By Kathy Farinaccio
SOUTH JERSEY — A program suited to fit every taste awaits the audiences who attend The Greater South Jersey Chorus’s spring performance at two South Jersey venues. Joining them is bass Brandon Gaines of Lawrenceville
The first performance will be held Saturday, April 30, at 8 p.m. at St. Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church in Marlton. The second is scheduled for Saturday, May 14, at 8 p.m. at Christ The King Roman Catholic Church in Haddonfield.
The evening opens with a psalm piece entitled “Dixit Dominus,” Latin for “The Lord Said,” by G. F. Handel. Written in 1701, the baroque-style work was written for five vocal soloists, a chorus and a string orchestra. The Chorus performs “Dixit Dominus” with five exceptional guest vocalists and accompaniment by The Fairmount Chamber Ensemble of Wyndmoor, PA.
Solo concert credits of Gaines, a graduate of Westminster Choir College, include Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, Haydn’s The Creation and Lord Nelson Mass, Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes de Confessore and Coronation Mass, and Faure’s Requiem. He was recently selected as a resident artist of the Alpha Omega Ensemble, a 16-voice professional chamber choir based in New York City, and also serves as Director of Music at Trinity United Methodist Church in Merchantville.
The other guest soloists include: soprano Emily Gibson of Lambertville, tenor Marcio de Oliveira of Westminster Choir College, alto Kristina Lewis of Baltimore, MD, and soprano Maria Alu of New York City. All sport impressive performance accomplishments.
The Fairmount Chamber Ensemble, organized in 1994, features musicians who have performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Relache and The Network for New Music. They were formed to provide an ensemble to accompany choirs and have performed major choral works including Handel’s “Messiah,” Mendelssohn’s “Elijah,” the Mozart “Requiem” and the Beethoven “Missa Solemnis” as well Bach cantatas and church anthems.
While Handel’s piece dominates the first part of the evening, “the second half of the program shifts gears to a considerable degree,” said Greater South Jersey Chorus Artistic Director Rishel. “There is a surprise theme and more popular music as well as some intriguing folk songs from Poland and New Zealand, a spiritual and two musical settings of thoughtful poems, one by Langston Hughes. An encore should cap off the evening with hand-clapping excitement and fun.”
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online or at the door. Tickets for students with current ID are $15.
For tickets and information, call 856-482-8282 or visit www.greatersjchorus.org.
Established in 1992, the 90-member Greater South Jersey Chorus is a mixed-voice chorus that has earned widespread attention for its diverse repertoire, beautiful sound and thoughtful interpretations. It received the second highest number of votes among all South Jersey choral groups for the Discover Jersey Arts People’s Choice Awards and performed at the 2009 dedication of the newly refurbished American Galleries at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. For more information, visit the Chorus’s website at www.greatersjchorus.org.
The first performance will be held Saturday, April 30, at 8 p.m. at St. Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church in Marlton. The second is scheduled for Saturday, May 14, at 8 p.m. at Christ The King Roman Catholic Church in Haddonfield.
The evening opens with a psalm piece entitled “Dixit Dominus,” Latin for “The Lord Said,” by G. F. Handel. Written in 1701, the baroque-style work was written for five vocal soloists, a chorus and a string orchestra. The Chorus performs “Dixit Dominus” with five exceptional guest vocalists and accompaniment by The Fairmount Chamber Ensemble of Wyndmoor, PA.
Solo concert credits of Gaines, a graduate of Westminster Choir College, include Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, Haydn’s The Creation and Lord Nelson Mass, Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes de Confessore and Coronation Mass, and Faure’s Requiem. He was recently selected as a resident artist of the Alpha Omega Ensemble, a 16-voice professional chamber choir based in New York City, and also serves as Director of Music at Trinity United Methodist Church in Merchantville.
The other guest soloists include: soprano Emily Gibson of Lambertville, tenor Marcio de Oliveira of Westminster Choir College, alto Kristina Lewis of Baltimore, MD, and soprano Maria Alu of New York City. All sport impressive performance accomplishments.
The Fairmount Chamber Ensemble, organized in 1994, features musicians who have performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Relache and The Network for New Music. They were formed to provide an ensemble to accompany choirs and have performed major choral works including Handel’s “Messiah,” Mendelssohn’s “Elijah,” the Mozart “Requiem” and the Beethoven “Missa Solemnis” as well Bach cantatas and church anthems.
