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New York City's Grammy-nominated professional chorus is celebrating 34 years as a leader in choral music.

Led by Dennis Keene and based in Greenwich Village, Voices has consistently produced some of the finest choral music in America, live and recorded.

10/13/2026

Two composers. Two very different visions of war, mortality, and hope:

On October 29, Voices of Ascension opens its 2026–27 season with Haydn’s Mass in Time of War and Fauré’s Requiem. Haydn’s “Paukenmesse” was written amid the threat of Napoleon’s advancing armies, its insistent timpani and powerful choral writing creating a work charged with urgency. Fauré’s Requiem, written nearly a century later, takes a gentler path—turning toward tenderness, consolation, and light.

Together, these works create an evening that moves from anxiety toward hope.

Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Church of the Ascension
Get tickets: link in bio or www.voicesofascension.org/gco27

10/06/2026

From the drama of Haydn and the luminous tenderness of Fauré to Renaissance masterworks, Candlelight Christmas, contemporary music, and Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor, Voices of Ascension’s 2026–27 season offers six very different journeys through the choral tradition. And it all begins October 29 with War & Requiem—our Choral Grand Opening.

Which concert are you most looking forward to?

Explore the full 2026–27 season and start planning your visits to the Church of the Ascension by heading to www.voicesofascension.org/concerts-tickets

10/05/2026

Thank you for an unforgettable evening!

✨We’re still glowing from Voices of Ascension’s Fall Gala! Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the artists, music, and community that make Voices possible.

And a special thank you to our generous supporters, whose commitment helps us bring extraordinary choral music to New York City audiences all season long.

Swipe through for a few favorite moments from the evening! 📸

We can’t wait to share the music of our 2026–27 season with you. Our first concert is just around the corner:

🎶 Grand Choral Opening: War & Requiem
📅 Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 7:30PM
📍Church of the Ascension

Explore the season and get your tickets at the link in our bio or at www.voicesofascension.org/concerts-tickets

09/29/2026

Soprano Meredith Wohlgemuth will join us as one of the soloists for our Grand Choral Opening on October 29, on Haydn's Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse).

Described as having “a pure sound that spreads through the hall like water in a river” (La Scena Musicale), Meredith is a 2023 Grand Prize Winner of The Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. She recently debuted with Seattle Opera in "Carmen" (Frasquita), New Orleans Opera for "Der Rosenkavalier" (Sophie), and joined the roster of The Metropolitan Opera for "La fille du régiment". On the concert stage, she made her debut at Tiroler Festspiele Erl in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 under Asher Fisch and with The Cleveland Orchestra in its annual holiday concerts conducted by Sarah Hicks.

See Meredith perform with us and get tickets:

📅 Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 7:30PM
📍 Church of the Ascension
🎟 Tickets: https://www.voicesofascension.org/gco27

09/24/2026

We're excited to have tenor Matthew Swensen join us as one of the soloists in our Grand Choral Opening on October 29, performing Haydn's Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse).

In leading roles that range from Tamino to Tom Rakewell, Ferrando, Fenton and Nemorino, Matthew Swensen’s compelling performances have taken him to Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Carnegie Hall, Oper Frankfurt, State Opera of Prague, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Theater Basel, The Rheingau Festival and more.

He has been praised by the BBC for his role debut as Fenton in Verdi’s "Falstaff" in Florence as “everything we could have hoped for; an ardent and generous tenor… simply phenomenal.”

See Matthew perform with us and get tickets:

📅 Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 7:30PM
📍 Church of the Ascension
🎟 Tickets: link in bio or www.voicesofascension.org/gco27

09/22/2026

We’re thrilled to announce that pianist Daniel Schlosberg and cellist Clare Monfredo will join the musical program at this year’s Fall Gala. Together, they will perform the third movement of Rachmaninoff’s expansive Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19.

🌟 Daniel is a pianist, composer, arranger, and music director whose work moves fluidly across opera, concert music, theater, and film. He was one of the composers of Opera Philadelphia’s acclaimed Complications in Sue, and his performance career has taken him to the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Royal Albert Hall.

🌟 Clare is a New York-based cellist whose playing has been shaped by an equally wide-ranging musical life, with appearances at Tanglewood, Chamber Music Northwest, and the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival, as well as studies in Leipzig as a Fulbright Scholar.

Daniel will also serve as our pianist for the evening, accompanying our Gala Quartet and honoree Susan Graham throughout the program.

Please join us for this extraordinary evening of music and community at The Bowery Hotel on September 30.

🎟️ Reserve your place today and celebrate with us by heading to the link in our bio or www.voicesofascension.org/gala

09/21/2026

Our Gala Quartet brings together four exceptional singers for music by Fauré, F***y Hensel, Massenet, and Josquin.

🌟 Chloe Holgate is a singer, composer, and arranger whose work spans early music, new music, and folk traditions, with appearances including The Met Cloisters.

🌟 Kate Maroney, Music Director for the evening, has appeared at Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera, and throughout Lincoln Center, and has collaborated with composers including Philip Glass and Julia Wolfe.

🌟 Chad Kranak has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and appeared in leading operatic roles across the repertory.

🌟 Harrison Hintzsche is especially known for Baroque music and art song, with appearances at Wigmore Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and beyond.

Together, they’ll bring centuries of vocal music to life as part of a special evening of cocktails, dinner, performance, and celebration at the Voices of Ascension Fall Gala, honoring our roots and the emerging future of Voices of Ascension.

📅 Wednesday, September 30, 2026
📍The Bowery Hotel

09/17/2026

Join us in welcoming mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford as one of the soloists joining us for our Grand Choral Opening on October 29, performing Haydn's Paukenmesse (Mass in Time of War).

Lucia Bradford is a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. and has performed a number of operatic roles including Carmen in Bizet’s "La Tragedie de Carmen", Zita in Puccini’s "Gianni Schicchi", La Principessa in Puccini’s "Suor Angelica", The Mother in Ravel’s "L’Enfant des Sortileges", Mercedes in Bizet’s "Carmen", Mrs. Quickly in Verdi’s "Falstaff", Miss Todd in Menotti’s "Old Maid and the Thief", the Duchess of Plaza Toro in Gilbert and Sullivan’s "The Gondoliers", Azelia Dessalines in William Grant Still’s opera "Troubled Island", Douglas Tappin’s "I dream as Grandma", Mary Watkins’ "Emmett Till" as Mamie Till and Maria in Gershwin’s "Porgy and Bess", Berta in "The Barber of Seville" and Marcellina in "Le Nozze di Figaro".

"Her voice is large and velvety, very warm, totally at her command and well placed through the registers – in certain passages she sounded like a contralto or soprano. She has a most appealing voice, and sings with exquisite finish." (onStage Pittsburgh)

See Lucia perform with us and get tickets:

📅 Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 7:30PM
📍 Church of the Ascension
🎟 Tickets: https://www.voicesofascension.org/gco27

09/15/2026

Experience the artistry, ambition, and extraordinary sound of one of New York City’s leading choral ensembles. With tickets to our 2026-27 season now on sale, there’s never been a better time to discover what Voices of Ascension has to offer. Learn more about our upcoming concerts, artists, and programs at www.voicesofascension.org

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