Dedicated to the study and performance of classical and contemporary choral music
Seth Velez / Director • Carol Walker / Accompanist
Choral Art Society of New Jersey is a group of avocational singers dedicated to the study and performance of great choral masterpieces, performing works spanning many centuries and styles. Founded in 1962, the Westfield, New Jersey-based choir is welcoming singers, students, and lovers of choral works to our membership.
Upcoming Performances
This Winter Night
Sunday, January 24, 2027 at 3:00 p.m.
“This Winter Night" is a celebration of the turning of the seasons, with poetry settings focused on the natural beauty of the colder months. The program includes works by John Rutter, Florence Price, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Ola Gjeilo, Elaine Hagenberg, Franz Schubert, Matthew Culloton, Gustav Nordqvist, and Adolf Lindblad. This collection of shorter works spans a wide range of languages and choral traditions, and promises to have a little bit of something for everyone.
Ticket sales will open in Fall 2026.
"... a testament to the resurgence of great music, fast returning to a once again vibrant classical concert scene in the cities and suburbs of the Garden State."
––David Gerald Palladino-Sinclair, for www.NJArts.net
Our Director
Seth Velez
Seth Velez is a conductor, bass-baritone, and music educator with choral experience across the United States and abroad, having competed and performed extensively with choirs touring the United States, the U.K., Ireland, South Korea, and much of Europe. Seth’s conducting and teaching portfolio includes positions at the Dessoff Choirs, Montclair State University, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Syracuse University, and The Los Angeles
Children's Chorus.
Seth Velez joined the Choral Art Society of New Jersey as our Music Director in the spring of 2025.
