Kathryn Lewek, Zach Borichevsky, Samarie Alicea, Heather Petrie, Christopher Grundy Headline Fairfield County Chorale’s 2024-25 Season

Fairfield County Chorale in Connecticut has announced its 2024-25 season. It opens with “Yuletide Harmonies” featuring music by Kodály, Britten, William Matthias, R.R. Terry, Holst, and Bach. Soloists include Samarie Alicea, Claire Coven, David Freides, and Gustavo Feullien. Performance Date: Dec. 15, 2024 Then Kathryn Lewek and Zach Borichevsky headline “A Night at the Opera.” Performance Date: March 29, 2025 The {…}

Nov 14, 2022

Maria Brea & Joshua Blue Lead Oratorio Society of New York’s Messiah

The Oratorio Society of New York will perform its 148th performance of Handel’s Messiah in time for the holiday season. The performance, which is set for Dec. 19, 2022, will be performed at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. This year’s performance includes soloists soprano Maria Brea, contralto Heather Petrie, tenor Joshua Blue, and baritone Jesse Blumberg, {…}

Dec 26, 2021

Oratorio Society of New York 2021-22 Review: Händel’s ‘Messiah’

On December 20, 2021, the Oratorio Society of New York returned to Carnegie Hall for its annual performance of Händel’s “Messiah,” a tradition which the organization has kept since 1847. The evening’s concert, dedicated to the memory of company artist and board member Marie Gangemi, was comprised of the first part of the oratorio, with selections from Parts II and {…}

Nov 14, 2019

Oratorio Society Of New York To Perform 146th Presentation Of The Messiah

The Oratorio Society of New York is set to perform its 146th presentation of the holiday favorite Handel’s Messiah. The ensemble will consist of a 200-voice chorus, today New York’s standard for grand choral performance. Soloists will include soprano Leslie Fagan, contralto Heather Petrie, tenor Brian Giebler, and bass Adam Lau with conductor Kent Tritle. Petrie and Giebler were finalists {…}

Jul 25, 2019

Susanna Phillips, Takaoki Onishi & Jennifer Zetlan Headline Oratorio Society of New York’s 2019-20 Season

The Oratorio Society of New York has revealed details of its upcoming 147th season, which will include two world premieres. The season will kick off with “Rachmaninoff and Duruflé” at Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The program will include excerpts from Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, an “a cappella work of remarkable spirituality,” along with Duruflé’s Requiem. Featured vocalists will include contralto Kirsten {…}

Apr 8, 2019

Oratorio Society Of New York Announces Winners Of Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition

The Oratorio Society of New York revealed the winners of the 43rd Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition on April 6, 2019 following the finalists’ performances in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Competition Chairwoman Janet Plucknett made the announcement. Beating out well over a hundred other applicants from around the world, baritone Steven Eddy of Laurel, MD took first place, {…}