Founded in 2014 to bring New Yorkers together around beauty, in opposition to ugliness and violence. All are welcome to join the chorus! Schiller Institute NYC Chorus The Mission of the Chorus is to create a beautiful and inspiring culture, which brings together the communities of the New York City metropolitan area, through bel canto-based Classical music performed at the Verdi tuning of approximately C=256 Hz, and including the preservation of the African-American Spiritual as an important part of the universal cultural heritage of the United States, as well as traditional folk music of different cultures of the world, largely reflected in the diverse population of NYC.