The Mendelssohn Club of Kingston performs in and around the city of Kingston. Each December we present a standing-room-only concert at the venerable Old Dutch Church, our current rehearsal site. We have been fortunate to have the award-winning Kingston High School Choir and Kingston High School Brass Choir perform with us annually since 1998. The spring concert is held in late April or early May a
t the Old Dutch Church in Kingston. The club was founded in 1903 and with the exception of the war years has presented performances annually. Previous conductors have included Albert G. Anthony Hummel, and J. As stated in its bylaws, the club's purpose is "to promote interest in choral group singing...to promote friendship, sociability, and culture among friends of music...and to lawfully do any and all things necessary, suitable, and proper, for the accomplishment of these purposes." The club is pleased to be an active member of the Conductors Club and of the Mohawk-Hudson Male Chorus Association and is well represented in the Yankee Male Chorus, which performs annually in Vermont and New Hampshire. The club presented its 100th anniversary concert on April 26, 2003, at St. James United Methodist Church. The club was joined by the Kingston High School Band, Jazz Band, and Choir and the Women's Chorus of the Hudson Valley. In April 2012, MCK hosted the massed concert sponsored by the Mohawk-Hudson Male Chorus Association. The performance took place at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston. Participating along with MCK were the Mendelssohn Club of Albany, the Catskill Glee Club, and the Hendrick Hudson Male Chorus. About the Conductor
D. Goodemote has been conductor of the MCK since 2008, having served previously as its assistant conductor for 28 seasons. Mr. Goodemote began teaching in the Kingston school system in 1969 and retired, as Deputy Superintendent, in 2001. Prior to moving into public school administration, he taught voice and music theory and served as J. Brian Steeves' assistant at Kingston High School. He received his B.F.A. in music education from the State University of New York (Buffalo) and earned an M.S. in educational administration from SUNY New Paltz. He is married to Patricia Webb and lives in Rhinebeck, New York. Do You Love to Sing?Join Us! New members are welcome. Ability to read music not required. Music Director
D.A. Goodemote
Assistant Director
Paul Scatenato
Accompanist
Kathryn Burns
Officers
President
Louis Quarantino
Vice President
Edward Nekos
Treasurer
Sheldon Quimby
Secretary
Harold Porter
Rehearsals
Day and time: Mondays, 7:15 to 9 pm
Location:
Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston
Schedule:
Rehearsals begin the third Monday in September for the winter concert and the third Monday in January for the spring concert.
