In 2011-2012 the New York Choral Society will celebrate John Daly Goodwin’s 25th and final season as music director.  After thirty-one years with the NYCS, the last twenty-five of them as music director, Maestro Goodwin has decided to step down in order to pursue new musical opportunities in Mexico, where he maintains a second home, as well as guest conducting and teaching opportunities. Highlights of this special anniversary season include:

The September Concert
Excerpts from Dvořák’s Stabat Mater
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

The Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala
Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.
Avery Fisher Hall
Program and conductor TBA

A Joyful Noise
Haydn: Te Deum, Poulenc: Gloria, Verdi: Te Deum, Puccini: Messa di Gloria (Kyrie and Gloria)
John Daly Goodwin, conductor
Anita Johnson, soprano
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
Carnegie Hall

Wagner: Rienzi
with the Opera Orchestra of New York, Eve Queler, conductor
Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
Avery Fisher Hall

American Reflections
Paulus: Whitman’s New York, Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna, Gould: Quotations, De Cormier: Legacy, Ives: Psalm 90
John Daly Goodwin, conductor
Friday, April 20, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Carnegie Hall

The Profile The Life And The Faith Across The Notes by Mario Jazzetti
A Symphonic Poem written for piano, orchestra, and chorus.
Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Avery Fisher Hall

New York Choral Society Festival of American and Italian Music
June 29 through July 7, 2012
Cefalu and Taormina, Sicily