Add Your Voice!

Rehearsals for our Fall 2017 concert begin on September 6. We want you to sing with us! 

Want to join for the first time? We will hold auditions for all voice parts on September 6 and 13, from 6:00-7:00. Contact us to schedule an audition. 

We rehearse from 7:00–9:30 PM on Wednesday evenings at St. George's Chapel, 5 Rutherford Place, one block east of Third Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets. Find out more about membership in the Members section of our website, and download our rehearsal schedule.

Our Fall concert, the last of our 200th year, features Dvorak's Requiem. We premiered this piece in America in 1892. For our Spring concert of Verdi's Requiem, we will perform with the Greenwich Village Orchestra for the first time.

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Every Night I Walk Home Singing

Rehearsals for our Fall 2016 concert began this past Wednesday, September 7. Our new and returning members arrived excited to learn the repertoire for our November 20 concert: Berger’s Brazilian Psalm (to be sung by auditioned chamber singers); Ginastera’s Psalm 150; Kodály’s Missa Brevis; and “When We Were,” a commissioned work by Pauline Kim Harris for choir, organ, cello, and soprano.

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Artistic Director Matthew Lewis and the choir at the first rehearsal of the 2016–2017 season.

I asked several members what they enjoy about singing with St. George’s Choral Society. Here are their replies:

“What I like the most about singing with St. George's Choral Society: [Artistic Director] Matthew [Lewis] and my fellow soprano ones! He never gives up on us and is always challenging us to be better, and they understand that the struggle is real but the result is sweeter.” – Blessing Agunwamba, Soprano

“I've been in St. George's Choral Society since 2008, and I treasure my time singing with the group. Taking my mind off of work and singing beautiful music every week with wonderful people is really a pleasure. I look forward to every rehearsal!” – Zac Rider, Bass

“I am so happy to be back after a taking a break last season! Singing with St. George’s Choral Society is a pure joy. The music is beautiful and well chosen and it's exciting to work with professionals, like Matthew and our ringers. But the best parts are that our choir has its own eccentric character, our director has a hilarious sense of humor, and we have fun learning complex pieces and lifting our voices together. Choir practice has a way of putting every thing else in perspective. Every night I walk home singing.” – Cara Hoffman, Soprano

It isn’t too late to join these members and sing with the choir. Contact info@stgeorgeschoralsociety.org to schedule an audition.

If you can’t sing with us this fall, we hope to see you at our first concert of the season on November 20 at 3 pm at the Church of the Incarnation, 209 Madison Avenue at 35th Street.

Sing With Us!

Rehearsals for our Fall 2016 concert begin on September 7. We want you to sing with us! 

We will hold rehearsals from 7:00–9:30 PM on Wednesday evenings at St. George's Chapel, 5 Rutherford Place, one block east of Third Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets. Find out more about membership in the Members section of our website, and download our rehearsal schedule.

Our Fall concert features works by three outstanding 20th-century composers, Jean Berger, Alberto Ginastera, and Zoltán Kodály, along with a commissioned work by Pauline Kim Harris. Learn more about our entire season.

Want to sing with us for the first time? We will hold auditions for all voice parts on September 7 and 14, just prior to the start of rehearsal. 

If you are singing with for the first time, or if you are a returning singer, please let us know that you will be singing no later than August 26. We want to make sure we order sufficient music.

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Sing Choral Masterworks from France

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Rehearsals for our spring concert, Sacré et Profane - Choral Masterworks from France, will begin January 27 at a new time and location: 7:30–9:40 PM at the Church of the Incarnation, 209 Madison Ave at 35th Street. Our spring concert will be held at the Church of the Incarnation on April 17 at 3 PM.

We want you to join us! We will hold auditions on January 27 and February 3 from 7:00–7:20 PM. Contact Artistic Director Dr. Matthew Lewis at stgeorgeschoralsociety@yahoo.com to schedule a slot on those dates.

We look forward to singing with you! Questions? Visit our Member Guidelines page.

Audition and Rehearsal Update

A 2013 Summer Festival rehearsal held at the Church of the Incarnation. Photo credit: Pat Rasile.

Looking to sing in a chorus in New York City? Look no further.

We will audition singers on September 9 and 16 from 6:00–6:50 PM. To schedule your low-pressure audition, contact Artistic Director Matthew Lewis, stgeorgeschoralsociety@yahoo.com.

This fall, we will hold rehearsals on Wednesdays from 7:00–9:30 PM at St. George's Chapel, 5 Rutherford Place, one block east of Third Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets.

Rehearsals for the spring concert will be held in a warmer spot. We will meet on Wednesdays from 7:30–9:40 PM at Church of the Incarnation, 209 Madison Ave at 35th Street.

We hope you can join us!