Carnegie Hall & Lincoln Center
US Chorus members with Grammy-winning composer/conductor Eric Whitacre in NYC, spring 2018
HOW DO YOU GET TO CARNEGIE HALL?
Since 2012, students from the Upper School Chorus have participated in a number of choral music festivals in New York City, produced by Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY). These three-day events allow our students the opportunity to work with internationally recognized conductors, sing with other high school and college students from around the world, and be part of once-in-a-lifetime performances at either Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center.
- 2026: Members of the US Chorus will participate in "The Music of Eric Whitacre" conducted by Eric Whitacre, April 11-13, 2026 at Carnegie Hall.
- 2023: Members of the US Chorus participated in a world premiere performance of Ola Gjeilo's "Twilight Mass" with the composer in attendance
- 2020: A performance with Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo that had been programmed with members of the US Chorus was postponed due the pandemic.
- 2018: Upper School Chorus members sang at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Grammy-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre.
- 2016: Total Vocal 2. Deke Sharon, conductor (music director and arranger for “Pitch Perfect” and “The Sing-Off”)
- 2014: Defying Gravity: The Music of Eric Whitacre and Steven Schwartz. Eric Whitacre, conductor. Steven Schwartz, special guest artist (Click here to learn more about Eric Whitacre's revolutionary vitual choirs, building community through song around the world.)
- 2012: world premiere performance of Flowers Over the Graves of War, James Eakin, composer. Tim Seelig (San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus), conductor