Saint Joseph's Singers
A Chamber Chorus on the Upper East Side of Manhattan
Our 2006-2007 season, featuring music by:
Bach, Britten and Lauridsen and new works by:
Steven Stucky, Kristin Kuster and Stefan Weisman
Previous Concerts
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March 5, 2006
Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach. -
October 22, 2005
Mass in G Minor by Vaughan Williams. Joint concert with the Male Voice Ensemble Limburg, Holland. -
May 8, 2005
To be sung on a summer night on the water: works by Delius, Whitacre, Mozart, Hovhaness, Ives and Wolf. - Feb. 20, 2005
Mozart's Vesperae solennes de Confessore KV 339. -
Oct. 29, 2004
Joint concert with the acclaimed Dutch women's chamber choir Cantate from the city of Venlo, conducted by Dion Ritten.
Previous Concert:
Friday, October 29th, 8:00
PM
The acclaimed Dutch women's chamber choir
Cantate from the city of Venlo, conducted by Dion Ritten, were
featured performers in a joint concert at St. Joseph's Church, Yorkville.
An Evening of Choral Music
On Friday, October 29 at 8:00 PM, the acclaimed Dutch women's chamber choir Cantate from the city of Venlo, conducted by Dion Ritten, were the featured performers in a joint concert at St. Joseph's Church, Yorkville, as part of their first USA tour. The concert also included performances by the New Amsterdam Singers of New York City, conducted by Clara Longstreth, and the St. Joseph's Singers of St. Joseph's Yorkville, conducted by Stephen Black. This program continues a series of joint concerts between Dutch and American choirs in which Cantate has served as host to several American choirs in The Netherlands.
A Program of Sacred and Classical Music
The program included Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen by Josef Rheinberger, Hieremiae prophetae lamentations by Alberto Ginastera, and music by J.S. Bach, Franz Schubert, Michael Haydn, and György Orbán.
Cantate: An Award-Winning Women's Chamber Chorus
Cantate, founded in 1970, is an award-winning chamber chorus comprised of 20 women ages 18 to 41. The chorus received first prize in the 1980 International Choral Festival Belgium, and it has continued to receive many international awards. Known for its variety of repertoire, Cantate has performed concerts in Germany, Belgium, France and Italy. The ensemble has been praised for its musical and energetic performances throughout the Netherlands and Europe.
Dion Ritten: Cantate's Conductor
Dion Ritten joined Cantate as its conductor in September 2002. He conducts several choruses in the Netherlands, and has appeared in choral and opera productions with the Limburgs Symphonie Orkest, the Kerkraads Symphonie Orkest, and the Tegels Symphonie Orkest. He is active as a clinician and adjudicator in Europe and the U.S.
Venue
St. Joseph's is located at 404 East 87th Street (cross-street, 1st Avenue) and is handicapped-accessible. The church is convenient to the M101 and M86 bus routes, as well as the 4,5,6 subway station at 86th Street and Lexington Avenue. For more information, contact the church by phone at (212) 289-6030.
Cost
$15 General Admission, $10 Senior Citizens.