ORATORIO SOCIETY’’S 20th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT FEATURES BACH, ANTHONY NEWMAN AND MOZART ‘REQUIEM’


Westchester Oratorio Society, Benjamin Niemczyk Artistic Director, celebrates its 20th Anniversary Season on Sunday afternoon May 6 with a performance entitled “Lux Perpetua” at Bedford Presbyterian Church. The concert opens with renowned organist Anthony Newman performing Bach’s Cantata No.29 and two choruses from his original choral work “Te Deum” on the Church’s magnificent Pasi Opus 13 pipe organ. The performance also features the iconic Mozart “Requiem” performed in memory of Karen Spallina, a member of the WOS extended family.

Described by Wynton Marsalis as “The High Priest of Bach,” Anthony Newman has maintained a 40-year career as America’s leading organist, harpsichordist and Bach specialist. His prodigious recording output includes more than 170 cds on such labels as CBS, SONY, Deutsche Grammaphon, and Vox Masterworks.  No less prodigious a composer, his works have been heard in Paris, Vienna, Budapest, Krakow, Warsaw, New York and London.

For the “Requiem,” the chorus will be accompanied by the WOS Festival Orchestra which includes some of the finest young musicians in the New York area along with principal players of major ensembles and features soloists Miriam Frances Stoner, Soprano, Mary Štech, Alto, Philip Anderson, Tenor and Benjamin Bloomfield, Bass.

The concert begins at 3 pm. Bedford Presbyterian Church is located at 44 Village Green, Bedford, NY. Tickets are $25 general, $40 preferred and $15 student in advance ($30/50/20 at the door.)  For more information email westchesteroratorio@gmail.com. Tickets are available on the group‘s website, www.westchesteroratorio.org.

Image: Miriam Francis Stoner, soprano

Event Location and Ticket Information

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Bedford Presbyterian Church
44 Village Green
Bedford, NY
Handicap Accessible? Yes

Date: Sunday, May 6, 2018
Times: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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$25 - General in advance
$40 - Preferred in advance
$30 - General at door
$50 - Preferred at door
$15 - Student in advance
$20 - Student at door

Presenter: Westchester Oratorio Society
Presenter Phone: 9147638462
Presenter Website: www.westchesteroratorio.org