Sunday, November 16 at 3pm
Silent Stories
Jeanine De Bique, soprano
This event has concluded. Please join us for one of our other concerts.
In public and private spaces where their voices are silenced, composers and librettists find ways to persist and resist. Soprano Jeanine De Bique captures and decodes their journeys in a vocal recital that celebrates the power of expression and invites audiences to courageously allow their own voices to be heard.
Sunday, January 25 at 2pm (Canceled due to weather)
Make Our Garden Grow: The Riverside Choir Benefit Cabaret
Christopher Judd, master of ceremonies
James Bassi, music director
This event was canceled due to severe weather.
Members of The Riverside Choir present their annual benefit concert, Make Our Garden Grow! Inspired by Riverside’s 2025-2026 theme, Planting Seeds, this year’s intimate choir cabaret will feature a bouquet of songs and choruses about nurturing, growing, and blossoming. Join Master of Ceremonies Christopher Judd and Music Director James Bassi for a musical journey that is sure to start your 2026 in full bloom!
Tuesday, February 10 at 7pm
Organ Recital: Nathan Laube
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Enjoy an extraordinary organ recital by Nathan Laube, one of today’s most celebrated concert organists. A leading performer and pedagogue renowned for his brilliant playing and gracious demeanor, Laube brings to life a wide-ranging repertoire spanning five centuries, including his own thrilling transcriptions of orchestral masterpieces. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience his virtuosity on Riverside’s historic Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ.
Sunday, March 15 at 4pm
47th Annual English Handbell Festival
Kathleen Ebling Shaw, guest conductor
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The Riverside Ringers host a weekend gathering of bell choirs from throughout the region, combining forces to perform a glorious concert under the leadership of guest conductor Kathleen Ebling Shaw. As always, the performance will be a sight to behold and will fill the nave with splendor!
Sunday, April 19 at 3pm
Rooted
Liz Lang, soprano
Matthew Krenz, tenor
This concert is presented free of charge. Tickets are not required.
Two voices, many homelands. Vocalists Matt Krenz and Liz Lang invite you on a genre-spanning musical map of identity. From Arabic melodies and German Lieder to Hungarian folk songs and unexpected crossovers, this intimate recital weaves together languages, traditions, and personal histories in a celebration of where we come from – and where we’re going.
Sunday, April 26 at 3pm
Brunch with Jazz Legend Cyrus Chestnut
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Come enjoy a soulful Sunday of world-class music, complete with a delicious brunch! Join us for an unforgettable Jazz Brunch with legendary pianist Cyrus Chestnut, whose signature style that blends gospel, classical, and straight-ahead jazz. With a career spanning decades, Cyrus Chestnut has earned acclaim from critics and peers alike for his soulful, virtuosic performances and lasting impact on the world of contemporary jazz. Don’t miss this chance to experience a living legend in an intimate, vibrant setting.
Sunday, May 3 at 1pm
Spring Concert and Family Luncheon
The Rising Voices and Youth Choir; Matthew Hommez, director
The Cherub Choir; Sharon Prichard, director
The Riverside Community String Ensemble; Kristina Giles, director
This concert is presented free of charge. Tickets are not required.
Enjoy an afternoon of music and fellowship as we celebrate Riverside’s young musicians. The Rising Voices and Youth Choir, Cherub Choir, and Riverside Community String Ensemble join together to present a joyful program of diverse musical selections from around the world.
Tuesday, May 12 at 7pm
Organ Recital: Stephen Tharp
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Artist in Residence Stephen Tharp performs a solo recital on the historic organ at The Riverside Church. Hailed as “the organist for the connoisseur” (organ – Journal für die Orgel, Germany), “the thinking person’s performer” (Het Orgel), “every bit the equal of any organist” (The American Organist” magazine) and “the consummate creative artist” (Michael Barone, Pipedreams), is recognized as one of the great concert organists of our age. Having played more than 1600 concerts across more than 60 tours worldwide, Stephen Tharp has built one of the most well-respected international careers in the world, earning him the reputation as the most traveled concert organist of his generation.
Sunday, June 7 at 3pm
House of Time: The Father, The Son, and The Godfather
Gonzalo X. Ruiz, baroque oboe, recorder, and guitar
Tatiana Daubek, baroque violin
Eliott Figg, harpsichord
Matt Zucker, baroque cello and gamba
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Join House of Time on a musical exploration of an extended family of geniuses: Johann Sebastian Bach, his son CPE Bach, and George Telemann, the elder Bach’s friend and CPE’s godfather. You’ll hear sublime chamber works from JS Bach, as well as Telemann’s Paris Quartet in E Minor. The younger Bach’s “Sanguineus et Melancholicus” is a brilliant and witty musical dialogue between an optimist and a pessimist.
Sunday, November 2 at 3pm
Sunday, December 14 at 4:00pm
Sunday, February 22 at 3pm
Sunday, March 29 at 3pm
Tuesday, June 16
Tuesday, June 23
Tuesday, June 30
Tuesday, July 14
Tuesday, July 21
Sunday, December 14 at 4:00pm
Sunday, March 29 at 11am