While Handel’s piece dominates the first part of the evening, “the second half of the program shifts gears to a considerable degree,” said Greater South Jersey Chorus Artistic Director Rishel. “There is a surprise theme and more popular music as well as some intriguing folk songs from Poland and New Zealand, a spiritual and two musical settings of thoughtful poems, one by Langston Hughes. An encore should cap off the evening with hand-clapping excitement and fun.”
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online or at the door. Tickets for students with current ID are $15.
For tickets and information, call 856-482-8282 or visit www.greatersjchorus.org.
Established in 1992, the 90-member Greater South Jersey Chorus is a mixed-voice chorus that has earned widespread attention for its diverse repertoire, beautiful sound and thoughtful interpretations. It received the second highest number of votes among all South Jersey choral groups for the Discover Jersey Arts People’s Choice Awards and performed at the 2009 dedication of the newly refurbished American Galleries at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. For more information, visit the Chorus’s website at www.greatersjchorus.org.
SOUTH JERSEY — A program suited to fit every taste awaits the audiences who attend The Greater South Jersey Chorus’s spring performance at two South Jersey venues. Joining them is bass Brandon Gaines of Lawrenceville
The first performance will be held Saturday, April 30, at 8 p.m. at St. Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church in Marlton. The second is scheduled for Saturday, May 14, at 8 p.m. at Christ The King Roman Catholic Church in Haddonfield.
The evening opens with a psalm piece entitled “Dixit Dominus,” Latin for “The Lord Said,” by G. F. Handel. Written in 1701, the baroque-style work was written for five vocal soloists, a chorus and a string orchestra. The Chorus performs “Dixit Dominus” with five exceptional guest vocalists and accompaniment by The Fairmount Chamber Ensemble of Wyndmoor, PA.
Solo concert credits of Gaines, a graduate of Westminster Choir College, include Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, Haydn’s The Creation and Lord Nelson Mass, Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes de Confessore and Coronation Mass, and Faure’s Requiem. He was recently selected as a resident artist of the Alpha Omega Ensemble, a 16-voice professional chamber choir based in New York City, and also serves as Director of Music at Trinity United Methodist Church in Merchantville.
The other guest soloists include: soprano Emily Gibson of Lambertville, tenor Marcio de Oliveira of Westminster Choir College, alto Kristina Lewis of Baltimore, MD, and soprano Maria Alu of New York City. All sport impressive performance accomplishments.
The Fairmount Chamber Ensemble, organized in 1994, features musicians who have performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Relache and The Network for New Music. They were formed to provide an ensemble to accompany choirs and have performed major choral works including Handel’s “Messiah,” Mendelssohn’s “Elijah,” the Mozart “Requiem” and the Beethoven “Missa Solemnis” as well Bach cantatas and church anthems.
While Handel’s piece dominates the first part of the evening, “the second half of the program shifts gears to a considerable degree,” said Greater South Jersey Chorus Artistic Director Rishel. “There is a surprise theme and more popular music as well as some intriguing folk songs from Poland and New Zealand, a spiritual and two musical settings of thoughtful poems, one by Langston Hughes. An encore should cap off the evening with hand-clapping excitement and fun.”
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online or at the door. Tickets for students with current ID are $15.
For tickets and information, call 856-482-8282 or visit www.greatersjchorus.org.
Established in 1992, the 90-member Greater South Jersey Chorus is a mixed-voice chorus that has earned widespread attention for its diverse repertoire, beautiful sound and thoughtful interpretations. It received the second highest number of votes among all South Jersey choral groups for the Discover Jersey Arts People’s Choice Awards and performed at the 2009 dedication of the newly refurbished American Galleries at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. For more information, visit the Chorus’s website at www.greatersjchorus.org.
SOUTH JERSEY — A program suited to fit every taste awaits the audiences who attend The Greater South Jersey Chorus’s spring performance at two South Jersey venues. Joining them is bass Brandon Gaines of Lawrenceville
The first performance will be held Saturday, April 30, at 8 p.m. at St. Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church in Marlton. The second is scheduled for Saturday, May 14, at 8 p.m. at Christ The King Roman Catholic Church in Haddonfield.
The evening opens with a psalm piece entitled “Dixit Dominus,” Latin for “The Lord Said,” by G. F. Handel. Written in 1701, the baroque-style work was written for five vocal soloists, a chorus and a string orchestra. The Chorus performs “Dixit Dominus” with five exceptional guest vocalists and accompaniment by The Fairmount Chamber Ensemble of Wyndmoor, PA.
