Mid-Manhattan Performing Arts Foundation (MMPAF)

Mid-Manhattan Performing Arts Foundation (MMPAF) Great Music is produced by the Mid-Manhattan Performing Arts Foundation, which exists to cultivate, promote, and sponsor the performing arts at St.

Bartholomew’s Church, a treasured masterpiece of architecture in Midtown Manhattan. ✨ Originally founded in 1972 to preserve the time honored tradition of offering major oratorios on Sunday afternoons from October to May, the Great Music at St. Bart’s Series adopted its current format in 1986 in response to a demand from the community for high-quality concerts in the magnificent setting of St. Bartholomew’s Church. It has been under the direction of current Artistic Director William K. Trafka since 1995.

This eclectic program began with the idea of the voice as an instrument at home within the accompaniment of bowed string...
09/11/2026

This eclectic program began with the idea of the voice as an instrument at home within the accompaniment of bowed strings. From English Renaissance songs with a quartet of viols, to a Kate Bush song with string quartet, to The Beatles with all eight strings, piano, and backing vocals, this journey through genres and centuries will coalesce around the broader themes of home through the lens of familial and romantic love, with the human voice at the heart of it all.

09/09/2026

Announcing the 2026-2027 season of Great Music at St. Bart's

Stepping out from behind the choir stalls, St. Bartholomew’s Choir presents a program of concert repertoire, including L...
04/30/2026

Stepping out from behind the choir stalls, St. Bartholomew’s Choir presents a program of concert repertoire, including Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Francis Poulenc’s Gloria, and music of Samuel Barber. As well as singing every Sunday, our professional choir has appeared on NPR, CBS, CNN, and CNBC. A recent TV appearance on Now Hear This, presented by PBS Great Performances, was hailed as “among the highlights of the show” by the Wall Street Journal. .bordignon Maya Gunji

Stepping out from behind the choir stalls, St. Bartholomew’s Choir presents a program of concert repertoire, including L...
04/20/2026

Stepping out from behind the choir stalls, St. Bartholomew’s Choir presents a program of concert repertoire, including Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Francis Poulenc’s Gloria, and music of Samuel Barber. As well as singing every Sunday, our professional choir has appeared on NPR, CBS, CNN, and CNBC. A recent TV appearance on Now Hear This, presented by PBS Great Performances, was hailed as “among the highlights of the show” by the Wall Street Journal. .bordignon

THIS SUNDAY: The Apple Hill String Quartet returns to St. Bart's in a program featuring music by Arvo Pärt, Dana Lyn an...
04/10/2026

THIS SUNDAY: The Apple Hill String Quartet returns to St. Bart's in a program featuring music by Arvo Pärt, Dana Lyn and Emilie Mayer. Sunday April 12 at 2;30. Tickets at mmpaf.org.

Stepping out from behind the choir stalls, St. Bartholomew’s Choir presents a program of concert repertoire, including L...
04/08/2026

Stepping out from behind the choir stalls, St. Bartholomew’s Choir presents a program of concert repertoire, including Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Francis Poulenc’s Gloria, and music of Samuel Barber. As well as singing every Sunday, our professional choir has appeared on NPR, CBS, CNN, and CNBC. A recent TV appearance on Now Hear This, presented by PBS Great Performances, was hailed as “among the highlights of the show” by the Wall Street Journal. .bordignon

The Apple Hill String Quartet returns to St. Bart's in a program featuring music by Arvo Pärt, Dana Lyn and Emilie Mayer...
04/06/2026

The Apple Hill String Quartet returns to St. Bart's in a program featuring music by Arvo Pärt, Dana Lyn and Emilie Mayer. Sunday April 12 at 2;30. Tickets at mmpaf.org.

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