The Concert at St. Paul the Apostle

It is difficult to publicize a concert by a visiting university choir in New York. We know that the Lincoln Center concert will have a nice audience because it benefits from local Lincoln Center subscribers and arts-patrons as well as tourists who just want to attend a concert in the Lincoln Center. There are a number of parents, friends and alumni of Oregon State in the area, but we really didn’t know what to expect in terms of an audience for the church concert and we were pleasantly surprised. There was a nice, appreciative crowd at the church and the concert went beautifully!

The two concerts are going to sound completely different. The church has that amazing echo, where the sound continues on long after the singers stop. It’s interesting, especially on pieces such as the Meistersingers’ “Lux Aurumque” and the Chamber Choir’s “Epitaph for Moonlight.” The acoustics at Alice Tully Hall will be completely different. Daniel and Cutler, the representatives we work with from Music Celebrations International say Alice Tully Hall has some of the best acoustics of any hall they work with. Both concerts will be unique and exciting. Unlike the Alice Tully concert, the church concert was a little less formal. The choirs sat in the audience after they performed, so it offered a nice opportunity for the choirs to sing for each other.

Meistersingers: Daniel Fridley, assistand conductor

Bella Voce: Tina Bull, conductor

Chamber Choir: Steven Zielke, conductor

Daniel Schwartz, of Music Celebrations International, the tour company we are working with on this tour, forwarded this email he received after the concert: