Performances
September 5-7
*There are two performances each evening*
Performance #1: 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Reception - 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Walk/Trolley to the Catacombs - 7:00 - 7:30 PM
Show - 7:30 - 8:30 PM
Performance #2: 7:30 - 10:00 PM
Reception - 7:30 - 8:30 PM
Walk/Trolley to the Catacombs - 8:30 - 9:00 PM
Show - 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Each performance includes an hourlong spirits tasting, followed by a twilight walk through the cemetery to the Catacombs.
Caroline Shaw's Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita for 8 Voices is a work of profound emotional beauty, a timeless expression that feels at home in any musical era. For these performances, the groundbreaking vocal talents of Fourth Wall Ensemble will weave together a program that begins with improvised medieval chant, flowing seamlessly through the Renaissance and Baroque periods, before arriving at Shaw's staggering sonic suite.
Hear the remarkable harmonies of eight voices reverberating throughout the Catacombs, in a program that echoes across centuries.
Improvisations on Medieval chant
William Byrd: Mass for Four Voices - Agnus Dei
Monteverdi: Lagrime d’amante al sepolcro dell’amata
Carline Shaw: Partita for 8 voices
Fourth Wall Ensemble is quickly emerging as New York’s premiere vocal ensemble. Its first season includes appearances at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall at Lincoln Center, Death of Classical, a concert series at the legendary Power Station Studios, their debut album with GRAMMY Award-winning ® Trio Time for Three, and 5-time EMMY Award winner and composer of House of Cards, Jeff Beal, and the release of “Fourth Wall: Live from Power Station” featuring instrumentalist Stuart Bogie. The ensemble is led by award-winning conductor and creative director, Christopher Allen and Executive Director and producer John McCullough.