We Will Rise: Music of Resilience, Justice, and Hope
On March 25 and 26, 2023, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn performed: We Will Rise: Music of Resilience, Justice and Hope
A Baroque Holiday Celebration
On December 10 and 11, 2022, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn presented A Baroque Holiday Celebration, featuring works from the European and Mesoamerican Baroque Periods.
The Constitution, a Secular Oratorio
On May 14 and 15, 2022, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn presented The Constitution, a Secular Oratorio by Benjamin Yarmolinsky.
Grace Chorale of Brooklyn & Friends Holiday Concert
On December 12, 2021, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn joined Mimi Hilaire, the Podd Brothers, Robinson & Rohe, Chris Urquiaga and Peter Clarke in a celebration of the season and the joy of making music together again.
Arrigo Boito’s Prologue of Mefistofele
On October 30, 2021, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn joined the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra in their Opening Night Concert, Classical Halloween with conductor Phil Nuzzo. GCB sang in the Prologue of Arrigo Boito’s Mefistofele.
Household Requiem
On October 17, 2021, GCB performed LIVE in “Household Requiem” at BioBAT Art Space in the Brooklyn Army Terminal. We were grateful to take part in this beautiful and moving piece composed by Tania Candiani and Rogelio Sosa.
Epitaph for Eugene Williams (from "A Stone to the Head")
Epitaph for Eugene Williams is a distillation from “A Stone to the Head,” a GCB commissioned piece composed by Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa and Flannery Cunningham in 2019. Their new version joins Grace Chorale of Brooklyn with The Apollo Chorus of Chicago in a performance with a string quartet.
Mother to Son ft. Jamal Jackson Dance Company
In January 2021, under continued Covid restrictions, the chorus remotely recorded Mother to Son, with music by composer Undine Smith Moore and poetry by Langston Hughes. The Jamal Jackson Dance Company choreographed a dance and made a videotape as well.
The Constitution - the 5th and 6th Amendments
In December 2020, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn did a video performance of the 5th and 6th Amendments from The Constitution, a Secular Oratorio by Benjamin Yarmolinsky in collaboration with members of the Vertical Player Repertory.
Get Out the Vote
In September and October 2020, in response to the coming election, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn recorded a Get Out the Vote video, using a tune from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.
How Can I Keep From Singing?
In May 2020, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn recorded its first virtual choral event during the Covid lockdown. The Podd brothers put together a wonderful group of singers and musicians.
Songs of Spring
On April 28 and 29, 2017, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn performed an eclectic medley of songs in celebration of the Spring season. Of particular note was the premiere of "April Song," a GCB commissioned piece by Brooklyn-based composer, Matt Podd.
O Magnum Mysterium
On December 9 and 11, 2016, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn performed its annual Holiday Concert at Grace Episcopal Church in Brooklyn Heights accompanied by an eight-piece brass ensemble and organ.
Brooklyn Premiere of Duke Ellington's 'Sacred Concert'
On April 29, 30, and May 1, 2016, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn’s Spring Concerts featured Duke Ellington's 'Sacred Concert', a rarely performed but highly regarded set of improvisational music.
Brooklyn: A Garden of Song
In May 2012, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn performed its 35th anniversary concert, celebrating the music of composers who have a connection to Brooklyn.
Transforming Traditions
In January 2012, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn performed a collection of spirituals, The Beautiudes by Arvo Part, and Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein.