Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Dr. Robert P. Eaton, Artistic Director
November 10 2007 8:00 p.m., Church of the Immaculate Conception, Marlborough, and
November 11 2007 3:30 p.m., Evangelical Congregational Church, Westborough:
A Choral Celebration, with Orchestra: Cantata 169 by J. S. Bach, Little Organ Mass
by F. J. Haydn, Introduction and Gloria (RV639, RV588) by A. Vivaldi.
March 8, 2008 8:00 p.m., St. Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury, and
March 9, 2008 3:30 p.m., St. Mark’s School, Southborough:
Ye Shall Have a Song: An exciting and eclectic program including
choral music from the 17th to the 20th Century.
May 10, 2008 8:00 p.m., Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough:
A Mass for Peace: The Armed Man, A Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins. Based on 15th century French song, texts from Tennyson, Kipling, the Koran, Christian Mass, Hindu Mahabharata. With Algonquin Reg. HS Chorus.
Stow Festival Chorus, Barbara Jones, Director
November 18, 2007 3:00 p.m., Hale Middle School, Stow Center:
Fall Concert: The Creation (parts I, II) by Haydn, performed in English.
March 30, 2008 3:00 p.m., Hale Middle School, Stow Center:
Winter Concert: Requiem in C-Minor by Cherubini.
April 13, 2008 4:00 p.m., The Cathedral of St. Paul, Worcester:
Dueling Organs-Choral Music for a Splendid Space!: Including Antonis Soler’s Magnificat, Louis Vierne’s Messe Solenelle, op. 16. concerto for two organs by Soler and Psalm 92 by Rossi. Joint concert with Master Singers of Worcester.
May 18, 2008 4:00 p.m., First Parish Church, Stow Center:
Spring Concert: New England Journeys by Gwyneth Walker.
Joint concert with Master Singers of Worcester.
Greater Gardner Community Choir, Diane T. Cushing, Director
December 16, 2007 4:00 p.m., Mount Wachusett Community College Theatre, Gardner
Christmas Concert: Holiday works by Mozart, Handel, Vivaldi, Holtz;
contemporary carols and lighter holiday fare by Rutter, Brymer, Hayes and others.
Spring, 2008 Spring Concert TBA
Worcester Chorus, Andrew Clark, Music Director
November 4, 2007 4:00 p.m., All Saints Church, Worcester:
Mystery & Light, British & American Sacred Music: Heavenly and timeless works including British classics by Elgar, Walton , Williams, and American
masterworks by Frank Ferko, Morten Lauridsen.
December 1, 2007 8:00 p.m., Mechanics Hall, Worcester:
Messiah by Handel.
March 15, 2008 8:00 p.m., Mechanics Hall, Worcester:
Choral Masterworks featuring Mozart Requiem: Requiem by Mozart, Cantata Misericordium by Britten, which tells the story of the parable of the Good Samaritan, marking centenary of the Red Cross.
May 31, 2008 8:00 p.m., Alden Hall, W. P. I., Worcester:
A Gershwin Celebration: Classics from Broadway, hit tunes from Tin-Pan Alley and highlights from the classic Porgy and Bess.
Master Singers of Worcester, Malcolm Halliday, Artistic Director
December 2, 2007 3:00 p.m., Temple Emanuel, Worcester:
Judas Maccabaeus by G. F. Handel,
with Master Singers Youth Chorus and the Shrewsbury Youth Singers.
April 13, 2008 4:00 p.m., The Cathedral of St. Paul, Worcester:
Dueling Organs-Choral Music for a Splendid Space!: Including Antonis Soler’s Magnificat, Louis Vierne’s Messe Solenelle, op. 16. concerto for two organs by Soler and Psalm 92 by Rossi.
Joint concert with Stow Festival Chorus.
May 18, 2008 4:00 p.m., First Parish Church, Stow Center:
Spring Concert: New England Journeys by Gwyneth Walker.
Joint concert with Stow Festival Chorus.
Nashoba Valley Chorale, Anne Watson Born, Music Director
January 12, 2008 8:00 p.m. Congregational Church of Littleton, Littleton and
January 13, 2008 4:00 p.m. Pepperell Community Church, Pepperell:
Love Through the Ages: Requiem by Cherubini, Mass in C by Schubert, Der Feuerreiter by Wolf.
May 3, 2008 8:00 p.m., Congregational Church of Littleton, Littleton:
Music on Creativity and Nature by Haydn, Dvorak and Britten.
May 17, 2008 8:00 p.m., UMASS Durgin Concert Hall, Lowell:
Carmina Burana by Orff. Joint concert with Harvard Pro Musica and
Schola group of Treble Chorus New England.
Harvard Pro Musica, Dr. Mark S. Bennett, Music Director
December 15, 2007 7:00 p.m. Harvard Unitarian Church, Harvard:
Ars anciens, ars nova: Chichester Psalms and assorted madrigals.
May 17, 2008 8:00 p.m., UMASS Durgin Concert Hall, Lowell:
Carmina Burana by Orff. Joint concert with Harvard Pro Musica and
Schola group of Treble Chorus New England.
Salisbury Singers, Dr. Michelle Graveline, Music Director
November 10, 2007 7:30 p.m., Christ Church, Fitchburg:
Songs of War and Peace: featuring Testament of Freedom and Alleluia by Randall Thompson, A Civil War Fantasy by Todd Milam.
March 30, 2008 3:00 p.m., St. Peter’s Church, Worcester:
Musica Criolla: Choral Treasures of Latin America featuring Missa Criolla by Ariel Ramirez.
May 30 and 31, 2008 7:30 p.m., HaganCenter, AssumptionCollege, Worcester:
Broadway Cabaret.
Acton Community Chorus, Paul Johnson, Musical Director
January 19, 2008 8:00 p.m., Acton Congregational Church, Acton:
Winter Lights An Evening of French Song: Requiem by Faure, selections from Carmen and the Tales of Hoffman, saucy French madrigals, and simple
childhood favorites.
Spring, 2008 Spring Concert TBA