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Westchester Oratorio Society Inc

The Westchester Oratorio Society enriches the community through choral music, offering performances that inspire and connect people. They promote musical excellence and foster appreciation for diverse musical traditions in a welcoming environment.

Westchester Oratorio Society, led by Artistic Director David &Scaron;tech, &nbsp;presents &nbsp;an all-Mendelssohn program entitled &quot;Pagans Pitchforks &amp; Psalms.&quot; The concert will feature Mendelssohn&#39;s &quot;Verleih&rsquo; uns Frieden,&quot; &quot;Psalm 42&quot; Op. 42, and &quot;Die erste Walpurginacht,&quot; Op. 60. The event will be held at the Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco, NY. The soloists for this performance will be Elizaveta Kozlova (soprano), MunTzung Wong (mezzo-soprano), Michael Anderson (tenor), Brian Alvarado (baritone), and David Salsbery Fry (bass). They will be accompanied by the WOS Chamber Orchestra.

Pagans, Pitchforks & Psalms

Enjoy a charming and inspirational harp and horn recital by the REIT DUO, in support of the Westchester Oratorio Society at the South Salem Presbyterian Church &mdash; an afternoon of music, food and camaraderie! The program will feature works by J.S. Bach, Grieg, Villa-Lobos, Byrd, Playford, Dowland, traditional tunes from Armenia and the British Isles, and a few original works by Alyssa Reit. The performance will be followed by an artist reception hosted by the chorus.&nbsp;The Reits have been performing together for over 40 years. Pete was an original member of the Broadway pit orchestra for Phantom of the Opera. He was acting assistant horn at the Met Opera for five years, played principal horn for over 30 years in the Westchester Philharmonic and Scandia Symphony orchestras, toured with the Bob Belden Jazz Ensemble, and performed all over the U.S. as a member of the Eastern Brass Quintet. He is currently principal horn in the Greenwich Symphony and is on the faculty &nbsp;at Vassar College.&nbsp;Alyssa is a composer, arranger, harpist, and storyteller. She has performed with John Cage, toured Europe with the legendary Martha Clarke, and traveled the U.S. playing with the world famous vocal group, Anonymous 4. Her compositions include numerous theatrical-musical settings of myths, classic stories, and fairy tales, as well as solo, chamber, and orchestral compositions that have been played all over the world. Her full-length musical, &ldquo;A Cricket&rsquo;s Tale,&rdquo; is being premiered later this year by the Brewster Theater Company. &nbsp;She was on the faculty of Manhattan School of Music Pre-College for over 20 years, and currently teaches out of her home studio.

Westchester Oratorio Society Inc

Westchester Oratorio Society Inc

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