Downtown Voices

Praised by The New York Times for its “incisive, agile strength,” Downtown Voices is a semiprofessional choir conducted by Stephen Sands. Downtown Voices has performed works by Beethoven, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Pärt, Webern, Ginastera, Janáček, James MacMillan, and Philip Glass, in addition to premiering Spire and Shadow by Zachary Wadsworth, a commission for the 250th anniversary of St. Paul’s Chapel. The choir made their Carnegie Hall debut in 2022 with the Buffalo Philharmonic conducted by JoAnn Falleta for the Lukas Foss Centennial Celebration. Other recent performances include Orff's Carmina Burana at The Ross Farm, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony at the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew, and at Trinity the choir has performed Compline By Candlelight as well concerts titled Anthems, Last Words, and the Lux Aeterna. Downtown Voices has been featured with Andrea Bocelli and can be heard on the epic recording Philip Glass: Symphony No. 5 released by Orange Mountain Music.