Dear Friends, “Whenever a bell rings, an angel gets his wings,”— familiar words from the classic holiday film It’s a Wonderful Life. They are so well-known, I was startled when a young lady in the children’s chorus asked, “Why is it...
We All Come from Somewhere New Year’s Eve at 6 p.m. – Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston A New Year’s celebration of the rich diversity of the American people through music of Neil Diamond, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen and...
Ars Choralis performed a beautiful and moving concert this spring with the help of Harvey Boyer conducting the Phoenicia Festival of the Voice Youth Chorale, and narration by Gilles Malkine. Works included, among others, O Vos Omnes by Pablo Casals,...
Greetings Friends of Ars Choralis, I am excited to tell you about our upcoming concert, inspired by the South African word ubuntu. Ubuntu is best described as Nelson Mandela’s message “that we are bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye; that there is...
Within the 53 members of Ars Choralis, around 23 have family in the chorus. There are parents and their children, grandmas and their grandchildren, mothers and sons, aunts and nieces, cousins, married couples. [gallery size="medium" ids="16107,16108,16109,16110,16111,16112,16113,16119"] The Ulrich family has the biggest...
By Cynthia Werthamer (photos by Mary Leonard) A trip to Italy is almost always cause for celebration. When that trip involves singing concerts with Italian musicians and spending time with them afterwards, eating and sharing experiences, it becomes even more special. Woodstock-based...
Myles was a renaissance man. He seemed to know something about almost everything: trees, roads, buildings, history, music—especially history and music. In his car he would play an unexpected, interesting, eclectic mix of tunes that he would supplement with details...
Ars Choralis will travel to southern Italy in late June this year to perform at least twice and sightsee together. Plans include performing a concert with Coro Polifonica Matera in the ancient city of Matera, in the region of Basilicata. From...
The Ars Choralis 22nd annual Welcome Yule concert this year was a beautiful musical jewel of love and respect for our fellow human beings and our earth. After a difficult year in America, it was blissful! AC Artistic Director Barbara Pickhardt...
Ars Choralis had such an incredible experience back in 2015, that a News post from the past is in order! Ars Choralis was honored to be asked to perform in an Off Broadway play at New York Theater Workshop in NYC....