Solo concert credits of Gaines, a graduate of Westminster Choir College, include Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, Haydn’s The Creation and Lord Nelson Mass, Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes de Confessore and Coronation Mass, and Faure’s Requiem. He was recently selected as a resident artist of the Alpha Omega Ensemble, a 16-voice professional chamber choir based in New York City, and also serves as Director of Music at Trinity United Methodist Church in Merchantville.
The other guest soloists include: soprano Emily Gibson of Lambertville, tenor Marcio de Oliveira of Westminster Choir College, alto Kristina Lewis of Baltimore, MD, and soprano Maria Alu of New York City. All sport impressive performance accomplishments.
The Fairmount Chamber Ensemble, organized in 1994, features musicians who have performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Relache and The Network for New Music. They were formed to provide an ensemble to accompany choirs and have performed major choral works including Handel’s “Messiah,” Mendelssohn’s “Elijah,” the Mozart “Requiem” and the Beethoven “Missa Solemnis” as well Bach cantatas and church anthems.
While Handel’s piece dominates the first part of the evening, “the second half of the program shifts gears to a considerable degree,” said Greater South Jersey Chorus Artistic Director Rishel. “There is a surprise theme and more popular music as well as some intriguing folk songs from Poland and New Zealand, a spiritual and two musical settings of thoughtful poems, one by Langston Hughes. An encore should cap off the evening with hand-clapping excitement and fun.”
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online or at the door. Tickets for students with current ID are $15.
For tickets and information, call 856-482-8282 or visit www.greatersjchorus.org.
Established in 1992, the 90-member Greater South Jersey Chorus is a mixed-voice chorus that has earned widespread attention for its diverse repertoire, beautiful sound and thoughtful interpretations. It received the second highest number of votes among all South Jersey choral groups for the Discover Jersey Arts People’s Choice Awards and performed at the 2009 dedication of the newly refurbished American Galleries at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. For more information, visit the Chorus’s website at www.greatersjchorus.org.
SOUTH JERSEY — A program suited to fit every taste awaits the audiences who attend The Greater South Jersey Chorus’s spring performance at two South Jersey venues. Joining them is bass Brandon Gaines of Lawrenceville
The first performance will be held Saturday, April 30, at 8 p.m. at St. Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church in Marlton. The second is scheduled for Saturday, May 14, at 8 p.m. at Christ The King Roman Catholic Church in Haddonfield.
The evening opens with a psalm piece entitled “Dixit Dominus,” Latin for “The Lord Said,” by G. F. Handel. Written in 1701, the baroque-style work was written for five vocal soloists, a chorus and a string orchestra. The Chorus performs “Dixit Dominus” with five exceptional guest vocalists and accompaniment by The Fairmount Chamber Ensemble of Wyndmoor, PA.
Solo concert credits of Gaines, a graduate of Westminster Choir College, include Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, Haydn’s The Creation and Lord Nelson Mass, Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes de Confessore and Coronation Mass, and Faure’s Requiem. He was recently selected as a resident artist of the Alpha Omega Ensemble, a 16-voice professional chamber choir based in New York City, and also serves as Director of Music at Trinity United Methodist Church in Merchantville.
The other guest soloists include: soprano Emily Gibson of Lambertville, tenor Marcio de Oliveira of Westminster Choir College, alto Kristina Lewis of Baltimore, MD, and soprano Maria Alu of New York City. All sport impressive performance accomplishments.
The Fairmount Chamber Ensemble, organized in 1994, features musicians who have performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Relache and The Network for New Music. They were formed to provide an ensemble to accompany choirs and have performed major choral works including Handel’s “Messiah,” Mendelssohn’s “Elijah,” the Mozart “Requiem” and the Beethoven “Missa Solemnis” as well Bach cantatas and church anthems.
While Handel’s piece dominates the first part of the evening, “the second half of the program shifts gears to a considerable degree,” said Greater South Jersey Chorus Artistic Director Rishel. “There is a surprise theme and more popular music as well as some intriguing folk songs from Poland and New Zealand, a spiritual and two musical settings of thoughtful poems, one by Langston Hughes. An encore should cap off the evening with hand-clapping excitement and fun.”
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online or at the door. Tickets for students with current ID are $15.
For tickets and information, call 856-482-8282 or visit www.greatersjchorus.org.
Established in 1992, the 90-member Greater South Jersey Chorus is a mixed-voice chorus that has earned widespread attention for its diverse repertoire, beautiful sound and thoughtful interpretations. It received the second highest number of votes among all South Jersey choral groups for the Discover Jersey Arts People’s Choice Awards and performed at the 2009 dedication of the newly refurbished American Galleries at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. For more information, visit the Chorus’s website at www.greatersjchorus.org.
