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Concert Schedule.

Fall 2011 . . . Spring 2012

 

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Master Singers of Westchester
Concerts are held at:
Bedford Presbyterian Church

Village Green, Bedford, NY
Bedford sign
@ Bedford, NY

Spring 2012:  April 22

 

Nelson Mass
Missa in angustii

Haydn
Haydn pic
Kyrie Gloria .. qui tollis .. quoniam Credo .. et incarnatus .. et resurrexit
Sanctus Benedictus Agnus Dei .. dona nobis

Haydn composed Missa in Angustii (mass for times of distress) for the name day of Princess Marie Esterhazy in 1798 in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars. As ominous as the name sounds, the music transforms from a dark, somber Kyrie to a jubilant Dona nobis pacem celebration for peace following war.

Vesperae de Dominica, KV 321

Mozart
Mozart pic
Dixit (Psalm 109) Confitebor (Psalm 110) Beatus vir (Psalm 111)
Laudate pueri (Psalm 112) Laudate Dominum (Psalm 116) Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55)

This is Mozart's first setting of Vespers both written at age 23 in 1779. Each psalm section begins with a musical setting of the psalm followed by a 'gloria patri' written using themes from preceding psalm setting. The final Magnificat commences with a majestic introduction leading to a triumphant finish reintroducing the timpani and trumpets left silent since the opening Dixit.

Dates

Sunday:

April 22

 at   4:00pm

Soloists:

Soprano

Mezzo-Soprano

Tenor

Bass

Leslie Fagan

Concert Master:



Click to Play:
Dona nobis pacem from B Minor Mass by Johann Sebastian Bach
as performed in memory of the victims of 9/11
as an encore to the Nov. 2001 Master Singers concert


Fall 2011

CELEBRATING OUR 31th YEAR

Messiah Part One

HANDEL
 Handel pic
Christmas portion:
 Overture, Comfort ye my people,
Every valley shall be exalted, And the glory of the Lord, Thus saith the Lord,
But who may abide the day,
And he shall purify, Behold a virgin shall conceive,
O thou that tellest good tidings,
For behold, darkness shall cover, The people that walked in darkness,
For unto us a child is born,
Pastoral Symphony, There were shepherds abiding,
And lo! the angel of the Lord,
And the angel said unto them, And suddenly there was an angel,
Glory to God,
Rejoice greatly, O daughter, Then shall the eyes of the blind,
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd, His yoke is easy. Hallelujah

Dixit Dominus RV 595 Psalm 109

VIVALDI
Vivaldi pic
I. Allegro - dixit Dominus II. Andante - donec ponam III. Allegro - virgam virtutis
IV. Allegro - tecum principium V. Largo - juravit Dominus VI. Allegro - dominus a dextris tuis
VII. Largo - judicabit in nationibus VIII. Largo - de torrente IX. Andante - sicut erat in principio
X. Allegro - sicut erat in principio XI. Allegro - et in saecula saeclorum
 

Dates

Saturday:

November 19

at 8:00pm

Sunday:

November 20

at 4:00pm

Tickets

Adults $25
Seniors/Students $20 		914/645-0705 or
914/739-3669 option 1.

Soloists:

Soprano

Mezzo-Soprano

Tenor

Bass

Leslie Fagan Patricia Green Rufus Müller Kevin Deas

Master Singers of Westchester.

Master Singers of Westchester was founded in 1981 by fifteen singers with a desire to perform great choral repetoire with professional orchestra and soloists and to share this quality musical experience within the community.

All singers are accepted without audition. Training in classical and baroque vocal technique is provided at rehearsals. Weekly rehearsals are held at the Fox Lane Middle School on Monday nights during eight months of the year and, in addition, performs on invitation with community, school, and professional choruses and orchestras.

The group's home is Bedford but singers live throughout Westchester and in nearby Connecticut. New singers are welcome. For information, call 914/739-3669.

Master Singers of Westchester is a not-for-profit organization and donations are cheerfully accepted. Make checks payable to M.S.W. Chorus, Inc. and mail to:

M.S.W. CHORUS, INC.
46 Rocky Ridge Rd.
Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
mastersingers@optonline.net

Director - Les Robinson Hadsell.

Les Robinson Hadsell is the founding Director and Conductor of Master Singers of Westchester. She is a past Director of the Taghkanic Chorale and a past Assistant Director of the Pleasantville Cantata Singers. Ms. Hadsell has studied at the Oregon Bach Festival with Helmut Rilling, one of the foremost choral conductors of our time. She has also studied with John Nelson, former Music Director of the Caramoor Center, with Robert Shaw and at Westminster Choir College in Princeton.



Accompanist.

Sue Anderson  has been the Master Singers Accompanist and Rehearsal Pianist for five seasons now. While our accompanist does not play at most concerts, she is there every Monday, warming the voices up, playing each vocal part as needed, and subbing for the orchestra. The rehearsal pianist must know the piece better than anyone except the conductor.


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