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Wednesday, January 7, 2009 1:15 PM Manhattan New listing |
Machicoti, a Medieval Ensemble (Vocal trio) "Music of Adam de la Halle" Secular and sacred works of the 13th-century poet-composer Adam de la Halle, one of the famous trouvères of northern France. St. Bartholomew's Church (Chapel), Park Avenue at 51st Street Admission: Free For more info: 212-967-9157 Amy Bartram, Grace Check and Beth Cullinane, voices and lute. |
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Saturday, January 10, 2009 7:00 PM New Jersey |
Diana Petras, Grant Mech and Akiko Hosaki (Song recital) "An Evening of American Song" Songs by Erich Korngold, Paul Bowles, Libby Larsen, Richard Hundley and more. Christ Episcopal Church, 157 Shore Road, Somers Point, NJ Admission: Free For more info: 609-927-6262 Diana Petras, soprano; Grant Mech, bass-baritone; Akiko Hosaki, piano. |
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Saturday, January 10, 2009 7:00 PM Upstate NY |
Twiggy and the Styxx (Vocal and instrumental ensemble) A winter evening of cool jazz vocal and instrumental standards. Zoeller Center, Saint Augustine Church, 140 Maple Avenue, New City, NY Admission: Suggested offering $10. For more info: 845-634-2407 Delicious refreshments provided during this coffee-house style performance. |
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Saturday, January 10, 2009 9:00 AM New Jersey |
The Concord Singers (Workshop) "Vocal Freedom. Myth or Method?" A practical workshop for women, integrating highly effective Body Mapping pedagogy with choral repertoire; participants will explore aspects of vocal technique that enhance musical confidence, vocal health and choral performance. We will learn three to five musical selections and will conclude our day with an informal recital for friends and family at 3:30 PM. A Continental breakfast and lunch will be served. Calvary Episcopal Church, 31 Woodland Avenue, Summit, NJ Admission: $45 in advance; $55 at the door. For more info: 908-273-3685 Heather J. Buchanan, clinician. |
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Sunday, January 11, 2009 3:00 PM Manhattan |
Hudson Valley Singers (Choir and soloists) "Mozart, Weber & More: Opera Choruses & Arias" Opera choruses and arias from Idomeneo, La Clemenza di Tito, Der Freischütz. German Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Paul, 315 West 22nd Street Admission: $25 at the door; $20 in advance / seniors / students. For more info: 914-674-2865 Eugene Sirotkine, conductor. Olga Makarina, soprano; John Bernard, tenor. |
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Sunday, January 11, 2009 3:00 PM Manhattan |
New York Virtuoso Singers (Choir) "4th Annual Choral Composition Competition Awards Concert" Hear some of the finest American choral works being written today Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, 552 West End Avenue (at West 87th Street) Admission: $20; seniors / students $10. For more info: 212-279-4200 Harold Rosenbaum, conductor. Pre-concert talk by the composers at 2:00 PM. |
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Monday, January 12, 2009 8:00 PM Brooklyn New listing |
GromKo. (Vocals with jazz trio) "New Horizons" Puppets Jazz Bar, 481 5th Avenue (between 11th and 12th Streets), Brooklyn, NY Admission: $6 For more info: 718-499-2622 Sarah Gromko, vocals; Art Hirahara, piano; Jon Price, bass; Danny Sanchez, drums. |
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Naturally 7 (Vocal ensemble) Club performance Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues) Admission: $15 in advance; $17 at the door. For more info: 212-414-5994 |
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Saturday, January 17, 2009 7:30 PM New Jersey |
Carrollton Chorale (19-voice a cappella choral ensemble) "The Best of Rooms" Sacred music of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany spanning the Renaissance to living composers. Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 South Park Place (on the Green), Morristown, NJ Admission: $15; students / seniors $10. For more info: 908-436-0315 F. Allen Artz, III, director. The Carrollton Chorale includes as its core, several members of the former South Mountain Chorale, well known in the Essex County area for their clarity of sound and fine musicality. |
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Saturday, January 17, 2009 8:00 PM Connecticut |
Yale Schola Cantorum (Chamber choir) "Baltic Voices" Works from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. St. Mary’s Church, 5 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT Admission: Free For more info: 203-432-5062 Paul Hillier, conductor. Soloists from the Yale Voxtet. |
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Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:00 PM Upstate NY |
The Hudson Valley Chorale (Choir with piano) "The Heavens are Telling" Favorite choral works, selected by the chorale members themselves including works by Fauré, Duruflé, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn and others. Nauraushaun Presbyterian Church, 51 Sickletown Road, Pearl River, NY Admission: Advance tickets $12; at the door $15. For more info: 845-729-1783 Dr. Jason Thoms, choral director. Constance Chase, soprano; Steven Vosatka, piano. In case of event cancellation due to inclement weather, purchased tickets may be used on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 5 PM. |
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Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:00 PM New Jersey |
