October 2009
October 20, 2009 7:30 p.m.
Salisbury Singers , Dr. Michelle Graveline, Music Director
Dukakis Theatre at Monty Tech, Fitchburg
Princeton and Westminister’s 250th Anniversary Gala Concert: “100+ Years of Broadway”
October 23, 2009 8:00 p.m.
Worcester Chorus , Christopher Shepard, Artistic Director
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
150 years of JOY: The Best of the Best: A look back at some of the most beloved choral music from the earliest years of the Worcester Chorus.
October 25, 2009 2:00 p.m.
Salisbury Singers , Dr. Michelle Graveline, Music Director
Overlook Lifecare Center, Charlton
Encore Performance: “100+ Years of Broadway”
November 2009
November 8, 2009 3:00 p.m.
Master Singers of Worcester , Malcolm Halliday, Artistic Director
Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Assumption College, Worcester
Dvorak Mass in D: Distinguished soloists and concert organist Dr. Michelle Graveline join the chorus to perform this lovely and intimate work by the great Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. Other works of Czech composers for chorus and organ will be featured, showcasing the beautiful acoustic of the Chapel of the Holy Spirit. Soloists include soprano Christina White, mezzo-soprano DAnna Fortunato, tenor Stanley Wilson and bass-baritone Robert Osborne.
November 15, 2009 3:30 p.m.
Plainsong to Broadway: Chichester Psalms by Bernstein, Mass #2 by Gyorgy Orban, Festival Te Deum by Britten. Accompanied by Organist William Ness, harp and percussion.
November 22, 2009 3:00 p.m.
Fall Concert: Choral works by Mendelssohn: Psalm 42 – Wie der Hirsch schreit (As the Hart Yearns for Fresh Water), Psalm 95 – Kommt, lasst uns anbeten (O Come Let us Worship), Christmas Cantata – Von Himmel Hoch (From Heaven on High). Also Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat by Haydn.
December 5 2009 8:00 p.m.
Harvard Pro Musica , Dr. Mark S. Bennett, Music Director
Harvard Unitarian Church, Harvard
Carol: Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Vaughan Williams, Christmas Day by Holst, and assorted Carols.
December 5, 2009 8:00 p.m.
Worcester Chorus , Christopher Shepard, Artistic Director
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
150 years of GLORY: HANDELS Messiah: The best-known of all the choral masterworks. For over 100 years, this annual performance has been one of the citys most cherished traditions.
December 6, 2009 2:00 p.m.
Salisbury Singers , Dr. Michelle Graveline, Music Director
St. Stephens Church, Worcester
Holiday Concert to benefit St. Stephens School
December 8-9, 2009 7:00 p.m.
Salisbury Singers , Dr. Michelle Graveline, Music Director
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester
Hanover Family Holiday Concert with the Thayer Symphony Orchestra
December 12, 2009 7:30 p.m.
Salisbury Singers , Dr. Michelle Graveline, Music Director
Dukakis Theatre at Monty Tech, Fitchburg
Holiday Family Concert with the Thayer Symphony Orchestra
December 12, 2009 4:00 p.m.
Boars Head Festival: Usher in the Yuletide and welcome the New Year with this established Worcester Holiday tradition, as the Worcester Childrens Chorus, Shrewsbury Ringers, and mummers players join the Master Singers and instrumentalists to celebrate in Renaissance period costume the passage of the winter solstice. Advance purchase of tickets is recommended for this popular event.
Nashoba Valley Chorale , Anne Watson Born, Music Director
St. Anne Church, Littleton
Messiah: Performance of Messiah by Handel, with professional soloists and orchestra
December 20, 2009 3:30 p.m.
Assabet Valley Mastersingers , Dr. Robert P. Eaton, Artistic Director
First Congregational Church, Shrewsbury
Messiah Sing: Organist Malcolm Halliday, professional soloists, with audience participation singing Christmas portion of Handel’s oratorio. Some scores available to borrow.
January 2010
January 23, 2010 8:00 p.m.
Featuring works by Russian, Eastern European and Jewish composers.
February 2010
February 28, 2010 3:00 p.m.
