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Sunday, December 4, 2022
Cappella Cantorum
Cappella Cantorum Winter Concert
Vivaldi Gloria and Other Holiday Favorites
3pm, Sunday December 4th
Cappella Cantorum Masterworks Chorus, under the direction of Simon Holt and accompanied by the Cappella Orchestra and soloists, will perform Antonio Vivaldi's magnificent Gloria, along with several other holiday music selections, including:
Fantasia on Christmas Carols (Vaughan Williams)
O Magnum Mysterium (Lauridsen)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (arr. Hayes)
Calypso Carol (Curry)
Venue: John Winthrop Middle School
1 Winthrop Road
Deep River, CT 06417
Tickets: $30 for adults/ $15 for students (kids under age 6 free with a ticket holder)
Available through any chorus member or online at cappellacantorum.org
Contact: contact@cappellacantorum.org or call (860)532-0454
Website: www.CappellaCantorum.org
Friday, December 9, 2022
Con Brio Choral Society
Con Brio Christmas Concert
Con Brio's much-loved celebration with chorus, full orchestra and guest soloists
Forrest: Jubilate Deo (2016), for soloists, chorus and orchestra, conducted by Dr. Stephen Bruce. Con Brio welcomes Carley DeFranco, soprano, and welcomes back Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano. (See program notes below).
The second half of the program introduces a varied selection of festive Christmas favorites and Christmas Carols, including:
Ehre sei Gott, Felix Mendelssohn
Magnificat, Francesco Durante
For unto us a Child Is Born, Georg Frideric Handel
Joy to the World, Georg Frideric Handel
Still, Still, Still, Traditional, arr. David L. Brunner
O Holy Night, Adolph Adam, arr. Mack Wilberg
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Ding Dong! Merrily on High, French Carol, arr. Stephen Mager
Venue: 7 pm, Friday Dec 9 2022, Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme, CT 06371
Tickets: www.ConBrio.org
Box Office 860 525 5399
Contact: 860 526 5399
Website: www.conbrio.org
Friday, December 9, 2022
CONCORA: Connecticut Choral Artists
Handel's Messiah Candlelight Concert
CONCORA will perform George Frideric Handel’s most beloved oratorio. Featuring chorus, soloists, and orchestra, the tender arias and triumphant choruses of this dramatic work tell the story of the birth of Jesus, his death, and resurrection. Both performances will be further enhanced by the warm glow of candlelight.
Venue: The Lutheran Church of Saint Mark
75 Griswold Street, Glastonbury
7:30 – 10:00 PM
Tickets: Tickets $19-$59
Contact: http://www.concora.org/
Website: www.concora.org
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Branford Chorale
Branford Chorale Winter Concert
Home for the Holidays
Join us for our annual Winter Concert celebrating the season!
Details to follow.
Venue: Tabor Lutheran Church, Tabor Drive, Branford
7:30 pm
Tickets: Available at the door or from Chorale members
in advance.
Contact: 203-239-3391 to leave a message
Website: branfordchorale.com
Saturday, December 10, 2022
CONCORA: Connecticut Choral Artists
Handel's Messiah Candlelight Concert
CONCORA will perform George Frideric Handel’s most beloved oratorio. Featuring chorus, soloists, and orchestra, the tender arias and triumphant choruses of this dramatic work tell the story of the birth of Jesus, his death, and resurrection. Both performances will be further enhanced by the warm glow of candlelight.
Venue: St. James's Episcopal Church
1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford
3:00-5:30 pm
Tickets: Tickets $19-$59
Contact: http://www.concora.org/
Website: www.concora.org
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Con Brio Choral Society
Con Brio Christmas Concert
Con Brio's much-loved celebration with chorus, full orchestra and guest soloists
Forrest: Jubilate Deo (2016), for soloists, chorus and orchestra, conducted by Dr. Stephen Bruce. Con Brio welcomes Carley DeFranco, soprano, and welcomes back Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano. (See program notes below).
The second half of the program introduces a varied selection of festive Christmas favorites and Christmas Carols, including:
Ehre sei Gott, Felix Mendelssohn
Magnificat, Francesco Durante
For unto us a Child Is Born, Georg Frideric Handel
Joy to the World, Georg Frideric Handel
Still, Still, Still, Traditional, arr. David L. Brunner
O Holy Night, Adolph Adam, arr. Mack Wilberg
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Ding Dong! Merrily on High, French Carol, arr. Stephen Mager
Venue: 3 pm, Sunday Dec 11, 2022, Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme, CT 06371
Tickets: www.ConBrio.org
Box Office 860 525 5399
Contact: 860 526 5399
Website: www.conbrio.org
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Fairfield County Chorale
Two Classical Gems
FCC Kicks off it's 60th Season
The Fairfield County Chorale kicks off its 60th season with a thrilling concert on December 11th in Norwalk Concert Hall featuring two masters of sacred choral music – Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Mozart wrote the Solemn Vespers, also known as Vesperae solennes de confessore, in 1780 during the brief period that he served as court organizer to the Archbishop of Salzburg. Despite having been composed within the creative restrictions of Mozart’s then employer, the piece – which follows the typical Vespers format of five psalms followed by a Magnificat – is a triumph of exuberant and energetic musical imagination.
