Singing is good for the soul. Join OSQ. Become a member. Rehearsals start for Handel's "Messiah"

The
Oratorio Society of Queens (OSQ), under the artistic direction of
Maestro David Close, is coming together to prepare for their Annual Holiday
Concert scheduled for Sunday, December 22. If you sing and would like to join
them onstage, and look out at a packed house and exuberant audience, make plans
now to register for an audition! Auditions are at 7:00 pm on Mondays, September
9 and September 16. Reservations are required. If you pass the
audition, you go directly into rehearsals that night!

OSQ
will be rehearsing Part I of Handel’s “Messiah,” plus many favorite traditional
Christmas carols and Chanukah songs. OSQ rehearses every Monday evening (Fall
and Spring), from 7:45 to 10:00 pm in Temple Beth Sholom (in the
FSG Hall) at 172nd Street and Northern Blvd. in Flushing.

As
for the chorus, even with over 120 members, OSQ is eager to add to its roster
of altos, sopranos, tenors, and bass singers each year.  OSQ is a diverse
group of men and women, young and old, of varied backgrounds and differing
levels of singing ability—from sight-readers to those who learn by ear.
According to Maestro Close, “Chorus singing, and especially OSQ, gives each
individual the chance to get involved and take part in an activity that
artistically enhances their skills, brings satisfaction, and results in a
product of great beauty…People who love to sing are encouraged to join OSQ,”
said Mr. Close. “Most of our members began singing in a church or temple choir
or in a high school chorus or college glee club.”

The
Oratorio Society of Queens sponsors a Student Choral Program that offers
talented high school and college students the opportunity to sing and perform
with OSQ. 

The
Annual Holiday Concert is performed with a professional orchestra and soloists
in the Queensborough Performing Arts Center at Queensborough Community College.
Maestro David Close is the Conductor and host of this venerable Queens
tradition.