Camerata Singers
The choir rehearses from September through April on Tuesday evenings at Wesley Church, Bethlehem, PA. Rehearsals for the Fall, 2011 concerts start on Tuesday, September 13, at 7:15pm. Rehearsals for the Spring, 2012 concert resume after the Holiday break on Tuesday, January 17, at 7:30pm.
Singers interested in joining this lively group should call our Music Director, Allan Birney, at (610) 282-4282 to arrange an audition.
Ticket Order Form for Mozart/PSO Gala 2011
Singers should use this form to order tickets for the Mozart Requiem/PSO gala concert that will be performed at Symphony Hall on Saturday, November 19, 2011. Ticket sales for this concert are a valuable revenue source for Camerata Singers, and incentives are planned to reward the highest sales.
Rehearsal Schedule 2011-2012
Note that, in the event of inclement weather on rehearsal days, an announcement about rehearsal status will be posted at (610) 282-3068. Call only after 3:00pm to check whether rehearsal will be cancelled. Do not leave messages.
| Tues, Sept 13 | Rehearsals begin at Wesley Church | 7:15pm |
| Frid, Nov 18 | Rehearsal with orchestra at Symphony Hall | 8:00-10:30pm |
| Sat, Nov 19 | Dress Rehearsal at Symphony Hall | 10:00-11:30am |
| PSO Gala Concert (Mozart Requiem) at Symphony Hall | 7:30pm | |
| Sat, Dec 10 | Optional Rehearsal at Wesley Church | 10:00am-noon |
| Sat, Dec 17 | Dress Rehearsal at Wesley Church | 1:00-4:00pm |
| Concert (Handel's Dixit Dominus and Vivaldi's Gloria) at Wesley Church | 7:30pm | |
| Tues, Jan 17 | Rehearsals resume at Wesley Church | 7:30pm |
| Sat, Apr 21 | Dress Rehearsal at 1st Presbyterian Church | 1:00-3:00pm |
| Concert (Rachmaninov: Vespers) at 1st Presbyterian Church | 7:30pm |
Singers are encouraged to notify section representatives in advance if unable to attend rehearsals.
Section Representatives 2011-2012
| SOPRANO | Liz Conrad | 610-437-2457 | TENOR | Ben Becker | 610-443-0524 |
| alternate | Faye Pokrifka | 610-264-1395 | alternate | Larry Zohn | 610-791-1369 |
| ALTO | Elaine Molnar | 610-814-2360 | BASS | Bob Smith | 610-282-1362 |
| alternate | Chris Torchia | 610-781-3502 | alternate | Don Seagreaves | 610-966-6926 |
Active Singers 2006-2011
| SOPRANO | ALTO | TENOR |
| Arianna Abouzari | Silvia Augstroze | Gene Allen |
| Diane Abouzari | Joy Balas | Benjamin Becker |
| Susan Ackermann Woods | Barbara Ballard | Dean C. Berg |
| Lauren Adelizzi | Megan Bartlett | Stephen Bueker |
| Marianne Allen | Sharon A. Beckhard | Don Buss |
| JoAnna Allen | Lynn Whitehouse Birney | Frederick Chapman |
| Corliss Bachman | Joan Blume | Guy Ehler |
| Loris Baker | Elizabeth Buss | Geoff Gehman |
| Ellamay Balas | Irene Blough | Steven Gratias |
| RuthAnn Bartlett | Donna R. Butler | Jamie Henry |
| Wilma Krause Brucker | Dorothy Cockrell | Charles Johns |
| Lynn Brumfield | Kathryn Dyer | Florence Kimball |
| Elizabeth Conrad | Jan Edwards | Dan Hunter |
| Christina Curreri | Catherine R. Elwell | Edward Lineberger |
| Mary Dawson | Susan Evatt | Floyd Martin |
| Jane Davis | Sarah Fensler | Dave Mentzer |
| Laura Clausen Drum | Bonnie Forbes | Sam Morneweck |
| Cindy Ernst | Natalie Foster | Jonathon Mosebach |
| Carolyn Folmer | Janet Goloub | Greg Oaten |
| Suzanne Frederick | Elizabeth Griner | Jan Phillips |
| Joan Freiwald | Rachel Koon | Landon Staley |
| Jill Kemmerer | Linda K. Laubach | Alex Thomas |
| Marilyn Laub | Kim Lesh | David Voellinger |
| Emily Lydon | Michele R. Levy | Lawrence Zohn |
| Martha Maletz | Jacqueline Lewis | BASS |
| Linda Maule | Linda Lipkis | David Africa |
| Vee McClain | Mary Jane Mahler | Garry Applegate |
| Linda Mericle | Anne Maiale | Robert Beck |
| Marcia Mierzwa | Jeanne-Marie Maiale | Joe Busolits |
| Joan Moran | Ruth Maletz | Stephen Clendenning |
| Leslie Morneweck | Katherine M. Marinos | Marc DiNardo |
| Marlene Moser | Linda Mitman | Charles Drum |
| Miriam Nachesty | Elaine B. Molnar | Robert Evatt |
| Faye Pokrifka | Lois Nowack | Jim Farrand |
| Marguerite Reinhard | Victoria Opthof-Cordaro | Jim Freund |
| Sally Reith | Santa Peters | James Gallucci |
| Pam Rice | Pamela Reiss | Bryan Green |
| Terry Ryan-Mitlyng | Lani Anne Remick | Gene Hamilton, Jr. |
| Jennifer Sherman | Diane Scott | Jim Henry |
| Susan K. Smith | Alison Seibert | Kevin Hoffman |
| Anne Sollien | Beth Sharpless | Gerard Hummel |
| Deborah Sostarecz | Kathy Snyder | Gilfrid R. Levy |
| Laurel Sue Staats | Patty Spitko | Jorge Mandler |
| Cally Staats | Lois Stauffer | Bill McGlinn |
| Caroline Staley | Jan Sutermeister | Joseph Molnar III |
| Maureen Swanson | Christiane Torchia | David Nowack |
| Silvija Tighe | Shirley Williams | Edward Quinter |
| Kathy Yacone | Deborah Zohn | David Rishel |
| Christine Verdier | David Schwenk | |
| Karen Votta | Donald Seagreaves | |
| Bill Seaman | ||
| Nelson Shores | ||
| Robert Smith | ||
| Kalman Sostarecz | ||
| Jim Staley | ||
| Ted Twardzik |
Rehearsal accompanist Eileen Wescoe is experienced in church, theater, and orchestral music performance. She is piano accompanist for vocal and instrumental recitals, performance classes, and master classes with distinguished artists at Moravian College and Lehigh University.
