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New Amsterdam Singers to Celebrate 50 Years Under Music Director Clara Longstreth

The New Amsterdam Singers will celebrate 50 years of leadership under its Music Director Clara Longstreth in the 2017 18 season, with three sets of concerts and three world-premiere commissioned works.

New Amsterdam Singers to Celebrate 50 Years Under Music Director Clara Longstreth

The New Amsterdam Singers will celebrate 50 years of leadership under its Music Director Clara Longstreth in the 2017 18 season, with three sets of concerts and three world-premiere commissioned works.

New Amsterdam Singers to Present LIFE IS BUT A DREAM

New Amsterdam Singers (NAS), led by Music Director Clara Longstreth, will present its final concert of the season titled "Life Is But a Dream," featuring premieres of works by American composers Robert Paterson, Ronald Perera, and Ben Moore inspired by poetry and folk melodies, and a World-Premiere Commission based on Shakespeare texts by Matthew Harris in honor of the chorus's upcoming 50th anniversary. The concert will take place Thursday, June 1, 2017, at 8:00 p.m., at Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, 554 West End Avenue (at 87th Street).

New Amsterdam Singers to Present 'NORTHERN LIGHTS' at The Church of the Holy Trinity

The New Amsterdam Singers, (NAS), led by Music Director Clara Longstreth, will present Northern Lights: Four Centuries of Spirited Music from Northern Europe, Friday, March 17, 2017, at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 19, 2017, at 4:00 p.m., at The Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street (between First and Second Avenues).