Tag: St. Thomas Choir
'St. Thomas Choir Premieres ‘Seven Last Words from the Cross’ in NYC
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'Handel's 'Messiah' Revisited: St. Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Concert Royal [LIVE REVIEW]
While it stands to reason that Handel’s 'Messiah' -- with its continued circulation and worldwide appreciation -- would go on to refine itself over the centuries, the St. Thomas Choir of Men & Boys and the Concert Royal have yet to falter on their annual tradition: the pillar Christmas mass, a full-length two-and-a-half hour arrangement of 'Messiah', performed for its encore act on December 10th at St. Thomas Church. -
'LIVE REVIEW: St. Thomas Choir of Men, Boys Pay Tribute to Mozart, Haydn
On Thursday, November 12th, the St. Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, performing with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, gave a stunning performance of Mozart's unfinished, but nonetheless incomparable 'Requiem in D minor', and Haydn's 'Missa in Angustiis' (the Nelson Mass) at St. Thomas church. Also joining the ensemble were four renowned soloists: Soprano Katharine Dain, Mezzo-Soprano Brenda Patterson, Tenor Dann Coakwell and Bass-Baritone Charles Perry Sprawls. The magnificent caverns of Manhattan's 1914 Episcopal church bellowed with the majesty of these perennial works in concerted memory of John Gavin Scott (1956-2015), the parish's resident organist and music director who sadly passed away this past August.