WESTFIELD – Choral Art Society of New Jersey will present the first concert of its 63rd season on Sunday, January 26 at 3 p.m. The concert will feature a perfect pairing of works by composers Marianna von Martines (1744-1812) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). The Dixit Dominus by Martines and the Missa brevis in Bb K.275 by Mozart will be performed with professional soloists and orchestra. The concert will be held at The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, 140 Mountain Avenue, Westfield. The audience is invited to an open reception following the concert.
Martines and Mozart were contemporaries from the fertile musical landscape of 18th century Vienna. They traveled in the same musical circles and could often be found playing duets on the fortepiano at the popular Viennese salon events of the 1780s. In addition to Martines’s 7 movement Dixit Dominus and Mozart’s 6 movement Missa Brevis in Bb K.275, the concert will include two of Mozart’s seventeen short instrumental Church Sonatas. It will conclude with one of Mozart’s most beloved works, the beautiful Ave Verum Corpus K.618.
The performance will be conducted by Choral Art Society of NJ’s Music Director, John Wilson, and will feature the group’s accompanist, Carol Walker on organ and harpsichord. Soloists Colleen Kinderman (Soprano), Melissa Fajardo (Mezzo-Soprano), Mike Williams (Tenor), and Jacob Kinderman (Baritone) will join the chorus and orchestra.
Adult tickets are $30 in advance / $35 at the door. Senior/Student tickets are $25 in advance / $30 at the door. Under 18 are admitted free. To purchase advance tickets for the January 26 concert (snow date February 2nd), visit www.casofnj.org Choral Art Society of New Jersey originated as The Suburban Symphony Chorus in 1962. Dedicated to the study and performance of the great choral masterpieces, the chorus performs works spanning many centuries and styles. It is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization whose members, with a variety of training and experience levels, share a common joy in singing and community. Visit www.casofnj.org for more information about the group or to donate.
This concert is made possible in part by funds from the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
