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Performers at St. Nicholas’ |
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Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the assembly of the saints. Psalm 149:1 |
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Danielle DiStefano, a Freshman pursuing Vocal Performance at SUNY Fredonia, comes highly recommended as a classically trained soprano. Her ability in singing operatic, sacred music and Broadway melodies has brought rave reviews and many encore performances from her audiences as one of Western New York’s finest young vocal performers.
Ms. DiStefano has performed in Puccini's Suor Angelica, with Opera Sacra in Buffalo and Nickel City Opera’s Rigoletto, Amahl and the Night Visitors and their upcoming production of Il Trovatore, June 2011.
She has also performed with The Cadenza Opera Workshop doing selected scenes from La Traviata as Violetta and The Marriage of Figaro as Susanna and the Countess.
Past performance venues have included the Burchfield Penny Art Center, Montante Cultural Center, UB Baird Hall, the Riviera Theater, the Basilica, in addition to local TV appearances and numerous private recitals, concerts and galas, here and throughout the US. Danielle enjoys writing articles for Operabuffs and keeps a busy schedule singing as “The Wedding Diva” throughout WNY and Ontairo. She is a proud member of the Chromatic Club and finds great joy in sharing her love of opera and classical music with the community. |
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Danielle DiStefano Soprano
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Victor Chiodo Clarinet Recorder Flute
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Victor Chiodo is a woodwind specialist who performs professionally on all the woodwind instruments- flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon. He received his BFA in Music Education from the University at Buffalo and his Master of Music from Fredonia State College. Retired from teaching instrumental music in the Depew School District, he is currently an Adjunct Instructor at the University at Buffalo, where he teaches woodwind instruments. Equally at home in the jazz club or the classical concert hall, Mr. Chiodo has played with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, in the pit orchestra for shows at Artpark and Shea’s, and with many area big bands. He was the featured flute soloist with the 199th Army Band for many years, and he frequently appears as a woodwind soloist and clinician with local school and community bands and orchestras. |
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Paul Hartley Piano Recorder
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PAUL HARTLEY, has often performed with Mr. Chiodo. Their CD "English Music for Clarinet and Piano" is available at local music stores (see below for details). Mr. Hartley studied music theory at Eastman, U of Iowa, and the State Conservatory of Music in Cologne, Germany. He taught music at several Midwestern colleges, Fredonia School of Music, and the Buffalo Schools. Now retired, he enjoys collaborating with instrumentalists, singers, and in chamber music programs. Both he and 'Vic are members of Flauti Dolci, a recorder quartet, and are active performers with the Chromatic Club. |
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The Hymnal 1940 The Hymnal 1982 Guest Performers Our Choir |
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GUEST PERFORMANCES |
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NEW CHAMBER ENSEMBLE |
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Peter Bahler has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Rochester and a Master of Arts in Theory from Eastman School of Music. He has been a member of the Eastman Philharmonia, Rochester Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic, The United States Army Band of Washington, D.C. (Pershing's Own), and, as Principal Bass, the Richmond Symphony, Norfolk Symphony, Florida Grand Opera Orchestra, Florida Philharmonic, Miami Symphony, Clarence Summer Orchestra, Camerata di Sant’Antonio, and Ars Nova Musicians. Mr. Bahler is founder and director of the Sheen Guild of Music (Renaissance and contemporary music for recorders, capped reeds and viols) and the New Chamber Ensemble. Mr. Bahler plays double bass, tuba, recorders, renaissance capped reeds, and harmonica. |
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Leslie Bahler has a Bachelor of Music Education from Temple University and a Master of Music in Viola Performance from West Virginia University. She has been a member of the Richmond Symphony, Wheeling Symphony, Florida Grand Opera Orchestra and the Florida Philharmonic. Since moving to Williamsville in 2001, she has performed with the Slee Sinfonietta, WNY Chamber Orchestra, Ars Nova Musicians, Camerata di Sant’Antonio, Clarence Summer Orchestra, Erie Philharmonic and the Buffalo Philharmonic. Mrs. Bahler created and was the Director of the Florida Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale for seven years, was a staff member and Counselor Coordinator of the Fredonia String Conference for two years, and is co-founder of Vivace String Camp at Houghton College, where she was co-Director for six years. She is a member of the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and Freudig Singers, and is on the faculty of Community Music School. Mrs. Bahler plays viola, violin, and recorders, and sings soprano. |
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Flauti Dolci recorder quartet |
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Flauti Dolci means "recorders" in Italian. The group is dedicated to the performance of recorder music from earliest times to the present. Flauti Dolci is evolved from an Early Music ensemble called Canzona. For three years now they have been working together, even producing compact discs for Shakespeare in Delaware Park. Each has participated as soloist in earlier programs at St. Paul's in the following ways: Mrs. Byczynski (voice), Dr. P. Chiodo (trumpet), Mr. Hartley (piano/organ), and Mr. V. Chiodo (woodwinds). The group also appears frequently in local choral and instrumental groups. All are active members of the Chromatic Club. |
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The New Chamber Ensemble was created in Richmond, Virginia in 1976, to perform chamber music that is rarely played due to unusual instrumentation. Its core group is viola and bass, often with oboe, flute or piano. In the past NCE has expanded to include bassoon, clarinet, cello, violin, and recorders. It has commissioned and performed music of contemporary composers, played many educational concerts in the public schools and brought the rich repertoire of lesser known composers to its audiences. Leslie Bahler Viola, Soprano Peter Bahler Double Bass Paul Hartley Piano |