Invitations to the Foreign Press Association
March
Canterbury Choral Society Vaughan Williams Concert, March 8 2020 at 4pm
Place: Church of the Heavenly Rest,
1085 Fifth Avenue at 90th Street
New York, N.Y. 10128
For more information please contact:
Rosemarie Deane, Press Officer, Canterbury Choral Society
E mail:[email protected]
Warm up the winter season with a Vaughan Williams Festival
Toward the Unknown Region (1907) ;Dona Nobis Pacem (1936); Sancta Civitas (1926); Piano Concerto in C (1933)
Jonathan De Vries conducts the chorus with soloists and full orchestra.
Vocal soloists include Blake Friedman, tenor, Robert Balonek, bass baritone, and Hannah Spierman, soprano. The Piano Concerto in C will be performed by virtuoso pianist Steven Graff,
“The Vaughan Williams pieces offer musical challenges” said Conductor Jonathan De Vries. “Vaughan Williams addresses the horrors of war and the universal longing for peace in a fresh and original way. The results are profoundly moving.”
Toward the Unknown Region for chorus and orchestra uses the words of the American poet Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass “Darest thou now, O Soul” in beautiful melodic harmony.
Dona Nobis Pacem was written for chorus and large orchestra with soprano and baritone soloists. During World War 1 Vaughan Williams served as an ambulance wagon driver in France and Greece. The carnage and suffering he witnessed had a profound impact on his life and he struggled with composing. Finally in 1936 he completed Dona Nobis Pacem as a plea for peace during the growing fears of a new war. The texts are taken from the Anglican Mass, three poems by Walt Whitman, and sections of the Bible.
Sancta Civitas written in English, is based on text from the Book of Revelation. Late in life Vaughan Williams called this his favorite choral work. It is scored for full orchestra with organ, a mixed chorus, a “distant chorus” of children, an off stage trumpet and a baritone solo and tenor solo. The text paints a vivid picture of the eternal battle between good and evil.
The Vaughan Williams Festival will be performed at Church of the Heavenly Rest, 1085 Fifth Avenue and 90th Street, at 4pm Sunday March 8th 2020. Tickets $25, $20 seniors, $10 students, can be bought online at Eventbrite, www.canterburychoral.org or at the door. Press tickets available on request.
Place: Church of the Heavenly Rest,
1085 Fifth Avenue at 90th Street
New York, N.Y. 10128
For more information please contact:
Rosemarie Deane, Press Officer, Canterbury Choral Society
E mail:[email protected]
Warm up the winter season with a Vaughan Williams Festival
Toward the Unknown Region (1907) ;Dona Nobis Pacem (1936); Sancta Civitas (1926); Piano Concerto in C (1933)
Jonathan De Vries conducts the chorus with soloists and full orchestra.
Vocal soloists include Blake Friedman, tenor, Robert Balonek, bass baritone, and Hannah Spierman, soprano. The Piano Concerto in C will be performed by virtuoso pianist Steven Graff,
“The Vaughan Williams pieces offer musical challenges” said Conductor Jonathan De Vries. “Vaughan Williams addresses the horrors of war and the universal longing for peace in a fresh and original way. The results are profoundly moving.”
Toward the Unknown Region for chorus and orchestra uses the words of the American poet Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass “Darest thou now, O Soul” in beautiful melodic harmony.
Dona Nobis Pacem was written for chorus and large orchestra with soprano and baritone soloists. During World War 1 Vaughan Williams served as an ambulance wagon driver in France and Greece. The carnage and suffering he witnessed had a profound impact on his life and he struggled with composing. Finally in 1936 he completed Dona Nobis Pacem as a plea for peace during the growing fears of a new war. The texts are taken from the Anglican Mass, three poems by Walt Whitman, and sections of the Bible.
Sancta Civitas written in English, is based on text from the Book of Revelation. Late in life Vaughan Williams called this his favorite choral work. It is scored for full orchestra with organ, a mixed chorus, a “distant chorus” of children, an off stage trumpet and a baritone solo and tenor solo. The text paints a vivid picture of the eternal battle between good and evil.
The Vaughan Williams Festival will be performed at Church of the Heavenly Rest, 1085 Fifth Avenue and 90th Street, at 4pm Sunday March 8th 2020. Tickets $25, $20 seniors, $10 students, can be bought online at Eventbrite, www.canterburychoral.org or at the door. Press tickets available on request.
Wednesday, March 11
"Mag Men: Fifty Years of Making Magazines"
With Walter Bernard
For more than fifty years, Walter Bernard and co-author Milton Glaser have revolutionized the look of magazine journalism. In Mag Men, Bernard and Glaser recount their storied careers, offering insiders’ perspective on some of the most iconic design work of the twentieth century.
The authors look back on and analyze some of their most important and compelling projects, from the creation of New York magazine to redesigns of such publications as Time, Fortune, Paris Match, and The Nation, explaining how their designs complemented a story and shaped the visual identity of a magazine.
Richly illustrated with the covers and interiors that defined their careers, Mag Men is bursting with vivid examples of Bernard and Glaser’s work, designed to encapsulate their distinctive approach to visual storytelling and capture the major events and trends of the past half century.
At a time when uncertainty continues to cloud the future of print journalism, Mag Men offers not only a personal history from two of its most innovative figures but also a reminder and celebration of the visual impact and sense of style that only magazines can offer.
