Events by The West Village Chorale

Summer Sings 2009

Are you a choral singer whose regular chorus takes the summer off but you want to keep on singing? Do you want a chance to sing again - or maybe to practice sight-singing - the classical choral masterworks? Or do you just love to do part-singing any chance you get? Then the West Village Chorale's Summer Sings are for you!

The West Village Chorale Summer Sings, begun in 1972, provide a musical treat for New Yorkers. Under the batons of leading local choral-group conductors, with music scores provided, choral music enthusiasts can participate in the singing of great choral masterpieces in the historic Church of St. Luke in the Fields. These Sings have been noted for their friendly, informal atmosphere and high quality of musical performance. Our rehearsal format gives participants, amateur and experienced singer alike, a closer look at these monumental choral works. Solos are sometimes sung by guest artists, audience members or entire sections. Participants have an opportunity to meet the conductor and to discuss the evening's work at the intermission, during which light refreshments are served.

Monday evenings from June 8 through August 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street (foot of Grove Street).

Tickets $12; students/seniors $10;
Season subscription (all 10 sings, 25% off): $90.
Tickets at the door.

June 8:
DURUFLÉ: REQUIEM
HANDEL: CORONATION ANTHEM, "THE KING SHALL REJOICE!"
  Patrick Gardner
  Riverside Choral Society - Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts

June 15:
HAYDN: MASS IN TIME OF WAR
  Penna Rose
  Union Theological Seminary - Princeton University Chapel

June 22:
MOZART: REQUIEM
  Mark Shapiro
  Cantori New York - Mannes College The New School
  European American Musical Alliance - Monmouth Civic Chorus

June 29:
EARLY MUSIC GEMS (Byrd, Josquin, Monteverdi, Palestrina and more)
  Gwen Toth
  Artek - Immanuel Lutheran Church - Montclair State College - Manhattan College

July 6:
POULENC: GLORIA
DURUFLÉ: UBI CARITAS
FAURÉ: CANTIQUE DE JEAN RACINE
  Thea Kano
  NYC Master Chorale - The Washington Chorus - Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.

July 13:
OPERA CHORUS FAVORITES (Bizet, Mozart, Puccini, Purcell, Verdi and more)
  Peter Szep
  Vertical Theater (opera) Reperatory, Brooklyn

July 20:
MOZART: MASS IN C
  Matthew Lewis
  St. George Choral Society - Church of the Incarnation
  Juilliard Pre-college Division - Westminster Choir College

July 27:
BRAHMS: GERMAN REQUIEM
  Michael Conley
  West Village Chorale - Westchester Choral Arts Society
  The Dalton School - Judson Memorial Church

August 3:
MOZART: SOLEMN VESPERS and AVE VERUM CORPUS
  Stephen Black
  Central City Chorus - St. Joseph Singers - Brearley Singers

August 10:
FAURÉ: REQUIEM and CANTIQUE DE JEAN RACINE
  John Maclay
  Grace Church Choral Society

Future Seasons with the West Village Chorale

December 2009: Messiah Sing, and later, a Caroling Walk through Greenwich Village. Dates to be announced.

Winter 2009: "American by birth, Southern by the grace of God ..." Choral music from the American South including Spirituals, humn-tunes, Appalachian folk songs and more.