Credo, along with the Dallas Street Choir, has accepted an invitation by the Weill Music Institute to perform at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Never in its 126-year history has Carnegie Hall hosted a performance by a musical ensemble comprised solely of those experiencing homelessness.
Also debuting on this concert will New York City's Valley Lodge Shelter Choir. This ensemble is just a few years old and rehearses occasionally. The choir is comprised of those experiencing homelessness.
Frederica von Stade, a world-renowned mezzo-soprano and loyal Dallas Street Choir advocate, has agreed to perform on this program, as has legendary Broadway composer, Stephen Schwartz (Pippen, Godspell, Wicked). Opera and song composer, Jake Heggie (Dead Man Walking, Great Scott, Moby Dick) will also be performing . Other special guests will be announced as schedules are confirmed.
300 tickets to this event have been donated to New York City's Department of Homeless Services so that those living on the streets of New York are able to attend this performance free of charge. All remaining seats will be available for purchase from the Carnegie Hall Box Office for $25. Proceeds benefit Credo and the Dallas Street Choir.
2017 Tour Itinerary
Day 1 Saturday, June 10
Arrive in New York City and head to the hotel for check-in (self-arranged)
Late afternoon rehearsal
Meet your Tour Manager who will be with you for the duration of the tour
Evening dinner (included) at a local restaurant
Return to hotel for overnight
Note: For today all transportation is self-arranged
Day 2 Sunday, June 11
Breakfast (included) at the hotel
Meet your coach and driver who will be with you for the duration of the tour
Lunch (on own)
Sightseeing may include Grand Central Terminal, United Nations Building, 42nd Street Deco architecture, Midtown, 5th Avenue, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Radio City Music Hall, NBC Studio store Visit Times Square and 42nd Street sights and shops
Evening dinner (on own)
Return to the hotel for overnight
Day 3 Monday, June 12
Breakfast (included) at the hotel
Morning sightseeing includes 1-hr narrated NYC Harbor Cruise
Lunch (on own)
Tour the Lower Manhattan sights of Battery Park, Wall Street, Trinity Church, the Federal Building (where George Washington was sworn in as the First President), Winter Garden, and 9/11 Memorial (pending availability and advance reservation, Museum is additional cost and requires minimum two hours and has strong content), Chinatown, Little Italy, and Greenwich Village, as time allows
Evening dinner (on own)
Evening sightseeing includes a trip to the top of the Empire State Building or Top of the Rock for a night view of the Big Apple Return to the hotel for overnight
Day 4 Tuesday, June 13
Breakfast (included) at the hotel
Tour the Upper Westside, including the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Harlem, Apollo Theatre tour, Schomburg visit, Grant’s Tomb, and Columbia University
Lunch (on own)
Continue sightseeing of Museum Mile and Lincoln Center
Evening dinner (on own)
Attend KINKY BOOTS on Broadway
Return to the hotel for overnight
Day 5 Wednesday, June 14
Breakfast (included) at the hotel
Rehearsal/sound check in Carnegie Hall (times TBA)
Lunch (on own)
Dinner (included) at a local restaurant
Concert: Imagine A World – Music for Humanity
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium, 8:00 p.m.
Day 6 Thursday, June 15
Breakfast (included) at the hotel, followed by check-out
Transfer by motorcoach to Washington, D.C.
Lunch (on own)
Take a panoramic motorcoach tour of Historic Washington, D.C.
Check into the hotel
CONCERT: Washington National Cathedral, 7:30 p.m.
Take an evening walking tour of the Lincoln, Vietnam, Korean, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and National World War II Memorials, as well as a view of the outside of the Washinton Monument
Return to the hotel for overnight
Day 7 Friday, June 16
Breakfast (included) at the hotel
Visit Ford’s Theater, where Lincoln was shot, and the Peterson House, where Lincoln passed away
Take a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Remember the Children: Daniel’s Story
Lunch (on own)
Visit Arlington National Cemetery and participate in a special wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (pending confirmation)
Dinner (on own)
Return to your hotel for overnight
Day 8 Saturday, June 17
Breakfast (included) at the hotel
Take a tour of the Smithsonian Institution Museums
Lunch (on own)
Take a walk along Pennsylvania Avenue for a view of the White House
Visit Capitol Hill and see the Supreme Court and Capitol buildings
Visit the Library of Congress, the largest library in the world
Dinner (on own)
Take an evening walking tour of the Jefferson Memorial and the Iwo Jima Marine Memorial
Return to the hotel for overnight
Day 9 Sunday, June 18
Breakfast (included) at the hotel
Hotel check-out
Sing in Sunday worship service
Afternoon departure for home