Upcoming Events
March 2020
Meet the Composer: Robert Paterson
Why kestrels? Why the marimba? Over delicious finger food and drinks, hear how composer Robert Paterson created "I Go Among Trees," the latest commission by the New Amsterdam Singers. This three-movement work for chorus and marimba will premiere in New York City on March 20 and 22. At this intimate fundraiser in a Morningside Heights apartment, Paterson will discuss the creative process with music director Clara Longstreth. All proceeds will benefit the New Amsterdam Singers.
Find out more »Through the Seasons
The major piece is a world premiere of our commission from Robert Paterson for chorus and marimba. NAS audiences may remember his wizardry with an “impossible” text (Row, Row your Boat) in Life is But a Dream as well as his Choral Suite from A New Earth. The women will sing Persichetti’s Winter Cantata, that is accompanied by flute and marimba, which we enjoyed singing in 1988 and 1995, and it deserves another outing. The men will do a Britten…
Find out more »Through the Seasons
The major piece is a world premiere of our commission from Robert Paterson for chorus and marimba. NAS audiences may remember his wizardry with an “impossible” text (Row, Row your Boat) in Life is But a Dream as well as his Choral Suite from A New Earth. The women will sing Persichetti’s Winter Cantata, that is accompanied by flute and marimba, which we enjoyed singing in 1988 and 1995, and it deserves another outing. The men will do a Britten…
Find out more »May 2020
American Voices, Classic and New
This program of American music is a combination of old favorites and brand new pieces. Barber’s Reincarnations was last on an NAS program in 2008 sung by Chamber Chorus, who will sing it again. NAS first sang Copland’s In the Beginning in 1980 when we put together an all Copland 80th Birthday Celebration, attended by the composer. Since it is a great work and a choral showpiece, we have programmed it periodically over the decades and look forward to performing…
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