Pro Arte Chorale
The Pro Arte Chorale strives to be one of New Jersey's foremost volunteer choruses and to be among the top rank of regional choruses in America. The Chorale is committed to enriching the lives of its members, its audience and the broader community by exploring many musical traditions in a variety of venues, presenting performances of the highest artistic quality, and supporting educational endeavors.
Founded in 1964, the Pro Arte Chorale celebrates its 47th season as one of the Northeast's most prominent choral organizations. The Chorale has appeared in major concert venues across the region including the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the South Orange Performing Arts Center. In addition to its own subscription series, the Chorale has appeared with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, American Symphony Orchestra, Westfield Symphony Orchestra, and the Mark Morris Dance Company. In May 2008 the Pro Arte Chorale traveled to Liverpool, UK to peform with the Liverpool Welsh Choral at Mossley Hill Church, as part of Liverpool's celebration as Cultural Capital of Europe. In May 2009 the Liverpool Welsh Choral traveled to the U.S. to join the Pro Arte Chorale and Westfield Symphony Orchestra in performances of Verdi's Requiem in Ridgewood and Westfield, NJ.
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Founded in 1964, the Pro Arte Chorale celebrates its 47th season as one of the Northeast's most prominent choral organizations. The Chorale has appeared in major concert venues across the region including the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the South Orange Performing Arts Center. In addition to its own subscription series, the Chorale has appeared with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, American Symphony Orchestra, Westfield Symphony Orchestra, and the Mark Morris Dance Company. In May 2008 the Pro Arte Chorale traveled to Liverpool, UK to peform with the Liverpool Welsh Choral at Mossley Hill Church, as part of Liverpool's celebration as Cultural Capital of Europe. In May 2009 the Liverpool Welsh Choral traveled to the U.S. to join the Pro Arte Chorale and Westfield Symphony Orchestra in performances of Verdi's Requiem in Ridgewood and Westfield, NJ.
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Concert Schedule 2011-2012
Music from the 20th Century
Program includes
Zoltan Kodaly's Missa Brevis,
Gustav Holst's
Chorals Hymns from Rig Veda, #3
Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei, Adagio for Strings
November 11, 2011
8:00 pm
West Side Presbyterian Church
Ridgewood, NJ
Pro Arte Chorale Annual Holiday Celebration
December 4, 2011
4:00 pm
Unitarian Society of Ridgewood
Ridgewood, NJ
Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle
Featuring Janet Montgomery on Piano and Linda Sweetman-Waters on Organ
March 17, 2012
8:00 pm
West Side Presbyterian Church
Ridgewood, NJ
Pro Arte Chorale and The Westfield Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven's Mass in C Major
Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring
May 18, 2012
8:00 pm
West Side Presbyterian Church
Ridgewood, NJ
Program includes
Zoltan Kodaly's Missa Brevis,
Gustav Holst's
Chorals Hymns from Rig Veda, #3
Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei, Adagio for Strings
November 11, 2011
8:00 pm
West Side Presbyterian Church
Ridgewood, NJ
Pro Arte Chorale Annual Holiday Celebration
December 4, 2011
4:00 pm
Unitarian Society of Ridgewood
Ridgewood, NJ
Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle
Featuring Janet Montgomery on Piano and Linda Sweetman-Waters on Organ
March 17, 2012
8:00 pm
West Side Presbyterian Church
Ridgewood, NJ
Pro Arte Chorale and The Westfield Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven's Mass in C Major
Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring
May 18, 2012
8:00 pm
West Side Presbyterian Church
Ridgewood, NJ