instrumentalists, in the historic space at The Church of the Holy Trinity, we’ll treat you to a rich variety of our favorite cantatas and instrumental works that revel in Bach’s unmatched brilliance.
Ensemble Cherubim | Carols of Birds, Bells, and Peace from Ukraine
After our resoundingly successful concerts last December in California, we have been invited to share our program in Boston and New York at two prestigious venues. Join us for a moving celebration with the Ensemble Cherubim, led by Marika Kuzma, with special guests. Immerse yourself in a beautiful program of traditional Ukrainian winter carols—koliadky and shchedrivky—and poetic reflections. This year, our concert proceeds will be donated to a charity to benefit the children of Ukraine. More details to follow.
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Choir | Rachmanninoff Vespers
The Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir and Orchestra, directed by Ryan Jackson
Widely regarded as one of the greatest achievements in sacred music, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil (Vespers) is a work of profound beauty, mystery, and spiritual depth. Drawing on ancient Russian Orthodox chant traditions and smoldering late-Romantic harmonies, Rachmaninoff created a luminous and deeply moving masterpiece for unaccompanied choir. From moments of hushed stillness to sonorous climaxes of breathtaking power, Vespers transports listeners into an unforgettable world of contemplation, awe, and transcendence. Performed at the threshold of Holy Week, its themes of prayer, longing, and devotion resonate with particular power as we prepare to enter the church’s most sacred days.
Spire Chamber Ensemble | Pipes and Voices
Pipes and Voices bring together 3,000 pipes and 20 voices with the full splendor of choir and organ in a program that illustrates the organ's majestic sweep — capable of both soaring transcendence and quiet sweetness. At its heart is Zoltán Kodály's Missa Brevis, written in hiding during the final year of World War II—a powerful expression of humankind's plea for mercy and peace. Works by J.S. Bach, Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Mendelssohn, Fauré, Judith Bingham, and Joanna Marsh round out a program spanning four centuries of extraordinary choral music. At the organ is GRAMMY-nominated artist and Spire founding member Dr. Jan Kraybill, bringing to life what Mozart called "the king of instruments."
Vocal Arts Ensemble (VAE) | The Deer’s Cry
VAE will be presenting “The Deer’s Cry”, a program comprised primarily of the music of Pärt, Josquin, and Schütz. We will be presenting excerpts from Schütz’s St. Matthew Passion, in which I will be performing the role of Evangelist.
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Choir | Path of Miracles
The Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir, directed by Ryan Jackson
Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles is an immersive choral journey that traces the ancient pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela through four stirring movements, each evoking a stage of the Camino. Blending haunting medieval chant with striking contemporary harmonies, the work captures the physical trials, spiritual reflection, and profound transcendence experienced by pilgrims across the centuries. A modern choral masterpiece celebrated for its evocative storytelling and dramatic impact, this is a rare opportunity to hear this deeply moving work performed live.
TENET | Monteverdi’s Orfeo
The earliest complete musical drama — a staged performance with projections. Can Orfeo's beautiful music move Plutone to release Euridice from the Underworld? Join the chorus of Nymphs and Shepherds as the tale unfolds.
Res Facta | Josquin and the Franco-Flemish School
In the golden acoustic of the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, Res Facta Vocal Ensemble brings to life the music of Josquin des Prez and the Franco-Flemish masters — the composers who, in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, shaped the Golden Era of Western choral music.
The program features motets, mass movements, chansons, and frottolas by Josquin alongside works by de Rore, Senfl, Manchicourt, Créquillon, and Clemens non Papa — composers who spread the Franco-Flemish style across Europe, from the courts of Burgundy to the chapels of Rome, Vienna, and beyond.
Tafelmusik | Baroque Summer Institute
Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute (TBSI) is a world-renowned training program for advanced students and professional musicians in instrumental and vocal baroque performance practice, with faculty drawn from members of Tafelmusik and invited guests. Since its inception in 2002, TBSI has attracted talented musicians from far and wide.
During this two-week comprehensive program we explore the rich repertoire of the baroque, and the performance practices of then and now. The program includes:
masterclasses in solo repertoire
orchestra and choir rehearsals
chamber ensembles
private lessons
lectures and workshops
baroque dance classes
opera workshops for vocalists
concerts by both participants and faculty
The Institute is held at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto.
Yale Schola Cantorum | Italy Tour - Haydn’s Creation with Juilliard 415
Grete Pedersen leads Yale Schola Cantorum and Juilliard415 in performances of Franz Joseph Haydn's The Creation.
This oratorio masterpiece by Haydn depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as narrated in the Book of Genesis.
In these performances, I will present the role of Uriel.
Amor Artis | A Cappella Through the Ages
At the heart of this richly varied program celebrating works written for unaccompanied chorus stands Charles Hubert Parry’s matchless Songs of Farewell and Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir. These two monumental 20th-century works will appear alongside outstanding motets from the Renaissance by Byrd, Tallis, and others; the most beautifully crafted compositions of the 21st century to date; vocal jazz standards brilliantly arranged for choir; and more! Immerse yourself in the beauty of human voices, singing as one.
Yale Schola Cantorum | Haydn’s Creation with Juilliard 415
Grete Pedersen leads Yale Schola Cantorum and Juilliard415 in a performance of Franz Joseph Haydn's The Creation at Woolsey Hall.
This oratorio masterpiece by Haydn depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as narrated in the Book of Genesis.
In this performance, I will present the role of Uriel.
Free and open to the public.
Yale Schola Cantorum | Haydn’s Creation with Juilliard 415
Grete Pedersen leads Yale Schola Cantorum and Juilliard415 in a performance of Franz Joseph Haydn's The Creation in New York City. This concert will be held at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.
This oratorio masterpiece by Haydn depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as narrated in the Book of Genesis.
In this performance, I will present the role of Uriel.
This is a ticketed event. Purchase tickets, view more information and access livestream link at the Juilliard website
Solo Recital | Yale Master’s Degree Recital
Repertoire includes:
Selections from Wolf’s Italienisches Liederbuch
Vaughan-Williams’ Ten Blake Songs
Selections from BWV 213 - Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen
Collection of early-mid baroque pieces with ground bass
Amor Artis | Songs of Love and War
Savor the innovative and evocative brilliance of Monteverdi’s Eighth Book of Madrigals, the “Songs of Love and War.” Joined by lutenist and guitarist Adam Cockerham and a team of Baroque violinist and continuo, Amor Artis will explore this fascinating 17th-century collection in dialogue with other pieces, from the 15th to the 21st centuries, reflecting on these two extremes of humanity, including a haunting work for chorus with guitar by Jeffrey Van that brings to life Walt Whitman’s poetry from the Civil War.
Yale Schola Cantorum | Debut Concert with Grete Pedersen
Grete Pedersen will lead the Yale Schola Cantorum in her first concert since being appointed the principal conductor of this premiere ensemble.
Featuring Bach’s Magnificat (Tenor soloist), Bach’s Singet dem Herrn, and other works by Mahler, Lachenmann, Poulenc, Schubert, and more.
Free and open to the public.
Yale Voxtet and Stephen Stubbs in New York City
Yale Voxtet, guest artist Stephen Stubbs and members of Juilliard415 perform a program featuring Alessandro Scarlatti’s oratorio, “Il martirio di Sant’Orsola” in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the composer's death this past October, alongside two short oratorios by Giacomo Carissimi, "Historia di Job" and "Historia di Jephte."
This event will be held at Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, 552 West End Avenue, New York, New York, 10024
(Church entrance on 87th Street between Broadway and West End Avenue)
Free and open to the public.
"Il martirio di Sant’Orsola" with Yale Voxtet and Stephen Stubbs
Yale Voxtet, guest artist Stephen Stubbs and members of Juilliard415 perform a program featuring Alessandro Scarlatti’s oratorio, “Il martirio di Sant’Orsola” in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the composer's death this past October, alongside two short oratorios by Giacomo Carissimi, "Historia di Job" and "Historia di Jephte."
This event will be held in Sprague Hall's Morse Recital Hall, 470 College St., New Haven, CT. Free and open to the public.
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Choir | Path of Miracles
The Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir, directed by Ryan Jackson
Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles is an immersive choral journey that traces the ancient pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela through four stirring movements, each evoking a stage of the Camino. Blending haunting medieval chant with striking contemporary harmonies, the work captures the physical trials, spiritual reflection, and profound transcendence experienced by pilgrims across the centuries. A modern choral masterpiece celebrated for its evocative storytelling and dramatic impact, this is a rare opportunity to hear this deeply moving work performed live.
Convoco | New England Project
Two performances of a cappella octet program “A Mother’s Grace” in Greenwich, CT and Providence, RI.
Recording session of premiere works by Sam Scheibe, to be released soon!
Amor Artis | All-Bach New Year’s Eve
Ring in the New Year with the timeless brilliance of J.S. Bach. Joined by New York City’s finest Baroque instrumentalists, in the historic space at The Church of the Holy Trinity, we’ll treat you to a rich variety of our favorite cantatas and instrumental works that revel in Bach’s unmatched brilliance.
Yale Song Lab | Final Semester Performance
Yale Song Lab is a course offered at the Yale School of Music aimed at pairing student composers with a small team of student performers to collaboratively produce a new work of music. This performance serves as the culmination of the work done through the semester, and will feature all new premieres in a variety styles, languages, and ensemble configurations.
Yale Schola Cantorum | Monteverdi’s Vespers
Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers for the Blessed Virgin), SV 206, is a musical setting by Claudio Monteverdi of the evening vespers on Marian feasts, scored for soloists, choirs, and orchestra. It is an ambitious work in scope and in its variety of style and scoring, and has a duration of around 90 minutes. Published in Venice, with a dedication to Pope Paul V dated 1 September 1610.
Yale Schola Cantorum's interim conductor Stefan Parkman leads the ensemble in this program at Woolsey Hall.
Free and open to the public.
