Johannes Somary English Chamber Orchestra

Johannes Somary was a composer, conductor, organist, and co-founder of the Amor Artis chamber choir and orchestra in New York City. Born to Swiss parents in Zurich, Switzerland, Somary studied at the Yale University School of Music with Quincy Porter. In 1961, Somary made good use of an opportunity when Margaret Hillis decided to disband the American Chamber Choir; along with manager Milton Goldin, the American Chamber Choir was reorganized into Amor Artis. Starting in the 1960s, Somary and Amor Artis, which eventually had a chamber orchestra to go along with the choir, embark...