hymns

"There Are NO Black Shakers" is a contemporary folk opera re-interpreting traditional Shaker hymns to tell the very true story of Prime Lane, a free Black man who joined the Shaker Society in Albany in 1802. It is a debut opera written and directed by Jean-Marc Superville Sovak with Musical Direction by Gwen Laster and will be performed at The Yard in Beacon, NY on Thursday, July 24 at 7 p. m.

Albany’s oldest, continually singing men and boys choir will celebrate great English composers in its spring concert.The Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys…