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Changing address

Submitted by Editor-In-Chief on Tue, 06/05/2018 - 22:48

Longtime visitors have undoubtedly noticed that this site has been dormant since the launch on June 1, 2017 of the new Choral Arts New England site at www.choralarts-newengland.org. This "news" site will not immediately be shut down, but is being kept dormant for a time as an archive. It will continue to be updated with new events, particularly those from our choral calendar, but the latest news articles, summer programs, the complete choral calendar, and many more resources are located on that main site, not here.

If you have any questions or comments about this or any other matter connected with the choral arts in New England, please don't hestitate to contact us!

Audition for the 2017 Harvard Summer Chorus

Submitted by Editor-In-Chief on Sun, 05/21/2017 - 22:37

Harvard Summer Chorus 81st Season: June 20 – July 30
Andrew Clark, Conductor and Director of Choral Activities

For details, see summer.holdenchoruses.fas.harvard.edu

Community Conversation: A Three Lecture Series, “Transforming the Silence,” At President’s College, University of Hartford

Submitted by Editor-In-Chief on Tue, 03/14/2017 - 22:48

Three informative lectures are part of a series of eight Community Conversations prior to the Hartford Premiere of Letter from Italy, 1944, to be presented by the combined voices of GMChorale and Hartford Chorale, with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, at The Bushnell on May 4, 2017. Commissioned by GMChorale and composed and written by Sarah Meneely-Kyder and Nancy Fitz-Hugh Meneely, the oratorio is based on the true story of their father, Dr. John K. Meneely, a WWII combat medic in the Army’s fabled 10th Mountain Division, who returned from war suffering from what we now call PTSD.

The first lecture will feature the screening of the 2016 Emmy Award-winning documentary narrated by Meryl Streep, “Letter from Italy, 1944: A New American Oratorio,” which follows the creation and production of the moving and powerful oratorio, on Thursday, March 23. The screening will be followed by Conversation with Director and Filmmaker, Karyl Evans.

Blue Heron Releases the Final Disc in 5-CD Peterhouse Set

Submitted by Editor-In-Chief on Tue, 03/14/2017 - 09:33

Music from the Peterhouse Partbooks, Vol. 5 (BHCD1007). Blue Heron / Scott Metcalfe, director

  • Anonymous: Missa sine nomine
  • Hugh Sturmy: Exultet in hac die
  • Robert Hunt: Ave Maria mater dei
  • John Mason: Ve nobis miseris

Restored by Nick Sandon
Street Date: March 17, 2017 Total Time: 55:35

Blue Heron announces the release of the final volume in its pathbreaking five-CD series of music from the Peterhouse Partbooks. Copied circa 1541 for Canterbury Cathedral, the partbooks are the largest and most important source of English sacred music surviving from the period before the death of Henry VIII and the onset of the English reformation (1547).

Bach Mass in B Minor Lecture Series

Submitted by Editor-In-Chief on Thu, 03/09/2017 - 15:02

Kevin Leong, Music Director of the Concord Chorus
Three Sundays — March 19 & 26, April 2 — 3:00 to 5:00 PM
Newbury Court (Morrison Theatre) 100 Newbury Court Road, Concord, MA 01742

Join Kevin Leong, Music Director of the Concord Chorus, on a guided listening tour of Johann Sebastian Bach’s magnificent “Mass in B Minor.” This three-lecture series will explore the various historical and musical issues surrounding the work, including its genesis, the organization of its parts, and detailed musical and textual aspects of the score.

The lectures will be presented across three Sundays — March 19, March 26, and April 2 — from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Newbury Court’s Morrison Theatre (100 Newbury Court Road) in Concord, Massachusetts.

Tickets for the entire series are $75 for general admission, $60 for seniors (65+), and $30 for students. Advanced registration is recommended due to limited seating. Visit www.concordchorus.org or call (978) 254-1551 to register.

The Concord Chorus will perform Bach’s “Mass in B Minor” this spring on May 20.

New England Carol Contest

Submitted by Editor-In-Chief on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 20:06

ChoralArt (formerly known as The Choral Art Society) of Portland, Maine announces its Fourth annual New England Carol Contest.

ChoralArt seeks new carols from composers with a New England connection (born in, current resident of, or composer currently studying at a college, university, or conservatory in one of the six New England states). The winning entry will be premiered during the 2017–2018 season. The 2017 guidelines stipulate

  • a cappella or organ accompaniment settings for SATB chorus (divisi up to SSATB) with
  • English text and
  • a duration of about three minutes.

The winning composer will receive a $750 cash prize. There is no cost to apply. The deadline for submissions is August 15, 2017 at 6:00 pm EDT. For more information please visit www.choralart.org/carolcontest.

Music Director Position, Keene, NH

Submitted by Editor-In-Chief on Thu, 06/02/2016 - 23:57

The Keene Chorale is in the process of a search for our new Music Director, with a target start date of September 2016.

The search committee is receiving resumes from June 1, 2016 through midnight, June 17, 2016. The committee will then select candidates for in-person interviews to be scheduled conveniently from June 23 through June 30, 2016. Finalist candidates will be expected to prepare a thirty-minute “live” rehearsal that includes warm-ups, teaching, and conducting to be delivered on the evening of Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at the Keene Unitarian Universalist Church on Washington Street in Keene, New Hampshire.

For more information about the chorus, the position, and the search process, see the Music Director Search Page.

Music Director Position, Duxbury, Massachusetts

Submitted by Editor-In-Chief on Thu, 06/02/2016 - 23:52

The Snug Harbor Community Chorus is seeking new director for September 2017. Those who are interested are encouraged to email via the chorus website for further information.

—Michele M Mantz, SHCC President

Amherst Early Music Festival Choral Workshop

Submitted by Editor-In-Chief on Tue, 02/16/2016 - 23:07

The Choral Workshop at the Amherst Early Music Festival runs July 10–17, 2016 on the campus of Connecticut College in New London, CT. Spend a week with acclaimed conductor Kent Tritle and experience the joy of choral singing.

The 2016 Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks of the Renaissance and Baroque, within the context of the largest early music festival in the United States. For 2016, the Choral Workshop will focus on 17th century German works, including the choral masterpiece Musikalische Exequien by Heinrich Schütz. Tuition for the week is $580, and housing on campus is available starting at $185.

Gregorian Chant Retreat

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/25/2016 - 15:25

Experience the Gregorian Chants of Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum February 17–20 at the Community of Jesus in Orleans, MA. This retreat provides basic chant instruction, as well as an in-depth study of the Holy Week Chants: original notation and brief historical context. The retreat also includes lovely meals and accommodations at Paraclete Retreat House overlooking Cape Cod Bay, and the opportunity to attend the daily Divine Offices and Eucharist services at the Church of the Transfiguration. Come join us as we explore the riches of this glorious tradition!

For more information call 508-247-3121 ext. 3501 or see www.communityofjesus.org

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