RECENT ACTIVITY
5 October, 1:15 PM> Pulaski Day Parade --Wave to Aria in the Wallington contingency of the New York Pulaski Day Parade up 5th Avenue!
8 November, 8:00 PM> Fall dance -- our annual fundraising event to help us meet our grant requirements for a new CD recording with help of funding from the Bergen County Division of Cultural Affairs. Details to come. Cracovia Banquet Hall, 196 Main Avenue, Wallington. Live band! Bring your dancing feet! (Write or call for more info.)
14 December, 4:00 PM> Traditional Oplatek Dinner and Christmas Concert -- this year Aria invites as our guests The Slavic Arts Ensemble (string quartet) -- a whole new program! Cracovia Banquet Hall, 196 Main Avenue, Wallington. More details to come. Call or write for more information.
6 January, 11:00 AM > Polish Christmas Mass for Ephiphany- Aria will sing for 11:00 AM Polish mass at Mt. Carmel Church, 39 East 22nd Street, Bayonne, NJ. Call (201)339-2070 for directions. Free. 23 March> Wallington/East Rutherford 9/11 Benefit - Aria will sing some favorite selections in this community benefit program in honor of area victims and families of the WTC tragedy. Wallington High School Auditorium, Wallington, NJ. 1 June, 3:00 PM> PSAA District 7 Convention Concert and Competition Member choruses from the Tri-State area convene, sing and compete in the annual convention, this year held in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, hosted by Hejnal Chorus. Mass and banquet follow. Events are open to the public. For more information, send Aria and e-mail via the link below.
8 December, 4:00 PM> Annual Oplatek Concert and Dinner- Aria will sing a brief program of traditional Polish carols with guest artists 'Top Brass' French Horn Ensemble hailing from Rockland County, NY; Dinner and sharing the oplatek. Come one, come all for this warm holiday event! Tickets are $25 all inclusive. Admittance by reservation only. Call (201)935-2807 during office hours, M-F 9-5, or leave a message. Wesolych swiat!
2 December, 2:00 PM> Most Sacred Heart Church- Christmas program at the church oplatek celebration. Wallington, NJ.
9 December, 7:00 PM> St. Cyril and Methodius Church- Christmas program. Freewill offering. Ackermann Avenue off of Lexington Avenue, Clifton, NJ.
16 December, 4:00 PM> Annual Oplatek Concert and Doinner- Hear Aria in their traditional program of Polish carols before sharing the oplatek and wigilia dishes. Tickets are $25 for concert and dinner. Guest artists: Top Brass French Horn Ensemble, Rockland County, NY. Call (201)935-2807 during office hours for details.
7 January> Christmas program with guests Top Brass- Aria will join forces with French horn ensemble Top Brass of Westchester County, NY to present their program of carols in StARS (St. Adalbert Recital Series), 250 E. Jersey St., Elizabeth, NJ. Click the link to visit the website for details. Tickets $7 adults/$5 seniors.
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17 December> Annual Oplatek - Hear Aria in a short program of Polish carols before sharing the traditional oplatek and wigilia supper. Call (201)935-2807 for details.
30 December > A Polish Christmas - Save the date now! The PSAA District Seven will feature its choruses in a performance at St. Stanislaus Kostka School, Newell Ave., Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 7:30 PM. Call (718)720-6089 for details!
19-21 May > District Seven 54th Annual Convention- Hosted by the Aria Chorus, the annual District convention, competition and concert will take place this weekend. On Saturday, May 20 at the Most Sacred Heart Church in Wallington, 8 choruses from NJ, NY, CT and Philadelphia will compete with Polish choral works. Mass will follow in the church at 7:00 PM and immediately after, a dinner dance will take place in the church hall. On Sunday, May 21 at 3:00 PM at the William Carlos Williams Center in Rutherford, One Williams Plaza, the choruses will combine to sing a gala concert of sacred music led by our General Music Director, Jan Sporek and other conductors of the District. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students. Call the box office for tickets: 201-939-6969. Come one, come all to this special event!
1999
19 December > A Polish Christmas - Save the date now! The PSAA District Seven will feature its choruses in a performance at Manhattan's "Symphony Space" on the Upper West Side, on Broadway at 95th Street. Watch for details!
12 December> Annual Oplatek - Hear Aria in a short program of Polish carols before sharing the traditional oplatek and wigilia supper. Call (201)935-2807 for details.
5 December> StARS (St. Adalbert Recital Series) presents the Aria Chorus in a program of traditional Polish Christmas carols (koledy). St. Adalbert R.C. Church, 250 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, NJ. $7 adults/$5 students and seniors. Call (908)352-2791 or (212)662-4980 for more information.
6 November> Fall Concert & Dance - Come hear Aria sing their favorite fun and sublime selections including soloists and guest artists. Then, dance up a storm and eat till your heart's content! Also, come support us as we launch our soon to be released CD of Polish Christmas carols! This will take place at the Parish Hall of Most Sacred Heart Church, Paterson Avenue, Wallington. For more information, call (201)935-2807 during work hours.
3 October> Pulaski Day Parade - See Aria in the local parade in Wallington or watch for us in the Wallington contingency of the New York City parade down 5th Avenue. Also -- our very own Director and District President, Dayle Vander Sande, will march with PSAA District 7 as Grand Marshal.
