Archive for April, 2008
Beethoven: Missa solemnis
The Hartford Chorale and Hartford Symphony Orchestra will join forces on May 16th and 17th to perform Beethoven’s Missa solemnis at the Bushnell Center for Performing Arts in Hartford. The concerts will take place at 8:00pm on both evenings. I will be singing with the chorus in this concert. Tickets are available online at https://tickets.hartfordsymphony.org [...]
Three Choirs Festival: A Tribute to Ralph Vaughan Williams
On Sunday, April 27th, the choirs of Immanuel Congregational Church in Hartford, South Church in New Britain, and Center Church in Hartford will combine with the Hartford Symphony for a celebration of the choral works of Ralph Vaughan Williams. This concert will mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Vaughan Williams, and will also [...]
CONCORA forced into encore by rabid audience
Local Motion: Church: Better Than Bars CONCORA forced into encore by rabid audience; 39 Mariner forced to play “Brown-Eyed Girl” for quadrillionth time By DAN BARRY Thursday, April 17, 2008 [inspic=18,right,300]How’s this for contrast: on Saturday night, I’m crammed in among the hot bodies and big screen TVs at Rookies in Cromwell, listening to 39 [...]
CONCORA Performs Flawless “Vigil”
By JEFFREY JOHNSON | SPECIAL TO THE COURANT April 15, 2008 “Dnes’ spaseniye miru byst” (“Today salvation has come to the world”). When Concora (Connecticut Choral Artists) sang this line in Russian near the end of the “All-Night Vigil” Op. 37 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, a noticeable sense of deep quiet came over the audience at [...]
Vernon Chorale concert this Saturday!
On Saturday, April 19th at 7:30pm, I will conduct the Vernon Chorale in a concert featuring the Vivaldi Gloria at Concordia Lutheran Church in Manchester. The program also highlights choral works by Pärt, Vaughan Williams, Brahms, Bruckner, and Finzi. Don’t miss this performance by one of the finest community choirs in the area. Details are [...]
Rachmaninoff Vespers with CONCORA tonight!
On Sunday, April 12th, I will be singing the Rachmaninoff Vespers with CONCORA at the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle in West Hartford. The concert begins at 7:30pm. Tickets will be available at the door. For further information, check CONCORA’s website at www.concora.org.
Voices in harmony: a cappella sounds a new note on campus
The a capella group Extreme Measures performs at the Student Union Theatre. By Jim H. Smith Photos by Peter Morenus April 2008 In the winter of 1998, Amity Wahl ’99 (BUS), Bonnie Panda ’01 (CLAS) and Liz Conklin ’00 (CLAS) found one another as creative people so often do, attracted to the “vibe” of kindred [...]
Voce and composer Morten Lauridsen
Voce had its first rehearsal with composer Morten Lauridsen on Sunday evening, which was nothing short of life-changing. The man is not only a musical genius, but is also one of the most sincere people I have ever met. There are two must-attend events open to the public this weekend at Immanuel Congregational Church in [...]
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