Singer

On October 3, 2011, Chinese-American Army Pvt. Danny Chen was found dead in a guard tower at his base in Afghanistan. Based on his story and the ensuing courts-martial of Chen’s fellow soldiers, this New York City premiere opera tells the powerful true story of a young soldier from Manhattan’s Chinatown who sought to serve his country, only to find his biggest threat was the very people who swore to protect him.

An American Soldier

Perelman Performing Arts Center

Join us as we  honor celebrated composer Adolphus Hailstork, trustee and chorus member Michael Roos, and chorus member Dee Kittany who celebrates her 50th season with The New York Choral Society.

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2024 Spring Gala

Metropolitan Club

The New York Choral Society presents A Knee on the Neck, a concert that pairs two cantatas that bring our attention to the devastating pain of injustice and conflict in a program that call us to come together with a collective resolve for justice, freedom, and peace.  Featuring the New York premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s new requiem cantata A Knee on the Neck.

A Knee on the Neck

Lincoln Center

Our 20th Anniversary Season kicks off with Maestro Botstein leading The Orchestra Now and Bard Festival Chorale in a performance of Missa solemnis—one of only three sacred works written by Beethoven and a favorite piece of the late Richard B. Fisher, an inimitable champion of the arts and our namesake.

Beethoven’s Missa solemnis

Bard College

Everyone has heard of Rosa Parks, but she wasn’t the first to refuse to move. She Who Dared recenters the spotlight on the courageous women who helped desegregate the Montgomery bus system in the 1950s. These Civil Rights pioneers pay homage to the quiet struggle for justice that has often gone unknown – further amplifying the effects of the historic case of Browder V Gayle. While often riotous and sometimes hilarious, these women demonstrate how everyday people have the power to challenge the systems around them and affect tangible change – if only they dare. 

Cierra Byrd

Mezzo-soprano

Events

Upcoming events

3 - 8 Jun, 2025

She Who Dared · Chicago Opera Theater

Past events

12 - 19 May, 2024

An American Soldier · Perelman Performing Arts Center

Apr 4, 2024

2024 Spring Gala · The New York Choral Society

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