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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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Media contact: Will Egensteiner | 914-299-9592 | will_egensteiner@mac.com
