Concerts and Events Calendar

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Cappella Cantorum

Messiah concert

Christmas section of Handel's "Messiah"

Cappella Cantorum will perform the Christmas section of Handel's "Messiah" plus selections from the Easter section. The group will be joined by members of the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme choir. Professional orchestra will accompany the choirs in a moving performance of this Christmas classic. Simon Holt will direct.

Venue: 8 p.m. at St. Paul R.C. Church, 170 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford 06385.

Tickets: Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at the door or at www.CappellaCantorum.org.

Contact: For more information call Barry Asch at 860-388-2871.

Website: www.CappellaCantorum.org

Saturday, December 10, 2016

CONCORA: Connecticut Choral Artists

Christmas with CONCORA!

"Christmas with CONCORA!" features favorite holiday carols and an audience sing-along in a warm and welcoming family-friendly setting.

In the half century since Oxford University Press released the first volume of its popular sets of Carols for Choirs, these sparkling Christmas carol settings have become essential to the choral holiday repertoire. CONCORA presents a sleigh-full of these immortal a cappella carol arrangements by Sir David Willcocks, John Rutter, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and others. And in keeping with the “Christmas with CONCORA” tradition, the audience is invited to sing along with CONCORA in a number of beloved Christmas carols.

Snow Date: Monday, December 12, 7:00 PM

Venue: First Lutheran Church, 77 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christmas-with-concora-favorite-christmas-carols-tickets-28596023476

Contact: contact@concora.org or 860-293-0567

Website: www.concora.org

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Wallingford Chorus, Incorporated

Wallingford Chorus Winter Concert

Holiday Extravaganza II

Wallingford Chorus will perform its winter concert, Holiday Extravaganza II. It will be a true community collaboration of popular holiday music. The chorus will be accompanied by a five member musical ensemble.

Venue: 7:30 pm
Church of the Resurrection
115 Pond Hill Road
Wallingford, CT

Tickets: General admission, $15; Seniors, $12; Students, $5, Under 10 FREE. Ticket outlets: Gallagher Travel Agency, Wallingford Senior Center, chorus members, Tickets sold at door

Contact: wallingfordchorus@gmail.com

Website: www.wallingfordchorus.org

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Fairfield County Chorale

Holiday Baroque

Ring in the holidays with the Fairfield County Chorale.

“The orchestra, with its timpani and trumpets, our 100-plus voices, and five talented young soloists gives full expression to this celebratory and exuberant music,” said Music Director, David Rosenmeyer.

Soloists to be featured are sopranos Carla Cottini and Anna Lenti, mezzo soprano Kate Maroney, tenor Stephen Beigner, and baritone Joshua South. The full program features George Frideric Handel's youthful and orchestral Dixit Dominus along with his dramatic coronation anthem, Zadok the Priest; Antonio Vivaldi's celebratory masterpiece Gloria; J.S. Bach's Jauchzet Frohlocket (from his “Christmas Oratorio”) plus a selection of holiday songs.

“We have started a new tradition of inviting our audience to sing along with us to holiday music. What a wonderful experience it was the past two years, and this year we promise a few surprises,” said Rosenmeyer.

The Fairfield County Chorale is now in its 54th season of presenting great choral works in southwestern Connecticut. Its mission is to perform a broad range of choral music for the benefit of the community, and to champion the appreciation of excellence in choral literature. The Chorale is comprised of over 100 voices, and every concert is presented with a professional orchestra and soloists. The FCC has presented a number of local, U.S., and world premieres, and has appeared at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. A recent partnership has brought the Chorale to perform regularly with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of William Boughton. Together with the NHSO, the Chorale will perform Verdi’s operatic masterpiece, the Messa da Requiem, on March 4, 2017.

Venue: Sunday, December 11, 3pm, Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT

Tickets: Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. $5 for students. Group rates are available on request.

Contact: For more information about the Fairfield County Chorale, contact Alexandra Schroeder by phone at
(203) 254-1333 or e-mail alexandra@fairfieldcountychorale.org.

Website: www.fairfieldcountychorale.org

Sunday, December 18, 2016

GMChorale

GMChorale Chamber Singers to Present “Messiah” with NHSO

On Sunday, December 18, at 5:00 PM, the GMChorale Chamber Singers and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra present "Messiah" at the Performing Arts Center at Middletown High School.

On Sunday, December 18, at 5:00 PM, the GMChorale Chamber Singers join forces with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra at the Performing Arts Center at Middletown High School for the holiday season’s most famous and celebrated choral work: Handel’s "Messiah."

Composed in 1741, "Messiah" has had countless performances all over the globe and is arguably Handel’s most highly regarded work. Accompanied by 20 gifted instrumentalists from the NHSO, and conducted by GMChorale Artistic Director Joseph D’Eugenio, the 25 voices of the GMChorale Chamber Singers will astound listeners with their musical precision and magnificent sound. They will be joined by professional soloists Jessica Pray, Soprano; Allegra De Vita, Mezzo-soprano; Lucas van Lierop, Tenor; and Bryan Murray, Baritone.

Please visit www.gmchorale.org for tickets or call 860-316-4854 for further information. Tickets are $35 for adults and $15 for students. Special discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.

Venue: 5:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Center at MHS, 200 La Rosa Lane, Middletown, CT

Tickets: Adults $35, Students $15, Special discounts for groups of 10 or more. Visit www.gmchorale.org to order tickets

Website: www.gmchorale.org