Ember

Our sincerest thanks to our beloved audiences who came out and supported Ember this past season! The joy of singing for you is truly ours.

This summer, keep an eye out for exclusive video excerpts of last season's Ember performances. Most recently released, as announced a couple of weeks ago: "Nothing was Wrong with Sarah Ray," by the wonderful Mike Rowan, a new endorsement in the PROJECT : ENCORE catalog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnunJuGhZkM&list=RDCnunJuGhZkM&start_radio=1

What our Artistic Director is also up to! This weekend -

Please join me tomorrow at 2 pm on WWFM.org - The Classical Network, where I’ll host the award-winning radio show Sounds Choral on composers and where they find their creative inspiration with a focus on Raphael Fusco and his work "An American Requiem." Looking forward to it!!

Having composers in the room during rehearsals is not something most choirs do - unless that choir is Ember! Crucial to the Ember experience, firsthand communion with the composer reminds us of both the work and serendipity behind every song we sing. Last night Michael Markowski joined us at our rehearsal of his piece “Where the Two Road Cross.”

Written in homage to the 2003 Columbia disaster, when seven astronauts perished during their return to Earth, Markowski’s piece also includes a Bach quote as well as a nod to the 1986 Challenger tragedy, specifically to astronaut Ronald McNair, who’d brought his soprano saxophone along for the ill-fated ride.

Tonight Ember will be joined by Alex Eddington for rehearsal of “A Present from a Small Distant World,” about the time capsule sent to space on the Voyager back in 1977 - and that is still out there, somewhere.

More inspiration to come! Hear it all live this weekend:

📅 Friday, May 15, 2026, 7:30 pm - St. John’s in the Village, Manhattan

📅 Sunday, May 17, 2026, 5 pm - St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Morristown, NJ

🎟️ FREE! Donations always welcome, and registration required at emberarts.org