WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- From playing the drums at family clambakes to performing piano on the main stage, David Baranowski has always had a knack for music. Anyone who has attended a Westchester Choral Society concert or rehearsal in the last 20 years has undoubtedly heard the work of Baranowski, the group’s esteemed accompanist. “I hope to be here for another 20 years,” he said. ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- From the Pacific Northwest to the mountains of Germany, Carol McMillan has always found a home in music."I think my mother was one of those people who believed that music was the cornerstone of education," said McMillan, a Rye Brook resident and member of the Westchester Choral Society.Growing up in Santa Barbara, Calif., McMillan developed a love ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Like many lifelong musicians, Frank Nemhauser's love of music began at a young age. "I had piano lessons when I was a small boy and played trumpet and joined the chorus in high school while growing up in Croton-On-Hudson," said Nemhauser, Westchester Choral Society's music director. "I really enjoyed singing and meeting other people interested ...

In 1942, the movie “Casablanca” premiered at the Hollywood Theater in New York City. A postage stamp cost three cents and gasoline was 19 cents per gallon. It was also the year 15 singers came together to perform Bach’s “B Minor Mass,” forming what is known today as the Westchester Choral Society (WCS).Chorus members have come and gone since that first gathering, but the collective ...