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The Choral Society of Montgomery County Announces Second Concert of Season with Philadelphia Youth Orchestra on April 30, 2011
The Choral Society of Montgomery County will perform J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion with the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra in Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia, PA – April 26, 2011. (Download PDF) Maestro Louis Scaglione, Artistic Director of The Choral Society of Montgomery County (CSMC), in residence at Montgomery County Community College, and President and Music Director of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) today announced a joint concert on Saturday, April 30, 7:30 p.m. at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill, Pa. As the second CSMC and PYO concert of the season, more than 45 singers and 25 gifted classical music students will perform St. John Passion by J.S. Bach with Jackie Dunleavy Boyle, Soprano, Sandra Carney, Mezzo Soprano, Steven Brennfleck, Tenor, and Brian Ming Chu, Bass, and Matthew Knickman, Bass, conducted by Maestro Scaglione.
“This joint concert presented by CSMC and PYO will be a powerful evening of music, celebrating the accomplishments of talented vocalists from Montgomery County and gifted, young classical musicians from the Tri-State region,” said Maestro Louis Scaglione, the President and Music Director of PYO and the Artistic Director of The Choral Society of Montgomery County. “As our final joint concert of the 2010/2011 season, I encourage the public to join us for a special presentation of St. John Passion.”
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church is located at 8000 Saint Martins Lane, Philadelphia, Pa. 19118. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, $5 for children under 13 years old. For more information please call, 215-641-6518.
About The Choral Society of Montgomery County: The Choral Society of Montgomery County was founded in 1982. With the help of its principal sponsor, Montgomery County Community College, the ensemble continues to meet its goal of enriching its community through concert performance and choral music education. The Choral Society has presented more than 600 concerts and workshop activities reaching every township and borough in Montgomery County, as well as a greater Philadelphia and an international audience. The ensemble has taken a leadership role in choral music education by presenting workshops for the community. In 2002, the Choral Society welcomed Louis Scaglione as its Artistic Director. www.mc3.edu/campusLife/artsCulture/choral.aspx
About the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra: Founded in 1939, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra is one of the nation’s oldest classical music training and orchestra performance programs for gifted and talented students from the Tri-State region. Lead by Maestro Louis Scaglione, PYO’s companion ensembles include the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra (PYAO), formed in 1996; Bravo Brass, added to the program in 2003; Philadelphia Region Youth String Music (PRYSM) created in 2007; and the Musicopia String Orchestra partnership, which began in 2008. Young musicians from ages six through 21 are selected by competition audition and have represented the United States on five continents. The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) offers classical musical performances to the Greater Philadelphia region each year and supports musical education to children from Philadelphia’s more challenging neighborhoods through its newest after-school program launched in 2010, Tune Up Philly.
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