West Village Chorale 2025-2026 Season

(SOLD OUT!) Ode to Joy: Beethoven’s 9th Symphony

…in which we partner with the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra to celebrate their 50th anniversary under the baton of conductor Matthew Oberstein. (Welcome to the half-century Club, die Freunde!)

Friday, November 14th at 8:00 PM
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC

Beethoven’s 9th Symphony is one of the highlights of 19th century choral music, featuring some of the composer’s best-known melodies, with a text by Friedrich Schiller that expresses a hope for a time when all people will be united by joy (Freude!).

Joining the nearly one hundred fifty musicians of our two groups will be soloists Michelle Travato, soprano; Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano; Nicholas Simpson, tenor; and Eric Luis Viñas, baritone.

NOTE: This concert is sold out! Please consider attending one of our other concerts this season; advance tickets typically go on sale approximately 4 weeks prior to the performance.

Holiday Concert: Northern Lights

Sunday, December 14th
5:00 PM

As the days grow shorter and winter approaches, this year’s holiday concert focuses on light—sparkling in the heavens, shimmering on the horizon, and shining from the candles that are part of so many traditions. Northern Lights spans the centuries—from seventh-century chant to beloved traditional carols to contemporary works by living composers, including Ēriks Ešenvalds, Ola Gjeilo, Elaine Hagenberg, Cecilia McDowall, and Eric Whitacre.

All Aboard: Conductor’s Choice

Sunday, March 15, 2026
5:00 PM

This season is Artistic Director Colin Britt’s tenth at our helm…that’s two dozen concerts and counting! We’re excited to celebrate the occasion with a program featuring some of his favorite pieces—from staples of the choral canon by giants such as Brahms, Duruflé, Fauré and Vaughn-Williams to contemporary works by award-winning composers Abbie Betinis, Shara Nova and Caroline Shaw, among others. Get on board and join us!

This Land is Your Land

Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM

The West Village Chorale is proud to be closing our 2025-26 season with This Land is Your Land, a collaboration with Jersey City-based Nimbus Dance, in which we consider where we are as a nation as we mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

This Land centers on two pieces by acclaimed composer Saunder Choi: his New Colossus, a compelling setting of the Emma Lazarus poem at the base of the Statue of Liberty, and the world premiere of Angel Island Lamentations, commissioned by the Chorale and featuring world-premiere choreography for Nimbus by Houston Thomas.

We are thrilled and extremely proud to bring this program to Judson Memorial Church, which was the birthplace of postmodern dance in the 1960’s, and which continues to be known as a venue for many groundbreaking works.