Carrollton Chorale (19-voice a cappella choral ensemble) "The Best of Rooms" Sacred music of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany spanning the Renaissance to living composers. Calvary Lutheran Church, 108 Eastman Street, Cranford, NJ Admission: $15; students / seniors $10. For more info: 908-436-0315 F. Allen Artz, III, director. The Carrollton Chorale includes as its core, several members of the former South Mountain Chorale, well known in the Essex County area for their clarity of sound and fine musicality. |
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Sunday, January 18, 2009 4:00 PM Manhattan |
Amuse (Women's ensemble) "In Nature's Wake" Earth, air, wind and fire plus a good deal more that Mother Nature dishes out, all packed into an hour of great singing. Stravinsky: Four Russian Peasant Songs Houston Bright: Four Sacred Songs for the Night Einojuhani Rautavaara: Suite de Lorca Gyorgy Ligeti: Idegen földön Hilary Tann: Contemplations Works of Dowland, Handl, Hassler, Cornish, D’Indy, Libby Larsen and Matthew Harris. St. Ignatius of Antioch, 87th Street and West End Avenue Admission: $18 at the door; $12 online at www.amusesingers.org For more info: 212-877-6898 Steven Fox, guest conductor. |
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Sunday, January 18, 2009 4:00 PM Manhattan |
Alice Parker and the Musicians of Melodious Accord (Choir, hymn sing, vocal ensemble) "2009 Festival of Spirituals in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." Alice Parker, legendary composer, arranger, conductor and teacher of choral music, has championed the singing of spirituals by Americans of all ethnic backgrounds for nearly five decades and regards spirituals as "among the world's great and noble melodies." Join Alice, contralto Pamela Warrick-Smith and the musicians of Melodious Accord as we sing and celebrate one of the best-loved musics in the world. If you like to sing, come and sing. If you like to listen to great music and words, come and listen. If you wish to worship, come and worship. If you wish to join with others to affirm our common humanity, come. Bring your family, friends and neighbors, old and young to this most participatory event. Park Avenue Christian Church, 1010 Park Avenue (at 85th Street) Admission: Free and open to the public; a freewill offering will be taken. For more info: 212-288-3246 x105 Alice Parker, conductor and song leader. Pamela Warrick-Smith, contralto. |
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Saturday, January 24, 2009 2:00 PM New Jersey |
Victoria Clark (Master class) A master class to help aspiring singers develop vocal technique and interpretation, while entertaining and enlightening theater buffs and music lovers. Ms. Clark will also perform her favorite selections for the audience. All Saints Memorial Church, 202 Navesink Avenue, Atlantic Highlands, NJ Admission: Observers $35; performers $100. For more info: 732-933-9333 Sponsored by the Monmouth Civic Chorus. Performance opportunities are limited and must be reserved by January 15. |
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Saturday, January 24, 2009 7:30 PM Manhattan |
Tiffany Consort (Vocal ensemble) "Ancient Mexico & Modern America" Juan Gutierrez de Padilla: Exsultate justi, Salve Regina, Deus in adiutorium, Mirabilia testimonia tua, Missa: Ego flos campi Morten Lauridsen: Madrigali (Six Fire Songs) Nicholas White: New Work Eric Whitacre: Three Flower Songs Church Of St. Ignatius of Antioch, 552 West End Avenue (at West 87th Street) Admission: $30; students / seniors $20. For more info: 212-678-1725 Nicholas White, music director. |
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Saturday, January 24, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
The West Village Chorale (Choir) "Ja Ja…it's a Smorgasbord" Scandinavian choral works, including selections by Stenhammer, Nielsen, Grieg, Sibelius, Nystedt, Kreek, Unander, Lidholm, Soderman and Lekovitch. The Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street (at Grove) Admission: $25; students / seniors $20. For more info: 212-517-1776 Michael Conley, conductor. Note revised date. |
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Sunday, January 25, 2009 3:00 PM Brooklyn New listing |
Park Slope Singers (Choir) "The Old World and the New" First half: movements I, IV and V of Mozart's Confessore Vespers, plus Brahms, Schubert, Purcell and Bennett. Second half: Copland's American Songs, Samuel Barber, Houston Bright, and spirituals arranged by Moses Hogan. St. Saviour Church, 611 8th Avenue (at 6th Street, Park Slope), Brooklyn, NY Admission: $10; students / seniors $5. For more info: 718-788- 2282 Ira Spaulding, baritone and conductor. |
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Sunday, January 25, 2009 4:00 PM Brooklyn |
The Canby Singers (A cappella chamber ensemble) "In Time of War, Music for Peace" Featuring the Missa da pacem attributed to Josquin, and music of Pierre de La Rue, Senfl, Vaughan Williams, Dufay, Virgil Thomson, and Urmas Sisask. St. Charles Borromeo Church, 21 Sidney Place (between Joralemon and State Streets), Brooklyn Heights, NY Admission: $20; seniors / students $15. For more info: 845-947-1520 Sheila Schonbrun, director. |
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Sunday, January 25, 2009 4:00 PM Connecticut |
Pro Arte Singers (Choir) Madrigals and sacred music from the Golden Age of choral music, the 16th and 17th centuries, featuring English and Italian madrigals by Dowland, Morley, Monteverdi and others as well as Carissimi's great oratorio Jephte. First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan, 178 Oenoke Ridge Road, New Canaan, CT Admission: $25; seniors/students $20. For more info: 203-322-5970 Arthur Sjögren, music director. |
