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Washington Heights Community Choir: Winter Concert 2025

Join us this December for a free concert that celebrates the season through a diverse and engaging musical program. Our repertoire includes a centuries-old folk tune, a jubilant sacred work, a contemplation on the awe and wonder of a total eclipse, and a new choral mashup of music from the Muppet Christmas Carol, among other pieces. This concert promises an unforgettable blend of sacred and secular, traditional and modern, serious and whimsical. We’ll close out the show with a Winter singalong!

Admission is free ~ donations welcomed!

Music Director: Tabitha Allen, Pianist: Kent Dennis

PROGRAM:

A Winter Ride, Joan Syzmko

TOTALITY, Melissa Dunphy

Pastores, Carlos Cordero

Hot Knife, Fiona Apple

All That Hath Life & Breath Praise Ye the Lord!, Rene Clausen

Wassail Song, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams

It Feels Like One More Sleep ‘Til Muppet Christmas, arr. Alex Bechtel

Winter singalong!

Washington Heights Community Choir: Winter Concert 2025

Join us this December for a free concert that celebrates the season through a diverse and engaging musical program. Our repertoire includes a centuries-old folk tune, a jubilant sacred work, a contemplation on the awe and wonder of a total eclipse, and a new choral mashup of music from the Muppet Christmas Carol, among other pieces. This concert promises an unforgettable blend of sacred and secular, traditional and modern, serious and whimsical. We’ll close out the show with a Winter singalong!

Admission is free ~ donations welcomed!

Music Director: Tabitha Allen, Pianist: Kent Dennis

PROGRAM:

A Winter Ride, Joan Syzmko

TOTALITY, Melissa Dunphy

Pastores, Carlos Cordero

Hot Knife, Fiona Apple

All That Hath Life & Breath Praise Ye the Lord!, Rene Clausen

Wassail Song, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams

It Feels Like One More Sleep ‘Til Muppet Christmas, arr. Alex Bechtel

Winter singalong!

Community League Of The Heights (CLOTH)  Annual Tree Lighting 

Community League Of The Heights (CLOTH) 
Annual Tree Lighting
ILKA PAYAN PARK!
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

3:00 pm:  
Ornament Making Workshop with
HIspanic Society Museum & Library  (
3741 Broadway)

5:00 pm:
Drum Procession with Annnette A Aguilar’s Bean Block Afro-Caribbean Brazilian Percussion Group (Starts at Hispanic Society)

5:15 pm: 
Tree LIghting at Ilka Payan Park!
(Broadway and 157th Street)

Buunni Coffee: Son Complex Jazz Project

Experience the vibrant sounds of the Son Complex Jazz Project, a captivating journey that begins with timeless American Songbook standards and gradually evolves into rich traditional Afro-Cuban grooves infused with sophisticated jazz harmonies and spirited improvisation. This unique blend of styles invites listeners to explore the dynamic intersection of jazz and Afro-Cuban music in an intimate cafe concert setting. Join us for an evening of soulful melodies, infectious rhythms, and heartfelt performances that celebrate the complexity and beauty of these musical worlds coming together.

The artists:  Pete Venzal-Vocalist, Berta Moreno-Tenor Saxophone, Pete Rosales-Piano, Greg German-Drums.  Special Guest: Dr. Fernando Bobis, MD-Conga