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Ensemble Leonarda and soprano Amaranta Viera present Bernier's cantata Medée
Posted 1/30/2012

Amaranta VieraJust in time for Valentine's Day, the period instrument group Ensemble Leonarda (Susan Hahn Graham, flute; Marika Holmqvist, violin; David Himmelheber, cello; Nancy Kito, harpsichord) will team up with soprano Amaranta Viera in a program entitled "He's Just Not That Into You: What happens after the fairy tale ends ‘and they lived happily ever after'? [NOT]." The February 12 concert will feature Nicolas Bernier's cantata Medea, excerpts from Lully's Thesée, plus dramatic readings about the perils of love. More...



The Dessoff Choirs' "Refracted Bach" mid-winter festival
Posted 1/27/2012

Dessoff presents Refracted BachJohann Sebastian Bach and the generations of musicians influenced by him will be the focus of "Refracted Bach," a five-part festival, culminating in a performance of Bach's towering masterpiece, the Mass in B Minor. The Festival will be presented by The Dessoff Choirs in venues around New York City from January 31 to March 3, 2012. "In this festival, we view all music through the prism of Bach, exploring repertoire from Palestrina to the cutting edge of today's music," says Dessoff's Music Director Christopher Shepard, a leading Bach interpreter and scholar of Bach performance in America. More...




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  • Sing New York! is looking for a new work to feature at its next Big Sing in June 2012. For details, see the ad in the Info Exchange. The application deadline for composers vetted by Project Encore is December 1; for others, it's October 15. (2011-10-4)
  • Noah Glynn has been appointed sixth artistic director of the Greater New Haven Community Chorus. (2011-10-2)
  • Francisco Núñez, founder and conductor of the Young People's Chorus of New York, is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius award." See the article in The New York Times. (2011-9-20)
  • The Requiem Project on Q2 Music (part of Classical 105.9 FM WQXR) will commemorate the 10th anniversary of September 11. To participate, visit www.wqxr.org/series/q2s-requiem-project/. See more details in the Info Exchange. (2011-8-25)
  • Mark Shapiro has been named Music Director of The St. Cecilia Chorus. Shapiro succeeds St. Cecilia's previous Music Director, David Randolph, who died in 2010 after leading the chorus for 45 years. (2011-7-22)

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UPCOMING CONCERTS
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Green dates indicate open sings.
February 3: TENET (Vocal and instrumental ensemble / Manhattan)
February 3: Ridge Light Opera of New Jersey (Cabaret / New Jersey)
February 3: The Dessoff Choirs (Choir and instrumental ensemble / Manhattan)
February 3: Laura Kay (Soprano and piano / Manhattan)
February 3: Yale Schola Cantorum (Choir / Connecticut)
February 3: Take 6 (Open sing / Manhattan)
February 4: TENET (Vocal and instrumental ensemble / New Jersey)
February 4: Lower East Side Sacred Harp Singing (Open sing / Manhattan)
February 4: Ridge Light Opera of New Jersey (Cabaret / New Jersey)
February 4: Ridge Light Opera of New Jersey (Cabaret / New Jersey)
February 8: Manhattan Sacred Harp Sing (Open sing / Manhattan)
February 9: Voices of Ascension (Choir / Manhattan)
February 11: The Dessoff Choirs (Open sing / Manhattan)
February 12: New York Polyphony (Vocal and instrumental ensemble / Manhattan)
February 12: Ensemble Leonarda with Amaranta Viera (Soprano with period instrument ensemble / Manhattan)
More events in the Concert Calendar.
FRESHEST CHOIR AUDITION ADS
Oceanside Chorale
Last updated: 2/2/2012
Coro Lirico
Last updated: 2/1/2012
Chameleonic
Last updated: 1/29/2012
Choral Chameleon
Last updated: 1/29/2012
The Kingsborough Musical Society Chorus
Last updated: 1/26/2012
The Stonewall Chorale
Last updated: 1/24/2012
Amor Artis
Last updated: 1/24/2012
Forest Hills Choir
Last updated: 1/23/2012
The Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island
Last updated: 1/20/2012
Greater Nassau Chorus
Last updated: 1/18/2012
For details, visit the Choir Auditions page.
LATEST INFO EXCHANGE POSTINGS
Taconic Opera seeks choral singers for Petite Messe Solenelle
Date posted: 2/1/2012
Robbinsville, NJ school needs rehearsal accompanist for February dates
Date posted: 2/1/2012
Auditions for The MetropoliTones on February 4
Date posted: 1/31/2012
NJ Association of Verismo Opera Chorus announces auditions
Date posted: 1/30/2012
Harmonium's 15th annual New Jersey High School Student Choral Composition Contest
Date posted: 1/26/2012
Choral Chameleon's June Institute
Date posted: 1/26/2012
Welsh School Choir seeks New York venue for February 11 concert
Date posted: 1/26/2012
Chant Camp with Susan Hellauer on February 11
Date posted: 1/26/2012
For details, visit the Info Exchange.
Content Contact: Steve Friedman.
Revision Date: February 2, 2012.
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