THE ERLKINGS (Die Erlkönige) explores the inner lives of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the perpetrators of the Columbine High School Massacre. The play uses real quotes from researched material left by the boys- journal writings, school assignments, chat room conversations, home videos – and combines it with original scenes, dramatizing the glimpses of recorded (more…)

Yale Schola Cantorum and Instrumentalists from the Yale School of Music – David Hill, conductor Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 7:00 pm Yale Schola Cantorum, founded in 2003 by Simon Carrington, is a 24-voice chamber choir that sings in concerts and choral services. Supported by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music with the School of (more…)

Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 11 pm Hear St. Bartholomew’s grand Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, one of New York’s greatest musical treasures. William K. Trafka, St. Bartholomew’s Director of Music and Organist, will play festive works for this New Year’s celebration. Organ works of Bach, Franck and Jacob will be heard alongside transcriptions of orchestral works by (more…)

The silent film era lasted only a little over a decade. During this time, when recordings could not yet be synchronized to video, organists and pianists cultivated the art of silent film accompaniment. Although in large theaters scores were composed for orchestras to play, most often film accompaniments were improvised. This art is mostly lost (more…)

St. Bartholomew’s Choir, Boy and Girl Choristers, New York City’s largest pipe organ and a chamber orchestra join forces for this concert of Christmas favorites. Works include The Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah, Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols and carol settings of Lauridsen, Paulus and Willcocks. Experience the joy and warmth of the holidays (more…)