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October 2012
November 2012
December 2012
January 2013
February 2013
March 2013
April 2013
May 2013
June 2013
2012-2013 Season
October 2012
October 13, 2012 7:30 p.m.
Master Singers of Worcester, Malcolm Halliday, Artistic Director
Salem Covenant Church, Worcester
Byrd and the B’s: Selections by English early music composer William Byrd will open our first concert of the season. Pieces by 20th century composers Bela Bartok and Lili Boulanger will follow, creating a program that spans four centuries. The finale feature is Brahms’ Ziguenerlieder, or Gypsy Songs.
www.mswma.org
November 2012
November 4, 2012 5:00 p.m.
Worcester Chorus, Christopher Shepard, Artistic Director
Alden Memorial Hall, on the campus of WPI, Worcester
Classic Broadway: Worcester Chorus sings "that other great American Music... BROADWAY!" Alongside jazz, America’s greatest contribution to the history of music, it is music written for Broadway that can most justly be thought of as “classic” American music. In this concert, we survey the last six decades of Broadway musicals, from Rodgers and Hammerstein to "Rent".
www.worcesterchorus.com
November 10, 2012 7:30 p.m.
Salisbury Singers, Dr. Michelle Graveline, Music Director
Trinity Lutheran Church, Worcester
Back to Bach. Salisbury Singers opens its 39th season with its annual concert featuring the extraordinary music of J.S. Bach. Works will include Cantata 71 God is My King, along with the Magnificat in D, with its superb mixture of intense organization, great lyrical beauty and an opening chorus that is one of the most breathtaking in all of Baroque music. Salisbury Singers will be accompanied by the Bach Consort of Worcester.
www.salisburysingers.org
November 10, 2012 8:00 p.m.
Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Dr. Robert P. Eaton, Artistic Director
St. Mary's Church, Shrewsbury
Bach & Handel--A Different View. AVM with orchestra & soloists will sing JS Bach's Lutheran Mass in G minor (BWV 235) and The Ways of Zion Do Mourn (Funeral Anthem on the Death of Queen Caroline) by Handel.
www.avmsingers.org
November 18, 2012 3:00 p.m.
Stow Festival Chorus, Barbara H. Jones, Artistic Director
Hale Middle School, Stow Center
Fall Concert: Choral pieces by Ralph Vaughn Williams - Dona Nobis Pacem, Five Mystical Songs, and O Clap Your Hands with full orchestra accompaniment and soloists Jane Shivick, soprano, Mark Andrew Cleveland, baritone. Also premiere of commissioned work - Classical Concerto, performed by the composer and astonishing pianist, Keane Southard.
www.soundsofstow.com
December 2012
December 1, 2012 8:00 p.m.
Worcester Chorus, Christopher Shepard, Artistic Director
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
Handel's Messiah, A Worcester Holiday Tradition: No other ensemble in America can claim a longer consecutive run of Messiah performances than The Worcester Chorus, making it our city’s own classic.. Come along to our 113th annual performance, and experience a performance that the Telegram & Gazette has called “majestic” and “inspirational. With guest soloists and the Festival Orchestra.
www.worcesterchorus.com
December 1, 2012 7:30 p.m.
Harvard Pro Musica, Dr. Mark S. Bennett, Music Director
Harvard Unitarian Universalist Church, Harvard
A Ceremony Of Carols: A seasonal concert which features Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols and includes a cappella pieces from the Renaissance by Orlando Di Lasso, Hans Leo Hassler, Giacomo Carissimi, Jacob (Gallus) Handel and Josquin des Prez.
www.harvardpromusica.org
December 8, 2012 4:00 p.m.
Master Singers of Worcester, Malcolm Halliday, Artistic Director
Wesley United Methodist Church, Worcester
Boar’s Head Festival: The Master Singers invite Shrewsbury Ringers and members of the Worcester Hills Recorder Society to join in period costumes and perform a wide range of holiday music celebrating the season of yuletide, winter solstice and Chanukah. Let this traditional observance warm your heart and prepare you for the arrival of winter’s cold.
www.mswma.org
December 9, 2012 2:00 p.m.
Salisbury Singers, Dr. Michelle Graveline, Music Director
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
Holiday Concert. Back by popular demand, the Salisbury Singers will again perform a Holiday Concert. Free with museum admission.
www.salisburysingers.org
December 15, 2012 7:30 p.m.
December 16, 2012 3:00 p.m.
Westford Chorus, Jim Barkovic, Music Director
December 15 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Chelmsford
December 16 - St. Mark's Episcopal Parish, Westford
In honor of our 30th anniversary, the Westford Chorus will present a program of holiday music from our past 30 years. A Trip Down Memory Lane will feature classical and pop songs by composers such as Benjamin Britten's "A Ceremony of Carols", Hector Berlioz, Frank Loesser, Alan Billingsley, and even P.D.Q. Bach (among others).
www.WestfordChorus.org
December 16, 2011 3:00 p.m.
Nashoba Valley Chorale, Anne Watson Born, Music Director
Congregational Church of Littleton, Littleton
Messiah Sing: with soloists and orchestra. Bring your own score or borrow one of ours; come to sing or to listen!
www.nashobavalleychorale.org
January 2013
January 12, 2013 8:00 p.m.
Nashoba Valley Chorale, Anne Watson Born, Music Director
St. Anne Catholic Church, Littleton
Elijah by Mendelssohn with professional orchestra and soloists.
www.nashobavalleychorale.org
January 26, 2013 8:00 p.m.
Acton Community Chorus, Paul Johnson, Director
Acton Congregational Church, Acton
Winter Lights: We will be performing our 28th Winter Lights concert. Featured are works by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Rutter.
www.ActonCommunityChorus.org
February 2013
March 2013
March 2, 2013 8:00 p.m.
