Hudson Choraleis a brand new chorus in Westchester County, formed in 2010 by joining together two of the oldest choruses in the County: the Westchester Concert Singers and the Choral Arts Society. The chorus’s goal is to provide both audience members and singers with the best possible experience in choral singing; its repertoire will range from the great masterpieces to contemporary compositions. 

 

Both groups have been known over the years for their beautiful interpretations of choral works of all periods.  Together, as the Hudson Chorale, they aspire to continued professionalism and the mastering of an even broader range of repertoire.  Bringing great choral music to audiences and providing inspirational experiences for choral singers will continue to be the foremost goals of the Hudson Chorale.

 

Michael Conley, Music Director of the former Choral Arts Society, will continue on as the Music Director of the Hudson Chorale. 

 

We sincerely hope that all our friends and supporters will continue to support us and derive enjoyment from our music-making, and that choral singers will come to us to enrich their lives. 

 

Our new website, www.HudsonChorale.org, is currently under development.  Please visit the site to find out more about us and the upcoming season.

 

Our First Concert!

 

The first concert of the Hudson Chorale, “Heaven’s Harmony,” will feature the Brahms Requiemand also include Eric Helmuth’s joyous and celebratory Farther Sail, Ned Rorem’s Love Alone, an elegy to a lost loved one, and the lush and beautiful Magnificat from Franz Listz’s Dante Symphony.  

 

Come Sing with Us!

 

Hudson Chorale’s 2010-2011 season starts with our first rehearsal on

Monday, September 13, 2010

Rehearsals are held weekly on Monday evenings into May

7:45 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.

Scarborough Presbyterian Church

655 Scarborough Rd. (Route 9 and Scarborough Rd.)

Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510

 

Auditionsfor new members will take place just before the first two rehearsals of the season:

Monday, September 13, 2010

Monday, September 20, 2010

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

 

To schedule an appointment for an audition, contact Jeanne Wygant: jeannewygant@aol.com or (914) 478-0074

 

For other information or questions, call 914-462-3212 or write to info@hudsonchorale.org

 

 

MICHAEL CONLEYwas named Music Director of the Choral Arts Society in June 2006.  A graduate of the Westminster Choir College and a protègè of Joseph Flummerfelt, Mr. Conley has worked with many of the best known choruses as director, conductor and singer. Mr. Conley will continue the Choral Arts Society's mission to perform beautiful music you won't hear “everywhere else.”

Mr. Conley has been Music Director of the West Village Chorale, based at St. Luke-in-the-Field in Greenwich Village, since 2000.  Concurrently he was Assistant Conductor of the Collegiate Chorale for five seasons, assisting Music Director Robert Bass in the rehearsal and preparation of more than fifteen Carnegie Hall performances.  In 2005, he was the Music Director and Conductor for the Chorale’s Martin Luther King, Jr. tribute concert.  Mr. Conley has also prepared the Chorale for performances at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, and the Verbier Festivals.  Mr. Conley served as Assistant Director to Kent Tritle at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola.  He was Chorus Master for the Connecticut Grand Opera’s 2003-04 season, preparing them for Gounod’s Faust, and Verdi’s Macbeth.  Mr. Conley continues as chorus director at the Dalton School, directing European tours and local concerts.

As a conductor, Mr. Conley’s experience spans contemporary and classical works for chorus, opera and orchestra.  He led a performance of Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Copland’s In the Beginning in collaboration with the Omega Dance Company for a performance at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.  He conducted the Mozart Requiem at St. Stanislaus Church, and a series of holiday concerts for Sacred Music in a Sacred Space at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola.

Highlights of Mr. Conley’s singing career include a recent performance as baritone soloist with the Gregg Smith Singers in the premiere performance and recording of Princeton composer Dmitri Tymoczko’s The Agony of Modern Music.  He was a founding member of the professional 12-voice choir “Manhattan Voices” which records and performs in many Manhattan venues.

As a student, Mr. Conley was awarded the Mueller Prize for outstanding work in the field of choral composition at Westminster Choir College, where he completed his MA in Choral Conducting in 1996.  As a member of the famed Westminster Choir, he performed and recorded in concerts all over the world, including New York City, Philadelphia, South Korea, Taiwan, France and the Spoleto Festival USA.  Mr. Conley holds a BA in Composition from James Madison University in Virginia.