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Sunday, January 25, 2009 4:00 PM Nassau |
Mineola Choral Society (Chorus with orchestra) "Winter Concert 2009" Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem Dvorak: Te Deum Opus 103 Mozart: "Laudate Dominum" from Vesperae Solennes de Confessore (K. 339) Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY Admission: $15; seniors/students $10. For more info: 516-294-1175 Thomas W. Jones, music director. |
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Sunday, January 25, 2009 6:30 PM New Jersey |
Makhelat Hamercaz, the Jewish Choir of Central New Jersey (Choir) "Music of the Psalms in the Jewish Tradition" Settings in Hebrew, English, French, and Latin in styles ranging from chants of antiquity to contemporary popular genres. The program follows 6 o'clock Vespers. Christ Church, 5 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ Admission: Free For more info: 732-545-6262 Hazzan Sheldon Levin and Cantor Anna West Ott, directors. |
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Saturday, January 31, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
The Canby Singers (A cappella chamber ensemble) "In Time of War, Music for Peace" Featuring the Missa da pacem attributed to Josquin, and music of Pierre de La Rue, Senfl, Vaughan Williams, Dufay and Urmas Sisask. St. John's in the Village Church, 224 Waverley Place (at West 11th Street, one block west of Seventh Avenue) Admission: $20; students / seniors $15. For more info: 845-947-1520 |
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Voices of Ascension (Choir and orchestra) Mozart: Missa Brevis in C (The "Sparrow" Mass) Mozart: Requiem Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue at Tenth Street Admission: $10-$55 For more info: 212-358-1469 Dennis Keene, artistic director and conductor. |
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Thursday, February 5, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Choir of Saint Luke in the Fields (Choir and instrumental ensemble) Ockeghem: Missa prolationem Ockeghem: Missa cuiusvis toni Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street Admission: $30; students / seniors $20 For more info: 212-414-9419 David Shuler, director. Pre-concert lecture at 7 PM. |
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Sunday, February 8, 2009 3:00 PM New Jersey |
The Monmouth Civic Chorus (Choir) A musical tribute in honor of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday. Through music, dramatic readings, and visual enhancements, the program will evoke Lincoln's life, legacy and love of music. Selections from operas Lincoln loved, spirituals and ballads of the time, a choral setting of Walt Whitman poems and the stirring Battle Hymn of the Republic. Guest artist Lorraine Stone of Asbury Park will portray Sojourner Truth, the slave-born abolitionist that Lincoln met and admired. Count Basie Theatre, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ Admission: Free; advance reservations recommended. For more info: 732-933-9333 Mark Shapiro, conductor. |
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
The Orlando Consort (Vocal ensemble) "Amore" Works by Ciconia, Brunel, Gombert, Josquin, Compère, Isaac and others. Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue Admission: $50; students $15. For more info: 212-570-3949 Matthew Venner, countertenor; Mark Dobell, tenor; Angus Smith, tenor; Donald Greig, baritone. |
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola (Choir and orchestra) Ligeti: Lux Aeterna Bryars: On Photography Penderecki: Song of the Cherubim Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, 980 Park Avenue (at 84th Street) Admission: $35-$45; students / seniors $25 For more info: 212-288-2520 Kent Tritle, conductor. 7:00 PM pre-concert organ recital by Renée Anne Louprette: Ligeti and Hans-Ola Ericsson. Sacred Music in a Sacred Space. |
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Sunday, February 22, 2009 5:00 PM Manhattan |
The St. Cecilia Chorus (Chorus with organ) Mozart: Coronation Mass Beethoven: Mass in C Major Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth Avenue at 90th Street Admission: At the door $25; in advance $20; students/seniors $15; children (12 years and under) $5 For more info: 646-638-2535 David Randolph, conductor. Valerie Bernhardt, soprano; Hanne Ladefoged-Dollase, contralto; TBA, tenor; Paul Houghtaling, bass. Christopher Creaghan, organ. |
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Friday, February 27, 2009 7:30 PM Manhattan |
Cappella New York (Choir) "Cappella 'Light'" Opera, light opera--the chorus in a lighter vein. Church of the Resurrection, 119 East 74th Street (between Park and Lexington) Admission: $25 preferred, $20 general, $15 student / senior. For more info: 212-535-9666 x31 David Enlow, music director. |
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Saturday, February 28, 2009 7:30 PM Manhattan |
Big Apple Chorus, Alexandria Harmonizers, Voices of Gotham, Revielle, Round Midnight and Highline (Vocal ensembles, a cappella four-part harmony) "Unity Spectacular Tour" The best of Broadway, popular standards, oldies but goodies, comedy and a very special ending. Salvation Army Centennial Theater, 120 West 14th Street Admission: $35 Main Floor; $25 Balcony; students / seniors $10 discount. For more info: 212-BIG-APPLE or 631-368-2969 |