Worcester Chorus, Christopher Shepard, Artistic Director
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
Classical Masses: In 2012, the Worcester Chorus presented Bach’s B Minor Mass to great acclaim. Come back this winter and hear two mass settings by Mozart and Haydn, who were inspired by Bach’s choral writing. Mozart wrote his Mass in C Minor for his young bride Constanze; Haydn wrote his Lord Nelson Mass as Napoleon was rolling across Europe, threatening Vienna itself. With Arcadia Players, Ian Watson, Artistic Director, and guest soloists.
www.worcesterchorus.com
March 3, 2013 3:30 p.m.
Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Dr. Robert P. Eaton, Artistic Director
St. Mark's School, Southborough
Voices of Light: The Passion of Joan of Arc. Voices of Light merges the legendary silent film masterpiece by Carl Dreyer (The Passion of Joan of Arc) with a live performance of a ravishing score by composer Richard Einhorn. With orchestra, solo voices, and Worcester Children's Chorus as the voice of Joan.
www.avmsingers.org
March 9, 2013 7:30 p.m.
Salisbury Singers, Dr. Michelle Graveline, Music Director
Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, Worcester
The British are Coming! Salisbury Singers will excite its audience with a concert of music embodying England’s centuries-old, grand choral tradition. Perhaps no other than Great Britain has a richer choral heritage, distinctive by its ringing sounds, pure harmonies and majestic organ accompaniments. Many have been introduced to this thrilling sound by way of broadcast British events such as royal weddings, funerals and jubilees. This all-British program will spotlight the music of William Walton and Benjamin Britten. The Singers will be joined by the Worcester Children’s Chorus, conducted by Jennifer Kane, and guest organist William Ness.
www.salisburysingers.org
March 17, 2013 4:00 p.m.
Master Singers of Worcester, Malcolm Halliday, Artistic Director
Alden Hall, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester
Ellington’s Sacred Concerts: Enjoy a rare opportunity to see and hear the work Duke Ellington considered to be his finest creation. The Master Singers will be joined by WPI Stage Band and Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Rich Falco along with soloists and a tap dancer.
www.mswma.org
March 24, 2013 3:00 p.m.
Stow Festival Chorus, Barbara H. Jones, Artistic Director
Hale Middle School, Stow Center
Winter Concert: Handel's last and most profound oratorio, Jephtha, with soloists Teresa Wakim, soprano; Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo-soprano; Reginald Mobeley, countertenor; Richard Monroe, tenor; John Whitlesley, baritone; Margot Law, soprano.
www.soundsofstow.com
April 2013
April 27, 2013 8:00 p.m.
Nashoba Valley Chorale, Anne Watson Born, Music Director
St. Anne Catholic Church, Littleton
Requiem by Mozart with professional orchestra and soloists.
www.nashobavalleychorale.org
April 27, 2013 7:30 p.m.
Westford Chorus, Jim Barkovic, Music Director
Nashoba Valley Technical High School, Westford
To continue the celebration of its 30th anniversary, the Westford Chorus will present a classical music program of pieces written when the composer was age 30 or less. This includes Mass in C Major by Schubert and pieces by Faure, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Mozart.
www.WestfordChorus.org
May 2013
May 4, 2013 7:30 p.m.
Harvard Pro Musica, Dr. Mark S. Bennett, Music Director
St. Matthew's Methodist Church, Acton
Into The Light: Music For Our Times: Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen for Chorus and Chamber Orchestra; Tarik O'Regan's Triptych with chorus, soprano soloist and string orchestra; Benjamin Britten's Rejoice In The Lamb with chorus, soloists and organ.
www.harvardpromusica.org
May 5, 2013 4:00 p.m.
Master Singers of Worcester, Malcolm Halliday, Artistic Director
Tuckerman Hall, Worcester
Hecho en Mexico: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us as we present music from 17th century Mexico to the present day. Joined by a Mariachi band and dancers from the Ritmos Academy, this lively program will include a Latino art exhibit displayed in Dean Hall. This will be presented in partnership with the Institute for Latino Arts & Culture from Worcester’s Centro Las Americas and with a grant from GWCF.
www.mswma.org
May 11, 2013 8:00 p.m.
Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Dr. Robert P. Eaton, Artistic Director
Mill Pond School, Westborough
Music of the Soul; with piano & solo violin. The Peaceable Kingdom by Randall Thompson with Algonquin Reg. HS Chamber Singers; Five Hebrew Love Songs by Eric Whitacre; and Dark Night of the Soul by Ola Gjeilo.
www.avmsingers.org
May 18, 2013 8:00 p.m.
Worcester Chorus, Christopher Shepard, Artistic Director
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
Carmen, the Musical: One of the most beloved classics in the opera repertoire, Bizet’s Carmen holds allure for opera-lovers and operaneophytes alike. In this slimmed-down concert performance in English, we present the arias and choruses, providing a wonderfully accessible introduction to this masterpiece for all ages. With special guest soloists.
www.worcesterchorus.com
May 19, 2013 3:00 p.m.
Stow Festival Chorus, Barbara H. Jones, Artistic Director
First Parish Church, Stow Center
Spring Concert: A Tribute to Alice Parker - choral music selected and performed under her direction, followed by memorable community sing, led by this icon of American choral music.
www.soundsofstow.com
June 2013
June 1, 2013 7:30 p.m.
Salisbury Singers, Dr. Michelle Graveline, Music Director
St. Spyridon Cathedral Reception Hall, Worcester
Salisbury Pops: Cinemagic! Salisbury Singers ends its season on a light note with a Pops concert featuring music from the movies. With Pops-style table seating, refreshments, a wine tasting and silent auction, an enjoyable evening is planned so that the audience can relive the good times through sounds from the flicks!
www.salisburysingers.org