An Amor Artis Holiday
Immerse yourself in the peace and joy of the holiday season in our signature concert experience, which seamlessly blends favorite carols and songs drawn from ten centuries, accompanied by the “velvet ribbon of sound” of cellist David Heiss and the “relentlessly beautiful” playing of harpist Parker Ramsay, along with English horn, trumpets, and alto saxophone.
Yale Voxtet | Songs from the Imagination: Music Inspired by the Poetry of William Blake
Few poets have inspired as many composers and musicians as William Blake. Join us as the Yale Voxtet enlivens the Library Court with the music of Benjamin Britten, John Tavener, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and other composers who found inspiration in Blake’s words.
Presented in connection with the Yale Center for British Art’s exhibition William Blake: Burning Bright.
Free and open to the public.
This program is presented through the generosity of the Terry F. Green 1969 Fund for British Art and Culture.
The Yale Voxtet is a group of eight singers from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music who specialize in early music, oratorio, and chamber ensemble under the direction of James Taylor, Professor in the Practice of Voice. The Voxtet performs a variety of programs, tours, and makes recordings as part of the Yale Schola Cantorum.
The current Voxtet members are Izzy Barbato, M.M. '26; Eden Bartholomew, M.M. '27; Gwendolyn DeLaney, M.M. '27; Sam Denler, M.M. '26; Matthew Dexter, M.M. '26; John Richardson, M.M. '27; Scottie Rogers, M.M. '26; and Lucas Zuehl, M.M. '27.
Yale Schola Cantorum, Juilliard 415, Nick McGeegan | Handel’s Jephtha
Guest conductor Nicholas McGegan leads Yale Schola Cantorum and Juilliard415 in a performance of George Frideric Handel's Jephtha (HWV 70) in New Haven. This concert will be held at Woolsey Hall.
Based upon the Old Testament story of Jephtha (Judges Chapter 11), this oratorio, believed to be the last one written by Handel, is based upon Jephtha's rash promise to God.
In this performance, I will present the role of Jephtha.
Yale Schola Cantorum, Juilliard 415, Nick McGeegan | Handel’s Jephtha
Guest conductor Nicholas McGegan leads Yale Schola Cantorum and Juilliard415 in a performance of George Frideric Handel's Jephtha (HWV 70) in New York City. This concert will be held at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.
Based upon the Old Testament story of Jephtha (Judges Chapter 11), this oratorio, believed to be the last one written by Handel, is based upon Jephtha's rash promise to God.
In this performance, I will present the role of Jephtha.
Yale Recital Chorus | where you go i will go
Join for Kevin Vondrak’s DMA conducting recital in Marquand Hall, featuring music by Ted Hearne, Dieterich Buxtehude, Ayanna Woods, David Lang, Kile Smith, and William Byrd.
Viva Bach Peterborough Festival | Cantatas Concert
BWV 65: Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen (They will all come forth out of Sheba)
BWV 78: Jesu, der du meine Seele (Jesus, who has rested my soul)
Yale Voxtet | Norfolk Retreat and Collaboration with Juilliard 415 - Scarlatti
The Yale Voxtet and Juilliard 415 will combine forces once again for their annual retreat in Norfolk, CT - this time with the music of Alessandro Scarlatti, namely his Oratorio ‘Il Martirio di S. Orsola’ and sacred concerto ‘Dixit Dominus’.
Yale Camerata | 40th Anniversary: Homecoming Alumni Concert
Join us on Sunday, October 12 at 4 p.m. for a very special alumni concert to begin a year of events and performances celebrating the 40th anniversary of Yale Camerata, the ISM’s seventy-five-voice vocal ensemble whose members are Yale students, faculty, staff, and experienced singers from the New Haven community. Along with the Yale Camerata, the concert will feature an alumni chorus. The concert will be led by all three of Camerata’s conductors—founder Maggie Brooks, Andre Thomas, and current director, Felicia Barber. Yale Camerata, Camerata Alumni Chorus and invited guests will present a musical celebration spanning four decades of glorious sacred choral literature.
This concert is free and open to the public, and will also be livestreamed. The music will feature highlights from Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, and works by Dove, Villette, Robles, and Howells.
Yale Schola Cantorum | Choral Motet Concert
The 2025-2026 Schola Cantorum season begins with the much-loved setting of Jesu, meine freude (BWV 227) by J.S. Bach. The program also includes Domine, salvum fac Regem (Dieterich Buxtehude), O lieber, Herre Gott (Heinrich Schütz) and Selig sind die Toten (Heinrich Schütz).
Free and open to the public.
This event will not be livestreamed, but will be recorded and made available to view online afterward.
All are also welcome to join us for a free pre-concert lecture by Markus Rathey, the Robert S. Tangeman Professor of Musicology and Theory at the ISM and Yale Divinity School, prior to the performance. The lecture will presented in the Parish Hall of Christ Church New Haven.
Res Facta | Palestrina@500 - the Composer and his Influence
The artists of Res Facta Vocal Ensemble celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Immerse yourself in a curated selection of motets and mass movements from the 16th to the 19th centuries, revel in the unmistakable beauty of Palestrina’s pristine polyphony, and explore the way his singular style influenced composers from Bach to Brahms, Bruckner, and beyond.