Area Concerts/Events

 

Date	Time	Concert	Venue/Information
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Friday, 9/5/08	6:00 p.m.	BachFest - Young Performers' Concert	Cornwall Presbyterian Church, 222 Hudson Street (Route 218), Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY. Free-will offering gratefully accepted.
Friday, 9/5/08	7:30 p.m.	BachFest - Keyboard Marathon featuring selections from The Well Tempered Clavier	Cornwall Presbyterian Church, 222 Hudson Street (Route 218), Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY. Free-will offering gratefully accepted.
Saturday, 9/6/08	3:00 p.m.	BachFest - Afternoon Chamber Concert	Christ Episcopal Church, Academy & Barclay Streets, Poughkeepsie, NY. Free-will offering gratefully accepted.
Saturday, 9/6/08	7:30 p.m.	BachFest - Evening Choral Concert featuring Bach's Magnificat performed by the BachFest Choir and Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Laura Ramsey Russell	Christ Episcopal Church, Academy & Barclay Streets, Poughkeepsie, NY. Tickets are $10 adult, $5 children.
Sunday, 9/7/08	3:00 p.m.	BachFest - Afternoon Concert featuring Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 performed by the BachFest Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Ed Lundergan	Cornwall Presbyterian Church, 222 Hudson Street (Route 218), Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY. Tickets are $10 adult, $5 children.
Sunday, 9/21/08	4:00 p.m.	Kairos: A Consort of Singers presents the fourth cantata in its 2008 Bach Cantata Series with a performance of Cantata 27, Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende?, with chamber orchestra.  The concert will also include an instrumental work by the Baroque master.  The cantata and instrumental selection will be performed as part of a choral evensong service.	Holy Cross Monastery, Route 9W, West Park, New York.  Concert is free to the public; free-will offering gratefully accepted.
Sunday, 10/12/08	4:00 p.m.	Concert of Max Reger songs in honor of Donal Nold and Richard Mercier's new book "The Songs of Max Reger". Little known out-of-print gems and masterpieces sung by Sarah Levine Simon, Peter Ludwig, Christine Howlett, James Ruff, Shirley Perkins and Barbara Hardgrave.	Christ Episcopal Church, Academy & Barclay Streets, Poughkeepsie, NY. Suggested donation $12.
Sunday, 10/19/08	4:00 p.m.	Kairos: A Consort of Singers presents the fifth cantata in its 2008 Bach Cantata Series with a performance of Cantata 139, Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott, with chamber orchestra.  The concert will also include an instrumental work by the Baroque master.  The cantata and instrumental selection will be performed as part of a choral evensong service.	Holy Cross Monastery, Route 9W, West Park, New York.  Concert is free to the public; free-will offering gratefully accepted.
Friday, 10/24/08	7:30 p.m.	Vocal Recital of English and American songs featuring Paul Frazer, baritone. Laura Russell, accompanist.	Christ Episcopal Church, Academy & Barclay Streets, Poughkeepsie, NY. Suggested donation $12.
Sunday, 11/09/08	4:30 p.m.	Evensong Service - organ prelude followed by service at 5:00 p.m.	Christ Episcopal Church, Academy & Barclay Streets, Poughkeepsie, NY.  Freewill offering.
Friday, 11/14/08	7:30 p.m.	Vocal Recital featuring Shana Andrawis, soprano. The program is entitled "American Songbook: An evening of 20th Century American Art Song" with songs by Barber, Ives, Bernstein, Libby Larsen and John Musto.	Christ Episcopal Church, Academy & Barclay Streets, Poughkeepsie, NY. Suggested donation $12.
Tuesday, 11/18/08	8:00 p.m.	Kairos: A Consort of Singers will join the SUNY-New Paltz Concert Choir and Chamber Singers in a performance of The Ecstasies Above by contemporary British composer Tarik O'Regan.  The work is scored for chamber chorus and string quartet and is based on the Edgar Allen Poe poem Israfel.  The concert will also feature Bach's motet Fürchte dich nicht and Beethoven's Elegischer Gesang, Op. 118.	McKenna Theater, SUNY-New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY. Tickets are $8 adult, $5 faculty/staff and $3 students. For information and tickets call 845-257-3872.
Saturday, 11/22/08	8:00 p.m.	Kairos: A Consort of Singers will join the SUNY-New Paltz Concert Choir and Chamber Singers in a performance of The Ecstasies Above by contemporary British composer Tarik O'Regan.  The work is scored for chamber chorus and string quartet and is based on the Edgar Allen Poe poem Israfel.  The concert will also feature Bach's motet Fürchte dich nicht and Beethoven's Elegischer Gesang, Op. 118.	Christ Episcopal Church, Academy & Barclay Streets, Poughkeepsie, NY. For ticket information and directions click here.
Sunday, 12/7/08	3:00 p.m.	Kairos: A Consort of Singers will present the rarely-performed Petite Messe Solennelle by Gioachino Rossini in its original scoring for chamber choir, 2 pianos and harmonium.  Accompanying Kairos will be Gary Palmieri, harmonium and Ruthanne Schempf and Kristin Dockery, piano.	Central Valley United Methodist Church, 12 Smith Clove Road, Central Valley, NY. The concert is presented as part of the Music in Central Valley concert series. Check back in the coming weeks for ticket information.
Sunday, 12/14/08	3:00 p.m.	Kairos: A Consort of Singers will present its annual Lessons & Carols service at Holy Cross Monastery. The service will include seasonal sacred music from the Renaissance to the present and will be interspersed with readings from the Old and New Testaments. Come join Kairos for a truly spiritual and inspirational afternoon and start your Christmas season off right!	Holy Cross Monastery, Route 9W, West Park, New York. The service is free to the public and free-will offerings will be collected for a local Hudson Valley charitable organization. A holiday reception will follow the service.
Sunday, 12/21/08	4:30 p.m.	Advent Lessons & Carols Service - organ prelude followed by service at 5:00 p.m.	Christ Episcopal Church, Academy & Barclay Streets, Poughkeepsie, NY.  Freewill offering.
Sunday, 12/21/08	3:00 p.m.	Kairos: A Consort of Singers presents the sixth and final cantata in its 2008 Bach Cantata Series with a performance of Cantata 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, with chamber orchestra.  The concert will also include an instrumental work by the Baroque master and a seasonal choral work.  The cantata, choral work and instrumental selection will be performed as part of a choral evensong service.	Holy Cross Monastery, Route 9W, West Park, New York.  Concert is free to the public; free-will offering gratefully accepted.
Wednesday, 12/24/08	10:30 p.m.	Christmas Eve Choir Concert featuring Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols followed by Festival Communion Service with Christmas Hymns and Readings at 11:00 p.m.	Christ Episcopal Church, Academy & Barclay Streets, Poughkeepsie, NY.  Freewill offering.

The above concerts are listed as a public service to the Hudson Valley community.  If you would like your event listed, please e-mail your event date, time, description, location and contact information to concerts@hudsonvalleysocietyformusic.org.