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Canterbury Choral Society

Diamond Jubilee Year

 

The Canterbury Choral Society will continue its Diamond Jubilee concert year with a performance of the Great Mass in C minor, K. 427 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 4:00 pm Church of the Heavenly Rest 90th Street and Fifth Avenue New York, New York

Conducted by Charles Dodsley Walker, who founded the Canterbury Choral Society in 1952, and featuring a chorus of 90 with orchestra. Soloists SHARLA NAFZIGER, Soprano CARLA WESBY, Soprano KATHLEEN KELLY, Soprano JOHN DANIECKI, Tenor DONALD BARNUM, Bass-Baritone

Performance Season

Universally regarded as one of Mozart's two greatest choral works (the other, of course, being the Requiem), the Great Mass in C minor, on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 4pm at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, reveals aspects of this composer's genius hitherto unsuspected by many Mozart admirers.  Among these is his contrapuntal skill, which, although used to great advantage in, for instance, string quartets, symphonies and operas, becomes showcased, so to speak, in complex fugues in choral sections of this Mass.

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Spotlight: Charles Dodsley Walker

Charles Dodsley Walker, now in the spotlight, is the founder and conductor of Canterbury Choral Society.  His accomplishments and accolades would fill a book, from his 38-year tenure as organist/choirmaster of the Church of the Heavenly Rest to his faculty appointments at faculties of the Union Theological Seminary School of Sacred Music, New York University, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Chapin School, and his 35 years as music director of the Blue Hill Troupe.

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Welcome New Voices!

Canterbury is always interested in adding new voices.  Previous choral experience  and an audition are required. The audition will include vocal exercises for range, a brief sight-reading piece, and a prepared piece— anything which demonstrates the singer's vocal quality, diction skill, and musicality.  Rehearsals are open to prospective singers, and  are held September-May on Monday evenings at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth Avenue at 2 East 90th Street, New York, NY from 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm.

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