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Church of Saint Michael launches new choir, music program
Posted 9/19/2008
The Church of Saint Michael, at 424 West 34th Street between Ninth and Tenth
Avenues in Manhattan, is launching a new choir and music program under the
direction of Donald Barnum. (For details, see the ad in
the Info Exchange.) The Church, which is served by Father Myles P. Murphy,
S.T. L, and Father Peter Ekanem, celebrated its centenary in 2006. The Parish of
Saint Michael celebrated its 150th anniversary in December 2007 with a mass
celebrated by Cardinal Egan, featuring special music presented by the Canoni
Chorale. (See the VAN Feature,
Canoni
Chorale: Back to Brooklyn, posted May 20, 2008.) On September 28,
2008 at 4 PM, the Canoni Chorale, under the direction of Donald Barnum, will
return to St. Michael's with a concert of major liturgical masterpieces and
other sacred repertoire, in celebration of the church's Patron Saint Michael.
(See the listing in the VAN Concert Calendar.)
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October 7: Gloriæ Dei Cantores
(Choir with instrumental ensemble / Manhattan)
October 7: The Bronx Concert Singers
(Open sing / Bronx)
October 11: 'Round Midnight and The Newyorkettes
(Vocal ensembles / Manhattan)
October 12: Gloriae Dei Cantores
(Choir with instrumental ensemble / New Jersey)
October 16: The Tallis Scholars
(Vocal ensemble / Manhattan)
October 16: Sinfonia New York and The Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys
(Orchestra and choir / Manhattan)
October 17: Choir of the Church of Saint Francis Xavier
(Benefit / Manhattan)
October 18: Choir of the Church of Saint Francis Xavier
(Benefit / Manhattan)
October 18: Choirs of Morristown United Methodist Church and Hawthorne Gospel Church
(Organ and choir concert with audience hymn sing / New Jersey)
October 18: Andrew Appel, Ryan Brown, Jessica Gould, Virgina Warnken, Rufus Müller, Branch Fields, Clarion Music Society
(Benefit / Manhattan)
October 19: Collegium Westchester
(Chorus and orchestra / Westchester)
October 19: The Bernstein Mass Project
(Choir / Manhattan)
October 19: Schola Cantorum on Hudson
(Choir / New Jersey)
October 19: Pomerium
(Chamber choir / Manhattan)
October 19: Choir of the Church of Saint Francis Xavier
(Benefit / Manhattan)
October 22: Queens College Choir, Vocal Ensemble and Chorus
(Choir, chamber choir, vocal ensemble / Queens)
October 22: Cappella Pratensis
(Lecture / demo / New Jersey)
October 24: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
(Orchestra and choirs / Manhattan)
October 25: Sing We Enchanted
(A cappella ensemble / Westchester)
October 25: Schola Cantorum on Hudson
(Choir / Manhattan)
October 25: The Bernstein Mass Project
(Orchestra and choirs / Manhattan)
October 25: Jersey Harmony Chorus
(Chorus with guest quartets / New Jersey)
October 26: Chamber Choir of Yale Camerata and Sospiro Winds
(Choir and instrumental ensemble / Connecticut)
October 26: Sing We Enchanted
(A cappella ensemble / Upstate NY)
October 26: Queens College Choir & Vocal Ensemble
(Chamber choir, vocal ensemble / Manhattan)
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- Christopher Clowdus is the new artistic director of the Empire City Men's Chorus. (2008-9-13)
- Robert Bass, Music Director of the Collegiate Chorale, has died. He was 55. See the obituary in The New York Times. (2008-8-26)
- Read about the New York City chapter of the Complaints Choir in this article from the Village Voice. (2008-8-15)
- David Labovitz, conductor of the Choral Symphony Society and the New York Cantata Singers, passed away at age 92 in June 2008. A memorial concert will take place at 2 PM on what would have been his 93rd birthday, August 13, at Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th Street. (2008-7-23)
- Kristina Boerger has been selected as the "Outstanding Choral
Director" of the year by the New York State chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. (2008-7-20)
- Chorus America has created Singer Network, "the first members-only web community for, by, and about choral singers." (2008-5-27)
- American Composers Alliance has announced that conductor Harold Rosenbaum will be this year's recipient of the prestigious Laurel Leaf Award, to be awarded during the upcoming ACA Festival of American Music on Wednesday, June 4 at 7:30 PM at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space. The Laurel Leaf Award has been presented annually since 1951 to individuals and organizations in recognition of distinguished achievement in fostering and encouraging the performance of new American works. Among the recipients of the Laurel Leaf have been the Juilliard String Quartet, Leonard Slatkin, Gunther Schuller, Leopold Stokowski, George Szell, Minnesota Composers Forum, the American Music Center, the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group and, last year, cellist Fred Sherry. For more information, visit acafestival.blogspot.com/2008/04/2008-laurel-leaf-award-goes-to-harold.html. (2008-5-25)