5 July > Polish Night at Eisenhower Park, Glen Cove, LI The Aria Chorus joins the Polish Singers Alliance District Seven for a performance at the amphitheater among other groups during this annual festival event. Performance begins at 8:00 PM. Call 201-935-2807 for directions.
16 May > "Homage to Chopin" Gala Concert - PSAA District Seven Convention Concert - Come hear 10 Polish-American choirs from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Philadelphia join forces in honoring Poland's most beloved composer! This event will be held in the John Cranford Adams Playhouse on the Hofstra University campus featuring music of Chopin in celebration of the 150th anniversary of his death, including Polonaise in A-major for chorus and orchestra, new arrangements of selected songs for chorus and orchestra, and "Krakowiak" from Piano Concerto in E-minor with guest pianist, Jacek Zganiacz; also featured will be 'Angelus' by Wojciech Kilar, with soprano, Tiffany CasaSante, chorus and orchestra. Janusz Sporek and Dayle Vander Sande, conducting.
Hofstra University, John Cranford Adams Playhouse, 1000 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, Long Island.
Admission: $15; children 12 and under free (acc. by an adult); students and faculty of Hofstra free; For more info: 718-720-6089; 718-486-6780; 516-822-0358; 201-935-2807
8 May > West Point Tadeusz Kosciuszko Annual Commemoration - Free - On the grounds of the West Point Military Academy, Aria will sing for a mass in the Catholic Chapel at 10:00 AM, followed by the Cadet Review on the Plain (Grand Stand Sections I&J) at 11:30 AM, and a commemorative ceremony at 12:30 PM at the Kosciuszko Monument overlooking the Hudson. You may join us afterwards at Nicole's Restaurant for a luncheon (by advance reservation only - $20 pp. For reservations and more information contact George Katucki of the Polish Club of Rockland County 914-623-5435 Tel/Fax).
13 March > "Galaxy of Polish Stars" - a group recital of singers from Poland on Saturday, March 13th, 7:00 PM at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York City, 233 Madison Avenue at 37th Street, presented by the Polish Singers Alliance of America District Seven. The featured artists will be sopranos Urszula Borzdynska and Ewa Godlewska; mezzo-sopranos Monika Krajewski and Izabella Kobus-Salkin; Cezary Duda, baritone; and Krzysztof Kowalewski, Mariusz Kwiecien and Dariusz Ocetek, bass-baritones. Call 718-720-6089, 718-544-3277, 718-852-6812 or 718-346-6108 (daytime) for advanced reservations prior to March 10th, or if you are interested in being a sponsor in the program booklet. Admission is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Free reception following.
3 January > Concert of traditional kolendy at Most Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Wallington, NJ. 3:00 PM. Free.
9 December > New York City Hall Polish Cultural Awards Event - Come hear the Polish Singers Alliance District Seven sing a program of kolendy at the Alan G. Hevesi (NYC Comptroller) Awards Event honoring the Polish-American community of New York City. 5:00 PM. Buffet preceding the program. Free. Contact Alan G. Hevesi's office for reservations at (212)669-2508.
28 November > Association of the Sons of Poland Debutante Ball - Young women are presented by the Association in this annual event as West Point Cadets escort them and join in leading a Polonaise. Ted Bednarski, tenor, President of Aria, will perform the Polish national anthem. 5:00 PM to be held at the Hi-Hat, 184 West 54th Street (off Kennedy Blvd.), Bayonne, NJ. Tickets are $45; formal attire is preferred. Dinner and Dancing. Music by PARADISE. Call the Association at (201) 935-2807 for reservations.
14 November > "Taniec Towarzyski" (Fellowship Dance) - Aria's Fall Concert & Dance, 8:00 PM at the Polish Peoples Home "Cracovia," 196 Main Ave, Wallington. Tickets are $15 available at Halka's Florist, 633 Van Houten Ave, Clifton; Krystyna Bakery, 438 Main Ave, Wallington; Polonia Meat Market, 785 Van Houten Ave, Clifton; River Deli & Luncheonette, 324 River Drive, Garfield or by calling (201) 507-1471 for reservations. Dance music by PARADISE.
14 November > Poetry of Adam Mickiewicz - Dayle Vander Sande, tenor, Musical Director of Aria, will sing art song settings by Chopin, Paderewski and Zelenski of Mickiewicz's poetry on a program of poetry readings and lectures celebrating the 200th anniversary of his birth at the Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 East 65th Street, New York, NY, 12:00 noon; This event is FREE. Sponsored by the Polish Club of Hunter College.
8 November > "Youthful Impressions" - Gala Concert and Reception celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Polish Cultural Foundation in Clark, NJ; Featuring the Slavic Arts Ensemble performing music of Walter Legawiec, violinist-composer and also featuring guest artist, Dorothy Kostecka-Wieczerzak, soprano, Vice President of Aria; Polish Cultural Foundation, 177 Broadway, Clark, NJ, 3:00 PM; Tickets are $15 for the concert and champagne reception; evening attire preferred. Call (732) 382-7197 or (908) 654-7634 for reservations.
4 October > Pulaski Day Parade, New York City (Look for our float in the Wallington contingency)
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12 December > Annual Oplatek - Together with the Polish American Congress (Passaic/Bergen Chapter), Polish Peoples Home "Cracovia," 196 Main Ave, Wallington. Concert of kolendy with Aria and soloists, and sing-along; traditional sharing of the oplatek wafer; catered by Tania's Restaurant of Jersey City. Tickets are $25. Call (201) 935-2807 for reservations.
