The Greater New Bedford Choral Society

 

Raymond Buttero was named Director in May of 2020 after serving as interim Director during the Fall season of 2019.  He ably served the chorus under its previous director from the fall of 2017 through Spring of 2019. He holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music Degrees from New England Conservatory, and has also studied at the Juilliard School. Raymond currently serves as keyboard accompanist at Temple Sinai in Cranston, RI, serves as the Music Director at the United Congregational Church of Little Compton, RI, accompanies Litchfield County Choral Union, and gives private piano lessons.  He previously served on the faculty of URI and as accompanist for several area choruses.

In addition to being a noted area recitalist and accompanist, he has given numerous performances both in the United States and abroad, including appearances at Carnegie Recital Hall in New York;  Academia Olga Levi, Venice Italy;  Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal;  and the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (Yale Summer School of Music and Art), Norfolk, CT.

 

The Greater New Bedford Choral Society has been bringing classical choral music to  listeners in southeastern Massachusetts since its founding in 1964.  We present one concert in spring (usually May)  and another in winter (December or January).  Our concerts typically include one major choral work plus a selection of shorter pieces chosen for the season of the year and are performed in area churches. We have combined with the New Bedford Symphony, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chorus and other area choral societies to perform larger works.



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Rehearsals are
Tuesdays 7pm to 9pm
at First Unitarian Church
71 Eighth Street

(Corner of Union St. and Eighth St.)
New Bedford, MA

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