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Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:00 PM New Jersey |
Harmonium Choral Society (Choir and orchestra) "Waitin' for the Dawn of Peace" Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass Works of War and Peace by Dinerstein, Dufay, Jeffers and more. Church of The Redeemer, 36 South Street, Morristown, NJ Admission: $25; students and seniors $20. $5 discount on advance purchases. For more info: 973-538-6969 Anne Matlack, director. |
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Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:00 PM New Jersey |
New Jersey Choral Society (Choir) "A Night at the Oscars" Music inspired by the silver screen, from over 75 years of the movies, including: Over the Rainbow, Pennies from Heaven, Moon River, Alfie, Can You Feel the Love Tonight?, May it Be Emil A. Cavallini Middle School, 392 West Saddle River Road, Upper Saddle River, NJ Admission: Advance tickets: $20; seniors / students $17. Add $3 at the door. For more info: 201-379-7719 Eric Dale Knapp, conductor. Linda Sweetman-Waters, piano. Featuring NJCS soloists. The Inside Line, a complimentary pre-concert lecture, begins one hour before concert time. |
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Sunday, March 1, 2009 3:00 PM New Jersey |
Harmonium Choral Society (Choir and orchestra) "Waitin' for the Dawn of Peace" Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass Works of War and Peace by Dinerstein, Dufay, Jeffers and more. Church of The Redeemer, 36 South Street, Morristown, NJ Admission: $25; students and seniors $20. $5 discount on advance purchases. For more info: 973-538-6969 Anne Matlack, director. |
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Sunday, March 1, 2009 3:00 PM New Jersey |
New Jersey Choral Society (Choir) "A Night at the Oscars" Music inspired by the silver screen, from over 75 years of the movies, including: Over the Rainbow, Pennies from Heaven, Moon River, Alfie, Can You Feel the Love Tonight?, May it Be Emil A. Cavallini Middle School, 392 West Saddle River Road, Upper Saddle River, NJ Admission: Advance tickets: $20; seniors / students $17. Add $3 at the door. For more info: 201-379-7719 Eric Dale Knapp, conductor. Linda Sweetman-Waters, piano. Featuring NJCS soloists. The Inside Line, a complimentary pre-concert lecture, begins one hour before concert time. |
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Sunday, March 1, 2009 4:00 PM Manhattan |
The Canterbury Choral Society (Choir with orchestra and soloists) "Elijah Cometh" Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah Church Of The Heavenly Rest, East 90th Street and Fifth Avenue Admission: $20; students / seniors $10; children free. For more info: 212-222-9458 Charles Dodsley Walker, conductor and founder. Gregory Mercer, tenor; Jennifer Barron, soprano; Cherry Duke, mezzo-soprano; Stephen Bryant, baritone. The New Haven Symphony Orchestra. |
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola (Choir and orchestra) Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres (Tenebrae Lessons) Charpentier: Le Reniement de St. Pierre (The Denial of St. Peter) Carissimi: Jephte Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, 980 Park Avenue (at 84th Street) Admission: $35-$45; students / seniors $25 For more info: 212-288-2520 Kent Tritle, Renée Anne Louprette, conductors. Michèle Eaton, Filia; Kathy Theil, Ancilla; Gregory Purnhagen, Jephte; Steven Fox, St. Peter; Peter Stewart, Historicus. 7:00 PM pre-concert organ recital by Nancianne Parrella: Boyvin, Boëly, Frescobaldi, Dandrieu and Louis Couperin. Sacred Music in a Sacred Space. |
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Saturday, March 7, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
The Dessoff Choirs (Choir) "Billings to Ives: The Shape of American Choral Music" An exploration of the development of American choral music from the late 18th through the early 20th century. Featured works by Billings and other early American composers, shape-note hymns, Hora novissima by Horatio Parker, and Ives' Psalm 67, Psalm 90 and an excerpt from The Celestial Country. St. George's Church, 209 East 16th Street (at Third Avenue) Admission: Preferred seating $35; advance general admission $20; at the door $25; seniors/students $15; 12 and under free. For more info: 212-831-8224 James Bagwell, conductor. |
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Saturday, March 7, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Cantori (Choir) "Out of the Cradle" A luxurious new cantata from Jorge Martin on texts of Walt Whitman, plus a reprise of a Cantori favorite: The Shadows Around the House by Tom Cipullo. Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street Admission: $25; seniors $20; students / children $5 For more info: 212-289-4100 Mark Shapiro, music director. |
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Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:00 PM Connecticut |
Connecticut Master Chorale (Choir and orchestra) "Winter Concert" Karl Jenkins: Stabat Mater Mack Wilberg: Four American Folk Hymns St. Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT Admission: $20 in advance; $25 at the door. For more info: 203-743-0473 Tina Johns Heidrich, conductor. |
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Voices of Ascension (Choir and organ) Beethoven: Mass in C Dvorak: Te Deum Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue at Tenth Street Admission: $10-$50 For more info: 212-358-1469 Dennis Keene, artistic director and conductor. Mark Kruczek, organ. |
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Saturday, March 14, 2009 8:00 PM New Jersey |