The Coffee House
20 W 44th St.
6th Floor
Cocktails: 6:00 p.m.
Dinner: $40.00
There is a $10.00 charge for the event if you do not stay for dinner.
Meatloaf, Salmon, or Pasta
RESERVATIONS with meal choice due by Tuesday to
[email protected] or 212 391 5609.
March 17: China and The Coronavirus -
What's at Stake
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Place: Club Quarters, 40 West 45th Street, New York.
Tickets are $10 for the general public, but OPC members can register for free via the button below. Members may also contact [email protected] to receive the discount link.
It's too early to know whether the coronavirus will undermine the power of President Xi Jinping or allow him to dramatically expand his grip on the Chinese people. It's also too early to know to how much it will force the global supply chain to diversify and how badly China's standing in the world could be affected.
But intriguing clues are emerging and OPC member Dexter (Tiff) Roberts, who spent 23 years in Beijing for BusinessWeek magazine and Bloomberg, will decipher them during this OPC discussion. Roberts is author of The Myth of Chinese Capitalism: The Worker, The Factory, and The Future of The World[St. Martin’s Press, March 10].
In the book, Roberts explores the reality behind today’s China and pulls the curtain back on how the Chinese manufacturing machine is actually powered. Roberts lived in Beijing for two decades working as a reporter on economics, business and politics for Bloomberg Businessweek.
The moderator will be Barbara Demick, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, formerly head of the bureaus in Beijing and Seoul. She is the author of Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea and Logavina Street: Life and Death in a Sarajevo Neighborhood.
RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/china-and-the-coronavirus-whats-at-stake-tickets-97999211279
What's at Stake
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Place: Club Quarters, 40 West 45th Street, New York.
Tickets are $10 for the general public, but OPC members can register for free via the button below. Members may also contact [email protected] to receive the discount link.
It's too early to know whether the coronavirus will undermine the power of President Xi Jinping or allow him to dramatically expand his grip on the Chinese people. It's also too early to know to how much it will force the global supply chain to diversify and how badly China's standing in the world could be affected.
But intriguing clues are emerging and OPC member Dexter (Tiff) Roberts, who spent 23 years in Beijing for BusinessWeek magazine and Bloomberg, will decipher them during this OPC discussion. Roberts is author of The Myth of Chinese Capitalism: The Worker, The Factory, and The Future of The World[St. Martin’s Press, March 10].
In the book, Roberts explores the reality behind today’s China and pulls the curtain back on how the Chinese manufacturing machine is actually powered. Roberts lived in Beijing for two decades working as a reporter on economics, business and politics for Bloomberg Businessweek.
The moderator will be Barbara Demick, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, formerly head of the bureaus in Beijing and Seoul. She is the author of Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea and Logavina Street: Life and Death in a Sarajevo Neighborhood.
RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/china-and-the-coronavirus-whats-at-stake-tickets-97999211279
Tuesday March 24th, 7PM
The Six Minute Challenge
Come meet Czech and Slovak artists, professionals, students, and scholars who will be challenged to introduce the subject of their project, research, or studies in a short presentation limited to six minutes and in the language appropriate for a non-expert audience. In English.
Moderated by Christopher Harwood, PhD, Columbia University
Presenters: Roman Balaz, PhD (Fulbright Scholar at Boston University - social work), Jaroslav Bendl, PhD (Icahn School of Medicine – data scientist), Jan Bierhanzl, PhD (Fulbright Scholar at Penn State University - philosophy), Kristyna Kustkova (MM student at Mannes School of Music - soprano), Vlado Lackovic (Natives Group – digital marketing), Simona Lysakova (BA student at Hunter College - psychology), Marek Soltis (A/V engineer and musician) and Rene Georg Vasicek (English literature lecturer and author of “The Defectors”)
Free. Open to the Public.
Suggested donation $5
Light refreshment and networking will follow the presentations.
Organized by the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU/NY), New York chapter, with support of the Consulates General of both the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic in New York, and the Czech Center NY.
Tue, March 24, 2020, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT
Bohemian National Hall
321 East 73rd Street
New York, NY 10021
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-6-minute-challenge-xii-tickets-96567533091
The Six Minute Challenge
Come meet Czech and Slovak artists, professionals, students, and scholars who will be challenged to introduce the subject of their project, research, or studies in a short presentation limited to six minutes and in the language appropriate for a non-expert audience. In English.
Moderated by Christopher Harwood, PhD, Columbia University
Presenters: Roman Balaz, PhD (Fulbright Scholar at Boston University - social work), Jaroslav Bendl, PhD (Icahn School of Medicine – data scientist), Jan Bierhanzl, PhD (Fulbright Scholar at Penn State University - philosophy), Kristyna Kustkova (MM student at Mannes School of Music - soprano), Vlado Lackovic (Natives Group – digital marketing), Simona Lysakova (BA student at Hunter College - psychology), Marek Soltis (A/V engineer and musician) and Rene Georg Vasicek (English literature lecturer and author of “The Defectors”)
Free. Open to the Public.
Suggested donation $5
Light refreshment and networking will follow the presentations.
Organized by the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU/NY), New York chapter, with support of the Consulates General of both the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic in New York, and the Czech Center NY.
Tue, March 24, 2020, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT
Bohemian National Hall
321 East 73rd Street
New York, NY 10021
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-6-minute-challenge-xii-tickets-96567533091