2025-2026 SEASON
FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 | 7:30 P.M. | HOLY TRINITY CHURCH (1080 Main Street, Buffalo, NY)
Voices presents "Palestrina at 500!"
William Weinert, conductor
music of Palestrina, J. S. Bach, Poulenc, Witt, Pearsall, Bruckner, and Brahms
Voices presents "Palestrina at 500!"
William Weinert, conductor
music of Palestrina, J. S. Bach, Poulenc, Witt, Pearsall, Bruckner, and Brahms
SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 | 4:00 P.M. | LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE INCARNATE WORD (East & Goodman, Rochester)
Voices presents "Palestrina at 500!"
William Weinert, conductor
music of Palestrina, J. S. Bach, Poulenc, Witt, Pearsall, Bruckner, and Brahms
Voices presents "Palestrina at 500!"
William Weinert, conductor
music of Palestrina, J. S. Bach, Poulenc, Witt, Pearsall, Bruckner, and Brahms
THURSDAY | OCTOBER 2, 2025 | 7:30 P.M. | KILBOURN HALL, EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Eastman Chorale
William Weinert, conductor
John Rutter: Hymn to the Creator of Light
Josquin des Pres: Ave Maria
Ildebrando Pizzetti: Messa di Requiem (selections)
Heinrich Schutz: Komm heiliger Geist, SWV 417
Johannes Brahms: Zigeunerlieder
Eastman Chorale
William Weinert, conductor
John Rutter: Hymn to the Creator of Light
Josquin des Pres: Ave Maria
Ildebrando Pizzetti: Messa di Requiem (selections)
Heinrich Schutz: Komm heiliger Geist, SWV 417
Johannes Brahms: Zigeunerlieder
SATURDAY | October 18, 2025 | 7:30 P.M. | CHRIST CHURCH ROCHESTER
Eastman/UR Treble Chorus and Eastman Repertory Singers
Xintong Li, Liyao Yu, and Philip Silvey, conductors
Repertory Singers:
Fauré: Requiem
Haydn: Abendlied zu Gott
Haydn: Beredsamkeit
Treble Chorus:
Hildegard von Bingen: Karitas habundat
Maddalena Casulana: Stavisi il mio bel sol
Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: Regna terrae
Marianna Martinez: "Virgam Virtutis Tuae" from Dixit Dominus
Clara Schumann (arr. Brandon Williams): Er ist gekommen
Eastman/UR Treble Chorus and Eastman Repertory Singers
Xintong Li, Liyao Yu, and Philip Silvey, conductors
Repertory Singers:
Fauré: Requiem
Haydn: Abendlied zu Gott
Haydn: Beredsamkeit
Treble Chorus:
Hildegard von Bingen: Karitas habundat
Maddalena Casulana: Stavisi il mio bel sol
Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: Regna terrae
Marianna Martinez: "Virgam Virtutis Tuae" from Dixit Dominus
Clara Schumann (arr. Brandon Williams): Er ist gekommen
SUNDAY | OCTOBER 26, 2025 | 3:30 P.M. | HATCH RECITAL HALL, EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Eastman Bach Cantata Series
Nathaniel Peets & Andrew Perricone, conductors
featuring J. S. Bach's
BWV 82: Ic habe genung
and Igor Stravinsky's
Cantata
Eastman Bach Cantata Series
Nathaniel Peets & Andrew Perricone, conductors
featuring J. S. Bach's
BWV 82: Ic habe genung
and Igor Stravinsky's
Cantata
SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 16, 2025 | 3:30 P.M. | HATCH RECITAL HALL, EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Eastman Bach Cantata Series
Joshua Johnstone & Liyao Yu, conductors
featuring J. S. Bach's
BWV 150: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich
BWV 36: Schwingt freudig euch empor
Eastman Bach Cantata Series
Joshua Johnstone & Liyao Yu, conductors
featuring J. S. Bach's
BWV 150: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich
BWV 36: Schwingt freudig euch empor
SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 23, 2025 | 3:30 P.M. | KILBOURN HALL, EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Eastman Chorale
William Weinert, conductor
Arvo Part: ...which was the son of...
Adolphus Hailstork: The God of Glory Thunders
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Suite de Lorca
John Rutter: Hymn to the Creator of Light
Ildebrando Pizzetti: Messa di Requiem
Eastman Chorale
William Weinert, conductor
Arvo Part: ...which was the son of...
