The CORNERSTONE CHORALE and Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra will perform The Christmas Story of Heinrich Schütz. The Chorale will also perform selections by Hans Leo Hassler, John Rutter, Morten Lauridsen and John Gardner. The concert will be conducted by Music Director Richard Stout and will feature soloists from the Chorale.
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Cornerstone Chorale Concert: From Many, One….All of US at 250
The Cornerstone Chorale explores our nation’s existence through music of some of the communities that lived in or came to this land throughout its history. The Chorale celebrates some of the many peoples who now live together: from many, one. We draw inspiration and hope for our future from the strength of our plurality and our unity, guided by our country’s founding principles and our common experience. Our concert will include music of Copland, Bob Dylan, Undine Smith Moore, Hairston, Rosephayne Powell, Ponds, López-Gavilán, Blackhorse, and others. the concert will be conducted by Music Director Richard Stout.
Cornerstone Chorale: Handel’s Messiah / El Mesías
Date: December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Location: Holyrood Church/Iglesia Santa Cruz,
715 West 179th Street (at Fort Washington Avenue),
New York City
This performance by Cornerstone Chorale features a version created by Mexican musician and librettist Mario Montenegro, which combines Handel’s original music with words in the Spanish language, for a new twist! The Chorale will perform the entire Christmas section plus other favorite parts, in Spanish. The performance will be performed with orchestra, and will feature soloists Maria Brea, soprano, Melisa Bonetti, mezzo-soprano, Cristóbal Arias, tenor, and Gilberto Gómez, baritone. Music Director Richard Stout conducts.
Spring Concert: Duruflé Requiem
The CORNERSTONE CHORALE will perform its Spring Concert, presenting the beautiful Requiem of Maurice Duruflé (for chorus and organ). Aletheia Teague will be featured on organ. The concert will be conducted by Music Director Richard Stout.
CORNERSTONE CHORALE: Winter Concert
The CORNERSTONE CHORALE will perform its Winter Concert, presenting choral works of Eric Whitacre, Ben Allaway, Norman Luboff, and the Christmas Oratorio of Camille Saint-Saëns (for chorus, soloists, and ensemble). Soloists are Jane Thorngren, soprano; Jessica Vadney, mezzo; Cristóbal Arias, tenor; and Blake Austin Brooks, bass. The concert will be conducted by Music Director Richard Stout.