2026-2027 Concert Season
Civic Orchestra Collaboration
Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Battell Chapel
College Street
New Haven, CT
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Join us for our debut performance of the season as we proudly collaborate with the Civic Orchestra of New Haven at the historic Battell Chapel. Demonstrating a wide range of musical versatility, the program bridges centuries and cultures. The centerpiece of our performance is French composer Lili Boulanger’s hypnotic and deeply personal 1917 masterpiece, Vieille prière bouddhique (Old Buddhist Prayer), a universal prayer for peace and tolerance written amidst the devastation of World War I. To showcase our ensemble’s stylistic flexibility, we will also perform Cristobal de Morales’s Renaissance masterwork O Magnum Mysterium alongside Michael Barrett’s dynamic choral arrangement of Tshela Moya / Ke Nna Yo Morena, a vibrant pairing of traditional South African Sesotho hymns.
Sounds of the Season: A Festive Journey
Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
St. Joseph Church of Blessed Michael McGivney Parish
129 Edwards Street
New Haven, CT
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Celebrate the warmth and wonder of the season with a magnificent musical journey around the globe. Our program brings together generations of sacred and cultural traditions, anchoring the performance in breathtaking Baroque masterpieces including selections from J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Handel’s beloved Messiah. From there, we explore winter traditions across the continents, weaving together gorgeous choral music from Ukraine, Russia, Iran, Israel, the Philippines, and South Africa. The concert ends with the brilliance of Ola Gjeilo’s with a selection from his Winter Songs. This festive celebration of global music traditions concludes by bringing our voices together, inviting the audience to join the ensemble in joyful community holiday sing-alongs.
Lift Every Voice:
250 Years of the American Journey
Sunday, February 7, 2027 at 4:00 PM
Battell Chapel 400 College Street
New Haven, CT
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Join us for an extraordinary evening of song as we mark the U.S. Semiquincentennial and honor Black History Month. This special performance explores 250 years of the American narrative through the lens of Black choral artistry—a legacy of resilience, faith, and undeniable triumph. The concert brings together the raw emotional power of traditional spirituals, the uplifting energy of gospel music, and the fresh, dynamic perspectives of living composers writing today. Together, these voices form a tapestry that challenges, heals, and inspires, reminding us that the true American chorus relies on every voice being lifted in harmony.
The Eternal Road
Saturday, May 15, 2027 4:00 PM
Woolsey Hall, Yale University
500 College Street
New Haven, CT
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Join the New Haven Chorale for The Eternal Road, a sweeping musical journey that explores the grand arc of the human experience. Life is a magnificent tapestry woven with bold new adventures, profound struggles, and unpredictable ups and downs. This concert serves as an evocative reminder that navigating these valleys and peaks—and experiencing life in all its raw complexity, amazing beauty, and deep wonder—is precisely what makes it a life worth living.
The program begins by diving into the shadowy depths of Ola Gjeilo’s Dark Night of the Soul, which is juxtaposed immediately with his radiant Luminous Night of the Soul. Together, these two masterworks powerfully capture the gravity of life’s inner struggles leading toward its inevitable end, ultimately transforming that darkness into an intense, blinding grace. Adding to the excitement, the Chorale is proud to present a world premiere by Ian Gabriel Corpuz. Hailing from the Philippines, Corpuz is a brilliant talent whose recent compositions have gained widespread international recognition for their breathtaking artistry and emotional depth.
The evening culminates in the ultimate destination of our journey: the glorious new work by Elaine Hagenberg, Aeterna Via (2026). The New Haven Chorale is deeply honored to be one of the first choirs in the entire world to bring this cinematic masterpiece to life. Through its moving narrative of setting out, facing peril, and finally turning homeward, Aeterna Via guides us into a soaring landscape of hope, healing, and peace. Do not miss this unforgettable evening of world-class choral music.