The Canby Singers
Chorus
Founded in 1957 by eminent musicologist Edward Tatnall Canby, The Canby Singers has championed a vast range of lesser-known choral music, from medieval song through new commissions by contemporary composers. Now led by renowned soprano and music scholar Dr. Sheila Schonbrun, The Canby Singers perform several concerts a year at their Greenwich Village musical home,St. John’s in the Village, and at other concert venues in Brooklyn and the greater NYC area.
My uncle, William J. Rider, Jr. (Bill Rider) was a member of the Canby Singers in the 1960s, I believe…. he died in 2008 in Danbury, where he was born, grew up, and remained active in the Danbury Music Society all his life, even though he lived in Manhattan for the last four decades of his life. Do you have any OLD pictures of the Canby Singers you could email me so I could see if I can pick my uncle out? I am an attorney in Dutchess County, and an Associate Professor of Management at Marist College in Poughkeepsie. I hope to hear from you! Sincerely, Caroline Rider