2011 - 2012 Season VOCE

voce: VO-chay (Italian: voice)

Dear Friends,

It is with great excitement and anticipation that I welcome you to the New Jersey Choral Society's 2011-2012 season - voce - the voice of humanity, the ageless voice seeking to inspire the world with goodwill, the voice of music, wisdom, and art. Music and the humanities respond to the time in which they live, and our concerts are designed to add a harmonious voice of insight and encouragement to your life. voce calls forth passion, excellence, and imagination as we unite our voices to deliver this message to you in a very distinctive way.

I am especially pleased this season to introduce our chamber choir, the NJCS Camerata, who will delight you with their exceptional blend of voices for "a sacred space". Please join us in November for the premiere Camerata performance, the start of a new NJCS tradition.

Walt Whitman's poetry in A Sea Symphony begs the question ... "Who speak the secret of impassive earth?" and Ralph Vaughan Williams responds with ... "Singing" ... voices united in a powerful choral and orchestral proclamation. In this moment rests the essence of our season. I invite you to experience what may be our most imaginative and impassioned season to-date, one with an extraordinary message encased in beautiful music. We look forward to sharing this journey of discovery with you.

Kind regards,

Eric Dale Knapp
Artistic Director and Conductor

	We are pleased to announce the exciting features and special guests for the NJCS 2011–2012 Season!
	salon music—September 30, 2011 NJCS is proud to host our patrons and subscription ticket holders for a performance of Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D Minor, featuring Linda Sweetman-Waters. Sponsored in part by Steinway Piano Gallery. Become a season subscriber by September 23 and receive a complimentary invitation.
	a sacred space—November 6, 2011 The debut performance of CAMERATA, our select chamber choir performing beautiful and meaningful music of the season.
	on a winter’s night—December 3, 4, and 11, 2011 We invite you to this spectacular celebration as we raise our voices to the beauty and light of the holiday season! Megan Knapp, soprano Ryan Milkwick, soprano Alicia Luick, mezzo-soprano David Adams, tenor Keith Harris, bass and the NJCS Children’s Chorale
	sotto voce—March 10 and 11, 2012 Our annual Pops concert features music from the pop and vocal jazz repertory highlighting the talented voices of NJCS.
	bel canto—April 28, 2012 NJCS Patron Gala Celebration Enjoy an evening of beautiful voices singing familiar selections from opera, operetta and Broadway and support the passion, excellence, and imagination of NJCS. Featuring Sara Canetti, Maria DeStefano, Lois Hainsselin, Alicia Luick, Daniel Lynch Jr., Ryan Milkwick, Michael Pergola, Diane Simet and special guest baritone Keith Harris from the New York City and Metropolitan Operas.
	symphony of voices—June 1 and 3, 2012 Join us for the stunning finale to the voce season as we blend our voices with world-class soloists and our friends from the Connecticut Choral Society in A Sea Symphony. Jessica Rivera, soprano “Vocally luminous” - The New York Times Mark Womack, baritone “His voice, both its strength and its beauty, nearly knocked me off my chair.” - Opera Notes with the Connecticut Choral Society

*NJCS 2011-2012 Season Subscription series concerts - order tickets for 2 to 4 concerts at once and receive up to 15% off the regular ticket price (to order tickets online, click here). At the door - add $5.

The Inside Line: Come one hour before concert time for this half-hour lecture (free to all ticket holders) which provides an informative, insightful and intimate discussion of the music you will experience.