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 White Plains, NY - The award-winning Westchester Choral Society invites singers in all voice sections to join the chorus for its next concert, a joint performance of Mozart's Mass in C minor and Mendelssohn's setting of Psalm 42 with the Fairfield County Chorale on May 2, 2009.
Founded by Sarah Stewart Bowne in 1942 to perform Bach’s B minor Mass with 15 singers, WCS has passed its 65th birthday but has no intentions of retiring. The Choral Society's music director, Frank Nemhauser, will conduct auditions for prospective members on January 13 and 20 at the Music Conservatory of Westchester, 216 Central Avenue in White Plains (near the County Center), where the chorus is in residence. Further audition dates will be added as needed. In addition, the chorus offers a free trial period during which interested singers can sit in on rehearsals before auditioning.
Rehearsals are held at the Conservatory Tuesday evenings from 7:00-9:30 PM and will resume on January 6. Free parking is available, and the Conservatory is fully accessible. For further information and to schedule a singer-friendly audition, go to www.westchesterchoralsociety.org to contact WCS President Numa Rousseve, call him at (914) 285–9026 or email him at
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Nemhauser is Music Director of the Berkshire Choral Festival and Associate Dean at Mannes College of Music. Regarding the audition process, Nemhauser says, "I am looking for quality of voice and the ability to read music/learn music. I would like to stress that the audition procedure will be short and I am extremely kind during auditions."
"Choral singing is fun, mentally stimulating, and a great stress-buster," says WCS Vice President Coni Guhl, an administrator at The Performing Arts Center of Purchase College. "We have members of all ages and they come from all walks of life, but we are united by our love of singing."
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