New York Choral Society Summer Sings at Symphony Space -- Verdi

Leonard Nimoy Thalia $15

Verdi Requiem
Robert DeCormier, Conductor

Do you sing in the shower? When was the last time you exercised your singing voice in public? Join others in raising the roof with song. Blow away your vocal cobwebs and experience the great fun and satisfaction of signing as part of a group.

Keep your passion for singing alive by joining the New York Choral Society for its 48th annual celebration of summer. It’s easy, scores are provided – all to be enjoyed in the comfortable air-conditioned surroundings at Symphony Space Leonard Nimoy Thalia.

Frequently called “Verdi’s greatest opera,” the Requiem surges with emotion and passion. From the vision of wrath in the Dies Irae to the beatific closing lines, the work is not to be missed.

Renowned composer, arranger and conductor Robert DeCormier has written works from choral to ballet to Broadway. He spent many years as a conductor and arranger for Harry Belafonte and has been music director for Peter, Paul and Mary for over 20 years. He co-founded the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Counterpoint, a Vermont-based professional singing group, after seventeen years as Music Director of the NYCS.