Friendly auditions for Westchester Concert Singers

August 28, 2009
by Angela Usobiaga

Currently in its 55th season, the Westchester Concert Singers is extending an invitation to singers in all voice parts, soprano, alto, tenor, bass, to become members. In preparation for its January 10, 2010, concert, “friendly” auditions will be held on September 9, 10, 14 and 21. For additional information about becoming member or to schedule an audition, call (914) 478-0074 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

The winter concert will feature Handel’s Foundling Hospital Anthem which concludes with his famous Hallelujah Chorus. This music was composed and performed as a fundraiser for an orphanage, out of the composer’s desire to assist the downtrodden. A selection of Mendelssohn motets will also be performed. The concert will take place at the beautiful Chapel at Maryknoll in Ossining, with accompaniment by an orchestral ensemble. 

This will be the fifth season for the chorus’ Music Director, Mark Bailey, who also conducts the renowned Yale Russian Chorus and the New Haven Oratorio Choir and is a frequent lecturer at Lincoln Center. His expertise in baroque music will make this concert particularly enjoyable for choral singers who want to learn to perform this music in the manner in which it was intended to be performed by its composers. 

Rehearsals are on Monday evenings at the Pleasantville Middle School from 7:45 to 10:15 p.m. starting on September 14, 2009.  For additional information, call (914) 478-0074.  To learn more about the chorus and its director, visit the chorus website at www.WestchesterConcertSingers.org.

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