2024-2025 SEASON
October
5
2024
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
An evening of sacred choral music in partnership with GIA Publications Incorporated. More details to come. Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know more information about this event!
November
1
2024
7:00 PM
FREE EVENT
We open with Jessie Montgomery’s Starburst, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C Major Op. 48, and Johann Sebastian Bach’s Magnificat. Currently performed by over a dozen ensembles, Starburst is a soundscape of exploration, musical colors and explosive melodies. The emotional journey in Serenade for Strings is unparalleled and simultaneously an homage to Mozart. Magnificat is one of Bach’s greeted choral-orchestral works, and brings such grandeur and familiarity. Originally written with Christmas excerpts between the movements, this piece brings a holiday feel like no other.
This is an experience filled with bright sounds and a nuanced story painted through love, light and joy.
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
January
19
2025
1:00 PM
“A Burning House”: MLK and the American Experiment
This annual event from WNYC and The Apollo will explore Dr. King’s enduring legacy through the lens of belonging, reflecting on his vision for a just and inclusive society. Through powerful conversations with prominent public intellectuals, community and faith leaders, authors and artists, we will ponder democracy and civil rights under a second Trump administration. Join us for this inspiring tribute as we honor Dr. King’s dream and engage in a timely dialogue on the ongoing project of forging an equitable society.
Join us for this inspiring tribute as we honor Dr. King’s dream and engage in a timely dialogue on the ongoing project of forging an equitable society.
The Apollo Theater
February
28
2025
7:00 PM
In another collaboration with The New York Philharmonic Orchestra we welcome J’nai Bridges in an exciting New York premiere of Carlos Simon’s Songs of Separation. Along with text of Persian poet, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, Simon’s music encompasses beauty, depth, polarity and an overall human experience illustrated quite vividly.
The Unsung embraces Johannes Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, a true masterpiece. Welcoming soprano Brittany Renee of the Metropolitan Opera and baritone Phillip Bullock, the performance of this piece channels the humanness of intimacy, longing, motivation, and the power of influence.
Both works illustrate a powerful human experience and highlight the dynamic influence of women in one’s life.
Abyssinian Baptist Church
June
TBA
2025
Time TBA
The Unsung Collective's annual Juneteenth Performance TBA. Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know about the details of this event!