Musica Viva NY has appointed Erinn Sensenig as its new Executive Director, effective June 1, 2026. Sensenig, a soprano and member of Musica Viva NY and All Souls NY for several years, takes over for Jasna Vasic, who is stepping down after five seasons in the role. She recently served the organization as Production Manager and aims to continue her {…}
New York City’s leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY is set to present Teatro Real: Crescendo, a one-night only concert at Manhattan’s All Souls NYC on Oct. 5, 2025. Four of Spain’s most promising young singers from from Teatro Real’s prestigious “Crescendo” school will make their New York debut in an intimate performance of beloved operatic arias. This special performance {…}
Musica Viva NY has announced its 2025-26 season. First up is Teatro Real’s “Crescendo” program featuring four rising opera stars as they take on works by De Falla, Puccini, Bellini, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Verdi, and Bizet, among others. Performance Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Next up is “All’s Well Sisters: Blanket of Snow,” which showcase Kathryn McCreary, Tynan Davis, and Morgan Cowling. Performance {…}
Musica Viva NY is set to present “A Human Requiem,” a one-night only concert at Manhattan’s All Souls NYC on May 18, 2025. Led by Artistic Director/Conductor Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, the Musica Viva NY choir and orchestra will celebrate the conductor’s 10th anniversary season at the helm. The program will includes two pieces that are deeply personal to Hernandez-Valdez: Johannes Brahms’s {…}
Musica Viva NY is set to present “Curse Upon Iron,” a one-night-only concert at Manhattan’s All Souls NYC. The evening will be held on March 2, 2025 and will feature choral music from the Baltic States. Led by Musica Viva NY’s Artistic Director/Conductor Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, the Musica Viva NY choir, accompanied by piano and organ, will honor the heritage of {…}
Frederica von Stade has announced her final album. The legendary mezzo-soprano will join Musica Viva NY in an album entitled “Crimson Roses: Contemporary American Choral Music” for Naxos. The album showcases the choir alongside artistic director/conductor, Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez performing music by Joseph Turrin, Richard Einhorn, and Gilda Lyons. The first piece is “And Crimson Roses Once Again Be Fair” by Joseph Turrin {…}
Musica Viva NY has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with “SOUNDSCAPES: Shabnam Abedi & Musica Viva NY Soloists.” The program, featuring the harmonium, tabla and piano, contains a crossover of three worlds of sound. In addition to the choral ensemble of eight voices presenting jazz and Hindustani classical music, there is Hindustani raga music presented by Abedi, as {…}
Musica Viva NY has announced its 2023-24 season. The season kicks off with MEXA: Mexamorphosis & Musica Viva NY. Mexamorphosis is a musical project led by Guadalupe Peraza that aims to bridge cultures through the representation of diverse styles. The program will showcase music from Mexico, Mali, and Hindustan. Performance Date: Oct. 29, 2023 Next up is “Crimson Roses,” which features {…}
Musica Viva NY is set to present “Lux Aeterna” on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at the All Souls Church in New York. The performance will feature such works as Jessie Montgomery’s “Starburst;” Judith Bingham’s “The Darkness Is No Darkness;” Samuel Sebastian Wesley’s “Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace;” Franz Schubert’s Mass No. 2 in G Major, D. 167; Richard {…}
Musica Viva NY is set to present “The Sorrow and the Beauty” starting on March 12, 2023, at All Souls Church in New York City. The showcase, which kicks off at 5 p.m. local time, will feature performances of Arvo Pärt’s “The Beatitudes” for choir and organ; David Lang’s “The Little Match Girl Passion” for choir and percussion; Caleb Burhan’s {…}
Musica Viva USA is set to present “Songs of Love, Fate and Fortune” on Oct. 30, 2022 at All Souls Church in New York City. The program will feature performances of Orff’s “Carmina Burana” and Brahm’s “Liedeslieder Walzer” as performed by Musica Viva NY Choir and the Allen-Stevenson School Chorus. The showcase will alson feature the Sandbox Percussion, and pianists {…}