Singers: New Year, New Program!
Join The Hudson Chorale for our Spring Concert Preparation
IT’S TIME FOR NEW MEMBER AUDITIONS
Come join the highly acclaimed community chorus, Hudson Chorale, under the artistic direction of Music Director Ira Spaulding. The group is welcoming new members in all voice parts (SATB) to join them for an exciting Spring 2020 concert program that will appeal to choral singers of a wide range of musical preferences.Some of our singers have had extensive musical training, others less, but all our members have in common their passion for performing outstanding choral music at an exceptionally high standard. We rehearse Monday nights and perform several concerts each year.
When: Monday, January 27, 2020
Singer-friendly auditions will be held between 6-7pm by appointment only, followed by the group’s rehearsal. Rehearsals take place on Monday evenings from 7:15 – 9:45 p.m. at the Pleasantville Presbyterian Church, 400 Bedford Rd, Pleasantville, NY.
To receive additional information and/or to schedule a time for an audition, please contact JeanneWygant@optonline.net or by phone (914) 478-0074.
Hudson Chorale selects its programs from a wide range of choral styles, from great oratorios to gospel. Recent concerts have featured works by composers including Haydn, Brahms, Bruckner, Mendelssohn, Faure, Stravinsky, Bartok, Gershwin and Bernstein. The second half of the chorus’s 2019-2020 season culminates on May 30 & 31, 2020, with a program entitled, “Our Hudson Valley Heritage,” featuring music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (English), Adrianus Valerius (Dutch), and Daniel Pinkham (American), plus English and American folk songs and hymns.
Artistic Director Maestro Ira Spaulding is a choral conductor, singer and master class instructor whose career spans 40 years of performance in more than 60 countries. He is currently Professor of Vocal and Choral Music at City College of New York and maintains a career abroad as a singer, teacher and conductor.
Learn more about membership in the Hudson Chorale.