Thursday, December 28, 2006

MESSIAH a great success!

For those who weren't able to make it, you missed a great show. The place was packed with "sing-alongers," regular "listen-alongers," and even a few "follow-alongers" (those hard core fans that brought their scores just to watch the music).

Friday, December 15, 2006

Messiah History

Handel's Messiah has quite a history that most people aren't aware of. Check out Wikipedia for some background info. You can even play some audio clips too!

ROSSINI STABAT MATER AUDITIONS!

Our performance of Rossini's Stabat Mater will be held on April 1, 2007 at 5pm at St. Edward's Catholic Church on Palm Beach. We are looking for singers of all voice parts to join the chorus for the performance. This piece is INCREDIBLE! We'll have a full orchestra and a quartet of professional soloists to bring the piece to life. Check out some background on the work and it's composer HERE.


Rehearsals are on Tuesday nights at 7:30pm on the campus of Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach.


Contact us if you have any questions or to schedule a short audition.

Messiah - Don't Just Sit There...Sing!

Well, our performance of Messiah is almost here! Don't forget about the all important SING-ALONG SECTION! A special area of the church is reserved for those in the audience who would like to sing along with the chorus in the performance. So, all you closet and aspiring singer out there: come join us! Tickets for singers are only $10 and we have a score with you in case you can't find yours.
Get your tickets today before they sell out!

tickets@masterworkschorusofthepalmbeaches.com

Monday, December 04, 2006

MESSIAH - Soloist Swap

Our soprano and tenor soloists will not be able to sing in the performance because of illness. Not to worry! Their replacements are sure to please!

Soprano Renee Costanzo has degrees from The Eastman School of Music and University of Miami, sings with Palm Beach Opera, and has been heard as Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Norina in Don Pasquale, Adina in L'Elisir D'amore, and Gilda in Rigoletto.

Tenor Christian Soto has wowed audiences with his portrayals of Jaquino in Fidelio, Idomeneo in Idomeneo, Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Elvino in La Sonnambula, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, and Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore.

Don't forget to bring your scores so you can sing along! We'll have a sing-along section of the church where all the closet singers can sing to their heart's content.

We'll see you at the Royal Poinciana Chapel on Palm Beach on December 17 at 5:00 pm.

Call 561.845.9696 or e-mail tickets@masterworkschorusofthepalmbeaches.com for tickets!