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Kyle Renick, Executive Director
Silas Nathaniel Huff , Music Director, Conductor Astoria Symphony Orchestra
Garth Edwin Sunderland, Artistic Director, Lost Dog New Music Ensemble
Adam Eggleston, Artistic Director, Astoria Symphonic Choir
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Music matters, and AMS cannot make music without your help. The generous individuals and businesses that support us make our concerts and education programs possible. By pledging a gift, you can help bring great live music - important music - to students, families, and music lovers in western Queens. Enjoy benefits such as free tickets and VIP treatment by donating today.
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* Astoria Music Society is an IRS-declared 501c3 non-profit orcganization. Your gifts go directly to making music.
Season passes are available for only $50 . A Season Pass includes admission to every concert in the 2011-12 season. That’s 11 performances in Astoria and Manhattan for $50!
Individual tickets for AMS events cost only $20.00 .
Senior Citizens and Students with ID are entitled to discount tickets at $15.00 (at the door).
As always, kids 12 years & under are welcome to come to all AMS concert FREE of CHRAGE! ( no ticket necessary - just show up )
To purchase individual tickets, please visit our concert pages.
Hire a Musician
Did you know you can hire the Astoria Symphony Orchestra or any of its members for private events and special occassions?
The talented musicians of the Astoria Music Society are professional free-lance players of the highest caliber. They perform any style and in any combination and are available for:
For more information, please call (917) 300-8695 or email us .
Astoria Music Society, Inc.
22-70 23rd Street
Astoria, NY, 11105
Phone: (917) 300-8695
Email: info_astoriamusic.org
NOTE: AMS is not accepting unsolicited proposals, resumes, scores, or recordings at this time.
Alex Lauren, President
Andrea McArdle, Vice-President
Anna Gaffney, Treasurer
Adam Eggleston, Secretary
Cailtin Murphy
Garth Sunderland
Silas Nathaniel Huff, ex-officio
Kyle Renick, ex-officio
If you would like to join our board of directors, please email our President, Alex Lauren .
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
NOTE: At this time AMS is not accepting unsolicited applications, resumes, recordings, or proposals. Thank you for understanding.
Lost Dog New Music Ensemble: ...for the end of time...
Thurs., October 20, 2011, 8 pm: FREE!
Waltz-Astoria Café, 23-14 Ditmars Boulevard, Astoria, Queens
Sat., October 22, 2011, 8 pm: $20.00
Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 West 13th St #A, Manhattan
HUREL Opcit
BODIN Poétique des Fluides
MESSIAEN Quatuor pour la fin du temps
NEXT
Astoria Symphony Orchestra: Riffs & Dances
Saturday, November 19, 2011, 8:00 pm: $20.00
Frank Sinatra School of the Arts,
35-12 35th Ave., Astoria, Queens
LEONARD BERNSTEIN Overture to West Side Story
SAMUEL BARBER Cello Concerto, Emily Brausa, cello
PETER TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2 (" Little Russian ")
ALEXANDER BORODIN Polevetsyan Dances
Frank Sinatra School of the Arts Orchestra, guest ensemble
Silas Nathaniel Huff, conductor
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Astoria Symphony & Choir: Holiday Jubilee!
"Winter Crossroads"
Sunday, December 18, 2011, 5 pm: $20.00
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 43-19 30th Ave., Astoria, Queens
MORTON LAURIDSEN Midwinter Songs and O Magnum Mysterium
MATTHEW HARRIS Arias and Choruses from Tess
ANTONIO VIVALDI Gloria
TRADITIONAL Carol Sing-along
Featuring the Astoria Symphony Orchestra & Choir
Adam Eggleston, chorus master and conductor
Chamber Music: The English Baroque
Thurs., Feb 9, 2012, 8 pm: FREE!
Sat., Feb 11, 2012, 8 pm: $20.00
Music by Purcell, Finger, Lawes, Blow, and Handel
Featuring Claire Smith & Marina Fragoulis, baroque violins
Click here for tickets.
Astoria Symphony Orchestra: New York Pastoral
Saturday, March 10, 2012, 6 pm: $20.00
Broadway Presbyterian Church, 601 West 114th Street, Manhattan
Sunday, March 11, 2012, 5 pm: $20.00
Federation of Chian Societies, 44-01 Broadway, Astoria, Queens
JOHANNES BRAHMS Haydn Variations
PETER TCHAIKOVSKY Rococo Variations, Andrew Janss, cello
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral")
Astoria Symphonic Choir: Shakespeare and Song
Sunday, March 25, 2012, 3 pm: $15.00
Trinity Lutheran Church, 31-18 37th Street, Astoria, Queens
An afternoon of choral music celebrating William
Shakespeare's immortal words with pieces
spanning the centuries of his influence.
