The Empire City Men’s Chorus is pleased to announce the appointment of Vince Peterson as its new Interim Artistic Director. Vince is a Brooklyn-based composer, conductor, and keyboardist. He is the founder of Choral Chameleon, a ground-breaking and modern vocal ensemble in New York City the Organist and Choirmaster of St. Paul’s Carroll Street in Brooklyn and the Director of Children’s Choirs at The Lycée Français de New York. Vince is also a member of the Board of Directors of The New York Choral Consortium, where he works to develop the choral art and cultivate new program offerings for NYC choruses, their directors, and their administrators.
As the chorus welcomes Vince as the new Artistic Director, it bids a sad but grateful farewell to our former Artistic Director, Matthew D. Oltman. Matthew led the chorus through its Fall 2013 thru Spring 2014 concerts in a year characterized by considerable musical growth and organizational development. ECMC wishes Matthew the best of luck in his new faculty position at Texas State University.
The Empire City Men’s Chorus, founded in 1993, is renowned for its eclectic multilingual repertoire of predominantly classical music. ECMC consistently present concerts which boast a variety of well-known composers as well as newly commissioned works by exciting young composers. As a gay and gay friendly organization, ECMC also believes that choral music can be a compelling artistic response to pressing issues within our communities.
Learn more about the Empire City Men’s Chorus at www.empirecitymenschorus.org.
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