Grace Chorale of Brooklyn, an 85 member choral group based here in Brooklyn Heights, is celebrating forty years of presenting fine choral music. They take their name from Grace Church, where they began rehearsing their music many years ago, but do not have any affiliation with the church or any other institution. This Friday evening, […]
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Grace Chorale of Brooklyn Presents Holiday Concerts
Grace Chorale of Brooklyn, “an 80 member chorus based in Brooklyn Heights” and celebrating its 40th anniversary, will present a holiday concert, O Magnum Mysterium (no, it’s not about a mysterious pistol, but a great mystery), at Grace Church, 254 Hicks Street (between Grace Court and Joralemon); at two times: one this Friday, December 9 […]
Grace Chorale Of Brooklyn To Present Ellington’s Sacred Music At St. Ann April 29 and May 1
Grace Chorale of Brooklyn will present two performances of selections from Duke Ellington’s “Sacred Concerts” at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, corner of Clinton and Montague streets; one on Friday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. and one on Sunday, May 1 at 3:00 p.m. The Chorale will be accompanied by many acclaimed singers, […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Bargemusic starts the weekend early with a concert this evening (Thursday, December 17) at 8:00 featuring pianist Assaff Weisman playing works by Schumann, Liszt, and Schubert. On Friday evening, December 18, at 8:00 there’s a concert with Latin flavor; works by De Falla, Piazzolla, Fernando Otero, Villa-Lobos, Granados, and Gnattali will be performed by Jason […]
Grace Chorale Performs Bach’s Christmas Oratorio at St. Ann Sunday Afternoon
This Sunday afternoon, December 20, starting at 3:00 at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn (photo) will perform J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248. Bach lovers will enjoy a selection from the six cantatas of The Oratorio, composed in 1734. Although intended for performance in church […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Plymouth Church’s Underground Thrift Store will be having a winter clothing sale starting this Sunday, January 25. From the Church: Join us at the Underground Thrift on Sunday, January 25 for a special “bin sale” on kids’ winter clothes. Items are $1, $2 and $5 in the Plymouth Gym. And, upstairs in the Thrift Store, […]
Grace Chorale Presents “Luminous Night” at St. Ann’s Church Friday the 23rd
The Grace Chorale of Brooklyn, along with a string quartet, will present a winter concert, “Luminous Night,” on Friday evening, January 23, at 7:00, at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets. The program includes Beethoven’s Elegischer Gesang along with works by contemporary composers, one of which is a world premiere […]
GCB/SOB’s Cavalleria Rusticana Amazes
Your correspondent attended Saturday evening’s performance of Pietro Mascagni’s one act opera Cavalleria Rusticana at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, performed by the String Orchestra of Brooklyn (which does not shy from its acronym), the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn, and a stellar group of vocal soloists. Set in a small Sicilian town on […]
Really Last Minute Weekend Suggestion: Cavalleria Rusticana at St. Ann’s Church
Tomorrow (Saturday, November 22) evening at 8:00 and Sunday afternoon at 3:00, at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets, the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn (photo) and String Orchestra of Brooklyn, along with several distinguished soloists and a guest conductor, organist and chorus master, and director, will present a semi-staged production […]
Grace Chorale of Brooklyn Seeks Singers
Grace Chorale of Brooklyn (formerly Grace & Spiritus Chorale of Brooklyn), shown in the photo performing at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, is holding auditions for new singers at Grace Church, 254 Hicks Street (between Grace Court and Joralemon) on Wednesday, September 3 starting at 8:00 p.m., and on the two succeeding Wednesdays, […]
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