Adolphus Hailstork: The God of Glory Thunders
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Suite de Lorca
John Rutter: Hymn to the Creator of Light
Ildebrando Pizzetti: Messa di Requiem
FRIDAY | DECEMBER 5, 2025 | 7:30 P.M. | KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE
Eastman-Rochester Chorus, Eastman Chorale, and Eastman School Symphony Orchestra
William Weinert, conductor
Anton Bruckner: Mass in F Minor
Eastman-Rochester Chorus, Eastman Chorale, and Eastman School Symphony Orchestra
William Weinert, conductor
Anton Bruckner: Mass in F Minor
SUNDAY | DECEMBER 7, 2025 | 3:30 P.M. | KILBOURN HALL, EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Eastman/UR Treble Chorus and Eastman Repertory Singers
Joshua Johnstone, Audrey Rivetta, and Philip Silvey, conductors
Repertory Singers:
Felix Mendelssohn: How Lovely are the Messengers
Aaron Copland: The Promise of Living
Dean Kay & Kelly Gordon: That's Life
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Summer is Gone
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: The Lee Shore
Treble Chorus:
Zanaida Robles: Umoja
Melissa Dunphy: Wild Embers
Melissa Dunphy: Nymphs
Rosephanye Powell: The Word was God
B. E. Boykin/Ashley Grisham: We Sing as One
Eastman/UR Treble Chorus and Eastman Repertory Singers
Joshua Johnstone, Audrey Rivetta, and Philip Silvey, conductors
Repertory Singers:
Felix Mendelssohn: How Lovely are the Messengers
Aaron Copland: The Promise of Living
Dean Kay & Kelly Gordon: That's Life
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Summer is Gone
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: The Lee Shore
Treble Chorus:
Zanaida Robles: Umoja
Melissa Dunphy: Wild Embers
Melissa Dunphy: Nymphs
Rosephanye Powell: The Word was God
B. E. Boykin/Ashley Grisham: We Sing as One
TUESDAY | DECEMBER 9, 2025 | 7:30 P.M. | KILBOURN HALL
Messiah Sing!
featuring soloists and conductors from the Eastman School of Music
Handel: Messiah
Messiah Sing!
featuring soloists and conductors from the Eastman School of Music
Handel: Messiah
SUNDAY | FEBRUARY 1, 2026 | 3:30 P.M. | HATCH RECITAL HALL, EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Eastman Bach Cantata Series
Audrey Rivetta & Xintong Li, conductors
featuring J. S. Bach's
BWV 80: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
BWV 60: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort
Eastman Bach Cantata Series
Audrey Rivetta & Xintong Li, conductors
featuring J. S. Bach's
BWV 80: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
BWV 60: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort
SUNDAY | FEBRUARY 22, 2026 | 3:30 P.M. | KILBOURN HALL, EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Eastman/UR Treble Chorus and Eastman Repertory Singers
Nathaniel Peets, William Weinert, and Philip Silvey, conductors
Treble Chorus:
Nathan Christensen: How Do I Love Thee
Mundy & Young, Arr. Marsh: Trav’lin’ Light
Säje: Desert Song
Gazarek & Goldings, Arr. Falker: Easy Love
Greg Jasperse: VoiceDance
Repertory Singers:
Michael Haydn: Requiem in C
Eastman/UR Treble Chorus and Eastman Repertory Singers
Nathaniel Peets, William Weinert, and Philip Silvey, conductors
Treble Chorus:
Nathan Christensen: How Do I Love Thee
Mundy & Young, Arr. Marsh: Trav’lin’ Light
Säje: Desert Song
Gazarek & Goldings, Arr. Falker: Easy Love
Greg Jasperse: VoiceDance
Repertory Singers:
Michael Haydn: Requiem in C
SUNDAY | MARCH 1, 2026 | 3:30 P.M. | KILBOURN HALL, EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Eastman Chorale
Liyao Yu and William Weinert, conductors
Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium
Maurice Ravel: Trois Chansons, no. 1 "Nicolette" & no. 2 "Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis"
Johannes Brahms: Op. 93, no. 11 "Der Bucklichte Fiedler" & no. 13 "O süßer Mai"
J. S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn
Heinrich Schütz: Komm, heiliger Geist
Georg Schumann: Komm, heiliger Geist
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Valiant-for-truth
Eastman Chorale
Liyao Yu and William Weinert, conductors
Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium
Maurice Ravel: Trois Chansons, no. 1 "Nicolette" & no. 2 "Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis"
Johannes Brahms: Op. 93, no. 11 "Der Bucklichte Fiedler" & no. 13 "O süßer Mai"
J. S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn
Heinrich Schütz: Komm, heiliger Geist
Georg Schumann: Komm, heiliger Geist
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Valiant-for-truth
SUNDAY | APRIL 19, 2026 | 3:30 P.M. | KILBOURN HALL, EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Eastman/UR Treble Chorus and Eastman Repertory Singers
Andrew Perricone, Liyao Yu, and Philip Silvey, conductors
Treble Chorus:
Susan LaBarr: Where the Light Begins
Philip Silvey: Mixed Feelings
Laura Jēkabsone: The Winds
Wright/Harper: Songs For the People
Elaine Hagenberg: Swifter Than Flame
Repertory Singers:
J. S. Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230
G. T. Holst: I love my love
Chen Yi: Jasmine Flower (MoLiHua)
Béla Bartók: Four Slovak Folk Songs
Lili Boulanger: Hymne au Soleil
R. Nathaniel Dett: Don't You Weep No More, Mary
H.T. Burleigh: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Chile
H.T. Burleigh: Deep River
FRIDAY | MAY 1, 2025 | 7:30 P.M. | KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE
Eastman-Rochester Chorus, Eastman Chorale, and Eastman Philharmonia
Joshua Conyers, baritone as Elijah
William Weinert, conductor
Mendelssohn: Elijah, op. 70
Eastman-Rochester Chorus, Eastman Chorale, and Eastman Philharmonia
Joshua Conyers, baritone as Elijah
William Weinert, conductor
Mendelssohn: Elijah, op. 70
