I just received my announcement for…

The Master Singers of Westchester Spring Concert in Bedford Village, NY

“Sing My Soul” - Glorious Music of Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Zelenka with Chorus, Soloists, and Orchestra
Saturday April 18th, 2009 at 8pm | Sunday April 19th, 2009 at 4pm
Bedford Presbyterian Church - Village Green at the Intersection of Rt 172 & Rt 22

For Information and tickets - 914-232-8038 or mastersingers@worldnet.att.net

This group has been in existence since 1981. This coed group’s home is Bedford but participants are from all over Westchester and Fairfield Counties. New singers are welcome without audition! The selections for performance are classical in style. They also have performed at Caramoor.

I look forward to joining once my daughter is off to college - one down, one to go! I always performed in school groups - most notably the Manhattanville College Chorus. The most memorable time was singing in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City and my proud parents were there to see me be the first one to walk out onto the altar steps where we all assembled to perform Faure’s Requiem with the Mens’ Chorus from Georgetown University…

There is also another singing group I look forward to joining - The Golden Apple Chorus, which is a chapter of the International Organization of the Sweet Adelines. It is a woman’s a cappella group and is similar to barbershop quartets in style. I found this group when I was finding a home for some executives from JetBlue. One of the wives belonged to The Sweet Adelines in Canada and was missing it desperately. So, I did my research and found a group that meets weekly in Valhalla, NY - about 20 minutes from Katonah. If you have a male baritone in your family there is the men’s group,”The Chordsmen.”

Another activity I look forward to returning to is Ballet and Modern Dance/Jazz for adults. I studied until I was 35 and then my children arrived… I even had a formal dance studio complete with mirrored wall, wood and barre in my condo. The group that my daughter has studied with since the age of 2 is the Arts Caravan Group in Katonah. They also have theater classes, tap, modern, and more! There is also a Mommy and Me class as well. I would take one of the adult dance classes that met while the children are in school. It is housed in a restored Victorian in Katonah Village. There is also the Katonah Art Center housed in the same building.

For your real estate wish list you can contact me at Houlihan Lawrence right in the heart of Katonah.

Posted By: Karen Benvin Ransom