2016-17 Choral Subscription

With a 3-concert Choral Subscription, you'll save 30% off single ticket prices—and get first access to tickets for the rest of our season's concerts!

Prices start at less than $20 per ticket

CHORAL ELEMENTS: EARTH, AIR, FIRE AND WATER
Wednesday, September 28 at 7 PM
Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola 

The four elements—earth, air, fire and water—portrayed in lush pieces for choir, harp and string quartet by W.A. Mozart, Gustav Holst, Frank Ferko, Frank Ticheli, John Kennedy and others. Includes a New York premiere by composer Julia Adolphe and poet Nahal Navidar. 

UPON THIS HANDFUL OF EARTH: WORLD PREMIERE OPERA
Friday, February 24 at 7 PM
Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola, Children's Choir, and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola

In honor of the publication of "Laudato Si," Pope Francis' recent encyclical about the environment, Sacred Music in a Sacred Space and The New York Opera Society (NYOS) have commissioned a new chamber opera from renowned Norwegian composer Gisle Kverndokk and librettist Aksel-Otto Bull based on the writings of Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. 

HAYDN’S THE CREATION
Wednesday, May 24 at 7 PM
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola

Performed in English, Franz Joseph Haydn’s beloved oratorio depicts the creation of the world as told in the Book of Genesis and Milton's Paradise Lost.

WHY SUBSCRIBE?

• SAVINGS. Subscriptions are 30% off single ticket prices. Prices start at less than $20 per ticket.
  
  


• BEST SEATS. Subscribe before July 1, 2016, and be the first to reserve the best seats.
  
  


• ADVANCE ORDERING. Only subscribers are eligible to purchase tickets to all other concerts (and reserve the best seats) before single tickets go on sale to the public on July 1.
  PLUS, subscribers get 30% off tickets to Jesuits in the Americas ordered in advance.
  
  


• EASY EXCHANGES. If you can’t make a concert, let us know in advance, and we’ll exchange your ticket for another Choral Subscription Concert. Original seating assignments for exchanges cannot be guaranteed.

All performance dates, artists and programs subject to change. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

GENERAL CONCERT AND TICKET INFORMATION

• DOORS OPEN for Choral Subscription concerts at 6:15 PM for a 7 PM concert start time.


• LATE SEATING is at the discretion of the House Management. Latecomers may be asked to remain in the back of the church until there is a break in the program, so as not to disturb the performance or other audience members.


• WILL CALL is available when the doors open at 6:15 PM inside the main doors of the church.


• CHILDREN seated on an adult's lap do not need a ticket. Children seated in a chair or pew do need a ticket.


• We no longer offer tickets for sale or any ticket pickup at the Parish House Reception desk.


• Audio and/or video recording and flash photography are not permitted during performances.

ACCESSIBILITY

• The Church of St. Ignatius Loyola is wheelchair/walker accessible via the ramp entrance on 84th Street (between Park and Madison Avenues).


• The restrooms are NOT easily accessible by wheelchair. The most easily accessible restrooms are in the Parish House (980 Park Avenue). There are two steps down from the street level into the Parish House and there is a restroom on that ground floor.


• For reserved seating concerts, there is available seating for wheelchairs and companions. Please look for the Wheelchair and Wheelchair Companion tickets when purchasing. For general seating concerts, follow the directions of the ushers. Please call ahead (212-288-2520) to discuss any special seating requirements.

PARKING

• Street parking can be difficult to find, but there are a number of parking garages nearby. There are garages on 83rd Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues) and 84th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues), as well as near the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

RESTAURANTS

• There are a number of fine and casual eating establishments located nearby on Madison Avenue (one block west of the church), Lexington Avenue (one block east of the church), Third Avenue (two blocks east of the church) and Second Avenue (three blocks east of the church).

 DIRECTIONS

• The Church of St. Ignatius Loyola is easily reached via the 4, 5, and 6 subway lines (86th Street station), or buses on Madison, Lexington and Fifth Avenues, and on 86th Street.