The Manhattan Choral Ensemble is looking for experienced singers to join a dynamic musical organization in its 25th Anniversary season!
The MCE rehearses regularly on Thursday evenings from 7:30 PM to 10 PM in Midtown Manhattan. Prospective singers must be able to commit to the rehearsal and concert schedule.
OUR 2025 – 2026 SEASON
- Open rehearsal to be followed by auditions: Thursday, September. 4, 7:30 PM.
- “Wassail! 25 Years of Christmas with the MCE”: Saturday, December 12, 8 PM; Sunday, December 13, 3 PM.
- “New Music and Old Favorites: An MCE Celebration”: Saturday, March 7, 8 PM.
- “Rachmaninoff Vespers“: Saturday, May 16, 8 PM.
Auditions will consist of sight reading, vocal exercises and an optional prepared piece. Singers will be expected to have sight-reading ability and recent choral experience. Please write to Auditions@mce.nyc with “Auditions” in the subject line to schedule an audition. Please indicate your voice part and provide a synopsis of your prior singing experience.
We look forward to singing with you!
The Peaceable Kingdom – Spring 2025
Randall Thompson’s masterwork, The Peaceable Kingdom, is a collection of short, stirring motets that together set the words of the prophet Isaiah. Our performance of this American classic will interweave motets with continuo composed by some of Thompson’s musical idols, including J.S. Bach. The concert will conclude with Thompson’s celebrated Alleluia.
Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 8pm
The Church of the Holy Trinity
316 E 88th Street, NYC
New Music for New York 2025
The Manhattan Choral Ensemble’s annual choral music competition, New Music for New York, returned as we premiered this season’s three winning compositions in a program that also featured works by Randall Thompson, Gustav Holst, and more.
Saturday, March 8, 2025, 8pm
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
450 West 37th Street (between 9th and 10th Ave), New York City
2024-2025 New Music for New York Composer Competition Winners
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| Robert S. Cohen (text by Ronald W. Cadmus) “Subway” |
Sally Fenley (text by Greene Fenley) “New York Parks” |
Felipe Segovia Sanhueza (text by Edna St. Vincent Millay) “Recuerdo” |
The Manhattan Choral Ensemble Announces The 2024-2025 Season!
Mark your calendars for the MCE’s exciting 2024-2025 season!
Friday, December 6th and Saturday, December 7th
A Nordic Christmas
Join us as we celebrate the season with music from the Nordic countries, including sublime choral works and charming traditional carols from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland.
Saturday, March 8th
New Music For New York
Our annual emerging composer competition paired with choral favorites in the stunning DiMenna Center
Saturday, May 10th
The Peaceable Kingdom
We will close the season with Randall Thompson’s choral masterpiece, The Peaceable Kingdom, alongside Baroque works for chorus and continuo, including Bach’s radiant Lobet den Herrn.
Interested in auditioning and singing with us? Click here
The Many Hills Songbook
In celebration of the Manhattan Choral Ensemble’s 20th Anniversary Season, we are proud to present The Many Hills Songbook. This collection of compositions from contemporary composers connected to New York City is intended to provide the choral community at large with a shared repertoire of songs that reflect our daily life. We are extraordinarily grateful for the composers who have contributed to this project, and allowed us to share their work with you through a Creative Commons license for free non-commercial use. We hope you will download the songbook, share it with your singing partners, and find joy in the music echoing over the many hills of this world. Learn More & Download FREE »
