Founded by Leonard Bernstein in 1984, the Cathedral’s New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace is a longstanding beloved tradition. Welcome the new year with a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, performed by a stellar cast of soloists and the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra. Poignant commentary by the renowned journalist Harry Smith also promises to move and inspire.

The centerpiece of the PROTOTYPE 2026 festival will be the New York premiere of What to wear, a comedic, post-rock opera by composer Michael Gordon and the late downtown theater renegade icon Richard Foreman, who penned over 50 plays and nine operas across five decades.

The Taghkanic Chorale presents seasonal masterworks, performed on period instruments with distinguished soloists directed by Maestro Jason C. Tramm.

The program features the youthful brilliance and contrapuntal vitality of Handel’s Dixit Dominus, alongside three motets by Michael Praetorius, Johannes Brahms, and Felix Mendelssohn, each offering unique perspectives on the sacred choral
tradition across centuries.

The concert concludes with the luminous Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben from J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248), a work of festive grandeur that epitomizes the richness of Lutheran baroque music.

The Taghkanic Chorale presents seasonal masterworks, performed on period instruments with distinguished soloists directed by Maestro Jason C. Tramm.

The program features the youthful brilliance and contrapuntal vitality of Handel’s Dixit Dominus, alongside three motets by Michael Praetorius, Johannes Brahms, and Felix Mendelssohn, each offering unique perspectives on the sacred choral
tradition across centuries.

The concert concludes with the luminous Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben from J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248), a work of festive grandeur that epitomizes the richness of Lutheran baroque music.

Celebrate the magic of Christmas at the Cathedral!

Presented by the combined Cathedral Choirs and Orchestra, the Cathedral’s annual Joy of Christmas concert will feature J.S. Bach’s Magnificat in D Major, as well as the acclaimed Great Organ in Handel’s Organ Concerto in B Flat performed by Daniel Ficarri, Cathedral organist. Works by composers Alison Willis, Emily Hazrati, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor round out this sumptuous program. Guests can also join in singing their favorite carols, from “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” “Silent Night,” “Joy to the World,” and more. The concert will start at 4pm.