Summer Sings are Back for 2024!
(What’s a Summer Sing? Here’s what it is, and what to expect:)
Our Summer Sings—begun by our founding director, Gwen Gould, in 1972(!)—are open sings of (mostly) well-known choral works, designed to offer singers and choral enthusiasts the opportunity to keep their vocal and sight-reading skills in shape while most area choruses are on their summer hiatus.
Each Sing is led by a different area conductor, who will offer their commentary, work with the sections on tricky and interesting passages of that night’s piece(s), and conduct the group in a sing-through. Conductors may bring soloists, or may offer the sections the ability to sing the solos as a group. You can bring your own score for the piece(s) being featured in that week’s Sing, or we’ll lend you a copy from our library.
And you don’t need to have sung a piece to participate in a particular week’s Sing—in fact, for some Sings of very popular pieces, we’ve welcomed people who just like to listen! And you’re welcome to try out a different part than you usually sing—if, say, you find your soprano self experiencing alto envy on the Fauré Requiem!
Admission is $20 general/ $15 student per Sing
Or, purchase a season pass – $120 general/ $80 student – which is good all summer!
No advance purchase necessary—cash and card accepted at the door.
Sings are Mondays at 7:30pm from July 8th through August 26th
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South (at Thompson Street)
Accessible entrance available at 243 Thompson Street
July 8th
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Thompson: Alleluia
Elena Williamson
Director, Park Slope Singers
July 15th
J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor
Phillip Cheah
Freelance Conductor
Vocal Artist, Professional Choir of The Church of St. Luke in the Fields
July 22nd
J.S. Bach: Magnificat
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus
Poulenc: Gloria
Michael Sheetz
Music Director, The Greenwich Village Chamber Singers;
Director of Choral and Voice Studies, Hunter College
July 29th
Beethoven: Mass in C
David Recca
Artistic Director, New York City Master Chorale
August 5th
Mozart: Requiem (K. 626)
John Maclay
Music Director, The Choral Society of Grace Church
August 12th
Orff: Carmina Burana
Ryan Brandau
Artistic Director, Amor Artis
August 19th
Fauré: Requiem
Thompson: Hold Fast to Dreams
Robles: Umoja
Miller: Dona Nobis Pacem
Garrett: My Heart Be Brave
Colin Britt
Artistic Director and Conductor, The West Village Chorale
August 26th
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
Patrick Gardner
Director, Riverside Choral Society
Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts
We hope to sing with you this summer!
Have questions, or suggestions for a piece we should feature in a future Sing? Email us at westvillagechorale@gmail.com.