85th Vespers - New York City 2026
St. Jean Baptiste Church, 184 E 76th, New York, New York, 10021
watch for an email from the Alum Association announcing the start of ticket sales Soon!
Early Bird Ticket Prices End October 31st
Current MHC-NYC Club Members received discounted Ticket Rates. As well as Recent Graduates and Alums*
Please join us for the traditional candlelight procession, chant and holiday carols for all to sing in this 85th annual New York City evening.
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open 6:15pm)
Location: St. Jean Baptiste Church, 184 E 76th, New York, New York, 10021
Chair-level ticket holders are invited to a pre-concert reception* from 4:30–6:30 p.m.
*Pre-Concert Reception: Uva Next Door — 1484 Second Avenue. Between East 77th and East 78th Streets, New York, NY 10075
**IMPORTANT NOTICE: Capacity is strictly limited for the reception. Once reception capacity is filled, Chair-level ticket holders will be placed on a monitored waitlist and notified if a reception spot becomes available. All Chair-level ticket holders are guaranteed premium concert seating.
Recent Alum (classes of 2022-2025): $25
Newest Alum (class of 2026): $20
*Vespers pricing is set by the Mount Holyoke Alum Association, which offers its recent alum discounts to the last five graduating classes. This is separate from Club membership, where the Recent Alum tier includes the class of 2021. Club members from 2021 receive the Club member rate of $50.
All questions regarding tickets and Vespers, please reach out to the Alum Association at programs_team-g@mtholyoke.edu.
Vespers Volunteers
Looking to meet fellow alums, make new connections, and help bring one of our most beloved traditions to life?
As a volunteer, your primary role will be ushering and welcoming guests. You’ll have the chance to connect with fellow Mount Holyoke alums, be part of the team that makes this special evening possible, and experience Vespers yourself with a significantly discounted $10 ticket. Dinner is also provided!
What’s the commitment?
Volunteer Orientation Zoom 11/18/26 at 8p or 11/30 at 8p
Saturday, December 5 at 3:00 p.m. through the conclusion of Vespers
Questions? Email us at mountholyokeclubofny@gmail.com
Chairs and Patrons
Mary Lyon Chairs
Kassandra Jolley - Staff
Jeanne M. Luboja '73
Dena M. Steele '74
Angel Chairs
Mary Graham Davis '65
Marianne DePatie Fouhey '78
Leadership chairs
Ludmila Schwarzenberg Bidwell '67
Mary Ann Deignan '84
Harriet Farber Friedlander '52
Joan Shapiro Green '66
Dr. Sally Hodder '76
Tara Mia Paone '81
Abigail Wolff '82 and Michael Mariani
Mount Holyoke Club of Boston
Vice Chairs
Dan and Jenny Blum - Parents
Eliza Butler '23
Elaine Cheung '09 and Cathy Lew '09
Ellen Cosgrove '84 and James Surprenant
Sally S. Donner '63
Elizabeth Onyemelukwe Garner '89 and Catherine Zastrow Onyemelukwe
Laurie Gross '74 and Jeffrey Gross
Kimberly Kedziorek Markowski '98, P'27, and Paul Markowski P'27
Barbara Lemperly Grant '74
KC Maurer '84
Nancy Bellows Perez '76
Minerva Phifer '94
Cynthia Polk-Allen '74
Susan Saxe '77
Meredith Spencer-Blaetz '11
Sunny Park Suh '91 and Julie Oh Ybarra '90
Lisa Sullivan - Staff
Nancy Sun '80 and Amy Trapp
Trisha Tanner '00 - Staff
Marcy Wilkov Waterman '71
Cheryl R. Williams '79 and C. Dale Gadsden '84
Mack Windus '24
Jane Zimmy '74
Anonymous x2
Vespers ChairS
Nancy Arcieri '74
Tarana Bhatia '15
Alison Bisnauth
Lily Klebanoff Blake '64
Jenifer Chang '05
Heidi Willemain Coutu '79
LaVida Dowdell '74
Sally Durdan '81
Sara English - Staff
Lorraine Gallucci '78
Ana Maria Harkins '90
President Danielle Holley
Jennifer Huffman - Parent
Beth Karas '79
Marcia Brumit Kropf '67
Robert Morse and Alison Ehrlich - Parents
Symone New '10
Ellen Pace '81
Maria Pencheva '06
Lynette P. Rizzo '96
Ariel Russ '13
Heidi Schwarz, MD '79
Anonymous
Patrons
Ellen Auwarter '84
Molly Benoit '12
Dalia Miller Bisnauth
Brenda Borowski '87
Caroline Bresnan '15
Marguerite Brooks '69
Kathleen Burke '95
Charlotte Church '70
Margaret Clarkson '94
Constance Cushman '68
Denise Daley '83
Amanda DeMeola '01
Bertha Denzer
Chelsea Echevarria '15
Kathryn Garrett '16
Lisa Gollihue '83
Colin Graham - Parent
Sarah Greer '92
Janet Hayes '74
Patricia Hswe '84
Candice Hughes '86
Dennis Jones - Parent
Margaret Kaplan '83
Mihaela Krasteva-Nikolov '05
Joanne Kuhn '85
Joanne Leopold - Parent
Holly Mak '74
Melina Marini '08
Ellie McGrath '74
Adrienne Mikolashek '92
Esther Nasjleti '92
Susan Noonan '82
Christine Roch '96
Raj Seshadri '87
Jennifer Soros '92
Carol Stokinger '74
Kristine Twesme '87
Mary Jane Weiss - Parent
Joan Wicks '63
Kris Woolery '96
Marie-Claude Wrenn-Myers '60