Oratorio Society of Queens

PERFORMANCES & EVENTS

• ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT 
  Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 4:00 pm 
  What better way to celebrate the holiday season than to hear the Oratorio Society of Queens as it presents its Annual Holiday Concert featuring excerpts from Handel’s "Messiah." Sing along with Christmas carols and Chanukah favorites performed by the chorus, soloists and The Orchestral Arts Ensemble of Queens under the direction of Maestro David Close. 
  
  David Close, conductor

  The Orchestral Arts Ensemble of Queens

  Queensborough Performing Arts Center 
  at Queensborough Community College 
  222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, New York

• ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT 
  Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 4:00 pm 
  If you thought Puccini was just an opera composer, think again. Come and hear the brilliant mass for chorus and orchestra, "Messa di Gloria," that Puccini wrote as a young man - on the verge of greatness! Also featured are opera highlights and the best of America’s musical heritage - reflecting a wide range of music that is the American choral experience - with Maestro David Close and The Orchestral Arts Ensemble of Queens. 
  
  David Close, conductor

  Queensborough Performing Arts Center 
  at Queensborough Community College 
  222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, New York

Past Events

• Annual Holiday Concert
  Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 4:00 pm
  Celebrate the holiday season with the Oratorio Society of Queens as it presents its Annual Holiday Concert featuring excerpts from Handel's "Messiah." Sing along with Christmas carols and Chanukah favorites performed by the chorus, soloists and The Orchestral Arts Ensemble of Queens under the direction of Maestro David Close.

• Don't miss their first rehearsal of 2012
  Monday, January 16th at 7:45 pm
  Temple Beth Sholom, FSG Hall
  172nd Street & Northern Blvd., Flushing
  OSQ will be rehearsing the Beethoven "Mass in C Major, Op. 86," operatic highlights and the best of America's musical heritage - all reflecting a wide range of music that is the American choral experience - for their Annual Spring Concert on Sunday, May 20th.

• Annual Spring Concert
  Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm
  Come celebrate the 85th birthday of the Oratorio Society of Queens! Our Annual Spring Concert includes special selections from favorite choral works that we all know and love - reflecting a wide range of music that is the American choral experience. Also featured are operatic highlights and the best of America's musical heritage with Maestro David Close and The Orchestral Arts Ensemble of Queens.