Hudson Chorale Concert: Hensel, Vivaldi, Mozart

“What is a human?” Come hear Hudson Chorale give Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s answer in a performance of her sublime cantata Hiob, with text from The Book of Job. This work has been all but silenced for two centuries by the prominence of her famous brother. We delight in contributing to Hensel’s long overdue appreciation as a major artist of the nineteenth century.

Due to happenstance in choral history, Vivaldi’s Gloria (RV 588) is not as frequently performed as the ever-popular (RV 589), but it is every bit as vibrant and wonderful.

And come to hear the exquisite melodies and exciting fugues of Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de Confessore (“Solemn Vespers”), a work whose intricate and profound beauties have been recognized and beloved since its creation in 1780.

Hudson Chorale, under the baton of Artistic Director David Baranowski, will perform with orchestra and soloists Francesca Federico, soprano; Allison Gish, contralto; Joseph Klebanoff, tenor; Richard Lippold, bass.

The concerts will be on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9 at 3pm at Irvington Presbyterian Church, 25 North Broadway, Irvington, NY 10533

Tickets can be purchased for $30 each from members of the Hudson Chorale, or through https://bit.ly/juneconcert

For further information, please visit www.HudsonChorale.org or email us at info@hudsonchorale.org

About Hudson Chorale

David Baranowski was named Artistic Director of the Hudson Chorale in 2020 after serving for years as Assistant Director and Accompanist. David is a highly versatile conductor and musician, performing with equal virtuosity on piano, keyboard, organ, and harpsichord. He has played and directed numerous chamber and choral concerts in New York and Connecticut, conducted Così fan tutte for Delaware Valley Opera, and musical directed and conducted The Wild Party and Crazy for You for the Musical Theater department at Western Connecticut State University. The largest mixed choir in the county, Hudson Chorale is a collegial group of men and women of all ages and musical backgrounds. Hudson Chorale selects its programs from a wide range of choral styles, from great oratorios to gospel. Recent concerts have featured works by composers including Haydn, Brahms, Bruckner, Mendelssohn, Fauré, Stravinsky, Bartok, Gershwin and Bernstein. For complete information about the chorus, current and past programming and membership, visit our website at http://www.hudsonchorale.org

Publicity Coordinator, Hudson Chorale