Open Dress Rehearsal and Crawford Concert: Montclair State Chorale Performs for the Community

You are invited to an open dress rehearsal on Saturday, December 5 at 3pm. The Montclair State University Chorale (165-voice symphonic choir) will perform the tri-state premiere of Alzheimer’s Stories, composed by Robert Cohen, with libretto by Herschel Garfein. Alzheimer’s Stories is an uplifting work that acknowledges the devastating effects of the disease but also focuses on hope and the strength of the human spirit.

Alzheimer’s patients & their caregivers/families/friends are particularly welcome.
Alexander Kasser Theatre – Free, but reservations are required. Contact Kathleen Reddington

Find more about this performance in this Montclair Times article and radio piece.

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This work will also be performed Sunday, Dec. 6 at 3 pm as part of the 2015 Crawford Concert.*

Special guest Cantori New York performs Prophezeiungen, an a capella cycle by Siegfried Thiele, and The New Amorous World, a cantata for chorus, speaker, two horns, and harp by Lembit Beecher. MSU Chorale presents Alzheimer’s Stories, an uplifting work that acknowledges the devastating effects of the disease and focuses on hope and the strength of the human spirit. Composed by Montclair resident Robert Cohen, with libretto by Herschel Garfein, Alzheimer’s Stories features guest artists Adriana Zabala (mezzo-soprano), Keith Phares (baritone), and a 14-member chamber orchestra of professional instrumentalists.

Kasser Theater –  Free admission but tickets are required. Contact the box office (973-655-5112; peakperfs.org) 

* The annual Crawford Concert is a free public performance supported by a generous grant from the Keating Crawford Foundation. It is presented at Montclair State University in memory of Beatrice Crawford, a Montclair musician who was the director of two choral groups “The Madrigals” and “The Choraliers.”