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Rochester International Vocal Competition (RIVC) 2025

2025 Rochester International Vocal Competition Finals

Saturday, May 17, 2025

07:30 PM – 09:30 PM

RIT
8 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY 14623

Be there for the Rochester International Vocal Competition Finals, live and in person. Enjoy thrilling performances from rising stars, gain insights from expert judges, and see the winner announced live. Vote for your favorite performance to participate in this one-of-a-kind evening of opera, art song, and oratorio.

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Freedom Song Screening

Thursday, June 05, 2025

07:00 PM – 08:30 PM

1040 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14607

A screening of our performance of Freedom Song at RIT recorded in 2024, followed by a panel discussion with Zabriel Rivers and Alicia Esmeralda Barry.

Arts Connexions: A Gullah Evening with Zabriel Rivers

Friday, June 06, 2025

07:30 PM – 08:30 PM

150 S Clinton Ave Rochester, NY 14607

Special Events and Appearances

Plus, catch ROS with the RPO for Handel's Messiah and Mozart's Requiem during the 2024-2025 season!

Encore Broadcasts

2024 RIVC Showcase Encore Broadcast

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Gabrielle Barkidjija Rochester International Vocal Competition Winner

2023 RIVC Showcase Encore Broadcast

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2022 RIVC Showcase Encore Broadcast

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Live Encore: Brahms’s Schicksalslied and Nänie

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Live Encore: Puccini’s Messa di Gloria

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Live Encore: Global Collaboration, Missa Luba

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Live Encore: Global Collaboration, Misa Criolla

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Past Events

Misatango, performance by the Rochester Oratorio Society

Misatango

ROS Symphonic Choir and Orchestra
Alicia Esmeralda Barry, mezzo-soprano

Resonanz presents Freedom’s Journey in Song

Friday, February 28, 2025 – Saturday, April 05, 2025

Resonanz and Guests
Free and Open to the Public

Resonanz Holiday Happenings

Saturday, December 07, 2024 – Saturday, December 21, 2024

Catch Resonanz, our choir for hire, singing holiday favorites about town throughout the month of December!

Save the Date for Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Giving Tuesday 2024

Tuesday, December 03, 2024

Timbuctoo to Today, performance by the Rochester Oratorio Society

Timbuctoo to Today

Friday, November 01, 2024

07:30 PM – 09:00 PM

Hochstein Performance Hall 50 N Plymouth Ave. Rochester, NY 14614

ROS Symphonic Choir and Orchestra
SUNY Geneseo Festival Chorus

Arts Connexions presents Freedom Song

Friday, September 27, 2024

07:30 PM – 09:00 PM

Sklarsky Glass Box Theater at RIT 1 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623

The Rochester Oratorio Society and RIT School of Performing Arts presents, Freedom Song: When Gospel Came to the Empire.

This event is free and open to all, but registration is required.

Cody Bowers

2024 RIVC Encore Broadcast

Thursday, June 13, 2024

07:30 PM – 08:15 PM

Online Event

Sign up to receive an email notification when the broadcast becomes available on June 13, 2024 at 7:30 PM.

ROS with the RPO: Ode to Joy

Thursday, May 30, 2024

07:30 PM – 09:30 PM

Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater
26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604

ROS performs Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra at the centennial season finale.

Resonanz performs Songs of the Heartland

Please join us for favorites like Emerald Stream, Simple Gifts, and Lean on Me. This concert is free and open to the public!

2024 Rochester International Vocal Competition Showcase Premiere

Be there for the broadcast premiere of the Rochester International Vocal Competition Showcase. Watch exclusive performances from rising stars on the big screen as the winners are announced.