OSQ Concert Holiday 2025 part 1

Описание: The Oratorio Society of Queens is a community-based choir that presents two concerts a year (Holiday and Spring). This Holiday concert – “Messiah to Mistletoe” – was held on December 21, 2025 at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center in Bayside, New York. 

Dr. Jin Byun Artistic Director & Conductor

Soloists:
In Young Lee, soprano;
Ryu-Kyung Kim, alto;
Joshua Gurwitz, tenor;
Ian Joyal, bass

Dr. Barbara Podgurski, piano
Eddie Chang, organ

Dr. Sung Jin Park, Assistant Conductor
Dr. Barbara Podgurski, Assistant to the Conductor
Patty DeCiccio-Franke, Operations Manager
Patricia Taylor & Charlene DeGregoria, Stage Managers

Audio and Video Production: Dan Wintersteen Productions LLC 

Featuring:
The New York Korean American Chorale (NYKAC)
Edward Jaewon Yang, conductor
Sunny Park, accompanist

All personnel are credited within the video.
OSQ is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

You Can Join Us! - Open Rehearsals and Auditions Twice a Year! At the start of our seasons, January and September, OSQ holds an open rehearsal, where interested parties can observe a rehearsal with no obligation. OSQ also holds auditions at the start of each season.

For information on the open rehearsals or auditions please click the link below:

https://www.queensoratorio.org/becomi...

In the first half of the concert, we perform

MESSIAH (Selections), G. F. Handel

Recit. (tenor), Comfort ye my people
Air (tenor), Ev’ry valley shall be exalted
Chorus, And the glory of the Lord
Air (alto), O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
Chorus, For unto us a child is born
Recit. (soprano) , And suddenly there was with the angel
Chorus, Glory to God
Air (soprano), Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
Chorus, The Lord gave the word
Air (bass), The trumpet shall sound
Chorus, Worthy is the Lamb / Amen


In the second half of the concert we feature The New York Korean American Chorale (NYKAC) performing

KyungbokGung Taryung, Korean traditional
Yearning for the KumkangSan, Youngsup Choi
We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Welsh carol.

Al HaNissim, D. Frimer; arr. J. Jackson, H. Netsky
Nun Gimel / O Chanukah, S. F. Goldstein / traditional; arr. D. Close
Carol of the Bells, M. Leontovich / traditional; arr. P. J. Wilhousky
Christmas Canon , P. O’Neill; arr. Andy Beck
Angels’ Carol , J. Rutter
Candlelight Carol, J. Rutter
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol, J. Rutter
Pueri Concinite, J. R. v. Herbeck
Jingle-Bell Rock, J. Beal, J. Boothe, J. Marks; arr. D. Wagner
Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)

OSQ programs are made possible, in part, by public funds from Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Council Members Vickie Paladino and Robert Holden. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Corporation and foundation support include: 26 Utopia Management Corp, NY Digital Print, The Billy Rose Foundation, The William C. and Joyce C. O’Neil Charitable Trust, The PayPal Giving Fund, The Capital Group, and Resorts World, as well as The David and LeeAnn Close Artistic Legacy Fund.

The Oratorio Society of Queens is a charter member of the Queens Council on the Arts and Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, Chorus America, the New York Choral Consortium and the Queens Tourism Council. 

Links: 
https://www.queensoratorio.org/ 
https://qpac.qcc.cuny.edu/
https://www.musicareginae.org/ 
https://www.nydigitalprint.com/
https://www.danwintersteen.com