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Members of the
Conductors Club come
from male choral groups that perform in New York State. These choruses
include the Bayside Glee Club, Catskill
Glee Club, Down Town Glee Club, Hendrick Hudson Male Chorus,
Mendelssohn Club of Albany, Mendelssohn Club of Kingston, Mendelssohn Glee Club of New York City,
Men's Glee Club of New York, Singing Men of Athol, and University Glee Club. |
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Membership in the
Conductors Club is not limited to conductors of male choral
groups but includes singers, accompanists, and others involved
with male choral singing.
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The following groups are represented at this site: |
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Bayside Glee Club (Bayside,
NY)
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Catskill Glee Club
(Catskill, NY)
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Hendrick Hudson Male Chorus
(East Greenbush, NY) |
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Mendelssohn Club of
Kingston (Kingston, NY) |
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Yankee Male Chorus |
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own websites independent of the Conductors Club: |
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Down Town Glee Club (New
York, NY) |
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Mendelssohn Club of Albany
(Albany, NY) |
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Mendelssohn Glee
Club of New York City (New York, NY) |
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JOINT CONCERT CELEBRATES FELIX
MENDELSSOHN'S 200TH BIRTHDAY |
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In recognition of Felix Mendelssohn's 200th birthday, the
Mendelssohn Club of Albany and the Mendelssohn Glee Club of New York
City presented a joint concert -- free to the public -- at Union College
in Schenectady, New York, on June 6.
The clubs performed independently and combined.
The Mendelssohn Club of Albany performed "Let their celestial
concerts all unite," from Samson (George Frederic Handel);
"September Song" (Kurt Weill);
and "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (William Steffe). Conductor: Victor
Klimash.
The Mendelssohn Glee
Club of New York City sang six pieces, including "Die Mainacht"
(Johannes
Brahms); "Stouthearted Men" (Sigmund Romberg); and "Die Lorelei" (Felix
Mendelssohn). Conductor: Eugene Wisoff.
As a combined chorus, the clubs offered five works, including "For
so hath the Lord Himself commanded" (from Paulus) and "Der Jaeger
Abschied" (Felix
Mendelssohn); and (from Iolanthe) "March of the Peers" (Sir
Arthur Sullivan).
Piano accompanists for the performance were Michael Clement and
Michael Wright of the Mendelssohn Club of Albany.
Felix Mendelssohn was born on February 3, 1809, in Hamburg, Germany. His
best-known works include A Midsummer Night's Dream (with
the famous "Wedding March"); his four symphonies (especially the
"Italian" and the "Scottish"); a violin concerto; piano pieces entitled
"Songs Without Words"; and the oratorio Elias (a large-scale work
for chorus, orchestra, and soloists).
Mendelssohn inspired the creation of many choral clubs -- amateur and
professional -- including the Mendelssohn Glee Club of New York City,
founded in 1866, and the Mendelssohn Club of Albany, established in
1909.
The Mendelssohn name was adopted in recognition of the composer's
important role, historically, in choral music. Not the least of his
contributions to European and world culture was his crusade to bring
attention to the choral works, genius, and deserved preeminence of
Johann Sebastian Bach. |
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