New Amsterdam Singers

New Amsterdam Singers
New Amsterdam Singers in concert (2008).

New Amsterdam Singers is an avocational chorus based in New York City which specializes in a cappella and double chorus repertoire and regularly performs contemporary and commissioned works.

Clara Longstreth has served as music director of the chorus since 1968.

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History

New Amsterdam Singers formed in 1971 from the remains of the Master Institute Chorus. Associated with the Bloomingdale House of Music from 1972–1978, the chorus became independent in 1978 and operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization under the management of an elected board of directors. Noted for its "adventurous" programming [1] and "handsome" performances,[2] the chorus presents three subscriptions concerts per season at venues such as Merkin Hall, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Immanuel Lutheran Church and St. Peter's Church at Citicorp. The chorus rehearses at Broadway Presbyterian Church on the upper west side of Manhattan.[3]

In addition to performing lesser-known works by major composers, the chorus has commissioned works by Paul Alan Levi (2011, 2002, 1994), Ronald Perera (2008, 1999), Behzad Ranjbaran (1999), Thomas Beveridge (1987) and Frances Heilbut (1974) and has premiered works by Kirke Mechem[4], Abbie Betinis, Charles Fussell, Matthew Harris, Daniel Pinkham, and Mark Kilstofte, among others.

Collaborations

The chorus has performed under the batons of Everett Lee (1976), Leonard Bernstein (1984)[5], Newell Jenkins (1986)[6] and Marin Alsop (1998)[7] and has collaborated with diverse amateur and professional arts organizations including:

Broadway Bach Ensemble (2010)
Nimbus Dance Works (2009)[8]
Lark Quartet (2008)[9]
Matt Haimovitz (2007)
Park Avenue Chamber Symphony (2005)[10]
Mannes College Orchestra (2000)
Anonymous Four (1998)
José Limon Dance Company (1997)

International Tours

The chorus has toured regularly since 1985 performing in major halls and cathedrals in Greece, Spain, Poland, Portugal, England, Ireland, France, Turkey, Sweden, Italy, Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Argentina and Uruguay. In the summer of 2010, the chorus presented a series of concerts in Cuba.

Recordings

The chorus has made 2 original recordings, American Journey: Poetry and Song in the Twentieth Century (1993)[11] and Islands of Hope (2003)[12], and released a 2-disc 40th Anniversary Collection of its best performances in 2008.

References

  1. ^ Schweitzer, Vivien. "Vowels Ring in New Suite for Chorus," New York Times, 7 June 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/arts/music/11pere.html
  2. ^ Smith, Steve. "Perspectives on Nature, After a Storm," New York Times, 11 Mar 2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/arts/music/07choral.html
  3. ^ Wakin, Daniel J. "At Broadway Pres, It's a Lively Scramble to Make Ends Meet," New York Times, 17 Nov 2003, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404EEDE1038F934A25752C1A9659C8B63
  4. ^ "Goings on About Town" The New Yorker, 7 June 2010, http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/classical/2010/06/07/100607gocl_GOAT_classical
  5. ^ Henahan, Donal. "Philharmonic: Bernstein and Mahler," New York Times, 13 Jan 1984, http://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/13/arts/philharmonic-bernstein-and-mahler.html
  6. ^ Hughes, Allen. "Concert: Mayr Requiem by the Clarion Society," New York Times, 28 Nov 1986, http://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/28/arts/concert-mayr-requiem-by-the-clarion-society.html
  7. ^ Gillam, Scott. "Baroque Concert in NYC with New Amsterdam Singers," ChoralNET, 17 Jan 2003, http://www.choralnet.org/view/162099
  8. ^ Bomgraeber, Irene. "On Its Fifth Anniversary, Nimbus Dance Work Crosses Artistic Boundaries," Jersey City Independent, 25 June 2009, http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2009/06/25/on-fifth-anniversary-nimbus-dance-works-crosses-artistic-boundaries/
  9. ^ "Perspectives on Nature, After a Storm"
  10. ^ Midgette, Anne. "A Choral World of Singing for the Fun of It," New York Times, 4 Apr 2005, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/04/arts/music/04amst.html
  11. ^ DRAM online, Anthology of Recorded Music, http://www.dramonline.org/albums/american-journey
  12. ^ DRAM online, Anthology of Recorded Music, http://www.dramonline.org/albums/island-of-hope-new-american-choral-music

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