Choirs
Join us! See details below, then contact the Music Administrator at 212-288-3588 x612 or by email. You are welcome to visit the biographies of our music staff on this website.
For Children who will be in grades 1-8 in the Fall are invited to audition for the Children’s Choirs. No preparation is nesessary for this informal audition. For information contact Mary Huff at 212.288.3588 x633.
In the Children’s Choirs, boys and girls in grades 1-8 rehearse weekly during the school year, participate monthly in Sunday liturgies, sing during the Family Mass of Christmas Eve, and present a Spring Concert in May with the Parish Community Choir. Informal auditions are held in the spring and by appointment during the year for children who desire to receive training in the art of singing, reading, and understanding music and music theory. Through their hard work and dedication, not only will the choristers develop a passionate commitment to excellence through the choral art, but they will learn self-discipline, confidence, and the importance of giving back to their community through the gift of music.
The St. Ignatius Children’s Choir rehearses on a weekday afternoon in Wallace Hall, schedule to be announced soon.This choir is for older children who have previous music experience and exhibit the maturity required for a longer, more demanding rehearsal. In May 2006, this choir made its first professional concert debut in the Sacred Music in a Sacred Space concert series in Mendelssohn’s Paulus, and are often featured performers in the St. Ignatius Christmas Concerts in December. Children in this choir are in grades six, seven, and eight.
Training Choir I rehearses on a weekday afternoon in Wallace Hall, schedule to be announced. This choir frequently sings with the St. Ignatius Children’s Choir on Sunday mornings. Children in this choir often have at least one year of experience singing in the Children’s Choir program and are in third, fourth, and fifth grade.
Training Choir II and Training Choir III also rehearse on a weekday afternoon and are for younger children with little or no previous musical experience. Children develop a healthy beginning vocal technique, gain familiarity with the liturgy, and focus on the fundamentals of music notation.
We welcome new members to our choir throughout the year. Please contact the director, Mary Huff, through the music office for more information or to set up an informal audition for your child.
Parish Community Choir (PCC)
Seeking New Members to the Parish Community Choir! The St. Ignatius Parish Community Choir is looking for new members. Rehearsals for the PCC are on Tuesday nights from 7 to 9 PM in Wallace Hall and begin on September 18. This diverse group of 40-50 singers, co-directed by Kent Tritle, Nancianne Parrella and Renée Anne Louprette, performs at Mass and in concert throughout the year. Come one, come all to sing the very best in sacred choral music! Contact the Music Office at 212-288-3588, or by email.
Our parish volunteer choir sings great choral music from Mozart to Spirituals and participates in parish liturgies and annual Christmas Concerts. Musicianship and vocal training are part of the curriculum, and members are auditioned regularly to mark progress. Members are expected to work on their music away from rehearsals, and are responsible for selling tickets for concerts at which they sing. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings from 7:00-9:00 pm, September through May.
The Wallace Hall Music Group
The Wallace Hall Choir ministers weekly at the 11 am Wallace Hall Mass. It also participates in Advent and Lenten Vespers as well as other Parish liturgies. The group leads in song as a sign of Christ’s welcome to all at the table of plenty. Rehearsal is on Sunday mornings prior to Mass. Instrumentalists as well as singers are welcome. Contact the Director, Robert Reuter, through the music office for more information and to set up an audition.
Canticum Sacrum (CS)
This vocal group sings for the Sunday evening 7:30 pm Mass. Previous instrumental or vocal experience is required. At auditions singers are asked to sight read and vocalize. CS sings a wide repertory of music and emphasis is placed on supporting the regular Sunday liturgy . Rehearsals are held on Sunday evenings prior to the 7:30 pm Mass, September through June. CS is directed by Robert Reuter. Yor may contact him through the Music Office.
The Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola
This is our professional choir which sings for the weekly 11:30 am Solemn Mass as well as for Holy Days throughout the year. This choir expands as required for the Sacred Music in a Sacred Space Concert Series. Professional singers interested in auditioning for this work should send a resume to the Music Office, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, 980 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10028 or email us! We schedule annual or semi-annual auditions on an as-needed basis. We will contact you if we are able to call you for an audition.