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The Cecilia Chorus of New York, formerly known as the St. Cecilia Chorus, is an avocational chorus and nonprofit organization based in New York City. With a membership of approximately 180 singers, the chorus performs twice annually at Carnegie Hall with a professional orchestra and soloists, as well as at other New York–area venues.
David Randolph (December 21, 1914 – May 12, 2010) was an American conductor, music educator and radio host.He is best known as the music director from 1965 through 2010 of the St. Cecilia Chorus (known now as The Cecilia Chorus of New York) and as the host of Music for the Connoisseur, later known as The David Randolph Concerts, a WNYC classical music radio program nationally syndicated in ...
He published compositions for piano, organ, and chorus, but was principally known for his songs. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Helen Tretbar translated at least one of his songs ( A Madrigal ) into German. [ 5 ] In 1906, he founded the St. Cecilia Chorus, now known as the Cecilia Chorus of New York .
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Brady's poem was derived from John Dryden's "A Song for St Cecilia's Day" of 1687. Following Dryden, Brady extols the birth and personality of musical instruments, including the idea that Cecilia invented the organ (see note 1). Purcell responds to the text by giving emphasis to the colours and dramatic possibilities of the baroque orchestra.
The Mass received its United States premiere in a performance by the Plymouth Music Series conducted by Philip Brunelle, its U.S. East Coast premiere in a performance on 23 January 1993 by the Monmouth Civic Chorus conducted by Mark Shapiro, and its New York City premiere in Carnegie Hall on 14 April 2013 in a performance by The Cecilia Chorus ...
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Welcome to all the pleasures, Z. 339, [a] is a 1683 composition by Henry Purcell, the first of a series he wrote in honour of the patron saint of music, Saint Cecilia. [1] It was commissioned by an organisation called "The Musical Society" for performance in London on 22 November 1683.