We are a conductorless organization including singers associated with established NYC choruses; as NYFS, we are available on an ad hoc basis to perform at specific events, such as benefit concerts and holiday celebrations.
We have no music director or fixed schedule of performances but instead come together on an ad hoc basis to donate time and talent for specific choral performances.
Venues have included (in addition to Saint John the Divine) Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Church of St Paul the Apostle, the Strathmore Center in Bethesda MD, and New York City Parks as part of the summer concert series. We have sung under the baton of such illustrious conductors as Lucas Foss and Glen Cortese, and performed with NYCO star Lauren Flanigan and jazz great Dave Brubeck, among others.
The mission of NYFS is to promote the performance of choral music, to foster community among our city’s choral singers, and to bring this art to communities who would not otherwise be exposed to this form of music. In addition, we are always ready to augment existing choirs and orchestras, when and where needed, in concert halls, churches, and community centers around the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. We also sponsor open sings of the classical choral repertoire--the only such events held in Manhattan north of 125th Street.