Featuring the Astoria Symphonic Choir
Lost Dog New Music Ensemble:
Call to Hounds: Music for Horn and Ensemble
Thurs., April 12, 2012, 8 pm: FREE!
Fri., April 13, 2012, 8 pm: $20.00
LIGETI Horn Trio
SIMPSON Horn Quartet
BERIO Sequenza XIV
Astoria Symphony Orchestra & Symphonic Choir:
Mozart's Requiem
Sunday, June 3, 2012, 5 pm: $20.00
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 4319 30th Ave., Astoria, Queens
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Requiem
Allyson Herman, soprano , Samantha Korbey, mezzo-soprano ,
Thomas Wazelle, tenor , & Matthew Singer, bass
Adam Eggleston, chorus master
Astoria Music Society Fundraiser:
Tango Soiree
Information to come.
Learn more about the Astoria Symphony Orchestra (CLIICK HERE)
Also hear world premiere works at these events:
November 19, 2011: Astoria Symphony Orchestra
December 18, 2011: Astoria Symphonic Choir
Join or learn more about the Astoria Symphonic Choir (CLICK HERE)
The ASTORIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (ASO), the flagship ensemble of AMS, performs programs of traditional classical repertoire, new music, and concerts for children and special occasions. The musicians of the Astoria Symphony are professional and promising young musicians from the New York City area - the players come from all five boroughs and the greater Tri-State area. The ASO has performed works such as Mozart's Requiem , Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 , Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and Symphony No. 3 , Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf , J. S. Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 2 , Berg's Violin Concerto , Stravinsky's Firebird , and Copland's Appalchian Spring (full original version with the Martha Graham Company dancing), among others. The ASO also champions modern American music, regularly commissioning and premiering new works. The orchestra has given over a dozen symphonic works their world premiere since its founding in 2002. The ASO is conducted by Music Director Silas Nathaniel Huff and guest conductors of the highest caliber.
Currently, the Astoria Symphony Orchestra has no vacant seats and is not accepting applications, resumes, or recordings at this time.
Founded in 1995 by conductor Silas Nathaniel Huff, LOST DOG NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE has performed in New York, California, Texas, Spain, and Germany. In 2003, Lost Dog became the resident chamber ensemble of the Astoria Music Society. The core ensemble is comprised of flute (Christine Perea), clarinet (Thomas Piercy), piano (Laura Barger), violin (Miranda Cuckson), and cello (Emily Brausa), with occasional guest artists, and is led by Artistic Director Garth Edwin Sunderland (composer). Lost Dog presents 3-4 programs of new American and International music every season, performing in both Manhattan and Queens. Lost Dog is the only new music ensemble operating in the borough of Queens, and regularly performing outstanding new music to enthusiastic audiences.
The Astoria Symphonic Choir is the newest ensemble in the Astoria Music Society. The choir provides world-class choral music experiences to singers and audiences in the community of Astoria, New York.
The choir was established in 2010 to perform major choral works with the Astoria Symphony in Astoria, Queens, NYC. The choir's inaugural season included lauded performances Gerge Frederik Handel's Messiah and Franz Josef Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass . The 2011-12 season promises continued partnership with the orchestra and will include works by Borodin, Vivaldi, Mozart, Lauridsen, and more. Singers with all levels of experience and from all walks of life are welcomed to sing with this community-based choir.
Interested singers should send an email to AstoriaChoir_gmail.com for more information. Please join us for a new and exciting opportunity to bring great choral performances to Astoria, Queens!
To visit the Astoria Symphonic Choir's website CLICK HERE .
Astoria Music Society Announces 2011-2012 Concert Season (coming soon!)
Introducing Lieutenant/Maestro Huff - Why Leave Astoria?
Astoria Symphony Conductor Becomes Army Officer - Army Times
Man Behind the Music - Queens Courier
Astoria Symphony Conductor Next Military Maestro - NY Daily News
Lost Dog New Music Ensemble - NY Times
Not Your Grandma's Orchestra - Ins & Outs Magazine
Our Sponsors
Astoria Music Society is grateful for the ongoing suport of the following organizations:
THE ENGLISH BAROQUE
Feb 9 & 11
Music by Purcell, Finger, Lawes, Blow, and Handel, featuring Claire Smith & Marina Fragoulis,baroque violins
ASTORIA
SYMPHONY
Mar 10 & 11
BRAHMS'Haydn Variations,TCHAIKOVSKY'sRococo Variations (Andrew Janss,cello), andBEETHOVEN'sSymphony No. 6 ("Pastoral")
SYMPHONIC
CHOIR
Mar 25, 2012
An afternoon of music celebrating William Shakespeare's immortal words with pieces spanning the centuries of his influence.
2011-2012
Season:
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