On Saturday, February 6th at 9:30 AM, James Wetzel, the Assistant Conductor of the Choral Society and the Director of Music at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City, will present “Singing the Mass: Anything but Ordinary.” The Zoom program is open to the general public. He will examine settings of the Mass “Ordinary”, the unchanging portions of the Mass; Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Dei.
A Mass was the first multi-movement piece of music ever written and is the source from which all other Western art music proceeds. These ancient texts continue to inspire composers, Christians and concert-goers alike. James Wetzel will lead Zoom participants in singing excerpts from this great treasury of music.
“To participate in this special program, e-mail the Choral Society at admin@greenbwichchoralsociety.org.
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The Choral Society has opened its weekly Zoom online rehearsals every Tuesday evening through April 13th from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. No auditions are required to participate, just an interest in choral music and a desire to learn more about the Greenwich Choral Society and its members. The rehearsals are free. Those interested in the open rehearsals and in the Special programs are encouraged to contact us by email at admin@greenwichchoralsociety.org for further details.
A cornerstone of the Fairfield County music scene, Greenwich Choral Society presented its first concert in 1925 with a complement of 30 singers. Since then the group has grown to over 100 singers under the leadership of Music Director, Paul F. Mueller. Greenwich Choral Society gratefully acknowledges support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism and Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund. For additional information regarding concerts, tickets, subscriptions and auditions, please visit our website, www.gcs-ct.org, call 203-622-5136 or email admin@greenwichchoralsociety.org. Friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