- Get 25% off tickets to G&S Fest 2008, presented by the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players at City Center. This year's festival runs from June 6 to June 15 and features four great shows: H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado and The Gondoliers. Call CityTix at 212-581-1212 and mention code GSD or visit www.nycitycenter.org and enter code 3686. (2008-4-30)
- Make Music New York (MMNY) is a live, free musical celebration across the city that will take place this year on Saturday, June 21. On this day, the first day of summer, public spaces throughout the five boroughs -- sidewalks, parks, community gardens and more -- will become impromptu music stages, dance floors and social meeting points. Thousands of amateur musicians, in every genre, will play on the sidewalks for the biggest crowds of their lives. Professional musicians will pique the interest of new audiences, who will hear unfamiliar groups and styles of music risk- and cost-free. Last year's MMNY included 560 free concerts with 1,927 musicians, and this year's event will be even bigger. For more information, visit www.makemusicny.org. (2008-4-21)
- Dr. Jonathan Babcock has announced that he is stepping down as artistic director and conductor of the Empire City Men's Chorus. His final performance with the Chorus will be in a joint concert with the Astoria Symphony May 17 and 18. Dr. Babcock has accepted a teaching position at Texas State University near Austin. He has led the Empire City Men's Chorus, formerly the Gay Gotham Chorus, since 2001. (2008-4-20)
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- September 13, 2008: New link for Muzikjakit
Productions, providing recording services for the tri-state area's choral organizations.
- September 9, 2008: New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for Bountiful Blessings Gospel Singers, a new gospel ensemble in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
- September 8, 2008: The design of the Choir Directory has been updated to match that of the Info Exchange and the Choir Auditions pages.
- September 8, 2008: New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for Voices of New York, a community chorus based on the Upper East Side.
- August 31, 2008: New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for Camerata d'Amici, based in Westchester and Fairfield Counties.
- August 29, 2008: New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for The Choral Workshop, a new ensemble based at The Kaufman Center, directed by Judith Clurman.
- August 27, 2008: We've fixed a code problem, so that the Choir Auditions page (alpha sort) is now alphabetized correctly.
- August 15, 2008: New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for the Gotham Scholars, a new Upper West Side chamber choir directed by Mark Kaczmarczyk. New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for Shirei Chesed, a community chorus at Ansche Chesed Synagogue on the Upper West Side. New URL for The Gay Men's Chorus of Manhattan.
- August 10, 2008: New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for the Waldorf Choral Society, based in Garden City, NY.
- August 9, 2008: New URL for the Mineola Choral Society.
- August 5, 2008: New link for Chant Village, a new website and online community for those who love chant.
- July 28, 2008: New URL and new Choir Auditions ad for the Florilegium Chamber Choir.
- July 14, 2008: New links for the Cork International Choral Festival, the International festival of choirs and orchestras on Lake Garda, Italy, the International festival of choirs and orchestras in Cracow, Poland, the International festival of choirs and orchestras in Venice and the International Festival of
Choirs in Lima, Peru.
- July 13, 2008: New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for the Hitchcock Presbyterian Church Choir in Scarsdale, NY.
- July 4, 2008: New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for the newly-formed Long Island Gay Men's Chorus.
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- Looking for an outstanding vocal ensemble coach? Mark
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- Liz Fleischer's Sight-Singing Program is offered each season
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or adultdivision@kaufman-center.org
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- Candy Ear Studios in Soho offers
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does very nice work with voices. Mention Vocal Area Network and get a
10% discount on six hours or more of recording and editing time. Visit
Candy Ear on the web or call (212) 965-0927.
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