The Rhodes Singers and Chamber Singers tour of New York City concludes on Sunday, May 21 as the musicians will be our guest choir during the 11:00AM worship service. The Rhodes Singers will also present a 15 minute concert at the end of the service.

The theme for this year’s concert tour is Songs of Hope and Light: Music to Soothe a Troubled World. While there may be many divisions and disagreements among people these days, one thing we trust we can agree on is that music is a balm for all of our spirits. Music creates community, brings people of diverse backgrounds and beliefs together, helps us forget our troubles, our divisions, our anxieties and stresses for a few moments while we commune together while beautiful sounds of human voices wash over us. Our 2023 tour features music of such a theme by composers spanning centuries, including Eriks Esenvalds’ Rivers of Light, Viadana’s Exsultate Justi, Palestrina’s Sicut Cervus, Timothy C.  Takach’s Neither Angels nor Demons, Frank Tichelli’s Earth Song (dedicated to the people of Ukraine), Eric Whitacre’s Hope, faith, life, love, and  Jennifer Higdon’s unique offering, Telegram. This tour also includes several inspiring American spirituals including Judgment Day by Mark Butler, Ain’t No Grave, performed with AML, set by Caldwell and Ivory, and three spirituals by Moses Hogan, honoring the 20th anniversary of his death.  

Dr. William Skoog is the conductor of the Rhodes Singers and Chamber Singers and Dr. Dennis Janzer serves as the collaborative pianist and organist.