Only two weeks until the release of Dessoff's world premiere recordings of Margaret Bonds' Credo & Simon Bore the Cross! Listen to the single release of "Especially do I believe in the Negro Race" from Bonds' Credo on Spotify now: ow.ly/4XOn50MucPS

Dessoff's music director, Malcolm J. Merriweather, will be singing in the Sondheim Revue concert on February 10th at Roulette in Brooklyn! Malcolm has been featured as a soloist throughout the US and premiered dozens of contemporary solo works. Tickets: ow.ly/uXML50Muep4

Calling all Stephen Sondheim fans! Join Dessoff's Chamber Choir on February 10th at Roulette in Brooklyn to celebrate some of Sondheim's greatest songs, melodies, and lyrics. dessoff.org/events/sondhei…

Dessoff's world premiere recordings of Margaret Bonds' Credo & Simon Bore the Cross will be released by AVIE Records on February 3! Pre-save the recording at orcd.co/av2589 & listen to the second single now: spoti.fi/3HkdZwv, Simon Bore the Cross: III. The Trial.

"Under the baton of Malcolm J. Merriweather, The Dessoff Choirs has a profound simpatico with Bonds’ mature compositional style...The chorus is also firmly aligned with the composer’s vision and the way in which its realization today extends a legacy." ow.ly/z3Ex50NqAKl

Join the Dessoff Choirs on stage during our upcoming 2023-24 season! Auditions with Malcolm J. Merriweather, Dessoff's music director, will be held on July 24 and August 23. Sing with Dessoff as we launch into our 100th anniversary celebratory seasons! ow.ly/gIm150P9EWJ

Have you signed up for an audition slot yet? Join the Dessoff Choirs as we launch our 100th-anniversary celebrations! Auditions are July 24 or August 23 from 6-8pm. dessoff.org/audition

The Dessoff Choirs invites you to celebrate the holiday season in NYC! Join us for two concerts of Welcome Yule: Sing Lullaby. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023 at 4:00pm in Manhattan and Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 at 4:00pm in Brooklyn. ow.ly/4EMt50Qazhe

Coming up this weekend! Join Dessoff for our Welcome Yule concerts, featuring Beati Omnes by Vicente Lusitano, Sing Lullaby by Herbert Howells, Ave Maria by R. Nathaniel Dett, Snow Song by Florence Price, and a selection of joyful seasonal carols. Tickets: ow.ly/P0V750Qetxx

Mid-season auditions are coming up on January 8th, 2024! Interested in singing with the Dessoff Choirs? Learn more and request an audition appointment at dessoff.org/audition.

Join Dessoff as we return to Union Seminary on Feb. 24 at 4pm for a extraordinary performance of Valerie Capers’s "operatorio" Sojourner, a powerful portrayal of the life of Sojourner Truth – a freed slave, abolitionist, and women’s rights activist. dessoff.org/events/sojourn…

We are thrilled to welcome Lucia Bradford back to the Dessoff stage in the title role of Valerie Capers's "operatorio" Sojourner on February 24 at 4pm, portraying the life of Sojourner Truth – a freed slave, abolitionist, and women’s rights activist. ow.ly/MXa450QBeAi

Dessoff will be joined by Martin Hargrove, bass, as Baumfree and Lord on Saturday, February 24 when we present Valerie Capers's "operatorio" Sojourner. dessoff.org/events/sojourn…

We are delighted to have Angela L. Owens, soprano, as one of our soloists for Valerie Capers's "operatorio" Sojourner on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at 4:00 pm at Union Theological Seminary. Learn more and purchase tickets: dessoff.org/events/sojourn…

Dessoff will be joined by Justin E. Bell, tenor, for our upcoming concert of Valerie Capers's Sojourner on Saturday, February 24 at 4pm at Union Theological Seminary. Tickets: dessoff.org/events/sojourn…

Meet the composer! Valerie Capers, composer of Sojourner, visited music director Malcolm J. Merriweather to discuss the piece, in preparation for Dessoff's concert on February 24th. Learn more on our website: dessoff.org/events/sojourn…

Join Dessoff on April 28 for Annelies by British composer James Whitbourn. Written in 2005 for soprano, choir, and instrumentalists, its 14 movements are set to texts from Anne Frank’s “Diary of a Young Girl,” compiled and translated by Melanie Challenger. dessoff.org/events/annelies

We are thrilled to have soprano Nola Richardson joining Dessoff for the Annelies concert on Apr. 28. Written in 2005 by James Whitbourn and set to texts from Anne Frank's "Diary of a Young Girl", this evocative piece brings her words to life through music. dessoff.org/events/annelies

Dessoff will celebrate the extraordinary legacy of composer James Whitbourn (1963–2024) at our April 28 concert, performing "Annelies." Recognized as a pioneer in modern music, Whitbourn's compositions have left an indelible mark on the world stage. dessoff.org/events/annelies

"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." -- Anne Frank. Join Dessoff on April 28th at 4pm for James Whitbourn's Annelies at Hebrew Union College. Tickets and info: dessoff.org/events/annelies