Stow Festival Chorus , Barbara Jones, Artistic Director
Winter Concert: Requiem by Durufle, with full orchestral accompaniment, Cantique de Jean Racine by Faure, with Faure’s own rarely heard full orchestral accompaniment. Also Violin Concerto by Britten, with Lawrence Franko violin.
March 2010
March 7, 2010 2:00 p.m.
Salisbury Singers , Dr. Michelle Graveline, Music Director
Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, Worcester
Requiem by Durufle and Choral Gems from Canada, featuring the Worcester Children’s Chorus.
www.salisburysingers.org
March 13, 2010 7:30 p.m.
Master Singers of Worcester , Malcolm Halliday, Artistic Director
Worcester States Sullivan Auditorium, Worcester
The Mikado: Set in feudal Japan, the two act comic opera The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu is the inveterate duo Gilbert and Sullivans most beloved and famous opera, with the witty and highly entertaining social satire of Gilbert still ringing as true in our own day as in Victorian England. Worcester Opera Works joins forces with the Master Singers to present a sterling selection of soloists from across the region in a semi-staged performance of the complete score, including all of Sullivans inimitable choruses.
www.mswma.org
March 14, 2010 3:30 p.m.
Assabet Valley Mastersingers , Dr. Robert P. Eaton, Artistic Director
St. Mark’s School, Southborough
Elijah by Mendelssohn: Philip Lima as Elijah, soprano Andrea Matthews, mezzo Catherine Hedberg, tenor Matthew DiBattista, with full orchestra.
April 2010
April 9, 2010 8:00 p.m.
Worcester Chorus , Christopher Shepard, Artistic Director
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
150 years of COMFORT: BRAHMS Eine Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: One of the most profound European works of art ever penned. Joined by the Holy Cross College Choir.
April 24. 2010 8:00 p.m.
Nashoba Valley Chorale , Anne Watson Born, Music Director
Congregational Church of Littleton, Littleton
Coronation Mass by Mozart, Mass in E-Flat by Schubert, Mirjams Siegesgesang (Miriam’s Song of Triumph) by Schubert.
May 2010
May 15, 2010 7:30 p.m.
Salisbury Singers , Dr. Michelle Graveline, Music Director
First Unitarian Church, Worcester
A Night at the Opera, featuring familiar numbers from Bizet, Verdi and others.
May 16, 2010 3:00 p.m.
Salem Covenant Church, Worcester
Jolly Olde England: In a program celebrating the range of English music from the past to the present, the Master Singers present a mass of the Tudor composer William Byrd, as well as folk settings and part songs of later centuries. The Worcester Childrens Chorus join the Master Singers for the final work Songs and Cries of London Town by the living composer Bob Chilcott. This capital cantata combines inspiration from earlier London composers such as Gibbons and poets Dunbar and Wordsworth, with contemporary impressions of the English capitals many sights, sounds and moods.
May 16, 2010 4:00 p.m.
Stow Festival Chorus , Barbara Jones, Artistic Director
Harvard Pro Musica , Dr. Mark S. Bennett, Music Director
Spring Concert: Fern Hill by John Corigliano and music by Eric Whitacre, including Animal Crackers, Sleep, Lux Aurumque, and Cloudburst, With a Lily in her hand.
May 22, 2010 8:00 p.m.
Chapel of the Cross, Westborough
An American Perspective: Jubilant Song by Norman Dello Joio, Old American Songs by Aaron Copland, The Mask by William Bolcom, Six American Hymns by John Gardner. With baritone David Bonneau, pianist Judith Yauckoes.
www.avmsingers.org
June 5, 2010 8:00 p.m.
Worcester Chorus , Christopher Shepard, Artistic Director
United Congregational Church, Worcester
150 years of SINGING: The Soul of American Music: Celebrates the songs that were sung outside the concert hall throughout its history, a heritage as long and rich as our classical tradition.
Theaters Timeless Teams: highlighting the work of such legendary pairs as Gilbert and Sullivan, Lerner and Loewe, and Rodgers and Hammerstein. There will be solo and small group performances peppered throughout the concert. Cabaret style as well as general admission seating will be available.