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Harmonia Chamber Singers

Harmonia Chamber Singers to Begin 14th Season; Robert Duerr to Serve as Music Director

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 / cheriemessore

Robert Duerr was named Music Director of the Harmonia Chamber Singers as the group begins its 14th season.

“We’re thrilled to have Robert join us,” said Robert Pacillo, the founder and executive director of Harmonia. “Robert comes to Harmonia with tremendous passion for choral music, and a wealth of experience in conducting choral groups around the world. He is renowned for his innovative approach to concert programming and his ability to lead choruses to new heights. This will be an incredible season for Harmonia and our audience.”

Duerr has a lengthy list of accomplishments in the choral world, including founding the award-winning Pasadena (California) Chamber Orchestra and Chorus, and conducting the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera. A prize-winning organist, Duerr holds multiple degrees from the University of South California. Locally, he has conducted the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Chautauqua Symphony, Buffalo Opera Unlimited, and the Greater Buffalo Opera. He is also currently the music director of St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral Choir.

Harmonia’s 14th concert season begins Sunday, October 27 with “My Spirit Sings: The Many Voices of Buffalo,” at 2:30pm in Assumption Church, 435 Amherst St., Buffalo. Duerr says, “This is a musical homage to our vibrant, diverse community. The program will include selections by Italian, German, Irish, and Polish composers, representing Buffalo’s traditional music cultures. We’ll also honor ‘new Buffalonians’ by including selections sung in Somali and Spanish; music from Palestrina and Bach to Takach and Ortiz to celebrate our region’s rich cultural make up. This will be a powerful reflection of the beauty of cultural harmony.”

Tickets are $15 and are available online at www.harmoniacs.org or at the door one hour before the performance.

Harmonia Chamber Singers make choral music emotional, exciting, educational, and an inspirational experience for the singers and listeners across a broad spectrum of musical styles. In addition to four annual concert series, Harmonia serves the next generation singers and audiences by mentoring young singers through educational outreach workshops and concerts.

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Harmonia Chamber Singers Kicks Off New Season with Holiday Concerts

November 12, 2018 / Buffalo Theatre Guide

Harmonia Rehearsal

Harmonia Chamber Singers will present Christmas by Candlelight, the group’s annual concert of holiday music, Saturday, December 15, 7:30 pm At St. Joseph University Church, 3269 Main St, Buffalo (purchase tickets at online at EventBrite Dec 15.

The same program will be repeated Sunday, December 16, 4:00 pm, at Ss Peter & Paul Church,5480 Main St., in Williamsville.(purchase ticketsonline at EventBrite Dec 16.)

Advance tickets are available online and are strongly suggested. Tickets will also be available at the door, beginning  one hour before each concert.

Christmas by Candlelight includes choral pieces by Mendelssohn, Sweelinck, and Stacey V Gibbs, and distinctive Christmas Carol arrangements by Ola Gjeilo and Matthew Culloton. A featured work will be an original setting of Silent Night by Western New York composer Stephen Shewan. Contemporary seasonal works for choir, harp and oboe by Stephen Paulus and Steve Heitzeg will be featured as well, in addition to the a cappella works, Lockport Stage Works has designed custom lighting for both venues to create a visual mood to support the lush and lovely music

This year’s Christmas by Candlelight is the first concert series under the direction of music director, Norman Zogaib. “Norm is an outstanding choral director, and we’re honored to bring his passion for this art form to Harmonia and our audiences,” says Harmonia Founder and Executive Director, Robert Pacillo.

This season’s sponsors include the Cullen Foundation and Pacillo’s Fitness Gear.

For more information on Christmas by Candlelight and the rest of Harmonia’s 13th concert season, visit. www.Harmoniacs.org.

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