10 years of WHCO

WHCO Concert: Echoes

Sunday, January 26, 3pm-4pm

Fort Washington Collegiate Church, 729 West 181st Street, New York, NY, 10033

Join the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra as we present Echoes and discover how music that tells the stories of our past affects our present and future.

Valerie Coleman: Tzigane

Emmy Wegener: Suite for String Trio

Bohuslav Martinů: Nonet

Antonin Dvorak: String Quintet No. 2, op. 77


Prior to the concert, at 2:15pm bring the whole family to our "Meet the Instruments" petting zoo where even our youngest listeners can get up close and personal with their favorite instruments before seeing them come alive onstage. 

Storytime with the Symphony

The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra is pleased to present a 3-concert series in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop, featuring books from the “Uptown Kid Lit” list with thoughtful connections to themes that will be familiar to every child growing up in Washington Heights. All performances will take place at Recirculation, a project of Word Up Community Bookshop.

  • February 9th, 2025 4pm-5pm

  • March 9th, 2024 4pm-5pm

  • April 6th 4pm-5pm

WHCO Concert: Landscapes

Saturday, May 17th, 3pm-4pm

Fort Washington Collegiate Church, 729 West 181st Street, New York, NY, 10033

Featuring the string players of the orchestra, the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra concludes our season with Landscapes, a musical homage to the distant lands that are a part of our heritage.

Fela Sowande: African Suite for Strings

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings

Prior to the concert, at 2:15pm bring the whole family to our "Meet the Instruments" petting zoo where even our youngest listeners can get up close and personal with their favorite instruments before seeing them come alive onstage. 

Thank you to all who make our performances possible.

WHCO’s programming is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature as well as the following incredible community partners.