Greece Performing Arts Society Season Finale Concert

The Greece Performing Arts Society (GPAS) will present their Season Finale Concert on Sunday, May 19, 2024, 3PM at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 3003 Dewey Avenue, Rochester, NY 14616. Dedicated in loving memory of GPAS Director Emeritus Dr. David Fetler, this Sunday matinee will feature performances by the Greece Choral Society directed by Dr. Rollo Fisher, Greece Community Orchestra directed by Jonathan Allentoff, Bach Children's Chorus directed by Karla Krogstad, and guest jazz artists. The Bach Children's Chorus, founded by Karla Krogstad, is in residence at the Kanack School of Musical Artistry. The chorus has performed in the Nutcracker Ballet, Carmina Burana, and Howard Hanson's opera, Merry Mount, with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, collaborated with Cary Ratcliff for over two decades, and frequently performed with Madrigalia. Serving GPAS for over 51 years, Dr. David Fetler was the Founder and Music Director of the Greece Symphony Orchestra, now part of the Greece Community Orchestra, and the Rochester Chamber Orchestra with players from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. He was born in Riga, Latvia, and came to the United States at the age of 12 with his family. He studied at Juilliard, Westminster Choir College, and the Eastman School of Music (DMA), as well as with the French conductor Pierre Monteux and Leopold Stokowski. Eastman School Director Howard Hanson invited Fetler to join the Eastman Conducting Faculty where he presented a wide variety of instrumental and choral music with the Eastman Collegium Chamber Orchestra and Singers. He was also the Choral Director at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Rochester for many years. The program will include Fetler's arrangements and works by his favorite composers. A $10 suggested donation will be gratefully accepted at the door, and children are free. For additional information, please visit www.greeceperformingarts.org.

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