Hudson Chorale (Rehearsals in Pleasantville, NY) Welcomes New Members in September in Preparation for an Exciting 2019-2020 Season

Come sing with Westchester’s highly acclaimed community chorus, Hudson Chorale. The group is welcoming new members in all voice parts (SATB) to join for an exciting concert season of great, much-loved choral music. Singer-friendly auditions will begin on Monday, September 9, 2019, by appointment, from 6:00 – 7:00 pm, prior to the first 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, contact Jeanne Wygant at JeanneWygant@optonline.net or call 914-478-0074.

Hudson Chorale’s upcoming January 2020 program is a choral singer’s dream, featuring the rock stars of the 18^th-19^th century composing world and some of their most beloved creations:  Beethoven’s Mass in C, Haydn’s Paukenmesse (Mass in Time of War), and Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus.   This celebration of German music will take place on January 25 & 26, 2020 at the magnificent Chapel at Maryknoll in Ossining. Our Spring 2020 concert will celebrate our Hudson Valley heritage with English, Dutch and American hymns and folk songs.

Music 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.  Our Accompanist/Assistant Music Director, David Baranowski, is a household name to choral singers in the Westchester area due to his virtuosity on piano, keyboard, organ and harpsichord.

To learn more about the chorus, visit the website at www.HudsonChorale.org.