Through more than 50 years, The Oratorio Society of New Jersey (OSNJ) has contributed to the vitality of culture in northern New Jersey. We perform the magnificent music of oratorios, cantatas, and related genres produced between 1650 and the present. People join OSNJ because they like to sing beautiful music.
The communities we serve are proud of our presence, and we are in turn proud of the ways in which the sounds of Brahms, Beethoven, Britten, Poulenc and many others have made our area a musically-enriched place to live. We are proud that members of OSNJ, together with other choirs, sang Brahms's Ein Deutsches Requiem on June 12, 2010 at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Maestro Ragnar Bohlin.
Please see our Concerts page for a listing of past and upcoming programs, and selected audio excerpts of OSNJ in performance.
– Johannes Brahms's Nänie, Schicksalslied, Alto Rhapsody (with alto soloist), Ave Maria, and Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52
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Brahms solo works for piano and organ, Sándor Szabó, soloist –
With Organ/Piano
Dr. Sándor Szabó, Music Director/Conductor
Two Performances of This Concert
Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.
Church of the Immaculate Conception
30 North Fullerton Avenue,
Montclair NJ 07042
Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
Central Presbyterian Church
70 Maple Street,
Summit NJ 07901
Please check back, nearer the dates, for full details.
Special thanks to Sharon Quilter Colucci, Montclair TV34 Station Manager, for sharing her station's broadcast of our November 19, 2011 performance of Händel's oratorio, Judas Maccabaeus (click here for Performance Video).
All singers welcome! No auditions. Learn the full details at our Join page — and become a vocal part of OSNJ!
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Concerts — recent and upcoming programs
Music Director — Dr. Sándor Szabó
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NEW PHOTOS: 2011 Messiah Sing, Fall 2011 Concert – Händel's Judas Maccabaeus (Performance Video courtesy of TV34); Spring 2011 Concert – Beethoven's "Choral Fantasy" and Mozart's Mass in C Minor (KV 427). Special thanks to photographer George M. DeFeo.
AUDIO: Hear excerpts from our recent performances of the Verdi Requiem ("Rex Tremendae") and Orff Carmina Burana ("Ecce Gratum").
REHEARSALS for our Spring 2012 Brahms Concert begin on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Cedar Grove High School, Rugby Road, Cedar Grove, NJ (details).