Haydn composed the Missa in Angustiis (A Mass for Troubled Times), later known as the Lord Nelson Mass, in 1798, a period of particular political turmoil in Europe as Napoleon battled across Austria, his armies trained on Vienna. The day of the Missa’s inaugural performance, Lord Horatio Nelson and the British Army dealt Napoleon a resounding defeat at the Battle of the Nile. Two years later, Nelson attended a performance of the Missa conducted by Haydn himself.
The 80-member Fairfield County Chorale, led by Maestro David Rosenmeyer, will be joined by soprano Samarie Alicea, mezzo-soprano Veronica Pollicino, Tenor Alexei Kuznietsov, bass-baritone Enrico Lagasca, and the Fairfield County Chorale Orchestra.
Venue: Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851
Tickets: $30 in Advance, $35 at the door, $5 student tickets at www.fairfieldcountychorale.org
Contact: info@fairfieldcountychorale.org
Website: www.fairfieldcountychorale.org
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords
Mx Hospital Vocal Chords Holiday Concert
Let’s Have a Music Celebration choral concert featuring an eclectic selection of favorite holiday songs and classical selections from the Messiah.
Save the date! The Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords will present our annual holiday concert, “Let’s Have a Music Celebration”, on Sunday, December 11th at 2 pm, Portland High School, 95 High Street. Join us as our 80 member chorus and 8 piece band, proudly perform some of your holiday favorites. Don’t miss this concert! It’s sure to set a joyful mood for the upcoming holiday season!
Samuel Tucker, musical director, has arranged an eclectic program that showcases the wide ranging talents of this chorus. In addition to some of your holiday favorites such as “O Come All Ye Faithful”, and the classic “Please Come Home for Christmas”, selections from Handel’s “Messiah”, for the classical lovers in the audience, will round out this exciting program for your enjoyment!
Community outreach is an important part of our organizations history. Every semester our members generously donate to the Amazing Grace Food Pantry. They also give of their time to sing at the annual Hospice Memorial program and Veteran’s Day programs in the area. Over the years, the Vocal Chords have awarded over $80,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors in Middlesex county pursuing a career in nursing or music, thanks to your support and the generosity of our dedicated members.
Tickets to the event are $20 and can be purchased from any member or by calling Joyce at 860-342-3120 or Diane at 860-347-2787. For more Information, go to vocalchords20.org or visit us on Facebook! Don’t forget to “like” and “follow” us while you’re there.
Venue: 2:00 pm at Portland High School, 95 High Street, Portland, CT
Tickets: Tickets, $20, available at the door or by calling Diane (‘860-347-2787) or Joyce (860-342-3120)
Contact: For more info: contact Joyce 860-342-3120 or email: mhvocalchords20@gmail.com or see our Facebook page: voclachords20.org
Website: https://vocalchords20.org
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Southington Festival Chorale
Winter Concert
HOW CAN WE KEEP FROM SINGING, A return to Holiday Classics
Join us, along with the Wallingford Chorus for some seasonal pieces which include:
An Irving Berlin Christmas melody, Christmas in About Three Minutes, Throw the Yule Log on, Uncle John and Christmas Time is Here.
Other songs include: The Road Not Taken arranged by Randall Thompson, Banquet Fugue by John Rutter, Jazz Gloria by Natalie Sleeth and How Can I Keep from Singing arranged by Gwyneth Walker.
**We also will perform on Saturday, Dec 10, 2022 at 7pm at First Congregational Church, 23 South Main St, Wallingford.
Both venues are handicapped accessible
Venue: 3 pm at (doors open at 2:30) at First Lutheran Church, Southington, 232 Bristol Street, Southington
Tickets: Adults: $15 at the door/$10 in advance (from a choral member)
Seniors: $10
12 and under: FREE
Contact: Southingtonchorale@gmail.com
Website: www.facebook.com/SouthingtonChorale/
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Take Note!
Music to Warm the Heart: A Winter Concert
To benefit the Quiet Corner Refugee Resettlement (QCRR).
The concert features songs of the holiday and winter season in various musical styles, including jazz, traditional, and multicultural.
Note that for this event masking is optional but encouraged.
Venue: Sunday, December 11, 2022, 3:00 p.m.
Storrs Congregational Church, 2 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT
Tickets: Donations to QCRR gratefully accepted at the door. Checks should be payable to WAIM, with “QCRR” written in the memo line.
Contact: Fran Jaffe, Manager, www.take-note@earthlink.net
Website: www.take-note.org
Friday, December 16, 2022
West Hartford Women's Chorale
Winter Concert
The WHWC will perform several classical selections related to the season as well as holiday music.
Venue: St James's Episcopal Church
1018 Farmington Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06107
Tickets: $15 at the door, 7:30 PM
Contact: website: www.WHWChorale.org
Website: www.whwchorale.org