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Here are a few of our favorite performances from the past few years, and you can find more on our YouTube channel.

May 2026

Spring Concert

From Brahms' lush harmonies to Celtic farewells, American spirituals, and Scottish folk songs, this concert takes audiences on a musical journey across cultures and centuries. Weaving together threads of memory, nature, hope, and community, the program offers something for all music lovers to enjoy. This concert also featured student singers from the Washington Heights Choir School (WHCS)!

WHCC Director: Tabitha Allen / WHCS Director: Julio Vaquero / Piano: Kent Dennis / Percussion: Mauro Corona / Videography: Josh Govier

December 2025

Winter Concert

This year's winter concert repertoire included a centuries-old folk tune, a jubilant sacred work, and a contemplation on the awe and wonder of a total eclipse. We also showcased a new choral mashup of music from the Muppet Christmas Carol, among other pieces. We closed out the show with our annual winter singalong!

Director: Tabitha Allen / Piano: Kent Dennis / Percussion: Alan Nunez / Videography: Stargazer Video

May 2025

Spring Concert

Our annual spring concert featured a diverse selection of choral works spanning centuries, genres, and cultures. Once again, we shared the stage with the talented student singers from the Washington Heights Choir School! 

A link to our full concert is below!

Director, WHCC: Tabitha Allen / Director, WHCS: Julio Vaquero / Piano: Mark Klett / Percussion: Alan Nunez /Videographer: Xander Black  



December 2024

Winter Concert

Our annual Winter concert featured a joyful selection of music ranging from Irving Berlin to Ysaye Barnwell to new music from multiple local composers, including a commissioned piece by Brandon Hilfer. Our audience joined us in a spirited Winter singalong at the end of our concert.

A link to our full concert is below.

Director, WHCC: Tabitha Allen / Piano: Kent Dennis /Videographer: Xander Black / Sound: Dan Sepke

November 2024

Befriending Aliens at the United Palace of Performing Arts

In collaboration with United Palace and the Young People's Chorus of New York City, we presented a newly arranged vocal interpretation of the iconic "conversation" between humans and aliens from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. To our knowledge, this rendition, named Wild Signals, has never been performed vocally before. Our performance was followed by a screening of the film.  

Director, WHCC: Tabitha Allen //  Director, YPC: Francisco J. Núñez 

Wild Signals: Composer, John Williams // Arranged by Balint Varga

May 2024

Spring Concert

This concert featured pieces by living and local composers along with old uncommon works that are sure to become new favorites.
 We were joined again by student singers from the Washington Heights Choir School, too!

You can view the entire concert here.

Director, WHCC: Tabitha Allen / Director, WH Choir School: Julio Vaquero / Piano and Guitar: Mark Klett / Percussion: Mauro Corona /Videographer: Xander Black / Sound: Dan Sepke

Video: Non nobis Domine - Rosephayne Powell

December 2023

Winter Concert

Our winter concert was a festive evening featuring beloved classics, exciting new works, and holiday favorites.

The performance culminated in a joyful sing-along to celebrate the winter season. 

You can view the entire concert here.

Director, WHCC: Tabitha Allen / Pianist: Mark Klett / Cellist: Anastasia Golenishcheva / Videographer: Xander Black/ Sound: Dan Sepke

Video: Prayer to Adonai from Song of Solomon - Andrew Beal  // Soloists: Daniel Huston, Emily Intersimone, Carlos Olivares, Stacy Yoskioka

May 2023

Spring Concert / Celebrating a New Beginning

In May we performed our first public concert under our new name. What a joy to be back singing for a crowd again! We were joined by student singers from the Washington Heights Choir School, too. 

You can view the entire concert here.

Director: Tabitha Allen / Pianist: Mark Klett / Videographer: Xander Black

Video: Hard Times Come Again No More - Stephen Foster, arr. Pax Ressler (Soloist: Chelsea Yost)

December 2022

Winter Friends & Family Concert

In December we took to the stage to share some music with our friends and families, performing for the first time under our new name, the Washington Heights Community Choir.

Tabitha Allen, our new choral director, selected this gorgeous song, Take Me to the World, from the Stephen Sondheim musical, Evening Primrose. 

You can view the entire concert here.

Director: Tabitha Allen / Pianist: Jesse Warkentin / Videographer: Mary Glen Fredrick

Video: Take Me to the World - Stephen Sondheim

MAY 2022

Final Fort Washington Community Choir Concert: A requiem for our time

In our final concert as the Fort Washington Community Choir (FWCC), we performed Dan Forrest's Requiem for the Living, accompanied by members of the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra and featuring guest mezzo-soprano Kathryn Janssen.


Directed by FWCC founder, Chris Whittaker, the Fort Washington Collegiate Church canceled the program soon after due to budget constraints. We relaunched the choir as a standalone entity, the Washington Heights Community Choir, in January 2022.


Video: Requiem for the Living - Dan Forrest

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