Summit Chorale (Choir) "March Majesty" Kodaly's Missa Brevis, Bach's cantata Ein feste Burg and the winning composition in our Second Hearing competition: a recent premier that deserves to be heard again. Calvary Episcopal Church, 31 Woodland Avenue, Summit, NJ Admission: General: $25 at door/$22 in advance; seniors: $25 at door/$20 in advance; students: $10 at door/$10 in advance. For more info: 862-926-9605 Thomas Juneau, conductor. |
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Sunday, March 15, 2009 4:00 PM New Jersey |
Schola Cantorum on Hudson (Choir) "Music of Norway" As part of its annual Ethnic Celebration Series, Schola will explore the choral vistas of Norway with selections ranging from the medieval period to the present day, including such composers as Grieg, Kverno, Nystedt and others. The concert will also feature this year's Cantorum Young Singers, "The Dominoes" of St. Dominick's Academy, Jersey City, under the direction of Joseph Napoli. St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 440 Hoboken Avenue, Jersey City, NJ Admission: $10-$25 For more info: 201-918-3009 Deborah Simpkin King, conductor. |
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 7:30 PM Manhattan |
Anonymous 4 (Vocal ensemble) "A Medieval Ladymass: English chant and polyphony" Plus, a Cherry Tree sneak preview. Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121st Street Admission: Call For more info: 212-666-9350 Presented by Friends of Liturgical Music at Corpus Christi Church. |
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Saturday, March 21, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Schola Cantorum on Hudson (Choir) "Music of Norway" As part of its annual Ethnic Celebration Series, Schola will explore the choral vistas of Norway with selections ranging from the medieval period to the present day, including such composers as Grieg, Kverno, Nystedt and others. The concert will also feature this year's Cantorum Young Singers, "The Dominoes" of St. Dominick's Academy, Jersey City, under the direction of Joseph Napoli. St. Malachy's Church, The Actor's Chapel, 239 West 49th Street Admission: $10-$25 For more info: 201-918-3009 Deborah Simpkin King, conductor. |
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Sunday, March 22, 2009 3:00 PM Manhattan |
Saint Vincent Ferrer Chorale and Soloists (Choir) "Lenten Choral Concert" Bach: Cantata 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele Pergolesi: Stabat Mater The Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer, Lexington Avenue at 66th Street Admission: Free-will offering For more info: 212-744-2080 x114 Mark Bani, conductor. Elizabeth Sniffen, soprano; Janice Wilson, alto; Patrick Ireland, tenor; David Belt, bass. |
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Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:00 PM Suffolk |
The Babylon Chorale (Chorale with organ) "Light Eternal" Featuring Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna and Ralph Vaughan Williams's Five Mystical Songs. Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church, 666 Albin Avenue, West Babylon, NY Admission: $15; students/seniors $12. For more info: 631-650-7413 Jeffrey Francom, conductor. Russell Brand, accompanist. |
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Monday, March 30, 2009 7:30 PM New Jersey |
Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum (Choir of men and boys) Music of Byrd, Tallis, Weelkes, Bach, Mendelssohn, Poulenc, Macmillan and Gabriel Jackson. Christ Church, 5 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ Admission: $10 For more info: 732-545-6262 Benjamin Nicholas, conductor. |
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola (Choir and orchestra) Bach: St. Matthew Passion Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, 980 Park Avenue (at 84th Street) Admission: $35-$45; students / seniors $25 For more info: 212-288-2520 Kent Tritle, conductor. Frederick Urrey, Evangelist; Kevin Deas, Christus; Leslie Fagan, soprano; Barbara Rearick, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Garrett, tenor; David Williams, baritone. Parish Community Choir. St. Ignatius Loyola Children's Choir, Mary Huff, director. Sacred Music in a Sacred Space. |
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Saturday, April 4, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
The Canticum Novum Singers and Parthenia (Choir and viols) "Jacobean Music for Choir and Viol Consort" Works by Byrd, Gibbons, Tallis, Dowland and others. Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, 552 West End Avenue (at West 87th Street) Admission: $20; seniors / students $10. For more info: 212-279-4200 Harold Rosenbaum, conductor. Biraj Barkakaty, countertenor. |
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Sunday, April 5, 2009 4:00 PM Manhattan |
Cantori (Choir) "Cantori A Cappella" Cantori's annual Palm Sunday performance features motets and other music showcasing Cantori's a cappella elegance. Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street Admission: $25; seniors $20; students / children $5. For more info: 212-289-4100 Mark Shapiro, music director. |
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Saturday, April 18, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
The St. Cecilia Chorus & Orchestra (Chorus with orchestra) Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony Brahms: Schicksalslied Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, 57th Street and 7th Avenue Admission: $20-$77 For more info: 646-638-2535 David Randolph, conductor. Valerie Bernhardt, soprano; Ryan Kinsella, baritone. |
