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PRESTIGIOUS NAGMÉN CHOIR FROM VILLA BALLESTER’S GERMAN CHORAL SOCIETY TO PERFORM IN PLEASANTVILLE
CO-SPONSORED BY EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PLEASANTVILLE
SATURDAY, JANUARY
18, 2014, 7 P.M., OPEN TO ALL
PLEASANTVILLE, NY, Jan. 10,
2014 – Argentina’s Nagmén Choir, one of the
world’s premier versatile choirs, will be at the Presbyterian Church of Pleasantville on Saturday, Jan. 18 to perform a rare, free concert.
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The choir is
in the U.S. at the invitation of Carnegie Hall to participate in a Karl Jenkins
festival, and will also be performing at Lincoln Center. Due to a friendship
with Pastor Egensteiner at Emanuel Lutheran Church and also a member of
Pleasantville Presbyterian Church, they have agreed to come up to Pleasantville to perform.
Conducted by Dr.
Pablo Di Mario, Nagmén has performed a vast repertoire, including everything from renaissance to contemporary a cappella and orchestral accompaniment. The choir
has performed at Argentina’s Carlos Lopez Buchardo National Conservatory of
Music, the German Embassy in Argentina and John Rutter’s Requiem Mass premiere in Buenos Aires, among other venues. Requested by Argentina’s Ministry of
Culture, it participated as host choir for the Argentinian Eighth Sacred Biennial.
In Nov. 2008, the choir performed Gabriel Fauré's Requiem with Colón Theater’s
Academic Orchestra live on TV, and in 2009 it performed in the American
premiere of Karl Jenkins’ “Stabat Mater” in a multimedia show with orchestra
and soloists.
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“It is rare that this part of
Westchester County gets a chance to hear one of the preeminent choral groups in
the world,” said Michael Brittenback, Minister of Music at Emanuel Lutheran
Church. The
concert will include excerpts from Jenkins’ “Stabat Mater“ as well as Argentine
folk music.
The
concert begins at 7 p.m. and is free to the public. A free-will offering will
be accepted. The Presbyterian Church is located at 400 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY, has ample parking and is
handicapped accessible.
Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church is located at
197 Manville Road, Pleasantville, New York. For more information about the church, please
visit www.emanuelelc.org or call 914-769-1559.
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contact: Will Egensteiner | 914-299-9592 | will_egensteiner@mac.com
