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The Camerata
Chorale is under the artistic
direction of Lee Harold Pritchard,
graduate of the Indiana University
School of Music and student of
Julius Herford, Fiora Contino,
Roger Havranek and Paul Matthen. Maestro Pritchard also subscribes to
the teachings of the late Robert
Shaw and his principles as applied
to the choral arts.
Our ensemble performs
sacred and secular classics by the
old masters and contemporary
composers. A customary pattern of
two or three concert cycles each
season with orchestra, organ or
piano offers a variety of stylistic
works to the public. Foun Classical choral
music is our main fare and it is the
common bond that has created a
circle of friends including many
educators, lawyers, managers,
engineers, homemakers, librarians,
nurses, students and other
professional people from all walks
of life -- some of them charter
members who have sung together for over 40
years. After almost half a century
of performing together our choir has
become multigenerational, with
members ranging in age from 17 to 70
plus. A simple audition process as
well as a vocal development program
maintains the high caliber of our
ensemble. Our group is always open
to persons of experience in choral
singing who are interested in having
fun by making serious music.
Our Artistic
Director Lee H. Pritchard is an
experienced conductor who has
directed the Chorale since
1966 and shares with the membership
a dedication to the performance of a
wide variety of music in the choral
arts. He is Professor of Music
Emeritus from SUNY New Paltz,
retiring after 40 years of teaching
and conducting, where he was for
many years Chair of the Music
Department and Chair of the Fine and
Performing Arts Council in the
School of Fine and Performing Arts.
For more information,
call (845) 399-3785 or 845-943-8962 and leave a voice mail
message. Please be sure to leave
your name and a phone number at
which you may be reached. You may
also e-mail the Director at
lpritchard241@gmail.com or
howemarg@aol.com. |
