MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2024 • 7 PM

STERN AUDITORIUM / PERELMAN STAGE AT CARNEGIE HALL

• Libby Larsen Invitation to Music
• Oliver Caplan Cloud Anthem
  CALL FOR SCORES WINNER / NEW YORK PREMIERE
• Johannes Brahms Liebeslieder, Op. 52 (selections)
  No. 1 – Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes
  No. 2 – Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
  No. 9 – Am Donaustrande
  No. 10 – O wie sanft die Quelle
  No. 11 – Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen
  No. 12 – Schlosser auf, und mache Schlösser
• Carl Orff Carmina Burana PIANO/PERCUSSION VERSION

OSNY opens its 24-25 season with an eclectic program of choral music highlighted by the ever-popular Carmina Burana, with a rare performance of Orff’s two-piano/percussion orchestration. Program also includes works by Brahms, Libby Larsen, and Oliver Caplan.

SOLOISTS

Eva Martinez soprano CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT
John Riesen tenor
John Brancy baritone

CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Choristers of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Dr. Bryan Zaros director

PIANISTS

Amir Farid & Blair McMillen

PERCUSSIONISTS

Percussionists of the Society

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2024 • 7 PM

STERN AUDITORIUM / PERELMAN STAGE AT CARNEGIE HALL

George Frideric Handel Messiah

A highlight of the New York holiday season for a century-and-a-half, OSNY presents its milestone 150th consecutive performance of Handel’s Messiah.

SOLOISTS

Nola Richardson soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen countertenor
Joshua Blue tenor
Joseph Parrish bass-baritone

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025 • 7 PM

STERN AUDITORIUM / PERELMAN STAGE AT CARNEGIE HALL

Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2, “Lobgesang,” Op. 52

Paul Moravec MUSIC • Mark Campbell LIBRETTO
All Shall Rise WORLD PREMIERE

Closing the 24-25 season, OSNY presents Mendelssohn’s lovely choral symphony, Lobegesang (Hymn of Praise). This masterwork will be accompanied by the world premiere of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell‘s All Shall Rise, exploring the timely topic of voting rights in the U.S., in the third OSNY-commissioned work by the composer/librettist duo.

SOLOISTS

Susanna Phillips soprano
Lucia Bradford mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Pierce Rhodes tenor CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT
Steven Eddy baritone