Handel Messiah on Friday, December 5, 2025
Photo by Tony Allen Photography
Our Mission
It is the New Choral Society's mission to promote a greater interest in classical choral works within the immediate Westchester area. We strive to program a standard classical repertoire, as well as include innovative and unique offerings. We collaborate with professional artistic organizations, such as The Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, to showcase new talent in addition to introducing and promoting local Westchester artists.
“It’s like having a private concert by some of the greatest opera stars around!”- Audience Member
“I have never heard Messiah sung so beautifully by any choir anywhere” - Audience Member
“I’ve seen tons of performances, including at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and this was one of the best I’ve ever seen in my life!” - Audience Member
All concerts take place at Hitchcock Presbyterian Church, 6 Greenacres Avenue in Scarsdale, unless otherwise noted.
Please note that all performers are subject to change.
Photo by Steven Schnur
An Evening of Chamber Music
Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 8 PM
Join us as we continue the tradition of presenting our chamber orchestra in a concert of their own. This program of beloved chamber works by everyone’s favorite composers spans the centuries and includes familiar as well as lesser known works. The music is sublime and will warm even the coldest of winter’s nights.
With works by Brahms, Eric Ewazen, Louise Ferrenc, Haydn, Johann Hummel, Florence Price, Rossini, Vivaldi, and Alexander Zemlinsky.
Featuring Una Tone, Ani Gregorian, Kal Sugatski, Eliot Bailen, Peter Weitzner, Donna Elaine, Kathy Halvorson, Ben Fingland, Michael Green, Patrick Milando, and Margaret Kampmeier.
Photo by Kayla Pershing
Beethoven
Symphony No. 9
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 7 PM
At Purchase College, SUNY
NCS appears as guests of the Purchase Symphony Orchestra
Juliet Papadopoulos, Soprano
Heather Petrie, Mezzo-Soprano
Joshua Benevento, Tenor
Bryan Murray, Baritone
Mina Kim, Conductor
All soloists are alumni of the Purchase College Voice and Opera Studies Program
Tickets available separately through the Purchase College Performing Arts Center starting in late January.
Photo by Tony Allen Photography
Songs of America 250
Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 4 PM
Dr. John T. King, Conductor
Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with works including Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Randall Thompson’s The Testament of Freedom, and a world premiere by Jessica Meyer based on text by Eleanor Roosevelt.
If you are unable to join us in person, you can purchase a virtual ticket to stream the concert starting the weekend following the concert.
All photos in the above gallery are courtesy of Tony Allen Photography or Steven Schnur.
This season is made possible, in part, by The New York Community Trust - Westchester, ArtsWestchester with funding made possible by Westchester County government with the support of County Executive Kenneth W. Jenkins and the Board of Legislators, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.