New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Forrest, Mozart and Haydn

Sunday, April 26, 2026  8:30 PM

Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York

https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2026/04/26/New-England-Symphonic-Ensemble-0830PM

The New England Symphonic Ensemble brings together sacred masterworks, contemporary choral music, and spirituals in this lively evening performance. Daniel Dunning leads the orchestra and choir in Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Will Chandler conducts Haydn’s Te Deum, and Athena Mertes conducts Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living. The program features gospel works by Patrick Bradley, Rose Buchanan, and Richard Smallwood, conducted by Patrick Bradley and Bruce Henderson, celebrating faith traditions across classical and modern choral repertory.

DAN FORREST Requiem for the Living

Cristina Maria Castro, Soprano

Ethan Ellis, Tenor

Athena Mertes, Conductor

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Participating Choruses:

Thurman White Academy Advanced Choir, Henderson, NV (Athena Mertes, Director)

Westfield High School Choir, Westfield, NJ (John Brzozowski, Director) 

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MOZART Mass in C Major, K.317 (Coronation Mass)

Cristina Maria Castro, Soprano

Olga Perez Flora, Mezzo-soprano

Ethan Ellis, Tenor

Andrew Dwan, Bass-baritone

Daniel Dunning, Conductor​

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HAYDN Te Deum (Empress Marie Therese)

Will Chandler, Conductor

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Participating Choruses:

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Advanced Ensemble, Tucson, AZ (Daniel Dunning, Director)

DeQuincy High School Choir, DeQuincy, LA (Carie Barnes, Director)

Barbe High School Choir, Lake Charles, LA (Travis Stegall, Director)

Tucson High Magnet School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ (Chizuru Jurman, Director)

Edison High School Acapella Ensemble, Edison, NJ (Joshua Lisner, Director)​

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ROSE BUCHANAN arr. P. BRADLEY Mighty Good Day

arr. GLEN JONES My Soul's Been Anchored

PATRICK BRADLEY You Blessed Me Lord

PATRICK BRADLEY Only Love

Patrick Bradley, Conductor

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arr. A.J. COLLIER What A Mighty God We Serve

arr. ADRIENNE EVANS He's Just That Kind of God

BRUCE HENDERSON Rejoice

Bruce Henderson, Conductor

Participating Choruses:

Westside Baptist Church, Lewisville, TX (Patrick Bradley, Director)

Birmingham AL Ensemble, Birmingham, AL (Bruce Henderson, Director)

TICKETS FROM $35-$136

For single tickets call 212-247-7800 or visit carnegiehall.org

Student and Senior Discount Tickets Available at the Box Office

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