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Sunday, April 19, 2009 4:00 PM Manhattan |
Choir of Corpus Christi Church (Chamber choir) "Regina Coeli: Easter, Pentecost, Corpus Christi" The Choir of Corpus Christi Church sings 16th-century music by Spanish composers Francisco Guerrero, Alonso Lobo and Tomás Luis de Victoria, and the Portuguese Manuel Cardoso. Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121st Street Admission: $40, $30, $20; student/senior (62+) $35, $25, $15. For more info: 212-666-9266 Louise Basbas, director. Presented by Music Before 1800. |
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Thursday, April 23, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Riverside Choral Society & Orchestra (Choir with orchestra) Verdi: Requiem Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Broadway at 65th Street Admission: $75, $45 and $25 For more info: 212-780-2181 Patrick Gardner, director. With the Rutgers University Kirkpatrick Choir. Amanda Pabyan, soprano; Eugenie Grunewald, mezzo-soprano; Rodrigo Garcia Aroyo, tenor; Eduardo Chama, bass-baritone. |
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Thursday, April 23, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Voices of Ascension (Choir) "Masters of the English Renaissance" Works by Tallis, Byrd, Farrant, Tye, Gibbons and Weelkes. Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue at Tenth Street Admission: $10-$50 For more info: 212-358-1469 Dennis Keene, artistic director and conductor. Mark Kruczek, organ. |
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Sunday, April 26, 2009 3:00 PM Manhattan |
New York Virtuoso Singers (Choir and piano) "Voices for Love and Unity -- Concert for Peace" Hear some of the most powerful anti-war choral music ever written, featuring Poulenc's stunning masterpiece Figure Humaine, perhaps the most complex tonal choral composition ever written. Also: Voices of Today by Britten, and works by Rice, McIntyre and Davidson (world premiere). Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, 552 West End Avenue (at West 87th Street) Admission: $20; seniors / students $10. For more info: 212-279-4200 Harold Rosenbaum, conductor. The Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Dianne Berkun, director; The Canticum Novum Youth Choir, Edie Rosenbaum, director. Co-sponsored by the Society for Universal Sacred Music. Pre-concert talk by composers at 2:00 PM. |
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Thursday, April 30, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Choir of Saint Luke in the Fields (Choir and instrumental ensemble) Bach: Six motets Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street Admission: $30; students / seniors $20 For more info: 212-414-9419 David Shuler, director. Pre-concert lecture at 7 PM. |
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Saturday, May 2, 2009 7:30 PM Manhattan |
Tiffany Consort (Vocal ensemble) "Odes & Adorations" Orlando Lassus: Missa Bell' Amfitrit' Altera Arvo Pärt: Triodion Arvo Pärt: The Woman with the Alabaster Box Arvo Pärt: Doppo La Vittoria Henryck Gorecki: Totus Tuus Church Of St. Ignatius of Antioch, 552 West End Avenue (at West 87th Street) Admission: $30; students / seniors $20. For more info: 212-678-1725 Nicholas White, music director. |
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Saturday, May 2, 2009 8:00 PM Connecticut |
Westchester Choral Society and Fairfield County Chorale (Choirs and orchestra) Mozart: Mass in C Minor Mendelssohn: Psalm 42 Norwalk Concert Hall, City Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT Admission: $25 For more info: 914-761-3900 Johannes Somary, conductor. Soloists including Frank Nemhauser, Westchester Choral Society music director, baritone. Amor Artis Orchestra. |
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Sunday, May 3, 2009 3:00 PM Manhattan |
Saint Vincent Ferrer Chorale (Choir) "Concert in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary" Bach: Magnificat Other Marian choral anthems The Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer, Lexington Avenue at 66th Street Admission: Free-will offering For more info: 212-744-2080 x114 Mark Bani, conductor. Elizabeth Sniffen, soprano; Janice Wilson, alto; Patrick Ireland, tenor; David Belt, bass. |
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Sunday, May 3, 2009 6:00 PM New Jersey |
Schola Cantorum Leipzig (Choir of girls) Music of Bach, Mendelssohn, Praetorius and more. Christ Church, 5 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ Admission: $10 For more info: 732-545-6262 Philipp Amelung, director. |
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Saturday, May 9, 2009 8:00 PM Nassau |
Bel Canto Chorale (Choir) Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes Schubert: Mass in C Church of St. Jude, 3606 Lufberry Avenue, Wantagh, NY Admission: $15; students / seniors $12. For more info: 516-541-0726 Greg Mercer, director. |
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola (Choir and orchestra) Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor Handel: Dixit Dominus Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, 980 Park Avenue (at 84th Street) Admission: $35-$45; students / seniors $25 For more info: 212-288-2520 Kent Tritle, conductor. Melissa Kelley, Kathy Theil, sopranos; Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano; Michael Steinberger, tenor; Peter Stewart, baritone. 7:00 PM pre-concert organ recital by Nancianne Parrella: Vaughan Williams, Britten, Howells, Stanford and Carter. Sacred Music in a Sacred Space. |
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Saturday, May 16, 2009 7:30 PM Manhattan |
Cappella New York (Choir) Choral music of Anton Bruckner. Church of the Resurrection, 119 East 74th Street (between Park and Lexington) Admission: $25 preferred, $20 general, $15 student / senior. For more info: 212-535-9666 x31 David Enlow, music director. |
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Saturday, May 16, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Cantori (Choir) "Saxophones and Voices" Cantori and the virtuosic saxophone quartet PRISM reunite for another riveting evening of international music for chorus and saxophone quartet. World premieres by Efstratios Minakakis (Greece) and Kristen Kuster, the US premiere of On the Dignity of Man by Berndt Franke (Germany), and reprises by Hugi Guðmundsson (Iceland) and Giya Kancheli (Georgia). Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street Admission: $25; seniors $20; students / children $5. For more info: 212-289-4100 Mark Shapiro, music director. |
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Saturday, May 16, 2009 8:00 PM Connecticut |
Connecticut Master Chorale (Choir and orchestra) "Spring Concert" 10th Anniversary Concert -- highlights from our ten-year history. St. Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT Admission: $20 in advance; $25 at the door. For more info: 203-743-0473 Tina Johns Heidrich, conductor. |
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Sunday, May 17, 2009 4:00 PM New Jersey |
Schola Cantorum on Hudson (Choir) "Space, Light and Discovery" 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first gaze through his newly invented telescope. Exploration, discovery and expansion beyond historical boundaries will form the basis of this multimedia choral event, featuring works by such composers as Whitacre, Fissinger, Mechem, Fuchs and others. St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 440 Hoboken Avenue, Jersey City, NJ Admission: $10-$25 For more info: 201-918-3009 Deborah Simpkin King, conductor. |
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Sunday, May 17, 2009 6:00 PM New Jersey |
New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra and Choir and Soloists of Christ Church (Orchestra and choir) Haydn: Heiligemesse Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major Christ Church, 5 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ Admission: $17; students / seniors $15. For more info: 732-249-6999 Mark Trautman artistic director and conductor. Gary Fienberg, trumpet. |
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Sunday, May 17, 2009 6:00 PM New Jersey |
New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra, Choirs and Soloists of Christ Church (Choir and orchestra) "An Anniversary Concert" Haydn: Missa Sancti Bernardi de Offida, Hob. XXII:10 Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Hob. VIIe:1 Mendelssohn: Hear My Prayer Mendelssohn: Organ Sonata, Op. 65, No. 2 Christ Church, 5 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ Admission: $17; students / seniors $15. For more info: 732-249-6999 Mark Trautman, conductor. Gary Fienberg, trumpet; John Sheridan, organ. |
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Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:00 PM Manhattan |
Resurrection Choir and Orchestra (Choir and orchestra) "The Symphonic Mass" Haydn: Mariazeller-Messe One of the great symphonic masses in its proper, sacred context. Church of the Resurrection, 119 East 74th Street (between Park and Lexington) Admission: Donations accepted. For more info: 212-535-9666 x 31 David Enlow, director. |
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Friday, May 29, 2009 8:00 PM New Jersey |
Schola Cantorum on Hudson (Choir) "Space, Light and Discovery" 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first gaze through his newly invented telescope. Exploration, discovery and expansion beyond historical boundaries will form the basis of this multimedia choral event, featuring works by such composers as Whitacre, Fissinger, Mechem, Fuchs and others. First Presbyterian Church, 15 Shuart Lane, Ramsey, NJ Admission: $10-$25 For more info: 201-918-3009 Deborah Simpkin King, conductor. |
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Saturday, May 30, 2009 7:30 PM New Jersey |
Harmonium Choral Society (Choir) "Worlds Untravelled" Music on the soul's journey, ranging from spirituals to Shakespeare, Bach to a World Premiere Commission by Amanda Harberg of New Jersey, and the winner of the 12th Annual High School Composition Contest. Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ Admission: $25; students and seniors $20. $5 discount on advance purchases. For more info: 973-538-6969 Anne Matlack, director. |
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Saturday, May 30, 2009 8:00 PM Manhattan |
Schola Cantorum on Hudson (Choir) "Space, Light and Discovery" 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first gaze through his newly invented telescope. Exploration, discovery and expansion beyond historical boundaries will form the basis of this multimedia choral event, featuring works by such composers as Whitacre, Fissinger, Mechem, Fuchs and others. St. Malachy's Church, The Actor's Chapel, 239 West 49th Street Admission: $10-$25 For more info: 201-918-3009 Deborah Simpkin King, conductor. |
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Sunday, May 31, 2009 7:00 PM Upstate NY |
