America's 250th year also marks 25 years since the yet unresolved 9/11 attacks. To properly remember and pay tribute to the victims of those attacks and the ongoing continuous wars engendered by them, we will reach out to our namesake Friedrich Schiller, the Poet of Freedom.

On Friday, September 11, 2026 the Schiller Institute NYC Chorus will perform musical settings of two of Schiller's poems, set by Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms, with full orchestra.

The first is Beethoven's Choral Symphony No. 9, and Schiller's An die Freude (To Joy), and the second is Schiller's Nänie, a song of lament, set by Johannes Brahms for orchestra "with as many harps as possible.".

In-person tickets by Zeffy now available HERE.

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If you'd like to contribute to the chorus or join the chorus in the summer program for this historic event, please call John at 201-233-8615 or sign up on this website.

Weekly rehearsals on Thursdays, 6:30-8:00 pm near Lincoln Center. If you'd like to sing with the chorus or learn more about the program, please sign up HERE or call John Scialdone at 201-233-8615.

But two virtues exist -- O were they always united: 
ever the good also great, ever the great also good.
-- Friedrich Schiller.