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Share Founded in 1966, the New Amsterdam Singers is a critically acclaimed chorus of 70+ voices, performing in and around New York City under the direction of Clara Longstreth. Through adventurous programs, commissions and premieres, and collaborations with other ensembles, we strive to nurture and expand New York City’s dynamic choral community.
Description
We close out the season with a selection of a cappella classics, including lushly Romantic works by Johannes Brahms and Benjamin Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia, an exuberant ode to the patron saint of music based on a poem by W.H. Auden. This program explores many facets of joy. With her 2018 setting of a poem by Laura Foley, Threads of Joy, composer Dale Trumbore reveals the duality of pain and happiness. In A Drinking Song, Matthew Harris provides a lively and ebullient setting of a poem by W.B. Yeats. And composer Jake Runestad calls his Alleluia from 2014 “a rhythmic declaration of joy.”
Watch the livestream from the comfort of home on Sunday, May 19th at 4pm. Stream will be active for two weeks following the concert for viewing through June 2nd at 11pm.
Repertoire to be performed:
O Heiland Reiss: Johannes Brahms
Im Herbst: Johannes Brahms
Threads of Joy: Dale Trumbore
Hymn to St. Cecilia: Benjamin Britten
Waldesnacht: Johannes Brahms
Der Abend: Johannes Brahms
Lieder und Romanzen: Johannes Brahms
An Irish Airman Foresees his Death: Byron Adams
Drinking Song: Matthew Harris
Alleluia: Jake Runested
Date & Time
May 19, 2024 4:00 PM - Jun 2, 2024 11:00 PM
Venue Details
Online Stream
New York, New York