Sing We Enchanted (A cappella ensemble) "Hurrah for the Hudson: River Songs & Ballads" SWE celebrates 400 years since Henry Hudson discovered his river with classic songs of rivers, streams and the sea. Audiences will be entertained with a unique combination of traditional American favorites, sea shanties, soulful river songs and rousing boating ballads. This program features a world premiere commissioned especially for the occasion. St. Augustine's Church, 140 Maple Avenue (at 3rd and Main), New City, NY Admission: $10 Suggested donation For more info: 914-610-5601 Nell Macdonald, artistic director, mezzo soprano; Nancee Adams-Taylor, soprano; Randi Alberino, mezzo soprano; Kyle Bielfield, tenor; Jacob Groff, bass/baritone; Linnea Johnson, contralto; Lauren Hobday, soprano; Matt King, tenor; Erik-Peter Mortensen, bass/baritone; Miran Robarts, soprano; Philip Tambakis, tenor; Laurie Thomashow, soprano. |
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Sunday, May 31, 2009 7:30 PM New Jersey |
Harmonium Choral Society (Choir) "Worlds Untravelled" Music on the soul's journey, ranging from spirituals to Shakespeare, Bach to a World Premiere Commission by Amanda Harberg of New Jersey, and the winner of the 12th Annual High School Composition Contest. Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ Admission: $25; students and seniors $20. $5 discount on advance purchases. For more info: 973-538-6969 Anne Matlack, director. |
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Thursday, June 4, 2009 3:00 PM Westchester |
Sing We Enchanted (A cappella ensemble) "Hurrah for the Hudson: River Songs & Ballads" SWE celebrates 400 years since Henry Hudson discovered his river with classic songs of rivers, streams and the sea. Audiences will be entertained with a unique combination of tradition American favorites, sea shanties, soulful river songs and rousing boating ballads. This program features a world premiere commissioned especially for the concert series. Bedford Presbyterian Church, Village Green (where Route 22 and Route 172 merge), Bedford, NY Admission: $15 suggested donation For more info: 914-610-6701 Nell Macdonald, artistic director, mezzo soprano; Nancee Adams-Taylor, soprano; Randi Alberino, mezzo soprano; Kyle Bielfield, tenor; Jacob Groff, bass/baritone; Linnea Johnson, contralto; Lauren Hobday, soprano; Matt King, tenor; Erik-Peter Mortensen, bass/baritone; Miran Robarts, soprano; Philip Tambakis, tenor; Laurie Thomashow, soprano. |
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Saturday, June 6, 2009 8:00 PM New Jersey |
Summit Chorale (Choirs with orchestra) "Great Choruses Choral Festival" Gala evening of choral music bringing together NJ choristers singing selections from opera and other works, including Carmina Burana and the 4th movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. Summit High School, 125 Kent Place Boulevard, Summit, NJ Admission: General: $25 at door/$22 in advance; seniors: $25 at door/$20 in advance; students: $10 at door/$10 in advance. For more info: 862-926-9605 Conductors include Joseph Colaneri, The Metropolitan Opera; Garyth Nair, Drew University; Thomas Juneau, Summit Chorale. Choruses wishing to participate: see www.summitchorale.org for details. |
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Sunday, June 7, 2009 2:00 PM Manhattan |
New York Virtuoso Singers (Choir) "80th Birthday Choral Tribute to Yehudi Wyner" A tribute to Pulitzer prize-winning composer, pianist, conductor and educator Yehudi Wyner featuring all of his major choral works. Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, 30 West 68th Street (between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West) Admission: $20; seniors / students $10. For more info: 212-279-4200 Harold Rosenbaum, conductor. |
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Sunday, June 7, 2009 5:00 PM Westchester |
Sing We Enchanted (A cappella ensemble) "Hurrah for the Hudson: River Songs & Ballads" SWE celebrates 400 years since Henry Hudson discovered his river with classic songs of rivers, streams and the sea. Audiences will be entertained with a unique combination of tradition American favorites, sea shanties, soulful river songs and rousing boating ballads. This program features a world premiere commissioned especially for the concert series. Old Dutch Church, Route 9 (across from Phillipsburg Manor), Sleepy Hollow, NY Admission: $15 suggested donation For more info: 914-610-6701 Nell Macdonald, artistic director, mezzo soprano; Nancee Adams-Taylor, soprano; Randi Alberino, mezzo soprano; Kyle Bielfield, tenor; Jacob Groff, bass/baritone; Linnea Johnson, contralto; Lauren Hobday, soprano; Matt King, tenor; Erik-Peter Mortensen, bass/baritone; Miran Robarts, soprano; Philip Tambakis, tenor; Laurie Thomashow, soprano. |
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Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:00 PM Manhattan |
Resurrection Choir and Orchestra (Choir and orchestra) "Corpus Christi" Narcís Casanoves: Missa a 6 veus Narcís Casanoves: Tantum ergo Church of the Resurrection, 119 East 74th Street (between Park and Lexington) Admission: Donations accepted. For more info: 212-535-9666 x 31 David Enlow, director. |
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Saturday, June 13, 2009 8:00 PM Suffolk |
The Babylon Chorale (Chorale and orchestral ensemble) "A Night on Broadway" Featuring the medley 100 Years of Broadway, arranged by Mac Huff. Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church, 666 Albin Avenue, West Babylon, NY Admission: $15; students/seniors $12. For more info: 631-650-7413 Jeffrey Francom, conductor. Russell Brand, accompanist. |
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